• Pat Cummins quickly tears into England top order
Another miracle is required here for England to keep the pursuit of the Ashes alive. They began their second innings half an hour before the close and the ball was tossed to Pat Cummins, rather than Mitchell Starc, who had had that privilege in the first innings. This proved a good option that may well have decided the destination of the Ashes.
Cummins’s third ball, delivered from around the wicket, was not his best. It was too much to the leg side yet somehow via a leading edge Rory Burns skewed the ball gently into the hands of Travis Head. The fourth ball from Cummins was of higher quality. It was propelled at Joe Root. It was full of length and drifted into the right-hander before kissing the turf and moving away to clip the top of off stump.
Written by Vic Marks at Old Trafford
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/07/england-need-ashes-miracle-rory-burns-joe-root-australia-cricket under the title “Lame ducks Rory Burns and Joe Root leave England needing Ashes miracle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
