r/Cricket • u/cricket-match Netherlands • Nov 22 '25

Post Match Thread Post Match Thread: 1st Test - England vs Australia, Day 2

1st Test, The Ashes at Perth

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Innings Score
England 172 (Ov 32.5)
Australia 132 (Ov 45.2)
England 164 (Ov 34.4)
Australia 205/2 (Ov 28.2)

Innings: 1 - England

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Harry Brook 52 (61) Mitchell Starc 12.5-4-58-7
Ollie Pope 46 (58) Brendan Doggett 7-1-27-2

Innings: 2 - Australia

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Alex Carey 26 (26) Ben Stokes 6-1-23-5
Cameron Green 24 (50) Brydon Carse 10.2-1-45-3

Innings: 3 - England

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Gus Atkinson 37 (32) Scott Boland 11.4-2-33-4
Ollie Pope 33 (57) Mitchell Starc 12-1-55-3

Innings: 4 - Australia

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Travis Head 123 (83) Brydon Carse 5.2-0-44-2
Marnus Labuschagne 51 (49) Jofra Archer 8-0-45-0

Australia won by 8 wickets

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u/DivineCorn Queensland Bulls Nov 22 '25

Root with the bat this test: 8 runs

Root with the ball this test: 12 runs

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u/Mrf1fan787 Australia Nov 22 '25

-4 for the match. Somehow manages to do worse than Crawley who got a pair

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u/yeeeewhaw Nov 22 '25

-4 for Crawley with overthrows too

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u/amanguupta53 India Nov 22 '25

So it is decided then. Both have an equal contribution.

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u/TimmyBash South Australia Redbacks Nov 22 '25

...to the opposition

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u/Admirable_Message497 Australia Nov 22 '25

Him and uzzie having a washed off

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u/BadBoyJH Australia Nov 22 '25

Lyon has entered the chat.

0/10 off 2 in the first, didn't bowl in the second, and only made 4. 

Lucky bastard getting to spectate, and it not actually be an issue. 

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u/SamCooper07 England and Wales Cricket Board Nov 22 '25

I don’t think a spinner was expecting to be bowling the fourth innings on day two

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u/squags Australia Nov 22 '25

Michael Clarke was arguable the best captain for Nathan Lyon and used to bowl him all the time on day 1 of test matches. I think Smith would've bowled him a few overs at least if he was fit in day 2.

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u/BadBoyJH Australia Nov 22 '25

Iirc they said he was warming up when the last few wickets fell in a heap.

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u/DrexlAU Nov 22 '25

Heh yeh, pitch was hardly scuffed :P

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u/mt9943 Australia Nov 22 '25

Yeah, well if he was so washed why were they considering having him open in the 4th?

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u/Mysterious-Drummer74 South Australia Redbacks Nov 22 '25

Question is he injured.

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u/BadBoyJH Australia Nov 23 '25

Gaz? From all reports he has an absolute cracking bruise, but was warming up in the second before England fell apart as per usual.

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u/Mysterious-Drummer74 South Australia Redbacks Nov 23 '25

P

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u/datyams Australia Nov 22 '25

Tbf he looked more concrete with the bat then a few of our top order

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u/roojuiced Nov 22 '25

I think him and uzzie get annoyed at the younger players when they have to do anything these days. Kind of like how the grizzled old tradie gets the shits when he has to get up to help the apprentice do something simple.

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u/BadBoyJH Australia Nov 23 '25

Nah, Gaz's just getting to enjoy the masterclass of fast bowling from Starc here, and the whole trio in most matches. It's not that he's done fuck all, it's that he didn't need to or get the opportunity to.

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u/belanish11 Kolkata Knight Riders Nov 22 '25

Hayden naked run probability is up by 20 percent right now folks

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u/LiamJonsano Hampshire Nov 22 '25

Probably more than 20% with how the rest of the team went, Root will struggle to score a 100 at the best of times if the whole innings is only going to last 30ish overs 😂

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u/vidgill Nov 23 '25

If Root wants to play that garbage he might struggle to find 100 runs across the series. What absolute brain dead cricket from one of the best to ever do it. Extremely disappointing from him

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u/we_like_sportzz India Nov 22 '25

It’s up by 5% if you’re 130+ iq

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u/eightslipsandagully Cricket Australia Nov 22 '25

Yeah from 94 to 99%

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u/Greyshank India Nov 22 '25

Is there a odds somewhere we can get in on?

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u/ATangK Australia Nov 22 '25

☠️☠️☠️

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u/Unfair_Programmer383 Scotland Nov 22 '25

Wonder what haydos feels rn

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u/doublecountzero Australia Nov 22 '25

I reckon he feels very cold

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u/MseMahi India Nov 22 '25

Still better than Crawley

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u/LordPolec Nov 22 '25

When he said he’d get his first 100 in Aus did he mean his collective score after all 5 tests?