 Michael Vaughan insists England are more than capable of winning the Ashes series 3-2 after dealing a 'psychological blow' to Australia in the third Test at Headingley. England clinched a tense three-wicket victory in Leeds to keep the Ashes series alive ahead of the fourth Test at Old Trafford and the fifth at The Oval. Ben Stokes' side are bidding to become just the second team in history to win the Ashes from 2-0 down after suffering a two-wicket defeat at Edgbaston and losing by 43 runs at Lord's. Vaughan believes the momentum is firmly with England after a thrilling win at Headingley and has warned Australia that the hosts 'can get even better' in the fourth and fifth Tests. 'The impossible is still on,' Vaughan told the Daily Telegraph. 'For England to win the last three Test matches against a side as good as Australia would be an incredible achievement. 'Now, they're one-third of the way there – and they've got a template to win the last two Tests too. 'No one can deny how difficult it is going to be, but England can still win this Ashes series 3-2. England have the momentum. Pat Cummins' Australia still lead the five-match series 2-1 (Picture: Getty) 'It is so difficult to win an Ashes series away from home and Australia were tantalisingly close. To pick themselves up from this psychological blow will be a huge challenge for Pat Cummins and his side.' England forfeited a first-innings lead of 26 at Headingley after Mitchell Marsh, making his first appearance of the series, smashed a run-a-ball 118. The Ashes holders looked set for a bigger first-innings total but Mark Wood, also playing his first Test of the summer, blew Australia's tail away with a devastating five-wicket haul. England limited Australia to just 224 in the second innings before knocking off 251 with three wickets to spare, largely thanks to Harry Brook's 75 and an unbeaten 32 from Chris Woakes. Despite deny){kind=link}
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Michael Vaughan insists England are more than capable of winning the Ashes series 3-2 after dealing a ‘psychological blow’ to Australia in the third Test at Headingley.
England clinched a tense three-wicket victory in Leeds to keep the Ashes series alive ahead of the fourth Test at Old Trafford and the fifth at The Oval.
Ben Stokes’ side are bidding to become just the second team in history to win the Ashes from 2-0 down after suffering a two-wicket defeat at Edgbaston and losing by 43 runs at Lord’s.
Vaughan believes the momentum is firmly with England after a thrilling win at Headingley and has warned Australia that the hosts ‘can get even better’ in the fourth and fifth Tests.