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‘I’m trying’: Head admits fatigue, credits Carey for finishing day three
Australian superstar Travis Head admits he was exhausted late on day three and credited partner and friend Alex Carey for guiding him through the last part of play.
Head and Carey will resume this morning with Carey chasing hundreds in both innings while Australia has a lead of 356 and will look to push it well past 400.
Best mates Head and Alex Carey leave the Adelaide Oval turf on day three, arm in arm.Credit: Getty Images
But Head said he felt fresh and good to go this morning.
“We don’t talk much in the middle but he just kept saying ‘keep going, keep going’ and I was like ‘I’m trying’,” Head told Fox Cricket before play today.
“I’m trying to stay with him. There was a few sore spots, it was a long day added onto day two when we fielded in 40-degree heat.
“I’m still getting used to this fielding into batting caper. But he looked after me in the last few overs facing [Josh Tongue] Tonguey and those bouncers as I was pretty fatigued at that stage.
“We got there, now we have an opportunity to come back today feeling good.”
Head added that he hoped to help Carey bat on but they had to establish themselves early.
“In a perfect world, we will bat as long as we like but we have to earn the right and then try to be relentless,” Head told Fox Cricket.
“We have a lot of batting behind us. It’s up to us to turn up this morning and be ready to go.”
The science behind Starc’s stranglehold over Ben Stokes
Adelaide: Ben Stokes knew what Mitchell Starc was doing. And Starc knew what Stokes was doing.
Without getting too deep into it, they both knew the other knew, as well.
Set aside, just for a moment, the 198 balls Stokes had painstakingly Baz-walled his way through, desperately trying to keep England and the Ashes alive. Leave aside the cramp, dehydration, sunburn and increasing exasperation of day two of the third Test.
Stokes v Starc GIFCredit: Seven Cricket
Stokes knew exactly what Starc was doing with yet another in-ducking delivery destined for his stumps. This is why the English skipper was bellowing like a banshee in the middle of Adelaide Oval.
Quite literally hopping mad with himself, ruefully tossing his bat and swearing for most of the 66-metre trudge to the boundary.
It’s so easy, and so right, to admire Stokes for his wholehearted refusal to yield because it’s so obvious. He wears his emotions so openly.
Perfect conditions
The temperature has again dropped slightly in Adelaide with the BOM forecasting a max of 28 and sunny conditions once again.
It’s hard to ask for better conditions but one thing to note for fans of both sides is that showers are forecast for tomorrow, only 0-5 millimetres of rain, but that rain could foil Australia’s attempts to bowl out England if they bat too long today.
Adelaide Oval on day three.Credit: Getty Images
Good morning and welcome
G’day everyone. It’s Roy Ward here. I’ll be tapping the keys once again as we reach day four of the third Test at Adelaide Oval.
Play is due to start at 10.30am AEDT.
Please enjoy the hours to come.
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