The Ashes3rd Test
Australia beat England by 82 runs in the 3rd Test
Adelaide Oval, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 371, Alex Carey 106 from 143 balls and Usman Khawaja 82 from 126 balls. Jofra Archer took 5 for 53.
England were bowled out for 286, Ben Stokes 83 from 198 balls and Jofra Archer 51 from 105 balls. Scott Boland took 3 for 45.
Australia were bowled out for 349, Travis Head 170 from 219 balls and Alex Carey 72 from 128 balls. Josh Tongue took 4 for 70.
England were bowled out for 352, Zak Crawley 85 from 151 balls and Jamie Smith 60 from 83 balls. Pat Cummins took 3 for 48.
Australia won by 82 runs.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
371(91.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headc Z Crawley b BA Carse | c Z Crawley b BA Carse | 10 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Jake Weatheraldc †JL Smith b JC Archer | c †JL Smith b JC Archer | 18 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Marnus Labuschagnec BA Carse b JC Archer | c BA Carse b JC Archer | 19 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 47.50 |
| Usman Khawajac JC Tongue b WG Jacks | c JC Tongue b WG Jacks | 82 | 126 | 10 | 0 | 65.08 |
| Cameron Greenc BA Carse b JC Archer | c BA Carse b JC Archer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alex Carey †c †JL Smith b WG Jacks | c †JL Smith b WG Jacks | 106 | 143 | 8 | 1 | 74.13 |
| Josh Inglisb JC Tongue | b JC Tongue | 32 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 82.05 |
| Pat Cumminsc OJ Pope b BA Carse | c OJ Pope b BA Carse | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 68.42 |
| Mitchell Starcb JC Archer | b JC Archer | 54 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 72.00 |
| Nathan Lyonlbw b JC Archer | lbw b JC Archer | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 25.71 |
| Scott Bolandnot out | not out | 14* | 21 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(lb 7, nb 7) | (lb 7, nb 7) | 14 | ||||
| Total91.2 Ov (RR 4.06) | 91.2 Ov (RR 4.06) | 371 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 33-1 (J Weatherald, 8.2 ov), 33-2 (TM Head, 9.1 ov), 94-3 (M Labuschagne, 24.1 ov), 94-4 (C Green, 24.3 ov), 185-5 (UT Khawaja, 47.2 ov), 244-6 (JP Inglis, 60.5 ov), 271-7 (PJ Cummins, 65.5 ov), 321-8 (AT Carey, 77.2 ov), 348-9 (MA Starc, 85.2 ov), 371-10 (NM Lyon, 91.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 20.2 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 2.61 | 97 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brydon Carse | 16 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 5.56 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Tongue | 16 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 4.00 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 19 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2.79 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Jacks | 20 | 3 | 105 | 2 | 5.25 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TM Head 10(27) & J Weatherald 18(27) | 33 | 50 |
| 2nd | M Labuschagne 0(4) & TM Head 0(1) | 0 | 5 |
| 3rd | UT Khawaja 41(55) & M Labuschagne 19(36) | 61 | 90 |
| 4th | C Green 0(2) & UT Khawaja 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | AT Carey 44(67) & UT Khawaja 41(71) | 91 | 137 |
| 6th | JP Inglis 32(39) & AT Carey 27(42) | 59 | 81 |
| 7th | PJ Cummins 13(19) & AT Carey 14(11) | 27 | 30 |
| 8th | MA Starc 28(47) & AT Carey 21(23) | 50 | 69 |
| 9th | NM Lyon 1(20) & MA Starc 26(28) | 27 | 48 |
| 10th | SM Boland 14(21) & NM Lyon 8(15) | 23 | 36 |
England 1st innings
286(87.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleyc †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | c †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 47.37 |
| Ben Duckettb NM Lyon | b NM Lyon | 29 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 96.67 |
| Ollie Popec JP Inglis b NM Lyon | c JP Inglis b NM Lyon | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Joe Rootc †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | c †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 61.29 |
| Harry Brookc †AT Carey b C Green | c †AT Carey b C Green | 45 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 71.43 |
| Ben Stokesb MA Starc | b MA Starc | 83 | 198 | 8 | 0 | 41.92 |
| Jamie Smith †c †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | c †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | 22 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 84.62 |
| Will Jacksc †AT Carey b SM Boland | c †AT Carey b SM Boland | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 20.69 |
