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Brilliant Brook keeps England’s Ashes dream alive in thriller against Australia

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Yorkshireman Harry Brook hit a superb 75 on his home ground of Headingley to steer England to victory in the 3rd Test against Australia and keep the Ashes series alive.

The visitors now hold a 2-1 lead in the five-Test series, with the next match at Old Trafford starting on July 19. It was another nail-biting climax on Sunday as England finally edged the game by three wickets as Chris Woakes and Mark Wood saw them over the line after Mitchell Starc had taken the attack to the hosts almost single-handedly, finishing with five for 78.

After being set a target of 251 runs to win after Australia's second innings, England started the day on 27 without loss, needing 224 more runs for victory.

But Ben Duckett was trapped LBW by Starc for 23 and Moeen Ali’s promotion to number three in place of Brook backfired as the all-rounder had his leg stump knocked over by Starc for just five runs.

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