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stream of blood from jamie smith took England On the verge of Ashes defeat in Adelaide Australia Took an unassailable lead of 3-0 within three wickets on the fifth day.
At lunch, England’s score was 309 runs for seven wickets, in which Will Jacques scored unbeaten 38 runs in 120 balls. braydon carse In support of. Since 126 runs were still required, the odds remained in favor of the home team.
Smith and Jacques made a partnership of 91 runs for the seventh wicket which made it possible to chase the world record of 435 runs.
At 287 for six, and with lead spinner Nathan Lyon out of the field with a hamstring injury, Smith dismissed Mitchell Starc at mid-on in an attempt to hit his fifth consecutive boundary.
Smith looked to be in complete control at 60, but as the pressure was mounting on the hosts, he tried to pull Starc down the leg side.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was stunned in the Channel 7 commentary booth and called the shot “dopey, dopey, dopey”.
Australia started with Lyon, who beat Harry Brook, Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley in a devastating 20-ball spell to take control of the game late on the fourth day, but he scored a blank in his opening burst.
Jack got into trouble once on a reverse sweep, but was saved as the ball hit his elbow and two balls later Smith took his opportunity, swiping the off-spinner to the long mid-wicket boundary for six.
At the other end, Australia opted for the all-rounder’s gentle seam cameron greenWith more intimidating fast bowlers waiting for the new ball to arrive, Green struggled to deliver the blow,
With three catchers on the leg-side, he tried to tempt Smith with a bouncer and saw the ball go squarely into the crowd.
That blow took the required runs below 200, which is still in the realm of imagination but enough to lift the spirits of the highly optimistic Barmy army. The roar of approval grew louder when it rained, with the players staying off the field for more than half an hour due to light rain.
When play resumed Australia lost Lyon almost immediately, pulled immediately after running to block a boundary and leaving the field in obvious discomfort.
The new ball was close at hand, but England scored 17 runs in the last two overs with the old ball, which was dismissed by part-timers Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne.
Smith continued to go through the gears, driving Pat Cummins with authority for two consecutive fours and then taking two more runs off Starc with a flick off the pads and a brilliant cover drive. The change of pace caused him to go too far, swiping at a ball that was not there to be hit. Cummins took the catch and Australia’s worries were reduced.