- Updates from the third day of play at Headingley
- England capitulate with an exhausted shrug
- Any thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft
If yesterday’s chaos was too much of a blur to digest, allow Vic Marks to remind you what happened.
This was the day when the poverty of English batsmanship in this form of the game was laid bare. The Ashes hung in the balance; there was scope for England to bat with hope having dismissed Australia for 179 on the first day. The sun, supposedly the batsman’s friend at Headingley, was out.
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I’m around for the next hour or so before play begins. If you want to riff on England’s pain, or perhaps celebrate Australia’s impending victory, you can drop me an email or a tweet.
Using the ICC Test Player Rankings England’s top seven in 2019 have an average Rating of 579 ranking points – that is the second lowest they have recorded in a calendar year since 2001. In 2014 they dipped lower at 536. #Ashes
Written by Jonathan Howcroft (now), Adam Collins and Rob Smyth (later)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/aug/24/ashes-2019-england-v-australia-third-test-day-three-live-cricket under the title “Ashes 2019: England v Australia, third Test day three – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
