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The Ashes2nd Test

Australia beat England by 8 wickets in the 2nd Test

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England334 & 24175.2 ov
Australia511 & 69/210 ov
Australia won by 8 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 334, Joe Root 138 not out from 206 balls and Zak Crawley 76 from 93 balls. Mitchell Starc took 6 for 75.

Australia were bowled out for 511, Mitchell Starc 77 from 141 balls and Jake Weatherald 72 from 78 balls. Brydon Carse took 4 for 152.

England were bowled out for 241, Ben Stokes 50 from 152 balls and Zak Crawley 44 from 59 balls. Michael Neser took 5 for 42.

Australia made 69 for 2. Gus Atkinson took 2 for 37.

Australia won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

77Mitchell StarcAustralia. 141 balls, 13 foursPlayer of the match5/42Michael NeserAustralia. 16.2 overs, 2 maidens138*Joe RootEngland. 206 balls, 15 fours, 1 six4/152Brydon CarseEngland. 29 overs, 3 maidens

England 1st innings

334(76.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawleyc †AT Carey b MG Neserc †AT Carey b MG Neser769311081.72
Ben Duckettc M Labuschagne b MA Starcc M Labuschagne b MA Starc01000.00
Ollie Popeb MA Starcb MA Starc03000.00
Joe Rootnot outnot out138*20615166.99
Harry Brookc SPD Smith b MA Starcc SPD Smith b MA Starc31334093.94
Ben Stokesrun out (JP Inglis)run out (JP Inglis)19494038.78
Jamie Smith †b SM Bolandb SM Boland02000.00
Will Jacksc SPD Smith b MA Starcc SPD Smith b MA Starc19313061.29
Gus Atkinsonc †AT Carey b MA Starcc †AT Carey b MA Starc4310133.33
Brydon Carsec †AT Carey b MA Starcc †AT Carey b MA Starc02000.00
Jofra Archerc M Labuschagne b B Doggettc M Labuschagne b B Doggett383622105.56
Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 3, nb 1)(b 4, lb 1, w 3, nb 1)9
Total76.2 Ov (RR 4.38)76.2 Ov (RR 4.38)334
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (BM Duckett, 1 ov), 5-2 (OJ Pope, 2.3 ov), 122-3 (Z Crawley, 27.5 ov), 176-4 (HC Brook, 39.2 ov), 210-5 (BA Stokes, 55 ov), 211-6 (JL Smith, 55.3 ov), 251-7 (WG Jacks, 64.5 ov), 264-8 (AAP Atkinson, 66.2 ov), 264-9 (BA Carse, 66.4 ov), 334-10 (JC Archer, 76.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc2007563.75798100
Michael Neser1434313.07615010
Scott Boland1918714.587711220
Brendan Doggett15.218115.285310001
Cameron Green814305.38276000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZ Crawley 5(5) & BM Duckett 0(1)56
2ndZ Crawley 0(6) & OJ Pope 0(3)09
3rdJE Root 41(70) & Z Crawley 71(82)117152
4thHC Brook 31(33) & JE Root 22(36)5469
5thBA Stokes 19(49) & JE Root 14(45)3494
6thJE Root 1(1) & JL Smith 0(2)13
7thWG Jacks 19(31) & JE Root 20(26)4056
8thAAP Atkinson 4(3) & JE Root 8(6)139
9thBA Carse 0(2) & JE Root 0(0)02
10thJC Archer 38(36) & JE Root 32(22)7058

