Ashes 2019: England v Australia, third Test day four – live!

OBO updates from the fourth day of play at HeadingleyAndy Bull: Joe Root awakens his inner BoycottAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 2.50pm BST 111th over: England 271-7 (Stokes 55, Archer 6) With Archer on strike, Paine brings back Cummins immediately. This will be short all over, with three men out in the deep on the leg side. But Cummins bowls wide of off, and Archer cracks him for four! Cut shot, airy, but no one anywhere near it on the off side. Archer ducks one, plays one down nicely to short leg, then nudges to midwicket and sets off for a single. Stokes sends him back, but that draws an overthrow. One more run, and Stokes blocks the yorker to close. 88 to win. 2.47pm BST 110th over: England 266-7 (Stokes 55, Archer 1) Steve Smith faced bowlers in the nets today for the first time since his concussion. He’ll play against Derby and be back for the fourth Test. Jimmy Anderson very likely will be as well. Stokes goes hard at Pattinson but straight back to the bowler. Eventually takes a single from the third ball. Archer will have to face Pattinson, but there’s no alarm as the first ball flies way over his head. The next short one is at the body, and Archer flips it nonchalantly off his hip between the fielders in the deep, and gets one. Stokes stabs a single to keep the strike, but a misfield – accidental or no? – allows a second run, and after some hesitation the batsmen take it. Continue reading…
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