ADELAIDE, Australia — Shaun Marsh repaid Australian cricket selectors for gambling on his recall. Marsh batted through the day after resuming on 20 on Sunday, surviving an lbw decision on his way to his fifth test century and first against England. He notched an unbeaten 126 before Australia declared at 442-8 late on day two of the day-night Ashes test. He hadn’t scored a test century since August last year, and had only scored one previous test hundred on home soil. Otherwise, the second day belonged to Australia and cast doubt on England captain Joe Root’s decision to field first after winning the toss.

Source: National Post December 03, 2017 05:53 UTC