BIRMINGHAM: Australia’s experienced spinner Nathan Lyon and pacer Pat Cumm put up a show in the second session of Day 4 in the first Test match of Ashes 2023 at Edgbaston.
England ended their second innings with a score of 273, with Cummins picking up the final wicket, Australia need to chase down a target of 281.
It was Lyon and Cummins who kept England on the edge for the majority of the session. With Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow on the pitch, England went on with their usual style of play. But Lyon with his experience managed to halt their progress as he dismissed Bairstow following an LBW for a score of 20. Stokes (43) soon followed the footsteps of Bairstow two overs later as he ended up losing his wicket to Cummins.
Even after going down to 7 wickets, England didn’t succumb to the situation and went on with their style of play. Moeen Ali was next in line to lose his wicket. Josh Hazlewood came into the attack, he set up the field which indicated his thought process of bowling a short ball. His plan worked perfectly as Moeen tried to play a pull shot but the ball gently brushed off his glove and landed in the gloves of Carey.
Ollie Robinson and Stuart Broad showed some fight and managed to keep their partnership alive for seven overs. But they couldn’t survive Lyon’s fierce spin bowling attack, Robinson lost his wicket against the spinner for a score of 27. Stuart Broad and James Anderson tried to stitch up a partnership for the final wicket stand. They survived for the next five overs but, Cummins came in to put an end to their partnership. He dismissed Andrson for a score of 12. (ANI)
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