Ashes test series
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia beat England by 275 runs to go 2-0 up at Adelaide
With the win, Australia have now gone 2-0 up in the five-match series despite England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler putting up a defiant stand to show the tourists can put up a fight. Brief scores: Australia 473/9 declared in 150.4 overs and 230/9 declared in 61 overs beat England 236 all out in 84.1 overs and 192 all out in 113.1 overs (Rory Burns 34, Chris Woakes 44; Jhye Richardson 5/42, Mitchell Starc 2/43) by 275 runs.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Woakes and Buttler survive first session as Australia pick two wickets
Resuming from 82/4 at stumps, Australia struck on the 13th ball of the day as Ollie Pope poked at a length ball angled across from Mitchell Starc, getting a thick edge to Steve Smith at second slip. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler joined forces for a resistance show.
England batters 'not fit' for the highest level, says Paul Newman
England's batting flops in the two Ashes games so far have seen the tourists succumb to a nine-wicket defeat in the opening Test at The Gabba and are now staring at an almost-certain defeat in the second Test currently underway at the Adelaide Oval. The cricket expert also said that it was an irony that the bowlers had to bear the brunt for the losses, as they are the ones who get axed.
Ian Chappell slams Root's leadership in Ashes
"Root is not an inspirational captain and this is indicated by the number of times his team work their way into a decent position but can't finish the job," Chappell said. "Root is an excellent batter but a poor captain. It's not that Root's team dislike him -- on the contrary -- it's just that he has taken so many poor decisions, they must be thinking, Oh no, not again," Chappell wrote for ESPNcricinfo.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia in firm control, need six wickets to win at Adelaide Oval
With day five left, Australia now need six wickets to go 2-0 up in the five-match series while England need to bat three sessions to save the match. Brief Scores: Australia 473/9 dec in 150.4 overs and 230/9 dec in 61 overs (Travis Head 51, Marnus Labuschagne 51, Joe Root 2/27, Dawid Malan 2/33) against England 236 all out in 84.1 overs and 20/1 in eight overs (Rory Burns 34, Joe Root 24, Jhye Richardson 2/17), England need 386 runs to win
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia take out Hameed after setting a target of 468 for England
After declaring with a lead of 467, Australia took only 12 balls to take out England's first wicket. Hameed was the first to fall for a duck, gloving a ball behind to keeper Alex Carey that bounced off a length from Jhye Richardson. Burns and Malan survived till tea break but England still need to bat for four sessions to avoid Australia from going 2-0 up in the five-match series.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Two media members test positive for COVID-19 at the Adelaide Oval
According to reports in Australian media, one positive case is a member of the BBC Test Match Special team while another one is a technical member of broadcasters Fox Cricket.
The positive cases, which came out after scheduled testing, meant that the BBC Test Match Special and ABC Grandstand teams couldn't enter the stadium for ball-by-ball radio commentary on day four of the match.
Broad asks batters to show some heroics to save Adelaide Test
Australian batters Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne had extended Australia's lead to 371 despite early strikes from England on day four. At dinner on Sunday, Australia were 134/4 in 44 overs with Head (batting 45) and Labuschagne (batting 31) at the crease and six wickets still in hand.
Look at Smith, Labuschagne's batting to get the answers: Ponting tells Root
Root, one of the most successful Test batters in the world, has got off to confident starts in the two Ashes Tests so far but squandered the advantage by throwing away his wicket when the need of the hour was to build on the foundation. Even during England's second innings in the opening Test at The Gabba, Root had ignited hopes of a fightback before he was caught by wicket-keeper Alex Carey off Green for 89.
Ashes, 2nd Test: Australia in firm control of the match with a lead of 282 runs against England
After not enforcing the follow-on, David Warner and Marcus Harris were tasked with seeing off the tricky period. The duo had managed to do so but with three overs left for stumps, confusion between the left-handed openers resulted in Warner being run out for 13. Harris and nightwatchman Michael Neser ensured that Australia didn't lose any other wicket.
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