Archer gives England advantage in 3rd test
Australia lead 5-match series 1-0
LEEDS, England, Aug 22, (RTRS): Jofra Archer’s first five-wicket haul in Test cricket put England in command on a weatheraffected opening day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley on Thursday as they bowled Australia out for 179.
Only four overs were possible in the morning session, but there was time for Australia opener Marcus Harris to fall to Archer for eight and Usman Khawaja was out shortly after lunch.
David Warner (61), who played and missed at 16 of his first 30 balls faced, settled to lead the Australia recovery after another break in play before falling to Archer and Travis Head and Matthew Wade departed for ducks.
Tim Paine and James Pattinson were dismissed cheaply and Pat Cummins became Archer’s fifth victim.
Marnus Labuschagne, replacing Steve Smith who was ruled out due to concussion symptoms sustained when he was hit by an Archer bouncer during the second Test, was out for 74 and Nathan Lyon was trapped lbw by Archer in the last over of the day.
Archer completed figures of 6-45 in his second Test match.
Australia lead the five-match series 1-0.
Meanwhile, England will host the West Indies and Pakistan in a total of six test matches from June-August 2020 as part of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Wednesday.
The competition involves the nine top-ranked test nations competing in a league between July 2019 and April 2021, with the top two sides progressing to the final which will be held in England in June 2021.
England begin their 2020 programme with three tests against the West Indies, with the first match starting at The Oval on June 4, followed by matches at Edgbaston and Lord’s.
They then face Australia in three Twenty20 internationals starting July 3 with both teams looking ahead to the T20 World Cup Down Under. The 50-overs world champions then play Australia in three One-Day internationals.
A three-test series with Pakistan starting July 30 at Lord’s will be followed by three T20s against the same opponents and three ODIs against Ireland. England schedule 2020: West Indies: First Test: June 4-8, The Oval Second Test: June 12-16, Edgbaston Third Test: June 25-29, Lord’s Australia: First T20: July 3, Chester-le-Street Second T20: July 5, Old Trafford Third T20: July 7, Headingley. First ODI: July 11, Lord’s Second ODI: July 14, Rose Bowl Third ODI: July 16, Bristol Pakistan: First Test: July 30-Aug 3, Lord’s Second Test: Aug 7-11, Old Trafford Third Test: Aug 20-24, Trent Bridge First T20: Aug 29, Headingley Second T20: Aug 31, Sophia Gardens Third T20: Sept 2, Rose Bowl Ireland: First ODI: Sept 10, Trent Bridge Second ODI: Sept 12, Edgbaston Third ODI: Sept 15, The Oval