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Australia hands crushing defeat to England in second Test

ADELAIDE: Aussie pacer, Jhye Richardson bagged a five-fer to push England to their second defeat in the ongoing Ashes, on Monday.

Australia completed the consolidating victory against England, in the second Test; defeating the touring party by a massive 275 runs margin. Australian pacer, Richardson, fired with the ball; taking a five-fer, leading his side to the victory.

England, resumed at an overnight score of 82/4, again halted by a poor start, losing their fifth wicket after adding just four runs to their previous day’s score.

Ollie Pope dismissed after scoring four off seven balls, the batter nicked the ball into the hands of Steven Smith; standing at the slip. After showing some resistance, Ben Stokes, too, dismissed by Nathan Lyon, as the bowler trapped him in legs.

Jos Buttler and Chris Woakes, however, tried to anchor the innings, both the batters were looking solid. The pair recorded an important 61-runs partnership, before Woakes walked back to the pavilion after scoring 44, he faced 97 deliveries, and smashed seven boundaries. He remained the top-scorer for his side in the second innings.

The touring side, then ran into yet another brief collapse, and Buttler, too, departed, after a bizarre dismissal. Buttler departed after stepping onto the stumps on Richardson’s delivery, he scored 26 and faced a mammoth 207 balls; smashing just two boundaries.

The side, then soon bundled out for a paltry 192; losing the match by 275 runs.

For his brilliant batting display in both innings, Marnus Labuschagne awarderd as the player of the match. He scored a brilliant century followed by an astonishing half-century in the two innings, respectively.

The two teams will now face off in the Boxing Day Test, which will take place from December 26 to December 30.

Aussies’ pacers push England at the verge of a defeat

ADELAIDE: Australian batters extended their lead over England, before their pacers ran riot on the English batting line-up; dismissing their four wickets on just 82.

English captain, and the highest run-getter of the ongoing year in Test format, Joe Root’s dismissal on the last ball of day four, pushed England in even more trouble. The side lost their four wickets, including their dependable pair, Root and Dawid Malan; being slumped to 82/4, chasing 468.

Earlier, in the day, Australia resumed their innings at 45/1, could only score three runs before losing their nightwatchman, Michael Neser; who scored three. His partner, Marcus Harris also dismissed a ball later. Soon after, Australian captain, Steven Smith also dismissed without troubling the scoreboard much, he scored just six. the side suddenly slipped to 55/4.

Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head, Australia’s only centurions from this Ashes so far, then, anchored the innings; both scoring valuable half-centuries. Both batters scored 51. Their 91-run partnership helped the Aussies to subtle their position in the game.

Following Head’s departure, Cameron Green stood up for his side and scored an important 33 runs, he remained not-out, while the rest of the batters dismissed after making small contributions. Australia, in the end, declared their innings on 230/9; setting a huge target of 468 for their opposition.

Chasing a mammoth, English opening pair, again, failed. Haseeb Hameed departed after bagging a six-ball duck. England were one down for just four. Malan, too, could not get going in the second innings; being dismissed on 20.

Soon after, Rory Burns, too, dismissed for 34 and the side were reduced to 70/3. Root, however, fought hard, and almost survived the penultimate day of the ongoing pink-ball test. But, he too, dismissed on the final ball of the day. He scored a courageous 24.

For Australia, Jhye Richardson bagged two wickets, while Mitchell Starc and Nesser each dismissed a batter.

READ: England collapse again as Australia turn screw in 2nd Test

England collapse again as Australia turn screw in 2nd Test

ADELAIDE: England were staring down the barrel of another chastening defeat Saturday, dismissed for 236 then forced to watch as Australia batted again and stretched their lead in the day-night second Ashes Test.

Joe Root and Dawid Malan had survived the opening session of day three unscathed, building a 128-run stand as they chased Australia’s first-innings 473 for nine declared.

But it all came crashing down after the dinner break with both players removed in quick succession, Root for 62 and Malan for 80, sparking a collapse that saw England slump from 150 for two to 236 all out.

Making matters worse, they did so against a second-string attack with Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood both missing.

Stand-in Australian skipper Steve Smith could have enforced the follow-on, but chose to rest his bowlers and send in the openers to turn the screw with two days left.

They negotiated some 75 minutes for the loss of David Warner for 13, needlessly run out after a disastrous mix-up with Marcus Harris, who remains unbeaten on 21.

Nightwatchman Michael Neser was on two as Australia reached 45 for one, building their lead to 282.

Hostile pace from Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon’s dangerous spin did the damage to England, complemented by Cameron Green, who bagged Root for the second consecutive time.

Starc claimed 4-37 and Lyon 3-58.

