AUS vs ENG Day 3 Stumps – Adelaide Test: Australia lead by 282 runs: After lagging behind in the 1st session, Australia bounced back in style in the second and third session to bowl out England at 236. Mitchel Starc (4-37) and Nathan Lyon (3-58) accounted for 7 wickets in total as the hosts took 237 runs lead in the first innings. Follow Ashes 2021 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
However, Australia decided to not enforce the follow-on and David Warner and Marcus Harris came out to extend the lead. On Day 3 Stumps, Australia score read 45/1 with the lead of 282 runs. Warner, unfortunately, got run out while M Harris and M Neser remained unbeaten at the crease.
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After dominating the 1st session with a 138-run partnership between Root and Malan, England once again suffered a collapse soon after skipper Joe Root’s dismissal. England lost 4 wickets in the 2nd session and three in the third session as they fold up at 236 still trailing by 237 runs.
Stand-in Australian skipper Steve Smith could have enforced the follow-on, but chose to rest his bowlers and send in the openers to turn the screw with two days left. They negotiated some 75 minutes for the loss of David Warner for 13, needlessly run out after a disastrous mix-up with Marcus Harris, who remains unbeaten on 21.
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Day 3 – 3rd Session:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 34.21 | |
| Marcus Harris | 21 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 35.59 | |
| Michael Neser | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 8) | |||||
| Total | 45/1 (17) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, TM Head, C Green, AT Carey, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, JA Richardson | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 |
| Stuart Broad | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Ollie Robinson | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Chris Woakes | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Joe Root | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 1-41 | 13.6 |
AUS vs ENG Live Score: England 1st innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Rory Burns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Dawid Malan | 80 | 157 | 10 | 0 | 50.96 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 62 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 53.45 | |
| Ben Stokes | 34 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 34.69 | |
| Ollie Pope | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 | |
| Jos Buttler (WK) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Chris Woakes | 24 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 60.00 | |
| Ollie Robinson | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Stuart Broad | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 52.94 | |
| James Anderson | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 6) | |||||
| Total | 236/10 (84.1) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 16.1 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 2.29 |
| Jhye Richardson | 19 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 4.11 |
| Michael Neser | 11 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Nathan Lyon | 28 | 11 | 58 | 3 | 2.07 |
| Cameron Green | 10 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2.40 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | 1-7 | 2.1 |
| H Hameed | 2-12 | 6.2 |
| JE Root | 3-150 | 45.4 |
| DJ Malan | 4-157 | 51.5 |
| Ollie Pope | 5-164 | 56.6 |
| Jos Buttler | 6-169 | 61.5 |
| Chris Woakes | 7-202 | 74.5 |
| Ollie Robinson | 8-204 | 76.4 |
| Ben Stokes | 9-220 | 79.3 |
| Stuart Broad | 10-236 | 84.1 |
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Day 3 – 3rd Session:
- WICKET! Mitchell Starc picks his 50th wicket in pink-ball Test. ENgland bowled out at 236, trails by 237 runs.
- Stuart Broad and James Anderson out in the ball. The second new ball has been taken
- WICKET! Bowled! Stokes departs too. Green gets his second as England lose their 9th
- C Green comes into the attack. Ben Stokes is in no mood to expose Stuart Broad. He is going to face most of the balls now
- FOUR more! This time through mid-off
- SIX! Lovely from Ben Stokes off Nathan Lyon, just a slog sweep and it goes sailing into the crowd
- Stuart Broad joins Ben Stokes now. Can they avoid the follow-on?
- WICKET! LBW! The finger goes up. Robinson reviews. Pitched in line, impact umpires line and wickets hitting. Robinson has to depart. He goes for a duck as England lose their eighth
The leading wicket takers in Adelaide Tests #Ashes pic.twitter.com/SBfByFB1ZN
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- Ollie Robinson joins Ben Stokes as the duo will be eying to avoid the follow-on
- WICKET! Bowled him! Chris Woakes departs too, England lose their seventh
- Nathan Lyon comes from the other end. Starts with a maiden!
