Photos from Day 2 of the third Ashes Check between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds on Friday.
IMAGE: Australia captain Pat Cummins celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Joe Root, on Day 2 of the third Ashes Check, at Headingley, on Friday. {Photograph}: Lee Smith/Reuters
England’s hopes as soon as once more lay with Ben Stokes because the captain remained on the crease following the morning session on day two of the third Ashes Check on Friday, with the hosts struggling on 142/7 at lunch, trailing Australia by 121 runs.
On his residence floor, Joe Root edged by way of to the slips off the second ball of the day with out including to his in a single day rating of 19, earlier than one other Yorkshireman, Jonny Bairstow (12), was out moments later, gifting Australia one other catch.
IMAGE: England captain Ben Stokes reacts after getting hit by a brief ball from Mitchell Starc. {Photograph}: Lee Smith/Reuters
Stokes, whose unbelievable century at Lord’s within the second Check was in useless as England fell 2-0 behind within the sequence, gave the impression to be visibly uncomfortable together with his troublesome knee damage, however soldiered on to stem the movement of wickets.
IMAGE: Australia’s gamers have fun after Mitchell Starc claimed the wicket of Jonny Bairstow. {Photograph}: Lee Smith/Reuters
Alongside the recalled Moeen Ali, the pair put collectively a partnership of 44 at a gradual scoring price, earlier than the returning spinner wildly hooked the ball straight to Steve Smith to present Australia captain Pat Cummins his fourth wicket of the innings.
Chris Woakes (10) tried to up the ante with some huge pictures, however acquired a high edge by way of to wicket keeper Alex Carey on the final ball earlier than lunch to depart the hosts seven down and staring down the barrel of one other defeat.
IMAGE: Chris Woakes is hit on the helmet by a bouncer from Mitchell Starc. {Photograph}: Lee Smith/Reuters
Trailing by such a margin, in a match England should win to forestall Australia retaining the Ashes with two matches to spare, one other captain’s innings in…
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