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Ashes 2019: Third Test Day 1 live coverage, scores from Headingley

For a time, Australia looked to be taking control. Then Jofra Archer unleashed and all hell broke loose.

Peter Lalor
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8:57PMAugust 22, 2019.
Updated 9:27AMAugust 23, 2019
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Man of the moment ... England paceman Jofra Archer (right) celebrates the wicket of Pat Cummins. Picture: Getty Images
Man of the moment ... England paceman Jofra Archer (right) celebrates the wicket of Pat Cummins. Picture: Getty Images

STUMPS ON DAY 1: AUSTRALIA 179 (Marnus Labuschagne 74, David Warner 61, Jofra Archer 6-45, Stuart Broad 2-32) from 52.1 overs.

Australia were bowled out for 179 after being sent in to bat under heavy skies on a rain interrupted first day of the Headingley Test.

They were lucky but they were tenacious. Other sides wearing similar colours have been knocked over for considerably less in conditions not dissimilar.

Jofra Archer took 6-45, bruising egos but not bodies on a wicket that encouraged the bowlers to pitch the ball up.

England’s Jofra Archer claimed 6-45 on day one of the Third Test at Headingley. Picture: AFP
England’s Jofra Archer claimed 6-45 on day one of the Third Test at Headingley. Picture: AFP

David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne were the only batsmen to make double figures, apart from Tim Paine who scored 11, both making critical contributions for their own and their team’s sake.

Warner broke the shackles, making a half century after four failures. Australia needed him and he delivered.

He was beaten so often in the early going by Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer that it seemed only a matter of time before he was gone, but he stuck to the task and survived 148 minutes for his 61 despite repeated rain and light interruptions.

It will go down as his best 50 and hold its head beside many of his 21 Test centuries.

Australia’s David Warner points to the dressing sheds after reaching his 50. Picture: AFP
Australia’s David Warner points to the dressing sheds after reaching his 50. Picture: AFP

Labuschagne followed his half century as cricket’s first concussion substitute with a 215-minute 74 that was so impressive there must be a place found for him in the team when Steve Smith returns.

He is vastly better than the batsman introduced to the side last year and seen intermittently in the summer. The leading county run scorer has clearly benefited from an outstanding year at Glamorgan.

Australian no.4 Marnus Labuschagne pulls to the boundary. Picture: Getty Images
Australian no.4 Marnus Labuschagne pulls to the boundary. Picture: Getty Images

Luck deserted him when he was trapped LBW by a Ben Stokes full toss that knocked his feet from beneath him.

It was a ridiculous moment that capped off a compelling, stop-start day of cricket.

The ball swung massively in the air early and moved off the seam alarmingly all day.

Australia was 3-136 when Archer had Warner caught behind and lost 8-43. Warner and Labuschagne’s century partnership the only solid pairing of the day.

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Daniel Sankey 4.29am: WICKET! Archer finishes off the job

Jofra Archer bags his sixth wicket, trapping Nathan Lyon (1) LBW in the final over of the day to have Australia all out for 179. That signals stumps and Archer walks from the field, ball in hand, with the fine figures of 6-45 from 17.1 overs.

Archer and his pace partner Stuart Broad (2-32) triggered an amazing turnaround in the final two hours of the day’s play as Australia lost 8 wickets for just 43 runs.

David Warner (61) and Marnus Labuschagne (74) shared in a 111-run partnership to help Australia recover from 2-25, but ultimately their efforts were overshadowed by the brilliance of England’s new pace bowling sensation.

Daniel Sankey 4.24am: WICKET! Labuschagne’s vigil finally ends

It’s a bizarre end to a brilliant innings from Marnus Labuschagne, who’s trapped LBW by a dipping full toss from England all-rounder Ben Stokes.

The ball clearly took Labuschagne by surprise — the Aussie no.4 lunged forward and fell face first onto the pitch as the ball hit him on the knee roll, then looked up to see the umpire’s finger raised after the LBW appeal.

More in hope than anything else, Labuschagne reviewed ... but replays showed the ball was hitting half-way up middle stump. He departs for a professionally-compiled 74 (129 deliveries) that featured 10 fours and helped Australia recover from 2-25 to 3-136.

