Australia
Stumps
England
| 4/82 England need 386 runs to win |
| 1/21 (11.2) | *Starc | O: 43.2 | ||
| 0/28 (14.0) | Lyon | RR:1.63 | Stokes | 3 (40) |
| c. Carey b. Starc |  | 43.2 4/82 |  | Root 24(67) |
| c. Smith b. Richardson | | 30.6 3/70 | | Burns 34(95) |
| lbw. Neser | | 21.1 2/48 | | Malan 20(52) |
| c. Carey b. Richardson | | 1.6 1/4 | | Hameed 0(6) |
| Second Innings: Australia | 9/230 d. | RR: 3.23 | O: 61.0 |
| First Innings: England | 236 all out | RR: 2.41 | O: 84.1 |
| First Innings: Australia | 9/473 d. | RR: 2.70 | O: 150.4 |
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| First Innings: Australia | 9/473 d. | RR: 2.70 | O: 150.4 |
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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 lbw. Robinson | 103 | 305 | 8 | 0 | 33.77 |
S.P.D. Smith* lbw. Anderson | 93 | 201 | 12 | 1 | 46.27 |
T.M. Head b. Root | 18 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
C.D. Green b. Stokes | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
A.T. Carey+ c. Hameed b. Anderson | 51 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 47.66 |
M.A. Starc not out | 39 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
M.G. Neser c. Broad b. Stokes | 35 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 145.83 |
J.A. Richardson c. Buttler b. Woakes | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 300.00 |
N.M. Lyon | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 9, w 5, nb 11) | 25 | ||||
| Total | 473 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Anderson | 29.0 | 10 | 58 | 2 | 2.00 |
| S.C.J. Broad | 26.0 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 2.81 |
| C.R. Woakes | 23.4 | 6 | 103 | 1 | 4.35 |
| O.E. Robinson | 27.0 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 1.67 |
| B.A. Stokes | 25.0 | 2 | 113 | 3 | 4.52 |
| J.E. Root | 20.0 | 2 | 72 | 1 | 3.60 |
| First Innings: England | 236 all out | RR: 2.41 | O: 84.1 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Hameed c. Starc b. Neser | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
R.J. Burns c. Smith b. Starc | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
D.J. Malan c. Smith b. Starc | 80 | 157 | 10 | 0 | 50.96 |
J.E. Root* c. Smith b. Green | 62 | 116 | 7 | 0 | 53.45 |
B.A. Stokes b. Green | 34 | 98 | 3 | 1 | 34.69 |
O.J.D. Pope c. Labuschagne b. Lyon | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 |
J.C. Buttler+ c. Warner b. Starc | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
C.R. Woakes b. Lyon | 24 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 60.00 |
O.E. Robinson lbw. Lyon | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
S.C.J. Broad c. Head b. Starc | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 52.94 |
J.M. Anderson not out | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
Extras (b 0, lb 6, w 0, nb 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 236 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Starc | 16.1 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 2.29 |
| J.A. Richardson | 19.0 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 4.11 |
| M.G. Neser | 11.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.00 |
| N.M. Lyon | 28.0 | 11 | 58 | 3 | 2.07 |
| C.D. Green | 10.0 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2.40 |
| Second Innings: Australia | 9/230 d. | RR: 3.23 | O: 61.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.A. Warner run out (Broad) | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 34.21 |
M.S. Harris c. Buttler b. Broad | 23 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 34.85 |
M.G. Neser b. Anderson | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
M. Labuschagne c. Stokes b. Malan | 51 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 53.12 |
S.P.D. Smith* c. Buttler b. Robinson | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 19.35 |
T.M. Head c. Stokes b. Robinson | 51 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 94.44 |
C.D. Green not out | 33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 76.74 |
A.T. Carey+ b. Root | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
M.A. Starc c. Pope b. Root | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.00 |
J.A. Richardson c. Buttler b. Malan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
N.M. Lyon | |||||
Extras (b 3, lb 8, w 1, nb 5) | 17 | ||||
| Total | 230 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.M. Anderson | 10.0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.80 |
| S.C.J. Broad | 10.0 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 |
| O.E. Robinson | 15.0 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 3.60 |
| C.R. Woakes | 12.0 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 3.83 |
| J.E. Root | 6.0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 4.50 |
| B.A. Stokes | 2.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 |
| D.J. Malan | 6.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Second Innings: England | 4/82 | RR: 1.63 | O: 43.2 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R.J. Burns c. Smith b. Richardson | 34 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 35.79 |
H. Hameed c. Carey b. Richardson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
D.J. Malan lbw. Neser | 20 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 38.46 |
J.E. Root* c. Carey b. Starc | 24 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 35.82 |
B.A. Stokes not out | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
O.J.D. Pope | |||||
J.C. Buttler+ | |||||
C.R. Woakes | |||||
O.E. Robinson | |||||
S.C.J. Broad | |||||
J.M. Anderson | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 82 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Starc | 11.2 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1.85 |
| J.A. Richardson | 8.0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2.12 |
| N.M. Lyon | 14.0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 2.00 |
| M.G. Neser | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1.40 |
| C.D. Green | 5.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.60 |
The second Ashes Test resumes on Day 4 at the Adelaide Oval with Australia looking to heap more pain on England as they build a terrifying 4th innings target for the tourists to have to try and chase down. Already ahead by 282 and with nine wickets in hand, Australia are well in control and England desperately need something very special to save this Test. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog from 3:00pm AEDT.
