Published 21:06 IST, September 6th 2019

David Warner fails to score yet again, gets mocked by netizens

David Warner was dismissed by Stuart Broad for the fifth time in Ashes 2019. Warner was mocked by ICC after his poor run with the bat continued in fourth Test.

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David Warner has had a forgettable Ashes series so far. Barring his fine half-century in previous Test match where he had scored 61, southpaw does t have any or impactful performances to boast of. David Warner has so far mand only a paltry 78 runs in seven innings of this series so far. His scores in ongoing Ashes include 2, 8, 2, 5, 61, 0 and 0 respectively. Apart from this dismal record, David Warner has been Stuart Broad's bunny as well after England pacer had dismissed Australian batsman for fifth time. In fourth Test at Old Trafford, Stuart Broad made early inroads for England as he sent back David Warner for a second-ball duck when latter was caught behind by Jonny Bairstow. 

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ICC makes fun of David Warner

After David Warner had failed to open his account, International Cricket Council (ICC) came forward to make fun of David Warner. It so happened that before start of  Test match, Cricket Australia had tweeted that David Warner was going to resume his battle with Stuart Broad. 

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Read Cricket Australia's tweet here:

 

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neless, after Warner once again lost battle against England fast bowler, ICC took to social media and wrote 'This d well'.

Australia were reduced at 28/2 after both openers David Warner and Marcus Harris were dismissed early. Just when England thought that y had gained upper hand, y were given a tough time by Steve Smith who made a successful comeback after having missed third Test due to a concussion.

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Steve Smith scores his third Ashes double century

Steve Smith continued his splendid form in ongoing Ashes series as he scored his third double century against England. Smith had also raced his way to 26th Test hundred as he t only surpassed Virat Kohli but also Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar to become second-fastest batsman to 26 tons in game's longest format. Steve Smith scored a 319-ball 211 which included a couple of lifelines. After Archer had dropped him off his own bowling, Smith was dismissed by Jack Leach for 118. Unfortunately, replays showed that Leach had overstepped and he came back to crease. In end, Smith's double ton helped Australia reach 497/8 post which y declared ir innings.

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17:04 IST, September 6th 2019