Daniel Sankey 4.13am: WICKET! Archer gets his fifth

Jofra Archer is celebrating, Pat Cummins is dumbfounded ... and the Aussies are in big trouble.

There’s little doubt that England quick Archer deserves his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, brought up in just his second match, but his opposite number Cummins seems like he’ll swear black and blue that he didn’t get an edge to the delivery that had him caught behind for a duck (13 deliveries).

There was an audible snick as the ball passed Cummins‘ bat on the way through to wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow, but snicko showed two distinct spikes — the first before it passed the bat, and another as it passed the bat. The third umpire was given little choice but to approve the on-field umpire’s decision of out and Cummins had no choice but to depart, leaving Australia at 8-174.

Daniel Sankey 3.56am: WICKET! Pattinson caught at first slip

Jofra Archer takes his fourth wicket for the innings as he finds James Pattinson’s outside edge, the ball rocketing to Joe Root at first slip. The England captain takes a sharp catch in front of his face as Pattinson departs for 2 (8 deliveries).

In ever-darkening conditions, Australia are now 7-173, with Marnus Labuschagne on 71 not out (111 deliveries) and Pat Cummins yet to score. Archer now has the most impressive figures of 4-44 for England.

Daniel Sankey 3.41am: WICKET! Woakes gets Paine on review

Australian captain Tim Paine has again fallen foul of the decision review system, with a not out LBW ruling from Chris Woakes overturned.

Paine has to go for 11 (26 deliveries) as Australia slump to 6-162. Hopes of a 250-plus total now rest squarely on the shoulders of Marnus Labuschagne (62 not out, 101 deliveries), who’s joined in the middle by recalled fast bowler James Pattinson.

Daniel Sankey 3.18am: Labuschagne’s pain

Gentlemen, watch this clip with caution. Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more difficult for Marnus Labuschagne (52 not out, 87 deliveries), they do. Australia 5-149.

Daniel Sankey 3.15am: Swings and roundabouts

Australia’s day with the bat summed up in a tweet...

Peter Lalor 3am: Archer, Broad spur mini-collapse

Australia has suffered a mini collapse, losing 3-3 in 14 balls, but Marnus Labuschagne is still at the wicket and has brought up his second successive half century since being called in as a substitute for Steve Smith.

Labuschagne’s 50 came up from 73 balls and included eight fours.

Jofra Archer got his man, but not before David Warner had scored his 30th and probably best Test half century.

A disappointed David Warner reacts after his dismissal. Picture: AFP
A disappointed David Warner reacts after his dismissal. Picture: AFP

If you had suggested to anybody this morning that the opener would go on to score 61 they would have thought you certifiably mad. Conditions were so difficult you would not have been surprised if that were all Australia’s bats could summon between them.

Marcus Harris lasted 12 balls for 8 runs, Usman Khawaja 17 balls for the same total.

Warner played and missed at more balls than he had faced in the series in the early part of his innings. Only once did he appear to let the pressure of the moment and four single figure scores get to him by waving his bat feebly at a delivery from Stuart Broad.

England paceman Jofra Archer celebrates the dismissal of David Warner. Picture: Getty Images
England paceman Jofra Archer celebrates the dismissal of David Warner. Picture: Getty Images

When he did play and miss he had the good sense to not follow the balls, playing inside deliveries that begged an edge.

He brought up his half century with a trio of fours from an over by Ben Stokes, managed to have a caught behind decision overturned but eventually nicked off to Archer at 5.37pm local time.

Labuschagne and Warner put on 111 for the third wicket.

Australia’s Travis Head is bowled by England’s Stuart Broad. Picture: AFP
Australia’s Travis Head is bowled by England’s Stuart Broad. Picture: AFP

Travis Head followed soon after, not moving his feet to an excellent ball from Broad that bowled him for a duck.

Matthew Wade was unlucky to be bowled by Archer soon after, the ball rolling onto his stumps after hitting him on the pads.

Daniel Sankey 2.52am: WICKET! Wade bowled ... somehow

Jofra Archer has another wicket! This time it’s come about courtesy of some terrible luck for Australian no.6 Matthew Wade (0), who takes a sharp delivery on the thigh pad. It bounces up onto his glove, then rolls back onto his stumps just hard enough to remove one bail.

