England Team Piled Up For 185 Runs, Root Scored 50 Runs
England team piled up for 185 runs, Root scored 50 runs: Aus vs Eng 3rd Test.
The third match of the five-match Ashes series is being played between hosts Australia and England at the MCG in Melbourne.
In this match, Australian team captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl.
In such a situation, the England team was all out for 185 runs by the Kangaroo team. Captain Joe Root scored 50 runs.
England’s first innings.
After losing the toss, the England team came out with the new opening pair.
But this pair did not last much and the first blow on the total score of 4 runs was in the form of Haseeb Hameed, who without opening the account, Alex Carey got caught out on the ball of Pat Cummins.
The second wicket fell as Jack Crowley, who scored 12 runs, returned to the pavilion after being caught by Cameron Green off the ball of Cummins.
At the end of the first session of the first day, David Malan also returned to the pavilion, scoring 14 runs for the team. Pat Cummins also got this wicket. Joe Root completed his fifty in 76 balls.
However, he could not go beyond 50 runs and handed over his wicket to Mitchell Starc. Caught out by Root Carey.
The fifth success was given to Australia by Cameron Green when he got Ben Stokes caught by Lyon for 25 runs.
The sixth blow to the England team came in the form of Jos Buttler, who scored 3 runs, who was caught by Cameron Green on the ball of Nathan Lyon.
The visiting team England got the seventh blow in the form of Mark Wood, who scored 6 runs, was out lbw off the ball of debutant Scott Boland.
There were three changes in the Australian team for this match. Captain Pat Cummins returned, while Scott Boland got his first chance in Test cricket.
Jhye Richardson and Michael Neser had to sit out of the Kangaroo team. Apart from this, Josh Hazlewood also could not make it to the playing XI.
At the same time, the England team dropped Rory Burns, Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes, and Stuart Broad.
Jack Crowley replaced Burns, Jonny Bairstow in place of Ollie Pope, Mark Wood in place of Woakes, and spinner Jack Leach in place of Brad. In this way, four changes were seen in the English team.
Australia’s playing XI.
Marcus Harris, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon.
England’s playing XI.
Haseeb Hameed, Jack Crowley, David Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Mark Wood, Olly Robinson, Jack Leach, James Anderson.
