Australia are in an even more commanding position after Day 2 of the 2nd Ashes Test at Lords. After Steve Smith’s imperious 215 carried Australia to a monstrous innings of 8/566 dec, England’s top order crumbled to be 4/30 before Alistair Cook and Ben Stokes steadied the ship somewhat to see England a massive 481 runs […]
Australia Rules Day 1
Centuries to Chris Rogers and Steve Smith have put Australia in a commanding position at 1/337 after the first day of the 2nd Ashes Test at Lords. Pivotal moment – This may be a bit simplistic, but the biggest moment of the day took place before a ball had been bowled. Michael Clarke correctly called […]
Second Ashes Test Preview
England are in control of the 2015 Ashes series following a 169 run victory in the First Test. In a carbon copy of the past three Ashes series in England, the English got the early series momentum through a combination of tight bowling, effective batting and making the best use of the conditions after winning […]