BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) – Australia captain Pat Cummins starred with both bat and ball as the Ashes-holders had the better of a rain-marred third day in the first Test against England in Birmingham on Sunday.
The lower-order batsman made a useful 38 in a total of 386 that left Australia just seven runs behind on first innings.
And the fast bowler then dismissed Ben Duckett before England also lost their other opener, Zak Crawley, in a dramatic 20-minutes’ play between the showers.
England were 28-2 in their second innings, a lead of just 35 runs, at stumps after a huge downpour at 1450 GMT had sent the players from the field.
They had made steady progress when an initial…
