Australia v England 2nd Test
England in Australia and New Zealand - 2017 (2017/18) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 2 December 2017
Australia won by 120 runs
Australia won by 120 runs. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 126* for Australia. James Anderson took 5/43.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England in Australia and New Zealand - 2017 (2017/18)
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Dates
- 2 December 2017 to 6 December 2017
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 120 runs
- Player of the match
- Shaun Marsh
- Captains
- Steven Smith (Australia), Joe Root (England)
- Debut
- Craig Overton (England)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and CB Gaffaney
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field. It was Craig Overton's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 442 for 8 declared. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 126 not out off 231 balls, and Tim Paine made 57. Craig Overton took 3 for 105 for England.
England replied with 227 all out. Craig Overton top-scored with 41 not out off 79 balls. Nathan Lyon took 4 for 60 for Australia. Australia led by 215 on first innings.
Australia made 138 all out in their second innings. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 20 off 49 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 43 for England.
Set 354 to win, England made 233 all out. Joe Root top-scored with 67 off 123 balls. Mitchell Starc took 5 for 88 for Australia.
Australia won by 120 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 442 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | run out (Chris Woakes) | 10 | 41 |
| David Warner | c Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes | 47 | 102 |
| Usman Khawaja | c James Vince b James Anderson | 53 | 112 |
| Steven Smith | b Craig Overton | 40 | 90 |
| Peter Handscomb | lbw b Stuart Broad | 36 | 86 |
| Shaun Marsh | not out | 126 | 231 |
| Tim Paine | c Moeen Ali b Craig Overton | 57 | 102 |
| Mitchell Starc | c James Anderson b Stuart Broad | 6 | 29 |
| Pat Cummins | c Dawid Malan b Craig Overton | 44 | 90 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 10 | 11 |
Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood
Extras 13 · Total 442 for 8 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 31 | 5 | 74 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 30 | 11 | 72 | 2 |
| Chris Woakes | 27 | 4 | 84 | 1 |
| Craig Overton | 33 | 3 | 105 | 3 |
| Moeen Ali | 24 | 3 | 79 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Cameron Bancroft, 14.3 ov), 2-86 (David Warner, 33.1 ov), 3-139 (Usman Khawaja, 51.4 ov), 4-161 (Steven Smith, 62.1 ov), 5-209 (Peter Handscomb, 81.3 ov), 6-294 (Tim Paine, 107.5 ov), 7-311 (Mitchell Starc, 116.6 ov), 8-410 (Pat Cummins, 145.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (21) and Cameron Bancroft (10) | 33 | 87 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (26) and David Warner (26) | 53 | 112 |
| third | Usman Khawaja (27) and Steven Smith (26) | 53 | 111 |
| fourth | Steven Smith (14) and Peter Handscomb (8) | 22 | 63 |
| fifth | Shaun Marsh (20) and Peter Handscomb (28) | 48 | 116 |
| sixth | Shaun Marsh (21) and Tim Paine (57) | 85 | 158 |
| seventh | Shaun Marsh (11) and Mitchell Starc (6) | 17 | 55 |
| eighth | Shaun Marsh (52) and Pat Cummins (44) | 99 | 170 |
| ninth | Shaun Marsh (22) and Nathan Lyon (10) | 32 | 22 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 227 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon | 37 | 90 |
| Mark Stoneman | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 18 | 21 |
| James Vince | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 10 |
| Joe Root | c Cameron Bancroft b Pat Cummins | 9 | 10 |
| Dawid Malan | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 19 | 58 |
| Moeen Ali | c & b Nathan Lyon | 25 | 57 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c & b Mitchell Starc | 21 | 50 |
| Chris Woakes | c & b Mitchell Starc | 36 | 62 |
| Craig Overton | not out | 41 | 79 |
| Stuart Broad | c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon | 3 | 17 |
| James Anderson | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 0 | 3 |
Extras 16 · Total 227 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 20 | 4 | 49 | 3 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 16 | 3 | 56 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 16 | 3 | 47 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 24.1 | 5 | 60 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Mark Stoneman, 6.6 ov), 2-31 (James Vince, 10.4 ov), 3-50 (Joe Root, 15.3 ov), 4-80 (Alastair Cook, 28.1 ov), 5-102 (Dawid Malan, 37.1 ov), 6-132 (Moeen Ali, 48.2 ov), 7-142 (Jonny Bairstow, 53.1 ov), 8-208 (Chris Woakes, 69.4 ov), 9-227 (Stuart Broad, 74.4 ov), 10-227 (James Anderson, 76.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (11) and Mark Stoneman (18) | 29 | 42 |