How quickly Test cricket can change. Just half an hour ago, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne were set and taking the attack to the England bowlers. Now the tourists have their backs against the wall at 5-139, with a fired up Archer and pace partner Stuart Broad steaming in at either end.

Daniel Sankey 2.51am: Labuschagne brings up his 50

Another typically gritty effort from Marnus Labuschagne, who brings up his 50 from just 73 deliveries in the 34th over of the match. Australia 3-139.

Daniel Sankey 2.45am: WICKET! Head bowled by Broad

England have seized the upper hand late on day one of the Third Test at Headingley, with Stuart Broad producing one of the deliveries of his career to clean bowl Travis Head for a duck.

The delivery was nigh on unplayable. Continuing with his around the wicket attack against the left-handers, Broad shaped the delivery back towards Head’s stumps before getting it to rip away from the bat and flick the outside of the off stump.

Australia slump to 4-138, with Marnus Labuschagne (49 not out, 69 deliveries) and Matthew Wade facing a herculean task to get their team to stumps without the loss of more wickets.

Daniel Sankey 2.37am: WICKET! Archer snares Warner

Jofra Archer has done it again for England — he’s got the vital wicket of David Warner (61 runs, 94 deliveries) with a ripper of a delivery that jagged away, caught the outside edge and was gleefully snaffled by wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow.

It’s a big moment in this Test match, with Australia now 3-136 as Travis Head joins Marnus Labuschagne (48 not out, 67 deliveries) in the middle.

Daniel Sankey 2.30am: Review saves Warner

Stuart Broad is back into the attack for England, and almost with immediate results. His appeal for caught behind against David Warner (61 not out) was given out by the on-field umpire but Warner immediately called for the review. Replays showed a clear gap between bat and ball and Warner survived. As the players break for drinks, Australia are 2-133 after 31 overs, with Marnus Labuschagne on 45 not out.

Daniel Sankey 2.15am: Warner brings up his 50

Are we watching a different match? It has certainly seemed like it since the players resumed after a bad light delay and an early tea. Both David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne were struggling to get bat on ball a short time ago ... now they’re rapidly turning what could have been a disastrous day for Australia into a potentially match-winning first innings.

Warner (57 not out, 81 deliveries) was very nearly dismissed as he brought up his 50 with a miscued drive that sailed over gully for four. Even so, his play after tea has thoroughly deserved the milestone as Australia’s run rate has climbed beyond four an over. The Aussies are 2-120 after 28 overs, with Labuschagne (37 not out, 58 deliveries) closing in on a second successive Test half century.

Daniel Sankey 1.40am: Play resumes after tea

The umpires have decided the light is suitable for play, so we’re thankfully back in action after the tea break. Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes are the bowlers for England, and both David Warner (32 not out, 54 deliveries) and Marnus Labuschagne (17 not out, 27 deliveries) have resumed with confidence. Labuschagne has found the boundary twice already as he looks to reprise the brilliant half-century he notched as Steve Smith’s concussion replacement at Lord’s.

Daniel Sankey 12.59am: First rain, now bad light stops play

Boos ring out from the stands at Headingley as umpires call a halt to proceedings because of bad light. The floodlights are on, but it’s not enough to persuade the batsmen to continue. While David Warner (26 not out, 50 deliveries) looked much more confident in this short period of play following the rain delay, Marnus Labuschagne (7 not out, 29 deliveries) struggled to find the middle of the bat.

Australia are 2-54 after 18 overs with the tea break now being taken.

Daniel Sankey 12.48am: Bright moments for Australia

It’s a confident start from Australia after the resumption of play, with Marnus Labuschagne (2 not out, 21 deliveries) getting himself on the mark and David Warner (21 not out, 46 deliveries) driving powerfully off the bowling of Jofra Archer.

The Aussies move to 2-44 after 16 overs as England paceman Chris Woakes prepares to enter the attack.

Early estimates are that we’ll be aiming for 60 overs to be bowled today, with around a full session lost to rain delays. Those lost 30 overs will be made up over the next four days.

