Robinson bowled Green for 28. With this breakup of the partnership, both sides have an equal chance to win the match. When the news was last written, Australia needed 89 runs and England required four wickets. Currently, Australia are 192 for 6. Alex Carey has come on the pitch after the fall of Green’s wicket.
Australia resumed their second innings at 107 for three on the fifth day, but after losing the wickets of Boland and Head, the visitors became more cautious.
Khawaja, the centurion in the first innings has been standing on the pitch like a rock. He has been playing sublime innings and going great guns. He is not at all in a hurry. If he remains on the wicket for some time, then Australia will have a great chance to go one up in the series.
The anticlimax of the first Ashes Test has arrived after tea on the final day. All three results are possible.
Are they going to sneak one more over before tea? No, the bails have been removed by the umpire.. A very arduous cricket match in which Australia made little headway. But with five wickets in hand, they were able to reduce the target to around 100. It’s still anyone’s game here. With the ball having played 59 overs, England will need something exceptional. Off the surface, there isn’t much activity, and Khawaja and Green have mostly been unaffected. Australia really struggled to put points on the board in that first hour due to England’s excellent ball control so far.
Who else but Broad could have made the first significant development of the day by firing the night watchman? Then, despite having a finger problem, Moeen Ali used some sorcery to dispatch Head.
Since then, Green has handled the pressure admirably, while Khawaja is now difficult to unseat.
