Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood (5-30) ripped through England to bowl the hosts out for a paltry 67 in their first innings on day tܫwo of the third Ashes Test at Headingley.
Joe Denly, with 12, was the✱ only England batsman to re🌜ach double figures in an innings that lasted a mere 27.5 overs, with captain Joe Root out for his successive duck.
England’s total was also their lowest in Ashes series since 1948 and seven fewer than what Smith’s replacement Marnus Labuschagne scored off his bat on Thursday.
With Steve Smith ruled out of the match, this was being considered as England’s best chance of registering a win and making it 1-1 in the five-match series. But the 50-over world champions are well behind in the contest now.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
27.5 overs rest for꧂ the bowlers .. hi🐠ghest score of 12 .. !! Well done Australia on retaining the
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
FFS. 67 all out.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan)
Leaving Hazelwood out in the first test fired him 🌼up🍒.
— Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg)
England have been bowled out for 67!
What a performance from the Australian bowlers today, five wickets for Jo⭕sh Hazlewood.
— ICC (@ICC)
Was in Ostins getting fish yesterday and I said to a guy England gonna get bowl out for 67 and he said what u smoking Tino 🤦🏾♂️😪 I said England batting isn’t click🐽ing Root isn’t in no nick . I should’ve tweeted the score dammm it 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ 🤣
— Tino95 (@tinobest)
Wow can’t quit🎶e believe what I’ve just watched. Out❀standing from the Aussies and probably no words could describe the Poms.
— Mark Waugh (@juniorwaugh349)
In the Australian first innings they surely missed 🌠but have not been any better!? Speedsters dominating these days👌
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Bowler to dismiss Joe Root most in Tests:
6 – Josh Hazlewood
5 – Lyon, Starc, Jadeja, Boult, Southee, Cummins, Harris— Sam Ferris (@samuelfez)
Josh Hazlewood looks like the kid at your school 🌳who was really into cricket.
— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw)
Lead of 112 after getting dismissed for 179. Shows you that if you can’t bat in challenging conditions, batting second꧅ won’t be of much h🅘elp. Good chance for Australia to retain in Headingly only. Even without Smith.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
When you bowl a team oꦯut for 179 then get bowled out for 67
— Luke Wright (@lukewright204)
I love test cricket #1-0
— Damien Martyn🏏 (@damienmartyn)
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