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Australia vs England, 2nd Test

Day 1: Stumps
ENG
325
-9
(74)
CRR4.39
P'SHIP61(44)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
135
202
15
1
66.83
32
26
1
2
123.08
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Mitchell Starc: (On going past Wasim Akram) I'll reflect on it later. Wasim still the pinnacle left-armer, I think he's still better. (Key to his incredible success with the pink ball) I get asked all the time, I still don't know. It is what it is. I think it's still like a white ball. Today, it was a soft ball. A couple of Yorkshiremen, runs and wickets. Joe's batted well there. A pretty tough day's cricket. I think once that ball goes soft, it's not the easiest thing to score with. It's certainly not the easiest thing to bowl with when it's soft. Proper Test cricket. Pink ball, 9 for 320, pretty solid day's Test cricket.
Starc vs rest of Australia this series
Starc: 43.5 overs | 16 wickets | Avg 11.50 | SR 16.4 | ER 4.19
Rest of Australia: 97.4 overs | 12 wickets | Avg 37.91 | SR 48.8 | ER 4.65
Most runs by a team in a day’s play in DN Tests
348/3 Eng vs WI Edgbaston 2017
330/3 Aus vs WI Adelaide 2022
325/9 Eng vs NZ Mt Maunganui 2023
325/9 Eng vs Aus Gabba 2025
Highest 10th wicket partnership in a day-night Test surpassing 59 between Tom Blundell & Blair Tickner in Mount Maunganui in 2023
No side has ever lost a day-night Test after scoring 300+ in the first innings.
Stat: 135 by Root is the most by an England batter on the opening day of a Test in Australia since Michael Vaughan’s 177 at the Adelaie Oval in 2002.
21:33 Local Time, 11:33 GMT, 17:03 IST: Mitchell Starc unleashed a sensational spell, while Joe Root responded with a masterful hundred. Two modern greats seizing the spotlight under the Brisbane lights. Starc was on the money from the very first delivery, giving Australia the perfect launch with two early breakthroughs and striking again whenever England seemed to settle. Every time a partnership hinted at stability, he found a way to dismantle it. Root, though, was the calm in the storm. As wickets fell around him, he held England's innings together with a composed, commanding knock, one that finally delivered his maiden Test century on Australian soil; a landmark perfectly suited to the occasion. Crawley’s assured contribution played its part too, as did the spirited final-wicket flourish from Root and Archer, whose rapid 61-run stand pushed England beyond the 320-run mark on Day 1. With that total in the bank in a pink-ball Test, England head into the next phase holding a position of genuine strength. The drama continues tomorrow. Join us for another chapter of some adrenaline-filled Ashes cricket.
74
1 0 1 1 0 0 (3 runs)
ENG 325-9
Jofra Archer
32(26)
Joe Root
135(202)
Michael Neser
14-3-43-1
73.6
Neser to Jofra Archer, no run, that shall be Stumps on Day 1 of this pink-ball Brisbane Test. Pitched up by the bowler around off, Jofra Archer knocks it back to the bowler. The Australian players walk up to Root and congratulate him. The Barmy Army welcome him back with a loud cheer. That was some fine cricket action we got to witness throughout the three sessions..
Highest 10th wicket partnership in a day-night Test surpassing 59 between Tom Blundell & Blair Tickner in Mount Maunganui in 2023
73.5
Neser to Jofra Archer, no run, on a length around off, Jofra Archer defends it into the off-side
Rajesh: "It was obvious Australia were trying to avoid batting in the final session, but their odd time-wasting tactics misfired. They unravelled completely as the final pair piled on crucial runs."
73.4
Neser to Root, 1 run, tucked away as the bowler goes short
73.3
Neser to Jofra Archer, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Jofra Archer square drives for a single
73.2
Neser to Jofra Archer, no run, on the shorter side as Jofra Archer tucks it towards mid-wicket
73.1
Neser to Root, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Root drives it through covers for a single
Michael Neser [13.0-3-40-1] is back into the attack
Only a slip in place.. Last over of the day coming up.. All fielders in the deep
73
1 2 1 1 0 1 (6 runs)
ENG 322-9
Joe Root
133(200)
Jofra Archer
31(22)
Mitchell Starc
19-0-71-6
72.6
Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, pitched up by Mitchell Starc around off, driven to mid-off
72.5
Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, length delivery around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Root
72.4
Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off, Jofra Archer squeezes it through backward point
72.3
Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, swivel-pulls this towards deep square leg for one