Ashes 2023 third Test, Day 4, ENG vs AUS Highlights: Brook, Woakes power England to three-wicket win vs Australia

Starc comes in from around the wicket in anticipation to target the stump from an awkward angle. Starc to Wood, FOUR! This is top-class batting from Wood. Drives with total control and authority to take England near win. Starc to Wood, WIDE! More Drama. Starc to Wood, in the air and dropped by Carey! A tough one for the keeper as he had to run backwards, still a chance though. Three singles in the next three deliveries as the scores are level now! Starc to Woakes, FOUR! And this is it, finally a win for the home team! What a Test this had been. Test cricket is still alive and how? Woakes hits the winning run to put England in the series. Headingley still remains England’s mainstay as the home team registers a win by three wickets.

Change in bowling, Pat Cummins replaces Todd Murphy. Woakes pulls the short ball at deep mid-wicket and a save out of nowhere from Todd Murphy who ran and covered the ground to push the ball in the ground to Labuschagne and saves three runs from this effort. Cummins to Wood, SIX! Would you believe it? Another shot ball from Cummins, Wood goes into the back foot and hits the ball with power over deep backward square leg for a maximum! Eight from the over as England is just 11 away from the win.

Cummins brings Starc into the attack and the desperations grow larger for Australia. They are in dire need of a wicket here otherwise the Test looks long gone for the Kangaroos. Three singles off the first three balls. Starc to Brook, OUT! What have you done Brook? He was trapped in the shot ball ploy and gave an easy catch inside the circle. Both Pat Cummins and Starc went to catch the ball and collided with each other but it is the captain cool who completes the catch. Starc strikes to complete his five-wicket haul. Fifer number 14th for Starc, what an effort from him to keep the game alive for Australia. Mark Wood comes in the middle as England needs 19.

Surprise, surprise! Todd Murphy comes in to bowl. Murphy to Brook, FOUR! Read the length of the ball quickly, shifted his weight on the back foot and punched towards the backward point region for a boundary. Brook against spin looked very solid in the Test. Six off the over, needs 24 to win.

FOUR! Harry Brook slammed Cummins for a boundary after taking a quick couple. Seven off the over as England is just 30 away from a famous fighting win.

England batted with much more sensibility and authority by not giving any chances to Australia. Brook scored an attacking fifty to keep Australia in the contest as he found an able partner in Chris Woakes.

Mitch Marsh keep it tight from the other end and avoided giving any room by bowling right on the body. England managed three from this one.

Captain Cummins tried to rely on short balls against Brook as the batter looked in visible discomfort against the short ball ploy. He mistimes the pull on the short ball which turned out blessing in disguise as the ball landed ahead of the fielder. Cummins to Brook, FOUR! This time he swivels and positioned himself better to place his pull against another short ball for four. England needs just 40 to win now.

Mitchell Marsh replaces Scott Boland from the attack. Gives only one run from this over.

Harry Brook takes a single off the first ball of Cummins’ over and brings up 200 for the home team. Headingley crowd are on their feet to cheer for the milestone as England needs 51 more to win. Sensibly played over. Brook looks in fine touch as he played Cummins with total control. Three runs from this over.

Boland bowls his 11th over. Boland to Woakes, FOUR! Angling away for Woakes and he tries to flick past fine-leg but the ball went off his thigh pads, however, runs are runs for England no matter how it comes. Three singles and a boundary come from this over as England is 56 away from the win.

Harry Brook takes a single off the last ball of the 40th over to complete a much-needed attacking fifty. Brook and Woakes stabilise after Bairstow’s wicket. A couple of close calls as Australia look well in the game. England will look to finish the game quickly as they don’t have the liberty to take the game deep. 60 more to win for England while Australia needs four to win.

Wicket! Oh no! What is going on here? Starc Castles Bairstow. He pertained with the fuller line for him, and Bairstow played it late and gets an inside edge which crashed onto the stumps. England is six down and the game is wide open for Australia now. Chris Woakes comes in at no. eight.

Jonny Bairstow b Starc 5 (8b 1x4 0x6)

Starc comes from the other side. Starc to Stokes, FOUR! Drives past covers for a beautiful boundary. Starc continues from over the wicket. Starc to Stokes, OUT! Another wicket against the run of play and England is five down now. Starc traps Stokes by bowling him the leg side ball and he nicked it to Carey. Careless shot from the captain. Jonny Bairstow comes to join Brook.

Ben Stokes c †Carey b Starc 13 (15b 2x4 0x6)

Scott Boland has been brought in to bowl the first over post-lunch. Brook cuts it at deep backward points for a single to start the over. Three runs come from it. 95 more to win.

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Australia called Todd Murphy to bowl his first of the innings. Brook still continues to score quickly as England now needs less than 100. He along with captain Ben Stokes take England to 153 for four at lunch.

