The third Test of the 2023 Ashes series between England and Australia is all set to take place from July 6 to July 10 at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds. The visitors are leading two-nil in the five-match Test series. They won the second Test by 43 runs, defending 370 runs in the fourth innings at The Lord’s in London.
Batting first, Australia put 416 runs on the board, with Steve Smith scoring a century. In response, England managed 325 runs, handing Australia a lead of 91 runs. Ben Duckett missed out on a century, as he got out for 98 runs. The visitors scored 279 runs in their second innings, to set a target of 370. England fell short, despite skipper Ben Stokes’ century. Steve Smith earned the Player of the Match for his brilliant performance.
Heading into the third Test, Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has been ruled out of the series. He suffered a calf injury during the Lord’s Test. Todd Murphy is expected to replace him in the playing XI. Meanwhile, England will be without the services of Ollie Pope, who has been ruled out due to shoulder surgery. He is likely to undergo surgery.
Match Details:
Match: England (ENG) vs Australia (AUS), Third Test, Ashes 2023
Date: July 6 – July 10
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Headingley, Leeds usually favours the batters. The first-innings total at the ground is 300 runs. The team that wins the toss is likely to opt to bat first, to take advantage of the batting conditions.
Weather Report:
The weather is predicted to be fairly dry during the third Ashes test at Headingley Stadium in Leeds. There might be a few rain interruptions, however, we are likely to get a full game.
Predicted Playing XIs:
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Todd Murphy, Josh Hazlewood
Head-to-Head:
Australia and England have faced each other in 358 Test matches. Out of these 358 games, Australia has won 152 test matches. Whereas England has emerged as winners on 110 occasions.
Dream11 Prediction: Top Player Picks
Captain: Joe Root
Vice-captain: Steve Smith
Wicketkeeper: Jonny Bairstow, Alex Carey
Batters: Usman Khawaja
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Cameron Green
Bowlers: Stuart Broad, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Ollie Robinson
Squad:
England: Ben Stokes (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
Australia: Pat Cummins, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, David Warner
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