Australia are in danger of an innings defeat in the fourth test being played at Old Trafford in Manchester. By the end of the game on the third day, Australia had lost four wickets to just 113 runs in the second innings. The Kangaroo team is still 162 runs behind England. Marnus Labushen 44 and Mitchell Marsh returned undefeated after scoring a run on stumps.
England dominated the match by taking four wickets from Australia on Friday, the third day of the fourth Test match of the Ashes series. England finished the first innings on 592 runs and took a 275-run lead against Australia.
By the end of the game on the third day, Australia had scored 113 runs in the second innings losing four wickets, making them trail England by 162 runs. Australia’s first innings were down to 317 runs.
Mark Wood did not give the Australian batsmen a chance to recover at their fast pace. He completed a wicket century in Test cricket by dismissing Usman Khawaja (18), Steve Smith (17) and Travis Head (01). Chris Woakes showed David Warner (28) the way to the pavilion.
Earlier, wicket-keeper Johnny Bairstow’s batsman (99 not out) missed his century by just one run due to the sacking of his partner. England started playing ahead of 384 runs by four wickets in the morning, then their lead was 67 runs. The team dominated until the end of the innings, in which Bairstow and James Anderson shared a 66-run partnership for the tenth wicket.
Out of this, Anderson scored just five runs and was sidelined by Cameron Green’s ball (2 wickets for 64 runs). Because of this, Bairstow went unbeaten on 99 runs (10 fours and four sixes), for which he played 81 balls.
England had taken a 189-run lead by scoring 506 runs from eight wickets until lunch. To keep the Ashes series alive for England, it is necessary to win this Test.
Australian captain Pat Cummins (1/129) took the first wicket on Friday in the form of his counterpart Ben Stokes (51), helping England to 437 for five, a 120-run lead.
Stokes, who played innings of 155 and 80 at Lord’s and Headingley respectively, finished another important innings with an inside lead. Mitchell Starc (2/137) left the field Thursday after falling awkwardly on his shoulder.
Following this, Harry Brook gave up his wicket on Josh Hazlewood’s ball. He scored 61 runs. Stark caught his wicket at limit. At the time, England’s lead was 157 runs. Stark again gave up 12 runs in the 93rd and in the next, Hazlewood sent Chris Woakes to the flag at zero. Mark Wood (06) became the victim of Hazlewood (five wickets for 126 runs).