Ashes 1st Test Day 3: Root & Malan 80s rescue England

1AUS vs ENG, 1st Test Day 3 Stumps: England captain Joe Root & Dawid Malan has led England’s fightback after openers departed cheaply in the second session on Friday. The duo smashed the 80s and shared a record partnership of 150+ runs to resurrect England at Gabba, Brisbane. Their innings have instilled a new hope among visitors as Australian bowlers remained wicketless in the final session of Day 3. Earlier, Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed managed to survive a tricky half an hour in the opening session on Day 3. Follow the Ashes 2021 live on InsideSport.IN.

AUS vs ENG- Ashes 1st Test Day 3 Stumps: Joe Root & Dawid Malan 80s rescue England at Gabba; Eng 220/2, trail by 58 runs

At the Stumps, England’s score read 220/2– trailing by 58 runs. Malan and Root have played unbeaten knocks of 80 and 86 runs respectively. Resuming the third session at 107/2 and trailing by 171 runs, the innings acted as a comeback show for the Three Lions as they kept the scoreboard moving. The duo of Malan and Root came to bat during the second session and remained unbeaten since.

Earlier, Travis Head completed 150 runs as Australia reached a commanding position in the opening Ashes Test at the Gabbard Brisbane. In his 148-ball innings, Head scored 152 runs that comprised 14 boundaries and 4 sixes to trouble Joe Root & Co. Australia have taken a lead of 280 runs to add miseries to England.

AUS vs ENG- Ashes 1st Test Day 3 Stumps: Joe Root & Dawid Malan 80s resurrect England at Gabba; Eng 220/2, trail by 58 runs

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200 runs up for England, can the duo end the day unbeaten
Joe Root & Dawid Malan bring up 100 runs partnership for the third wicket.

Dawid Malan brings up his fifty – his eighth in Test cricket 🙌#WTC23 | #AUSvENG | https://t.co/pR2hqnzR22 pic.twitter.com/GyaJ4zozVp

— ICC (@ICC) December 10, 2021

FIFTY up for Joe Root from 113 balls with a boundary

Joe Root raises the bat, England’s first fifty of the #Ashes series pic.twitter.com/yBj8s6gUaB

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 10, 2021

AUS vs ENG- Ashes 1st Test Day 3 Stumps: Joe Root & Dawid Malan 80s resurrect England at Gabba; Eng 220/2, trail by 58 runs

England 2nd Innings 220/2 (70 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Haseeb Hameed	c AT Carey b Mitchell Starc	27	58	4	0	46.55
Rory Burns	c AT Carey b Pat Cummins	13	27	2	0	48.15
Dawid Malan	Not out	80	177	10	0	45.20
Joe Root (C)	Not out	86	158	10	0	54.43
Extra	14 (b 4, w 5, nb 0, lb 5)
Total	220/2 (70)
Yet To Bat	Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, MJ Leach

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Mitchell Starc	14	2	60	1	4.29
Josh Hazlewood	8	4	13	0	1.63
Pat Cummins	14	4	43	1	3.07
Nathan Lyon	24	4	69	0	2.88
Cameron Green	7	2	12	0	1.71
Marnus Labuschagne	3	0	14	0	4.67

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
Rory Burns	1-23	8.6
H Hameed	2-61	20.6

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Dawid Malan and Joe Root racing towards half-centuries
FOUR! Joe Root brings up the first boundary of Day 3 final session through the extra cover region.

Dawid Malan survives the first hour of the second session.

England 65/2 as drinks come onto the field.

Watch the #Ashes on https://t.co/MHHfZPyHf9 (in selected regions).#WTC23 | #AUSvENG | https://t.co/pR2hqnigau pic.twitter.com/9DFEQQVWQh

— ICC (@ICC) December 10, 2021

AUS vs ENG LIVE score- Ashes 1st Test Day 3, 2nd session

FOUR! Joe Root drives it straight down the ground as England approaches hundred
Dawid Malan hammers Nathan Lyon for back-to-back boundaries
WICKET! Commentators curse as Hameed departs for 27, England 61/2
FOUR! Haseeb Hameed smashes a boundary against Mitchell Starc, looking good in the second innings.
FOUR! Dawid Malan bring up his first boundary against Nathan Lyon
WICKET! Pat Cummins provides an early breakthrough, caught out behind the stumps

AUS vs ENG LIVE score- Ashes 1st Test Day 3, 1st session

At the lunch break, England’s score read 23/0– still trailing by 255 runs.
David Warner is off the field with bruised ribs. Jhye Richardson is the sub fielder. Warner was struck in the ribs off Ben Stokes’s bowling while batting yesterday.
Great lbw referral from Rory Burns, survives via height factor.
Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burn begin England innings. Mitchell Starc opens the bowling for Australia.

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AUS vs ENG LIVE score- Ashes 1st Test Day 3, 1st session

One hundred and fifty! #Ashes pic.twitter.com/jW7RMoC0yn

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 10, 2021

150 up for Travis Head, brings it in style with a boundary
WICKET! Nathan Lyon departs but Australia lead past 250 runs
SIX! Travis Head smashes Mark Wood for a six in Fine leg, racing towards 150
WICKET! Respite for England as Mitchell Starc finally departs for 35.
SIX! Stokes pounded over deep mid-off
Ben Stokes comes out to bowl, good news for England
FOUR! Mitchell Starc playing a crucial role in this partnership as Australia aim 300 runs lead
FOUR! Centurion Travis Head brings the first boundary for the day, swivels and pulls fiercely through square leg
Chris Woakes opens the day’s proceedings with the ball. Travis Head and Mitchell Starc are on the crease.

