England vs Australia, Headingley Test: The third Test of the Ashes series being played between England and Australia, the host team has kept the series alive by winning by 3 wickets. The England team had got a target of 251 runs to win in the fourth innings of the Headingley Test. The team had lost half of its team at one time on the score of 161. From here, Harry Brook handled the innings from one end and worked to take the team towards victory. An excellent inning of 75 runs was seen from Brook’s bat. At the same time, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood returned after winning the team with a 24-run partnership for the 8th wicket.
Harry Brook handled the England team’s innings, got the support of Woakes
With the start of the fourth day of the Headingley Test match, the first blow to the England team was in the form of Ben Duckett, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs. After this, the team sent Moin Ali to bat at number-3, but he too got out after scoring 5 runs. There was definitely a 33-run partnership for the third wicket between Jack Crowley and Joe Root.
After Crowley returned to the pavilion after scoring 44 and Joe Root 21, the England team was in danger of defeat. From here, Harry Brook, batting aggressively, shared a 30-run partnership for the 5th wicket with captain Ben Stokes. On the score of 171, the England team lost its 6 wickets.
Harry Brook got the support of Chris Woakes from here and together they shared a 59-run partnership for the 7th wicket. When Brook returned to the pavilion after scoring 75 runs, England’s score was 230 runs and they needed 21 runs to win. After this, Woakes and Wood shared a 24-run partnership to give the team a thrilling victory in this match.
Mitchell Starc showed power with the ball but could not win the team
For Australia, in the fourth innings of the match, Mitchell Starc got to see the power of the ball, who took 5 wickets for 78 runs in 16 overs. Apart from this, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Marsh took 1-1 wickets. Now the fourth match of the series between the two teams will be played at Manchester ground from 19th July.
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