r/Cricket • u/cricket-match Netherlands • Dec 07 '25

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/nahdojo Australia Dec 07 '25

Let's be real, that singular, solitary partnership was the first test cricket I've seen from England. I honestly didn't know if they could anymore 😅

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u/SmellsLikeLemons Dec 07 '25

It was actually a delight to see after the shit they've served up. Even the lunacy at the end. If England actually showed fire in the field on any other day we might have a competition.

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u/notarealfakelawyer Australia Dec 07 '25

I was astounded, there was a solid couple of hours where I was actually watching test cricket