Ashes Third Test Match


Chris Woakes and Travis Head start to leave England requiring 251 to keep Remains alive.

Australia slipped to 170 for 8 after a long downpour delay before Head set free to keep them above water.

Expect exciting bends in the road in England's pursuit to keep Remains alive.


England 237 and 27 for 0 need 224 additional rushes to beat Australia 263 and 224 (Head 77, Khawaja 43, Wide 3-45, Woakes 3-68)


It required six hours to arrive amid the downpour, yet the third day at Headingley delivered a charging last meeting where the two sides exchanged blows in their endeavors to set up triumph. Britain struck right on time through Chris Woakes, yet Travis Head counterattacked with the last two wickets for an organization to leave an objective of 251.

Confronted with 25 minutes to see out the day, with the sun blasting through, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett cut 27 off the objective while Australia likewise consumed a survey for a leg-side catch against Duckett. Last season England pursued 296 against New Zealand and, obviously, there needs little help to remember 2019 so they unquestionably will not be overpowered by the pursuit. From where they were at lunch on a subsequent day, 142 for 7 and followed by 121, Britain would have happily acknowledged this position.



After standard showers during the day, played in the end started at 4.45pm however only one over was conceivable at first before another concise stoppage. A further three overs were managed from the portion, yet what remained delivered a further section of grasping cricket in a series that has been convincing all along.

It felt like Woakes had made conclusive blows when he guaranteed Mitchell Bog and Alex Carey and when Pat Cummins tumbled to Check Wood, Australia were 170 for 8, a lead of 196. Be that as it may, Head had the option to add 54 out of seven overs for the last two organizations with what could demonstrate one of the main innings of the Test profession, in which he has previously created a progression of match-changing and match-characterizing scores, though generally in the primary innings to set up a game.

Chris Woakes made indispensable advances after the postponed start

Woakes was enormous when play continued for the subsequent time, finding the glove of Swamp, after he had again searched in great touch, as he attempted to pull out the bat. He before long added Carey, who had prior been important for one of the more peculiar accounts of the series including bogus charges of a non-paid hairstyle, as he likewise attempted to leave the ball and played into his stumps.

While Wood's re-visitation of the side has brought a considerable lot of the titles given the rankling pace, Woakes' rebound has been similarly effective. His rundown of wickets in this match peruses Marnus Labuschagne, Usman Khawaja, Head, Bog (two times), and Carey.


Mitchell Starc momentarily played unhesitatingly before tumbling to Wood's short ball, the top edge spiraling in reverse of the square where there was almost a terrible mistake with Jonny Bairstow apparently rescuing the catch, passing on it to Harry Stream who ran from short leg and took out a full-length jump.


As he did in the main innings, Wood gave Cummins a brief and exceptionally powerful working over, and Head - who was 34 off 82 balls at that point - realized it was then the opportunity to switch gear, even though Todd Murphy had cover-driven his most memorable ball from Wood to the limit.

In the following over, from Woakes, Head pulled and cut two limits then against Wood gathered another support which took him to fifty off 94 balls. England persevered with the short ball to Head, some of the time with nine men on the limit, and it didn't necessarily look the most reasonable methodology, even though when Woakes went to length he additionally got sent over midwicket for six.

Murphy was scattered by tasteful over from Expansive when he got back from the Football Stand End, yet there was the ideal opportunity for Head to cause some more harm. He pulled Wood for sequential sixes over the leg side before falling endeavoring something almost identical off Expansive which found profound midwicket.


Given their new history, a pursuit of 251 was well inside England's compass be that as it may, with the Cinders on the line, definitely there is a contort or two to come at this point.