England's ultra-attacking batting costs them dearly once again, with near misses during Australia's second innings twisting the knife into Stuart Broad in particular.
1. Ben Stokes falls second ball of the dayAfter a calamitous spell of batting late on day two, captain Ben Stokes came out and appeared to be the man to calm things down for England.
He was just playing cricket shots — defending on the stumps, leaving outside off — but compared to those that came before, it was a revolution. So, coming into day three, with six wickets in hand and just 138 runs left to catch Australia, Stokes was once again the key man for England.A brutal start, and it only went downhill from there for England.England's ultra-aggressive approach is missing more often than hitting to start this series.
Stokes's dismissal was a rough way to kick off proceedings for England, but they still had Harry Brook, who averages 70 in Tests, and two-time Ashes centurion Jonny Bairstow at the crease.Brook fell into the bouncer trap in a fittingly hideous manner and Bairstow chipped a simple catch to mid-on, leaving England's fragile tail exposed and out in the cold.
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