MANCHESTER, England :A sensational century from Zak Crawley helped England rapidly close the first innings deficit on Australia during a remarkable afternoon session on day two of fourth Ashes test on Thursday, with the hosts 239-2 at tea, trailing the tourists by 78.With the weekend weather forecast promisin
MANCHESTER, England :A sensational century from Zak Crawley helped England rapidly close the first innings deficit on Australia during a remarkable afternoon session on day two of fourth Ashes test on Thursday, with the hosts 239-2 at tea, trailing the tourists by 78.
Crawley, who lived a charmed life at times, led the attack, storming to the fourth fastest hundred from an Englishman against Australia in test history off 93 balls to give the hosts real hope of securing a remarkable, quick-fire win. Scoring at over seven an hour in a session is a rate rarely seen in test cricket, but both Crawley, unbeaten on 132, and Root who will return on 44, looked more and more comfortable as the day wore on, playing some extravagant shots to put Australia firmly on the back foot.
Crawley got England's reply off to a positive start with a boundary off the first ball, but Ben Duckett fell for one as he was caught behind off the bowling of Mitchell Starc.
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