Shane Warne seized centre stage on his farewell from Test cricket with a potentially decisive contribution with the bat to move Australia closer to an Ashes whitewash in the final Test.
The legendary leg-spinner has carved his name into cricket's folklore through his feats with the ball, but on the third day at the SCG he played a key role with the bat to put Australia in control of the final Test.
Warne's 71 off 65 balls, which included nine fours and two sixes, rescued Australia from a potential first innings deficit to claim a 102-run lead and then the seamers went to work and reduced England to 114-5, a lead of just 12 runs, at close.
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