Srinagar: It was unusual and rarest field positioning by Ollie Robinson and England that broke the composure of Australian opener Usman Khawaja resulting in the dismissal of left hander on the third day of Ashes 2023 Test.
Australia on Sunday were bowled out for 386 in the first innings of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Despite being in a strong position to take a lead, Australia concealed 7 run lead against England’s 393-run total in the first innings.
Meanwhile to set things in motion, England set a great plot to get rid of Khawaja as Robinson bowled him out for 141.
In the 113th over of Australia’s batting, England set a pretty unusual field. They set four fielders in a quarter circle-looking shape on the on side close to the batter. The field was set from silly mid-on to square leg. This was probably done to deceive the batter of his plans.
England then moved one leg side fielder to the offside and both the sides had an unusual 3-3 field in the thirty-yard circle. Robinson bowled a yorker length 4th ball of the over and as Khawaja came down the track, he was beaten by the length and the ball went on to hit the off-stump.
Notably after the wicket, the English bowler displayed an aggressive send-off to the Aussie batter.
Meanwhile, it was James Anderson, who started the first damage on Day 3 of the Test match. The veteran got rid of Alex Carey with a beautiful inswinger before Robinson sent Khawaja back. Robinson and Stuart Broad picked the final three wickets. The former removed Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, while Broad got Scott Boland. England restricted Australia to 386.
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