Dec 26 - Dec 28, 2021
05:00 IST / 0:30 GMT
Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia
AUS
ENG
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Australia are favorites to win
The Third Test of the 2021-22 Ashes begins on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australia won the First Test in Brisbane by 9 wickets and the Day-Night Second Test in Adelaide by 275 runs. England must win this Test to give themselves the chance of regaining the Ashes in this series. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 10:30 local time.
Australia have dominated both Tests from early on in the games and will come into this game full of confidence. The return of their captain will give them another boost.
England have put in two poor performances so far in the series and have plenty of room for improvement. If they can post a competitive first innings total then they will have a chance.
Channel 7 will show the series live in Australia with BT Sport having the rights for the UK. SonyLiv in India, Supersport in South Africa and Willow TV in the USA will also broadcast the series.
Live Streaming: Sony Liv, BT Sport, Kayo
Both teams have won a toss and chosen to bat first in the series. Although it will be a green wicket, we predict both skippers will choose to bat if they win the toss in this Test.
After producing many years of flat wickets, the MCG curator has produced spicy wickets over recent years. Expect the seam bowlers to extract plenty of movement early on in this game.
Sunny conditions throughout the Test with the temperature increasing from 18 on Day 1 to 28 degrees on Day 5
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Australia vs England 3rd Test Match, Ashes 2021
Captain Josh Hazlewood will return to the Australia side after being forced to miss the last Test due to being a close contact of a positive case in Adelaide. Josh Hazlewood will miss out again through injury with Scott Boland a possible debutant after being called up to the squad.
Australia are good value for their 2-0 lead in the series and have been performing to a high standard with bat and ball.
David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jhye Richardson
Batsmen:D Warner(c), D Malan(vc), M Labuschagne
All Rounder:C Woakes, J Root
Wicket Keeper:J Buttler, A Carey
Bowler:J Anderson, M Starc, N Lyon, P Cummins
England are suffering from a lack of first innings runs and not taking their chances in the field. However, they batted for 113 overs in the second innings in Adelaide and must build on this in Melbourne. Pace bowler Mark Wood is expected to return to the side after being rested for the Second match of Ashes 2021.
England may be one of the best international teams in white ball cricket but they are far from a strong Test side. They have won only one of their last eleven Test matches.
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Mark Wood
Australia are two wins away from bringing up Test win 150 against England.
| Matches Played | AUS Won | ENG Won | Tie | Draw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 353 | 148 | 110 | 0 | 95 |
| At MCG | 56 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Australia are favourites to go 3-0 up and secure the series in Melbourne.
We have seen two Australian centurions in the series so far but there are plenty of big names still waiting to make a hundred.
Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner are our picks with the bat for Australia. Labuschagne became the world’s number one batter after the Adelaide Test.
For England, we are backing Joe Root, Dawid Malan and Ben Stokes with the bat. Dawid Malan continues to have a very impressive record in Tests in Australia.
Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon are our picks with the ball. Cummins will have been gutted to miss the Adelaide Test but will be at his consistent and threatening best in this Test.
Jimmy Anderson, Mark Wood and Ben Stokes are our bowling recommendations for England. Mark Wood was very good in Brisbane and will be well rested after missing out in Adelaide.
It would be a huge surprise if England manage to put in another poor performance in this Test, but they need to massively raise their game if they are to challenge Australia. We expect to see a closer game than the opening Tests but are predicting another Australia win.
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