The Ashes: Recap Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba

SHOT! Best of the morning as Atkinson overpitches and Weatherald crunches the cover drive.

FOUR MORE. On the pads and Weatherald flicks it away for four.

ANOTHER ONE. Width outside off this time, and the Tasmanian square drives forward of point to make it a productive over.

Leaves the last.

Weatherald is facing Archer for the first time, controls a pull to deep square to get off strike.

Play and miss. Head is caught on the crease and jabs at one, and it somehow misses the edge.

Archer finding his rythm here.

Jhye Richardson has taken four wickets to help Australia A roll the England Lions for 166.

The WA quick was the pick of the bowlers, taking 4-25 from his 12 overs in a pleasing return.

Tom Haines top-scored for the vistors with 31.

Weatherald drops and runs a single, meaning Head will face Aktinson for the first time.

Gets one on the Head and turns it into legside for one.

Weatherald is surprised by some bounce but does well to keep it down off the glove.

Gets another single to finish off the hip

Archer jags one into Head who cops a body blow.

Too straight and Head whips two off the pads to get his innings going.

FOUR BYES! On the pads again but shorter as it flies off the pads as Head misses the flick.

BEAUTY. Archer pitches on a good length and it nibbles away to just miss Head’s outside edge.

RUNS! First of the innings, as Weatherald gets some width and leans back on a cut through backward point for four.

STREAKY FOUR! Atkinson goes short and Weatherald pulls and it flies off the top edge over the keeper running back and nearly goes for six.

Not much control in that shot

Archer is warmed up, it seems, and bowling in the 140’s now.

Head leaves and fends away as England make it three maidens on the bounce.

Atkinson from the other end to Weatherald.

He’s on the money first up, drawing an LBW shout, but it’s maybe pitching outside and always going over.

Tight leave from Weatherald as the angle takes it across before shaping back in.

Goes to cut, but wisely opts to withdraw the stroke. Another maiden

Jofra Archer with the new pink ball with Head on strike.

First ball is well down leg and left alone as was the second.

Goes way too wide outside off and then another down leg.

Finally gets one on the stumps after coming around the wicket as Head defends.

Head whips the last off his pads but can only find the fielder.

Archer operating in the mid 130’s throughout.

Maiden

Australia will be happy to wrap that up quickly, though, from having England 9-264 they will be disappointed it got away from them.

Still, take nothing away from Root, who finally ended his Australian curse with a supreme knock that could set him up from the series.

Now we’ll see how England fair with the ball as Travis Head hopes to pick up where he left off in Perth.