Having won the first session on Day Three, England suffered another batting collapse and then failed to make the pink ball work for them in the final evening session under the lights. They only picked up one wicket, and that was a run out! England know they are in deep trouble and only an incredible effort with both ball and bat can hope to save them in Adelaide.
It’s a tough position for Joe Root – he needs wickets and so will want to attack but he’s already 282 runs behind on the scoreboard so cannot afford to leak runs quickly either and give Australia more time to bowl at England in their final innings. Ben Stokes seemed to be struggling a bit with an injury last night and England fans will hope a good night’s sleep has him back able to take the fight to Australia.
For Australia they have time on their side, but they won’t want to hang around. There is some chance of rain on Sunday although forecasts suggest it’ll be done by the time play starts. You’d imagine that Australia will look to add another 100 runs or so and then start their efforts at getting those 10 English wickets.
It’s very possible that the match is wrapped up today if Australia have a good two sessions at England, including the evening one, but we might well drift into the final day if England can show some fight.
This Test – and arguably the Ashes – are Australia’s to lose in Adelaide.
Game information
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
First ball: 3:00 pm (AEDT), Sunday 19th December 2021
Live stream/TV: Kayo, Foxtel, Channel Seven
Umpires: Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker and Paul Wilson
Match Referee: David Boon
Betting: Australia $1.20, England $41.00 – 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
Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (vc, wk), Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
Pom in exile
Roar Rookie
Ouch. :shocked:
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
Because we have the major northern urban area named after good ol' Lizzy.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
I didn't pester mine twice a week.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
I read that about Bumble. I had a cyst develop on the Left one after being struck by a hockey ball. It burst one night, I was in excruciating pain. The upside was my doctor must've been Emily Blunt's twin sister. All 4 of us were happy to see her :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Pom in exile
Roar Rookie
Bumble has used this opportunity to remind everyone about his similar experience with Jeff Thomson, he asked the nurse to do something for the pain but please leave the swelling. :laughing:
Once Upon a Time on the Roar
Roar Guru
Yeah ok, you all make good points. Just the time getting wasted grates me somewhat in these types of situations.
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Had a couple of good balls to start the series Now that's a loaded statement if I ever saw one...
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
guests…. :silly:
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
Carey the Eagle has sublimated the surface of the Moon. "Houston ... we don't have a problem".
DP Schaefer
Roar Rookie
Who told you that? Paine?? Maybe he was/is, but his concentration in his first two tests has been high standard. I haven't seen him even look like stuffing up yet.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
No, I admire his guts. Hats off to him.
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
And only 20 balls to do it in
Rowdy
Roar Rookie
I wish it was me.
Rossi
Roar Rookie
I reckon a female perspective would be "at least he won't pester his wife for a while"
Pom in exile
Roar Rookie
Exactly.
Marty
Roar Rookie
He was thinking about setting a standard for the rest of the team as the captain. This games gone but there’s still three to go and he has literally but his balls on the line. Who’s out here for a paid holiday and who’s here to actually do something lads? That’s what leadership is all about, good on him.
Pom in exile
Roar Rookie
You’re absolutely right, what was he thinking getting a 90mph ball to the nuts and not getting straight off?
Adsa
Roar Rookie
I'm on holidays and have all day too. Might need to stock up on moore ginger beer.
The Late News
Roar Rookie
No balls left for Root.
The Late News
Roar Rookie
Root....no balls.