Marsh makes a quickfire century before fast bowler Wood finishes off Australian innings in a flash
But once Chris Woakes, the bowler denied, continued a day for the comeback kids, Marsh edging to slip on the stroke of tea to defuse an increasing sense of English dread, Wood shut down the innings masterfully. The last four of his lightning strikes came as the tourists lost six for 23 in 51 balls, Wood leading England off the field at the change of innings and beaming at what was his first five wicket-haul on home soil.
Credit should go to Richard Robinson, stalwart of the Bradford League, for making his first Test pitch as head groundsman at Headingley so different from the turgid affairs witnessed at Edgbaston and Lord’s. There was lateral movement from the smattering of live grass he left on but, more importantly, a good deal more pace and carry.
But conditions also suited England’s rejigged attack for the first time. As Stuart Broad continued his dominance over David Warner with the fifth ball of the morning, an edge flying to Crawley at second slip, you could practically hear the previously neutered Jimmy Anderson chuntering about missing out from the sidelines.
Ollie Robinson was the bowler denied on a personally difficult day, the junior member of a greybeard attack pulling out of his 12th over with a back spasm and he was not seen again for the day. Smith might have cashed in but with Broad tickling his inside edge on 22, and Marnus Labuschagne snuffed out by Woakes on 21, England won the morning session.
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