The Day 4 of second Ashes Test England vs Australia at Gabba in Brisbane, Australia produced Clinical 8 wickets victory over England and taking 2-0 lead in five matches series.
England began Day 4 in deep trouble at 134/6, still 43 runs behind Australia massive first-innings total of 511. Ben Stokes and Will Jacks, both unbeaten overnight.Stokes, resuming on 4*, focused on survival, leaving deliveries with good judgment and defending solidly. Jacks on 4* also showed great discipline, especially against Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland, who had ripped through England the previous day. Together, they erased the deficit and slowly began to build a small lead.
The partnership grew to 65 valuable runs, frustrating the Australian bowling attack and . By the tea break, England had reached 193/6, with a 16-run lead without losing any wickets.
The momentum completely changed after launch ,Will Jacks, after scoring a valuable 41 from 92 balls, edged the ball towards the slips. Steve Smith, leapt full stretch to his left and took a stunning one-handed catch , first wicket of the day, Stokes, after battling hard for 50 runs, was the second-last wicket to fall. Once he departed, England folded rapidly and were all out for 241. This gave Australia a target of just 65 runs to win the match.
Michael Neser was stand out bowler for Australia took 5/42 in 16.2 overs while Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland got 2 wickets each and 1 wicket for Brendan Doggett.
Chasing 65 runs under lights with the pink ball could have been slightly tricky, and England’s fast bowlers tried to make something happen. Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson bowled with pace and aggression.
Travis Head was the first to go, bowled b by Gus Atkinson on 22 , Not long after, Marnus Labuschagne was also dismissed by Atkinson on 3 Australia were at 41/2.
Jake Weatherald and Steven Smith came together and made sure there were no further problems, started attacking the bowlers. He hit boundaries with ease and played in his natural style.
With just a few runs left, Smith finished the match in dramatic fashion by smashing a huge six over deep square leg off Atkinson. The ball flew into the crowd, and Smith celebrated passionately. He remained unbeaten on 23 from just 9 balls, while Weatherald stayed not out on 17.
Australia reached 69/2 in only 10 overs, securing a comfortable eight-wicket victory take 2-0 lead in five matches series.
Gus Atkinson was only bowler who took 2 wickets for England.
England vs Australia 2nd Test match summary
Toss : England won the toss and Opted to bat first
England 1st innings : 334/10 in 76.2 overs
Top scorer : Joe Root unbeaten 138 runs off 206 deliveries, Zak Crawley 76 runs off 93 balls
Top Bowler : Mitchell Starc 6/75 in 20 overs, Michael Neser 1/43 in 14 overs
Australia 1st innings : 551/10 in 117.3 overs and lead by 177 runs
To Scorer : Mitchell Starc 77 runs off 141 deliveries, Jack Weatherald 72 runs off 78 balls
Top Bowler : Brydon Carse 4/152 in 29 overs, Ben Stokes 3/113 in 24 overs
England 2nd innings : 241/10 in 75.2 overs
Top scorer : Ben Stokes 50 runs off 152 deliveries ,Zak Crawley 44 runs off 59 balls
Top Bowler : Michael Neser 5/42 in 16.2 overs, Scott Boland 2/47 in 17 overs
Australia 2nd innings : 69/2 in 10 overs
Top scorer : Steven Smith unbeaten 23 runs off 9 deliveries, Travis Head 22 runs off 22 balls
Top Bowler : Gus Atkinson 2/37 in 5 overs , Jofra Archer 0/28 in 5 overs
Result : Australia won by 8 Wickets and take 2-0 lead in five matches test series
Player of the match : Mitchell Starc 8/139 and 77 runs
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