For once on this Ashes tour, Emma is left smiling after England’s display, even if Australia won’t be short of sleep. A century, an actual century, thanks to a punchy innings from Jonny Bairstow, along with Ben Stokes’s brave knock.
Adam and Geoff also hail Bairstow’s knock which saved the follow-on, along with Scott Boland’s latest ripping display before being forced off.
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