England vs Australia, 5th Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Score: Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne Eye Steady Start For Australia

28.07.2023 - 10:09 sports.ndtv.com

ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 2 Live Updates: Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne aim to keep one-down Australia going against England in the fifth and final Ashes Test.

On the other hand, England eye early wickets. Australia resumed at 61 for 1, trailing England by 222 runs. Earlier, Harry Brook's quickfire 85 was the centrepiece of England's 283 all out, although he should have been dismissed for five on a day where Australia, unusually, dropped five catches.(Live Scorecard) No run.

Who will bowl from the other end? A maiden over to start Day 2! Pulls his length back further, on off again, Usman Khawaja offers no shot at it.

Touch fuller, on off, lands and shapes awa a bit, Usman Khawaja looks to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. Back of a length and around off, no movement, Usman Khawaja lets it go to the keeper.

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ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Live: England could only add six runs from their overnight score of 389/9 as they were bowled out for 395 in their second innings at The Oval. Stuart Broad remained unbeaten on eight on his final Test appearance. Australia wll look to chase 384 with more nearly two days of play left. Earlier, Joe Root (91) and Jonny Bairstow (78) were both in superb touch during a fifth-wicket stand of 110 as they put Australia's bowlers to the sword. After stumps on Saturday, Stuart Broad made a shock announcement that he is retiring from cricket after the end of the Ashes. (Live Scorecard)

"Have Seen Nathan Lyon Do It": Stuart Broad On 'Bail Switch' Dismissal Of Marnus Labuschagne

England had an upper hand over Australia on Day 2 of the ongoing second Ashes Test at The Oval. The Ben Stoked-led side bundled out the visitors for 295, giving them a lead by 12 runs. It was a dominant show from the entire bowling unit of England as Chris Woakes took three wickets while the likes of Stuart Broad, Joe Root, and Mark Wood took two wickets each. Apart from the controversial run-out survival of Steve Smith, the day also had a hilarious moment, when pacer Broad took the credit for Marnus Labuschagne's dismissal on Mark Wood's delivery.

Watch: Stuart Broad Changes Position Of Bails. Marnus Labuschagne Gets Out On Next Ball

A mind game from England pacer Stuart Broad took the centre stage during Day 2 play of the fifth and final Ashes Test at Kennington Oval in London. During the batting of Marnus Labuschagne, Broad interchanged the positions of the bails and the batter was dismissed on the very next ball. Mark Wood bowled a dot ball to Labuschagne on the fourth delivery of the 43rd over before Broad performed his antics. On the fifth ball of the over, the Australian batter got an outside edge and Joe Root took a stunning catch at first slip to end his innings.

Why Are England Players Wearing Wrong Jerseys In 5th Ashes Test? For A Noble Cause - Watch

The fifth day of the final Ashes Test on Saturday began with a humane touch to it as England cricketers wore jerseys with wrong names printed on it, supporting people affected by dementia. Veteran pacer James Anderson wore a jersey carrying the name of Stuart Broad, Jonny Bairstow wore one with the name of Ben Stokes on it and Moeen Ali donned the flannel with the name of Chris Woakes, and so on. The move was symbolic of the confusion often experienced by people suffering from dementia, the disease that causes loss of memory.

England vs Australia 5th Ashes Test Day 3 Live Score: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett Solid As England Retake Lead vs Australia

ENG vs AUS, 5th Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: England openers eye a strong start on Saturday after play resumes on Day 3 of the ongoing fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval. Earlier, Steve Smith's 71 helped Australia recover from a batting collapse as the tourists frustrated England by battling to a first-innings lead of 12 runs. Australia were eventually bowled out for 295 on the stroke of stumps. Australia lead 2-1 in the five-match series. (Live Scorecard)

Watch: Stuart Broad Changes Position Of Bails. Marnus Labuschagne Gets Out On Next Ball