July 1st 2023.
Australia had England on the brink of defeat after Day 4 of the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Saturday. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc were bowling superbly in favourable conditions and it didn't take long for the Aussies to make their mark.
In the final session, England had a daunting challenge ahead of them as they attempted to chase down 371 runs. Mitchell Starc made a great start for Australia as he got rid of Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope in less than five overs, leaving England 13/2.
Ben Duckett and Joe Root attempted to steady the ship, but Pat Cummins had other ideas. Root was caught gloving the ball to David Warner in slips for 18, continuing his disappointing run in the Test. England were now 41/3. Cummins then clean-bowled the danger man Harry Brook for just four runs.
Stokes-Duckett then managed to revive the innings, as they slowly but steadily started to rebuild their partnership. The duo brought up their 50-run partnership in 69 balls with a mix of strike rotation and some calculated aggression. England finally got to the 100-run mark in 25.1 overs.
Duckett was then on the cusp of his seventh fifty in Test cricket, as he reached the milestone in 62 balls with six fours. However, he was soon dismissed as Starc took a catch, only for the third umpire to deem it not out as the catch was not clean.
Nevertheless, the duo managed to get England through the remainder of the session without any further losses, leaving their score at the end of Day 4 at 112/3.
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