Beaten Australia hope for return of saviour Smith
Apart from Smith, batsmen have failed to deliver so far in Ashes
26 August 2019 - 14:23
Leeds — As England basked in an Ashes salvation led by all-rounder Ben Stokes at Headingley, Australia were left to hope for the return of their own saviour in Steve Smith for the fourth Test at Old Trafford.
Stokes was deservedly hailed on Monday for his heroic unbeaten 135 that secured a rousing one-wicket win to level the series at 1-1. In time, however, paceman Jofra Archer might be viewed as the man who turned the series on its head with a bouncer that left Smith floored at Lord’s and still dizzy at Leeds...
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