Australia won the third Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Tuesday to regain the trophy. Pacer Scott Boland played a starring role with a sixwicket haul in the second innings as Australia defeated England.
by an innings and 14 runs.
With this win, Australia retained the Ashes as the hosts have gained an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Resuming Day 3 of the MCG Test at 31/4 England kept on losing wickets at regular intervals and the side was unable to match Australia’s lead and in the end they suffered an innings defeat.
Ben Stokes (11) was the first one to depart on Day 3 as he clean bowled by Mitchell Starc. After this, Scott Boland got in the act and he cleaned up the England lower-order.
In his debut, Boland went on to take six wickets in the second innings to hand Australia a memorable victory. England is bowl out for just 68 in the second innings.
Skipper Joe Root (28) was the final nail in the coffin and England went down without showing any fight in.
the second innings of the third Test.
Ashes, 3rd Test Day 3: Highlights from the MCG
Scott Boland also created a new record for the fewest number of runs conceded while picking up a 5wicket haul on.
Test debut – 7 runs going past Australia’s Charles Turner who picked up a 5-wicket haul for 15 runs against England in 1887.
Only the 2nd indigenous men’s Test cricketer for Australia Boland had a dream debut as he finished with match. figures of 7/55 and went on to win The Mullagh Medal on his debut in Melbourne.
was a nightmarish morning for England but for debutant pacer Scott Boland it was stuff of dreams as the.
Australia picked up a 6-wicket haul on debut at his home ground.
Boland picked up the 3rd-fastest five-wicket haul in the history of Test cricket as he had the numbers .
of 5 England batters in just 19 balls before he wrapped up the proceedings with a 6th wicket.