Peter Siddle catch vs England: Watch Australia pacer takes one-handed stunner to dismiss Joe Root

Dixit Bhargav | 02/08/2019
Peter Siddle catch vs England: Watch Australia pacer takes one-handed stunner to dismiss Joe Root

Peter Siddle catch vs England: The Australian fast bowler grabbed a breathtaking catch to dismiss the England captain at Edgbaston.

During the second day of the first Test of the ongoing 2019 Ashes series between England and Australia at Edgbaston, Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle put on display a fantastic fielding effort to dismiss England Joe Root.

It all happened on the last delivery of the 50th over when Root’s attempt to drive a Siddle delivery saw him playing early on the ball. With the ball hit in the air on the right of Siddle, he stretched out his right hand to grab a one-handed stunner.

Root, who came in to bat at No. 3 in the eighth over, ended up scoring his 42nd Test half-century during a 132-run partnership for the second wicket alongside England opening batsman Rory Burns. Before getting out, Root ended up scoring 57 (119) with the help of six fours.

Siddle, who was included into the Australian XI over Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, continued to bowl an economic spell. Having dismissed Root, Siddle would be looking to gain on the advantage from hereon.

At the time of writing this article, England have reduced the deficit to below 100. With eight wickets still with them, the English middle-order would be looking to gain a substantial lead for chasing won’t be the most easiest of tasks in the fourth innings.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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