The opening Test of the Ashes is evenly poised at stumps on day three, after the Australians made two crucial breakthroughs with the ball in extremely difficult batting conditions at Edgbaston.
As gloomy clouds gathered and rain blew in, Pat Cummins and Scott Boland dismissed England’s openers in an enthralling passage of cricket.
England is 2-28 and leading by 35 runs, with Ollie Pope and Joe Root both yet to get off the mark.
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AS IT HAPPENED: First Ashes Test, day three
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Fiery quick’s wild Khawaja send-off
Usman Khawaja rescued the Australians’ first innings with a brilliant knock of 141, but Ollie Robinson sent him off in outrageous fashion.
Robinson’s outrageous send-off for centurion Khawaja
Cameron Green takes a ripper
Cameron Green took a terrific catch in the gully to remove Ben Duckett for 19. Speaking on Nine’s coverage, Nasser Hussain described the young gun as “brilliant” and a “genius” as a gully fieldsman.
Green takes a ripper in the gully
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Here’s every wicket that fell on day two
Alex Carey 66 (99): b James Anderson
Carey bowled by Anderson
Usman Khawaja 141 (321): b Ollie Robinson
Robinson’s outrageous send-off for centurion Khawaja
Nathan Lyon 1 (6): c Ben Duckett, b Ollie Robinson
Lyon holes out in the deep
Scott Boland 0 (5): c Ollie Pope, b Stuart Broad
Boland goes for a duck
Pat Cummins 38 (62): c Ben Stokes, b Ollie Robinson
Cummins departure ends Aussie innings
Ben Duckett 19 (28): c Cameron Green, b Pat Cummins
Green takes a ripper in the gully
Zak Crawley 7 (25): c Alex Carey, b Scott Boland
Boland strikes under dark clouds
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