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Rain washes out play in fourth Test
MELBOURNE, Dec 29, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – Rain forced play to be abandoned late
on the fourth day of the fourth Australia-England Ashes Test in Melbourne on
Friday.
There was no further play from 3:00 pm (0400 GMT) before the umpires
decided to call off the day’s play.
There will be extended hours of play on Saturday, the final day.
Australia were 103 for two and trailing England by 61 runs with David
Warner on 40 and Steve Smith on 25.
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