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The excitement at Kennington Oval in London reached a fever pitch as England took control of the 5th Test against Australia on Day 3 with their dominant performance. The home team ended the day’s play with a substantial lead of 377 runs over the visitors.
England showcased brilliant batting prowess in their second innings and amassed a score of 389/9 until the stumps. Zak Crawley, Joe Root, and Jonny Bairstow led the charge for the English side with their outstanding 🌟performances. Crawley displayed excellent form and contributed an impres🎶sive 73 runs off 76 balls, while former England skipper Root was just shy of a century with his 91 runs from 106 deliveries. Bairstow also made a significant impact, scoring 78 runs off 103 balls.
As the day came to a close, England had lost nine wickets. However, the determined duo of Stuart Broad (2) and James Anderson (8) 🔜remained unbeaten at the crease, adding to the frustration of Australian bowle📖rs.
Also READ: England pacer Stuart Broad shocks cricket world with sudden retirement from cricket
Australia’s fightback with the ball:
The Aussie bowlers fought hard but struggled to contain England’s batting onslaught. Mitchell Starc emerged as the most successful bowler for Australia, claiming four wickets for 94 runs with his fiery pace and precision. Todd Murphy provided valuable support to St♒arc, taking three scalps for 110 runs.
With England leading by 377 runs and only one wicket in hand, Day 4 promises to be a thrilling encounter. The pressure will be on Australia to end England’s second innings early by bagging the final wicket quickly on the penultimate day and preventing the lead from spiralling out of control. Meanwhile, the English team will be eager to add more runs to their lead and set a challenging target for Australia to chase in their final innings.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Putting it out there … This England team are the most entertaining Test match team of all time🐼 .. 👍
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
The magnificent Joe Root is the star of the day, along with his peers, Jonny Bairstow & Zak Crawl𓃲ey, &👍amp; the Captain, & Ben Duckett! In fact, everyone was batting superbly today. What a marvelous day for England! Well done! 🌟
— Elena Vassilieva (@EVassilievaT)
England are in control o𒉰f Ashes Test as the plundered 389/9 with lead of 377 runs. Joe Root with 91, Bairstow with 78, and Crawley 50+. Mitchell Starc 4 wickets Todd Murphy 3 wickets. The lead is 377 and then we saw a bomꦿbshell with Stuart Broad announcing retirement from Tests
— AYAN CHATTERJEE (@ayan95_ayan)
I cannot believe how Joe Root just casually reverse scoopin꧅g for six has become the norm in test cricket. Utter madness
— Niall (@Crusty_Crouton)
ROOOOOOOOOOOT 😍 |
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
No centu༒ry for Joe Root but it was an𒀰 invaluable knock 🏏
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Joe Root and t✃🎀he reverse ramp smooth and sweet like strawberries and cream
— G H (@Georginho1987)
Root at the top of his game, can't even think of how many 💯's he's missed playing .
Scoring all over the park with wiꦦde range of shorts & at a brisk pace makes him cut above the rest in Fab 4— Manwinder Singh ☬̲⃨ (@ManwinderS1ngh)
Think Joe Root today might be the best I’ve ever seen hi♐m bat. Just incredible
— Jack Mendel (@Mendelpol)
Jonny Bairstow departs for 78 ♉after having a blast playing Bazball. ‘s lead is now 350ꦜ but they are gonna ensure that the target is beyond the reach of (maybe around 400) and only then declare. well played
— Nikhil Ram (@Nikhil_Rams)
Most runs in Ashes 2023
( For England 🏴 )480 – Zak Crawley
412 – Joe Root
405 – Ben Stokes
363 – Harry Brook
322 – Jonny Bairstow
321 – Ben Duckett
180 – Moeen Ali
90 – Ollie Pope— krish_vashist (@_krishnender_15)
