The Ashes 2025-26 · 2nd Test Match
Completed
Australia
69/2(10.0) & 511/10 (117.3)
England
241/10(75.2) & 334/10 (76.2)
Australia won by 8 wkts
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Key Stats
Toss: England opt to bat
Over 912 runs, 2 wkts
Steve Smith 23(9)
Jake Weatherald 17(23)
Gus Atkinson
5.0-0-37-2
- 6Gus Atkinson to Steve Smith: Six. Australia wins by 8 wickets & leads series 2-0! Short in length on the middle, advance across and pulls it over the deep square leg for six runs, crowd in joy and Steve with his some banter words as his emotions.
- 1Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald: One Run. Good length outside the off, Jake goes for drive but outside edges it to third man
- 0Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald: No Run. Good length on the stump line, drives it to mid off for dot
- 4Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald: Four. Australia needs 3 runs to win! Good length on the middle, Jake clears his front leg and drives it straight passing mid on for four
- 1Gus Atkinson to Steve Smith: One Run. Good length on the middle, flicks it to mid wicket for one run
- 0Gus Atkinson to Steve Smith: No Run. Short of length on the off side, blocks it back for dot
Over 815 runs, 2 wkts
Jake Weatherald 12(20)
Steve Smith 16(6)
Jofra Archer
5.0-0-28-0
- 0Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald: No Run. Yorker on the middle, Jake drives it to bowler for dot ball
- 1Jofra Archer to Steve Smith: One Run. Short of length on the middle, makes some room and cuts it to deep backward point
- 6Jofra Archer to Steve Smith: Six. Back of length down the leg side, Steve pulls it over the fine leg for six
- 4Jofra Archer to Steve Smith: Four. 50 runs comes up for Australia! Bouncer on the middle, Steve shuffles across and pulls it over the keeper for four
- 0Jofra Archer to Steve Smith: No Run. Bouncer on the off and middle, ducks it with uppercut for dot
- 4Jofra Archer to Steve Smith: Four. Back of length on the middle, Smith clips it over the square leg for four runs
Over 71 run, 2 wkts
Jake Weatherald 12(19)
Steve Smith 1(1)
Gus Atkinson
4.0-0-25-2
- 0Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald: No Run. Good length on the off side, gets beaten on front foot for dot
- 0Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald: No Run. Good length on the off side, leaves it to keeper for dot
- 1Gus Atkinson to Steve Smith: One Run. Length ball on the off side, drives it to point for one
- WGus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne: Wicket! Caught By Jamie Smith. No Run. EDGED AND GONEE!!! Short of length on the off side, gets enough bounce, Marnus surprises it with edge back to keeper and straight away walks back to keeper for big wicket
- 0Gus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne: No Run. Bouncer on the off side, gets beaten to keeper for dot ball
- 0Gus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne: No Run.
Over 63 runs, 1 wkt
Jake Weatherald 12(17)
Marnus Labuschagne 3(3)
Jofra Archer
4.0-0-13-0
- 0Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald: No Run.
- 0Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald: No Run. Good length down the leg side, angled to the pads straight. Huge appeal but the umpire shakes his head for a big no. DRS taken by England but he is not out.
- 1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne: One Run. Back of length around the off side, cuts it to deep backward point for one
- 1Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald: One Run. Good length on the off side, outside edges it to third man for one
- 0Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald: No Run. Length ball on the middle, misses it straight to pads for dot
- 1Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne: One Run. Back of elngth on the middle and off, Marnus pushes it down the ground for one
Over 55 runs, 1 wkt
Marnus Labuschagne 1(1)
Jake Weatherald 11(13)
Gus Atkinson
3.0-0-24-1
- 1Gus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne: One Run. Short of length here, nudges it down the gron=und for one
- WGus Atkinson to Travis Head: Bowled!. No Run. OUTTT...!!!! The very first wicket and Head departs.......Good length on the off side, Head gets behind the line for cut shot but inside edges it straight to stumps for very first wicket
- 0Gus Atkinson to Travis Head: No Run.
- 1Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald: One Run. Good length on the off side, outside edges it to third man
- 1Gus Atkinson to Travis Head: One Run. Length ball on the off side, outside edges it to third man for one
- 2Gus Atkinson to Travis Head: Two Runs. Good length down the leg side, easily flicks it away to deep backward leg for double