| Brydon Carseb SM Boland | b SM Boland | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jofra Archerc M Labuschagne b SM Boland | c M Labuschagne b SM Boland | 51 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 48.57 |
| Josh Tonguenot out | not out | 7* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Extras(b 3, lb 5, nb 4) | (b 3, lb 5, nb 4) | 12 | ||||
| Total87.2 Ov (RR 3.27) | 87.2 Ov (RR 3.27) | 286 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (Z Crawley, 7.4 ov), 41-2 (OJ Pope, 9.3 ov), 42-3 (BM Duckett, 10 ov), 71-4 (JE Root, 16.4 ov), 127-5 (HC Brook, 36.2 ov), 159-6 (JL Smith, 45.1 ov), 168-7 (WG Jacks, 52.2 ov), 168-8 (BA Carse, 54.1 ov), 274-9 (BA Stokes, 84.1 ov), 286-10 (JC Archer, 87.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 3.81 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 4.06 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Boland | 15.2 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 2.93 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 28 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2.50 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 11 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 3.00 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Z Crawley 9(19) & BM Duckett 28(27) | 37 | 46 |
| 2nd | OJ Pope 3(10) & BM Duckett 1(1) | 4 | 11 |
| 3rd | JE Root 1(1) & BM Duckett 0(2) | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | JE Root 18(30) & HC Brook 10(11) | 29 | 40 |
| 5th | BA Stokes 19(67) & HC Brook 35(52) | 56 | 118 |
| 6th | JL Smith 22(26) & BA Stokes 9(28) | 32 | 53 |
| 7th | WG Jacks 6(29) & BA Stokes 3(14) | 9 | 43 |
| 8th | BA Carse 0(5) & BA Stokes 0(6) | 0 | 11 |
| 9th | JC Archer 50(98) & BA Stokes 52(83) | 106 | 180 |
| 10th | JC Tongue 7(12) & JC Archer 1(7) | 12 | 19 |
Australia 2nd innings
349(84.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headc Z Crawley b JC Tongue | c Z Crawley b JC Tongue | 170 | 219 | 16 | 2 | 77.63 |
| Jake Weatheraldlbw b BA Carse | lbw b BA Carse | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagnec HC Brook b JC Tongue | c HC Brook b JC Tongue | 13 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 28.89 |
| Usman Khawajac †JL Smith b WG Jacks | c †JL Smith b WG Jacks | 40 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 78.43 |
| Cameron Greenc HC Brook b JC Tongue | c HC Brook b JC Tongue | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Alex Carey †c HC Brook b BA Stokes | c HC Brook b BA Stokes | 72 | 128 | 6 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Josh Inglisc †JL Smith b JC Tongue | c †JL Smith b JC Tongue | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Pat Cumminsc HC Brook b BA Carse | c HC Brook b BA Carse | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mitchell Starcnot out | not out | 7* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Nathan Lyonlbw b BA Carse | lbw b BA Carse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Scott Bolandc & b JC Archer | c & b JC Archer | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 10, w 3, nb 5) | (b 4, lb 10, w 3, nb 5) | 22 | ||||
| Total84.4 Ov (RR 4.12) | 84.4 Ov (RR 4.12) | 349 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (J Weatherald, 1.3 ov), 53-2 (M Labuschagne, 16.3 ov), 139-3 (UT Khawaja, 35.1 ov), 149-4 (C Green, 36.5 ov), 311-5 (TM Head, 74 ov), 329-6 (AT Carey, 78.2 ov), 335-7 (JP Inglis, 79.5 ov), 344-8 (PJ Cummins, 83.1 ov), 344-9 (NM Lyon, 83.2 ov), 349-10 (SM Boland, 84.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 12.4 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1.58 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brydon Carse | 20 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 4.00 | 82 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Tongue | 18 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 3.89 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Will Jacks | 19 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 5.63 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.00 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 7 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.71 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TM Head 1(1) & J Weatherald 1(10) | 8 | 9 |
| 2nd | M Labuschagne 13(45) & TM Head 29(46) | 45 | 90 |
| 3rd | UT Khawaja 40(51) & TM Head 45(62) | 86 | 112 |
| 4th | C Green 7(7) & TM Head 2(3) | 10 | 10 |
| 5th | AT Carey 63(116) & TM Head 93(107) | 162 | 223 |
| 6th | AT Carey 9(12) & JP Inglis 7(15) | 18 | 26 |
