Ashes 2023: Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow fifties help England take lead
Updated On: 30 July, 2023 07:46 AM IST | London | AFP
Star batsman Root and wicketkeeper Bairstow help hosts take 350-plus lead on Day Three of fifth Test against Australia
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Joe Root plays an uppercut for four against Australia on Saturday; (right) Jonny Bairstow in full flow at The Oval on Saturday. Pics/Getty Images
Joe Root (91) and Jonny Bairstow (78) scored an outstanding fifty as England stepped up their blistering run-spree against Australia in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday.
England, in a match they have to win to square the series at 2-2, were 363-6 in their second innings at the time of going to press on the third day—an imposing lead of 351 runs.
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