Australia 1st innings

511(117.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Travis Headc AAP Atkinson b BA Carsec AAP Atkinson b BA Carse33433176.74
Jake Weatheraldlbw b JC Archerlbw b JC Archer727812192.31
Marnus Labuschagnec †JL Smith b BA Stokesc †JL Smith b BA Stokes65789183.33
Steve Smithc WG Jacks b BA Carsec WG Jacks b BA Carse61855271.76
Cameron Greenb BA Carseb BA Carse45577078.95
Alex Carey †c †JL Smith b AAP Atkinsonc †JL Smith b AAP Atkinson63696091.30
Josh Inglisb BA Stokesb BA Stokes23254092.00
Michael Neserc †JL Smith b BA Stokesc †JL Smith b BA Stokes16411039.02
Mitchell Starcc BA Stokes b BA Carsec BA Stokes b BA Carse7714113054.61
Scott Bolandnot outnot out21*723029.17
Brendan Doggettc HC Brook b WG Jacksc HC Brook b WG Jacks13211061.90
Extras(b 4, lb 7, w 6, nb 5)(b 4, lb 7, w 6, nb 5)22
Total117.3 Ov (RR 4.35)117.3 Ov (RR 4.35)511
Fall of wickets: 77-1 (TM Head, 13.1 ov), 146-2 (J Weatherald, 25.5 ov), 196-3 (M Labuschagne, 37.1 ov), 291-4 (C Green, 56.1 ov), 292-5 (SPD Smith, 56.4 ov), 329-6 (JP Inglis, 63.5 ov), 383-7 (MG Neser, 76 ov), 416-8 (AT Carey, 83 ov), 491-9 (MA Starc, 110.2 ov), 511-10 (B Doggett, 117.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jofra Archer2538713.481099200
Gus Atkinson28611414.0712018011
Brydon Carse29315245.2411516352
Ben Stokes24011334.719316002
Will Jacks11.323412.96515000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTM Head 33(43) & J Weatherald 40(36)7779
2ndM Labuschagne 30(36) & J Weatherald 32(42)6976
3rdSPD Smith 14(27) & M Labuschagne 35(42)5068
4thC Green 45(57) & SPD Smith 47(57)95114
5thAT Carey 1(2) & SPD Smith 0(1)13
6thJP Inglis 23(25) & AT Carey 12(18)3743
7thMG Neser 16(41) & AT Carey 37(32)5473
8thAT Carey 13(17) & MA Starc 19(26)3342
9thMA Starc 58(115) & SM Boland 15(50)75164
10thB Doggett 13(21) & SM Boland 6(22)2043

England 2nd innings

241(75.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawleyc & b MG Neserc & b MG Neser44596074.58
Ben Duckettb SM Bolandb SM Boland15180083.33
Ollie Popec & b MG Neserc & b MG Neser26324081.25
Joe Rootc †AT Carey b MA Starcc †AT Carey b MA Starc15361041.67
Harry Brookc †AT Carey b SM Bolandc †AT Carey b SM Boland15212071.43
Ben Stokesc †AT Carey b MG Neserc †AT Carey b MG Neser501524032.89
Jamie Smith †c †AT Carey b MA Starcc †AT Carey b MA Starc4111036.36
Will Jacksc SPD Smith b MG Neserc SPD Smith b MG Neser41922044.57
Gus Atkinsonc SPD Smith b B Doggettc SPD Smith b B Doggett3130023.08
Brydon Carsec SPD Smith b MG Neserc SPD Smith b MG Neser7100070.00
Jofra Archernot outnot out5*91055.56
Extras(b 8, lb 5, w 2, nb 1)(b 8, lb 5, w 2, nb 1)16
Total75.2 Ov (RR 3.20)75.2 Ov (RR 3.20)241
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (BM Duckett, 7.4 ov), 90-2 (OJ Pope, 17.1 ov), 97-3 (Z Crawley, 21.2 ov), 121-4 (JE Root, 26.3 ov), 123-5 (HC Brook, 29.3 ov), 128-6 (JL Smith, 32.3 ov), 224-7 (WG Jacks, 69.1 ov), 227-8 (BA Stokes, 71.5 ov), 231-9 (AAP Atkinson, 72.3 ov), 241-10 (BA Carse, 75.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc1826423.56736000
Michael Neser16.224252.57752000
Brendan Doggett1725613.29715001
Scott Boland1744722.76797000
Cameron Green511503.00211020
Travis Head10101.0050000
Marnus Labuschagne10303.0040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stZ Crawley 27(28) & BM Duckett 15(18)4846
2ndOJ Pope 26(32) & Z Crawley 15(25)4257
3rdJE Root 5(19) & Z Crawley 2(6)725
4thHC Brook 14(14) & JE Root 10(17)2431
5thBA Stokes 1(11) & HC Brook 1(7)218
6thJL Smith 4(11) & BA Stokes 1(7)518
7thWG Jacks 41(92) & BA Stokes 47(129)96220
8thAAP Atkinson 2(11) & BA Stokes 1(5)316
9thBA Carse 3(2) & AAP Atkinson 1(2)44
10thJC Archer 5(9) & BA Carse 4(8)1017

