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- The Guardian
Homeboy Friday 6 September 2019
Pride and joy for
Wilson ahead
of England’s
north-east bow
Ambitious Alex
Fit and happy
midfi elder targets
scoring winner
at Euro 2020
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England face an uphill battle to keep
their Ashes hopes alive after a scolding
from Joe Root was followed by the
agony of watching Steve Smith pile
on a double -century in Manchester.
Root and Trevor Bayliss, the head
coach, are understood to have thun-
dered about the team’s poor attitude
following their struggles on the wind -
and rain-swept opening day – both that
evening and before play yesterday
morning – but a response in terms of
on-fi eld results was not forthcoming.
Instead Smith continued his indo-
mitable run of form with 211 from 319
balls as Australia declared on 497 for
eight. The right-hander had made
the hosts pay for errors along the way
too, surviving a drop by Jofra Archer
on 65 and Jack Leach claiming his
wicket on 118 only for replays to show
a front-foot no-ball.
With Joe Denly falling late in the
day to Pat Cummins via a fi ne catch by
Matt Wade at short-leg, Rory Burns and
Craig Overton, in as nightwatchman,
will resume this morning with England
23 for one. They need 275 more runs
just to avoid the follow-on and know
Australia will retain the Ashes if they
lose here.
Smith, who has 589 runs this series
despite sitting out three innings with
concussion, said: “It’s satisfying to
get a big score. I was disappointed to
miss Headingley but I wasn’t
quite right and the right callAli Martin
EdgbastonVic Marks
Smith:
brilliant
and forever
mesmeric
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Double trouble
Root and Bayliss
watch on as Smith
racks up the runs
Australia
497-8 dec
England
23-1
After day two of
the fourth Ashes Test
▼ Jack Leach’s
potentially
defi ning no-ball
is revealed on
one of the large
screens at
Old Traff ord
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