England captain Ben Stokes mentioned he has little question his facet can pull off a exceptional Ashes comeback after successful a dramatic third Test by three wickets on Sunday.
Chasing 251 to win at Headingley, England slumped to 171-6.
Harry Brook’s 75 put the hosts again in command earlier than Chris Woakes (32 not out) and Mark Wood (16 not out) acquired Stokes’ males over the road.
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Australia nonetheless leads the best-of-five collection 2-1 and desires only one extra win to safe its first Ashes triumph in England for 22 years.
But Stokes stays assured England can develop into simply the second crew to win a Test collection from 2-0 down after the Don Bradman-inspired 1936/37 Australia facet that received the Ashes.
“Yep. No hesitation,” mentioned Stokes when requested if England can win the collection.
“Another down to the wire game. It’s nice to get over the line in this one and keep our hopes alive.”
Stokes’ 155 was not sufficient as England fell simply brief in a run chase within the controversial second Test at Lord’s final week.
But he and the selectors may afford themselves a pat on the again because the three adjustments they made to the facet paid dividends.
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Woakes and Wood starred with each bat and ball, whereas Moeen Ali took the important thing wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith in Australia’s second innings.
“It’s great when you make decisions like that, and they have a big impact on the team,” added Stokes.
“We want people to come in and impact the game in their moment to put us in a commanding position, and all three guys did that.”
The fourth Test of the collection will get underway at Old Trafford in Manchester on July 19.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com