England vs Australia 4th Test Day 3 Highlights: The fourth Test of the Ashes series between Australia and England is being played at Old Trafford in Manchester. After trailing 1-2 in the series, England made a tremendous comeback in the fourth Test. In this Test, the Australian team is now in danger of losing by an innings. In fact, by the end of the third day of the Manchester Test (July 21), Australia had lost four wickets for just 113 runs in the second innings. The Kangaroo team is still 162 runs behind England. At stumps, Marnus Labuschagne returned unbeaten after scoring 44 and Mitchell Marsh scoring 1 run.
England achieved a lead of 275 runs
Australia had scored 317 runs in the first innings. In response, England scored 592 runs in their first innings with explosive batting and took a lead of 275 runs. England started the third day with 384 runs for four wickets. At that time he had just 67 runs. Till the end of the innings on the third day, the English batsmen dominated the Kangaroo bowlers. Bairstow and James Anderson shared a 66-run partnership for the 10th wicket. However, Johnny Bairstow returned to the pavilion after scoring an unbeaten 99 and missed out on a century.
Some big hitting from Jonny Bairstow and lethal bowling from Mark Wood, and England are drawing away in this Test. A few eyes will be on the weather forecast for the next two days! #ashes pic.twitter.com/tDdTskMZr1
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) July 21, 2023
Australia’s second innings
Australia’s second innings started badly after trailing by 275 runs in the first innings. Till the score of 54 runs, the team had lost the wickets of both the openers. Usman Khawaja was dismissed after scoring 18 runs and David Warner after scoring 28 runs. Steve Smith also could not do anything special and returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs. After this, on the score of 108, Travis Head got out after scoring just one run. In this way, till stumps on the third day, Australia could only score 113 runs at the loss of four wickets.
Mark Wood completes century of wickets in Test cricket
For England, Mark Wood has taken three wickets so far while bowling fatally. Wood did not give Australia’s batsmen a chance to recover at his fast pace. He completed a century of wickets in Test cricket by dismissing Usman Khawaja (18), Steve Smith (17) and Travis Head (01). At the same time, Chris Woakes was also successful in taking a wicket. He showed the way to the pavilion to David Warner (28).
This guy A brilliant achievement by an even better man ❤ @MAWood33 , #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/FtV3LDsB03
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 21, 2023
unlucky johnny Bairstow
England’s wicket-keeper batsman Johnny Bairstow started playing fast-paced cricket in the fourth Test against Australia and hit boundaries fiercely. At the same time, Anderson kept on defending at the other end. However, this defense did not last long and Anderson was lbw out by Cameron Green. He could score five runs. Bairstow remained unlucky and remained unbeaten on 99 runs in 81 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes.
tell that johnny Bairstow is the second batsman to remain unbeaten till the end of the innings on 99 runs in the Ashes. Earlier, former Australia captain Steve Waugh remained unbeaten after scoring 99 runs after the end of the Australian innings in the Perth Test in 1995. At the same time, Bairstow is the fourth England batsman to score 99 twice in Tests. Earlier MJK Smith, Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Atherton have done this.
Australia’s first innings
Australia’s first innings was reduced to 317 runs. Barring Marnus Labushen and Mitchell Marsh, none of the Kangaroo batsmen could score more than 50. David Warner was out after scoring 32 runs, Usman Khawaja 3 runs, Steve Smith 41 runs, Travis Head 48 runs, Cameron Green 16 runs and Alex Carey 20 runs. Labushen played an inning of 51 runs in 115 balls with the help of six fours. At the same time, Marsh was dismissed after scoring 51 runs in 60 balls with the help of seven fours and a four. Captain Pat Cummins was dismissed for one run and Hazlewood scored four runs. Mitchell Starc was unbeaten after scoring 36 runs. Chris Woakes took five wickets for England. At the same time, Stuart Broad got two wickets. While James Anderson, Mark Wood and Moin Ali got 1-1 wickets.
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