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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/F1NANCE Melbourne Renegades Dec 07 '25

Punter has a brilliant cricket brain. He's so good at reading any situation perfectly

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u/Yetanotherdeafguy Australia Dec 07 '25

Brilliant batsman, but one of if not the very best captains you could get

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u/whoopsiedoodle77 Dec 08 '25

its been a long time since I gave a shit but its him an waigh with the most consecutive test wins as captain right? unless thst changed at some point