The Ashes: England pull off remarkable comeback

England v Australia - Third Test - Day Four - 2019 Ashes Series - Headingley
England v Australia - Third Test - Day Four - 2019 Ashes Series - Headingley

England have levelled the Ashes series at 1-1 after beating Australia by one wicket in the third Test at Headingley, with Ben Stokes scoring an unbeaten 135.

Leach made certain England would avoid defeat with a clip backward of square off Cummins, ensuring that, no matter what, the series would be alive heading into Old Trafford in a fortnight.

Then from the very next ball Stokes bludgeoned through the covers as Headingley erupted, with England claiming a one-wicket victory – and set a new record for the highest chase in a fourth innings – in a breathtaking climax.

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