Australia 416 (Smith 110, Head 77, Warner 66, Root 3-19, Tongue 3-98) and 279 (Khawaja 77, Broad 4-65) beat England 325 (Duckett 98, Brook 50, Starc 3-88) and 327 (Stokes 155, Duckett 88, Cummins 3-69, Starc 3-29, Hazlewood 3-80) by 43 runs
What was a hard-fought but reasonably sedate final day, erupted into controversy and raw emotion when Bairstow wandered out of his crease having avoided a bouncer from Cameron Green in the 52nd over with Alex Carey then throwing down the stumps. Australia appealed and the third umpire upheld the decision with Bairstow well out of his ground.
In scenes unlike any witnessed at this ground, even in its long history of epic matches, the game was then played out in a febrile atmosphere where Australia were jeered endlessly by a full final-day crowd and MCC members had to reminded about their behaviour after incidents when the players left the field for lunch.
When Bairstow was dismissed, England needed 178. Stokes then unleashed an assault on Australia’s attack, adding 108 in 21 overs with Stuart Broad, with an innings that included nine sixes. He was given a life on 114 when Steven Smith spilled a chance at deep square leg. This was Headingly 2019 on steroids, if that’s possible. Australia were rattled; England got to a point where they looked favourites.
But straight after the afternoon drinks break Stokes top-edged Josh Hazlewood into the off side with 70 runs still needed. It was too much for the lower order who succumbed to the short ball, both Ollie Robinson and Broad hooking into the deep. Josh Tongue and James Anderson hung on for a while, briefly teasing the outlandish possibility of a final twist, before Mitchell Starc got one at leg stump as Tongue gave himself room.
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