Head 152 leaves England with massive catch-up work

Travis Head was the last man out subsequent to making a staggering 152 as Australia kept on heaping on the hopelessness on England well into the third morning of the Gabba Test. The short-term centurion Head scored his runs off only 148 balls as the hosts made 425 for a directing first-innings lead of 278.

Notwithstanding the short-term downpour in Brisbane, blue skies welcomed the sides toward the beginning of play on the third day and with the Gabba's inclination to logically help batting, England were in for a work to unstick the last three Australian wickets. The lead cruised past 200 as continuing hitters Head and Mitchell Starc slipped themselves into the day on Friday (December 10) with a limit each off Chris Woakes.

The England all-rounder was delivered out of the assault after two overs and supplanted by Mark Wood, who set his fields for a bouncer torrent on Starc however found in the Australian No.9 an undaunted adversary capable to hit this line of assault. At the opposite end, Ollie Robinson inspired more plays and misses in a five-over spell.

Joe Root at last went to his half fit all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was welcomed with a six over long-on by Head. The 85-run represent the eighth wicket was in the long run finished by the returning Woakes, who figured out how to delude Starc with a more slow one and had him discovered flicking to mid-wicket for a very much made 35.

The vigorous Wood was then gathered again to wipe up the last two wickets, which he did however not before Lyon helped add another 29 runs. When he was out to a short ball, Head hoped to hit out. A limit of Jack Leach took him past 150 preceding he couldn't uncover a Wood yorker subsequent to having given himself room.

Britain then, at that point, went through an eight-over period before Lunch solid yet not without certain alarms. Rory Burns, new off a brilliant duck in the primary innings, didn't take strike this time around however was declared LBW to Starc in the first over just for the choice to be upset upon audit. Britain have quite far to go.

Brief scores :

Australia425 (Travis Head 152, David Warner 94; Ollie Robinson 3-58, Mark Wood 3-85) lead England147 & 23/0 by 255 runs.