Match Details
Earlier in the game, Australia got off to a steady start after opting to bat first. David Warner and Travis Head got off to start but couldn’t kick on. Warner made 16, while Head made 19. But it was the Steve Smith-Marnus Labuschagne show as the duo added 101 runs for the third wicket. Labuschagne was dismissed for 58 while Smith continued for yet another significant knock. He made 94 falling 6 short of a well-deserved 100. Mitchell Marsh chipped in with 50. Marcus Stoinis with his 13 off 14 balls and Ashton Agar with his 18* off 12 balls propelled the Australians to 280/8 with 12 extras given by the English bowlers.
Adil Rashid was the pick of the bowlers for England with
3/57 off 10 overs. Chris Woakes bowled well with his 2/42 off 10 overs. David
Willey picked up a couple of wickets in his 2/44 off 9 overs. Moeen Ali picked
up a wicket of David Warner. Liam Dawson was wicketless but kept it tight in
his 48 runs off 10 overs. Sam Curran was taken to the cleaners today.
So, Australia wins this game by 72 runs to go 2-0 up in the series. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way now.