England batters Ben Stokes and Dawid Malan are playing in a good partnership to lead their team’s comeback after loosing opener Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root early. Australia Mitchell Strac and Adam Zampa are continously trying for wickets.
Mitchell Strac displayed the magic of his pace as he dismissed England opener Jonny Baistow on the first ball of the 287-run chase. Great start for Australia as Joe Root walks to the crease to continue the chase.
Australia’s strong batter order couldn’t do that well against out of the form England as the team was all-out on a score of 286 runs. Chris Woakes clinched 4 wickets while Mark Wood and Adil Rashid got 2 wickets each to stop Australia on decent score. Marnus Labuschagne scored the highest 71 for Australia while Cameron Green contributed 47 runs.
England spinner Adil Rashid clinched back-to-back wickets to dismiss Steve Smith and Josh Inglis in quick succession. England is making a comeback in the game as Cameron Green walks to the crease.
Australia batters Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are playing in a good partnership and stabilized the innings after their team lost their openers early. England was off to a good start, but they need to break this partnership soon, to keep the pressure on Australia.