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Patna : In a remarkable recovery after being reduced to 36/4 after 21.5 overs, England reached 258/7 in 70 overs at stumps on day 3 in their first innings in 4th test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, on January 7, 2022, with Jonny Bairstow unbeaten on 103 in 140 balls hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes, his 7th test century, and all-rounder Ben Stokes scoring 66 in 91 balls with 9 fours and 1 six.
England trail by 158 runs as Australia had declared their first first innings at 416/8 in 134 overs with Usman Khwaja scoring 137 runs in 260 balls with 13 fours and Steven Smith scoring 67 runs in 141balls with 5 fours. Opener David Warner fell to fast bowler Stuart Broad for 30 with 4 fours while his pening partner Marcus Harris fell to fast medium bowler James Anderson for 38. Stuart Broad took 5/101 in 29 overs. Australia had won the toss and opted to bat.
Bairstow and Ben Stokes added 128 runs for the 5th wicket. Bairstow and fast bowler Mark Wood then added 72 vital runs for the 7th wicket. Wood fell to fast bowler Pat Cummins (captain) for 39 in 41 balls smashing 2 fours and 3 sixes. Wood hit Cummins for back to back sixes. Ben Stokes fell lbw to spinner Nathan Lyon for 66 while Jos Buttler (wk) fell to Pat Cummins for zero. Captain Joe Root fell to fast medium bowler Scott Boland for zero while Dwid Malan fell to medium fast bowler Cameron Green for 3.