ENG vs AUS Day 5: England are just inches away from Old Trafford victory as Australia are 5 down with 61 runs first inning trail. Day 4 was completely predicted to be caught in the rain but luckily had a window of a few hours when rain eased a bit. England only needs five wickets to win this match, but heavy rain is anticipated for today. Here we discuss the Day 4 overview, ENG vs AUS Day 5 Weather Forecast, and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester in this article.
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With overcast conditions in England and the ball in the hand of Jimmy Anderson, what worst from this can Australia expect? But They batted really well under the weather. Australia reduced the overnight deficit and now they are 61 runs behind of England’s first-innings lead.
England bowled 30 overs where Labuschagne and Marsh had a superb partnership. They both played at a balanced rate of aggression and defense which helped Labuschagne to complete his century. Joe Root was the one who nicked Marnus off to end the stand. Due to bad lighting, England’s pacers were unable to bowl after the 58th over. Instead, the spin pair of Moeen and Root bowled 13 overs together before the tea break.
To tie the series, England need to take 5 wickets, but Marsh and Green have the power to hit a significant blow, score some rapid runs, and make up that gap. Yet again, rain is the only thing that matters.
Down below is the ENG vs AUS Day 5 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester:
ENG vs AUS Day 5 Weather Forecast
The Ashes 2023 (Australia tour of England) | England vs Australia 4th Test match is being played at Old Trafford, Manchester (England) from July 19 to July 23 starting at 10:30 AM Local and 3:00 PM IST.
ACC TO WEATHER.COM, the weather is predicted to be overcast and rainy throughout the day. As the weather websites show, rain is clearly expected thoroughly and at all hours of the day, and also quite high chances of rain for the day which would affect the play on Day 5 as well as the test match at this stage. Low rain prediction in a few starting minutes but A 90+% chance of rain is predicted for the entire day. It surely going to interrupt the whole match Day and is going to be a play-pause kinda day. The Temperature in the morning is expected to be around 16° C and rise up to 17° C in the evening.
Winds with a speed of around 10KMPH will gust towards the North. Humidity will also stay at the average rate of 92% for the entire day. So, the possibilities of rain are high there when it is England but we can hope for part of the day to be useful and help for a result in ENG vs AUS Day 5 of the 4th test match.
ENG vs AUS Day 5 Pitch Report
Old Trafford has consistently provided good batting conditions with a pitch that makes it relatively simple for the ball to make it into the bat. Because teams who win the toss often decide to bat first, the team batting first has won the majority of games at this location. However, there is always room for an exception, as England is close to winning despite batting second.
As of now, the surface is quite dead. Almost no grass was left on the surface and it looks like England is losing their essence of being England in terms of pitches. The new ball did swing but once the ball gets old, there is nothing for a bowler in the surface. England need 6 more wickets to even the series 2-all but heavy rain is forecasted for day 5.
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For more details head to BCCI’s official website.