England discovered their long ago into the 5th and ultimate Ashes Check because the hosts controlled to push aside Australia at 295 in Day 2 at The Oval after being bundled for 283 on Wednesday.
With Chris Woakes nabbing 3 wickets, Stuart Huge, Mark Picket and Joe Root controlled to pick out a brace every. Ben Stokes would possibly not have bowled however the England skipper controlled to give a contribution on box with an astonishing catch on the boundary to take away his Australian counterpart, Pat Cummins.
With simply the only wicket left in Australia’s kitty, Cummins made up our minds to damage the shackles and opt for a boundary over lengthy on off Root. And it gave the impression of he had controlled to get sufficient bat on it because it sailed over the ropes just for Stokes to well convey it again in and entire a a success clutch. Right here’s the video:
What a option to end the day! ?
A shocking clutch from the captain brings Day 2 to an in depth ?
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Stokes isn’t new to grabbing stunners at The Oval with that one passed catch of JP Duminy within the opening fit of the 2019 Global Cup very a lot contemporary within the reminiscence.
For Australia, Steve Smith used to be the manager orchestrator with the bat – scoring 71 off 123 deliveries. Usman Khawaja controlled 47 runs whilst Cummins (36) and Todd Murphy (34) contributed giant from the ground order.
At Stumps on Day 2, the guests lead by means of 12 runs with a end result very a lot a chance. Whilst England wish to stage the collection, Australia shall be eyeing a primary collection triumph in England since 2001.