The second Test Match of The Ashes 2023 will pit England against Australia starting on June 28 at the Lord’s in London. The series’ opening game was highly anticipated and captivating. It came down to the final day, when the Australian skipper kept his composure to win the game for his country. England would be driven to win the series in the event of a comeback.
England won the toss and elected to bat in the final game, which was contested at the Edgbaston in Birmingham. They made the proper choice, as seen by their opener Zak Crawley’s strong performance. He was joined by Joe Root, who scored yet another century and played an outstanding innings. Bairstow added a courageous performance to England’s declaration of the innings at 393. Australian response was spearheaded by Khawaja while Smith and Marnus failed to make an impression. Along with Head and Carey’s half-centuries, Khawaja’s century helped Australia reach 386.
As the openers fell without contributing anything in the second innings, England was unable to match its intensity from the first. Root, Brook, and Stokes, who made up the middle order, all scored in the 40s but were unable to surpass the fifty-run threshold. For Australia, they had set a target of 281 runs, which was a difficult number. Similar to the first innings, Khawaja had a tremendous outing and struck a fantastic fifty. Australia’s captain held firm until he saw that his side crossed the finish line and gave his country a great triumph. The middle order could not do much, and England could smell victory, but Australia’s skipper stayed his ground.
England vs Australia, 2nd test, Ashes 2023
Venue: Lord’s, London
Date & Time: June 28 to July 02, 2023, 3:30 PM
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Report: The Lord’s pitch is advantageous to bowlers. Due to its pace and bounce, this pitch is especially helpful for pacers. They would aim to swing the ball and cause difficulties for the batters, who should consider a strategy to block the swing. With the average first inning total being 244 runs, teams prefer to bowl first.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
England:
HC Brook, JE Root, Ollie Pope, Zak Crawley, MM Ali, Ben Stokes(C), JM Bairstow(wk), BM Duckett, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson
Australia:
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, TM Head, C Green, AT Carey(wk), Pat Cummins(C), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
