On a rainy day 1 in the fifth Ashes Test in Hobart, Travis Head (101) and Cameron Green (74) shone for Australia, who recovered 12-for-3 to 241-for-6.
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| As Australia finds himself a sad start in Hobart, Travis Head and Cameron Green Dazzle. |
is misguided after a promising start with the ball, Head and Green put up a fifth-wicket of 121.
Green Dazzle
In this Day/Night match, the visitors won the draw and opted to strike first. After a delayed start, England got off to a flying start when Ollie Robinson fired David Warner for a 22-ball duck.
The Australian fly-half was caught by mistake after pushing delivery back. Stuart Broad, on the other hand, rejected Usman Khawaja, who made a return to the SCG with two hundred. Khawaja beat a full delivery and returned to the shelter at 6:00 p.m.
When Robinson squared Steve Smith (0) and caught him on the second slip, Australia was down to 12 by three.
Marnus Labuschagne came on as the hosts under pressure for the first time in the series and decided to go on the offensive. He set his limits and began the mission to rescue the Aussies with Head's help.
Labuschagne sped to 44 with help from nine fours before being laughed out of the game. For a full and straight delivery from Stuart Broad, he moved offside to try and hit him behind the wickets.
Labuschagne, on the other hand, got into a terrible tangle and had to be cleaned up after losing his balance and slipping. Despite the position at Labuschagne Head, the British were content to reduce Australia to 85 from 4 at the end of the first session.
GreenGreen was a great backlash for Head in the second session as he took on England bowlers and continued to hit boundaries.
Hitting Chris Woakes with a nice four leg, the latter, who missed the last test due to COVID, accelerated to 53 points fifty.
As Australia put the pressure back on the England bowlers, both batters continued to score boundaries. The pair combined for a 100-point partnership on just 117 balls.
Cutting Woakes for a pair on the opposite side, Head made his century on 112 balls.
After gaining mid-on advantage while trying to work one on midwicket, the next ball went down. Green hit fifty runs in the next inning, leading Joe Root to a single.
After passing the reference point, he drew a few thin lines. His 74-inning run ended when he trailed Mark Wood in the middle of the wicket. The rain forced the first Stumps, forcing Alex Carey (10*) and Mitchell Starc (0*) to retreat.
Five changes have been made to the England squad that took part in the Sydney draw. Rory Burns was recalled in place of ailing opener Haseeb Hameed.
Last game's batting hero Jonny Bairstow was sidelined with injury, as were pacer Jimmy Anderson and spinner Jack Leach.
The changes seemed to work for a short time as the Aussies were down three in the tenth. However, at the end of the day, England's fate remained the same.