The Ashes: 10 greatest Tests of all time
The Ashes series has been going on for years now, but there are some games that have been close to fans' hearts.
3. Headingley, 2019
Current England skipper Ben Stokes played one of the best Test knocks of all time in the 2019 Headingley Ashes Test to fire his team to a thrilling win. Down 1-0 in the series, England looked set to lose the third Test too before Stokes' heroics helped the hosts level the series at 1-1. Australia were all out for just 179 before bowling out England for 67.
The visitors then scored 246 in the second innings to put themselves in the driver's seat. Chasing a record 359, England were still 73 runs short when Stokes was joined by number 11 Jack Leach. Not many were expecting the home side to win the clash but Stokes had other ideas. The ace allrounder launched a stunning assault to revive England's dwindling hopes.
When England needed only 17 runs to win, he was dropped by Marcus Harris. And when they needed only 2 runs, Nathan Lyon missed an easy chance to run Leach out. On the very next delivery, Lyon trapped Stokes in front of the stumps but the umpire adjudged him not out. Replays showed that Stokes was out but Australia were out of reviews.
In the following over bowled by Pat Cummins, Leach took a single to give Stokes the strike. It was his first and only run during the partnership. Stokes then hammered a four through covers to trigger wild celebrations in the stadium.
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