- M Neser starts the attack in the last session. Just a single
Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes resume proceedings for England. Can Australia pick the remaining 4 wickets in the last session?
Australia stormed back into the contest by taking four wickets against England in the second session on Day 3. Resuming the second session at 140/2, England was given a body blow in the 46th over as Cameron Green dismissed skipper Joe Root (62) and this brought all-rounder Ben Stokes in the middle. Root and Malan had put together 138 runs for the third wicket.
England was sent in a further slump as Malan (80) was dismissed by Mitchell Starc while Ollie Pope (5) was sent back to the pavilion by Nathan Lyon, and as a result, the visitors were reduced to 164/5 in the 57th over, still trailing by 309 runs.
Jos Buttler 15-ball stay at the crease was ended by Mitchell Starc and the England wicketkeeper failed to open his mark. In the end, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes ensured that the visitors enter the final session of the day with four wickets in hand.
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Day 3 – 2nd Session:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Rory Burns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Dawid Malan | 80 | 157 | 10 | 0 | 50.96 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 62 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 53.45 | |
| Ben Stokes | 12 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 16.90 | |
| Ollie Pope | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 | |
| Jos Buttler (WK) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Chris Woakes | 23 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 92.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 197/6 (71) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Stuart Broad | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 14 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 2.57 |
| Jhye Richardson | 17 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Michael Neser | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 |
| Nathan Lyon | 24 | 10 | 45 | 1 | 1.88 |
| Cameron Green | 7 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | 1-7 | 2.1 |
| H Hameed | 2-12 | 6.2 |
| JE Root | 3-150 | 45.4 |
| DJ Malan | 4-157 | 51.5 |
| Ollie Pope | 5-164 | 56.6 |
| Jos Buttler | 6-169 | 61.5 |
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Day 3 – 2nd Session:
- That’s the end of the second session. While England dominated the opening session, the Aussies have bounced back in style, picking 4 wickets.
Tea time, and Australia take 4/57 in the middle session.
England 6/197, still trailing by 276 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/l12t1sx0fR
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- FOUR more! Short ball from Richardson and Woakes pulls it nicely in front of the square
- FOUR! Woakes is looking good, hits Richardson for a boundary on the front foot through the point region
- Chris Woakes joins Ben Stokes in the rescue act
- WICKET! Buttler departs too. Aussies are all over the tourists. Starc picks his third as Buttler departs at a duck
Outstanding pics as Starc dismissed Buttler! #Ashes pic.twitter.com/jtIApsndkj
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2021
- WICKET! Another one goes down. It’s Ollie Pope this time. England is crumbling down under the pressure. An excellent catch from Marnus Labuschagne as Nathan Lyon picks his first wicket
All smiles under the lid for Labuschagne! #Ashes pic.twitter.com/R7ZA6bZAx3
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 18, 2021
- Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope have the task to rescue the visitors
- WICKET! Dawid Malan departs too and Aussies seem to be back in command in the game. Malan departs at 80 & Mitchell Starc gets his second
- WICKET! Edge and caught! Root departs at 62, caught by Steve Smith at slip
Cameron Green brings down the England skipper! Again! #OhWhatAFeeling@Toyota_Aus | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/G7KCIici27
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- 150 comes up for England! Trails by 323 runs
- FOUR! Malan cuts it nicely through the backward point region
- Nathan Lyon comes into the attack from the opposite end.
- FOUR! Root places it perfectly between slip and gully fielder
- Chris Green to begin the proceedings for Australia
It’s time for 2nd session of Day 3. Root and Malan will be eying to continue the fightback and score big hundreds. Can Aussies find some success in this session?
Resuming Day 3 at 17/2, overnight batters Dawid Malan and Joe Root saw out of the first hour with reasonable ease and they were able to hold off Australia bowlers.
The first session also saw Malan going past his fifty-run mark, and along with Root, he ensured that the visitors do not lose any wickets in the first session.
