The highlights of Day 2 of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia include Ben Duckett’s top score of 98 and Zak Crawley’s 48, which helped England post 278 for 4 against Australia at stumps.
ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 2 Highlights:
On Day 2 of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s London, Ben Duckett (98) and Zak Crawley (48) were the top scorers for England, as they posted a total of 278 for 4 against Australia at stumps. Nathan Lyon, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, and Mitchell Starc claimed one wicket each. Earlier, Steve Smith scored a century with a 110-run knock as Australia posted 416 all out. On Thursday, they could only add 77 runs to their overnight score of 339 for 5. Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue took three wickets each, while Joe Root picked up two wickets. England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl on Wednesday.
MATCH NOTES:
Stumps: England 278/4 in 61.0 overs
5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 78 balls between H Brook (30) and B Stokes (15)
England 250/4 in 50.4 overs
H Brook dropped on 25 by M Labuschagne in 50.1 overs
Drinks: England 217/3 in 44.0 overs
England 200/2 in 40 overs
England 153/1 in 32.1 overs
Tea: England 145/1 in 30.0 overs
2nd wkt Partnership: 53 off 69 balls between B Duckett (20) and O Pope (32)
B Duckett 6th Test fifty: 52 runs in 84 balls (5×4) (0x6)
England 100/1 in 20.1 overs
Drinks: England 88/0 in 17.0 overs
1st wkt Partnership: 51 off 61 balls between Z Crawley (31) and B Duckett (18)
England 51/0 in 10.1 overs
Lunch: England 13/0 in 4.0 overs
Innings Break: Australia 416/10 in 100.4 overs
Australia 400/8 in 97.0 overs
N Lyon dropped on 1 by J Tongue in 97.6 overs
Drinks: Australia 393/7 in 95.0 overs
S Smith 32nd Test hundred: 103 runs in 169 balls (14×4) (0x6)
Australia 351/6: A Carey lbw b S Broad 22(43)
Referral 4 (84.5 ovs): ENG against A Carey (LBw) Successful (ENG: 2, AUS: 3)
Australia 351/5 in 84.2 overs
