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The hosts reached 27-0 at the close, chasing 251, after bowling Australia out for 224.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nEngland took advantage of perfect bowling conditions to turn Australia’s 116-4 into 170-8 after rain prevented any play until just before 17:00 BST.<\/span><\/p>\nAt that stage Australia’s lead was 196 but Travis Head batted superbly to help add another 54 for the final two wickets.<\/span><\/p>\nHe batted in the style of Ben Stokes, striking seven fours and three sixes, in his 77 before being caught in the deep.<\/span><\/p>\nThat left England with a perilous 25 minutes to bat but Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett hit four fours in five overs to give England a platform.<\/span><\/p>\nDefeat for England will see Australia win an Ashes series in England for the first time since 2001.<\/span><\/p>\nHeadingley set for another epic<\/h3>\n
A breathless two and a half hours of play has set up an epic finale, with everything on the line for England.<\/span><\/p>\nUnder Stokes and Brendon McCullum they chased bigger targets than this four times last year, while Stokes led them to victory in pursuit of 359 against Australia on this very ground in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\nNothing, though, will be easy.<\/span><\/p>\nEngland’s bowlers – first through Chris Woakes and backed up by Mark Wood and Stuart Broad – grabbed the momentum, only to see it snatched away by Head’s belligerence as darkness tuned into bright evening sunshine.<\/span><\/p>\nCrawley began England’s chase by clipping to the mid-wicket fence in the first over. In the next English hearts raced as Duckett survived a review for a catch down the leg side and edged short off second slip off Mitchell Starc.<\/span><\/p>\nAn over later Duckett was hit on the glove by Pat Cummins. He responded by thrashing the Australia captain through the covers before driving him down the ground for four.<\/span><\/p>\nEngland’s openers left the field to a rapturous reception, the hosts with their noses in front by a slither.<\/span><\/p>\nHead gives England a testing target<\/h3>\n
After the long wait, Woakes gave England an ideal start by removing Mitchell Marsh in the third over of the day. <\/span><\/p>\nThe first-innings centurion biffed two fours in the gloom but only added 11 to his overnight score before he gloved Woakes behind when trying to leave.<\/span><\/p>\nWoakes saw off wicketkeeper Alex Carey for five in similar fashion, this time the ball deflected onto stumps as the left-hander withdrew his bat.<\/span><\/p>\nThat exposed the tail and England turned to fast bowler Wood. <\/span><\/p>\nFirst Wood removed Starc, who chipped a bouncer in the air for Harry Brook to run and take a smart catch, while Cummins added just one before he offered a thin edge behind.<\/span><\/p>\nThat brought in Ashes debutant Todd Murphy but he impressively hit Wood for four first ball. <\/span><\/p>\nDespite the gloom, England continued their short-ball theory to Head and he attacked it with increasing intent – hitting Wood over the leg-side rope in successive balls.<\/span><\/p>\nEngland were struggling as he attacked but Broad, who also trapped Murphy lbw for 11, had him caught at deep mid-wicket to end the innings.<\/span><\/p>\n‘England have had a perfect day’ – reaction<\/h3>\n
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Test Match Special: <\/strong>“England have had a perfect day.<\/span><\/p>\n“I think England will get there but it will be dramatic. We’re in for a few hairy moments.”<\/span><\/p>\nFormer Australia bowler Glenn McGrath: <\/strong>“The scoreboard will not bother England. They will play without fear. Australia have to remain patient, there’s enough variable bounce in this pitch and they cannot go searching for wickets because they will be punished.<\/span><\/p>\n“There are a few more twists and turns in this match yet.”<\/span><\/p>\nEngland bowler Chris Woakes:<\/strong> “I’d like to think we’re in a really good position, obviously we’ve still got another 220 runs to chase to win this Test match, but if we were given this opportunity at the end of the first innings, we would’ve taken it.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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