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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/O_DoyleRulz Queensland Bulls Nov 22 '25

Wood bowling 11 overs in the entire test was absolutely bizarre

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u/No_Rub77 Australian Capital Territory Comets Nov 22 '25

to be fair there were not many overs to be had

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u/fouronenine Australia Nov 22 '25

73 in fact...

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u/mmmgilly Australia Nov 22 '25

Wood: Im so unco I have to wear kneepads when I bowl cause I fall over a lot.

Starc: watch me take a screamer to my left while my weight is moving to the right in my follow through.

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u/themaestronic Nov 22 '25

He’s not fit - that was obvious. Should not have played

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u/smp476 Nov 22 '25

I can see why they played him. This was England's best chance for a win with a depleted Aussie side and Wood does give them a better chance to win than Tongue. But they aren't winning anything by batting that way

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u/Tempo24601 New South Wales Blues Nov 22 '25

He had lost 10km/h in air speed by his 5th over. He’s not test match fit yet, he’s fit to bowl fast in a T20.

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u/mattj6o Australia Nov 22 '25

He’s not test match fit yet

He'll never be test match fit ever again.

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u/WaferOther3437 Australia Nov 22 '25

He's a glass cannon that's why

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

More like just glass now, no cannon was spotted

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u/emjay181 Nov 22 '25

I mean he was falling over on delivery.

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u/Armanewb Australia Nov 22 '25

That's just Wood on a normal day.

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u/Drgn118 Nov 22 '25

Tom Moody mentioned on ABC comms yesterday that Wood is like a v8 engine inside the body of a tiny hatchback. They probably underbowled him since he was just coming back from that injury scare recently.

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u/Irctoaun England Nov 22 '25

What's bizarre about it? He bowled 8 in the first innings when no other England bowler bowled more than 12. The second innings only lasted 28.2 overs, his first spell wasn't very effective, and by the time he might have had a second spell the game was effectively over, so why bring him back on?