AUS vs ENG 3rd Test Day 1 Stumps: Australia ahead after Root & Co flops

AUS vs ENG 3rd Test Day 1 Stumps: Australia have put 61/1 on the scorecard after England’s flop show with the bat. James Anderson removed David Warner (38) but Australia only trail by 124 runs at Stumps on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at MCG, Melbourne. Follow Ashes LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN

At stumps, Australia’s score read 61/1– trailing by 124 runs. Harris (20*) and Nathan Lyon (0*) are at the crease for the hosts. After bundling out England for 185, Australia got off to a good start as David Warner and Marcus Harris accumulated runs at a brisk and steady pace. Warner and Harris put on 57 runs for the first wicket and this stand was finally broken by James Anderson as he dismissed Warner (38) in the 15th over.

In the end, Harris and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon ensured that Australia does not lose any wickets before the close of play on Day 1.

Joe Root & Co flops again- England continued their dismal run in Ashes. They are all out for just 185 runs in a very important clash. Except for captain Joe Root, all the other batsmen struggled. Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon (3 wickets each) & Chris Green were among the pick of the wickets. Mitchell Starc also took a couple of wickets.

AUS vs ENG 3rd Test Day 1 Stumps: Anderson removes Warner but Australia ahead after Root & Co flops- AUS 61/1; England 185 all out

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Pat Cummins-led Australia won the crucial toss and opted to bowl against England. The 3rd Test between England and Australia is all set to decide the fate of England in Ashes. The visitors are 0-2 behind in the series and hoping for a turnaround in MCG, Melbourne. On the other hand, Australia have won already two straight matches in their pursuit of winning the series.

England had a dismal start to their innings as openers once again failed to perform. They also lost the services of Dawid Malan quickly. England captain Joe Root slammed a fifty but couldn’t convert it into a century. Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow also failed to live up to expectations.

AUS vs ENG 3rd Test Day 1 Stumps: Anderson removes Warner but Australia ahead after Root & Co flops- AUS 61/1; England 185 all out

3rd session

Blood for Marcus Harris after being hit on the glove

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WICKET! James Anderson gets the big fish, David Warner departs for 38
FOUR! Harris & Australia are off the mark with a boundary
David Warner, Marcus Harris begin Australia chase

Up to ninth for David Warner 📈 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/U9SVOmD3YJ

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Australia 1st Innings 61/1 (16 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Marcus Harris	Not out	20	51	3	0	39.22
David Warner	c Zak Crawley b James Anderson	38	42	5	0	90.48
Nathan Lyon	Not out	0	5	0	0	0.00
Extra	3 (b 0, w 0, nb 2, lb 1)
Total	61/1 (16)
Yet To Bat	Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, TM Head, C Green, AT Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, SM Boland

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Anderson	5	1	14	1	2.80
Ollie Robinson	5	0	23	0	4.60
Mark Wood	4	0	15	0	3.75
Ben Stokes	2	0	8	0	4.00

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
David Warner	1-57	14.1

There are a minimum of 22 overs remaining for today.

Play may continue until 6:30pm local time to achieve these overs #Ashes

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England all out for 185 runs
FOUR! Ollie Robinson gets some crucial runs for England
WICKET! Spinner gets spinner, Jack Leach caught out to Steve Smith
WICKET! Bairstow, last hope for England, departs, Starc gets him caught out to Chris Green
Ollie Robinson & Bairstow take England past 150-mark
WICKET! Scott Boland strikes on his debut, Mark Wood lbw OUT
FOUR! Now Jonny Bairstow gets a boundary off Boland’s over

2nd session

WICKET! Buttler loses patience, caught out to Boland
WICKET! Cameron Green strikes, Ben Stokes caught out to Lyon
SIX! Ben Stokes dances down the track to hit a biggie at long-on against Nathan Lyon

Powerfully struck by Ben Stokes – that’s the first six of the match and it’s a big one #Ashes pic.twitter.com/LlwOyQNwLN

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WICKET! Root caught behind the wicket

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Root smashes fifty, goes past Graeme Smith’s record of most runs in a calendar year
Ben Stokes joins skipper Joe Root. Can England make a comeback?