– England in trouble –

England crashed by nine wickets in the first Test at Brisbane and if they go 2-0 down in Adelaide the Ashes are as good as gone, needing to win all three remaining Tests.

Australia bowled repeat maidens at the start of the second session and Root looked increasingly uncomfortable against Green, who was starting to find movement with the pink ball.

Having passed 1,600 Test runs in a calendar year — only the fourth player in history to do so — he poked at a Green delivery and got an edge to Smith at slip, leaving him still searching for an elusive first-ever century in Australia.

Malan soon followed, slashing at a Starc thunderbolt that took a nick, again into Smith’s safe hands. Malan has now scored nine Test 50s but only converted one into a century.

“We let it meander a little bit through the first session,” Starc said, while heaping praise on Green.

“He’s a serious talent for a young kid, he’s a great addition to our bowling attack, he was extremely good in that session after the break.”

Ollie Pope survived a bat-pad review but only lasted two more balls, charging down the wicket to Lyon and edging to Marnus Labuschagne at short leg on five.

Jos Buttler fell without scoring to Starc and England trudged off to tea on 197 for six.

It didn’t take long for Australia to clean up the rest with Chris Woakes and Ollie Robinson also undone by Lyon, and when Ben Stokes was bowled by Green for 34, it was all but over.

England had resumed at 17 for two after losing openers Rory Burns (four) and Haseeb Hameed (six) to a fiery 40-minute spell from Starc, Neser and Jhye Richardson under lights on Friday evening.

Root strode out on five, alongside Malan on one.

They had perfect early batting conditions on a flat pitch and Root settled quickly, slamming a well-timed drive for four to boost his confidence.

Starc was hit for 11 off his first over and the pair quickly brought up their 50 partnership.

Malan completed his 50 with a single off Neser, while Root hit Richardson to the boundary to reach his 52nd half-century.

Labuschagne, Smith star to strengthen Australia’s position

ADELAIDE: Australian batters, Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith, played astonishing innings to power their side to 473/9 dec on the second day of second Ashes Test.

Labuschagne, earlier in the day, converted his overnight 95* into his fifth Test career century. However, the batter, could not get going for long; having dismissed for 103, he faced a mammoth 305 balls, smashing eight boundaries.

Smith, then, showed his class, stood firm, while his side lost two more wickets in quick succession. He was then joined by Alex Carey, the duo, then, anchored the innings for the Kangaroos. Smith scored 93; missing his 28th century by just seven runs. The batter smashed 12 boundaries and a six.

Carey, on the other hand, was also impressive, scoring a half century, he scored 51 off 107 balls with five boundaries to his name.

Australia’s batting-tail, too, did not disappoint; with Mitchell Starc, scoring run-a-ball 39*, whereas, Michael Neser scored quickfire 35 off 24 balls, laced with five boundaries and a six.

For England, Ben Stokes starred; taking three wickets, while James Anderson bagged two wickets. Chris Woakes, Joe Root, Ollie Robbinson, and Stuart Board, on the other hand, bagged one wicket apiece.

In response to Australia’s 473, English openers struggled to provide a solid start to the side. English side lost both their openers for just 12. Haseeb Hameed scored six, while Rory Burns could only score four.

Root and Dawid Malan, will now resume the proceedings for England at 17/2 on the third day of the ongoing Test.

For Kangaroos, Starc and Neser each took a wicket.

READ: Warner, Labuschagne’s fifties put Australia in enviable position

Warner, Labuschagne’s fifties put Australia in enviable position

ADELAIDE: Australian batters, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne, batted brilliantly and partnered strongly to help Australia to score 221/2 on the first day of second Ashes Test.

Both, Warner and Labuschagne, scored 95 each; Warner, however, dismissed after playing a loose shot straight to cover; handing an easy catch to Stuart Broad. This is the second instance when Warner missed his century in the ongoing Ashes.

Labuschagne, on the other hand, is not-out for his 95; having lucky as Jos Buttler dropped him twice on 21 and 95. The batter faced a mammoth 275 balls; for his current individual score. He smashed seven boundaries in his inning so far.

Earlier, Australia were off to a poor start; losing their opening batter, Marcus Harris at a combined score of four; Buttler took a blinder off Broad’s superb delivery to dismiss the batter on his individual score of three.

Harris’s early dismissal did not halt the Kangaroos much as their star-pair, Warner and Labuschagne recorded an astonishing 172-runs partnership before Warner’s dismissal.

The standing captain, Steven Smith, then, also showed responsibility; ensuring not to giveaway any wickets, and stood firm for his 18 not-out off 71 balls.

Labuschagne (95*) and Smith (18*) will resume the proceedings for Australia at 221/2 on the second day of the ongoing Test.

For England, Broad and Ben Stokes took a wicket each.

