Ashes 2017: James Anderson, Joe Root set up thrilling last day in Adelaide

James Anderson produced his best bowling performance ever in Australia to drag England back into the inaugural day-night Ashes Test, and skipper Joe Root posted an unbeaten 67 to bring an unlikely upset closer to reality. England were 178 runs from a stunning comeback victory in the second Ashes Test after James Anderson grabbed five wickets. The right-hand bowler returned with figures of 5/43 in second innings of the match in Adelaide. (Source: AP)

James Anderson (5-43) and Chris Woakes (4-36) had fired England's resurgence when they did the lion's share of the work of dismissing the Australians for 138 at tea with a brilliant display of seam bowling. (Source: Reuters)

Chris Woakes chipped in to see off Tim Paine and Shaun Marsh cheaply, making sure the latter was unable to get anywhere near the unbeaten 126 he hit to underpin Australia's 442 for eight declared in the first innings. (Source: Reuters)

Joe Root, who eked out a half century under the Adelaide Oval lights, will probably need to stay out in the sun for much of the fifth day if he is to lead England to a first Test win in Australia in nearly seven years. The tourists will resume with Root 67 not out and Chris Woakes, unbeaten on five, keeping his skipper company after Dawid Malan was bowled for 29 by a Pat Cummins snorter shortly before the close. (Source: AP)

Dawid Malan is cleaned up by Pat Cummins for 29. Malan was the last man to be dismissed on day 4 of this Test match. (Source: Reuters)

Pat Cummins celebrates Dawid Malan's dismissal. Cummins got only on wicket in second innings on day 4.(Source: Reuters)

England had started to enjoy the best of the DRS system, however, with Joe Root first overturning an lbw decision off the bowling of Nathan Lyon and seeing a Steve Smith review fail when the Australian suspected an inside edge. (Source: Reuters)

Steve Smith left his team with no referrals for what could be a tense final day a couple of balls later when he pursued an lbw decision against Malan only for the tracking to show the ball would have gone over the wickets. (Source: Reuters)