Australia V England Live

Australia’s first-innings lead was reduced from 416 to 138 by the conclusion of the first two days of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Thursday. Despite scoring 278 runs with ease, the bad news for England was that they gave Australia all four wickets that fell. Ben Duckett scored the highest score for England (98), and Harry Brook and Ben Stokes remained unblemished as the play concluded.

At the commencement of the second Ashes test at Lord’s, England had to endure a humiliating start as Australia assumed complete control of the match and possibly the series.
After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, England struggled in the field as the tourists reached 339/5 at the conclusion of the first day of play. The score was propelled by fifties from David Warner, Travis Head, and Steve Smith, who entered the second day not out on 85.
Josh Tongue, making his first Ashes appearance, injected much-needed vigour into a very lacklustre England attack, while a late Joe Root salvo in which he took the wickets of Head and Cameron Green at least limited the Australian dominance.

Who will comprise each Ashes team?

Australia’s squad for the series’ first two tests

The remainder of the squad is comprised of Alex Carey, Scott Boland, Marcus Harris, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Renshaw, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith (vice-captain), and David Warner. Pat Cummins is the team’s commander.

Ben Stokes will lead the team as captain, followed by Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, James Anderson, Harry Brook, Stuart Broad, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Matthew Potts, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, and Chris Woakes. James Anderson, Harry Brook, Stuart Broad, and Dan Lawrence round out the squad.

Due to the upcoming 50-over World Cup in October, in which England will begin as defending champions, and the England and Wales Cricket Board’s desire to give its Hundred competition a showcase in August, the marquee Test series will take place before the high summer, and only the final Test will be played after state schools break for the long holiday. This is a significant and contentious distinction.