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He was caught in the slips by Rory Burns off a Chris Woakes delivery but was reprieved when replays showed a no-ball.
England, who became world champions in the one-day game for the first time in July, are desperate to end a long summer by levelling the five-match series at 2-2.
If they complete the win, as expected, it would be the first drawn Ashes series since 1972.
SMITH CREATES RECORD FOR MOST RUNS MANCHESTER: Australia batsman Steve Smith has now become the highest run-scorer in a Test series of this century.
In the ongoing fifth Ashes Test against England, Smith went past his own record of scoring 769 runs against India during the 2014-15 season.
Smith now has a total of 774 runs in the series.
The 30-year-old batsman is in a phenomenal form as he had scored three hundreds in the four-test games he played, including one double-ton. He failed to play in the third Test due to failed concussion Test a f t e r h e was h i t b y J o f r a Archer’s bouncer on his head in the second Test.
Smith has made his comeback in the international cricket in the ICC Men’s World Cup after serving a 12 months suspension for his involvement in the balltampering scandal at Newlands in March 2018.
After that, the player had never looked back and went on amassing runs in all formats. In the World Cup, he scored 379 runs in 10 matches.
Smith recently attainted the number one batsman spot in the ICC Test rankings.
AUSSIE ATTACK MAKES YOU WORK HARD: DENLY LONDON: After scoring 94 runs in the second innings of the fifth and final Ashes test, England opening batsman Joe Denly praised Australian bowling attack, saying “they make you work hard for every run”.
“Whenever you open the batting, there is an expectation to score runs and do well. It’s been frustrating to get starts and not be able to capitalise. I felt very good today. It’s a very good bowling attack we’re coming up against. This Australian attack is certainly up there and makes you work hard for every run,” International Cricket Council (ICC) quoted Denly as saying.
“It would have been nice to get to that milestone today, having worked so hard, but England is in a good position. Hopefully, I have impressed the selectors,” he added.
The opening batter said that playing for England is a privilege and added that he is not in a position to demand a particular batting position. “Wherever Joe Root asks me to bat, I don’t think I am in a position to demand where I want to bat. To be playing for England is a privilege, certainly at my age. I did not think I will be here a couple of years ago, so to get the opportunity is very special. And if that opportunity to open presents itself again in the future, then I’d be happy to do it,” Denly said. M Harris b Broad
D Warner c Burns b Broad M Labuschagne st Bairstow b Leach
S Smith c Stokes b Broad M Wade batting M Marsh batting Extras (b-2, lb-8, nb-1) Total (for 4 wkts, 33 overs) FOW: 1-18, 2-29, 3-56, 4-85. Bowling: S Broad 10-1-40-3, J Archer 4-0-15-0, S Curran 6-3-11-0, J Leach 8-2-28-1, C Woakes 5-1-7-0. 9 11
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