Ashes 2023 2nd Test 4th Day: Australia in a commanding position

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The Australian Cricket Team looks in a commanding position on the fourth day of fourth test match played at Lords, London on 1 July 2023.

Starting on the overnight score of 130 for 2, Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja began the day on an attacking note keeping scoreboard ticking putting England bowlers on backfoot. Stuart Broad used the short ball tactics to dismiss Usman Khawaja providing simple catch to substitute Matthew Potts. Khawaja and Smith added 64 runs for the 3rd wicket. Josh Tongue dismissed Steve Smith with short ball tactics with easy catch to Zak Crawley.

The England bowlers used the short ball tactics to full use. Stuart Broad dismissed Travis Head with a sharp catch by Joe Root at short leg. Australia went into the lunch break at 222 for 5.

After the lunch break, Cameron Green and Alex Carey looked solid before Ollie Robinson used the short ball to dismiss Green with good catch by Ben Duckett. Green and Carey added 42 runs for the 6th wicket. Robinson struck again to get rid of Alex Carey as Joe Root took produced superb catch at leg slip.

Pat Cummins got a reprieve as Stokes delivered a no-ball. Stuart Broad eventually got rid of Australian captain Cummins with easy catch to Duckett. Ben Stokes dismissed Josh Hazlewood with good catch to Joe Root. Nathan Lyon arrived at the crease with his injured calf getting standing ovation from the Lords crowd. Stuart Broad eventually got rid of Lyon with an easy catch to Stokes. With that wicket, umpires called it tea.

Chasing 371 runs to win, it was not an ideal start for England as Zak Crawley was dismissed down the leg catch by Alex Carey. Mitchell Starc produced a peach to dismiss Ollie Pope to leave hosts in trouble. Pat Cummins produced two brilliant deliveries, getting rid of Joe Root with a simple catch to Warner and then shattering the stumps of Harry Brook to leave England in tatters. England captain Ben Stokes and Duckett provided some fight with some lovely shots. Both batters used their feet against Head to keep the scoreboard ticking. Right before the stroke of stumps, Duckett provided catch to Starc at fine leg, but it was called not out on replays. Duckett completed his fifty of 62 deliveries. Stokes and Duckett added an unbeaten 69 runs for the 5th wicket.

Australia 416 in 100.4 overs (Steve Smith 110, Head 77, Tongue 3/98, Robinson 3/100) and 279 in 101.5 overs (Khawaja 77, Broad 4/65) England 325 in 76.2 overs (Duckett 98, Brook 45*, Mitchell Starc 3/88, Hazlewood 2/71) and 114 for 4 in 31 overs (Duckett 50*, Stokes 29*, Cummins 2/20, Starc 2/40)

England would need 257 runs on the final day while Australia needs 6 wickets.



 





England require 257 runs to win while Australia require 6 wickets to win 2nd Test 

 

 

 

 

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