England crashed to 185 all out on day one of the third Test on Sunday, leaving their Ashes dreams on the brink of ruin. But those hopes took a near-fatal blow as Australia ripped through England’s flimsy batting, with only captain Joe Root (50) and Jonny Bairstow (35) showing resistance. READ | ENGLAND RING CHANGES FOR MUST-WIN BOXING DAY TESTAustralian skipper Pat Cummins, back after missing the second Adelaide Test because he was in Covid isolation, and spin king Nathan Lyon both took 3-36. He hit Lyon to Boland, the first Indigenous man to play Test cricket for Australia since Jason Gillespie. Boland then snared Wood before Bairstow gloved Starc to Green and Australia mopped up the tail.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 26, 2021 22:39 UTC