Men’s Ashes 2023 • 1st Test • Day 3 • Edgbaston, Birmingham
Australia trail England by 82 runs with 5 wickets remaining
Usman Khawaja 126 279 14 2 45.16
Alex Carey 52 80 7 1 65
Extras: 20 (1Wd, 13NB, 6LB, 0B)
Total: 5-311 (94.0 Overs)
Play has resumed
Day 2: Highlights | Match Thread
Day 1: Highlights
edit GULLY BOT CARES NOT FOR YOU LOT YOU’RE GOT NOW TROT
commentary absolutely gluck glucking the english team’s “brilliant strategy” of bowling short at bowlers
Banger of a day yesterday. Elite performance from both sides.
I’d say it’s pretty even at the moment. This morning’s session will be fascinating.
bairstow drops one on the 3rd ball of the day… oof
and there goes khawaja - 141 off 321
and lyon is welcomed by the crowd singing “You’re just a shit moeen ali”In all honesty i think there goes our chance of a result.
RAIN DELAY | . | 1 . . . . . | . . . W . . | W . . . . 1lb | . . . | RAIN DELAY
2-2 in 22 balls
Shame about the weather but I’m glad it they didn’t come back out. I was worried we were going to see a few dismissals in succession.
yep, would have been annihilation. we’ll see how the pitch is tomorrow, if it stops raining that is hah
courtesy of SMH:
Incredible stuff. The sum of Australia’s work just now: 2-2 from 22 balls and because it’s nice and bite-size, here’s how they went.
Sixth over: Cummins - dot.
Seventh over: Boland - 1, dot, dot, LBW appeal, LBW appeal, dot.
Eighth over: Cummins - beats the bat, dot, dot, WICKET - Duckett, dot, dot.
Ninth over: Boland - WICKET - Crawley, dot, LBW appeal, dot, dot, leg bye.
Tenth over: Cummins - dot, caught behind appeal (Australia lose a review), dot.
England: 2-28 (Pope 0*, Root 0*) England lead by 35 runsIf both were match fit I’d say, on this wicket, they’re just about even. Ali, however, is anything but match fit. I rather doubt we’ll see much of him in the last innings.
agreed, do you think Ali’s batting figures makes him the better overall player? or is it Lyons steadfast goat as australias best spinner
It’s definitely about the spin, Lyon is a solid tailender and Ali can go the tonk at times but I do wonder if there could have been a better option to go with
