England v Australia 3rd Test

The Ashes - 2023 (2023) · Headingley, Leeds · 6 July 2023

England won by 3 wickets

England won by 3 wickets. Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 118 for Australia. Pat Cummins took 6/91.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: The Ashes - 2023 (2023)
Ground: Headingley, Leeds
Dates: 6 July 2023 to 9 July 2023
Toss: England, chose to field
Result: England won by 3 wickets
Player of the match: Mark Wood
Captains: Pat Cummins (Australia), Ben Stokes (England)
Umpires: HDPK Dharmasena and Nitin Menon
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field.

Australia batted first and made 263 all out. Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 118 off 118 balls. Mark Wood took 5 for 34 for England. The innings was built on a 155-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, 59% of the total. From 240 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 263 for 10.

England replied with 237 all out. Ben Stokes top-scored with 80 off 108 balls. Pat Cummins took 6 for 91 for Australia. Australia led by 26 on first innings.

Australia made 224 all out in their second innings. Travis Head top-scored with 77 off 112 balls, and Usman Khawaja made 43. Stuart Broad took 3 for 45 for England.

Set 251 to win, England made 254 for 7. Harry Brook top-scored with 75 off 93 balls, and Zak Crawley made 44. Mitchell Starc took 5 for 78 for Australia.

England won by 3 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 263 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	c Zak Crawley b Stuart Broad	4	5
Usman Khawaja	b Mark Wood	13	37
Marnus Labuschagne	c Joe Root b Chris Woakes	21	58
Steven Smith	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	22	31
Travis Head	c Joe Root b Chris Woakes	39	74
Mitchell Marsh	c Zak Crawley b Chris Woakes	118	118
Alex Carey	c Chris Woakes b Mark Wood	8	16
Mitchell Starc	b Mark Wood	2	10
Pat Cummins	lbw b Mark Wood	0	2
Todd Murphy	b Mark Wood	13	12
Scott Boland	not out	0	4

Extras 23 · Total 263 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Stuart Broad	11.4	0	58	2
Ollie Robinson	11.2	2	38	0
Mark Wood	11.4	4	34	5
Chris Woakes	17	1	73	3
Moeen Ali	9	1	40	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (David Warner, 0.5 ov), 2-42 (Usman Khawaja, 12.6 ov), 3-61 (Marnus Labuschagne, 19.3 ov), 4-85 (Steven Smith, 24.2 ov), 5-240 (Mitchell Marsh, 52.1 ov), 6-245 (Travis Head, 54.3 ov), 7-249 (Mitchell Starc, 56.3 ov), 8-249 (Pat Cummins, 56.5 ov), 9-254 (Alex Carey, 58.2 ov), 10-263 (Todd Murphy, 60.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Usman Khawaja (0) and David Warner (4)	4	5
second	Usman Khawaja (13) and Marnus Labuschagne (11)	38	74
third	Steven Smith (8) and Marnus Labuschagne (10)	19	40
fourth	Steven Smith (14) and Travis Head (9)	24	29
fifth	Mitchell Marsh (118) and Travis Head (30)	155	168
sixth	Alex Carey (5) and Travis Head (0)	5	14
seventh	Mitchell Starc (2) and Alex Carey (2)	4	12
eighth	Alex Carey (0) and Pat Cummins (0)	0	2
ninth	Alex Carey (1) and Todd Murphy (4)	5	9
tenth	Scott Boland (0) and Todd Murphy (9)	9	14

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 237 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Zak Crawley	c David Warner b Mitchell Marsh	33	39
Ben Duckett	c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins	2	6
Harry Brook	c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins	3	11
Joe Root	c David Warner b Pat Cummins	19	45
Jonny Bairstow	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc	12	37
Ben Stokes	c Steven Smith b Todd Murphy	80	108
Moeen Ali	c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins	21	46
Chris Woakes	c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc	10	10
Mark Wood	c Mitchell Marsh b Pat Cummins	24	8
Stuart Broad	c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins	7	8
Ollie Robinson	not out	5	6

