The third Ashes Take a look at between England and Australia started on Thursday with the hosts bundling out the Pat Cummins-led facet for 263 on Day 1. Enjoying at Headingley in Leeds, England opted to bowl and comfortably dominated Australia as their pacer Mark Wooden registered a five-wicket haul. For Australia, your complete batting unit collapsed like nine-pins apart from Mitchell Marsh, who performed an essential knock of 118 runs. Mitchell, who returned to the longest format after a hiatus of 4 years, not solely took his facet to a decent complete but additionally made his household proud.

In a video going viral social media, Mitchell’s elder brother and former Australia batter Shaun Marsh was seen wildly celebrating his brother’s ton. The Marsh household was in a restaurant when Mitchell took a single on Moeen Ali‘s supply and introduced up his third Take a look at hundred. Shaun excitedly hugged his members of the family, together with their father Geoff Marsh, who was additionally a famend Australian cricketer.

Shaun Marsh and his household celebrating the hundred of Mitchell Marsh within the Ashes.

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Notably, Shaun Marsh will likely be turning 40 on Sunday and to rejoice the event, the Marsh household is having a trip in Bali, Indonesia.

Coming to the match, England quick bowler Mark Wooden took 5-34 because the hosts backed up captain Ben Stokes‘ determination to ship Australia into bat on a green-tinged pitch after successful the toss.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins then lowered England to 22-2 earlier than all-rounder Marsh, taking part in his first Take a look at in almost 4 years, had Zak Crawley (33) properly caught at first slip by David Warner within the newest instance of the vacationers’ superior fielding.

At stumps, England have been 68-3 — a deficit of 195 runs — with Joe Root 19 not out and Jonny Bairstow one not out on their Yorkshire house floor.

But it surely was additionally one other day of missed alternatives for England as Root dropped a regulation first-slip catch off Chris Woakes when Marsh had made simply 12.

Australia would have been 98-5 however for Root’s error and it was one England might ill-afford at 2-0 down within the five-match collection.

(With AFP Inputs)