Ashes 2nd Test LIVE Score, AUS vs ENG: Jake Weatherald scores maiden half-century; Australia dominate first session | Cricket
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Jake Weatherald celebrates his first Test match fifty.
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Jake Weatherald shows the world why he was selected to represent Australia in the Ashes with a half-century at more than run-a-ball in the afternoon session at the Gabba. Australia show positivity and give England a dose of their own medicine; the visitors do pick up Travis Head, but bleed runs to concede 130/1 before the tea break.…Read More
Earlier, England were wrapped up for 334, adding only nine runs to their overnight total. Marnus Labuschagne’s spectacular grab in the outfield removed Jofra Archer, Joe Root stranded on 138* at the other end.
The second day of the opening Test was chaos incarnate in this series. The less said about what happened in Perth, the better, as far as England are concerned. This is a new Test, they have batted well on the opening day, just about hold the advantage with some late hitting, and finally managed to break Joe Root’s Aussie duck by seeing him score an excellent century despite coming in to bat as early as the 3rd over.
Root’s 135* so far has been the backbone of the innings. He settled things down and helped England fight back from being down 5/2, as he stitched together key back-to-back partnerships with first Zak Crawley then Harry Brook. After Brook’s dismissal, England lost their way just a touch: Mitchell Starc did what he has been doing best, just being effective with taking wickets, delivering for Australia whenever he is called upon. Starc took six as England collapsed to 264/9, a score that would have been under-par on a surface where batting is expected to get tougher.
Instead, Jofra Archer joined forces with Root and swung his bat around a little bit, with both batters connection often enough for a 61-run stand overnight. From here, every run will be seen as a bonus, more to put pressure on Australia with.
Now, Day 2 will be about Australia’s batting response: can England’s bowlers find the way with the pink ball? How will Australia approach this innings? Do England have an answer to Travis Head? And will we have at the very least a heavy favourite by the end of the day, even if the Perth-esque two-day fate is avoided by this match.
Australia vs England 2nd Test Playing XIs
Australia Playing XI: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett
England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer
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Dec 05, 2025 11:47:53 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Head’s wicket the lone spark as Weatherald give Bazball taste of its own medicine
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Simplistic to call any sort of positive batting Bazball, but it will always draw comparisons when it is England on the receiving end of it. Weatherald has been spectacular to bring up his half-century, hitting ten fours and one six in this session and staying unbeaten on 59*.
Head’s wicket to Carse saw him depart for 33, breaking the opening stand, but Labuschagne has come in and decided he will try and keep that momentum going. Five boundaries in his 27*(29) thus far. A lot for Ben Stokes and his men to think about.
Dec 05, 2025 11:36:00 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: 130/1 at TEA, Weatherald on 59*
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: All Australia in this session. Weatherald races to 59* at more than run a ball. They do get Head’s wicket thanks to a big leading edge, but Labuschagne comes in and continues the scoring. Australia will be very happy with how things have gone.
Dec 05, 2025 10:52:46 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: England looking a little lost at sea!
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: This all a little too easy for the Aussie openers. Backing themselves to score runs on any ball in their arc. What is Stokes going to pull off?
Dec 05, 2025 10:38:06 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: SIX! Head goes up and over
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Salt in the wounds! 50 partnership up in the powerplay, this pair have picked up that England are bowling too short, and don’t need a second invitation. Head gets one where his eyes light up, and he plays that fine sliced shot with his bat speed to clear the boundary for the first six of the innings.
Dec 05, 2025 10:30:44 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: TRAVIS HEAD IS DROPPED!
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: THAT WAS THE CHANCE! You have to take that as the wicketkeeper. Archer finds his rhythm, produces the edge from Head, and Jamie Smith does have to reverse his momentum, but that’s very catchable. Just doesn’t get into a great position and shells it as it thuds into his gloves. He’s a good keeper, but that’s a poor drop! That could be so important.
Dec 05, 2025 10:27:23 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Weatherald takes down Atkinson! 3 fours off the over
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: That’s great cricket! Weatherald punishes Atkinson. Too overpitched, and he just leans into a couple of beautifully timed cover drives and a sensational flick off his legs. Australia with a really good start!
Dec 05, 2025 10:18:11 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: 17/0 after 6 overs
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Oddly it’s Head who has been the touch more watchful one early on. Weatherald also digging in.
Dec 05, 2025 10:08:43 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: First runs! Weatherald flays a cut through point
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Shot! Boundary. A little more room for Weatherald, and he goes after it. Easily pierces the point gap with power.
End of the over, surprised by a short one, top edges it miles back, but far enough over the head of Jamie Smith for four more.
