Ashes 2019: Joe Root makes fighting fifty as England keep faint third Test hopes alive
Catch-up on how all the action unfolded on Day Three at Headingley
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Your support makes all the difference.England fought their way to 155-3, but Australia remain favourites to win the third Ashes Test.
Joe Root and Joe Denly both passed fifty in pursuit of a target of 359, and though the latter departed soon after reaching his half-century, England’s captain remains unbeaten overnight on 75.
Root’s fine hand ensures England maintain slim hopes of pulling off the most remarkable of chases, and you can see how the third day’s action all unfolded below:
When is the third Test?
The third Test takes place on 22-26 August.
What time does it start?
The toss takes place at 10:30am in Thursday, with play scheduled to get underway at 11am each day.
Where can I watch it?
Live coverage of each day’s play will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Ashes from 10am.
Odds
England to win: 8/11
Australia to win: 21/10
Draw: 29/4
Prediction
England to win: As long as the weather plays ball, this could be the moment the series swings in England’s favour. With Jofra Archer set to renew his bowling assault and no Steve Smith to dig Australia out of trouble, England should be able to level the series here with bright sunshine forecast for the weekend.
ENG 18-2
Interesting change from Australia. Hazlewood is off with Nathan Lyon coming on. The ball is moving but we are about to see the first over of spin in the match.
A loosener down leg is tapped away for one from Rory Burns.
ENG 20-2
Three runs from Nathan Lyon's first over. One of them a leg bye. No real sign of any spin but there's some bounce there for the off spinner.
ENG 20-2
Cummins continues and rattles Burns on the gloves with a quick short ball from round the wicket. That's the first time Burns has looked uncomfortable in this innings.
ENG 20-3
GONE! Burns gloves one to Paine, Cummins has his man!
Cummins sets Burns up with a couple of full deliveries before firing in another short ball down leg. Burns tries to take him on but only manages to glove behind to leave Paine with an easy catch.
Burns c Paine b Cummins 9 (28)
ENG 20-3
It must suck being an England bowler in this current test side. They toil hard and put the team in winnable positions but the batsmen never capitalise.
The Nathan Lyon experiment is over, Hazlewood comes back on. Ben Stokes is the new man in.
ENG 24-3
This is a huge, huge innings now for Joe Denly. There was a lot of pressure on him before this test but with the match situation that pressure has increased.
Add to that the fact that Australia are all over him and this is very challenging. He's been out there for 24 balls and finally he gets off the mark.
Hazlewood over pitches and Denly drives him through the covers for four.
ENG 24-3
As the players take a drink, the first hour is Australia's. They've taken three wickets, including the England captain for a duck.
England need a partnership, Ben Stokes is coming off the back of a hundred at Lords and is one of the toughest competitors in this side.Is he the man to rescue England again?
ENG 26-3
Ben Stokes is away, Cummins pushes the ball full and Stokes knocks it into the covers for a couple.
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