mitchell marsh century in 102 balls vs england third test ashes

Leeds: Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has scored a century in the third Test of The Ashes series against England. Marsh completed his third century in Tests off just 102 balls at Headingley in Leeds. When Marsh came out to bat, Australia’s score was 85 for 4 wickets. From there, Marsh led the innings with Travis Head. In the second session of the day, Marsh completed his century off Moeen Ali.

Marsh playing after four years

Mitchell Marsh got a chance to play in the Test after four years. Earlier, Marsh played his last match in England in the 2019 Ashes series. There was a fitness issue with young all-rounder Cameron Green. In such a situation, Marsh was included in the playing eleven. Marsh left his mark as soon as he came on the field. He completed his fifty in 59 balls. Marsh’s fearless batting can be gauged from the fact that he hit a six on 93. Then completed his century by taking one run.

Chris Woakes’ victim

Mitchell Marsh returned to the pavilion after playing an inning of 118 runs off 118 balls. Chris Woakes took his wicket. Taking the edge of the bat, the ball hit Marsh’s pad and then went into the hands of Jack Crawley standing in the second slip. He added 155 runs from 168 balls with Travis Head for the 5th wicket. Right-handed batsman Marsh hit 17 fours and 4 sixes in his innings.

Mitchell Marsh, 31, made his Test debut in 2014. In 9 years, he got to play only 33 matches. The biggest reason for this is his fitness. Due to frequent injuries, Marsh keeps on being in and out of the team. After the arrival of Cameron Green, Marsh completely stopped getting a chance. In his last Test, he took 5 wickets with the ball. Still didn’t get a chance to play for 4 years.

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