Ashes 2019: Australia have nullified England momentum - Michael Vaughan

Posted by poch1991@jourrapide.com on September 5th, 2019

Australia have "nullified" England's momentum from Headingley on day one of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford, says former captain Michael Vaughan.

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne hit fifties to guide the tourists to 170-3 on a rain-shortened day in Manchester.

England had levelled the five-match series at 1-1 with an astonishing one-wicket win in the third Test in Leeds.

"All this talk of momentum is absolute nonsense between games," Vaughan told BBC Test Match Special.

"It does not exist - during games it can exist, but as soon as a game finishes there is no momentum to be gathered by either side."

Stuart Broad struck twice early on to remove openers David Warner and Marcus Harris but Smith and Labuschagne responded with a stand of 116.

"What Australia have done is they've nullified Headingley," said Vaughan.

"They've said to themselves, 'Headingley is gone, we've got 170 already on the board and if we have another good day tomorrow, England have got to bat very, very well in this Test.'"

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