| 7th | PJ Cummins 3(4) & JP Inglis 3(5) | 6 | 9 |
| 8th | MA Starc 3(6) & PJ Cummins 3(14) | 9 | 20 |
| 9th | NM Lyon 0(1) & MA Starc 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | SM Boland 1(6) & MA Starc 4(2) | 5 | 8 |
England 2nd innings
352(102.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleyst †AT Carey b NM Lyon | st †AT Carey b NM Lyon | 85 | 151 | 8 | 0 | 56.29 |
| Ben Duckettc M Labuschagne b PJ Cummins | c M Labuschagne b PJ Cummins | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Ollie Popec M Labuschagne b PJ Cummins | c M Labuschagne b PJ Cummins | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58.62 |
| Joe Rootc †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | c †AT Carey b PJ Cummins | 39 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 61.90 |
| Harry Brookb NM Lyon | b NM Lyon | 30 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Ben Stokesb NM Lyon | b NM Lyon | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Jamie Smith †c PJ Cummins b MA Starc | c PJ Cummins b MA Starc | 60 | 83 | 7 | 2 | 72.29 |
| Will Jacksc M Labuschagne b MA Starc | c M Labuschagne b MA Starc | 47 | 137 | 3 | 0 | 34.31 |
| Brydon Carsenot out | not out | 39* | 64 | 4 | 1 | 60.94 |
| Jofra Archerc J Weatherald b MA Starc | c J Weatherald b MA Starc | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Josh Tonguec M Labuschagne b SM Boland | c M Labuschagne b SM Boland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 14, w 1, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 14, w 1, nb 3) | 22 | ||||
| Total102.5 Ov (RR 3.42) | 102.5 Ov (RR 3.42) · Target 435 | 352 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (BM Duckett, 1.2 ov), 31-2 (OJ Pope, 9.4 ov), 109-3 (JE Root, 29 ov), 177-4 (HC Brook, 47.2 ov), 189-5 (BA Stokes, 52 ov), 194-6 (Z Crawley, 53.3 ov), 285-7 (JL Smith, 82.5 ov), 337-8 (WG Jacks, 97.2 ov), 349-9 (JC Archer, 101.3 ov), 352-10 (JC Tongue, 102.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 17 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 3.65 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 17 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 2.82 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Boland | 17.5 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 1.96 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 25 | 6 | 77 | 3 | 3.08 | 107 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.40 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Head | 15 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 4.07 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Z Crawley 0(6) & BM Duckett 4(2) | 4 | 8 |
| 2nd | OJ Pope 17(29) & Z Crawley 1(22) | 27 | 50 |
| 3rd | JE Root 39(63) & Z Crawley 36(54) | 78 | 116 |
| 4th | Z Crawley 36(54) & HC Brook 30(56) | 68 | 110 |
| 5th | BA Stokes 5(18) & Z Crawley 7(10) | 12 | 28 |
| 6th | Z Crawley 5(5) & JL Smith 0(4) | 5 | 9 |
| 7th | WG Jacks 29(98) & JL Smith 60(79) | 91 | 176 |
| 8th | BA Carse 29(48) & WG Jacks 18(39) | 52 | 87 |
| 9th | JC Archer 3(14) & BA Carse 8(11) | 12 | 25 |
| 10th | JC Tongue 1(3) & BA Carse 2(5) | 3 | 8 |
Commentary
102.5W
SM Boland to JC Tongue, OUT
JC Tongue c M Labuschagne b SM Boland 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 352/10 (102.5 ov)
102.40
SM Boland to JC Tongue, no run
102.31
SM Boland to BA Carse, 1 run
102.20
SM Boland to BA Carse, no run
102.10
SM Boland to BA Carse, no run
End of over 1022 runs, 1 wktENG 351/900W101
BA Carse 38(61)JC Tongue 1(1)MA Starc 17-3-62-3
101.61
MA Starc to BA Carse, 1 run
101.50
MA Starc to BA Carse, no run
101.41
MA Starc to JC Tongue, 1 run
101.3W
MA Starc to JC Archer, OUT
JC Archer c J Weatherald b MA Starc 3(14) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 349/9 (101.3 ov)
101.20
MA Starc to JC Archer, no run
101.10
MA Starc to JC Archer, no run
End of over 1012 runsENG 349/801001Lb0
BA Carse 37(59)JC Archer 3(11)SM Boland 17-5-34-0
100.60
SM Boland to BA Carse, no run
100.51Lb
SM Boland to JC Archer, 1 leg bye
100.40
SM Boland to JC Archer, no run
100.30
SM Boland to JC Archer, no run
100.21
SM Boland to BA Carse, 1 run
100.10
SM Boland to BA Carse, no run
End of over 1003 runsENG 347/8011010
JC Archer 3(8)BA Carse 36(56)MA Starc 16-3-60-2
99.60
MA Starc to JC Archer, no run
99.51
MA Starc to BA Carse, 1 run
99.40
MA Starc to BA Carse, no run
99.31
MA Starc to JC Archer, 1 run
99.21
MA Starc to BA Carse, 1 run
99.10
MA Starc to BA Carse, no run
End of over 996 runsENG 344/8001041
BA Carse 34(52)JC Archer 2(6)SM Boland 16-5-33-0
98.61
SM Boland to BA Carse, 1 run
98.54
SM Boland to BA Carse, FOUR