It went from bad to worse...
England are staring down the barrel of 3-0 and an Ashes series defeat after a Boxing Day nightmare, that saw the work of a promising day for the tourists collapse in the final hour of play.
Mitchell Starc came close to a hat-trick as he bowled out Zak Crawley and Malan with successive deliveries, then fizzed the next past Joe Root’s outside edge. The closing passage of play was a worthy addition to Ashes lore, by far the most electric period of the tour to date and one that England were simply unable to compete with.
That aside, he also ripped a handful of seaming deliveries past the outside of various bats at speed.Mitchell Starc came close to a hat-trick as Australia’s bowlers had a field day in the final hour of play When Boland replaced Starc it should have represented a moment of respite, but instead he played his part to perfection. Bang on point right away his third ball got Hameed nicking around off stump, ending a 31-ball stay that must have seemed like a lifetime for the 24-year-old.Hometown favourite Scott Boland has a debut to remember as he removed two England batsmen in his first five balls
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