Play stopped in Sydney Test (Photo: PTI)

Australia vs England: The first day’s play in the Sydney Test was suddenly stopped. T-break was taken before time. This happened when England batsmen Joe Root and Harry Brook were stuck on the wicket. Both of them were moving towards converting their innings into a big score and by the time the play stopped, together they had added 154 runs to the score board of England. Now the question is why was the game suddenly stopped in the Sydney Test? The answer to this question is bad light and rain.

Bad light and rain stopped the game

The play of the first session of the first day of the Sydney Test went brilliantly. Australia got 3 successes in the first session. But, in the second session i.e. after lunch, the game seemed to be completely in England’s favour. Both Joe Root and Harry Brook were executing their innings responsibly. But, suddenly the game was stopped due to bad light. In view of the possibility of rain, the pitch and ground were covered. Later this fear also turned into reality. It started raining heavily in Sydney.

The game stopped after Root and Brook added 154 runs.

sydney test When the game was stopped due to bad light, Joe Root was playing after scoring 72 runs on 103 balls. That means he had scored his 67 half centuries in the test. Whereas Harry Brook was playing after scoring 78 runs on 92 balls. The big thing is that these two players, who handled England’s collapsing innings in the Sydney Test, also play together for Yorkshire in county cricket.

Until play in the first innings of the Sydney Test was stopped due to bad light and rain. Joe Root There was an unbeaten partnership of 154 runs on 193 balls between him and Harry Brook.

England’s score till the stoppage of play- 211/3

In the Sydney Test, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. After 3 setbacks within 60 runs in the first session itself, it seemed that England’s condition was going to be tenuous. But, after that Root and Brook took control of the situation. By the time the game was suddenly stopped due to bad light and rain, England had scored 211 runs for 3 wickets.