Headingley preview: Can Australia cope without Steve ‘Gandalf’ Smith?
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Jonathan Agnew and ABC’s Geoff Lemon look ahead to the third Ashes Test at Headingley where England have an opportunity to level the series – which Australia lead 1-0.
You’ll hear from England captain Joe Root on why he thinks Jofra Archer made such in impact in the second Test at Lord’s with his “unique bowling style.”
Australia captain Tim Paine also comes on to the TMS podcast to talk about how they are preparing ahead of the third Test after Steve Smith was ruled out with concussion.
You’ll find out why Geoff Lemon thinks Steve Smith is like a particular Lords of the Rings character and we get an update on England bowler James Anderson – will he recover from his calf injury in time to make the fourth Test at Old Trafford?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:06.7 | The TMS Podcast at the Ashes |
| 0:09.2 | Download and subscribe via the BBC Sounds app |
| 0:12.3 | The big girl is gone and Englander won the air |
| 0:14.9 | She's stressed |
| 0:15.7 | It's bold |
| 0:16.5 | Oh, bold via beauty |
| 0:19.3 | Pitched in the rough and turned a mile |
| 0:22.3 | Both of them swings again and hits the |
| 0:23.5 | It's six runs, it's six runs |
| 0:25.8 | That is 100 |
| 0:27.0 | Goff runs away on a hat trick |
| 0:28.4 | Any balls to men in bold him |
| 0:30.1 | Darren Goff has taken a hat trick |
| 0:31.8 | No, is it the Ashes? |
| 0:33.8 | Yes, Englander won the Ashes |
| 0:40.0 | Hello, welcome to Headingly. |
| 0:41.2 | I'm Jonathan Agnew, |
| 0:42.1 | where I'm pleased to say the sun is out |
| 0:43.9 | and the forecast looking much better than at lords. |
| 0:47.0 | Well, the series was ignited by that incredible spell |
| 0:49.5 | from Joffa Archer at lords |
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