ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, First Ashes Test, Edgbaston, Day Four on Monday.
SCORE: Australia (386 and 3-107) want one other 174 runs to beat England (8-393 declared and 273)
SUMMARY: It all started with England going into Bazball-plus overdrive and ended with Stuart Broad rolling again the years with a well-known rampant spell because the hosts received the whiff of one other well-known Edgbaston Ashes win. Joe Root kicked it off, insanely, together with his reverse ramps mixed with traditional thoroughbred strokeplay, however as soon as he’d been stumped off Nathan Lyon for 46, calm descended with Australia intermittently plugging potential deluges by eliminating risks like Harry Brook (46) and captain Ben Stokes (43). England’s decrease order saved delivering helpful runs too – Jimmy Anderson’s first-ball reverse sweep for 4 off Lyon a pleasant collector’s merchandise – as captain Pat Cummins (4-63) and Lyon (4-80) did the needful. Australia started the chase of 281 – only one lower than they wanted of their epic two-run loss in 2005 – in eerily calm vogue however Ollie Robinson had David Warner caught behind for 36 and Broad bagged the world’s two prime batters Marnus Labuschagne (13) and Steve Smith (6) additionally through Jonny Bairstow. A improbable finale awaits, with Aussie’s nonetheless vigorous hopes resting firmly on first-innings centurion Usman Khawaja (34no). As lengthy as rain does not spoil the enjoyable…
PLAYER OF THE MOMENT: It’s that man once more. Broad, such a menace to Australia down the years, received the gang energised as soon as extra, egging them on to cheer even louder and pressurise poor previous nightwatchman Scott Boland. He survived – however on this temper, Broad could possibly be key for England in Tuesday’s denouement.
KEY MOMENT: There’s by no means been a primary ball of a pivotal day fairly just like the one Pat Cummins bowled to Joe Root. An 88mph supply from one of many world’s greatest bowlers that one of many world’s greatest batters tried to reverse ramp, just for it to overlook his off stump by a fraction. No matter; it set the tone for England’s do-or-die strategy to the day.
STAT OF THE DAY: In Joe Root’s 240th Test innings, it was the primary time he’d ever been stumped. It was Alex Carey’s third stumping of the match too, the primary time this has occurred in an Ashes Test since Alan Knott at Headingley in 1968. The final Aussie to do it was Don Tallon in 1947 on the SCG.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Same old Aussies, always cheating…” – The Barmy Army within the Hollies stand providing their verdict on two doubtful Australian claims for catches – Ben Stokes snaffled by Scott Boland on a bump ball, whereas Marnus Labuschagne grounded the Dukes at quick leg making an attempt to dismiss Ollie Robinson.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
