England vs. Australia 2015 3rd Test Quiz / Test | Sports

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1. The two captains, Cook of England and Clarke of Australia flipped the coin. Clarke won the toss and elected to bat first on a decent track, but at which test ground was the Ashes 3rd test taking place?

Answer: Edgbaston

Clarke was still smiling profusely after the previous test match hammering of his counterpart (check second test quiz)in London two weeks earlier. On that occasion, Australia won the toss and decided to bat. However, the cricket gods were not going to give the visitors any chance of emulating that awesome first day. When only one wicket fell at Lords on the first day, an astonishing 13 fell at Edgbaston, a wicket known for swing bowling. Jimmy Anderson bowled with serious control and swing which saw Australia blown away for not much more than a hundred. Had Chris Rogers not scored a well crafted 52, Australia would have been in even more trouble.

However, the Aussies managed to snaffle three England wickets with a lead of three runs at close of day one.

2. With Australia batting, it was important for them to establish a good start to their innings. However, that fast start didn't occur and they found themselves in a whole heap of trouble when captain Clarke was bowled for 10 off the bowling of which lanky Middlesex bowler making his debut in the series?

Answer: finn

Steven Finn appeared to have resurrected his career. Two years before he was told to rest, due to poor bowling performances and some health issues. It appeared to be the end of a career that promised so much. With a total rebuilding of his action, he fought back and with the help of the Middlesex coaching staff slowly returned to his best.
This test match call up was down to an injury to Mark Wood, so by more than luck than judgement, Finn rolled up and took two first innings wickets, the prized wickets of in-form batsmen Steven Smith and Australian captain Clarke in successive deliveries.

3. Australia were in all sorts of trouble on day one of the third test. By tea, they were decimated by some sensational bowling and some very suspect shot selection. When the last wicket fell, that of Nathan Lyon, what total had Australia amassed?

Answer: 136

This was a disaster of a day for the tourists. After their demolition of England at Lords in the previous test, the confidence was sky high. However, by tea time the 'baggy greens' were in disarray with wickets falling at regular intervals. It can be debated that the England bowling was exceptional, but on the flip side some of the ways the batting line up gave away their wickets. Poor shot selections from the likes of Voges, Marsh and Nevill were evident.

4. England had not dared to think they would be batting on the first day but by the close of play they themselves had lost three wickets. With Ian Bell struggling for runs, it was good to see from an England perspective that he managed to make a half century to take England near to the Australian total, but how was he dismissed?

Answer: He was caught by Warner off the bowling off Lyon

England found themselves three down after losing both openers and Bell. Warwickshire County Cricket Club use Edgbaston and it was astonishing to find out that no Warwickshire player had ever scored a century in an Ashes match on this ground. Ian Bell was determined to become the first to ever achieve this feat. He came close, but sadly for 'Belly' he lost his wicket near the close of play with a strong 53 off 56 balls. At the end of day one the score read as follows

Australia 136 all out
England 3-133

5. Day two saw a further 14 wickets falls with England firstly being bowled out for 281 and then Australia losing wickets at an alarming rate to see themselves sneak past the England lead. However, which Australian batsmen managed to score a superb 77 to at least show some fight and also equal an Ashes record for the fastest fifty in history?

Answer: David Warner

David Warner equalled the record for the fastest fifty in Ashes history. Warner took just 35 balls to reach his half-century, matching the Ashes record set by Graham Yallop in 1981.

By the time the destructive opener had brought up his half-century, Australia had only made 67. At one stage Australia's scorecard read 5-100, with 75 of those runs coming from Warner.
Warner belted 11 fours in his whirlwind knock in which his strike rate was 124..

6. Research had suggested that three quarters of test matches ended without the need for five day's cricket. This match certainly did not buck the trend. After just one session of day three Australia were all out in their second innings, setting England a small but difficult total to win the match, how many did England need to win it?

Answer: 121

Australia had some fight in them, and in particularly their tail wagged. At the end of day two they led by 23 but with only three wickets in hand. Peter Nevill and Mitchell Starc both hit half centuries, Nathan Lyon did his bit by adding 12 to the overall total of 265. This meant England needed 121 to win the test, a tricky little total.

7. England needed to chase down a difficult total. Which two players scored sufficient runs between them to win the test match by eight wickets?

Answer: Ian Bell and Joe Root

England lost an early wicket when Cook was bowled Starc for 7 and left the hosts 1-11. Forty runs were added before Lyth lost his wicket cheaply when he was bowled LBW Hazlewood for 12. This meant that both Joe Root and Ian Bell were focussed on securing the runs needed to win the match. Both set about the total with ease and it was Root who hit the winning run scoring 38 runs and Bell securing a beautifully crafted 65.

8. Jimmy Anderson had been bowling superbly throughout the match and it looked as if he would be set for a wicket-laden series, Sadly for England (and say it quietly, but great news for Aussies) Anderson pulled up with an injury that threatened to end his season. Which muscle appeared to cause the 'Burnley Express' to sit out?

Answer: Intercostal Muscle

Jimmy Anderson was most certainly the thorn in the Australian side during the first innings bowling with his trademark style of swing and bounce. 6-47 were exceptional figures which showed the tourists that he was really up for getting it right after his poor Lords' performance. However, late on day two Anderson pulled up when bowling and had to leave the field of play. It was later confirmed that he had pulled an intercostal muscle which to those who like the easier term, is the side muscle that is extended when bowling.
The pectorals can be found in the chest.
Trapezius runs across the shoulders and base of neck.
Sternocleidomastoid runs from the base of the skull to the top of the neck near the ear.

9. No centuries were scored by any player in this test match, however, eight fifties were scored. Only one player managed to score 50+ in both innings, who?

Answer: Ian Bell

Bell scored 53 and 65*
Warner top scored in the match scoring 77 in the second innings (2 in the first)
Root scored 63 and 38*
Rogers scored 52 and 6
Other half-centuries came from Mooen Ali (59 in first England innings), Peter Nevill 59 and Mitchell Starc 58

10. Two bowlers took 'fifers' (five wickets in an innings) both for England. Jimmy Anderson took 6-47 in the first Australian innings but who took 6-79 in the Australian second innings?

Answer: Steven Finn

Anderson took 6-47 in the first innings and 1-15 in the second innings. Figures wise the economy of Anderson was match winning.
Finn took 2-38 and 6-79.
Broad took match figures of 3-105 whilst Stokes 1-28 and Ali 1-64 completed the wicket haul.

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England vs. Australia 2015 3rd Test Quiz

After two incredibly one sided previous test matches it was now on to part three of the five match series between the sports two oldest foes, but who would take a 2-1 lead into the following week's fourth test.

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