Sports News | Ashes, 2nd Test: England Trail by 456 Runs as Hosts Continue to Dominate (Stumps, Day 2)
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Australia are in firm control after the stumps of Day 2 as England trail by 456 runs in the ongoing second Ashes Test here at Adelaide on Friday.
Adelaide [Australia], December 17 (ANI): Australia are in firm control after the stumps of Day 2 as England trail by 456 runs in the ongoing second Ashes Test here at Adelaide on Friday.
The visitors currently stand at 17/2 with Dawid Malan and Joe Root unbeaten at the crease.
Earlier, the host declared their innings at 473/9 in the third session. Mitchell Starc remained unbeaten after contributing with a run-a-ball 39*. Michael Neser also played an aggressive knock for Aussies as he smashed 35 runs off just 24 balls, which featured five fours and a six.
Bowling late in the final session, Starc dismissed Rory Burns early for 4 in the third over to draw the first blood. Later, Neser scalped Haseeb Hameed's wicket on the second ball of his Test career. The England opener was caught at mid-on for 6.
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Resuming the post-dinner session at 302/5, captain Steve Smith and wicket-keeper batter Alex Carey started off steadily. The duo of Smith and Carey notched up a fifty-run partnership.
Brief score: Australia 473/9 (Marnus Labuschagne 103, Steve Smith 93; Ben Stokes 3/113); vs England 17/2 (Haseeb Hameed 6, Rory Burns 4; Mitchell Starc 1/11) (ANI)
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