Author: Ian Mason

Extended tea break time. Not a brilliant first session from England 😔

Australia 130-1 after the first 21 overs, trailing by 204 runs 🏏

England need the sun to set 🌅

Runs flowing for Australia. 109-1 after 18 overs.

First Test 50 for Jake Weatherald.

Travis Head out for 33 from Brydon Carse’s bowling after being dropped on 3 off Archer’s ball. Australia 77-1 after 13.1 overs.

Australia’s innings underway. Travis Head and Jake Weatherald opening. Archer bowling the first over.

Third over of the day. Archer goes for 38, great catch from Marnus Labuschagne, Root 138no. England all out for 334.

Australia 🇦🇺 v 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England – The Ashes

2nd Test, Day 2

Play about to start

Stumps Day One. England bat out the day, finishing on 325-9 after 74 overs 🏏

Root 135 off 202 balls, Archer 32 off 26.

Starc has taken 6-71.

Moving quickly now – Atkinson out for 4, Carse for a duck, both off Starc’s bowling. England 264-9. Archer last man in.