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England Stumbles Early in Day-Night Ashes Test at the Gabba

Brisbane, Australia – England’s Ashes campaign faced an early setback on Day 1 of the Second Test against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane. Australia won the first test and is looking to continue it’s dominance. Winning the toss, England chose to bat but quickly found themselves in trouble, slumping to 5/2 in the opening overs.

Mitchell Starc proved devastating with the pink ball, dismissing Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks. Jack Crawley and Joe Root were currently at the crease attempting to steady the ship.

Australia, fresh off an 8-wicket victory in the First Test in Perth, made two changes to their lineup, with Josh Inglis and Michael Neser replacing Usman Khawaja and Nathan Lyon. England brought in Will Jacks for Mark Wood.

Teams:

  • Australia: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendon Doggett.
  • England: Ben Duckett, Jack Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.

Ashes History Favors Australia:

Australia holds a dominant record in the Ashes, having retained the urn since 2017-18. England’s last Ashes victory was in 2015, and they haven’t won a series in Australia since 2010-11. Of the 73 Ashes series played, Australia has won 34 and England 32, with 7 draws. Historically, in 362 Test matches between the two sides, Australia has won 153, England 112, and 97 have ended in draws.

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