15/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 16-20 2021
Australia won by 275 runs
Player of the Match
Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus LabuschagneAustralia
15/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 16-20 2021
Australia won by 275 runs
Player of the Match
Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus LabuschagneAustralia

8.18pm We are minutes away from official sunset in Adelaide, but the sun has long since set on England's hopes in this game. Can they find the resolve to dig in through the dusk and keep this series alive? That final hour was contemptuous from Australia, runs galore as the lower-order climbed into a toiling attack. Labuschagne, Warner and Smith provide some 300 of the team's runs, the tail serve up the rest. Alex will be back shortly for the main event of this second day...

150.4
W
Woakes to Richardson, OUT, a swish across the line, a thin nick, pouched by Buttler. And as the full beams kick in from the floodlights, Smith has declared!

JA Richardson c †Buttler b Woakes 9 (9m 3b 0x4 1x6) SR: 300.00

150.3
6
Woakes to Richardson, SIX, that's absolutely massive! Woakes knows better than to serve up length in the death overs... that is belted with fury into the stands at midwicket!
150.2
1
Woakes to Starc, 1 run, slapped out through point. The runs keep flowing
150.1
3
Woakes to Richardson, 3 runs, hallelujahed down the ground! First ball for Jhye Richardson and he's standing on no ceremony. A monstrous slap through the full length. Doesn't get proper hold of it, but looked great as it plugged at long-on

END OF OVER:
150 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 463/8

  • Mitchell Starc38 (38b)
  • Jhye Richardson0 (0b)
  • Ben Stokes25-2-113-3
  • Chris Woakes23-6-93-0
149.6
2
Stokes to Starc, 2 runs, whumphed through mid-on, two more to complete a messy over
149.5
4
Stokes to Starc, FOUR, another swing, another top-edge, Buttler leaps and can't get close. Another boundary bounds away through third man. This is gruesome viewing! And at 9.44am in the UK. The kids were expecting cartoons at this time of day...
149.5
1w
Stokes to Starc, 1 wide, short and wafted across the line, and called wide for his efforts.
149.4
0
Stokes to Starc, no run, slower ball outside off, can't connect this time...
149.3
4
Stokes to Starc, FOUR, donked through the line! Lumped with power, like an extra from Crocodile Dundee. The umpire dives out of harm's way as Starc slams the full length
149.2
4
Stokes to Starc, FOUR, on the back foot, thrashed out through point, Stokes feeding Starc's arc, and getting punished. Up comes the bowler's century...

Vinay: "Australia run rate goes past 3 for the first time this innings " Indeed. England's bowling-dry tactic backfires when they can't take their chances...

149.1
W
Stokes to Neser, OUT, a massive yahoo through the line, this has gone high and mighty... Broad back-pedals at long-off, and swallows it well with a tumble. Relief for England! But that was a superb debut knock from the old-stager. Nicely warmed up for his main event...

MG Neser c Broad b Stokes 35 (44m 24b 5x4 1x6) SR: 145.83

END OF OVER:
149 | 8 Runs | AUS: 448/7

  • Mitchell Starc24 (33b)
  • Michael Neser35 (23b)
  • Chris Woakes23-6-93-0
  • Ben Stokes24-2-98-2

Paul: "There seems to be something wrong, on a regular basis, with the mentality of the England bowlers. They bowl tight and accurately at the opposition top order and then completely lose control against the tail enders."

148.6
0
Woakes to Starc, no run, attempted wipe over the leg side, can't connect
148.5
2
Woakes to Starc, 2 runs, a fast flat flog across the line, out to deep midwicket, and dropped! That definitely carried to Pope, though it was a tough chance, stretching low to a fast-arriving ball
148.4
0
Woakes to Starc, no run, slower ball, outside the eyeline, another wind-up from Starc, and misses
148.3
0
Woakes to Starc, no run, back on a better length, a huge wind-up but Woakes serves that one up at full gas, and beats the edge
148.3
1w
Woakes to Starc, 1 wide, fires it out wide, trying to avoid that hitting arc, and over-cooks it. Double tea-pot time from Root
148.2
4
Woakes to Starc, FOUR, far too much width, and Starc simply has to reach across the crease, place bat on ball, and cream another four through the covers. The wheels are coming off left right and centre!
148.1
1
Woakes to Neser, 1 run, outside off, another hack across the line, under-edged past the stumps, and another single to the free-flowing Neser

END OF OVER:
148 | 7 Runs | AUS: 440/7

  • Michael Neser34 (22b)
  • Mitchell Starc18 (28b)
  • Ben Stokes24-2-98-2
  • Chris Woakes22-6-85-0

Bharath: "You were spot on about the storm Andrew"

147.6
1
Stokes to Neser, 1 run, clubbed once more to deep midwicket, the fifty stand comes up in double-quick time. England are getting utterly flogged now

John: "Neser has a domestic one day hundred and scored 481 runs at an average of 40 in Shield a couple of years ago, he is no ordinary tail ender!"

147.5
0
Stokes to Neser, no run, bouncer, sharper lift off the deck and Neser bails out of a hook

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4RJ BurnsH Hameed
2nd44DJ MalanRJ Burns
3rd22JE RootRJ Burns
4th12JE RootBA Stokes
5th4BA StokesOJ Pope
6th19JC ButtlerBA Stokes
7th61CR WoakesJC Buttler
8th12JC ButtlerOE Robinson
9th4SCJ BroadJC Buttler
10th10JM AndersonSCJ Broad