Australia have surrendered a seven-run first-innings lead at Edgbaston, after Usman Khawaja’s century helped them to 386 in reply to England’s 8(dec)-393.
Australia had been all out simply earlier than lunch on day three of the primary Test on Sunday, after Khawaja’s dismissal for 141 prompted the vacationers to lose 4-14 within the house of three.3 overs.
After beginning the day 82 runs behind, Khawaja seemed more likely to bat Australia to a lead after he introduced up his maiden century in England on day two.
But finally he grew impatient on Sunday morning for the primary time in his innings, after scoring six runs from his earlier 33 balls.
With a catching ring of six males in entrance of the wicket, Khawaja jumped down the pitch, yorked himself, and was bowled by Ollie Robinson for 141.
England additionally trapped Nathan Lyon with their funky area units.
With each fielder sq. or behind the wicket, Lyon hit a Robinson ball straight down Ben Duckett’s throat at deep sq. leg.
Scott Boland was additionally caught in shut off a Stuart Broad (3-68) brief ball for a duck, earlier than Cummins fell pulling Robinson (3-55) for his highest rating as captain with 38.
Alex Carey was the opposite man to go within the first session, bowled by means of the gate by James Anderson for 66 after a 118-run stand with Khawaja.
Dropped on 52 by Jonny Bairstow after additionally being put down by the wicketkeeper twice on the second day, Carey had hit Anderson for back-to-back boundaries earlier than he was bowled.
His partnership with Khawaja might show essential within the match, given Australia had seemed in hassle at 4-148 and 5-220 at totally different levels of their innings.
It was not a great morning for Moeen Ali, nevertheless, who completed with of 2-147.
The fingerspinner started the day with a 25 per cent high-quality for utilizing a drying agent on his bowling hand on day two.
Battling to grip the ball with a sore finger, Moeen was hit again over his head for six by Khawaja after which tonked over the fence twice by Cummins.
The spinner despatched down two rank full tosses to Cummins earlier than leaving the sector for therapy, and returning shortly after.
England want Moeen to bowl large overs this collection, after Jack Leach went down with a stress fracture in his again earlier this month.
The 36-year-old has not performed a first-class match earlier than this Test for nearly two years, and has already needed to ship down 33 overs on his return from retirement.
Around him, England have an ageing tempo assault with Broad turning 37 subsequent week, Anderson 41 subsequent month and Ben Stokes nursing a knee harm.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