England Innings 185/10 (65.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Haseeb Hameed	c AT Carey b Pat Cummins	0	10	0	0	0.00
Zak Crawley	c C Green b Pat Cummins	12	25	0	0	48.00
Dawid Malan	c David Warner b Pat Cummins	14	66	1	0	21.21
Joe Root (C)	c AT Carey b Mitchell Starc	50	82	4	0	60.98
Ben Stokes	c Nathan Lyon b C Green	25	60	2	1	41.67
Jonny Bairstow	c C Green b Mitchell Starc	35	75	3	0	46.67
Jos Buttler (WK)	c SM Boland b Nathan Lyon	3	11	0	0	27.27
Mark Wood	lbw b SM Boland	6	15	0	0	40.00
Ollie Robinson	c SM Boland b Nathan Lyon	22	26	3	0	84.62
Jack Leach	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	13	18	0	1	72.22
James Anderson	Not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extra	5 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 4)
Total	185/10 (65.1)
Yet To Bat

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Mitchell Starc	15	3	54	2	3.60
Pat Cummins	15	2	36	3	2.40
Scott Boland	13	2	48	1	3.69
Cameron Green	8	4	7	1	0.88
Nathan Lyon	14.1	3	36	3	2.54

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
H Hameed	1-4	1.5
Zak Crawley	2-13	7.2
DJ Malan	3-61	26.3
JE Root	4-82	32.6
Ben Stokes	5-115	46.2
Jos Buttler	6-128	51.2
Mark Wood	7-141	55.5
JM Bairstow	8-159	58.4
MJ Leach	9-176	63.3
Ollie Robinson	10-185	65.1

1st session

WICKET! Cummins strikes again, Malan departs for 14, caught out to David Warner at slips
Stats Attack! Joe Root moves past Graeme Smith’s 1656 runs in 2008 for the third-highest number of Test runs scored by a player in a calendar year
FOUR! The first boundary for David Malan, flies off between slips and gully off Boland
Stats Attack! England openers partnership in Ashes 2021-22: 0 & 23, 7 & 4, 4/1 today
FOUR! England skipper Joe Root off the mark with a boundary against debutant Boland
WICKET! Opener Zak Crawley fails to impress after comeback, caught out to slips off Cummins. England reeling at 13/2 in first over.
NO BOUNDARIES in first 30 minutes
WICKET! Pat Cummins strikes in only his first over, Haseeb Hameed departs for a duck.
Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed begin England inns, Mitchell Starc starts proceedings with the ball.

That’s 50 up for England in 2021! 😱 #Ashes

England batters have recorded 50 ducks in men’s Tests in 2021.

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5:30 AM IST: No-ball by Mitchell Starc to start off the proceedings

5:24 AM IST: Michael Vaughan, Shane Warne criticise Joe Root for Stuart Broad’s absence.

“Stuart Broad should be playing here (in Melbourne), he should’ve played in Brisbane. How Stuart Broad is not going to be bowling around the wicket to David Warner on a green top, I just can’t fathom that with the quality that he brings.”– Vaughan

“England looks a better balanced side – but I would have played @StuartBroad8 instead of Robinson & Pope looks a good player to me, but Bairstow had to play,”– Warne on Twitter

5:15 AM IST: Boland was presented his Baggy Green cap by injured quick Josh Hazlewood. He becomes just the second Indigenous male Test cricketer following Jason Gillespie to play for Australia.

5 AM IST: Australia win toss, England to bat first. Pat Cummins wants to use the overcast conditions in their favour like the opening Test in Brisbane. Bad signs for England, can they survive Day 1?

Australia win the toss and we will bat first in the Boxing Day Test! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏏#Ashes | 🇦🇺 #AUSvENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Australia XI: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon

England XI: Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonathan Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, James Anderson

4:50 AM IST: The toss will take place at 10:30 am local time (5 AM IST), with play to begin at 11 am (5.30 AM IST).

The toss will take place at 10:30am local time, with play to begin at 11am #Ashes https://t.co/C7BxkNrW12

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4:39 AM IST: The Toss has been delayed due to rain

Do the weather gods know something we don’t here⁉️😅 @MichaelVaughan

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