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Monday, Jun 16, 2025
Stuart Broad took 5/101 in England's cause and openers Zak Crawley and Haseeb Hameed, both unbeaten on two, survived five torrid overs before stumps to give the tourists a small morale boost after another day of Australian dominance.
While media speculation has put Stokes in the running to replace Root, the 30-year-old said he is fully behind the current skipper.
Boland is only the second Indigenous Australian male to play a Test after Jason Gillespie, who played his last Test in 2006.
The 32-year-old Victorian strolled off the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a stump and astonishing figures of 6/7 on debut as England's batsmen capitulated for 68 before lunch on day three.
England will need to wait for the results from PCR tests to be clear to return for day three on Tuesday, which they do not expect to receive until morning.
Mitchell Starc came within a whisker of a hat-trick and debutant quick Scott Boland grabbed another two wickets to leave England 31/4, still trailing by 51 runs.
Australia hwere 61/1 at stumps on day one.
The 32-year-old, who plays his domestic cricket at the MCG, will become the first indigenous Australian Test player since Jason Gillespie played his last match in 2006.
Root said after the pink-ball Test that his bowlers needed to bowl fuller and "be a bit braver".
The International Cricket Council took to Twitter to share a picture of Warner enjoying himself with the kids.
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