Watch: Ben Stokes smashes Josh Hazlewood for huge six in 1st over after lunch on day 3 of 5th Ashes Test

On day three of the ongoing 5th Test of the Ashes, England skipper Ben Stokes was in action as he came out to bat after Duckett’s wicket. Australia got bundled out for 293 runs in response to England’s first innings total of 285 runs. Thus, the Aussies managed a 12-run lead and for England, Ben Duckett and Crawley came out to bat on day three for their second innings.

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Both managed an opening partnership of 79 runs in 17 overs and after that, surprisingly, Stokes came out to bat as Moeen Ali has been out of the action after his groin injury during this clash. Then, he and Crawley saw off the morning session. But, during the first over of the next session, the England skipper hit Josh Hazlewood for a huge six. The video went viral instantly on social media.

Here is the shared video:

Ben Stokes straightaway in the mood.

Smashes Josh Hazlewood for a six in the first over after Lunch. pic.twitter.com/z9Di8YY4PM

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 29, 2023

Ben Stokes came out to bat at the number three position

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Speaking of the video, the incident took place during the 26th over of England’s second innings. On the third delivery of that over, Stokes latched on to a short delivery but all he managed was a top edge only. At fine leg, Mitchell Starc had a chance to take the catch but he dropped it and it went for a six. Speaking of the match, England batted first and got bundled out for 283 runs. Harry Brook was the star of the show as he scored 85 runs.

In reply, the Aussies got bundled out for 295 runs as Steve Smith was the lone warrior. He scored 71 runs off 123 balls, including six fours. Now, at the time of this writing, the home team have reached to 189 runs for two wickets in 36 overs. Thus, they managed a lead of 177 runs. Joe Root was batting on 35* runs while Stokes was batting on 37* runs. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins took one wicket each. Duckett scored 42 runs while Crawley scored 73 runs off 76 balls, including nine fours.