Published: Jun 18, 2023, 10:12 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 19, 2023, 11:51 AM (IST)
LIVE SCORE ENG vs AUS 1st Ashes Test Day 3: England have removed Alex Carey but Usman Khawaja and Pat Cummins have denied them more wickets. Austalia marching towards England’s 1st inning total.
The century partnership between Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey has put Australia on top. Australia look well set to take a healthy lead over England if the hosts does not pick quick wickets.
A terrific century from Usman Khawaja (126 not out) and half-centuries from Alex Carey (52 not out) and Travis Head (50) revived the falling Australian innings. AUS lost Warner, Labuschagne, and Smith in the first session of day 2 itself.
However, Khawaja kept on building good partnerships and took his team to a good position. At the end of day 2 Australia is on 311/5 and is trailing by just 82 runs. Khawaja and Carey are still on the pitch and will resume the day tomorrow. As for England, Broad and Ali got two wickets each, while Ben Stokes grabbed the remaining one.
