06/07Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of England at Leeds, Jul 6-9 2023
England won by 3 wkts
Player of the Match
Mark Wood
Mark WoodEngland
06/07Result
3rd Test, Australia tour of England at Leeds, Jul 6-9 2023
England won by 3 wkts
Player of the Match
Mark Wood
Mark WoodEngland

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Innings break At lunch Australia led by 121 with only three wickets to take having bowled full lengths throughout the morning with the exception of some late bumpers to remove Moeen and Woakes. They went short after lunch and have given up 95 runs for the last three wickets. Ben Stokes and Mark Wood hit 8 sixes between them. Australia dropped two catches. England have cut the lead to 26. Stokes finished with 80. Another sensational innings. Pat Cummins finishes with 6 for 91. He was magnificent prior to lunch. The game is evenly poised. Sreshth will be back to start Australia's second innings.

Aravindh: "Heard this on-air - "Stokes is carrying his team on what's left of his back!". Can someone in the England team step up for Cricket's sake?"

Pete: "Should we just move Stokes to 8 so he has to bat with the tail every time? What an innings again!"

52.3
W
Murphy to Stokes, OUT, holes out to long on! But at what cost? Stokes tries to launch again from the crease but miscues this one and finally Smith is positioned to hang onto this 15 metres inside the rope

BA Stokes c Smith b Murphy 80 (166m 108b 6x4 5x6) SR: 74.07

52.2
6
Murphy to Stokes, SIX, launched over square leg! He stepped outside off early, invited him to attack the stumps, he got it in the slot and slog sweeps over deep square
52.1
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, tossed up wide of off, he leaves

Murphy again

END OF OVER:
52 | 6 Runs | ENG: 231/9

  • Ollie Robinson5 (6b)
  • Ben Stokes74 (105b)
  • Pat Cummins18-1-91-6
  • Todd Murphy7-0-30-0

Mark: "Both teams getting punished for poor tactics and catching so far this test. "

51.6
0
Cummins to Robinson, no run, 88mph, good length, top of middle, he backs away but defends it well
51.5
0
Cummins to Robinson, no run, 86mph, back of a length rising over off, he drops the gloves inside the line
51.4
1
Cummins to Stokes, 1 run, 86mph, full outside off, he slices a drive off a thick outside edge to wide third and runs a single
51.3
0
Cummins to Stokes, no run, good length, angled into the top of off, he pushes to deep cover and declines the single

Around the wicket

51.2
1
Cummins to Robinson, 1 run, backs away, guides a late cut to gully on the bounce, the fielder knocks it down but it runs away for a single
51.1
4
Cummins to Robinson, FOUR, pulled over midwicket! Chest high short ball, he backs away and slaps it over midwicket

Leg gully, short leg, gully for Robinson

END OF OVER:
51 | 12 Runs | ENG: 225/9

  • Ben Stokes73 (103b)
  • Ollie Robinson0 (2b)
  • Todd Murphy7-0-30-0
  • Pat Cummins17-1-85-6

Gnasher: 6000 Test runs for Stokes with that last six

50.6
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, darted into off, he backs away and mistimes it back to the bowler
50.5
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, backs away, he fires very wide and it's not called
50.4
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, charges, 60mph fired way wide of off, he reaches out and just get bat on it to slice it behind point and prevent being stumped
50.3
6
Murphy to Stokes, SIX, launched over wide long on! He was beaten in flight and still went through it, launching high against the turn and got enough of it!
50.2
6
Murphy to Stokes, SIX, swept over fine leg! Darted on leg, he steps inside the line and lifts this high over fine leg
50.1
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, charges, it's fired flat outside off, he lifts it towards long off but it bounces short of Starc

Murphy continues

END OF OVER:
50 | 1 Run | ENG: 213/9

  • Ben Stokes61 (97b)
  • Ollie Robinson0 (2b)
  • Pat Cummins17-1-85-6
  • Todd Murphy6-0-18-0
49.6
1
Cummins to Stokes, 1 run, 88mph, chest high short ball, he pulls to deep midwicket for a single to keep the strike

Andy: "Something something rent free..."

49.5
0
Cummins to Stokes, no run, short ball down the leg side, 89mph, he can't hit that

Over the wicket

Alex: "That ball shows why the short ball strategy was dumb"

49.4
0
Cummins to Stokes, no run, beaten! 89mph full, angled in and swinging away late just past the edge and past off!

Herb: "There have been religious movements that have relied on miracles less than this England side "

49.3
0
Cummins to Stokes, no run, bouncer over middle, 89mph, very high but not called wide. Had to be close.
49.2
0
Cummins to Stokes, no run, Stokes charges, another wide slower ball, he miscues off the toe back to the bowler
49.1
0
Cummins to Stokes, no run, play and miss at a slower ball offspinner that grips and bounces past the edge. That surprised Stokes

END OF OVER:
49 | 13 Runs | ENG: 212/9

  • Ben Stokes60 (91b)
  • Ollie Robinson0 (2b)
  • Todd Murphy6-0-18-0
  • Pat Cummins16-1-84-6

Praveen: "Why Murphy. Why? " Had him dropped twice in the previous over

48.6
1
Murphy to Stokes, 1 run, good length, 61mph, on middle, he's back to work it to midwicket and pinches a single
48.5
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, jumps out early, he holds this back and draws the length back, Stokes defends on the move
48.4
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, drifting down leg, he sweeps fine and Khawaja makes a great save on the rope but they don't run
48.3
0
Murphy to Stokes, no run, charges and Murphy responds throwing wide, Stokes reaches out and drives to long off

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st42BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd18MM AliZ Crawley
3rd33JE RootZ Crawley
4th38JE RootHC Brook
5th30BA StokesHC Brook
6th10JM BairstowHC Brook
7th59CR WoakesHC Brook
8th24CR WoakesMA Wood