When skipper Joe Root fell on the fifth last ball of the evening, having edged Mitchell Starc, any hope England had of a miracle draw vanished | SMHsport
When skipper Joe Root fell on the fifth last ball of the evening, having edged Mitchell Starc, any hope England had of a miracle draw vanished. Root had minutes earlier been felled by a hit to the groin from Starc. Play was stopped as Root, hit in the same area in the nets before play which delayed his day, assessed any damage. So much for England now depends on talisman Ben Stokes.
The third innings of a Test match when a side is aiming to double a 200-plus lead can lack intensity. This was no exception.If confirmation did not come when fast bowler Ollie Robinson, channelling the spirit of Colin ‘Funky’ Miller, abandoned his seam-uppers to bowl three overs of off-spin, it came later when part-time spinnersHarris has at least two allies on the three-person selection panel in coach Justin Langer and selection chair George Bailey.
Conversely, Australia’s domination of England is also the perfect time to blood a next-generation opener in Bryce Street or Henry Hunt, who average 40.9 and 38.5 respectively., who were first teammates as primary school kids, though it would leave Australia with two veterans at the top who are well into the twilight of their careers.
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