🏏The Ashes - England tour of Australia: First Test Match - Day 2🏏 - Page 6

And that's stumps on a ridiculous day of Test cricket that has seen 19 wickets fall. England end in control having been rumbled for 172 with Mitchell Starc taking 7 for 58. The visiting quicks responded magnificently on a pitch offering help, exposing a number of cracks in the Australia batting order. Jofra Archer set the tone, Brydon Carse got key wickets then Ben Stokes bagged five.

Ben Stokes

Aus batters failed

Hope Aus win though

"One key difference that I felt between the two sides is when England batted, it felt like they were throwing their wicket away (apart from a few that fell to Starc). For Australia however, it felt that England manufactured the wickets with good bowling and fielding placement. This will make a big difference in the second innings." If there's no weather delays, this game could be very well advanced by the end of today. Even a chance we don't see day three?

End of over 42

2 runs

AUS: 128/9

CRR: 3.04

Brendan Doggett

3 (16b)

Nathan Lyon

4 (15b)

Mark Wood

7-1-20-0

Gus Atkinson

10-4-21-0

Carse to Lyon, OUT

Nathan Lyon c Duckett b Carse 4 (21b 0x4 0x6) SR: 19.04

England

172

Australia

(45.2 ov) 132

Day 2 - Session 1: Australia trail by 40 runs.

Current RR: 2.91

• Last 10 ov (RR): 19/4 (1.90)

So England have a 40-run lead. And we've completed two innings barely half an hour into the second day. A superb effort from the England attack, started by Jofra Archer, followed by Brydon Carse and Ben Stokes bagged a rapid five-wicket haul

Starc to Crawley, OUT

what a catch, a stunner from Starc! Crawley bags a pair

Zak Crawley c & b Starc 0 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

On the kangaroo land

England

(8.4 ov) 172 & 38/1

Australia

132

Day 2 - Session 1: England lead by 78 runs.

Current RR: 4.38

• Min. Ov. Rem: 72.2

Another Duck for crawley