![]() ![]() What followed was 13 overs of sheer dominance from an imperious Australian new-ball attack. The hosts needed 371 runs to level the series. Stuart Broad and Josh Tongue – the latter making just his second appearance for England – impressed with the ball, with the hosts restricting the final seven batsmen to just 89 runs. Warner and Khawaja got the Aussies off to a good start again, though apart from Khawaja (77), nobody from the tourists could amass more than 34 runs. Australia led by 91 heading into the second innings. Australia, spearheaded by the brilliant Steve Smith, piled on 316-5 at the end of the first day, though an England fightback saw them dismiss the visitors for 416 on Day 2.Įngland started their reply brilliantly and, like in the first Test, should have batted their opponents out of the game, reaching 188-1 but eventually being bundled out for 325 amidst some shocking shot-selection against an obvious short-ball ploy. England won the toss again and chose to bowl on a green-top with clouds in the sky, only for the pitch to prove somewhat deceiving. ![]() People had barely caught their breath from a relentless first Test before the sides faced off again at the home of cricket. Lord’s – Member Meltdowns and Stokes’ Assault The off-spinner, ridiculed by the English for his costly fumble that cost them the third Test of the 2019 series, put on a brilliant ninth-wicket stand with captain Pat Cummins to see Australia over the line. When Ben Stokes bowled Khawaja for 65 and Joe Root caught Alex Carey off his own bowling, leaving the tourists eight down and still 54 short of their target, it seemed like the hosts would wrap up the game. The Yorkshire duo of Root and Brook spearheaded an England counterattack on the morning of the fourth day, though their handsome 46s were not enough for England to bat the Australians out of the game, finishing on 273 all out and setting a score of 281 to win the first Test.Īustralia started solidly, reaching 61-0 before a top order mini-collapse of 28-3 roared England back into the contest. ![]() Despite reaching 338 for the loss of 5 wickets, Robinson and Broad were able to skittle the tail and open up a slender 7-run first innings lead.Īfter some lengthy rain delays, the English openers were reluctantly hauled out by the umpires to face a period of intense new ball bowling amidst some angry looking overheads, with Crawley and Duckett both caught behind within 3 balls of each other. The Australian innings primarily revolved around the stubbornness of Khawaja, whose 141 off 321 balls helped soften the blow of Stuart Broad dismissing Warner and Labuschagne in successive deliveries. Australia kept England in check with five wickets before the 200 mark, only for former captain Joe Root to showcase his increasingly diverse array of shot selection in his brilliant 118 not-out. The series started with Zak Crawley driving Pat Cummins for four off the very first ball – a ‘Starc’ contrast to what happened in the opening delivery of the last series down under. It seems like we’ve had a year’s worth of cricket in the last four weeks alone, and with the next Test not for another eight days, join us as we take a look back at what this scintillating series has thrown at us so far.Įdgbaston – Dozy Declarations and Lyon’s Revival England came roaring back into this summer’s Ashes series with a 3-wicket win in front of an adoring Headingley crowd on Sunday, meaning their chances of winning the urn for the first time in eight years remain intact. ![]()
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