スポットライト on the last five Aussie batsmen standing between England and 保持するing the Ashes

By 示す Lawford
Updated: 11:49 BST, 28 December 2010

One way to 保護する your stumps: Brad Haddin takes the guard he hopes will keep England at bay

Whoever is 手渡すd the ball for England when the fourth 実験（する）? 再開するs in Melbourne could be just a hat-trick away from 保持するing the Ashes.

With Australia 169 for six in their second innings, still 246 runs in arrears, James Anderson, Chris Tremlett or Tim Bresnan could 包む things up within the first few minutes at what is almost 確かな to be a 近づく-砂漠d MCG.

England may need four wickets but with Ryan Harris having broken his left ankle and out of the next 実験（する）, he may not even be able to bat and will almost certainly not be 危険d.

So there are now five batsmen standing between England and a first successful Ashes series 負かす／撃墜する Under since 1986-87.

Sportsmail looks at those five and what they have done in the series so far.

At the crease…

Brad Haddin?

再開するs 11 not out off? 37 balls

Ashes series so far (not 含むing 現在の innings)

If Haddin digs in and hangs around, he'll 得点する／非難する／２０ 自由に. However, he's no Adam Gilchrist and even 許すing for him to reach his 普通の／平均（する）, that's just another 33 runs to 追加する to his 夜通し 11.

Mitchell Johnson

再開するs 6 not out off 14 balls

Ashes series so far (not 含むing 現在の innings)

One 実験（する） apart, Johnson has looked like an amateur against England. Before this match 62 of his 63 series runs had come in one innings. A natural 発射 player, Mitch probably won't hang around long and is nine runs away from his series 普通の／平均（する） so far.

To come...

Ryan Harris

Ashes series so far

Inns	Not out	Runs	Highest	普通の／平均（する）
5	1	14	10*	3.5

Harris shone with the ball in the last 実験（する） but will find it hard to even stand up in this match now with a broken ankle. 負かす／撃墜する to come in at nine, he'll almost certainly sit the innings out - but even if he does get in, his paltry 普通の／平均（する） means he won't hang around for long.

Peter Siddle

Ashes series so far

Even if Sid Vicious - hat-trick hero of the first 実験（する） - connects with a few, there are too many runs for him to chase 負かす／撃墜する to make a long 継続している impression.

Ben Hilfenhaus

Ashes series so fa r

A 本物の 実験（する） No. 11, Hilfenhaus won't try and stick around because he knows he can't so the bat will quickly flail. 推定する／予想する the シャンペン酒 to be in the 手渡すs of Andy Flower and his England backroom team as Hilfenhaus strolls to the middle and listen out for the pop of corks not long after.?

If the last five Aussie batsmen play to their 普通の／平均（する）s, they will 追加する another 65 runs - that's 234 all out - and it will all be over before lunch on day four.

This will give England victory by an innings and 181 runs and 確実にする they keep 所有／入手 of the Ashes urn.

That's IF they make their 普通の／平均（する） 得点する／非難する／２０ - if they don't, the Barmy Army could be starting a 祝賀 last seen in 早期に 1987 at around 11.30pm our time.

Unless it rains of course - and the 普通の／平均（する） is 10 days of rain in December, so anything could happen in the next two...

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