England in desperate struggle

Press, 13 December 1982, Page 48

England in desperate struggle

NZPA Adelaide England, losing its last seven wickets for 35 runs, was struggling to save the third cricket test against Australia yesterday. Chasing Australia's first innings score of 438, England managed only 216 and was forced to bat again by Australia’s captain. Greg Chappell. At the close on the third day England was 90 for one in its second innings, still 132 runs short of Australia's total. The fast bowlers. Geoff Lawson and Jeff Thomson, spearheaded the attack on a perfect batting wicket and each took two wickets in an over. When England began their second innings after tea, it was stunned again when Chris Tavare fell without scoring with the total on 11, but the other opener. Graeme Fowler, undefeated on 37, and David Gower, on 43, survived to the dose. In England's first innings. Lawson finished with figures of four for 56 runs, and Thomson three for 51. England, already 0-1 down in the five-test series, gave a disastrous batting display on a wicket that, as Australia proved, was full of runs. It resumed its innings on 66 for two wickets, having lost the openers, Tavare (I) and Fowler (11), in Saturday's final session. Gower and Allan Lamb pushed the score along to the lunch total with a stand of 119, but England’s troubles began immediately after the break. AUSTRALIA First innings K. Wessels e Taylor h Botham 44 .1. Dyson e Taylor b Botham. 41 G. Chappell e Gower b Willis 115

G Lawson e Botham h Willis 2 A. Border c Taylor b Pringle 26 D- Hookes c Botham h Hemmings 37 R. Marsh e Hemmings h Pringle 3 8' Yardley C Bower b Botham 38 R. Hogg not out It J. Thomson c b Botham . . 3 Extras (lbt>. nhlKl 21 Total 138 Fall: 76. 138. 261. 270. 315. 355. .359. 391. 4311. 138.

ENGLAND First innings C. Tavare c Marsh b Hogg 1 G. Fowler c Marsh b Lawson ’ 1! D. Gower c Marsh b Lawson 60 A. Lamb e Marsh b Lawson . 82 I. Botham c Wessels b .Thomson .35 D. Randall b Lawson .... I) G. Miller c Yardley 6 Hogg . 7 R. Tavlor e Chappell h Yardley 2 I). Pringle not out I E. Hemmings b Thomson. . II R. Willis b Thomson 1 Extras (Ibs, nbl I) 16 Total 216 Fall: 1. 21. 110. 181. 181. 194. 199. 213. 213. 216. BOWLING

Second innings C. Tavare e Wessels b Thomson 0 G. Fowler not out .37 I). Gower not out 43 Extras (w3. nb7) 10 Tolal for one wicket 90 Fall: 11. BOWLING

Bowlins 0 M R \\ R. G. Willis 25 H 7b 1. Botham 36.3 □ 112 i I). Pringle 33 5 Mi G. Miller II 2 .>.■> ii E. Hemmings 4H 17 lib 1

0 M R W G. Lauson IB 1 56 1 R. Hogg 11 2'i ll 2 J. Thomson 11.5 3 51 3 B. Yardlev 21 7 52 1

G. Lawson 0 M 1 R IB W 0 Thomson 1 1 17 1 B. Yardley 9 4 26 0 R. Hogg •1 9 9 II A. Border 1 1 8 0 D. Hookes 0 9 0