England drop five chances in indifferent fielding display - report
Stokes bowls Inglis to leave Australia 329-6
Carse takes two wickets in over, including spectacular Jacks catch to dismiss Smith
Weatherald hits 72, Labuschagne plays nicely for 65 and Smith scores 61
England add nine runs to overnight score; bowled out for 334
Second Test, day two, Brisbane
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Part of me wouldn't be surprised if England played one ball and declared. It wouldn't surprise me if they keep Australia out there. We'll see but England were all ready to go out and field yesterday but they had a change of plan.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland batting coach Marcus Trescothick to TNT Sports: "Delighted for Joe Root. The way he has been playing in the last few years, the consistency he's been doing it, has been incredible. Obviously he's got the team in a good position. Afterwards he was quietly happy, sitting in his corner. A special moment for him and the England fans."
On whether England considered declaring last night to bowl at Australia under the lights: "We did yes. You have to manage the time situation and the number of overs. We had to judge it. We made the decision to try to get fast runs. Jofra Archer and Joe smashed a few and that partnership could be crucial.
"Let's see what happens this morning, Any more runs would be great. The pitch is still pretty good. If you look closely there's some cracks there so might be an opportunity to expose that as the game goes on."
If Joe Root was the main character for England in the narrative of day one from the Gabba, there's no doubt who it was for Australia.
Mitchell Starc carried the home side's bowling attack - again - as he claimed six wickets.
Morning Tony, morning Richie, morning everyone...
Yesterday was all about one. A certain Joseph Edward Root.
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Welcome to live coverage of day two of the second Ashes Test from the Gabba in Brisbane.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Carey, bowled Neser Crawley, caught Carey, bowled Neser | 76 | 93 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 138 | 81.72 |
Duckett,caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc Duckett, caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Pope,bowled Starc Pope, bowled Starc | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Root,not out Root, not out | 138 | 206 | 131 | 15 | 1 | 379 | 66.99 |
Brook,caught Smith, bowled Starc Brook, caught Smith, bowled Starc | 31 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 93.94 |
Stokes,run out Inglis Stokes, run out Inglis | 19 | 49 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 38.78 |
Smith,bowled Boland Smith, bowled Boland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Jacks,caught Smith, bowled Starc Jacks, caught Smith, bowled Starc | 19 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 61.29 |
Atkinson,caught Carey, bowled Starc Atkinson, caught Carey, bowled Starc | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 133.33 |
Carse,caught Carey, bowled Starc Carse, caught Carey, bowled Starc | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Archer,caught Labuschagne, bowled Doggett Archer, caught Labuschagne, bowled Doggett | 38 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 105.56 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 9 Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 9 | |||||||
Total,334 all out 76.2 overs Total,334 all out 76.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 20.0 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3.75 |
Neser | 14.0 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.07 |
Boland | 19.0 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4.57 |
Doggett | 15.2 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.28 |
Green | 8.0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5.37 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
5 for 1 (0.6 overs) | Duckett |
5 for 2 (2.3 overs) | Pope |
122 for 3 (27.5 overs) | Crawley |
176 for 4 (39.2 overs) | Brook |
210 for 5 (54.6 overs) | Stokes |
211 for 6 (55.3 overs) | Smith |
251 for 7 (64.5 overs) | Jacks |
264 for 8 (66.2 overs) | Atkinson |
264 for 9 (66.4 overs) | Carse |
334 for 10 (76.2 overs) | Archer |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head,caught Atkinson, bowled Carse Head, caught Atkinson, bowled Carse | 33 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 76.74 |
Weatherald,leg before wicket, bowled Archer Weatherald, leg before wicket, bowled Archer | 72 | 78 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 121 | 92.31 |
Labuschagne,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Labuschagne, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 65 | 78 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 116 | 83.33 |
Smith,caught Jacks, bowled Carse Smith, caught Jacks, bowled Carse | 61 | 85 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 157 | 71.76 |
Green,bowled Carse Green, bowled Carse | 45 | 57 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 78.95 |
