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Here’s how to watch the 2nd Test match on TV and live stream. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.
The Ashes with be both Australia and England's second series of the 2025-27 Test Championship, with each of the nine competing nations to play six series (three at home and three away) during the two-year period.
New Zealand has lost two wickets including Kane Williamson while increasing its lead over the West Indies to 164 by lunch on the third day of the first cricket test.
On day two of the first Ashes Test, England and Australia have created a piece of never-before-seen history in Test cricket. Since the game’s inception and over 2,800 Tests, there has never
In day Tests, the average runs per wicket increases slightly from session one to session three, with scoring rates also increasing slightly across the day. This pattern suggests batting becomes easier as the ball softens and the pitch flattens, while bowlers tire and conditions remain stable across daylight hours.
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England wins the toss and Stokes opts to bat first against Australia in 2nd Ashes cricket test.
Ben Stokes won the toss again and opted again to bat first in the second test, aiming to get England's Ashes campaign on track after a lopsided loss in Perth. Stokes also won the toss and batted first in the series-opening match but ended up losing by eight wicket on Day 2.
Starc’s overall impact is also greater when he bowls the first over. His Test average is 25.78 when he has gets first use of the ball in an innings. That number slips to 27.63, 38.81 and 46, respectively, when he is Australia’s second, third or fourth bowler used.
Joe Root’s maiden Test century in Australia saw him make pink-ball history and match an England legend’s record. On day one, the Yorkshireman emphatically answered the final question
After a run of severe thunderstorms, rain and even giant hail in late November, Brisbane will turn on the early summer sunshine for the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at The Gabba from Thursday, December 4 to Monday, December 8.
Alex Carey and Michael Neser steered the hosts to 6-378 at stumps on day two, a lead of 44 runs, after sloppy England bowling and fielding overshadowed their bright start to the second Test.