Share:ADELAIDE - Australia entertained the Adelaide crowd with solid batting before reducing England to 17/2, thoroughly dominating the second day’s play. Jhye Richardson made a 3-ball 9 before falling prey to Chris Woakes as Australia declared on 473/9. Earlier, Australia started the day at 221/2, with Marnus Labuschagne on 95* and Steve Smith keeping him company on 18*. Smith and Alex Carey took Australia past the 300-run mark and into dinner break at 302/5. SCORES IN BRIEFENGLAND 17/2 (Root 5*, Malan 1*, Neser 1-4, Starc 1-11) trail AUSTRALIA 473/9d (Labuschagne 103, Warner 95, Smith 93, Carey 51) by 456 runs.

Source: The Nation December 18, 2021 12:27 UTC