'Dar ka mahol hai' - Fans react as Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood admits he'd be 'very pleased' to see rain in 4th Ashes 2023 Test

The veteran Australian pacer Josh Hazelwood came up with a big statement amidst Australia’s hopes of Ashes 2023 looking in trouble due to their position in the fourth Test. The visitors were struggling at the end of the third day of the match as they lost 4 wickets only on the score of 113 runs still trailing by 162 runs in the second innings of the match.

Coming back to Josh Hazelwood, he went on to confess that he would love to see rain at Old Trafford in Manchester. He said that it would be something pleasant if it rains relentlessly for the next two days of the match.

"I'd be very pleased. It's obviously forecast, and forecasts can change all the time (but) rain and light plays a big part in cricket and has done forever. So, it'd be great to lose a few overs here and there and make our job a little easier of hanging in there. It's pretty obvious,” said Hazelwood.

"Obviously we're a long way behind as you can see on the scoreboard, but we're just slowly spending the next two days trying to grab back a little bit of momentum. That (winning) is still the mindset I think of all the time when playing cricket,” he added later.

Batters took England into a commanding position at Old Trafford in 4th Ashes 2023 Test

Speaking of the current position of the match at Old Trafford in Manchester, the hosts England are in a commanding position after three days. While batting in the first innings in response to Australia’s total of 317 runs, the Three Lions posted a big total of 592 runs with 6 out of the top 7 batters playing 50+ knocks.

Star opener Zak Crawley smashed a sensational century and scored 189 runs off just 182 runs with 21 boundaries and three sixes to his name. Other than him, senior wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow also played a quick and unbeaten knock of 99 runs off just 81 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes on his credit. Former skipper and batting superstar Joe Root played a knock of 84 runs with eight boundaries and a six to his name.