England vs Australia, 5th Ashes Test: Marnus Labuschagne didn’t miss the opportunity to run a little more salt into Jonny Bairstow’s wounds, when the Australian batsman teased the England wicketkeeper at the end of first day’s play in the fifth Ashes Test, reminding him of getting controversially stumped in the second Test at Lord’s.
England vs Australia, 5th Ashes Test .After leaving the day’s last deliver bowled by Stuart Broad through to wicketkeeper Bairstow, Labuschagne deliberately kept his bat inside the crease for a little longer, ensuring that Bairstow looked at him and knew that he can’t be stumped.
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At Lord’s Bairstow was stumped in a similar fashion by Alex Carey, when he left his crease after ducking under a bouncer, thinking that the ball was dead. Australia lead the five-Test series 2-1, having won the first two Tests.
England won the third Test and were then denied victory in the fourth match by Manchester rain. Australia were 61/1 at stumps on Thursday, after bowling England out for 283.
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Australia have lost three wickets on Day 5 of the fifth Ashes Test against England. They were 238/3 at Lunch. Currently, Steve Smith and Travis Head are standing unbeaten at the crease. Chris Woakes removed Australia openers David Warner and Usman Khawaja to revive England’s hopes of a series-levelling win on the last day of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Monday.
Australia are chasing the target of 384 and resumed the day at 135/0, needing 249 runs more to win.Earlier, England could only add six runs from their overnight score of 389/9 as they were bowled out for 395 in their second innings at The Oval. England vs Australia, 5th Ashes Test
