The Ashes, 2023, England vs Australia, 4th Test, Day 2: Zak Crawley' Ton Put England in the Strong Situation; England Lead by 67 Runs

The Ashes, 2023, England vs Australia, 4th Test, Day 2: Zak Crawley' Ton Put England in the Strong Situation; England Lead by 67 Runs  At the end of day 1, Australia was at 299-8, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins were playing at 23(70) and 1(3). At the start of day 2, both the batter resumed the batting and James Anderson started the bowling attack. In the 84th over, Cummins got out after scoring 1(4) on the first ball and Australia reached 300 runs on the fifth ball. In the 91th over, Hazlewood got out after scoring 4(21) on the second ball and it was the last wicket of Australia. Kangaroos scored 317 runs in the first innings. English opener Crawley and Duckett came to bat and Starc opened the bowling attack. Crawley started the innings and first over with a four. In the 3rd over, Duckett got out after scoring 1(6) on the first ball. In the 10th over, Moeen Ali smashed two fours. In the 14th over, Moeen Ali hit back-to-back two fours and England reached 50 runs. After the end of 1st session, England was at 61-1. In the 19th over, Crawley smashed back-to-back two fours. In the 23rd over, Crawley started the over with a four, scored a half-century and England reached 100 runs. He hammered six on the next ball. In the 24th over, Crawley took a single on the first ball and the partnership between Moeen Ali and Zak Crawley reached 100 runs. In the 25th over, Moeen Ali scored a half-century on the fifth ball. In the 28th over, Moeen Ali got out after scoring 54(82) on the first ball, Root started his innings with a four on the second ball and finished the over with a four. In the 29th over, Crawley smashed back-to-back two fours and England reached 150 runs on the fourth ball. In the 31th over, Root hit two fours. In the 32th over, Crawley smashed back-to-back two fours. In the 33th over, Crawley took a double on the first ball and scored a century. In the 36th over, England reached 200 runs. After 40 overs, England was at 228-2. In the 41th over, Crawley smashed a six on the second ball and the partnership between Zak Crawley and Joe Root reached 100 runs on the second ball. After the end of the second session, England was at 239-2. In the 46th over, England reached 250 runs. In the 48th over, Crawley hit back-to-back two fours and reached 150 runs. In the 50th over, Crawley hit two fours. In the 52nd over, England reached 300 runs. In the 55th over, Crawley smashed two boundaries and England took a lead of 3 runs. In the 57th over, Crawley got out after scoring 189(182) on the fifth ball. In the 61th over, England reached 350 runs. In the 62th over, Root got out after scoring 84(95) on the first ball and Stokes finished the over with a four. After 72 overs, England was 384-4. After the end of day 2, Harry Brook and Ben Stokes were playing 14(41) and 24(37), respectively. Stay tuned with us to get the latest update and live cricket news of upcoming matches!