AUS vs ENG Live Score: Day 3 – 1st Session:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Rory Burns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Dawid Malan | 68 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 56.67 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 57 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 55.34 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 4) | |||||
| Total | 140/2 (41) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Stuart Broad | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 7 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3.43 |
| Jhye Richardson | 14 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Michael Neser | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 |
| Nathan Lyon | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Cameron Green | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | 1-7 | 2.1 |
| H Hameed | 2-12 | 6.2 |
- That’s the end of 1st session. England have completely dominated this opening session with 123 runs. And, the good thing is that they haven’t lost a wicket so far
What a session for England!
Malan and Root bat through it all, adding 123 to take England to 2/140 #Ashes pic.twitter.com/05KxuQuD6n
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 18, 2021
- Fifty up for Joe Root. 52nd in Test cricket and 8th on Australian soil
- And that brings 100-run partnership between Dawid Malan and Joe Root
💯 partnership up for Root & Malan, their second (and England's second) of the series #Ashes pic.twitter.com/k7iGVZ38TS
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 18, 2021
- 100 up for England, the partnership between Malan and Root cruising towards 90s
- Fifty up for Dawid Malan. 9th Test fifty. He will be looking to convert it into big hundred
- FOUR again! Reverse sweep from Joe Root off N Lyon
- FOUR more! This time from Malan in front of the square
- FOUR! Root uses his feet against Lyon and lofts it over long-on for a boundary
- M Neser comes back into the attack. Australia desperately looking for a wicket here
- Just a single off the first delivery and some cautious approach from Malan. Good start for Lyon!
- Time for some spin now. Nathan Lyon comes up with his first over of the Day 3
- Fifty-run partnership up between Malan & Root
- Some good signs for England. Dawid Malan is settling in well. He has scored 16 off his last 7 deliveries though there were some inside edges
- FOUR more! Back to back boundaries from Malan
- FOUR! Malan welcomes him with a boundary through backward point
- M Starc comes up with his 1st over of the day
- Joe Root surpasses Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar in terms of most runs in a calendar year.
Joe Root up to number six on this list, and counting #Ashes pic.twitter.com/j5Ady60hKk
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 18, 2021
- FOUR! This time from Root. Richardson offers some width and Root cuts it through the backward point region
- FOUR! Inside edge and it goes towards fine leg. Lucky Malan!
Joe Root and Dawid Malan walk out to the middle to begin proceedings for England while Jhye Richardson will begin the attack for Australia
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Adelaide Test Day 3 – What England Require? The pair of Root & Malan will need a repeat of their partnership in Brisbane if England are to dig themselves out of an almighty hole after Australia declared their first innings at 9-473.
Michael Nesser got a wicket off his second ball in Test cricket when he had Haseeb Hameed (6) caught at mid-on after Mitchell Starc had Rory Burns (4) caught in the slips off a delivery which went across the left-hander and took the shoulder of the bat.
Mitchell Starc (39 not out) and Michael Neser (35) had earlier shared a rapid half-century stand for the eighth wicket after England seemed to have contained the damage and had Australia on 390-7 at tea.
AUS vs ENG Live: What can England look forward to on Day 3?
Everything depends on how well Joe Root plays and how well Dawid Malan supports him. In the first Test, the two took England to a respectable score after the openers fell quickly. But that is where the problem starts. England’s middle and lower-middle order have had lacklustre time against India on their home solid and in Australia, they didn’t do any better. In the first Test, England lost eight wickets for just 74 runs.
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If Joe Root and Dawid Malan do not put up a huge fight. England’s chances of making of putting up a respectable total will vanish rather quickly. Ben Stokes has just made his return from injury and he still needs time to get adjusted once again.
- Joe Root must shoulder on the batting responsibility
- Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope are three batsmen who must step up to help England.
- The likes of Chris Woakes and Ollie Robinson will have an additional responsibility to stretch England’s batting.
- England must survive the Twilight time when most batsmen lose focus in day-night Tests.
- With the pitch still suitable for batting, England batsmen have to take advantage of that.
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