Ashes 2019 LIVE: Result and reaction as Ben Stokes 135 completes miracle comeback over Australia
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Your support makes all the difference.England's Ben Stokes defiantly took the game to Australia to save their Ashes hopes in the third Test at Headingley with one of the greatest innings ever seen.
Stokes pulled off a 76-run partnership with his final teammate, Jack Leach, hitting sixes for fun in a remarkable solo effort.
The series remains alive and goes to the fourth Test at Old Trafford all square. Follow LIVE reaction below.
Test preview:
When is the third Test?
The third Test takes place on 22-26 August.
What time does it start?
The toss takes place at 10:30am in Thursday, with play scheduled to get underway at 11am each day.
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage of each day’s play will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Ashes from 10am.
AUS 47-2, lead by 159
What a beauty, Woakes brings the ball back into Khawaja and cuts him in two nut misses the bat and the stumps on it's way to Bairstow.
Another edge from Khawaja sails past Stokes at third slip but Denly is able to save the boundary and limit the batsman to three.
AUS 51-2, lead by 163
Usman Khawaja brings up Australia's fifty with a cut shot off Leach for four runs. He looks hungry today, don't be surprised if he goes big.
AUS 52-3, lead by 164
GONE! Khawaja has to go!
What was I saying? Woakes tempts Khawaja with a wide, full ball. His eyes light up and he goes after it with a big drive away from his body. He only manages an outside edge and the ball flies through to Jason Roy at second slip.
Khawaja c Roy b Woakes 22 (38)
AUS 52-3, lead by 164
If England can get Labuschagne early they'll think they've still got a chance at winning the game.
Two more wickets and it's game on.
AUS 52-3, lead by 164
Woakes is bowling well now, he's flowing and causing problems for the left handers. Time for Jofra Archer maybe?
AUS 52-3, lead by 164
It is indeed. Root realises he needs wickets and thinks Archer is the best chance for it. A five over burst from England's quickie could turn the game again. We'll see.
He's got three slips to Labushagne, Archer bowls a slower ball down the leg side and Labuschagne misses it.
AUS 53-3, lead by 165
One substantial partnership kills the game. Australia will win, that's their aim. England need wickets.
Archer angles the ball down leg, he hits Labuschagne and goes for a leg bye.
AUS 54-3, lead by 166
Labuschagne gets off strike with a push to square leg for one leaving Head to deal with a firing Chris Woakes.
He tempts the batsman and Head drives the ball to Archer at mid-off.
AUS 58-3, lead by 170
Woakes has been bowling well over the wicket, going across the left handers. He tries one round the wicket to Travis Head and head gets off the mark with a quality drive down the ground for four.
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