Carey,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Carey, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 63 | 69 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 91.30 |
Inglis,bowled Stokes Inglis, bowled Stokes | 23 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 92.00 |
Neser,caught Smith, bowled Stokes Neser, caught Smith, bowled Stokes | 16 | 41 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 39.02 |
Starc,caught Stokes, bowled Carse Starc, caught Stokes, bowled Carse | 77 | 141 | 106 | 13 | 0 | 154 | 54.61 |
Boland,not out Boland, not out | 21 | 72 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 29.17 |
Doggett,caught Brook, bowled Jacks Doggett, caught Brook, bowled Jacks | 13 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 61.90 |
Extras, no balls 5, wides 6, byes 4, leg byes 7, total 22 Extras, no balls 5, wides 6, byes 4, leg byes 7, total 22 | |||||||
Total,511 all out 117.3 overs Total,511 all out 117.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 25.0 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3.48 |
Atkinson | 28.0 | 6 | 114 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4.07 |
Carse | 29.0 | 3 | 152 | 4 | 115 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 5.24 |
Stokes | 24.0 | 0 | 113 | 3 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.70 |
Jacks | 11.3 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.95 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
77 for 1 (13.1 overs) | Head |
146 for 2 (25.5 overs) | Weatherald |
196 for 3 (37.1 overs) | Labuschagne |
291 for 4 (56.1 overs) | Green |
292 for 5 (56.4 overs) | Smith |
329 for 6 (63.5 overs) | Inglis |
383 for 7 (75.6 overs) | Neser |
416 for 8 (82.6 overs) | Carey |
491 for 9 (110.2 overs) | Starc |
511 for 10 (117.3 overs) | Doggett |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught and bowled Neser Crawley, caught and bowled Neser | 44 | 59 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 74.58 |
Duckett,bowled Boland Duckett, bowled Boland | 15 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 83.33 |
Pope,caught and bowled Neser Pope, caught and bowled Neser | 26 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 81.25 |
Root,caught Carey, bowled Starc Root, caught Carey, bowled Starc | 15 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 41.67 |
Brook,caught Carey, bowled Boland Brook, caught Carey, bowled Boland | 15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 71.43 |
Stokes,caught Carey, bowled Neser Stokes, caught Carey, bowled Neser | 50 | 152 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 229 | 32.89 |
Smith,caught Carey, bowled Starc Smith, caught Carey, bowled Starc | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 36.36 |
Jacks,caught Smith, bowled Neser Jacks, caught Smith, bowled Neser | 41 | 92 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 44.57 |
Atkinson,caught Smith, bowled Doggett Atkinson, caught Smith, bowled Doggett | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23.08 |
Carse,caught Smith, bowled Neser Carse, caught Smith, bowled Neser | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 70.00 |
Archer,not out Archer, not out | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 55.56 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 8, leg byes 5, total 16 Extras, no balls 1, wides 2, byes 8, leg byes 5, total 16 | |||||||
Total,241 all out 75.2 overs Total,241 all out 75.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 18.0 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.55 |
Neser | 16.2 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.57 |
Doggett | 17.0 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.29 |
Boland | 17.0 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.76 |
Green | 5.0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Head | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Labuschagne | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
48 for 1 (7.4 overs) | Duckett |
90 for 2 (17.1 overs) | Pope |
97 for 3 (21.2 overs) | Crawley |
121 for 4 (26.3 overs) | Root |
123 for 5 (29.3 overs) | Brook |
128 for 6 (32.3 overs) | Smith |
224 for 7 (69.1 overs) | Jacks |
227 for 8 (71.5 overs) | Stokes |
231 for 9 (72.3 overs) | Atkinson |
241 for 10 (75.2 overs) | Carse |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head,bowled Atkinson Head, bowled Atkinson | 22 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 100.00 |
Weatherald,not out Weatherald, not out | 17 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 73.91 |
Labuschagne,caught Smith, bowled Atkinson Labuschagne, caught Smith, bowled Atkinson | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 50.00 |
Smith,not out Smith, not out | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 255.56 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 4 | |||||||
Total,69 for 2 10.0 overs Total,69 for 2 10.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 5.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.60 |
Atkinson | 5.0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
37 for 1 (5.5 overs) | Head |
41 for 2 (7.3 overs) | Labuschagne |