Stuart Broad gets Steve Smith cheaply and David Warner for seventh time in Ashes series
As England reduced Australia at tea in their drive for a victory in the day four of the fifth Test at The Oval to 167-5 steve Smith failed to pass for the first time from the Ashes this summer.
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Smith trimmed Ben Stokes at leg slip and Stuart Broad together to depart for 23, with left 144, 142, 92, 211, 82 and 80 in his six previous Test innings.
Mitch Marsh (24) also dropped in the afternoon, flicking Joe Root to short leg having enjoyed lifelines on six and 13, presumably when he was captured off a Chris Woakes no ball and after when Rory Burns shelled at gully – Marsh’s wicket ending a fifth-wicket alliance of 63 with Matthew Wade (60no).
Burns was the catcher when Broad disregarded David Warner (11) to the seventh time in the series during the morning – 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 this summer – a paltry 18 – until Broad sent Harris’ off stump cartwheeling from round the wicket.
Jack Leach also had Marnus Labuschagne (14) stumped by Jonny Bairstow prior to lunch and when Smith departed at the second semester, England’s hopes of a triumph inside four times were sabotaged.
But the stubborn Wade – that blasted Leach for three borders in a row one over before finishing a 65-ball fifth Evaluation fifty – and – skipper Tim Paine (10no) could help Australia take the match into Monday.
Leach (9) and also Jofra Archer (3) fell inside 20 minutes from the afternoon after England declared on 313-8 – Broad (12no off two chunks ) smiting Pat Cummins for 2 sixes later Archer was out caught behind off Cummins on inspection and before Leach top-edged Nathan Lyon (4-69) into mid-on.
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