| second | Alastair Cook (0) and James Vince (2) | 2 | 22 |
| third | Alastair Cook (10) and Joe Root (9) | 19 | 29 |
| fourth | Alastair Cook (16) and Dawid Malan (14) | 30 | 76 |
| fifth | Moeen Ali (13) and Dawid Malan (5) | 22 | 54 |
| sixth | Moeen Ali (12) and Jonny Bairstow (18) | 30 | 67 |
| seventh | Chris Woakes (7) and Jonny Bairstow (3) | 10 | 29 |
| eighth | Chris Woakes (29) and Craig Overton (31) | 66 | 99 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (3) and Craig Overton (10) | 19 | 30 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Craig Overton (0) | 0 | 9 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 138 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson | 4 | 8 |
| David Warner | c Joe Root b Chris Woakes | 14 | 60 |
| Usman Khawaja | lbw b James Anderson | 20 | 49 |
| Steven Smith | lbw b Chris Woakes | 6 | 12 |
| Peter Handscomb | c Dawid Malan b James Anderson | 12 | 42 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Stuart Broad b James Anderson | 14 | 30 |
| Shaun Marsh | b Chris Woakes | 19 | 60 |
| Tim Paine | c Craig Overton b Chris Woakes | 11 | 27 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Moeen Ali b James Anderson | 20 | 25 |
| Pat Cummins | not out | 11 | 28 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Dawid Malan b Craig Overton | 3 | 7 |
Extras 4 · Total 138 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 22 | 7 | 43 | 5 |
| Stuart Broad | 13 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Craig Overton | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Chris Woakes | 16 | 3 | 36 | 4 |
| Moeen Ali | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Cameron Bancroft, 2.2 ov), 2-39 (Usman Khawaja, 18.4 ov), 3-41 (David Warner, 19.5 ov), 4-50 (Steven Smith, 23.2 ov), 5-71 (Nathan Lyon, 32.2 ov), 6-75 (Peter Handscomb, 34.4 ov), 7-90 (Tim Paine, 43.4 ov), 8-122 (Shaun Marsh, 51.2 ov), 9-128 (Mitchell Starc, 54.2 ov), 10-138 (Josh Hazlewood, 57.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (0) and Cameron Bancroft (4) | 5 | 14 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (20) and David Warner (12) | 34 | 98 |
| third | David Warner (2) and Steven Smith (0) | 2 | 7 |
| fourth | Steven Smith (6) and Peter Handscomb (3) | 9 | 21 |
| fifth | Nathan Lyon (14) and Peter Handscomb (7) | 21 | 54 |
| sixth | Shaun Marsh (1) and Peter Handscomb (2) | 4 | 14 |
| seventh | Shaun Marsh (4) and Tim Paine (11) | 15 | 54 |
| eighth | Shaun Marsh (14) and Mitchell Starc (18) | 32 | 46 |
| ninth | Mitchell Starc (2) and Pat Cummins (4) | 6 | 18 |
| tenth | Josh Hazlewood (3) and Pat Cummins (7) | 10 | 22 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 233 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 16 | 66 |
| Mark Stoneman | c Usman Khawaja b Mitchell Starc | 36 | 65 |
| James Vince | c Peter Handscomb b Mitchell Starc | 15 | 39 |
| Joe Root | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 67 | 123 |
| Dawid Malan | b Pat Cummins | 29 | 80 |
| Chris Woakes | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 10 |
| Moeen Ali | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 2 | 20 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Mitchell Starc | 36 | 57 |
| Craig Overton | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 7 | 34 |
| Stuart Broad | c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc | 8 | 12 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 12 · Total 233 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 19.2 | 3 | 88 | 5 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 20 | 7 | 49 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins | 20 | 6 | 39 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 25 | 6 | 45 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (Alastair Cook, 19.5 ov), 2-54 (Mark Stoneman, 23.3 ov), 3-91 (James Vince, 33.6 ov), 4-169 (Dawid Malan, 59.5 ov), 5-176 (Chris Woakes, 62.2 ov), 6-177 (Joe Root, 64.5 ov), 7-188 (Moeen Ali, 70.6 ov), 8-206 (Craig Overton, 80.1 ov), 9-224 (Stuart Broad, 82.6 ov), 10-233 (Jonny Bairstow, 84.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (16) and Mark Stoneman (36) | 53 | 119 |
| second | Mark Stoneman (0) and James Vince (1) | 1 | 22 |
| third | James Vince (14) and Joe Root (23) | 37 | 63 |
| fourth | Dawid Malan (29) and Joe Root (42) | 78 | 155 |
| fifth | Chris Woakes (5) and Joe Root (2) | 7 | 15 |
| sixth | Moeen Ali (1) and Joe Root (0) | 1 | 15 |
| seventh | Moeen Ali (1) and Jonny Bairstow (10) | 11 | 37 |
| eighth | Jonny Bairstow (11) and Craig Overton (7) | 18 | 55 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (8) and Jonny Bairstow (6) | 18 | 17 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Jonny Bairstow (9) | 9 | 8 |
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