Published: Jul 18, 2015, 09:08 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 18, 2015, 09:58 PM (IST)
England have been bowled out for a score of 312 in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s, London. They got to this thanks to the 145-run stand between Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes. Both of them missed out on their tons and were dismissed by the same bowler Mitchell Marsh, who justified his selection over Shane Watson with a good spell. At tea on the third day, England were 285 for seven in reply to Australia’s first innings 566 for eight declared — a deficit of 281 runs and still needing a further 83 to avoid the follow-on with just three wickets standing. Moeen Ali departed quickly after Tea in pursuit of quick runs. Stuart Broad hit a few boundaries but did not last long as England were bowled out for 315 giving Australia a lead of 254 runs.
Earlier, Australia put up a mammoth score of 566 for eight declared. David Warner departed early for 38 but the 284-run stand between Chris Rogers (173) and Steven Smith (215) put Australia in the driver’s seat. Smith did not miss out on his maiden Test double and became the first Australian player after Bill Brown to hit a double at Lord’s. Catch live cricket scores and updates of England vs Australia 2nd Ashes 2015 Test at Lord’s, Day 3 here
On Day One, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Australia made a couple of changes, bringing in Mitchell Marsh and Peter Nevill for Shane Watson and Brad Haddin. England went into the game unchanged from the previous Test.
Brief Scores:
Australia 566 for 8 decl. (Chris Rogers 173, Steven Smith 215; Stuart Broad 4 for 83) lead England 312 (Alastair Cook 96, Ben Stokes 87; Josh Hazlewood 3 for 68, Mitchell Johnson 3 for 53) by 254 runs.
(Nikhil Popat is a cricket lover and a PotterHead. He can be followed on Twitter @CricCrazyNIKS)
