![]() ![]() He gently patted back the 65mph dobbers while Bairstow kept shouting “well bowled Harold”, probably not to conjure up the ghost of Larwood, but to kid Smith that Brook was actually offering some sort of threat.īroad stoked the phoney war in the weeks leading up to the Ashes, talking up his rivalry with Warner like a prize fighter trying to sell tickets for a big bout. One of the bowling changes was Harry Brook, brought on to send down his clubbie medium pacers off the wrong foot to one of the greatest of all time: Steve Smith. He used seven bowlers in the morning session, the first time they have used so many after one session of a Test since the 1890s. ![]() Part of his skill is to always do the unexpected, keeping the opposition guessing. Stokes was always thinking, constantly challenging Australia with his fields and bowling changes. He engineered three crucial partnerships including an unbroken 91 with Alex Carey, 81 with Travis Head and 72 with Cameron Green to keep Australia in the game.īroad was the pick of the attack, sparking delirium with two wickets in two balls that accounted for pantomime villain David Warner and world no 1 Labuschagne. Khawaja scored his 15th Test century and first in England, a moment he celebrated by throwing his bat in the air, which was the only time he was animated all day such was his coolness at the crease. Australia played a form of cricket handed down the generations, chugging along at 3.3 an over, and thanks to Khawaja’s unbeaten 126 sit 82 behind, the Test superbly poised. Joe Root capped it all when he missed a gettable slip catch off Alex Carey in the final throes of the day.Įngland finished with five wickets, not a bad return on a flat pitch, but it became clear Stokes was marshalling a half fit attack and a team low on match practice. ![]() Two were missed by Jonny Bairstow which will fire up the Ben Foakes Fan Club while Stuart Broad bowled Australia’s leading man, Usman Khawaja, off a no ball. England dragged themselves off looking tired and a little flat after four missed chances that would have given them a distinct upper hand in the first Test. ![]()
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