Cafe of Cricket : The Ashes 2021-22
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England captain Joe Root bowled an amazing bouncer to Australia batsman, Usman Khawaja in the second innings on Day 4 in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney. Khawaja, who scored 100 in the main innings, indented up his second progressive century in the continuous pink-ball Test match in Sydney. Australia packaged out England for a sum of 294 on the fourth day of the Syndey Test and asserted a 112-run lead.
In answer, England scalped the wickets of David Warner (3) and Marcus Harris (27) preceding the lunch on Day 4, and ruled the meeting. Nonetheless, a 179-run association between Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green (74) assisted Australia with coming to 265/6 preceding proclaiming their subsequent innings. Simultaneously, Khwaja likewise indented up his second sequential century in the continuous fourth Ashes Test in Sydney.
Khawaja scored 101 runs off 138 balls, and stayed unbeaten at the hour of innings decalartion. It was during the last conveyance of the 48th over in Australia's innings, England chief Joe Root astonished Khawaja and wicketkeeper Ollie Pope with a bouncer. Khawaja was batting on 35, and the left-hand batsman facetiously responded to Root's bouncer, and flagged one bouncer for the over as the England commander wandered off cheerfully.
Bouncer stays quite possibly the most deadly weapons for quick bowler, yet how frequently do we see a spinner bowling one? On Day 4 of the fourth Test among Australia and England at Sydney, Root amazed Australian batsman Usman Khawaja with a bouncer just before Tea. Root, who has been bowling turn consistently for England in the continuous Ashes series, considered accomplishing something unique on the last conveyance of the subsequent meeting.
He involved all of his arm's solidarity in pitching the ball short. Khawaja, be that as it may, dodged on schedule as England wicket-attendant Ollie Pope gathered the ball way over his head. Similar as Khawaja, Pope was likewise left astounded by this conveyance from Root. Observing the whole occurrence rather amusing, Khawaja even flagged 'one skip' as he and Root traded grins prior to making a beeline for the changing area for Tea. Australia were 149 for 4 with Khawaja on 35 not out, and all-rounder Cameron Green, unbeaten on 26 toward the finish of the subsequent meeting.
After Tea, Australia kept on heaping runs, with Khawaja proceeding to score his second hundred of the match. Green additionally contributed 78 rushes to Australia's subsequent innings complete of 265/6 preceding the assertion came. Prior, Australia had taken a 122-run lead in the main innings. Politeness of Khawaja and Green's fantastic thumps, Australia provided England with an impressive objective of 388 rushes to pursue in Sydney. The Australian bowled a sum of 11 overs before the finish of fourth day's play yet couldn't sack a solitary wicket. At stumps on Day 4, Zak Crawley had gathered 22 runs from 32 balls while Haseeb Hameed was sitting on 8 from 34. Though the result of the series has already been decided, England would look to get a positive result from the Sydney Test and not go 4-0 down in the 5-match series.
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England took the key wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith but Australia continued their march towards a second declaration with a lead of 271 runs at tea on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes test on Saturday. Australia were 149 for 4 with Usman Khawaja on 35 not out, and all-rounder Cameron Green, unbeaten on 26. Green and Khawaja had put on 63 for the fifth wicket at tea.
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