During this moment, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey practically displayed 'smart work' as he knocked the bails off the stump as English batsman Jonny Bairstow was out of his crease with a direct throw.
England skipper Ben Stokes' solo stand against the Australia bowlers ensured that the Three Lions ended the first session on a high note after losing two wickets on the final day of the second Test match of the Ashes 2023 series on Sunday.
Lethal opening spells by Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins destroyed England's top order but Ben Stokes-Ben Duckett formed a resilient half-century stand to give the hosts some hope to chase a stiff target of 371 runs set by Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Saturday
A half-century partnership between openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja helped Australia extend their lead beyond 150 runs at the end of the second session on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Friday.
England were 13/0 at lunch with Ben Duckett (7) and Zak Crawley (6) unbeaten at the crease. Australia resumed Day 2 on 339/5 with Steve Smith batting on 85*
New Delhi [India], June 28: The Ashes thrill began from Edgbaston with the sensational victory of Australia over archrival England. As predicted by cricket pundits, Australia bounced back from the relatively tight position in the first inning as Usmaan Khwaja scored 141 and 65 and Pat Cummin