November 27, 2024

England keep Ashes alive and will go 2-1 against Australia at Old Trafford

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England kept their momentum despite losing key wickets to win the third Test against Australia of the Ashes series at the Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Sunday. Ben Stokes-side won by three wickets.

Now the two sides will meet at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester on July 19.

Australia gave their all to retain the title, but the much-needed 74 from Harry Brook, 44 from Zak Crawley and a cameo from Chris Woakes won the match for England.

Ben Stokes-led side needed 37 to win runs at the time of reporting this story, with Harry Brook, 64 not out, and Chris Woakes, 21 not out, playing. While Australia needed four more wickets to retain the Ashes.

On the final day of the third Test, England looked set to chase the 251 target as the crowd continued to shout at every shot the batters played. The volume of that noise at the Headingley Stadium went down when Mitchell Starc got Ben Duckett lbw when the left-handed batter tried to play a leg-side delivery.

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