ENG vs AUS 3rd Test: Alex Carey joins elite list of wicketkeeper-batsmen

Updated On: 19 December, 2025 07:13 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the third Test match of the Ashes series against England, Australia`s Alex Carey achieves a new feat. Here`s all you need to know (Pic: X)

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In the third Test match of the Ashes series against England, Australia`s Alex Carey achieves a new feat. Here`s all you need to know (Pic: X)

<p>In Australia`s first innings of the third Test match of the Ashes series against England, wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey smashed 106 runs in 143 balls. His knock was laced with eight boundaries and a maximum</p>

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In Australia`s first innings of the third Test match of the Ashes series against England, wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey smashed 106 runs in 143 balls. His knock was laced with eight boundaries and a maximum

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In Australia`s second innings, the left-handed batsman is batting on an unbeaten 52 runs in 91 deliveries, including four boundaries

<p>With this, he became just the fourth wicketkeeper-batsman and the third Australian wicketkeeper-batsman to register fifty-plus scores in both innings of an Ashes Test</p>

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With this, he became just the fourth wicketkeeper-batsman and the third Australian wicketkeeper-batsman to register fifty-plus scores in both innings of an Ashes Test

<p>Before him, England`s Alan Knott (92 and 63 at The Oval in 1972), Ian Healy (74 and 51* at Adelaide in 1995), and Brad Haddin (94 in 53 at Brisbane in 2013) have achieved the feat</p>

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Before him, England`s Alan Knott (92 and 63 at The Oval in 1972), Ian Healy (74 and 51* at Adelaide in 1995), and Brad Haddin (94 in 53 at Brisbane in 2013) have achieved the feat

<p>The 34-year-old cricketer is also the second-highest run-scorer in the ongoing Ashes series, with 247 runs in three innings at an average of 82.33, with a century and two fifties to his name</p>

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The 34-year-old cricketer is also the second-highest run-scorer in the ongoing Ashes series, with 247 runs in three innings at an average of 82.33, with a century and two fifties to his name

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