Steve Smith is into the 90s is holding the fort for Australia as fellow batsmen quickly return to Pavillion. England's veteran pacemen blasted through Australia's middle order to reduce the hosts to 213 for seven at lunch on day three of the series-opening Ashes test on Saturday. A fired-up Stuart Broad captured two wickets, most importantly breaking a 99-run stand between captain Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh, and fellow seamer James Anderson chipped in with another. Starc goes bang, but then Broad gets his revenge a short time later! https://t.co/P6sH6ROa7L #Ashes pic.twitter.com/vcpzi2XOHA — cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) November 25, 2017Broad turned the tables on his fellow quick two balls later, however, inducing a leading edge from the Australian and taking the catch himself.

Source: dna November 25, 2017 03:29 UTC