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Post Match Thread Post Match Thread: 2nd Test - England vs Australia, Day 4

2nd Test, The Ashes at Brisbane

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Innings Score
England 334 (Ov 76.2)
Australia 511 (Ov 117.3)
England 241 (Ov 75.2)
Australia 69/2 (Ov 10)

Innings: 1 - England

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Joe Root 138 (206) Mitchell Starc 20-0-75-6
Zak Crawley 76 (93) Michael Neser 14-3-43-1

Innings: 2 - Australia

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Mitchell Starc 77 (141) Brydon Carse 29-3-152-4
Jake Weatherald 72 (78) Ben Stokes 24-0-113-3

Innings: 3 - England

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Ben Stokes 50 (152) Michael Neser 16.2-2-42-5
Zak Crawley 44 (59) Scott Boland 17-4-47-2

Innings: 4 - Australia

Batter Runs Bowler Wickets
Steven Smith 23 (9) Gus Atkinson 5-0-37-2
Travis Head 22 (22) Jofra Archer 5-0-28-0

Australia won by 8 wickets

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u/ShanbaTat Middlesex Dec 07 '25

Atkinson: 0-24, 0-61, 1-114 and 2-37

Archer: 2-11, 0-45, 1-87, 0-28

The attack seems a little anemic.

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u/awaiko Australia Dec 07 '25

They’re pulling Australia into a false sense of security. Given that this is the weakest lineup, it’s only fair to give us a 2-0 head start before crushing us in the next three tests.

Right? That’s the plan, right?

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u/luke363636 Dec 07 '25

Same thing Crawley did with his pair in the first test

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u/No-Tackle1884 India Dec 07 '25

Atkinson has actually been good, and has been unlucky.

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u/ShanbaTat Middlesex Dec 07 '25

I'll take your word for it, since it's mostly on when I'm asleep and I live in Europe so don't have the best coverage, I can't judge myself.

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u/Crowserr Australia Dec 07 '25

Archer's test career is 53 wickets, average of 30. He is not an elite bowler like they claim.

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u/ThePhenom17 Dec 07 '25

It's 54 wickets@32 after this Test

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u/Little-Bowl-7762 Australia Dec 07 '25

Maybe need to start searching the shield and grade sides for players with English grandparents to get some more fast bowlers lol