England had one other excellent exhibiting with the ball on the second day of the Boxing Day Check. Australia once more struggled to settle and construct partnerships, with no batter reaching a half-century.
Fiery spells from Brydon Carse, Ben Stokes, and Josh Tongue restricted the hosts to only 132 of their second innings. The bowling division has given England hope of ending their Ashes winless streak in Australia.
Collapse Earlier than Lunch
Australia started the day at 4/0, however Gus Atkinson struck early dismissing nightwatchman Scott Boland. Quickly Ben Stokes eliminated Jake Weatherald, whereas Josh Tongue obtained Marnus Labuschagne.
Travis Head supplied some resistance with 46 off 67 balls, however was eliminated by Brydon Carse. Josh Tongue then dismissed Usman Khawaja and Alex Carey. At lunch, Australia was at 98/6, with Steve Smith (16*) and Cameron Inexperienced (6*) on the crease.
Australia led by 140 runs however had solely 4 wickets remaining to set a difficult goal. England, nevertheless, suffered a setback when Gus Atkinson left the sphere early with hamstring soreness.
Session 2
After lunch, Australia’s wickets fell rapidly. It began with Ben Stokes eradicating Inexperienced, adopted by two fast wickets by Carse. Stokes claimed the final wicket of Jhye Richardson, finishing his three wickets. Stand-in captain Steve Smith remained unbeaten at 24.
Brydon Carse was the standout bowler with 4 wickets for 34 in 11 overs. In the meantime, Tongue picked up 2 wickets for 44 runs.
England Begins the Chase
England started their chase robust with the openers forming a 51 run stand. Ben Duckett added 34 earlier than Mitchell Starc eliminated him. Zak Crawley and Jacob Bethell are nonetheless batting within the third session of Day 2.
With three days nonetheless remaining, England batters must construct strong partnerships and never lose wickets to win the match.
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