The Ashes 2023 | England takes three wickets but Australia leads by 313 on fourth morning at Lord's

The Ashes 2023 | Australia tour of England: England vs Australia in lords day 4

England repaid Australia with short-ball bowling and snared three wickets to rein in the visitors on the fourth morning of the second Ashes test at Lord's on July 1.

Overnight batters Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith, followed by Travis Head, were dismissed in a half-hour period after drinks. By lunch, Australia was 222-5 in its second innings and leading by a solid 313 runs.

But England hopes were revived.

The bowlers resorted to the short ball to try and break up Khawaja and Smith, who were cruising and unconcerned. They took Australia from 130-2 overnight to 187.

England set the trap with six fielders behind square.

The batters resisted the temptation to pull and hook until the first over after drinks, also Stuart Broad's first over of the day.

Khawaja top-edged Broad to substitute fielder Matthew Potts at fine leg. Khawaja's 188-ball stay ended with him on 77.