Cricket-Lord's 実験(する) drawn as sub Labuschagne helps 妨害する England

By Ed Osmond

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The second Ashes 実験(する) was drawn as Australia, chasing 267 to (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 England, ended on 154 for six after an 吸収するing final day at Lord's on Sunday.

Ben Stokes made a brilliant century and England 宣言するd on 258 for five before Jofra Archer (人命などを)奪う,主張するd two 早期に wickets to give the hosts the 匂いをかぐ of an ありそうもない victory.

But Marnus Labuschagne, 取って代わるing Steve Smith as 実験(する) cricket's first 代用品,人, made 59 and Travis 長,率いる an unbeaten 42 to lead the Australians to safety and keep them 1-0 up in the series.

Smith was 支配するd out of the final day 苦しむing from concussion symptoms after 存在 struck on the neck by an Archer bouncer on Saturday and Labuschagne was 攻撃する,衝突する on the helmet by the second ball he 直面するd from the Barbados-born 急速な/放蕩な bowler.

The 25-year-old 権利-hander was able to continue batting, however, showing courage and composure under 激しい 圧力 to reach his second 実験(する) fifty in his sixth match.

Stokes 得点する/非難する/20d 115 not out, hitting three sixes and 11 fours, as the hosts 追加するd 162 runs to their 夜通し 得点する/非難する/20 to give themselves a chance of levelling the series.

"It was important we bounced 支援する strong and we have done that. We have 証明するd we are massively in this series," England captain Joe Root said.

"We had to get to a 得点する/非難する/20 that we felt we were in 支配(する)/統制する. We managed to do that. Ben played exceptionally 井戸/弁護士席 and then we threw everything we could at them. Fair play to Australia."

After 再開するing on 96-4 に引き続いて another rain 延期する, Stokes and Jos Buttler dug in to take England to 157-4 at lunch.

STOKES ATTACK

Buttler fell for 31 but Stokes went on the attack and brought up his seventh 実験(する) century, 追加するing a quickfire 97 with Jonny Bairstow who finished unbeaten on 30.

Archer 除去するd David Warner and Usman Khawaja to continue his 罰金 実験(する) debut as England 減ずるd Australia to 46 for two at tea.

Warner was caught at third slip by Rory 燃やすs for five and Khawaja nicked the ball to wicketkeeper Bairstow to leave Australia reeling at 19-2.

When spinner Jack Leach 罠にかける Cameron Bancroft lbw for 16 England sensed the chance of 圧力(をかける)ing for victory but with Archer tiring they struggled to 原因(となる) problems for the batsmen.

Jason Roy dropped 長,率いる at second slip off Stokes and the hosts' 現実主義の hopes of winning the match were over.

Labuschagne fell to Leach, Root 飛び込み 今後 to clutch the ball before a 非常に長い ビデオ review to 確認する it had not touched the ground.

Matthew Wade tamely prodded the first ball of Leach's next over to Buttler at short 脚 but captain Tim 苦痛 生き残るd the hat-trick 配達/演説/出産.

苦痛 pulled Archer に向かって square 脚 and Joe Denly produced an astonishing catch, leaping to his left and clutching the ball one-手渡すd, to leave England needing four wickets in seven overs.

Although Archer steamed in, he could not make another 打開 and in fading light the players shook 手渡すs at the end of a match ひどく 混乱に陥れる/中断させるd by rain which washed out the first day and most of the third.

After only the second draw in the last 35 実験(する)s in England, Australia 長,率いる to 物陰/風下d for the third match starting on Thursday on course to 勝利,勝つ the Ashes on English 国/地域 for the first time since 2001, but Smith's fitness will be a 事柄 of serious 関心.

"We were probably a fair way off our best in this 実験(する) match," 苦痛 said. "Part of becoming a good team is finding a way to come through the last half-hour like today." (報告(する)/憶測ing by Ed Osmond; Editing by Tony Lawrence)

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