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As it Happened - Ashes 2015, England vs Australia: England on Top as Australia Lose Five
England finished day 2 with their noses slightly in front as Australia slumped to 264/5 at stumps in reply to their 430. Catch all highlights here.
England celebrate a wicket on Day 2 against Australia in 1st Ashes Test.© AFP
Australia were 264/5 in reply to England's first innings 430, a deficit of 166 runs, at stumps on the second day of the first Ashes Test at Sophia Gardens on Thursday. Catch all the highlights of the match here: ( SCORECARD | SCHEDULE)
Chris Rogers scored 95.
This is the first of a five-Test series.
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To sum it all up, the Three lions have taken a healthy lead of 122 runs.
OUT! James Anderson gets a three-fer to wrap up the Aussie innings. Good length ball moving away from Starc, he comes on the front foot and pushes at it. The ball goes off the thickish outside edge and Joe Root at third slip, dives to his left to complete the catch.
The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Well outside off, left alone.
Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Length ball on off but high enough to leave it. Starc does exactly so.
The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
Flays at it but misses.
The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.
The batsman has played it to the point region. They manage to come back for the second.