Australian players watch as England's Joe Root, right, leaves the field after he was dismissed by Mitchell Starc. (AP)Ashes 2021, Australia vs England (AUS vs ENG) 2nd Test, Day 5 Highlights: Australia defeated England by 275 runs in the day-night second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.
Chasing a daunting victory target of 468, England were all out for 192 in the final session of the pink-ball contest.
Chris Woakes’ 44 was the highest individual score in England’s abject second innings batting display, while Jos Buttler frustrated Australia for a while with a dogged 26 off 207 balls.
Jhye Richardson was the pick of the Australian bowlers, claiming 5-42.
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Australia
473/9 dec & 230/9 decEngland
236 (84.1) & 192 (113.1)Australia beat England by 275 runs
Jhye Richardson gest his maiden five-wicket haul. He removed Anderson for 2. Australia defeated England by 275 runs to go 2-0 up in the five-match Ashes series. ENG: 192 all out (113.1 overs)
Oh no! Buttler's 207-ball stay in the middle comes to an end in the most unfortunate fashion. The England wicketkeeper steps onto his stumps and Richardson has his fourth wicket of the innings. Australia need just one more to win! ENG: 182/9 (110 overs)
Buttler (25*) and Broad (0*) will resume play in the final session. Australia need two more wickets to win. ENG: 180/8 (108 overs)
Another down, just two more wickets to go! Robinson falls after a 39-ball 8 as he is caught out. The batter fails to understand the spin of Lyon and ends up getting the outside edge to Smith at slip. On comes Broad. Buttler's on 25*. ENG: 178/8 (102.2 overs)
The directions are clear for Buttler (25*) and Robinson (6*) — drop the anchor and survive in the middle. And that's what they are doing right now at the Adelaide Oval, facing Starc and Lyon and settling for singles in each and every over. ENG: 175/7 (98 overs)
England fans let out a sigh of relief! Neser fumbles up a caught and bowled chance. Robinson (1*) survives. ENG: 168/7 (91 overs)
Finally, a breakthrough! Richardson breaks the seventh-wicket stand, which ended up lasting for 190 balls. Woakes' (44) stubborn stay ends with a nip backer hitting top of middle and leg. Australia are now three wickets away from victory! ENG: 166/7 (88 overs)
England start off the second session positively! In Lyon's over, Buttler (18*) takes a two and keeps the run-counter ticking. Woakes (36*) takes on Labuschagne next and hits him for two confident boundaries in the space of three balls. ENG: 152/6 (76 overs)
Buttler (16*) and Woakes (28*) inject some hope in the visiting camp. Australia need four wickets to win. ENG: 142/6 (74 overs)
While Buttler (16*) is anchoring the innings on one end, Woakes (21*) is expressing himself on the other. He takes on Lyon, reaches out and laces a drive through sweeper cover for his third boundary of the innings. A growing 30-run stand! ENG: 135/6 (67 overs)
With the early dismissals of Pope and Stokes, a win is certainly out of the question now. But, Buttler (9*) and Woakes (9*) are playing their part in the middle as they dig deep against Lyon and Neser, hoping to draw the contest. ENG: 114/6 (60 overs)
Lyon gets the big fish! He traps Stokes (12) between the wickets and a review confirms the dismissal. ENG: 105/6 (56.4 overs)
Some display of patience out there from England! Stokes (12*) and Buttler (9*) hold fort, dealing with the two-pronged attack of Starc and Lyon. Stokes does go for a slog-sweep against the spinner as he clears mid-wicket for a four. ENG: 105/5 (55 overs)
Starc strikes early! Coming from over-the-stumps, the ball gets nicked behind by Pope to second slip where Smith takes an easy catch. The batter departs on 4. England's luck continues to plummet in Adelaide. On comes Buttler next. ENG: 86/5 (45.3 overs)
Stokes (3*) and Pope (4*) resume action on the final day. Starc finishes his over and gets hit by Pope for a well-timed boundary through the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket. Lyon comes into the attack next and he bowls a maiden. ENG: 86/4 (45 overs)
Mitchell Starc removed England captain Joe Root in the last over as Australia pushed for victory in the second Ashes Test after setting a record target of 468 runs on Sunday. Root, who was struck hard in the groin by Starc in his penultimate over on the fourth day, edged the left-arm paceman after scoring 24 in the last over that left England stuttering at 82/4 after 43.2 overs.
England need to create history to win. The highest successful fourth-innings Test run chase is the West Indies' 418/7 against Australia in 2003. The highest successful fourth-innings chase in Adelaide is Australia's 315/6 to beat England in 1901/02.
Struggling England opener Haseeb Hameed yet again flopped when Jhye Richardson found the glove of the opener in his first over and sent him packing without scoring. Rory Burns (34) and Dawid Malan (20) shared 44 runs before Australia struck three times in the last session. Malan, who was dropped by captain Steve Smith in the lone slip off Nathan Lyon, didn't last much longer and was out LBW to fast bowler Michael Neser in the next over. Burns successfully overturned an LBW decision against him, but Smith plucked a magnificent low two-handed catch in the slips to overcome his earlier blemish when Richardson found the edge of the lefthander’s bat. Earlier, Australia declared their second innings at 230/9 during the middle session.
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon
England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Haseeb Hameed, Dawid Malan, Joe Root(c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler(w), Chris Woakes, Ollie Robinson, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the final day of the second Ashes Test! After declaring their second innings on 230/9 on the fourth day, Australia set a mammoth target of 468 for England to chase. The visitors will resume on 82/4. Stay tuned!