Australia 1st Innings 425/10 (104.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
David Warner	c Ben Stokes b Ollie Robinson	94	176	11	2	53.41
Marcus Harris	c DJ Malan b Ollie Robinson	3	17	0	0	17.65
Marnus Labuschagne	c Mark Wood b MJ Leach	74	117	6	2	63.25
Steven Smith	c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood	12	19	2	0	63.16
Travis Head	b Mark Wood	152	148	14	4	102.70
Cameron Green	b Ollie Robinson	0	1	0	0	0.00
Alex Carey (WK)	c Ollie Pope b Chris Woakes	12	32	1	0	37.50
Pat Cummins (C)	c H Hameed b JE Root	12	27	0	0	44.44
Mitchell Starc	c Rory Burns b Chris Woakes	35	64	5	0	54.69
Nathan Lyon	c Ollie Robinson b Mark Wood	15	24	2	0	62.50
Josh Hazlewood	Not out	0	6	0	0	0.00
Extra	16 (b 4, w 2, nb 4, lb 6)
Total	425/10 (104.3)
Yet To Bat

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Chris Woakes	25	8	76	2	3.04
Ollie Robinson	23	8	58	3	2.52
Mark Wood	25.3	4	85	3	3.33
Ben Stokes	12	0	65	0	5.42
Jack Leach	13	0	102	1	7.85
Joe Root	6	0	29	1	4.83

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
MS Harris	1-10	5.2
Marnus Labuschagne	2-166	47.2
Steven Smith	3-189	52.6
David Warner	4-195	55.2
C Green	5-195	55.3
AT Carey	6-236	64.4
Pat Cummins	7-306	75.6
Mitchell Starc	8-391	95.6
Nathan Lyon	9-420	102.3
TM Head	10-425	104.3

Match Details

5 AM:

We are under way here in Brisbane on Day 3.

Live Scorecard: https://t.co/oEwxmZdV0x #Ashes pic.twitter.com/wY0CpAXegq

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 9, 2021

4:59 AM:

Reminder of today’s conditions (weather permitting) in Brisbane local time #Ashes

Session 1: 9:30 – 12:00 (drinks at 10:45am)
Session 2: 12:40 – 2:40
Session 3: 3:00 – 5:00
98 overs to be bowled in the day

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 9, 2021

England’s first and foremost tasks will be to stop Australia from getting a big lead and to not slip the game away from them. The task will not be a daunting one as they are only three wickets away from bowling Australia out but they have a tough nemesis in Travis Head who is well settled and has experience of batting with the tailenders.

The visitors will then have to bat throughout if they want to save themselves from humiliation. The pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins have not given anything to the English batters. The newly appointed captain, Pat Cummins, took a fifer in his very first innings as a full-time skipper and is expected to get better only.

England are already regretting leaving out James Anderson and Stuart Broad and their spinner Jack Leach’s spell has only added to their misery and failed to create any sort of trouble for the Australians. Leach conceded 95 runs in 11 overs at an economy rate of 8.6, which is no less than a sin in Test cricket. He too will have to work hard to not make it worse for his team.

Australia 1st Innings 343/7 (84 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
David Warner	c Ben Stokes b Ollie Robinson	94	176	11	2	53.41
Marcus Harris	c DJ Malan b Ollie Robinson	3	17	0	0	17.65
Marnus Labuschagne	c Mark Wood b MJ Leach	74	117	6	2	63.25
Steven Smith	c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood	12	19	2	0	63.16
Travis Head	Not out	112	95	12	2	117.89
Cameron Green	b Ollie Robinson	0	1	0	0	0.00
Alex Carey (WK)	c Ollie Pope b Chris Woakes	12	32	1	0	37.50
Pat Cummins (C)	c H Hameed b JE Root	12	27	0	0	44.44
Mitchell Starc	Not out	10	24	1	0	41.67
Extra	14 (b 4, w 2, nb 4, lb 4)
Total	343/7 (84)
Yet To Bat	Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Chris Woakes	20	7	56	1	2.80
Ollie Robinson	18	8	48	3	2.67
Mark Wood	20	4	57	1	2.85
Ben Stokes	9	0	50	0	5.56
Jack Leach	11	0	95	1	8.64
Joe Root	6	0	29	1	4.83

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
MS Harris	1-10	5.2
Marnus Labuschagne	2-166	47.2
Steven Smith	3-189	52.6
David Warner	4-195	55.2
C Green	5-195	55.3
AT Carey	6-236	64.4
Pat Cummins	7-306	75.6

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Brief Scores: England 1st Innings 147 All-out (Jos Buttler 39, Pat Cummins 5-38); Australia 1st innings 343/7 (Travis Head 112, Ollie Robinson 3-48)

Playing XI

England: Joe Root (Captain), Rory Burns, Haseeb Hammed, Dawid Malan, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach

Australia: Pat Cummins (Captain), David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon

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