England vs Australia, 4th Ashes Test, Day 1 Highlights: Chris Woakes Takes 4 For England, Australia 299/8 At Stumps
ENG vs AUS, 4th Ashes Test Highlights: Australia ended Day 1 of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test against England at 299/8 in Manchester.
ENG vs AUS, 4th Ashes Test Highlights: Australia ended Day 1 of the ongoing fourth Ashes Test against England at 299/8 in Manchester. Currently, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are standing unbeaten at the crease. Opting to bowl first, England took wickets at regular intervals and kept an upper hand in the game. However, Marnus Labuschagne (51) and Mitchell Marsh (51) smashed half-centuries and kept Australia in the game. Apart from them, Travis Head and Steve Smith also scored 48 and 41 runs respectively. For England, Woakes took four wickets while Stuart Broad two wickets. Apart from them, Moeen Ali and Mark Wood scalped one wicket each. (Scorecard)
Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
England Playing XI: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
England Cricket Team
Australia Cricket Team
Ben Stokes
James Anderson
Pat Cummins
David Warner
Old Trafford, Manchester
ENG vs AUS, 4th Ashes Test Live Updates
Back for England's reply. The players are out in the middle. Looks like it will be Starc's left arm that will stride in first. Three slips and a gully in place.
...SECOND INNINGS...
For England, Chris Woakes was the star with the ball with a five-fer. The others gave him able support. All the bowlers got a wicket at least and overall, England will be pretty pleased with their effort. Now it is onto their batters, the conditions should favor them and they would want to cash in. Australia on the other hand, will want to make most of the new ball and get a few early wickets or it could be a long day in the field for them. Stay tuned for the reply.
England have wrapped up the Australian innings quite quickly and judging by the conditions overhead and the wicket, they'll be happy with their effort. By no means is 317 a small score but we still feel the Aussies would have wanted a lot more. The problem for them was their batters failed to convert the starts they got off too. Two of them scored fifties, a couple got out in the 40s but they needed someone to go on and make it a big one. They though still have got to a competitive total courtesy of a combined batting effort.
OUT! TAKEN! Chris Woakes will end with a five-fer! Job done by the English bowlers! Goes a bit short, outside off. Hazlewood has a poke and gets a thick outside edge to third slip where Ben Duckett takes it well over his head. A good catch and Australia finish with 317.
Woakes from around the wicket! Length and outside off, Hazlewood knocks it to point.
Maiden from Wood! Bangs it on the shorter side, on middle. Starc makes a good leave.
Bowls it on the hips. Starc glances it to fine leg but denies the run.
Wood bowls at 144 clicks. Shorter and on middle, defended out.
Length ball, outside off, Hazlewood punches it to cover for no run.
Goes short and outside off. Starc leaves.
Short of a length and on middle and leg. Starc swings across but misses. An appeal but that was pitching outside the line.
Mark Wood is brought into the attack.
Pushes it full and on middle, Hazlewood somehow blocks it out.
Outside off on a length, Hazlewood punches it to point.
A bouncer on middle, Hazlewood makes a very good leave.
On middle, it is tucked to mid-wicket for a single.
THREE MORE! A length ball, outside off. Hazlewood slaps it through covers for three runs as Broad dives near the ropes and saves a run.
Beaten! A length ball, across the batter, outside off. Hazlewood looks to play at it but misses.
Length and way outside off, Starc lets it go.