Adelaide, Dec. 19 -- Australian batter Alex Carey became just the fourth wicketkeeper-batter and third Aussie keeper-batter to get a fifty-plus score in both innings of an Ashes Test.
Carey achieved this milestone during his side's third Ashes Test against England at Adelaide Oval on Friday. After a brilliant 106 in 143 balls, consisting of eight boundaries and a six and which was his first Ashes ton, Carey followed it with a 52* in 91 balls, with four boundaries to end the day three. With two more days to go and Aussies looking to outbat England out of the contest, a pair of centuries would not be a far-fetched idea.
The wicketkeeper-batters with fifty-plus scores in both innings of an Ashes Test are: England's Alan Knott (92 and 63 at...
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