Ashes 2021, Australia vs England 2nd Test, Day 5 Highlights: AUS win by 275 runs
Ashes 2021, Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG) 2nd Test, Day 5 Highlights: Australia defeated England by 275 runs to go 2-0 up in the Ashes.
Ashes 2021, Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG) 2nd Test, Day 5 Highlights: Australia defeated England by 275 runs in the day-night second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.
Chasing a daunting victory target of 468, England were all out for 192 in the final session of the pink-ball contest.
Chris Woakes’ 44 was the highest individual score in England’s abject second innings batting display, while Jos Buttler frustrated Australia for a while with a dogged 26 off 207 balls.
Jhye Richardson was the pick of the Australian bowlers, claiming 5-42.
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Match Ended : England tour of Australia, 2021/22 – 2nd Test
England’s valiant resistance went in vain as they were bundled out for 192 with just 20.1 overs left to go on Day 5 of the Adelaide pink-ball Test.
As Australia sealed a 275-run victory and a 2-0 lead in the 5-match Ashes series. Jos Buttler batted out 207 balls for his 26 but Jhye Richardson picked up his maiden five-wicket haul to inspire the hosts to a memorable victory.
Pink-ball Test Day 5: Highlights
Steve Smith will be a happy man as he notched up another win as Australia’s Test captain, this time as a stand-in skipper in place of Pat Cummins, as he marshalled the troops well, showcasing a lot of patience on the final day.
Meanwhile, Australia extended their finer run in day-night Tests, winning 9 out of 9 matches with the pink ball.
England began the day on 82/4 with Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope resuming their innings. A chance of a draw seemed improbable when the visitors lost their overnight batters early on Day 5 but Buttler resisted the Australian charge with a fine piece of blockathon.
Chris Woakes, who was quite ineffective with the ball, was England’s highest-scorer in the second innings with 44 but the top-order’s failure cost England once again in what seems to be a floundering Ashes campaign for the visitors.
