Script flipped as fumbling Bairstow takes 'worldy of a catch'

Very small is separating England and Australia astatine stumps connected time 1 of the 4th Ashes Test.

The Australians are 8-299 astatine the adjacent of play aft Ben Stokes sent the tourists successful to bat for the 3rd Test successful a row.

Stuart Broad claimed the wicket of Travis Head to go conscionable the 5th antheral successful past to instrumentality 600 wickets successful the longest format.

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Under-fire Bairstow takes a ripper

Jonny Bairstow's wicketkeeping has been atrocious successful this Ashes series.

Dropped catches and missed stumpings person wounded England, starring to Sir Geoffrey Boycott calling for Bairstow's axing up of the 4th Test, successful a file for the UK Telegraph.

But the 33-year-old pulled disconnected a stunner of a drawback connected time 1 of the Old Trafford Test, diving debased and astatine afloat agelong to his close and plucking a one-handed catch.

His phenomenal portion of fielding, which commentator Nasser Hussain described arsenic "a worldy of a catch", sent Mitchell Marsh connected his mode for 51.

Here's each wicket that fell connected time one

Usman Khawaja 3 (19): lbw Stuart Broad

Broad traps Khawaja early

David Warner 32 (38): c Jonny Bairstow, b Chris Woakes

Warner throws distant coagulated start

Steve Smith 41 (52): lbw Mark Wood

Smith falls arsenic England speedster strikes

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Marnus Labuschagne 51 (115): lbw Moeen Ali

Marnus falls to Mooen

Travis Head 48 (65): c Joe Root, b Stuart Broad

Broad removes Head for 600th Test wicket

Cameron Green 16 (29): lbw Chris Woakes

Woakes traps Green lbw

Mitchell Marsh 51 (60): c Jonny Bairstow, b Chris Woakes

Embattled Bairstow takes superb catch

Alex Carey 20 (49): c Jonny Bairstow, b Chris Woakes

Woakes brings Carey undone

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