AUS beat ENG 3rd Test – Australia Retain Ashes: The HUMILIATION is completed. The hosts Australia have defeated England by innings and 14 runs in the third Test at MCG. As a result, Pat Cummins & Co have RETAINED the Ashes with 3-0 lead in the 5 test series. Joe Root & Co once again suffered an embarrassing collapse as they were bowled out for a meagre total of 68 after starting their innings at 31/4. Local boy Scott Boland took six wickets including the joint-fastest fifer to become the stand out player on debut. Follow InsideSport.IN for more Ashes 2021 updates
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6-7 Scott Boland that is SENSATIONAL!
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England have equalled their previous record of 1998 of scoring most ducks in a calendar year in Test cricket – 54 times.
England have equalled Bangladesh’s record of losing most Test matches in a calendar year – 9.
Fastest 5-wicket hauls in Test cricket: (in terms of balls bowled)
- 19 – Ernie Toshack vs IND, Brisbane 1947
- 19 – Stuart Broad vs AUS, Nottingham 2015
- 19 – SCOTT BOLAND vs ENG, Melbourne 2021
AUS beat ENG: Australia Retain Ashes, Scott Boland takes record 6 wickets as Australia humiliates England with innings defeat
Australia Retain Ashes – England Humiliated: Joe Root remained the top-scorer with 28 runs while Ben Stokes remained the only other player to reach double figures. Australia are now 3-0 ahead in the Test series ahead of the fourth and fifth Test in Sydney & Hobart. They are on the verge of winning the series 5-0 as predicted by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
Joe Root is NOT lying down in the final two games. 🔥
Will England salvage some pride next test?
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AUS beat ENG, Ashes 3rd Test: Scott Boland takes six wickets as Australia defeat England by 14 runs & inns, regain ASHES
Australia Retain Ashes: Ben Stokes (11) was the first one to depart on Day 3 as he was clean bowled by Mitchell Starc. After this, Scott Boland got in the act and he cleaned up the England lower-order.
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In his debut, Boland went on to take six wickets in the second innings to hand Australia a memorable victory. England was bowled out for just 68 in the second innings.
Skipper Joe Root (28) was the final nail in the coffin and England went down without showing any fight in the second innings of the third Test.
COVID-19 cases surge to six but players test negative- All the players have tested negative in RT-PCR tests which comes a huge relief for Ashes. However, a couple of more cases surged the total positive cases to 6 with a support staff of the already quarantining family testing positive for the virus.
“All Australian and England players return negative test results … but there’s still “growing concerns” as Covid cluster among England support staff and family members grows,” added Fox Cricket.
AUS beat ENG, Ashes 3rd Test: Scott Boland takes six wickets as Australia defeat England by 14 runs & inns, regain ASHES
1st session- Day 3
- WICKET! Sixth wicket for Scott Boland, Australia one wicket away from regaining Ashes.
- WICKET! Scott Boland completes fifer with Mark Wood caught & bowled
- WICKET! Boland is living his dream debut, Joe Root departs and England’s chances completely tatter for The Ashes
- WICKET! After Starc, now Scott Boland takes his 3rd wicket with an umpire call. Jonny Bairstow lbw OUT
- WICKET! Ben Stokes bowled by Starc, England lose their fifth wicket
- FOUR! Stokes brings his first boundary of Day 3, great signs for England. All they need is a good partnership.
- FOUR! Joe Root in a complete positive frame of mind
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | 7 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 22.58 | |
| Zak Crawley | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 | |
| Dawid Malan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 28 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 47.46 | |
| Jack Leach | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ben Stokes | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 | |
| Jonny Bairstow | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.78 | |
| Jos Buttler (WK) | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 | |
| Mark Wood | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ollie Robinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| James Anderson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 68/10 (27.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2.90 |
| Pat Cummins | 10 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1.90 |
| Scott Boland | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.75 |
| Cameron Green | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2.18 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | 1-7 | 4.4 |
| DJ Malan | 2-7 | 4.5 |
| H Hameed | 3-22 | 10.3 |
| MJ Leach | 4-22 | 10.5 |
| Ben Stokes | 5-46 | 16.5 |
| JM Bairstow | 6-60 | 22.5 |
| JE Root | 7-61 | 24.4 |
| Mark Wood | 8-65 | 26.1 |
| Ollie Robinson | 9-65 | 26.3 |
| James Anderson | 10-68 | 27.4 |
The hosts will be aiming to put the final nail on Day 3 by picking England’s 6 remaining wickets and hand England their 12th straight loss (including a tie) on Australian soil.
Australia leads the five-match series 2-0 on the back of comprehensive wins in the first two matches in Brisbane and Adelaide respectively.
AUS beat ENG, Ashes 3rd Test: Scott Boland takes six wickets as Australia defeat England by 14 runs & inns, regain ASHES
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