Australia vs England, Match 1 Day 3 The Ashes: England fightback gives some hope to tourists

England fought back against Australia on the 3^rd day of the 1^st Ashes Test at the Gabba today, with Joe Root 86* and Dawid Malan 80* giving the tourists some hope, with a battling unbeaten 3^rd wicket partnership, at the close of play.

 

Match Summary

Australia 425/10 (104.3 ov)

England 147/10 (50.1 ov) & *220/2 (70 ov)

Close of Play Day 3 -  England trail by 58 runs.

Scorecard

 

A 150-run partnership between Joe Root and Dawid Malan ??

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Match Stats

England 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rory Burns - 0.1 ov), 2-11 (Dawid Malan - 3.2 ov), 3-11 (Joe Root - 5.5 ov), 4-29 (Ben Stokes - 12.4 ov), 5-60 (Haseeb Hameed - 26.4 ov), 6-112 (Jos Buttler - 40.3 ov), 7-118 (Ollie Pope - 43.1 ov), 8-122 (Ollie Robinson - 44.3 ov), 9-144 (Mark Wood - 48.3 ov), 10-147 (Chris Woakes - 50.1 ov)

Australia 1^st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Marcus Harris - 5.2 ov), 2-166 (Marnus Labuschagne - 47.2 ov), 3-189 (Steven Smith - 52.6 ov), 4-195 (David Warner - 55.2 ov), 5-195 (Cameron Green - 55.3 ov), 6-236 (Alex Carey - 64.4 ov), 7-306 (Pat Cummins - 75.6 ov)

England 2^nd  Innings Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Rory Burns - 8.6 ov), 2-61 (Haseeb Hameed - 20.6 ov)

 

 

 

Playing XIs

 

Australia - David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(wk), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

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

 

 

 

Match Details

 

Start Time: 00:00

Toss: England won the toss and decided to bat

Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

Officials: Paul Reiffel, Rodney Tucker, Paul Wilson, Sam Nogajski, David Boon

 

 

 

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