Ashes 2019: Joe Root makes fighting fifty as England keep faint third Test hopes alive
Catch-up on how all the action unfolded on Day Three at Headingley
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Your support makes all the difference.England fought their way to 155-3, but Australia remain favourites to win the third Ashes Test.
Joe Root and Joe Denly both passed fifty in pursuit of a target of 359, and though the latter departed soon after reaching his half-century, England’s captain remains unbeaten overnight on 75.
Root’s fine hand ensures England maintain slim hopes of pulling off the most remarkable of chases, and you can see how the third day’s action all unfolded below:
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.
Odds
England to win: 8/11
Australia to win: 21/10
Draw: 29/4
Prediction
England to win: As long as the weather plays ball, this could be the moment the series swings in England’s favour. With Jofra Archer set to renew his bowling assault and no Steve Smith to dig Australia out of trouble, England should be able to level the series here with bright sunshine forecast for the weekend.
ENG 54-7
GONE! Woakes is undone by a Pat Cummins bouncer.
Tim Paine set the field for a short ball and Cummins fired it into the pitch. Woakes tries to flick it away and gets a feather on the ball as it goes past him down the legside.
Woakes c Paine b Cummins 5 (9)
ENG 54-7
Jofra Archer is the new man. Cummins greets him with three bouncers in a row and Archer ducks underneath them all.
ENG 56-7
A fuller but still short ball is flicked for one by Archer. Buttler takes one of the last ball.
ENG 56-8
GONE! Buttler is out too.
Hazlewood draws him into the drive and Buttler pushes at it, Caught in two minds, smash it or block it? He doe neither and pushes it to short extra cover.
Buttler c Khawaja b Hazlewood 5 (15)
ENG 56-8
Stuart Broad won't last long, he'll get plenty of short stuff and he'll have a go at it. Matthew Wade is very close at short leg and Hazlewood digs it in. Broad blocks the first couple of balls.
ENG 60-8
Go on Broady! He flicks Hazlewood off legs and down to fine leg for four. The Yorkshire crowd love it and give him a huge cheer.
ENG 64-8
Here we go.
Archer has had enough, Cummins bowls short again and Archer spanks him for four through mid-wicket.
ENG 66-8
The crowd are loving it! Cummins goes short again and Archer pulls it to the vacant mid on for a couple.
ENG 66-9
GONE! Archer is out, leaving the ball.
Cummins bowls short again and Archer ducks but leaves his bat hanging in the air. The ball clips it and goes through to Paine.
Archer c Paine b Cummins 7 (8)
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