Ashes 2019 LIVE: Result and reaction as Ben Stokes 135 completes miracle comeback over Australia

Follow LIVE reaction from an astonishing day of Test cricket

The Ashes in Numbers

England's Ben Stokes defiantly took the game to Australia to save their Ashes hopes in the third Test at Headingley with one of the greatest innings ever seen.

Stokes pulled off a 76-run partnership with his final teammate, Jack Leach, hitting sixes for fun in a remarkable solo effort.

The series remains alive and goes to the fourth Test at Old Trafford all square. Follow LIVE reaction below.

Test preview:

When is the third Test?

The third Test takes place on 22-26 August.

What time does it start?

The toss takes place at 10:30am in Thursday, with play scheduled to get underway at 11am each day.

Where can I watch it?

Live coverage of each day’s play will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports The Ashes from 10am.

Key Points

• Ben Stokes miraculous 135 pulls off famous comeback
• England level series 1-1 heading to Old Trafford

[23 August 2019 11:27 · Michael Jones]

ENG 10-2

GONE! England are in real trouble now. Root goes.

Hazlewood gets one to nibble away from the England captain, who stayed back to block the ball. He nick off and Warner takes another good catch.

Root c Warner b Hazlewood 0 (2)

[23 August 2019 11:30 · Michael Jones]

ENG 10-3

Review Denly is struck on the back pad and Joel Wilson gives him out. He sends it upstairs.

[23 August 2019 11:31 · Michael Jones]

ENG 10-2

Well played Joe! The ball hit him high on the back leg and hawkeye shows that the ball would have gone over the stumps.

Denly survives.

[23 August 2019 11:34 · Michael Jones]

ENG 14-2

It's an all too familiar tale of woe for England. Two early wickets, almost three, and a rebuilding job to do before the innings has properly got started.

Rory Burns is used to this though, he's left the ball outside the off stump, so Cummins goes straighter and Burns flicks him off his legs for four through mid-wicket. 

[23 August 2019 11:37 · Michael Jones]

ENG 14-2

Australia were in a similar position in their innings but Warner and Labuschagne pulled them out of it. Can Burns and Denly do the same for England?

Before the test their were rumours of these two opening the batting together. In effect that's what they're doing now.

Burns keeps Cummins out for the rest of the over.

[23 August 2019 11:38 · Michael Jones]

ENG 14-2

Take a look at the wicket of Joe Root, Hazlewood caught him on the crease and got the ball to do just enough:

[23 August 2019 11:42 · Michael Jones]

ENG 15-2

Denly's having a tough time out there. Hazlewood is attacking his outside edge and his pads. Hazlewood has his tail up and Australia are all over England.

Denly gets off strike with a leg bye and Hazlewood hits Burns on the pad plum in front of the stumps but the England opener gets a feather on the ball which saves him.

[23 August 2019 11:43 · Michael Jones]

ENG 17-2

Burns picks up another couple off Hazlewood with a flick off his leg to end the over. 

[23 August 2019 11:45 · Michael Jones]

ENG 17-2

Cummins jags the ball back into Denly, and hits him repeatedly on the thigh pad. This is certainly a plan to England's number four who looks very uncomfortable with the ball coming back into him.

[23 August 2019 11:46 · Michael Jones]

ENG 17-2

If anything Pat Cummins is bowling half a yard too short. Every ball of that over darts back into Joe Denly who doesn't put bat to ball once.