Australia 2nd innings

69/2(10 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Travis Headb AAP Atkinsonb AAP Atkinson222221100.00
Jake Weatheraldnot outnot out17*232073.91
Marnus Labuschagnec †JL Smith b AAP Atkinsonc †JL Smith b AAP Atkinson360050.00
Steve Smithnot outnot out23*922255.56
Extras(b 4)(b 4)4
Total10 Ov (RR 6.90)10 Ov (RR 6.90) · Target 6569/2
Did not bat: Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (TM Head, 5.5 ov), 41-2 (M Labuschagne, 7.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jofra Archer502805.60163100
Gus Atkinson503727.40163200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stTM Head 22(22) & J Weatherald 11(13)3735
2ndM Labuschagne 3(6) & J Weatherald 1(4)410
3rdSPD Smith 23(9) & J Weatherald 5(6)28*15

Commentary

End of innings: AUS 69/2 (10 ov)
End of over 1012 runsAUS 69/2014016
SPD Smith 23(9)J Weatherald 17(23)AAP Atkinson 5-0-37-2
9.66
AAP Atkinson to SPD Smith, SIX
9.51
AAP Atkinson to J Weatherald, 1 run
9.40
AAP Atkinson to J Weatherald, no run
9.34
AAP Atkinson to J Weatherald, FOUR
9.21
AAP Atkinson to SPD Smith, 1 run
9.10
AAP Atkinson to SPD Smith, no run
End of over 915 runsAUS 57/2404610
J Weatherald 12(20)SPD Smith 16(6)JC Archer 5-0-28-0
8.60
JC Archer to J Weatherald, no run
8.51
JC Archer to SPD Smith, 1 run
8.46
JC Archer to SPD Smith, SIX
8.34
JC Archer to SPD Smith, FOUR
8.20
JC Archer to SPD Smith, no run
8.14
JC Archer to SPD Smith, FOUR
End of over 81 run, 1 wktAUS 42/200W100
J Weatherald 12(19)SPD Smith 1(1)AAP Atkinson 4-0-25-2
7.60
AAP Atkinson to J Weatherald, no run
7.50
AAP Atkinson to J Weatherald, no run
7.41
AAP Atkinson to SPD Smith, 1 run
7.3W
AAP Atkinson to M Labuschagne, OUT
M Labuschagne c †JL Smith b AAP Atkinson 3(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 41/2 (7.3 ov)
7.20
AAP Atkinson to M Labuschagne, no run
7.10
AAP Atkinson to M Labuschagne, no run
End of over 73 runsAUS 41/1101100
J Weatherald 12(17)M Labuschagne 3(3)JC Archer 4-0-13-0
6.60
JC Archer to J Weatherald, no run
6.50
JC Archer to J Weatherald, no run
6.41
JC Archer to M Labuschagne, 1 run
6.31
JC Archer to J Weatherald, 1 run
6.20
JC Archer to J Weatherald, no run
6.11
JC Archer to M Labuschagne, 1 run
End of over 65 runs, 1 wktAUS 38/12110W1
M Labuschagne 1(1)J Weatherald 11(13)AAP Atkinson 3-0-24-1