Ruthless Australia crush England in first Ashes Test

BRISBANE: A ruthless Australia crushed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test in style just after lunch on day four at the Gabba on Saturday.

Needing just 20 runs after bowling England out for 297 in their second innings — with Nathan Lyon taking his 400th Test scalp — Australia cruised to the target in 5.1 overs when Marcus Harris square-drove Mark Wood for a boundary.

The only blemish was the wicket of makeshift opener Alex Carey, who was out for nine, caught behind off the bowling of Ollie Robinson.

Regular opener David Warner was unable to bat due to a rib injury he suffered when he was twice hit by Wood in the first innings.

Australia will carry a 1-0 lead in the five-match series into the second Test, which starts in Adelaide on Thursday.

“A lot of things did go right,” said Pat Cummins, making his debut as Australia Test skipper.

“So someone was smiling on me. I’m really proud of everyone, I thought it was a really complete performance.”

England will need to regroup after being dismantled with both bat and ball at the Gabba.

After being bowled out for 147 in the first innings, England then struggled to make any impression with the ball, with player of the match Travis Head (152), Warner (94) and Marnus Labuschagne (74) all punishing the English attack, particularly left-arm spinner Jack Leach.

The visitors did fight back on the third day with a defiant partnership between captain Joe Root and Dawid Malan, but once they both fell early on Saturday, English resistance crumbled.

“Frustration, we worked really hard to get ourselves back into the game last night and we knew how important this first session was,” said Root.

“If we had got through to the new ball unscathed and carried that partnership forward we would have given ourselves a really good opportunity to go in and post a total that would have kept us in the game.

“It’s a shame we couldn’t quite get through that initial phase (today) because it could have been very different.”

– England collapse again –

After starting the morning in a reasonable position at 220-2, the English lost eight for 77 in the extended first session.

England’s batting issues at the Gabba were mirrored in the broadcast compound, where a power failure resulted in the worldwide television feed going down for 45 minutes.

No wickets fell during this period but when the broadcast problems were finally resolved, Lyon struck.

The 34-year-old off-spinner had looked ineffectual on Friday as he searched for his milestone 400th wicket.

But he finally broke through when Malan got an inside edge onto his pad and the ball popped up to Labuschagne at silly mid-off, sparking huge celebrations around the Gabba. Malan made 82.

Lyon, in his 101st Test, became just the 16th player worldwide to achieve the feat of 400 Test wickets, and only the third Australian after Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.

England were rocked in the next over when Root, on 89, wafted at a ball outside off stump from Cameron Green and got a thin edge to wicketkeeper Carey, leaving England 229-4 and Root still searching for his first Test century in Australia.

Lyon then struck again, getting a ball to bite and leap off the Gabba pitch and take the thick edge of Ollie Pope’s bat, Steve Smith taking a comfortable catch at slip.

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler tried to steady the ship as Australia took the new ball, but Cummins brought himself on and had immediate success.

Bowling with real pace and aggression, Cummins squared Stokes up with a brute of a ball that took the outside edge and flew to Green in the gully, leaving England 266-6.

Two runs later, Josh Hazlewood, who was under an injury cloud after not bowling after tea on Friday, drew a faint edge from Buttler to leave England staggering.

Robinson joined Chris Woakes at the crease and the pair put on 18 runs to ensure Australia had to bat again.

But Robinson attempted a reverse sweep off Lyon and spooned a simple catch to Head at backward square leg.

Lyon took his fourth wicket just before the scheduled lunch break when he bowled Wood, who had attempted an extravagant drive.

With nine wickets down, the umpires called for an extra 30 minutes to be played before lunch and Green wasted no time, snaring Woakes.

It only took 20 minutes after the lunch break for Australia to take the win.

Root, Malan star to keep England in the hunt

BRISBANE: England’s batters, Joe Root and Dawid Malan partnered strongly to help their side back into the game on day three of the first Ashes Test, here on Friday.

Root and Malan showed valiant batting display, the pair put on an unbeaten 159 runs partnership to end the third day on a high.

In response to Australia’s 425, English openers again failed to provide a solid start to the side, losing the first wicket on just 23. Rory Burns failed to get going, dismissed on 13 by Pat Cummins.

Soon after, Haseeb Hameed also fell short and the batter got out on 27 by Mitchell Starc. English team appeared to be in trouble, losing two wickets for just 61. Root and Malan, however, took responsibility and showed grit. Both the batters scored unbeaten half-centuries before the stumps on day three.

Root scored 86 runs laced with 10 boundaries, while Malan, too, was impressive, scoring 80 runs including as many boundaries as his batting partner. The pair will now resume the innings for England at 220/2 on the fourth day.

