Ashes 2023: On Day 3 of the inaugural Ashes Test, England and Australia maintained their see-saw fight, as Australia resuming their innings on 311/5, with Usman Khawaja (126*) and Alex Carey (52*) at the crease. The duo extended their 91-run streak and added fast runs early in the day to close the 82-run gap. Carey looked in great shape as he drove James Anderson for successive boundaries and into the 60s.
However, the experienced seamer made an astonishing recovery by bowling an inswinger from around the wicket that breached Carey’s defence and smashed into his stumps. Anderson now has 1100 first-class wickets to his name, adding another feather to his storied crown. Carey also became Anderson’s 685th Test victim, bringing the famous seamer’s total to 700 wickets.
Khawaja and Carey contributed 118 runs for the sixth wicket and got their side out of danger on Day 2 when they were 220/5. Following his demise, Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja combined for 34 runs for the seventh wicket.
However, things slowed down in the middle as both hitters failed to score because of England skipper Ben Stokes’ tight pitch. Khawaja’s 141-run innings came to an end when he sought to find a breach in the packed pitch and lost his stumps as a consequence of the pressure.
After dismissing the big man, the English seamers launched a torrent of bouncers at the Aussie tail, and it didn’t take long for the innings to be over, with Nathan Lyon (1), Scott Boland (0), and Cummins (38) all falling victim to the strategy. Australia ended their innings with a total of 383, behind by seven runs. For the hosts, Stuart Broad (3/68) and Ollie Robinson (3/55) were the standout bowlers. After the first innings, the Test is evenly matched, and both teams will battle it out to win the game in the second innings.
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