Cover up ... ground staff have been involved in as much action at Headingley today as the players. Picture: AP
Cover up ... ground staff have been involved in as much action at Headingley today as the players. Picture: AP

Daniel Sankey 12.20am: Play to resume shortly

Good news at Headingley, with the covers coming off as rain finally eases. Play will resume at 12.40am AEST.

Peter Lalor 12.08am: Struggling Warner rides his luck

Luck has gone both ways on this rain interrupted day.

Usman Khawaja could consider himself unlucky to be strangled down the leg side by Stuart Broad. CricViz analysis suggests that delivery results in a wicket only 0.71% of the time.

Marcus Harris will be cursing the fact the players left the field after he was dismissed by a Jofra Archer snorter.

England players unsuccessfully appeal for LBW against Australia's David Warner. Picture: AFP
England players unsuccessfully appeal for LBW against Australia's David Warner. Picture: AFP

That, however, is the glass half-full attitude for Australians when you consider that David Warner has played and missed or played false shots to more than half deliveries he has faced.

Warner is 18 from 44 balls. It is his highest score of the series and the first time he has batted deeper than the fifth over of an innings.

An optimist will point out that the opener has done well to survive into the first hour after lunch when sent in to bat in such conditions. Rarely has a ball swung or seamed as much as it has on the first day at Headingley.

Tim Paine might consider himself lucky he did not win the toss and bat as he said he would. Such a move would have tested his popularity with the Australian top order.

Daniel Sankey 11.45pm: Rain again delays play

The rain has returned at Headingley — and as the covers are wheeled onto the pitch, you can almost sense the relief of David Warner (18 not out, 44 deliveries) and Marnus Labuschagne (0 not out, 16 deliveries) as they dash from the field.

England captain Joe Root is not impressed with the delay ... the rain is little more than drizzle, but it’s ever so gradually getting heavier and there’s no avoiding a break.

Needless to say Stuart Broad (1-19) and Jofra Archer (1-15) will be just as disappointed as their captain is — the England pacemen have been absolutely brilliant in the 14.5 overs they’ve combined for so far.

Archer got the first breakthrough when he had Marcus Harris caught behind, but Broad could have had Warner dismissed at least a half-dozen times, such was the regularity that he beaten the Australian opener’s bat. He at least has the wicket of Usman Khawaja beside his name.

Australia are 2-39, and predictions are that we could have a heavier band of rain moving through shortly ... so don’t expect this delay to end any time soon.

Daniel Sankey 11.19pm: WICKET! Khawaja out on review

Another wicket for England, and this time it’s Usman Khawaja who’s got a thin edge to a legside delivery from Stuart Broad. Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow takes a simple catch ... but the umpire is unmoved, even though it clearly sounded like there was an edge on the ball.

England captain Joe Root is quick to call for the review and replays confirm Khawaja has indeed got an edge. He has to go for 8 (17 deliveries) as Australia slump to 2-25 in the 9th over. David Warner is not out on 5, with Steve Smith’s replacement Marnus Labuschagne the next man in.

Daniel Sankey 11.03pm: Warner gets going, finally

Stuart Broad takes the ball after the resumption of play and he immediately has David Warner playing and missing to a ball that moves away off the seam. Broad’s second delivery is full and on leg stump and Warner finally gets bat on one, pushing it onto the legside for a single.

It’s then Usman Khawaja’s turn to cop a peach from Broad, who angles into the stumps from around the wicket and gets the ball to jag away from Khawaja’s outside edge. The England slips cordon can’t believe Khawaja hasn’t knicked it.

The Aussie no.3 gets off the mark with a single the following ball and Warner survives the rest of the over. Australia are 1-14 with Jofra Archer champing at the bit to get his hands on the ball at the other end.

Play and miss ... again. Stuart Broad can’t believe he hasn’t found the outside edge of David Warner’s bat. Picture: Getty Images
Play and miss ... again. Stuart Broad can’t believe he hasn’t found the outside edge of David Warner’s bat. Picture: Getty Images

Daniel Sankey 10.46pm: Play to resume shortly

The covers are finally coming off at Headingley, with play set to resume at 11pm AEST.

Daniel Sankey 10.30pm: Rain, rain go away

Five minutes after the scheduled resumption fom the lunch break, the covers remain on the pitch at Headingley with rain continuing to fall. We’ll have an update for you on a potential new time for the start of the second session as soon as we get word from the umpires.

