The Australian bowlers came to the rescue, salvaging the first session for their team by capturing four wickets. England now requires 98 runs to secure victory in the 3rd Test in order to prevent Australia from clinching the series.
England need 224 runs to open their account in the Ashes series and keep the series alive. At the stumps of the third day of the third Ashes test, England were 27/0.
After rain kept the players off the field for the majority of the day, Travis Head's fireworks with the willow in the 34 overs bowled thereafter enlivened proceedings under grey skies till the close of play on Day 3 of the third Ashes 2023 Test at Headingley on Saturday.
Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne made steady progress, extending their team's lead On Day 2 of the third Test of the Ashes 2023 series at the Headingley Stadium. Despite an early setback caused by Stuart Broad, the Australian batsmen remained resilient and focused on building their advan
Australian bowlers dominated the first session of Day 2 at Headingley as they took four wickets in the session leaving England batters to rethink their 'Bazball' strategy.
At the end of the first session, England are 142/7 and trailed by 121 runs. At the crease is Ben Stokes batting on 27* a
On the first day of the third test, England continued to let down with their on-field performance. Jonny Bairstow dropped catches behind the stumps of Steve Smith and Travis Head while Joe Root filed to catch Mitchell Marsh at 12 runs. Marsh then scored 118 runs in the match.
Australia's Steve Smith has performed exceptionally well so far in the series and will also be playing his 100th match in the third test match of the Ashes series. In the series, Smith has been in phenomenal form and therefore all the cricket fans are excepting his magic with the bat at Head