During his valiant innings, Root has also achieved the record of scoring most runs (1,541*) scored by an English batter in a calendar year, breaking the record of Michael Vaughn who scored 1,481 runs in 2002.

Earlier, Australia resumed their innings at 343/7, kept the momentum, adding 48 runs before losing their eighth wicket. Starc was dismissed on a brilliant 35.

Australian centurion, Travis Head, however, kept going and went on to score 152 before being dismissed by Mark Wood. Head remained the top scorer for the Kangaroos in the first innings.

Australian batting tale also made small contributions to help their side amass a massive total of 425.

Wood and Ollie Robinson each got three wickets for England. Chris Woakes took two wickets in the first innings. Jack Leach and Root, on the other hand, both took one wicket.

READ: Head’s century puts Australia on top

Head’s century puts Australia on top

BRISBANE: Travis Head scored a brilliant hundred to put Australia in the driving seat on day two of the first Ashes Test, here on Thursday.

Australia began their first innings, in response to England’s 147, fumbled in the start as the side lost their opener at a combine score of 10. Markus Harris dismissed on 3 by Ollie Robinson.

The dismissal did not bother Kangaroos much, with David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne batted brilliantly to put their side in control. The pair added 156 runs for the second wicket. Labuschagne fell short on 74, dismissed by Jack Leach.

However, Warner was looking firm, adding 23 run into the total, partnering with Steve Smith. The pair looked promising but Smith soon dismissed on 12 by Mark Wood.

Warner, too, dismissed soon after on 94, missing his 25th century by just six runs. Cameron Green bagged a golden duck, dismissed on the next ball of Warner’s dismissal. Robinson dismissed both the batters.

Half of the Australian batting line-up was sent back to the pavilion on 195. The momentum appeared to have shifted England’s way, but Head played one of the best innings of his test career, scoring a quick century, his career’s second. He smashed unbeaten 112 off just 95 balls including a dozen boundaries and two sixes.

Rest of his batting partners made small contribution and Australia, in the end, finishing on 343/7 at the stumps.

Head (112*) and Mitchell Starc (10*) will resume the proceedings for Australia on third day.

READ: Bad Light interrupts after Australia bowl out England for 147

Bad Light interrupts after Australia bowl out England for 147

BRISBANE: Australian bowlers bowled out England for skimpy 147 after Pat Cummins took five-wicket haul on day 1 of first Ashes Test, here on Wednesday.

Batting first, English batters struggled throughout the innings and none of them could go big to help the side post a decent total. England, eventually, bowled out for 147 before bad light hindered the day’s play.

England openers, failed to provide a solid start as Rory Burns dismissed for a duck. Soon after, the side lost two more wickets and slipped to 11/3. Haseeb Hameed scored 25, while Dawid Malan scored only runs.

Ollie Pope and Jos Buttler, on the other hand, showed resistance. The batters scored valuable runs for the team, but, could not keep going. Pope scored 35 off 79 including two boundaries, while Buttler scored 39 off 58 including five boundaries.

The English batting tail could not hold on for long against Kangaroo bowlers and the side were bundled out for 147.

Kangaroo bowlers were on song, their star-bowler, Cummins bagging five-fer. Starc and Josh Hazlewood each took two wickets, while Cameron Green struck out a batter.

Bad light hindered the proceedings, therefore, the umpires called the stumps with just 50 overs bowled on day 1.

Australia will now begin their innings on day 2.

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T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler stars as England thrash Australia

Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten match-winning fifty as England thrashed Australia by eight wickets in their T20 World Cup group stage match in Dubai on Saturday.

The wicketkeeper-batter remained not out at 71 from 32 deliveries after hitting five boundaries and as many sixes as England reached the 126-run target in 11.4 overs.

The England juggernaut rolls on 🚂#T20WorldCup | #AUSvENG | https://t.co/GymMokFLht pic.twitter.com/ChSXIlIbET

— ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2021

Jos Buttler put on a 66-run opening partnership with Jason Roy (22 from 20) as well.

England won the toss and chose to bowl. The decision proved to be the right one as their bowlers ran riot over the Australian batting lineup.

A magnificent bowling performance helps England restrict Australia to 125.

Can the Australian attack defend this total? 🤔#T20WorldCup | #AUSvENG | https://t.co/GymMokFLht pic.twitter.com/oj5zot6jwy

— ICC (@ICC) October 30, 2021

Aaron Finch-led side were dismissed for just 125 in their 20 overs. The skipper top-scored with 49-ball 44 with four boundaries to his name. However, it was not enough for the side to post a competitive total.

Chris Jordan was the pick of the bowlers with his three-wicket haul. Chris Woakes and Tymal Mills bagged two wickets each as well.