Ashes, England's Brydon Carse claims his third Test four-fer: Stats
What's the story
Australia's lower-order batsmen put up a remarkable fightback on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba. The resistance was led by Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey, who scored fifties as the hosts finished at 511/10. Overall, five Aussie batters scored fifties as they made easy work of England's first-innings total of 334/10. Though Brydon Carse was expensive, the pacer was the pick of the England bowlers. He dismissed four batters in the innings.
Spell
A decent spell from Carse
Carse drew the first blood on Day 2 by removing opener Travis Head for 33. He then trapped Aussie skipper Steve Smith (61) and Cameron Green (45) His only scalp on Day 3 was Starc, who made a well-fought 77. Though Carse got vital wickets, he also went for massive runs. Besides Smith and Starc, Jake Weatherald (72), Marnus Labuschagne (65), and Carey (63) got fifties as the hosts crossed the 500-run mark.
Carse
Carse races to 45 Test wickets
Carse, who finished his spell with 4/152 from 29 overs, has now raced to 45 wickets from 11 Tests at an average of 29.44, as per ESPNcricinfo. His tally includes three four-fers, one fifer, and a match 10-fer. The pacer also owns a half-century in Test cricket. Notably, 36 of his wickets have come in away Tests at a stunning average of 21.58. In the ongoing series, the pacer has recorded nine scalps at 26.77 .
Stokes
Three wickets for Stokes as well
England skipper Ben Stokes also made key breakthroughs by dismissing Labuschagne and Josh Inglis, but had to cut short his bowling spell due to cramping. He finished his spell with 3/113 from 24 overs. The right-arm pacer has now raced to 238 Test wickets at an average of 31.22 (5W: 6). Versus the Aussies, Stokes now has 49 Ashes scalps at 35.73.