Published Jul 5, 2023, 6:49 pm IST
England faces a must-win situation in the third Ashes Test against Australia, trailing the five-match series 2-0. The score is 2-0 in favour of Australia, but England has tried to play bold cricket, unconcerned about the outcome. However, at this level, teams should be flexible enough to adopt different strategies, and if something isn’t working, the teams should switch to plan B, which is exactly what England should do. Australia has been outstanding in the Ashes, denying England a chance to dominate. Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc have kept the English batters at bay. If England remains rigid and plays only one way, this Australian bowling lineup will destroy them.
England vs Australia – 3rd Test
Venue: Headingley Stadium – Leeds
Date & Time: 06th July 2023 at 03:30 PM IST
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Avg 1st inn score | 344 |
Avg 2nd inn score | 329 |
Win% batting 1st | 46 |
Win% batting 2nd | 54 |
The pitch appears to be very green right now, but we anticipate that some of the grass will have been removed by the time of the toss on Wednesday morning. A reasonable first-inning total will be around 350.
This Test is expected to have cloudy conditions on Day 1 and rain on Day 2. Clear skies are expected to predominate beginning on Day 3.
ENG ( England ) | L L W L W |
AUS ( Australia ) | W W W D W |
Matches Played | ENG Won | AUS Won | Tie | NR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 357 | 110 | 151 | 0 | 96 |
Last 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Todd Murphy, Josh Hazlewood
Alex Carey, Ben Duckett, Usman Khawaja, Joe Root, Steven Smith(C), Travis Head, Ben Stokes(VC), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins
Alex Carey, Harry Brook, Usman Khawaja(VC), Joe Root(C), Steven Smith, Travis Head, Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins
Captain – Steven Smith, Joe Root
Vice-captain – Ben Stokes, Usman Khawaja
Wicketkeeper – Jonny Bairstow
After losing the first two games, England will be desperate to win one more game and keep the series alive. England has looked good in patches, but they have struggled to execute the Bazball against Australia’s bowling attack. England must reconsider their strategy and play a more prudent game. They will be blown away by Australia if they remain rigid and continue to play the way they do. Considering the team combination, Australia is expected to win this match.
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