ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Third Ashes Test, Headingley, Day Three on Saturday.
SCORE: England (237 and 0-27) want 224 runs to beat Australia (263 and 224) with 10 wickets in hand.
SUMMARY: Rain washed away the primary two periods, however when gamers did emerge it was probably the most troublesome circumstances doable for Australia. With lights on and Mark Wood and Chris Woakes bowling underneath heavy cloud cowl, Australia misplaced 4-54 and slumped to 8-170 earlier than Travis Head took cost. Playing in the identical mould as Ben Stokes, he saved the strike at each ends and attacked the boundaries to hit 77 and push Australia in direction of a defendable goal of 251. England then bought by means of to stumps at 0-27, with Australia having already burned one evaluation.
PLAYER OF THE MOMENT: Travis Head. The South Australian has produced many memorable innings up to now 18 months however hardly ever has he carried the accountability he did at Headingley on Saturday. The left-hander hit seven fours and three sixes in his 77 to save lots of Australia from setting England a meek whole, and as a substitute give them hope going into day 4.
KEY MOMENT: Chris Woakes’ ball to rid of Mitch Marsh. Australia had navigated by means of the primary few overs of the troublesome session unscathed earlier than Woakes bought one to bounce a bit extra, and it took Marsh’s glove as he tried to depart it. Jonny Bairstow did not spill this opportunity, and the door was open for England to roll by means of Australia’s decrease order.
STAT OF THE DAY: 296, 359 and 322. The profitable chases made at Headingley the final thrice a Test match has gone to a fourth innings on the floor.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Although we do realise he’s super human, he can’t do it every time.” – England bowling allrounder Chris Woakes, on the probabilities of Ben Stokes pulling off one other Headingley miracle to maintain England within the collection on Sunday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
