ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, First Ashes Test, Edgbaston, Day Three on Sunday.
SCORE: England (8-393 declared and 2-28) lead Australia (386) by 35 runs.
SUMMARY: An even-looking Test match might have been tipped in Australia’s favour by 20 biblical minutes the place the climate Gods apparently determined to move their wrathful judgement on BazBall. England had been moseying alongside properly as they strove to money in on their meagre seven-run first innings lead, when the darkish clouds hove menacingly into view over the bottom and every thing modified. With the lights on and batters desperately making an attempt to adapt to the gloom, the ball began misbehaving and Ben ‘I am unable to depart for love nor cash’ Duckett obtained caught fishing by a Cameron Green blinder off Pat Cummins. A glum Zak Crawley then obtained snapped up by Scott Boland and England’s sprightly predominant man Joe Root nearly survived earlier than the rains swept in and known as a halt to an enchanting day. Earlier, Usman Khawaja had taken his marathon knock to 141 earlier than getting a stunning ball and an unsightly send-off by Ollie Robinson, whereas Cummins cracked a thumping 38 earlier than Australia’s tail didn’t wag with Robinson (3-55) and Stuart Broad (3-68) ending the job.
PLAYER OF THE MOMENT: Cummins had an enormous day – and a little bit of captain’s luck. He smashed the struggling Moeen Ali for a few large sixes in his highest-ever innings as captain earlier than making the important thing breakthrough by snapping up the easily-tempted Duckett.
KEY MOMENT: Cameron Green’s newest worldie of a gully catch noticed the massive man dive low to his left to know his fingers around the Dukes simply earlier than it hit the turf, identical to his belter within the World Test last the earlier week. It was so darkish, the seize felt nearly miraculous.
STAT OF THE DAY: James Anderson’s dismissal of Alex Carey made him at 40 years and 324 days the oldest paceman to take a wicket within the Ashes since Leicestershire’s George Geary (40 years 337 days ) 89 years in the past within the 1934 Test at Trent Bridge.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “F*** off, you f***ing p***k!” – Ollie Robinson’s charmless send-off to Usman Khawaja after bowling him. Hmmm. Er, can we maybe forgive him after eight hours of singularly failing to get his man?
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
