The Ashes, 2025-26, Australia vs England, 2nd Test, Day 2, Match Update, Australia Lead By 49 Runs

England 334

Australia 383/7

Australia Lead By 49 Runs

England1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zak Crawley	c †Carey b Neser	76	93	138	11	0	81.72
Ben Duckett	c Labuschagne b Starc	0	1	5	0	0	0.00
Ollie Pope	b Starc	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Joe Root	not out	138	206	379	15	1	66.99
Harry Brook	c Smith b Starc	31	33	58	4	0	93.93
Ben Stokes (c)	run out (Inglis)	19	49	76	4	0	38.77
Jamie Smith †	b Boland	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Will Jacks	c Smith b Starc	19	31	43	3	0	61.29
Gus Atkinson	c †Carey b Starc	4	3	9	1	0	133.33
Brydon Carse	c †Carey b Starc	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Jofra Archer	c Labuschagne b Doggett	38	36	54	2	2	105.55
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 3)	9
Total	76.2 Ov (RR: 4.37)	334

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	20	0	75	6	3.75	0	0
Michael Neser	14	3	43	1	3.07	1	0
Scott Boland	19	1	87	1	4.57	2	0
Brendan Doggett	15.2	1	81	1	5.28	0	1
Cameron Green	8	1	43	0	5.37	0	0

Australia1st Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head	c Atkinson b Carse	33	43	3	1	76.74
Jake Weatherald	lbw b Archer	72	78	12	1	92.30
Marnus Labuschagne	c †Smith b Stokes	65	78	9	1	83.33
Steven Smith (c)	c Jacks b Carse	61	85	5	2	71.76
Cameron Green	b Carse	45	57	7	0	78.94
Alex Carey †	not out	55	55	6	0	100.00
Josh Inglis	b Stokes	23	25	4	0	92.00
Michael Neser	c †Smith b Stokes	16	41	1	0	39.02
Mitchell Starc	not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 3, w 4)	18
Total	76.4 Ov (RR: 5.07)	389/7

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	WD	NB
Jofra Archer	20	2	74	1	3.70	0	0
Gus Atkinson	18	4	78	0	4.33	0	0
Brydon Carse	18.4	1	122	3	6.53	4	1
Ben Stokes	19	0	95	3	5.00	0	2
Will Jacks	1	0	9	0	9.00	0	0

Match Flow

Day 2

Innings Break: England - 334/10 in 76.2 overs (JE Root 138)
Australia: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (TM Head 17, J Weatherald 29, Ex 4)
Drinks: Australia - 57/0 in 11.0 overs (TM Head 20, J Weatherald 33)
Australia: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (106 balls), Extras 6
J Weatherald: 50 off 45 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (J Weatherald 18, M Labuschagne 25, Ex 7)
Lunch: Australia - 130/1 in 21.0 overs (J Weatherald 59, M Labuschagne 27)
Australia: 150 runs in 27.2 overs (166 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: Australia - 175/2 in 34.0 overs (M Labuschagne 46, SPD Smith 12)
M Labuschagne: 50 off 67 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (M Labuschagne 35, SPD Smith 14, Ex 1)
Australia: 200 runs in 37.6 overs (231 balls), Extras 12
Tea: Australia - 228/3 in 44.0 overs (SPD Smith 24, C Green 22)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (SPD Smith 21, C Green 28, Ex 1)
Australia: 250 runs in 49.3 overs (300 balls), Extras 13
SPD Smith: 50 off 67 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Australia - 292/5 in 56.4 overs (AT Carey 1)
Australia: 300 runs in 58.3 overs (354 balls), Extras 15
Attendance: 36, 573
Over 63.6: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - MG Neser (Struck down)
Australia: 350 runs in 69.1 overs (418 balls), Extras 17
End Of Day: Australia - 378/6 in 73.0 overs (AT Carey 46, MG Neser 15)