Australia take 44-run lead in 2nd Ashes Test
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Here’s how to watch the 2nd Test match on TV and live stream. The Sporting News takes you through all the information you need to follow the game.
Joe Root and Steve Smith are among the two best batters in Test cricket at the moment. Root is currently the second highest run-scorer in Test cricket and is running behind Sachin Tendulkar. Meanwhile,
Australia smashed 130-1 in just 21 overs in the first session of the second Ashes Test at The Gabba; a mini collapse from 291-3 to 329-6 in reply to Englands first-innings 334 kept the tourists alive,
Joe Root finished unbeaten on 138 after Engand was dismissed for 334 on Friday in the third over on Day 2 of the second Ashes cricket test.
Australia dominated day two of the second Ashes test on Friday with a punishing batting assault on a lifeless Gabba pitch as England shot themselves in the foot with five dropped catches. Half-centuries for top-order batters Jake Weatherald (72),
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England wins the toss and Stokes opts to bat first against Australia in 2nd Ashes cricket test.
England skipper Ben Stokes has won the toss and opted to bat first in the second Ashes cricket test against Australia. Stokes also won the toss and batted first in the series-opening match at
Joe Root is the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket and is 2235 runs away from breaking Sachin Tendulkar's world record in this aspect. However, he has already created three records that Sachin couldn't during his illustrious career in Tests.
Joe Root ended a 12-year wait to score his first Test century in Australia, guiding England to 325/9, and is now closing in on Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs.
The West Indies trail New Zealand by 510 runs with all 10 second-innings wickets in hand at lunch on the fourth day of the first test.
The most prolific batter in English history finally scored his first Test hundred in Australia to prove he is an Extraordinary Joe
In day Tests, the average runs per wicket increases slightly from session one to session three, with scoring rates also increasing slightly across the day. This pattern suggests batting becomes easier as the ball softens and the pitch flattens, while bowlers tire and conditions remain stable across daylight hours.
ODIs and T20Is may be the order of the day but Test cricket continues to be on top of the food chain. Even after having been around for nearly 150 years, Tests still eat ODIs and T20Is for breakfast,
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