Hussey hits a ton as England counter-attacks
Michael Hussey puts Australia in a comfortable position as he pushed their lead to 378 runs at tea. In the second session, the home team racked up 86 runs, losing four wickets in the process. Evidently, the Kangaroos piled up a massive of 297 runs for the loss
of eight wickets on the third day of the 3rd Ashes Test at WACA in Perth. Mr. Cricket’s phenomenal run continued in the series as he struck his second century of the series. In the process, the left hander has become the first player to score six consecutive
fifty-plus scores in the history of the Ashes.
In the first half of play, Hussey played vigilantly in order to survive the opening burst, against the oppositions new-ball bowlers. As his innings progressed, he felt better and started playing aggressively as he played shots all around the ground to collect
his runs. Steven Smith provided his senior partner with valuable support as he scored his 36 runs in a resolute manner. Smith gathered with Hussey to build a 75-run defiant partnership in order to put their team in a commanding position.
The Australian innings crumbled in the middle overs as they lost four wickets in quick succession. Resultantly, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s last four wickets fell in the space of 32 runs. Previously, Shane Watson and Michael Hussey mustered a brilliant 113-run partnership
in order to put their team in a commanding position. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 fell in the 90s, but it was enough to anchor the hosts to position of strength. The second session of play belonged to England as they scalped 4 wickets just before tea. Adding to this, the bowlers
delivered consistent line and length balls as they made the opposition batsmen work hard for their runs.
Chris Tremlett was the pick of the bowlers for the tourists as he amassed two wickets in the session. The tall fast bowler used his height to good effect as he troubled the opposition willowers with his extra bounce. His persistent bowling earned him healthy
dividends as he finished off with the decent figures of 4/76. James Anderson swung the ball at a lively speed and posed a great threat with probing out-swingers, though he didn’t pick up a wicket as the Australians played all his deliveries on merit.
Steven Finn, who was expensive early on, found a length to bowl at on a fast wicket at WACA as he accounted for the dismissal of Ryan Harris, to join England’s fight-back. To everyone’s surprise, Paul Collingwood, the part time bowler chipped in with the crucial
wicket of Mitchell Johnson. Australia is in a comfortable position as they are leading by a significant margin of 378 runs with two wickets in the bank. The home team will eye a lead of 400-plus in order to put the opposition under pressure. A target of over
400 will be a daunting task for England. The visitors will have to play out of their skins to retain the Ashes.
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