Complex sentence: Australia slumped to eight for 102 in pursuit of the 186 runs needed to give them a series victory, but the lower-order batsmen rallied and took the side to within one run when Craig McDermott was given out by a controversial decision.
Split into simpler sentences: Australia slumped to 8/102 in pursuit of the 186 runs needed to give them a series victory. The lower-order batsmen got within one run when Craig McDermott was given out by a controversial decision.