Wooden takes 5-34 on enthralling dayThird Ashes Take a look at, Headingley (day one):Australia 263: Marsh 118; Wooden 5-34, Woakes 3-73England 68-3: Crawley 33; Cummins 2-28England path by 195 runsScorecard

An electrical Mark Wooden took 5 wickets for England however the essential third Ashes Take a look at is within the stability after an enthralling first day at Headingley.

Wooden helped England dismiss Australia for 263, regardless of a sensational century from Mitchell Marsh, however the hosts had been lowered to 68-3 on the shut, trailing by 195.

England took benefit of profitable the toss on a fast pitch to scale back Australia to 85-4 earlier than Marsh got here in and and bludgeoned 118 from as many balls.

He dominated a stand of 155 with Travis Head, clubbing 17 fours and 4 sixes.

England had been damage by dropping 4 probabilities, together with Marsh on 12 and Head on 9, however roared again into the sport after Marsh fell within the remaining over earlier than tea.

From 240-4, Australia misplaced their remaining six wickets for 23 runs with Wooden, like Marsh enjoying his first match of the collection, taking 5-34 in an exciting show of excessive tempo – at one stage reaching 96.5mph.

England had been left with 90 minutes to bat within the night and misplaced Ben Duckett and Harry Brook to Pat Cummins earlier than Marsh eliminated Zak Crawley.

Joe Root is nineteen not out and Jonny Bairstow unbeaten on one as England try to overturn a 2-0 collection lead for the primary time in Ashes historical past and forestall Australia clinching the urn on the earliest alternative.

Headingley delivers gripping day amid the hype

Wooden takes very good 5-34 on England return

The build-up to this Take a look at was dominated by the poisonous fallout from Bairstow’s controversial dismissal at Lord’s, with expectations of a hostile environment from the Leeds crowd.

After a smattering of boos following the Australian nationwide anthem, Stuart Broad eliminated David Warner for the sixteenth time in his profession with the fifth ball of the day.

Wooden thrilled the gang together with his fast opening spell and, as soon as Broad had Steve Smith caught behind off the within edge for…

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