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England vs Australia Scorecard, 2nd Test, The Ashes 2017-18, Australia vs England
Result · Dec 02 2017, Sat - 09:00 AM (IST)
AUSTRALIA442/8 decl, 138
ENGLAND227, 233
Australia won by 120 runs
CRR:2.76
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | England in Australia 2017/18 |
| Date: | Dec 02 2017, Sat - 09:00 AM (IST) |
| Country: | Australia |
| City: | Adelaide |
| Venue: | Adelaide Oval |
| Toss: | England won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| Australia Playing XI: | Cameron Bancroft, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith (c), Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon |
| England Playing XI: | Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, James Vince, Joe Root (c), Dawid Malan, Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Chris Woakes, Craig Overton, Stuart Broad, James Anderson |
- Australia have won four of the last five Ashes Tests played at the Adelaide Oval and are undefeated in their last six Test matches at the venue overall (W5 D1).
- The Baggy Greens have won their last six Ashes Test matches on home soil in a row, the last and only time they won more in succession was an eight-game streak from 1920 to 1925 which included two wins at the Adelaide Oval.
- Australia have won their last four Tests at the Adelaide Oval, and a fifth win would equal their longest ever winning streak at the venue set once each in 1908 and 2002.
- England are yet to lose back-to-back Tests in 2017 and their next victory will be their sixth of the year; the last time they won more Tests in a single calendar year was 2010 (9).
- England have scored over 500 runs and declared in the opening innings of two of their last three Tests at the Adelaide Oval (551/6d, 620/5d).
- James Anderson can become England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker at the Adelaide Oval; he has previously recorded 10 dismissals there and needs seven in this game to leapfrog Johnny Briggs in that list.
- Nathan Lyon has now taken 51 Test wickets in 2017, the most of any Australian in a single calendar year since Mitchell Johnson took 63 in 2009 and the most of any Australian spinner since Shane Warne took 96 (the most of Test player in a year) in 2005.
- Seven of Usman Khawaja's nine Test dismissals versus England have come against off-spinners (Swann 5, Root 1 and Ali 1).
- David Warner has three Test centuries to his name at the Adelaide Oval, only four players have hit more tons there (Michael Clarke 7, Ricky Ponting 6, David Boon 4 & Allan Border 4).
- Steve Smith has averaged 81.8 across his eight Test innings at this venue; the Australia skipper has reached at least 40 runs in five of his last six Test knocks at the Adelaide Oval and comes into this game on the back of posting 141* at the Gabba.