Joe Root made his intentions clear to Australia, and captain Pat Cummins had to change his field to prevent the former England captain from causing more harm.
In the ongoing first Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston, England was led by Joe Root on Day 4.
After losing two wickets before the end of play on Day 3, England resumed play on the penultimate day at 28/2, with vice-captain Ollie Pope and Root still without a run. As Joe Root Rampages Scott Boland For Six And Four Consecutive Deliveries, A Rattled Pat Cummins Changes The Field.
Joe Root came close to reaching his fifty, As Nathan Lyon dismissed him for 46
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Root, however, didn’t waste any time getting going as he hit two consecutive boundaries in the second over of the day. Off consecutive deliveries, Root ramped Scoot Boland for a six followed by a four.
Root made his intentions clear to Australia, and captain Pat Cummins had to change his field to prevent the former England captain from causing more harm.
Unfortunately, Root came close to reaching his half-century. Nathan Lyon dismissed him for 46. The Ashes-holders had the better of a rain-shortened third day earlier, thanks in large part to Cummins, who shone with both bat and ball.
In a total of 386 runs, the lower-order batsman contributed a useful 38. He leaves Australia’s first-innings deficit at just seven runs. The fast bowler then dismissed Ben Duckett, and in a dramatic 20-minute period of play in between showers. England also lost their other opener, Zak Crawley.
The Australian captain struck first on Day 4 by ripping Ollie Pope’s off-stump apart with a vicious yorker. Robinson put an end to the innings when he had Cummins caught by Stokes in the deep after the final four Australian wickets fell for just 14 runs in 23 balls.
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