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A high-octane day of Test cricket saw England blow Australia away for 263, only for the tourists to reduce the home side to 68 for 3 at stumps on day one at Headingley. After winning the toss, England captain Ben Stokes had no hesitation in asking Australia to bat first.
LEEDS, England: Mitchell Marsh came in from the cold to hit a sensational century and drag Australia back into the third Ashes test at Headingley on Thursday (Jul 6), steering the tourists through to 240-5 at tea.
Australian batter Steve Smith is all geared up to achieve a milestone in his career as he is playing his 100th test match in Headingley on Thursday. Ahead of the game, Smith shared a story on his Instagram handle "Special shirt for my 100th Test". Steve Smith has performed well so far in the series. In 99 matches, Smith has scored 9,113 runs with an average of 59.56. He has scored 32 centuries and 37 half-centuries. Only 15 cricketers are part of Australia's "hundred club," but Smith will join an even more restricted group as one of only three hitters in the history of the sport to have played 50 or more Tests and averaged at least 59.
ENG vs AUS, 3rd Ashes Test, Day 1 Live: Australia are four wickets down on Day 1 of the ongoing third Ashes Test against England at Headingley. For England, Stuart Broad has picked two wickets while Chris Woakes, and Mark Wood have taken a wicket each so far. This comes after England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl. In the last match, England had to face their second defeat in the series. Even after Ben Stokes's incredible knock of 155 runs, England was not able to secure the win as they lost by 43 runs at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday. For Australia, Steve Smith will be making his 100th appearance in Test cricket. (Live Scorecard)
LEEDS, England : Key wickets for Stuart Broad at the start and end of the opening session of the third Ashes test at Headingley on Thursday gave England hope of keeping alive the series, with the tourists languishing on 91-4 at lunch.
Australia great Ricky Ponting has likened Ben Stokes' match-winning abilities to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's on-field demeanour, saying the England skipper is far ahead of his contemporaries in pressure situations just like the Indian legend used to be. Stokes almost single-handedly carried England to a series-levelling win, scoring 155 off 214 balls in the second Ashes Test at Lord's. It wasn't the first time he had terrorised Australia. In the 2019 Ashes, he smashed an unbeaten 135 to help the hosts register a remarkable one-wicket win at Leeds.
LONDON: England captain Ben Stokes' swashbuckling 155 was in vain as Australia won the second Ashes test at Lord's by 43 runs on an extraordinary final day on Sunday (Jul 2) to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Following his side's 43-run win over England in the second Ashes Test on Sunday, star Australian batter Steve Smith called Ben Stokes' innings "an unbelievable player who has done some incredible things." Ben Stokes' incredible knock of 155 runs couldn't secure the win for his side as Australian bowlers bounced and won the 2nd Ashes Test by 43 runs at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Sunday.