Know the Headingley Carnegie Cricket Stadium Leeds weather, Pitch Report, & Test Match Records.
Australia will take on England in the third Test of the 2023 Ashes and it has been confirmed that the match will be played at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds. Due to their impending Ashes 2023 series defeat, England will do everything possible to win this game. In the second Test, England failed to avoid defeat despite captain Ben Stokes’ 214-ball 155. In Ashes 2023, England has failed to win a single game, and, most interestingly, the games are being held at their home ground.
England vs Australia: preview, h2h record, pitch report, Predicted Line-Up & team news
It is well known that the surface at Leeds’ Headingley Cricket Stadium is batting friendly, and it helps fast bowlers to get bounced in the first few overs of the innings, but as the game progresses, it becomes more beneficial to the batsman. It happens. Overall, the batting surface at Headingley Stadium is excellent. As chasing at this venue is challenging, teams batting first will try to score as many runs as possible.
Additionally, the pitch has excellent bounce as it is made from a mixture of clay and sand. Due to the fast outfield, batsmen can get the ball to the boundary more quickly. As per reports, Leeds will see bright weather till the second day but there will be a strong threat of rain from the third day onwards. The temperature is forecast to be around 27 degree Celsius and the humidity will be around 63%. The wind speed will be around 15 KM/H.
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head
England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook.
Test match record at Headingley Cricket Stadium
Eighty Test matches have been played at Headingley Cricket Stadium so far and twenty-nine of them have been won by the team batting first. Meanwhile, the team batting 2nd won 33 times.
- Matches: 80
- First Batting Team Wins: 29
- Second Batting Team Wins: 33
- Highest Team Score: 653/4d (Australia)
- Lowest Team Score: 61/10 (West Indies)
- Average Score: 304-runs
When and Where to Watch: Live Stream and TV Broadcast Coverage
It has been learned that England vs Australia 3rd Test at Headingley Cricket Stadium will be broadcast via Sony Sports Network. Meanwhile, Sony LIV will be providing the live streaming of this exciting contest.