Ashes 2021/22 3rd Test 2nd Day: Australia on brink of retaining the Ashes

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 The Australian Cricket Team put the visitors under immense pressure with a hostile display of pace bowling to end the 2nd day on brink of retaining the Ashes played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Monday.

Starting on the overnight score of 61 for 1, Australia lost the early wicket of nightwatchman Nathan Lyon as Ollie Robinson produced a superb delivery. The England pace bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing the Australian pacers to score runs easily. Mark Wood produced a superb delivery to get rid of dangerous Labuschagne caught by Joe Root leaving Australia struggling. Marcus Harris looked confident with his strokes keeping the scoreboard ticking. The veteran James Anderson produced a peach to get rid of Steve Smith. Travis Head came to the crease and looked positive right from the word go. Australia went into the lunch break with the scoreboard reading 131 for 4.

Joe Root decided to bring Jack Leach into the attack after the lunch break. Head and Harris played with intent putting pressure on England. Harris completed his fifty off 130 balls. Jos Buttler's poor form continued with gloves as he missed the stumped chance to get rid the wicket of Head. Head and Harris put the pressure back on England bowlers hitting bad deliveries for boundaries. Ollie Robinson dismissed the well-set Head caught by Root. Harris and Head added 61 runs for the 5th wicket. James Anderson produced another beauty to get rid of the well-set Harris caught by Root. Cameron Green and Alex Carey struggled with top-quality bowling by Wood, Anderson. Haseeb Hameed missed a golden run-out chance. Alex Carey and Cameron Green ensured that Australia end the 2nd session at 200 for 6.

It was a superb start for England in the final session as Leach dismissed Green LBW to bring back England into the game. Soon, Stokes struck to get the wicket of Alex Carey leaving Australia struggling. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc scored some vital runs. The England captain Joe Root decided to take 2nd new ball immediately. Anderson finally got the wicket dismissing Cummins caught by Hameed. Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc provided some valuable runs before Wood dismissed Boland with a good catch by Crawley to bowl out Australia for 267. Thanks to an important contribution by the lower order, Australia took a lead of 82 runs.

In reply, Zak Crawley and Haseeb Hameed survived an excellent display of fast bowling by Starc and Pat Cummins. Crawley survived a catch chance as Carey could not grab the chance. Starc produced stunning deliveries to get wickets of Crawley and Malan off successive deliveries to derail England’s top order. The atmosphere at the stadium was electric as Starc almost grabbed the wicket of Joe Root.

Joe Root looked edgy surviving a few anxious moments. Scott Boland was bought into the attack and dismissed Hameed and then nightwatchman Jack Leach with a stunning delivery to leave England in tatters. Joe Root and Ben Stokes ended the 2nd day without any more wickets as the Australian team is just 6 wickets away from retaining Ashes.

England 185 in 65.1 overs ( Root 50, Bairstow 35, Cummins 3/36, Lyon 3/36) and 31 for 4 in 12 overs (Root 12*, Boland 2/1, Starc 2/11) trail Australia 267 in 87.5 overs ( Marcus Harris 76, Warner 38, James Anderson 4/33, Robinson 2/64) by 51 runs.  


 


 







Australia 6 wickets away from retaining the Ashes on the 2nd day of the 3rd Test 

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