AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia lead by 152 – Engalnd’s nightmarish Ashes tour could end with yet another defeat. On Day 2 of the Hobart Test, England batting suffered yet another collapse with Chris Woakes managing the highest score of 36 as the visitors were bundled out for 188, handing a 115-run lead to Australia. While English pacers brought them back to the match with three early wickets, Australia lead by 152 at Day 2 Stumps. Follow Insidesport.IN for all Ashes 5th test LIVE Updates.
Pat Cummins was the star for Australia with 4/45 while Mitchell Starc returned with 3/53. It helped Australia take 115-run lead and are staring at yet another win. At Day 2 stumps, Australia posted 37/3, with Steve Smith unbeaten on 17 and Scott Boland with 3, stretching the lead to 152.
The tourists dismissed Australia for 303 in the opening session but were quickly on the back foot when they came out to bat with Rory Burns run out by a direct hit from Marnus Labuschagne.
AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia’s lead swells to 152 after yet another England batting collapse, AUS 37/3
After gaining a lead of 115, Australia got off to a dreadful start as the hosts lost David Warner (0) on the third ball of the second innings. The left-handed batter was sent back to the pavilion by his arch-nemesis Stuart Broad. Soon after, Marnus Labuschagne (5) was dismissed by Chris Woakes, reducing Australia to 5/2 in the fourth over.
On the cusp of stumps on Day 2, Mark Wood got the better of Usman Khawaja (11), and in the end, Smith and Boland ensured that Australia does not lose more wickets before stumps.
AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia’s lead swells to 152 after yet another England batting collapse, AUS 37/3
Earlier, resuming the third and final session at 124/6, Sam Billings and Chris Woakes added 28 more runs to the total before Cameron Green dismissed Billings (29) in the 42nd over of the innings. Mark Wood then joined Woakes in the middle and the duo scored runs at a brisk pace.
Our captain leading from the front again! 🇦🇺
On a day where 17 wickets fell – Pat Cummins was the standout bowler with 4-45.
Our Aussies will take a 152-run lead into day three, which will begin at 2:30pm local time #Ashes pic.twitter.com/bcd5jxk2fm
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) January 15, 2022
Both Wood and Woakes put on 30 runs for the eighth wicket, but the partnership was broken by Mitchell Starc as the left-arm pacer had Woakes (36) caught down the leg-side at the hands of the wicketkeeper Alex Carey, reducing England to 182/8.
In the very same over, Starc bowled Stuart Broad (0) and England was on the cusp of being bowled out. In the end, the Three Lions were bowled out for 188, handing Australia a lead of 115 runs. Pat Cummins returned with four wickets for the hosts.
AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia’s lead swells to 152 after yet another England batting collapse, AUS 37/3
Australia 2nd Innings: 33/3
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Usman Khawaja | 11 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 28.95 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Steven Smith | 16 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 48.48 | |
| Scott Boland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 1 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 33/3 (14.2) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | TM Head, C Green, AT Carey, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Chris Woakes | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Ollie Robinson | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mark Wood | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 1-0 | 0.3 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 2-5 | 3.1 |
| Usman Khawaja | 3-33 | 14.1 |
AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia’s lead swells to 152 after yet another England batting collapse, AUS 37/3
England 1st Innings: 188
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Zak Crawley | 18 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Dawid Malan | 25 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 39.06 | |
| Joe Root (C) | 34 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 73.91 | |
| Ben Stokes | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Ollie Pope | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 60.87 | |
| Sam Billings (WK) | 29 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 60.42 | |
| Chris Woakes | 36 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 75.00 | |
| Mark Wood | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 106.67 | |
| Stuart Broad | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Ollie Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 12 (b 4, w 0, nb 0, lb 8) | |||||
| Total | 188/10 (47.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 5.30 |
| Pat Cummins | 13.4 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 3.29 |
| Scott Boland | 14 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 2.36 |
| Cameron Green | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | 1-2 | 1.4 |
| Zak Crawley | 2-29 | 7.6 |
| DJ Malan | 3-78 | 21.4 |
| JE Root | 4-81 | 23.4 |
| Ben Stokes | 5-85 | 24.6 |
| Ollie Pope | 6-110 | 30.5 |
| Sam Billings | 7-152 | 41.5 |
| Chris Woakes | 8-182 | 46.2 |
| Stuart Broad | 9-182 | 46.6 |
| Mark Wood | 10-188 | 47.4 |
AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia’s lead swells to 152 after yet another England batting collapse, AUS 37/3
AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia’s lead swells to 152 after yet another England batting collapse, AUS 37/3
#Ashes Update | Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Swepson and Michael Neser have been released from the Australian men’s Test squad to return their respective @BBL clubs. Marcus Harris and Jhye Richardson will remain in Hobart for the fifth Vodafone Ashes Test.
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) January 15, 2022
Pat Cummins then fell to Wood in similar fashion as Australia’s tail failed to wag.
Alex Carey also failed to silence his doubters. Carey was out to Chris Woakes for 24.
AUS vs ENG 5th Test, Day 2 Stumps: Australia’s lead swells to 152 after yet another England batting collapse, AUS 37/3
AUS 1st innings 303
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Usman Khawaja | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 44 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 83.02 | |
| Steven Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Travis Head | 101 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 89.38 | |
| Cameron Green | 74 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 67.89 | |
| Alex Carey (WK) | 24 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Mitchell Starc | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 | |
| Pat Cummins (C) | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Nathan Lyon | 31 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 114.81 | |
| Scott Boland | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| Extra | 8 (b 3, w 2, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 303/10 (75.4) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 24.4 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 2.39 |
| Ollie Robinson | 8 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Mark Wood | 18 | 1 | 115 | 3 | 6.39 |
| Chris Woakes | 15 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 4.27 |
| Joe Root | 10 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3.50 |
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