Ponting witchcraft exposes ‘brainless’ Poms

England went from despair to getting proper again within the match on day two.

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After making quick work of the Aussie’s with 5/77 to bowl Australia out for 416 of their first innings, England went to work with the bat.

Led by 98 by Ben Duckett, England completed the day at 4/278, whereas Australia have been lamenting the lack of star spinner Nathan Lyon to a critical wanting calf harm.

9.06pm — There goes one other one

Jonny Bairstow is out after Josh Hazlewood caught two balls after drinks.

Bairstow simply chipped a ball straight to Pat Cummins and England have now misplaced 3/33 and now want the tail to get the aspect nearer to Australia.

It’s a large flip round as England have been solely 4 down.

8.45pm — Ricky Ponting does it once more

Ricky Ponting has as soon as once more pulled out the crystal ball and completely nailed Australia’s greatest likelihood at getting wickets nicely earlier than the Aussies struck.

At the beginning of England’s innings when Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett began piling on the runs with Australia making an attempt to pitch it up to make use of what swing was on provide, Ponting the Oracle re-emerged when he referred to as for his countrymen to bowl quick.

“Just talking about its lack of short balls that the Australians have used so far, they are trying to pitch it up and make the use of this new ball and use whatever seam movement in the surface,” Ponting mentioned on the time.

“I still think every now and then you have to try to set up your full-length deliveries. What I mean by that using your short ball early in the over and sit the batsman back in his crease. Just get him thinking about the bouncer.

“The other thing about Crawley, you know that he will take it on. Deep square is now back potentially looking at bowling the short ball or attacking his stumps full.”

While Crawley was ultimately stumped by Alex Carey off Nathan Lyon, Australia’s bowlers quick ball barrage has turned the sport as soon as once more.

By stumps, Ben Duckett for 98, Ollie Pope for 42 after which Joe Root for 10 all fell to quick balls.

On day three, Australia struck twice early with Harry Brook slapping a brief ball to Pat Cummins at cowl.

8.38pm — Starc strikes once more

Harry Brook is again within the pavilion simply after scoring his 50.

Australia’s quick ball barrage claimed one other sufferer as Brook slapped a ball to Pat Cummins as England have misplaced 2/15 to start out the day.

Michael Atherton mentioned that if England continued to play these pictures, “they should expect quite the barrage” for the remainder of the sequence.

8.23pm — Lyon’s sequence will not be over

Nathan Lyon’s harm will not be as dangerous as first thought.

The Aussie offspinner has not suffered a tear as Cricket Australia launched an announcement.

“Nathan has been diagnosed with a significant calf strain. He will require a period of rehabilitation after this match is concluded. A decision regarding his availability for the remainder of the series will be made at the conclusion of the game,” the assertion learn.

But with this Test in day three and seemingly `all however sure to go 5 days, it doesn’t go away a lot time with 4 days between video games because the third Test begins on July 6 at Headingley.

8.03pm — Hell of a begin from Starc

It’s taken simply two balls on day three for Australia to strike with Mitchell Starc getting Ben Stokes caught within the corden.

Stokes was trying to flip the ball onto the leg aspect however a forefront noticed it go to Cameron Green within the gully.

What a begin for Australia and Stokes is out for 17.

7.10pm — Horror news Australia doesn’t need to hear

Australia is ready on scans for Lyon’s harm however crew physician Peter Brukner isn’t assured.

“He’s basically out of the Ashes, I’d think,” Brukner instructed the Sydney Morning Herald.

“I don’t think we’ll see him again this series. It’s a disaster.

“It clearly was quite a severe one from the amount of disability he had straight away. It’s probably a pretty significant injury, I’d think.

“The likelihood is it’s a significant muscle tear of the gastrocnemius – the bulky calf muscle. “That will be associated with a significant amount of bleeding.”

6.45pm — Ashes historical past repeats in disastrous trend

Just when all the pieces appears to be going nicely, there’s all the time a fall across the nook.

Day one was Australia’s day however not a lot went proper for the guests on day two.

Although they hit 416 all out of their first innings, Australia misplaced 5-77 within the morning session.

England then teed off, attending to 4/278 by stumps.

And it acquired worse for Australia when in his one hundredth consecutive Test, Nathan Lyon went down with a calf harm.

Former Aussie captain Mark Taylor was involved it may very well be a series-ending harm for the spinner and he was seen on crutches earlier than the sport.

While Australia has Lyon’s inheritor obvious in Todd Murphy warming the bench, he’s not but the confirmed matchwinner Lyon has been and might’t play the rest of the match.

But as Lyon went down with the harm, social media was awash with comparisons to Glenn McGrath within the 2005 Ashes when the massive fast stepped on a stray ball throughout heat up earlier than the second Test.

McGrath tore ankle ligaments to overlook the second Test of that sequence, earlier than taking part in in his third, though returned his worst ever Test figures within the first innings, earlier than taking a five-for within the second innings.

He then missed the fourth Test with an elbow harm earlier than returning for the fifth, as England claimed a 2-1 sequence win and ended the 18 yr drought.

That was the primary sequence Australia had misplaced since 1986-87 — a run of eight straight Aussie sequence victories.

Steve Smith admitted after play that Lyon’s harm “is not looking good — hopefully I won’t have to bowl too much.”

Social media was calling Lyon’s harm “a Glenn McGrath moment” and has made Aussie followers nervous.

Journalist Mark Gottlieb tweeted: “Nathan Lyon popping his calf is giving me some real ‘Glenn McGrath steps on a cricket ball’ vibes. I’m feeling very nervous right now.”

The Daily Mail’s Lawrence Booth mentioned: “There were shades of Glenn McGrath’s 2005 injury as lethal Nathan Lyon limped away … the Aussie spinner gives crucial control to their attack and his loss could be HUGE.”

DJ Trevor Nelson mentioned: “Nathan Lyon just helped off the pitch with a calf injury is like when Glenn McGrath got injured years ago in the ashes. Could be a massive game changer. I’m going to Lords on Saturday. Can’t wait.”

The Age’s Andrew Wu commented: “We saw the 2005 Ashes series turn on Glenn McGrath’s ankle. Could the 2023 series have turned on Nathan Lyon’s calf? Haven’t ever seen him in such physical or emotional distress. The bitter irony of it happening in his 100th consecutive Test.”

Originally revealed as Ashes second Test, Day 3 reside: Ponting witchcraft exposes ‘brainless’ Poms