AUS vs ENG Live Score: England in deep trouble- Australia dominated England in the final session after getting bowled out for just 267 runs. The 82 runs lead came handy as England were left reeling at 31/4 in the final session. England lost wickets like a pack of cards in form of Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan and nightwatchman Jack Leach. Now the onus will be on England captain Joe Root & star all-rounder Ben Stokes to rescue the visitors. Follow Ashes 3rd Test live on InsideSport.IN
Australia need 6 more wickets to retain Ashes as England heading towards the 12th straight loss (including a tie) on Australian soil.
AUS vs ENG Day 2 at Stumps: England in deep trouble as batters FLOP again, Australia dominate; Eng 31/4, trail by 51 runs
At stumps, England’s score read 31/4– trailing by 51 runs. Joe Root (12*) and Ben Stokes (2*) are unbeaten at the crease. Trailing by 82, England batting struggles continued once again as Zak Crawley (5) and Dawid Malan (0) were dismissed by Mitchell Starc. Haseeb Hameed (7) failed to stay at the crease for a long time and he was sent back to the pavilion by Scott Boland.
INSANE! Scott Boland takes two in the over! #OhWhatAFeeling #Ashes | @Toyota_Aus pic.twitter.com/Uhk046VGG6
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2021
Nightwatchman Jack Leach (0) was clean bowled by Bowland in the same over and England was left reeling at 22/4. In the end, Root and Stokes ensured that the visitors do not lose any more wickets before stumps on Day 2.
AUS vs ENG Day 2 at Stumps: England in deep trouble as batters FLOP again, Australia dominate; Eng 31/4, trail by 51 runs
Earlier on Day 2, England did well with the ball. They began the day with early wickets of Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne who would have been dangerous. James Anderson and Mark Wood took the wickets to keep England in the hunt. But Marcus Harris continued his great batting display before getting dismissed. Anderson finished with 4 wickets while Ollie Robinson & Mark Wood took a couple of wickets each.
Earlier in the day, COVID-19 cases rocked England camp hours ahead of Day 2 bringing the Boxing Day Tets in England in disarray. After negative COVID reports, the England team had been given the all-clear to travel to the MCG, with a departure from the hotel imminent. The play was delayed by 30 minutes, confirmed Cricket Australia.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT #Ashes
Cricket Australia has been informed that two members of the England Cricket Team’s support staff and two of their family members have returned a positive COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test. The affected individuals are currently isolating.
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— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) December 26, 2021
AUS vs ENG Day 2 at Stumps: England in deep trouble as batters FLOP again, Australia dominate; Eng 31/4
AUS vs ENG Live Score, Ashes 3rd Test: 3rd session
- WICKET! Scott Boland on a roll, Night watchman Jack Leach walks back
- WICKET! More trouble to England, loses Haseeb Hameed
- WICKETS!!!! Mitchell Starc’s double blow, on a hat-trick
- Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed begin England’s 2nd innings. Mitchell Starc start proceedings with the ball.
Hat-trick balls don’t get much closer than that! 🥵
Mitch Starc on fire and the MCG has erupted! #Ashes pic.twitter.com/lVniO4V0k1
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2021
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 22.58 | |
| Zak Crawley | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 | |
| Dawid Malan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Jack Leach | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ben Stokes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 31/4 (12) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | JM Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2.20 |
| Pat Cummins | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Scott Boland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | 1-7 | 4.4 |
| DJ Malan | 2-7 | 4.5 |
| H Hameed | 3-22 | 10.3 |
| MJ Leach | 4-22 | 10.5 |
- INNINGS BREAK!
- WICKET! Ben Stokes get rid of the final hurdle in form of Alex Carey
- Jack Leach strikes, Green perishes cheaply
- Stunning straight drive from Cameron Green, a delight to watch
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris | 76 | 189 | 7 | 0 | 40.21 | |
| David Warner | 38 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 90.48 | |
| Nathan Lyon | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | |
| Steven Smith | 16 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 51.61 | |
| Travis Head | 27 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 56.25 | |
| Cameron Green | 17 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 26.98 | |
| Alex Carey (WK) | 19 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 44.19 | |
| Pat Cummins (C) | 21 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 65.63 | |
| Mitchell Starc | 24 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 64.86 | |
| Scott Boland | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 | |
| Extra | 12 (b 2, w 1, nb 5, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 267/10 (87.5) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 23 | 10 | 33 | 4 | 1.43 |
| Ollie Robinson | 19.2 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 3.31 |
| Mark Wood | 19.5 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 3.58 |
| Ben Stokes | 10.4 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 4.41 |
| Jack Leach | 15 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 3.07 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 1-57 | 14.1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 2-76 | 19.4 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3-84 | 24.3 |
| Steven Smith | 4-110 | 35.1 |
| TM Head | 5-171 | 55.4 |
| MS Harris | 6-180 | 61.1 |
| C Green | 7-207 | 72.5 |
| AT Carey | 8-219 | 75.3 |
| Pat Cummins | 9-253 | 84.2 |
| SM Boland | 10-267 | 87.5 |
AUS vs ENG Live Score, Ashes 3rd Test: 2nd session
- Australia are 200/6, lead by 15 runs, England ahead at Tea Break
- WICKET! James Anderson puts England ahead with the wicket of Harris
- WICKET! Ollie Robinson brings the crucial breakthrough, Travis Head departs for 27
- Out of form Marcus Harris finally delivers, smashes his first Ashes fifty after getting backed by Cricket Australia and Ricky Ponting
- Australia are 131/4 after 1st session, trail by 54 runs
- FOUR! Marcus Harris continues his class act, hits four off Mark Wood. He is well supported by Travis Head on the other end.
- WICKET! James Anderson’s special- Steve Smith bowled out
WICKET!
Smith is gone for 16 runs ❌
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- Harris given out lbw! But he wants the review immediately- SURVIVES!
- WICKET! Marnus Lubuschagne departs for 1, huge lottery for England in the opening session
A massive wicket for England 💥
Mark Wood bowls an absolute beauty to dismiss Marnus Labuschagne for 1.
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— ICC (@ICC) December 27, 2021
- WICKET! Nathan Lyon caught out to Buttler behind the wicket off Robinson
- Back to back fours for Nathan Lyon off Ollie Robinson
- Marcus Harris, Nathan Lyon resume inns after COVID scare. James Anderson begins the proceedings with the ball.
Day 2 has been delayed until 11:00am. All session times have been moved back by 30 minutes.
Updated Session Times:
First Session: 11:00am – 1:00pm
Second Session: 1:40pm – 3:40pm
Final Session: 4:00pm – 6:00pm#Ashes— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2021
Nathan Lyon came in as the night watchman to partner Harris for the rest of the First Day’s play and kept England devoid of another wicket. However, it is to be seen how long can Harris-Lyon duo can keep England at bay on Day 2 morning. Even if England manages to get one of the batters out, they will have a tough task ahead of themselves with the likes of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith coming in to bat.
Labuschagne has shown great skills and handled the England bowlers to perfection. He has already scored 228 runs from four innings at an average of 76.00. He is also the No. 1 ranked Test batter at the moment and would like to capitalize on his good form to give his team a big first-innings lead.
Scott Boland’s on the board in Test cricket!
Test wicket No.1! ✨ #Ashes | @VodafoneAU pic.twitter.com/5Rp0b6tlo3
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2021
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