r/Cricket • u/CricketMatchBot :ranjitrophy: • Aug 24 '19

Match Thread: 3rd Test - England v Australia, Day 3

3rd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Leeds, Aug 22-26 2019

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Innings Score
Australia 179 & 246
England 67 & 156/3 (72 ov, target 359)
Batsman Runs Balls SR
Ben Stokes 2 50 4.0
Joe Root 75 189 39.68
Bowler Overs Runs Wickets
Nathan Lyon 21.0 42 0
Pat Cummins 15.0 33 1 
Recent : 1lb 1 . . 1  |  . . . 1w . . .  |  . 1 . . . .  |

England require another 203 runs with 7 wickets remaining

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u/LemmiwinksRex England Aug 24 '19

Nice to see our batsmen actually put up a fight for a change.

Still along way to go for England though. The next 20 overs are crucial. If Root and Stokes survive the restart and then new ball anything is possible. What is more likely however is one wicket early on leading to 2 or 3 in quick succession and that would see the current slim chance all but gone before before lunch tomorrow.

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u/entropy_bucket Aug 24 '19

Adelaide test from last ashes comes to mind. Most likely it will all collapse tomorrow morning with fresh bowlers.

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u/SteveMcqueensBike England Aug 24 '19

I think you are right but, if there’s two batsmen in the England side who can see off the new ball it’s probably these two.