Eng vs Aus : Usman Khawaja scores unbeaten hundred
Sports Desk : The second day’s play in the test match between England And Australia is over. Australia has scored 311 runs for the loss of five wickets in the first innings. Usman Khawaja returned unbeaten after scoring 126* and Carey 52*.
On the second day, Australia started their first innings 14 runs ahead. Australia lost three wickets in the first session. David Warner (9), Marnus Labushen (0) and Steve Smith (16) returned to the pavilion early. Usman Khawaja shared a half-century partnership with Travis Head (50).
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Cameron Green became the victim of Moin Ali by scoring 38 runs. Moin Ali and Stuart Broad got 2 wickets each. Captain Ben Stokes got one wicket.
Earlier, England team captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener batsman Jack Crawley played an inning of 61 runs. Joe Root played an inning of 118 runs while remaining unbeaten. Johnny Bairstow, who returned after a long time, played an inning of 78 runs off 78 balls while batting stormy.
Harry Brook contributed 32 runs. Apart from this, no batsman could play a big innings. England declared the first innings by scoring 393 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. Nathan Lyon got 4 wickets. Hazlewood returned and took 2 wickets.
Ashes Series – ENG vs AUS: Here’s the Playing-11 of both teams
England – Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson
Australia – David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland