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Australia showed its dominance over England on the third day of the second Test of the Ashes series. England started the day well, but lost wickets early. England remained in trouble due to the bowling of Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Neser. At stumps, England were 134/6 and 43 runs behind.
Delhi: The second match of the Ashes series 2025-26 is being played at The Gabba, Brisbane. The third day of the match was in Australia’s favor. First, Australia batted brilliantly and equaled England’s score of 334 runs in the first innings. After this the team scored a total of 511 runs and took a lead of 177 runs. In reply, by the end of the day’s play, England had scored 134 runs at the loss of 6 wickets and the team was currently 43 runs behind.
England’s struggling innings
England started the day losing early wickets and soon got into trouble. Before dinner, the openers had given a slightly good start, but after the break the Australian bowlers completely took over the innings. Ben Duckett was bowled after scoring 15 runs and Zak Crawley was out on Neser’s ball after scoring 44 runs. Ollie Pope continued his efforts by scoring 26 runs, but Mitchell Starc gave a big blow to England by dismissing Joe Root for 15 runs. Harry Brook (15) and Jamie Smith (4) were also out early. At stumps, England scored 134/6 and were 43 runs behind Australia.
Australia’s dominance
Australia scored 511 runs in the first innings. Jake Weatherald scored 72, Marnus Labuschagne scored 65 and captain Steve Smith scored 61 runs. After this, Mitchell Starc, who took 6 wickets in England’s first innings, showed his all-round ability by scoring 77 runs. Alex Carey also played an unbeaten inning of 63 runs. All 11 players from Australia touched double figures. Bryden Carse took 4 wickets for England and captain Stokes took 3 wickets.
By the end of the third day, Australia continues to dominate and England is still lagging behind. To save England’s innings on the fourth day, captain Ben Stokes and the remaining batsmen will have to bat long and cautiously. If wickets fall early then the match can be completely in Australia’s control. Australia has strengthened its chances of victory on the third day and England will have to struggle on the fourth day while dealing with the challenge of pink ball.
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