The third Ashes Test between England and Australia started on Thursday with the hosts bundling out the Pat Cummins-led facet for 263 on Day 1. Playing at Headingley in Leeds, England opted to bowl and comfortably dominated Australia as their pacer Mark Wood registered a five-wicket haul. For Australia, the whole batting unit collapsed like nine-pins aside from Mitchell Marsh, who performed an vital knock of 118 runs. Mitchell, who returned to the longest format after a hiatus of 4 years, not solely took his facet to a good complete but in addition made his household proud.

In a video going viral social media, Mitchell’s elder brother and former Australia batter Shaun Marsh was seen wildly celebrating his brother’s ton. The Marsh household was in a restaurant when Mitchell took a single on Moeen Ali‘s supply and introduced up his third Test hundred. Shaun excitedly hugged his relations, together with their father Geoff Marsh, who was additionally a famend Australian cricketer.

Shaun Marsh and his household celebrating the hundred of Mitchell Marsh within the Ashes.

What a phenomenal video! pic.twitter.com/a2apyJDP96

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 6, 2023

Notably, Shaun Marsh will probably be turning 40 on Sunday and to have fun the event, the Marsh household is having a trip in Bali, Indonesia.

Coming to the match, England quick bowler Mark Wood took 5-34 because the hosts backed up captain Ben Stokes‘ resolution to ship Australia into bat on a green-tinged pitch after profitable the toss.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins then decreased England to 22-2 earlier than all-rounder Marsh, enjoying his first Test in almost 4 years, had Zak Crawley (33) nicely caught at first slip by David Warner within the newest instance of the vacationers’ superior fielding.

At stumps, England have been 68-3 — a deficit of 195 runs — with Joe Root 19 not out and Jonny Bairstow one not out on their Yorkshire residence floor.

But it was additionally one other day of missed alternatives for England as Root dropped a regulation first-slip catch off Chris Woakes when Marsh had made simply 12.

Australia would have been 98-5 however for Root’s error and it was one England might ill-afford at 2-0 down within the five-match collection.

(With AFP Inputs)