“Not for many, many years” – Kumar Sangakkara on when he last saw Australia being dominated like 4th Ashes Test.

Kumar Sangakkara hasn’t seen Australia being dominated like they have been in the fourth Ashes 2023 Test “for many, many years”. The Sri Lankan legend praised Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow for their dismissive batting against the world champions, which put England in a winning position on Friday.England started the third day by stretching their lead to 279. Bairstow contributed 99 of those with some superb batting with the tail

He was at 49 when England lost their ninth wicket but continued to farm strike and hit the Australian bowlers through the line until his partner, James Anderson, was out LBW, 24 overs later

Sangakkara said “Not for many, many years, I haven’t and in the matter it has been done: a lot of the times England have been almost dismissive of some of the bowlers and the bowling by Australia.”

Furthermore he praised Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow for their destructive knocks saying “Zak Crawley really set the tone with that wonderful innings.Then Jonny Bairstow today, just coming out and doing what he did. I mean, we know the capabilities of Jonny Bairstow, he’s one of the best all-format players in the world but how he made his runs was a real statement… The way he put the bowlers to the sword, clearing the lines at will again really dampened the Australian spirits.”