Daniel Sankey 9.45pm: Lunch taken at Headingley

There’s only light drizzle around at Headingley but it’s enough to keep the covers on at the moment, so the umpires have decided to take an early lunch.

Play is set to resume at 10.25pm AEST, with Australia on 1-12. Despite playing and missing more than once, David Warner is not out (0 from 12 deliveries) and he’ll be joined after the break by Usman Khawaja, who — thanks to the rain — didn’t even make it out into the middle after Marcus Harris’s dismissal.

Peter Lalor 9.37pm: Harris out; rain delays play

The rain has come but not in time to save Marcus Harris.

That man Jofra Archer caught the edge of his bat and had the recalled opener caught behind for 8 with a beautiful delivery that pitched and moved away.

The only thing the batsman did wrong was get an edge on it. He had to play it, but few would be able to play such a ball from anywhere near the bat.

Thus was the lot of the Australian batsmen. At one end David Warner played and missed repeatedly at Stuart Broad outswingers.

It was excruciating for the batsman, amusing for the slips and fascinating for the crowd.

Harris finally succumbed at the end of the fourth over.

The rain came down as he left the field and the rest of the players followed him to the dressing rooms.

Australia is 1-12 from 4 overs. Warner is yet to get off the mark

Daniel Sankey 9.24pm: WICKET! Archer claims Harris

Disaster for Australia as Jofra Archer catches the outside edge of Marcus Harris’s bat, with Jonny Bairstow taking a simple catch to dismiss the recalled Australian opener for 8. It was a terrific piece of bowling from Archer, bowling around the wicket and angling the ball into the left-handed batsman.

Harris will be shattered, particularly given that as soon as he was dismissed, the umpires called a halt to proceedings as drizzle again set in. The players leave the ground with Australia 1-12 after four overs.

Jofra Archer (right) celebrates the wicket of Marcus Harris. Picture: Getty Images
Jofra Archer (right) celebrates the wicket of Marcus Harris. Picture: Getty Images

Daniel Sankey 9.18pm: Archer makes an early impact

England paceman Stuart Broad starts proceedings with a maiden over at Headingley. There’s a little bit of swing for him late in the over as a watchful David Warner defends and leaves. Jofra Archer takes the new ball from the other end and already there are fireworks, with Marcus Harris — who’s replaced Cameron Bancroft for this Test — playing a missing twice before taking another ball on the body. He gets off the mark on the final ball of the over, though, with Archer straying onto leg stump and give Harris an easy opportunity to tickle one off his legs for a boundary to fine leg.

Daniel Sankey 9pm: Play about to begin

The rain has stopped, the covers are off and play will begin at 9.10pm AEST. The England bowlers are currently warming up out in the middle as Australian openers David Warner and Marcus Harris pad up.

Peter Lalor 8.10pm: England win toss, bowl

England have won the toss and sent Australia in to bat. Australian captain Tim Paine shrugged and said that he was not fussed.

“I was hoping he won the toss. We were going to have a bat. The wicket looks quite dry underneath. We’re hoping we’ll get a good first-innings total and bring Nathan Lyon into the game in the fourth innings.”

Believe him if you will, but it seems hard to believe any top order would want to face Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad and co in these conditions.

Australia has brought in Marcus Harris for Cameron Bancroft and Marnus Labuschagne remains as the replacement for Steve Smith.

“He’s a huge miss — when the best player in the world goes out of your side,” Paine said about his missing star. “It’s up to your senior players to step up.”

England captain Joe Root tosses the coin alongside Australia captain Tim Paine. Picture: Getty Images
England captain Joe Root tosses the coin alongside Australia captain Tim Paine. Picture: Getty Images

AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine, James Pattinson, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

ENGLAND: Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Joe Denly, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach.

Peter Lalor 7.57pm: New session times

Session times just in. Toss at 11.05am, start 11.20am. Covers are off, but lights are on and it is quite gloomy.

Peter Lalor 7.25pm: Rain threatens at Headingley

Expect a delayed start.

Ground staff have moved the covers back onto the centre wicket 45 minutes before the scheduled start of play.

There’s rain storms visible in the distance, it’s getting darker and colder.

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