The Ashes: Recap Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba
Cricket: After scoring his first Test ton, Joe Root went on to torment the Aussies along with Jofra Archer in a swashbuckling last-wicket stand to give England the honours on day one.
But it didn’t last long on day two and the tourists put in one of their worst performances in the field and with the ball
Recap all the action from the Gabba below.
Key events
05 Dec 2025 - 07:34 PM
Stumps
05 Dec 2025 - 06:11 PM
Amazing!
05 Dec 2025 - 06:08 PM
Ripped!
05 Dec 2025 - 05:19 PM
Ball change!
05 Dec 2025 - 04:44 PM
DINNER
05 Dec 2025 - 04:06 PM
Labuschagne out!
05 Dec 2025 - 03:43 PM
Hazlewood update
05 Dec 2025 - 03:06 PM
Wicket Weatherald LBW b Archer 72
05 Dec 2025 - 02:20 PM
Stuart Broad labels first session an ‘absolute disaster’
05 Dec 2025 - 02:07 PM
TEA BREAK AUS 1-130
05 Dec 2025 - 01:48 PM
50 for Jake Watherald
05 Dec 2025 - 01:25 PM
WICKET Head c Atkinson b Carse 33
05 Dec 2025 - 12:12 PM
ENGLAND ALL OUT 334
05 Dec 2025 - 10:56 AM
McDonald overruled on Cummins call
ENGLAND ALL OUT 334
Doggett continues his short ball palan that has brought no rewards this Test.
Root gets another single.
WHAT A CATCH. MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE TAKES A SCREAMER!
Short ball Archer pulls in the air and Marnus dives across to take it one-handed and finally end England’s innings.
A great catch, and Root is left unbeaten on 138
What an innings and a fine knock from Archer as well to make his highest Test score of 38.
76th Over: ENG 9-333
Starc bowls to Archer who defends the first.
FOUR! Floated up and Archer crashes it through cover-point with a glorious stroke.
Almost gone next ball as he tries to repeat the shot, but it bounces past the edge.
Defends and leaves the rest
Day two underway
Joe Root on strike, Brendand Doggett with the ball.
Starts short as Root pulls to midwicket.
First runs of the morning as he pulls a single to fine leg.
Archer gets his first runs with a pull off the hip.
Root gets another single fine as Archer no look pulls to keep the strike.
ENG 9-328
Jhye Richardson update
The WA quick is bowling for Australia A against the England Lions with the match getting underway this morning.
After a wicketless new ball spell, he returned to bowl James Rew and Ben Kellaway to have figures of 2-25 off eight overs.
The Lions are currently 127-7 with Test hopeful Jacob Bethell failing again out for 19 to spinner Todd Murphy.
Big six overs for Australia
Beyond wanting to finally remove this final pair the next six overs could have other ramifications for Australia.
Their overrate was atrocious on day one, getting through just 74 overs.
Beyond fines, teams also face World Test Championship penalty points, which could be key to making the final.
However if Australia bowl England out in under 80 overs they are not subject to those penalties.
McDonald overruled on Cummins call
Other than leaving Nathan Lyon out the other big call was Australia resisting the urge to bring in Pat Cummins.
It’s now emerged coach Andrew McDonald wanted to pick the captain but was overruled.
“Interestingly, we believe that Andrew McDonald the coach was keen for Pat to play, but he was overruled,” Tom Decent wrote in the Sydney morning Herald.
“They would have loved to of had him last night, but I’d be stunned if he wasn’t there in Adelaide.”
“Ultimately they decided late in the piece (that he wouldn’t play in Brisbane), they asked a few questions around it.”
Weclome
Hello and welcome to our coverage of day two at the Gabba where Joe Root stands in the way of Australia ably supported by No.11 Jofra Archer.
The final wicket pair have already added 61 runs to push England past 300 for the first time in Australia since the 2018/19 series.
Australia will be desperate to breakthrough and get batting in the sunshine while this pari will look to power on.
