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BRISBANE: England made one change to their Playing XI for the second Ashes Test after key fast bowler Mark Wood was ruled out of the pink-ball clash against Australia at The Gabba.

Wood’s absence had been widely anticipated after he skipped England’s first training session in Brisbane due to persistent trouble with his left knee.

The pacer managed only 11 overs in the opening Test at Perth and had already suggested earlier in the tour that playing all five matches was never a realistic option.

He has also been seen wearing a heavy brace on his left leg in recent days, reinforcing concerns over his fitness.

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England have opted to strengthen their lower order by bringing in all-rounder Will Jacks in place of Wood, preferring him over frontline spinner Shoaib Bashir.

Jacks, a versatile option who offers off-spin and explosive batting, will bat at No. 8 despite not having featured in a Test match for the past three years.

His limited red-ball experience includes only two Tests, both on England’s 2022 tour of Pakistan, where he impressed with a five-wicket haul on debut.

The shift away from an all-pace attack remains the only change to England’s combination following their crushing eight-wicket defeat in the series opener in Perth, which was wrapped up inside two days.

England Playing XI for the second Ashes Test

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.

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CAPE TOWN: Will Jacks continued his dazzling form as he smashed his third fifty in the SA20 before Anrich Nortje and Wayne Parnell ran through the MI Cape Town’s batting to steer Pretoria Capitals to a commanding 52-run win on Monday. 

Jacks played an astounding knock of 27-ball 52, laced with five fours and as many sixes to help Capitals reach a mammoth total of 182/8 after they were put into bat.

Cape Town, in reply, were bundled out for 130 runs thanks to an all-round bowling display by Capitals’ bowlers as they grabbed the last eight wickets for the addition of a mere 29 runs.

With a dominant win, Pretoria Capitals earned a bonus point which extended their lead at the top, six points ahead of second-placed Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

Parnell and Nortje picked three wickets each while Adil Rashid took two as they jolted MI Cape Town’s batting lineup, who looked in complete command till the 13th over of the chase.

Opener Dewald Brevis scored  46 off 30 while Sam Curran and Rassie van der Dussen made 22 and 24, respectively to take the home side to 101/2 before they underwent a deplorable batting collapse. 

None of the last seven batters of the Cape Town made their way into the double figures following Brevis’s dismissal in the 13th over off Nortje.

Earlier Capitals also put up a dominant show with the bat, as openers WIll Jacks and Kusal Mendis raised a solid 88-run partnership while Theunis de Bruyn and James Neesham contributed 36 and 22, respectively.

Jofra Archer starred with the bowl for Cape Town as he picked three wickets, including two in the 18th over.

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CENTURION: Pretoria Capitals’ opener Will Jacks struck a quickfire 92 off 46 deliveries to lay a solid foundation for a big total before bowlers steer the side to a dominating 37-run victory over Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the sixth SA20 fixture.

Put into bat first, Pretoria Capitals piled on a mammoth 216/6 in their allotted 20 overs at the back of a brisk 92-run knock of their opener Jacks.

The Capitals had an unwanted start to their innings as they lost their opener Phil Salt cheaply, who could score a mere one before falling in the second over.

Jacks then anchored the innings with a valiant 34-run partnership with Rilee Rossouw but could not stretch the stand as the latter fell after scoring 20 off 15; resulting in the Capitals slipping to 47/2 in the fifth over.

Following two dismissals, Jacks spiced up the game with belligerent hitting with Theunis de Bruyn supporting equally.

The duo batted for nine overs together and added 111 runs at an astounding pace before Bruyn perished just eight short of his well-deserved half-century.

The right-handed batter scored 42 off a mere 23 deliveries, hitting two fours and four sixes.

Following Bruyn’s dismissal, Jacks could not extend his stay at the crease and fell eight short of what could have been a magnificent century.

The right-handed batter, however, top-scored for his side with a 46-ball 92 and smashed seven boundaries and eight sixes.

Following his departure, the Capitals’ batters James Neesham (18), Shane Dadswell (20*) and Migael Pretorious (11*) made important contributions to power their side to a massive total.

Sisanda Magala and Ottniel Baartman took two wickets each, while Brydon Carse and Marco Jansen struck out a batter each.

Set to chase 217, Sunrisers Eastern Cape could accumulate 179/7 in 20 Overs as none of their batters could match Jacks’ brilliance.

The side had a deplorable start to the run chase as they lost two wickets for just 15 runs in the second over and then kept losing wickets at regular intervals which halted their expedition.

Skipper Aiden Markram pushed for the run chase with his brisk 46 off 29 deliveries but it was not enough.

Besides him, only Jansen (36) and JJ Smut (28) remained the notable run-getters while the rest of the batters remained clueless against the Capitals’ bowling attack.

Parnell led the Capitals’ bowling attack with 2/20 while Adil bagged 2/46. Neesham, Anrich Nortje and Eathan Bosch picked up a wicket apiece.

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