Extras 21 · Total 237 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	14	3	59	2
Pat Cummins	18	1	91	6
Scott Boland	10	0	35	0
Mitchell Marsh	3	1	9	1
Todd Murphy	7.3	0	36	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (Ben Duckett, 3.2 ov), 2-22 (Harry Brook, 5.2 ov), 3-65 (Zak Crawley, 13.3 ov), 4-68 (Joe Root, 19.2 ov), 5-87 (Jonny Bairstow, 24.3 ov), 6-131 (Moeen Ali, 39.4 ov), 7-142 (Chris Woakes, 42.1 ov), 8-167 (Mark Wood, 43.4 ov), 9-199 (Stuart Broad, 47.4 ov), 10-237 (Ben Stokes, 52.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Ben Duckett (2) and Zak Crawley (16)	18	20
second	Zak Crawley (0) and Harry Brook (3)	4	12
third	Joe Root (17) and Zak Crawley (17)	43	53
fourth	Jonny Bairstow (1) and Joe Root (2)	3	35
fifth	Jonny Bairstow (11) and Ben Stokes (7)	19	32
sixth	Moeen Ali (21) and Ben Stokes (19)	44	94
seventh	Chris Woakes (10) and Ben Stokes (1)	11	15
eighth	Ben Stokes (1) and Mark Wood (24)	25	9
ninth	Stuart Broad (7) and Ben Stokes (19)	32	25
tenth	Ben Stokes (33) and Ollie Robinson (5)	38	29

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 224 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Usman Khawaja	c Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes	43	96
David Warner	c Zak Crawley b Stuart Broad	1	5
Marnus Labuschagne	c Harry Brook b Moeen Ali	33	77
Steven Smith	c Ben Duckett b Moeen Ali	2	9
Travis Head	c Ben Duckett b Stuart Broad	77	112
Mitchell Marsh	c Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes	28	52
Alex Carey	b Chris Woakes	5	14
Mitchell Starc	c Harry Brook b Mark Wood	16	19
Pat Cummins	c Jonny Bairstow b Mark Wood	1	8
Todd Murphy	lbw b Stuart Broad	11	10
Scott Boland	not out	0	1

Extras 7 · Total 224 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Stuart Broad	14.1	3	45	3
Chris Woakes	18	0	68	3
Mark Wood	17	2	66	2
Joe Root	1	0	4	0
Moeen Ali	17	3	34	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (David Warner, 2.2 ov), 2-68 (Marnus Labuschagne, 25.2 ov), 3-72 (Steven Smith, 27.4 ov), 4-90 (Usman Khawaja, 34.5 ov), 5-131 (Mitchell Marsh, 49.5 ov), 6-139 (Alex Carey, 53.5 ov), 7-168 (Mitchell Starc, 58.4 ov), 8-170 (Pat Cummins, 60.2 ov), 9-211 (Todd Murphy, 65.5 ov), 10-224 (Travis Head, 67.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Usman Khawaja (10) and David Warner (1)	11	14
second	Usman Khawaja (23) and Marnus Labuschagne (33)	57	138
third	Usman Khawaja (2) and Steven Smith (2)	4	14
fourth	Usman Khawaja (8) and Travis Head (10)	18	43
fifth	Mitchell Marsh (28) and Travis Head (12)	41	90
sixth	Alex Carey (5) and Travis Head (3)	8	24
seventh	Mitchell Starc (16) and Travis Head (8)	29	29
eighth	Pat Cummins (1) and Travis Head (1)	2	10
ninth	Travis Head (30) and Todd Murphy (11)	41	33
tenth	Scott Boland (0) and Travis Head (13)	13	8

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 254 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Zak Crawley	c Alex Carey b Mitchell Marsh	44	55
Ben Duckett	lbw b Mitchell Starc	23	31
Moeen Ali	b Mitchell Starc	5	15
Joe Root	c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins	21	33
Harry Brook	c Pat Cummins b Mitchell Starc	75	93
Ben Stokes	c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc	13	15
Jonny Bairstow	b Mitchell Starc	5	8
Chris Woakes	not out	32	47
Mark Wood	not out	16	8

Did not bat: Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad

Extras 20 · Total 254 for 7

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Pat Cummins	15	0	77	1
Mitchell Starc	16	0	78	5
Scott Boland	11	1	49	0
Mitchell Marsh	6	0	23	1
Todd Murphy	2	0	13	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-42 (Ben Duckett, 9.1 ov), 2-60 (Moeen Ali, 13.5 ov), 3-93 (Zak Crawley, 19.3 ov), 4-131 (Joe Root, 28.5 ov), 5-161 (Ben Stokes, 33.5 ov), 6-171 (Jonny Bairstow, 35.5 ov), 7-230 (Harry Brook, 47.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Ben Duckett (23) and Zak Crawley (18)	42	55
second	Moeen Ali (5) and Zak Crawley (9)	18	28
third	Joe Root (12) and Zak Crawley (17)	33	36
fourth	Joe Root (9) and Harry Brook (28)	38	56
fifth	Ben Stokes (13) and Harry Brook (14)	30	31
sixth	Jonny Bairstow (5) and Harry Brook (5)	10	12
seventh	Chris Woakes (25) and Harry Brook (28)	59	73
eighth	Chris Woakes (7) and Mark Wood (16)	24	14

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