England 237 (52.3) & 27/0 (5.0) vs Australia 263 (60.4) & 224 (67.1)
ENG vs AUS, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 2 Highlights:
On the second day of the third Ashes test at Headingley, Travis Head and Mitch Marsh held off a resurgent England to extend Australia’s fragile lead to 142 runs. Despite a perfect batting track and a depleted England bowling attack, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith gifted their wickets to Moeen Ali after tea. At stumps, Head (18) and Marsh (17) negotiated the last 12.1 overs to advance Australia to 116-4 in their second innings.
Before tea, England captain Ben Stokes muscled 80 runs and shepherded the tail to get England within 26 runs of Australia’s first total. However, England was all out for 237. Australia captain Pat Cummins banked 6-91 for his first five-wicket haul in England, as he tries to help his side clinch the Ashes for the first time in England since 2001. England must win to stay alive in the series.
Despite a flattening deck, wickets were falling at a pace that suggested the match might be over on Sunday with a day to spare. The Australians kept England in the contest on a sunny second day.
MATCH NOTES
Stumps: Australia 116/4 in 47.0 overs
Australia 100/4 in 38.4 overs
Drinks: Australia 73/3 in 29.0 overs
M Labuschange dropped on 33 by J Bairstow on 24.6 overs
2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 121 balls between U Khawaja (18) and M Labuschange（31)
Australia 50/1 in 19.0 overs
Tea: Australia 29/1 in 12.0 overs
Innings Break: England 237/10 in 52.3 overs
B Stokes 29th Test fifty: 53 runs in 86 balls (6×4) (1×6)
England 205/9 in 48.1 overs
P Cummins 9th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/66 (13.4)
England 152/7 in 42.3 overs
Lunch: England 142/7 in 42.1 overs
England 142/7: C Woakes c A Carey b M Starc 10(10)
Referral 2 (42.1 ovs): C Woakes against AUs (Caught) Unsuccessful (ENG: 2, AUS: 3)
Drinks: England 102/5 in 31.0 overs
England 100/5 in 29.5 overs
Referral 1 (27.4 ovs): AUS against B Stokes (LBW) Unsuccessful (ENG:3,AUS: 3)
