Live Score Australia vs England 1st Ashes Test, Day 3 Live Updates: AUS 427/10, lead by 280 runs
Australia’s Travis Head bats during day three of the first Ashes cricket test at the Gabba in Brisbane
INNINGS BREAK!
Australia 427 /10 in 104.3 overs in 1st innings: WICKET, out BOWLED! Wood sets Travis Head’s way to the pavilion. Wood takes the last moment opportunity to bowl a yorker to Mark Wood who made a lot of room and hits the middle timber. A fantastic 152 run-knock comes to an end which also wraps up Australia’s first innings.
Travis Head smashes 150
Australia 420/9 in 102.3 overs in 1st innings: WICKET! Mark Wood sends Lyon to the pavilion. A short ball from Wood rushes into Lyon’s body. Lyon, who tries to play it finds Robinson coming in from square leg and takes an easy catch. Hard yards put by Wood finally pay off. Australia are nine down!
Australia 403/8 in 100 overs in 1st innings: 400 come up for Australia and they are still on to gather runs on the board. The hosts now have a decent 250+ run lead in their bag. Lucky Travis Head, who is on his way to smash 150 runs, always gets some consolidation from the other end. Nathan Lyon it is this time who is supporting the left-handed England cricketer. The Aussies gathered 12 runs from the previous five over.
Australia 391/8 in 96 overs in 1st innings: WICKET! Chris Woakes strikes and removes Mitchell Starc and breaks the 85-run partnership between the latter and Travis Head. The left-handed batsman becomes prey to slow and full delivery, smashes an aerial flick but finds Rory Burns at deep square leg who easily pockets the catch.
Hardly any celebration from the England side. They can feel the pressure of the ascending lead.
Australia 386/7 in 95 overs in 1st innings: Travis Head is brimming with confidence. Playing the ball purely on the basis of merit, the centurion is rotating strikes and smashing boundaries. Mitchell Starc is providing good solid support from the other end. England are in desperate need of wickets. Overall 22 runs smashed from the last five overs.
Australia 364/7 in 90 overs in 1st innings: Robinson and Wood are bowling hard in the incessant spell to get some purchase from the turf and get England an early breakthrough. The Partnership between Head and Starc goes past 50. Australia’s lead swells up to 200 runs. Can the hosts go further big on the lead?
Australia 347/7 in 85 overs in 1st innings: A total of four runs from the opening over on Day 3 of the play at the Gabba, Brisbane. The turf is offering great bounce and carry. Can centurion Travis Head reach his 150?
Chris Woakes in the attack with the ball. Travis Head takes the strike.
Day 3 play begins in Brisbane.
Have a look at the Gabba’s turf before the play on Day 3
Day 2 Report – Australia vs England 1st Ashes Test, Day 2: Head, Warner guide Australia to 196-run lead in opening Test
Australia batter Travis Head’s rollicking unbeaten century in the final session of Day Two of the first Ashes Test and a 94 by opener David Warner has put Australia in a position of ascendancy here. At stumps, Australia are 343/7 in 84 overs and lead by 196 runs with Head (112 not out) and Mitchell Starc (10 not out) at the crease. It was a day of Test cricket when Australia made the most of their chances while England were left to rue the opportunities they missed on the field.
Playing XI
Australia – David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
England – Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach
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