October 29, 2019
At lunch on the fourth day England
The end of Root&customized stress ball
Manufacturer39;s 205-ball innings left England 159-4 in the 78th over. The
scale of the task confronting Root's men was evident from the fact that only
three sides have made more than 300 to win in the fourth innings of a Test at
Headingley -- Australia (404-3 in 194
, England (315-4 against Australia, 2001)
and the West Indies with 322-5 two years ago.
Stokes hit on the head -England
had yet to add to their overnight score when Stokes missed an a pull off a Josh
Hazlewood bouncer that smashed into his helmet, with the stem guard -- which he
was using for the first time -- protecting his neck flying off at the back. Lyon
returned before lunch in a bid to break the stand but, although he beat Stokes
on the outside edge, Bairstow swept him for four.Left-handed batsman Stokes,
determined to keep his wicket intact, was then unbeaten on two, having faced 50
balls. Eventually Root scored England's first run of Sunday's play off the 26th
ball of the day only to be dismissed soon afterwards. Root, shortly before the
new ball became available, went down the pitch to off-spinner Nathan Lyon's
third delivery of the day and tried to work it legside.
England's hopes of
achieving a victory that would rival their celebrated Headingley Ashes successes
of both 1981, when they won after following-on, and 2001 when Mark # Butcher's
173 not out saw them chase down a target of 315, suffered a setback early Sunday
when England captain Joe Root was out for 77 after adding just two runs to his
overnight score.. Stokes carved Pat Cummins over the slip cordon for another
boundary greeted with huge cheers by a capacity crowd before James Pattinson,
failing to control the swing, bowled a ball that went for five wides after
bursting through Warner's hands.But the ball deflected off his back leg, looped
over Australia captain and wicket-keeper Tim Paine, with David Warner taking a
superb diving catch at first slip.If Australia win this match they will retain
the Ashes at 2-0 up with two to play. The all-rounder, who made an unbeaten
century in the drawn second Test at Lord's, was cleared to bat on, however.At
lunch on the fourth day England -- bowled out for just 67 in their first innings
-- were 238-4, needing a further 121 runs to win. Stokes was 32 not out and
Bairstow 34 not out, with their unbroken partnership so far worth 79 runs.
(Photo:AFP) Leeds: Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow maintained England's bid for an
extraordinary comeback win in the third Test against Australia at Headingley on
Sunday. But on another sun-drenched day in Leeds, their four-man attack managed
just one wicket between them on an increasingly docile pitch during Sunday's
first session, with the fast bowlers unable to break through with the new
ball.Australia took the new ball but it was not long before Bairstow cover-drove
Josh Hazlewood for a textbook four through the covers. England resumed on 156-3,
with Root, like Bairstow playing on his Yorkshire home ground, 75 not out after
sharing a partnership of 126 in 53 overs with Joe Denly (50) on Saturday.
At
lunch on the fourth day England -- bowled out for just 67 in their first innings
-- were 238-4, needing a further 121 runs to reach a victory target of 359 that
would see them level the five-match Ashes series at 1-1.There was another huge
roar from the crowd when Stokes hooked Cummins for a soaring six, with England
scoring 60 runs in eight overs with the new ball -- an amazing turn of events
given a woeful first innings that saw them post their lowest Ashes total in 71
years. Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow maintained England's bid for an
extraordinary comeback win in the third Test against Australia at Headingley on
Sunday
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