England Test captain Ben Stokes marched in direction of a rare milestone in the do-or-a-die Test match towards Australia in Ashes 2023. Trailing by 0-2 in the five-match collection, Stokes military has a activity towards the reigning World Test champions and what higher could be a place for England to make a comeback than Headingley? The Test witnessed a spectacular match 4 years in the past and the hosts could be wanting the venue proves to be the identical this yr too. Meanwhile, Stokes may take confidence from his record-breaking outing in the primary innings.
Coming in at No.6 with England 68/4 down on Day 2, Stokes performed one other valiant 80-run knock to bail his group partly out of hassle. In doing so, the all-rounder went on to smash 6000 runs in the longest format. The English captain now finds himself in an elite firm of cricketers with a (*100*) of 6000 Test runs and 100 wickets in the format.
Players to attain 6000 runs and take 100 wickets in Tests:
- Sir Garfield Sobers (8032 runs, 235 wickets)
- Jacques Kallis (13289 runs, 292 wickets)
- Ben Stokes (6008 runs, 197 wickets)
Stokes has turned out to be the most effective all-rounder in modern-day Test cricket not just for England however arguably in the World.
Match evenly poised after Tea on Day 2
Notably, the third Ashes Test appears to be like evenly poised after the top of session two on Day 2 in Leeds. Australia bought the early wickets of England rapidly on Day 2 earlier than Ben Stokes jaw-dropping 80 helped England minimize the result in simply 26. England have been at 142/7 at Lunch however Stokes and Mark Wood helped them in the second session earlier than getting bowled out for 237 in Australia’s 263 reply. Till Tea, Australia have been 29/1, main by 55 with Warner down.
