Australia
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England
| 2/221 Australia are 221 for 2 |
| 0/34 (16.0) | *Robinson | O: 89.0 | Smith* | 18 (71) |
| 1/34 (16.0) | Broad | RR:2.13 | Labuschagne | 95 (275) |
| c. Broad b. Stokes |  | 64.2 2/176 |  | Warner 95(167) |
| c. Buttler b. Broad | | 7.3 1/4 | | Harris 3(28) |
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| First Innings: Australia | 2/221 | RR: 2.13 | O: 89.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.S. Harris c. Buttler b. Broad | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10.71 |
D.A. Warner c. Broad b. Stokes | 95 | 167 | 11 | 0 | 56.89 |
M. Labuschagne not out | 95 | 275 | 7 | 0 | 34.55 |
S.P.D. Smith* not out | 18 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 25.35 |
T.M. Head | |||||
C.D. Green | |||||
A.T. Carey+ | |||||
M.A. Starc | |||||
M.G. Neser | |||||
N.M. Lyon | |||||
J.A. Richardson | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 7) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 221 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Anderson | 18.0 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1.61 |
| S.C.J. Broad | 16.0 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 2.12 |
| C.R. Woakes | 15.0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 2.40 |
| O.E. Robinson | 16.0 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 2.12 |
| B.A. Stokes | 13.0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 3.85 |
| J.E. Root | 11.0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3.36 |
The second Ashes Test will see Australia look to hammer home their early advantage with England desperate to fight their way back into the series as the day/night Test starts in Adelaide today. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog from 3:00pm AEDT.
If a week is a long time in politics then four days is an eternity in professional sport. In fact, a couple of hours in today’s case.
The shock news that Pat Cummins won’t play has rocked the Australian cricket team.
But every cloud has a silver lining and now Michael Neser finally gets his chance to shine in the most remarkable circumstances. He’ll make his debut and Steve Smith will now be in charge of the team once again.
Since the comprehensive victory by Australia at the Gabba last week, the home side have had plenty of thinking to do as they have considered injury replacements and adjusting plans ahead of the second Test.
With both Dave Warner and Josh Hazlewood ending the first Test with injury concerns, people were expecting changes in the side and Pat Cummins confirmed that Jhye Richardson will replace Hazelwood who has failed to recover from a side strain.
Richardson has two Test caps to his name already from 2019 and initially won the battle to play in his first Ashes Test ahead of Michael Neser before today’s news.
Despite the changes, Australia will be heading into this day/night clash full of confidence. While many have spoken of the danger England will pose with the pink ball in the evening sessions, Australia have a perfect record playing day/night Tests.
For England, there have been some bigger changes made and they do really need to win this one.
Going 2-0 down in the series would surely be the death of them and they will look to experienced heroes Stuart Broad and James Anderson to get them this crucial win. With fast bowler Mark Wood rested for this match, England are looking to terrorise the Aussie batsmen with swing rather than scary pace.
Interestingly though, it’s the England batting lineup that needs to see the biggest improvement and not their bowlers with the Gabba Test starting to get away from them on day one when they were skittled out so cheaply. Joe Root can’t do it all himself and he needs bigger innings from players like Ben Stokes.
Game information
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
First ball: 3:00 pm (AEDT), Thursday 16th December 2021
Live stream/TV: Kayo, Foxtel, Channel Seven
Umpires: Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker and Paul Wilson
Match Referee: David Boon
Betting: Australia $1.75, England $2.90 – odds via PlayUp
Australia Team
David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Travis Head (vc), Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon
England Team TBC
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (vc, wk), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
Pierro
Roar Rookie
Damm that sucks rowdy . we made a film on the homeless in la and my friend tries to take in one person a year for six months to get back on thir feet . I wish everyone would do a bit more in aus for the homeless . Just a bad run and bad luck. Who knows what the credentials are for assistance now but you'd need to be a minority profile to get more assistance in aus now mate . Keep in touch on it all
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
Good work if you can get it. I got rejected from a Federal Government Agency that, ostensibly, assists low-income ppl with rent but my income is too low for them to help me. So homeless is me for the 5th year. I thought l was close but no cigar .... again.
Pierro
Roar Rookie
Never kiss and tell but met several .
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
You lost the number??? Unforgivable!!! But who did ya meet? (Careful: Gems love to name drop)
Pierro
Roar Rookie
Well you are right a out one thing it didn't last . Good friends tho now
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
None, your energy is male. All them are female signs. Your best mix is Aquarius, Libra & Gemini. Fire (Aries, Leo & Sagittarius) are good too. All six are male. If you are a male sign (regardless of your physical gender) other male signs are best. Same with female signs.
Pierro
Roar Rookie
Think it was Sophie Marceau , Rashida Jones , radha Mitchell, thandie newton , Emily blunt , Rachel McAdams
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
Cut n paste the reference. My phone is glitchy
Pierro
Roar Rookie
Rowdy pop quiz . Which one of those ladies was actually my girlfriend . I'm a Gemini . Did it work out ?
Pierro
Roar Rookie
Met her a few times in cal . She's a gem . You'll laugh I lost her phone number she gave it to me . Huge mistake that one
Pom in exile
Roar Rookie
England’s catching has been woeful for quite some time, it’s so disheartening as a fan, can imagine how the bowlers feel. The difference good fielding and catching makes to a team over poor fielding and catching can’t be overstated. England have no hope if they’re already dropping this many. :unhappy:
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
? 4 scores to the ton, 3 tests, he'll bat twice in at least one, where's the issue??
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
historic context :)
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Gilly was a once in a generation/lifetime type
Rossi
Roar Rookie
They seem to forget Gilly was a brilliant keeper as well as a great batsman. Yes your keeper needs to be able to bat but chasing the Gilchrist is a pointless exercise
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
More 'Uncle' I think ... I tell you what I adore about her Jeff – she is from a small rural town in QLD called Dalby. A girl I went to school with became an international model, only ran into her very recently on facebook.
Jeff
Roar Rookie
Margot Robbie..."Daddy!"
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
Don't know any of those. The aforementioned Sandra, Cameron Diaz, Linda Carter, Sigorney Weaver and Claudia Carindale are more my type - even though Claudia is older than my own mother. I'm really digging Margot Robbie lately, but she's a bit on the too young side for me.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
Twitch Twins .... love it.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
She'd be no good for you, she's a Leo. Rashida Jones, Emily Blunt, Rhada Mitchell, Thandie Newton, Rachel McAdams, Sophie Marceau are more our type.