Marcus Harris Starts Bleeding From Finger After Copping A Lethal Bouncer From Ben Stokes

A fiery short-pitched bouncer from English all-rounder Ben Stokes left Harris' finger bloodied. The incident took place in the first ball of the last over of the day 1.

Marcus Harris Starts Bleeding From Finger After Copping A Bouncer From Ben Stokes, Pic Courtesy: @cricketcomau / Twitter

New Delhi: Australia emerged as the favourites to win the AUS vs ENG 3rd Test and the five-match Ashes 2021-22 series as well at the end of Day 1's play in the Melbourne Test. After sending the entire English team back to pavilion for a paltry 185 in  their first innings, Pat  Cummins-led Australia had scored 61/1 at Stumps.

Following Aussie opener David Warner’s dismissal, Marcus Harris and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon remained unbeaten at the crease.

Meanwhile, a fiery short-pitched bouncer from English all-rounder Ben Stokes left Harris' finger bloodied. The incident took place in the first ball of the last over of the day 1. However, despite getting the cut, Harris decided to continue to bat and even hit a boundary of the last ball of opening day's play.

Marcus Harris is bleeding from the finger after copping a short ball from Ben Stokes #Ashes pic.twitter.com/pDRZtYYOMN

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2021

On the first day of Australia vs England 3rd Test match, England, batting first, scored 185 runs. During this, captain Joe Root scored a half-century, while Ben Stokes contributed with 25 runs and Robinson scored 22 runs.

In reply, the Australian team scored 61 runs in 16 overs for loss of one wicket at Stumps on Day 1. Opener Marcus Harris scored 20 runs off 51 balls, with help of three fours.

Australia's in-form opener David Warner was dismissed after scoring 38 runs. Warner and Harris added 57 runs for the opening wicket before the former got out. Nathan Lyon remains at the crease without scoring any runs.