The third Ashes Test between Australia and England is delicately poised with the home side needing just 224 runs to win.
On day three, Travis Head starred with the bat once again to make 77.
With just Scott Boland down the other end, Head went on the attack against Mark Wood in the hunt for quick runs, and belted back to back sixes while doing so.
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The first was a hoick straight out of the T20 playbook that sailed over Joe Root’s head on the square-leg boundary. He looked to do exactly the same thing with the following ball, but instead got more of a top-edge that instead sailed over the fine leg boundary.
After two dot balls — that Head again tried to dispatch over the fence — Head toned it down and masterfully picked up a single off the final ball of the over to keep the strike against Stuart Broad.
With the first ball of the over though, Head tried to do the same thing to Broad as he’d done to Wood, and holed out to Ben Duckett at deep mid-wicket.
Here’s every wicket that fell on day three
Late leave brings Marsh undone
Mitchell Marsh 28 (52): c Bairstow b Woakes
Carey chops on
Alex Carey 5 (14): b Woakes
Starc falls as Brook takes tough chance
Mitchell Starc 16 (19): c Brook b Wood
Cummins edges Wood delivery
Pat Cummins 1 (8): c †Bairstow b Wood
Broad traps Murphy lbw
Todd Murphy 11 (10): lbw b Broad
Head brilliance comes to an end
Travis Head 77 (112): c Duckett b Broad
Watch the day three highlights package in the video player below!
Highlights: Third Test, day three
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