England left embarrassed after being bowled out for 67 in its first innings
It was the batting collapse that needed to be seen to be believed. Relive how England went from a position of dominance to on the brink of giving up the Ashes in less than 30 overs.
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Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins led an extraordinary Australian day two assault at Headingley to put an Ashes sealing victory back on the table and England on the ropes.
Australia rolled the home team for just 67, including four wickets in less than four overs after lunch to take an unbelievable 112-run lead a day after being dismissed on day one for what seemed a below par 179.
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But in perfect batting conditions Hazlewood, who took 5-30, Pat Cummins 3-23, and James Pattinson 2-9 embarrassed an England outfit which wilted in the sunny conditions and under a relentless bowling surge.
England captain Joe Root was out for a second successive duck and only Joe Denly (12) reached double figures as the locals recorded their lowest score against Australia since 1948, and lowest at Headingley since 1907.
But it was also the third time this year England has been bowled out for under 100, signifying how weak their batting line-up is.
David Warner also took four stunning catches at first slip, putting the memories of his three drops at Lord’s well behind him.
Twitter has gone quiet @DarrynLyons .... #Ashes2019 #1-0 pic.twitter.com/1gvogG1i7j
— Damien Martyn (@damienmartyn) August 23, 2019
Warner caught going left and right and after his opening day innings of 61, is beginning to make his Ashes presence felt.
England was 6-54 at lunch and on the ropes after Hazlewood took 2-6 in an opening four over spell which rivalled anything Jofra Archer served up the day before.
Hazlewood, who bowled 11 overs for the session, had 3-25 after also removing Jonny Bairstow as Warner took his fourth catch for the morning at first slip, the memories of his three drops as Lord’s forgotten as his confidence levels went through the roof.
Tight finish tonight.
— Joshua Kay (@js_kay) August 23, 2019
Collingwood 76
England 67
Essendon 65#AFLPiesDons
When Cummins removed Rory Burns, then Pattinson dismissed Ben Stokes with just his third ball of the game, and Joe Denly three overs later, England’s pursuit of a first innings lead fell behind trying to simply get level on their priority list.
That was a superb bowling performance from Josh Hazlewood. He pitched 69% on a good length, 65% on a good line and 44% on a good line and length & let the conditions do the rest. He didn't find much swing (0.38°) but movement off the pitch (0.80°) did the job. #Ashes
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) August 23, 2019
Jofra Archer has bowled 61.1 overs in just over a week. Now he's got to back up today, in the bright Leeds sunshine, or Australia will retain the #Ashes very quickly. England would've gone to bed last night dreaming of a 150-run lead. They trail by 112 runs. Embarrassing.
— Sam Landsberger 🗯 (@SamLandsberger) August 23, 2019
That hope disappeared when Cummins had Chris Woakes caught down the left side first ball after the break, and Hazlewood had Jos Buttler caught at short cover first ball of the next over.
It was a quick descent to total demolition from there as the fired up Aussies put the Ashes urn within reach.
Originally published as England left embarrassed after being bowled out for 67 in its first innings