Wicket! Cummins strike this time to remove Root! He picks the wicket against the run of play. Short ball, angling away from him, going down the line and Root gloved it to Carey for an unnecessary wicket. Australia are back in the game now! Captain Ben Stokes comes in the middle. Starc to Stokes, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark. Cummins bowls him on legs and he angled the ball towards deep square.

And the bazball is on from England! They are in a hurry to finish it off as the run rate jumped to 4.61 and the score nears 150 for the home team. Harry Brook off Starc and Root off Cummins scored two boundaries in two overs as England now needs less than what they already scored.

Brook, who came in the number five took the charge against Boland in the 25th over as he slammed the Aussie bowler for back-to-back four to start the over. The duo of Brook and Root also take England past 100 as the target looks much more nearer now. Australia will need to take at least one more wicket to create more pressure otherwise these two batters look in total control.

Marsh continues from the other end. Marsh to Crawley, FOUR! Tad bit short from Marsh and given appropriate treatment from Crawley as he swings the bat hard on the front foot to get a boundary at the extra cover region. Marsh to Crawley, OUT! Right in the channel, on the fifth stump as Crawley tried to play another drive on the front foot and Marsh gets the last laugh as he finds the nick and Carey behind makes no mistake to give Australia a third wicket. This is getting intense here. Harry Brook is at number five.

Zak Crawley c Carey b Marsh 44 (55b 5x4 0x6)

Boland to Root, FOUR! Lucky Root as he edged the ball which went past Smith in between two slip fielders.

A double change in the attack. Marsh replaces Starc. Marsh to Crawley, FOUR! Crawley picks the length on time and leans forward to put the ball past point for a boundary. England maintains a four-and-a-half run rate at the moment but the first hour’s play goes to Australia’s way with Starc giving them two breakthroughs. Time for drinks.

Boland starts with a bouncer, wide of off stumps, Crawley swings hard but misses to connect the ball by a mile. Boland to Crawley, FOUR! fuller, wide outside off as Crawley gets a thick edge and the ball runs away past Marsh at the gully for a boundary. Five from Boland’s first over of the day.

Scott Boland comes in for captain Pat Cummins as we see first change of bowling from Australia today/

Starc with his eighth of the innings, Starc to Root, FOUR! Shot, what a shot. The cover drive of the highest order as he let the ball come into him, bend his knees to attest his authority in one of the best-looking shots in cricket. pure class from World’s best Test batter at the moment. England is 70 for two after 16 overs.

Cummins continues with his seventh over of the innings. Gives four from his over.

Wicket!! Bowled! Starc moves from short to fuller and it worked as the ball crashes onto the stumps after leaving Ali confused! Ali, who was promoted to number three goes after scoring just five. Another successful over from Starc as a wicket and a single came from it. Joe Root comes in at number four as England looks in trouble.

Moeen Ali b Starc 5 (15b 0x4 0x6)

Ali gets a single from the first ball of the over to give the strike back to Crawley. Cummins to Crawley, FOUR! Byes! The bouncer went way above the keeper Carey to give England four free runs. Six off the over.

Starc to Crawley, a single towards covers which brings up fifty for England in the 12th over. Starc continues his good spell with surprise short balls in between. Three off the over.

Cummins gives only a single from his over as Australia is building on the pressure created by Starc with an early wicket in overcast conditions.

Starc with his third over. Starc to Duckett, OUT! Starc continued with a leg stump line on Duckett as he missed once again. A review follows quickly from the batter but three reds could not save him as he was standing way inside the crease and closer to his off stumps. First one down for England and Starc with the breakthrough. Moeen Ali comes in at number three and gets off the mark on the second delivery by placing the ball towards short mid-wicket. Starc to Crawley, FOUR! First boundary of the day as the outside edge off Crawley races past Marsh at the second slip towards third man for a boundary. An eventful over as a wicket along with six runs came from it.

Ben Duckett lbw b Starc 23 (31b 3x4 0x6)

Three off Cummins’s over as England gets close to the fifty-run mark.

Starc continues from the other end. He delivers a sharp yorker-length ball to Crawley to start the over. Starc to Duckett, huge appeal for leg before, the ball shaped in for the left-hander and hit him on his thigh pads, first look indicates that the ball was going down the line so no review from Australia. Uh oh, the ball was hitting the leg stump but the umpire’s call saved the batter this time. Two runs from this over.

Captain Pat Cummins from the other end. He keeps it mostly full, looking for some slight movement off the air but both openers are playing with care and not stopping themselves from playing their shots. Five from Cummins’ first over of the day.

Starc starts with a good length ball, on the fourth stump line, and Crawley takes the day’s first run. Duckett gets a single off the first ball he faces. Starc to Crawley, fuller, inswinger hits him on his toe before getting a thick edge off the bat, good delivery from Starc to build the pressure. Three singles to finish the over.

Mitchell Starc starts the proceedings for Australia with the new ball, Zak Crawley on the strike with Ben Duckett joining him from the non-striker end.

ENG: 27/0 in 5 overs & 237; AUS: 263 & 224

- ENG needs 224 runs to win

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