Adelaide, Dec. 20 -- Zak Crawley admitted that England have been unable to replicate their style of play in the past in Australia and conceded that they are staring down the barrel heading into the final day of the Adelaide Test, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Crawley was England's top-scorer on day four with a composed 85, but his dismissal, stumped by Alex Carey off Nathan Lyon left Australia firmly in control. The hosts will begin day five needing just four wickets to secure a 3-0 lead with two matches remaining, wrapping up a home Ashes series at the earliest possible stage.

England had arrived in Down Under hoping to overturn their poor recent record in Australia, but have been comprehensively outplayed. Their trademark ultra-attacking batti...