Stuart Broad gets Steve Smith cheaply and David Warner for seventh time in Ashes series
Steve Smith didn’t maneuver for the first time in the Ashes this summer as England reduced Australia at tea in their push for a success in the day four of the fifth Test at The Oval.
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Smith trimmed Stuart Broad to leave for 23, having created 144, 142, 92, 211, 82 and 80 within his six Test innings.
Mitch Marsh (24) also fell in the afternoon, flicking Joe Root to brief leg having appreciated lifelines on six and 13, firstly when he was caught off a Chris Woakes no ball and after when Rory Burns shelled at gully – Marsh’s wicket finish a fifth-wicket alliance of 63 with Matthew Wade (60no).
Burns has been the catcher when Broad disregarded David Warner (11) to the first time in the series throughout the afternoon – that the batsman finish the Ashes using a dreadful tally of 95 runs in 10 innings at an average of 9.5.
Warner and Marcus Harris (9) had completed Australia’s highest opening stand that this summer – a paltry 18 – before Broad sent Harris’ away stump cartwheeling from around the wicket.
Jack Leach had Marnus Labuschagne (14) stumped by Jonny Bairstow before lunch and when Smith departed from the next session, England’s hopes of a triumph inside four days were ignited.
Nevertheless, the tenacious Wade – that smashed Leach for three bounds in a row in one over prior to finishing a 65-ball fifth Test fifty – along with skipper Tim Paine (10no) could help Australia take the game into Monday.
Leach (9) and Jofra Archer (3) dropped inside 20 minutes in the morning following England resumed on 313-8 – Broad (12no off nine balls) smiting Pat Cummins for 2 sixes after Archer was out caught behind off Cummins on inspection and earlier Leach top-edged Nathan Lyon (4-69) to mid-on.
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