ENG vs AUS Day 2: It was an action-packed Day 1. Wickets everywhere as well as runs! Australia had no answers for the raw pace from Mark Wood who took a fifer. Fiery fifty from Mitch Marsh gave England a taste of his own medicine. Weather was quite exceptional as forecasted and now we will walk you through a quick recap of Day 1, ENG vs AUS Day 2 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Headingley, Leeds.
Injuries in both camps forced them to make a few changes. Ollie Pope, one of England’s most promising middle-order batters, was ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes 2023 and Moeen Ali was called in. Anderson and the last match hero Josh Tongue were benched and Woakes and Mark Wood joined the first 11. Australia also went through 3 changes: Todd Murphy for Lyon, Bolland for Hazelwood, and lastly Marsh for Green.
Mark Wood and Mitch Marsh, both shone and made the most out of the given opportunity. Mark Wood’s ruthless pace was too quick for Australia that it took only 12 overs from him to pick a fifer.
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Down below is the Day 1 overview, ENG vs AUS Day 2 weather forecast, and the Pitch report of Headingley, Leeds:
ENG vs AUS Day 1 Overview
After winning the toss, the English captain asked Australia to bat first. Australia were four down within the opening session. Warner once more fell to Broad. Khawaja went down by Wood’s relentless pace. Smith edged one to the keeper. But following lunch, Marsh and Head teamed up and unleashed their attack. Marsh quickly blasted a tonne of shots while displaying his destructive nature. Woakes, though, had him right before tea. As soon as Wood returned from tea and rattled the tail, there was a collapse. Australia was dismissed for 263.
Again, England got off to a good start, but Duckett and Brook were gone in no time. Despite playing some beautiful shots, Crawley was routed by Marsh when he edged one to the first slip catcher. Nothing that bad about the wicket is, however, it moves swiftly and has bounce. Tomorrow, Australia will try to use a similar condition. However, as Marsh shows, this deck also offers opportunities for runs. Root and Company will attempt to produce as many as possible.
ENG vs AUS Day 2 Weather Forecast
The Ashes 2023 (Australia tour of England) | England vs Australia 3rd Test match is being played at Headingley, Leeds (England) from July 6 to July 10 starting at 10:30 AM Local and 3:00 PM IST.
ACC TO WEATHER.COM, the weather is predicted to be clear and sunny throughout the day. As the weather websites show, there is almost no rain prediction for Day 2 which makes it a perfect day for a test match like this. A 1% chance of rain is predicted earlier in the day and drops to 0% the entire day. It hopefully ain’t going to rain today. The Temperature in the morning is expected to be around 20° C and rise up to 26° C in the evening.
Winds with a speed of around 15-20KMPH will gust towards the South. Humidity will also stay at the average rate of 50% (around 60% in the morning and falls to 40% in the evening). So, the possibilities of rain are always there when it is England but we can hope for a pretty healthy and decent day 2 of the ENG vs AUS 3rd test match.
ENG vs AUS Day 2 Pitch Report
In red-ball cricket, Headingley’s surface is ideal for batting. Both teams in this series, but especially England, have shown a commitment to playing aggressively for the course of both innings, which has contributed to the first two games ending with results on the last day. Headingley’s pitch is expected to provide a little bit more bounce and pace with a new ball throughout the first two or three days. It was quite visible that the surface does possess pace and bounce that also aids batters and Mitch Marsh displayed it there.
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