Dec 05, 2025 10:01:38 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Two maidens to start
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: A little loose, but no runs off either Archer or Atkinson in the first two overs yet. But England need to tighten up a little bit to threaten early here.
Dec 05, 2025 9:53:51 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Back for the second innings – Archer starts with a wayward one
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Travis Head takes strike. Archer steams in. Sprays it down leg side first ball.
Dec 05, 2025 9:46:41 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: That’s that! ENG 334, Archer dismissed, but what a catch!
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Wow! Wow! Spectacular in the deep from Labuschagne. Archer’s shot is dying on him as it is getting to him, but he makes up the ground, stretches out, and palms it in one hand just before the ball hits the floor. Excellent effort.
Very good rearguard knock from Archer, and Root remains unbeaten on 138*. 334 all-out now, and it’s finely balanced. Back soon.
Dec 05, 2025 9:37:39 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Shot! Archer shows Brook how to play a cover drive off Starc
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Some shot! Almost identical to how Brook got out off Starc, but Archer has middled that one through the gap. Holds his pose for good measure. What a shot!
As we write that, he goes for it again and misses all ends up. Oh, well.
Dec 05, 2025 9:31:24 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Here we go! Root takes strike against Doggett
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: And play begins! Root on 135*, taps a short one into the onside for a fot to get going.
Dec 05, 2025 9:25:36 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Rowdy crowd at the Gabba sets the scene
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Almost ready to begin now. Day-night Tests certainly have their critics, but you do need to admit that the atmosphere that the local crowd as well as the Barmy Army managed to drum up in last night’s final session was something special and fun to watch. Every swing, every half-chance, the stadium holding its breath and responding in full voice. The Gabba reportedly doesn’t have long left as an international cricket venue, the 2032 Olympics its deadline day, so the Brisbane locals will be hoping for plenty of memories in these next couple of days.
Dec 05, 2025 9:00:59 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Half an hour to start of play
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Australia will want to snap up that final English wicket quickly, and be ready to bat sooner rather than later. Not too far from when that should take place, as final preparations go ahead before play begins. Head and Weatherald expected to open for the Aussies.
Dec 05, 2025 8:52:28 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Express pace and effort needed from Archer and co.
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Remember, no Mark Wood for team.England still have three seamers to turn to as well as Ben Stokes’ golden arm – but they know they can’t let the second innings drift at all. Proactive throughout the need of the hour, and key for that will be Jofra Archer. Archer looked in sublime touch in the first innings in Perth but didn’t rise to top of the reckoning in the second innings. An even better effort needed.
Dec 05, 2025 8:40:24 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: But focus on Australia’s batting
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Pink ball matches tend to follow a path which sees them become tougher and tougher to handle as the match progresses and that will be Australia’s challenge over the course of this match. They will require focus from their top order but also positivity and application: Travis Head showed them the way in Perth, and it will be all about following that example in Brisbane.
Dec 05, 2025 8:30:03 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Plan for Day 2 – can England approach 350?
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: 260-odd for nine down and having suffered a late collapse, England looked to be heading back into the dressing room short of what would have been par. The Aussies had the upper hand, but once Archer and Root both started swinging, runs began to flow. It’s a balance and competitive first outing from England, who have ensured that there is work to be done for the Australian batting.
Dec 05, 2025 8:15:17 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Mitchell Starc hits bullseye again, takes 6 wickets
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: There seems to be nothing that can stop Mitchell Starc from taking bulk wickets at the moment. Everything worked out for Starc: a chop-on from Ollie Pope, two wild weird slashes from Harry Brook and Will Jacks, snapping up Gus Atkinson thanks to a truly spectacular catch by Alex Carey. It wasn’t the prettiest set of wickets, but Starc came back time and again and made a difference – an ability worth its weight in gold to any captain.
Dec 05, 2025 8:12:24 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Zak Crawley impresses at the top of the order
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Root was given able support by Zak Crawley, who had a pair in Perth and was on the chopping block. He showed up at the Gabba: down 5/2, he looked and played confidently, playing some positive strokes and keeping the runs moving along to put the pressure back onto Australia. A key innings to settle some of his nerves on a big series.
Dec 05, 2025 8:10:49 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Joe Root’s 135* the story of the day
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Joe Root ended his Aussie hoodoo with his first century down under. He quietly made his way through the runs, innocuous at first, but then gradually took charge of the innings and looked at his very best by the end of day’s play.
Dec 05, 2025 7:22:34 AM IST
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: HELLO AND WELCOME BACK!
Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: An exciting and captivating start to the second Test yesterday, and more of the same to look forward to on today, the second day, as well. England are in a good position at 325/9, but we won’t be too far from the Australian first innings where much of this match will be decided. Much to think about on an interesting day for cricket!
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