Australia versus England 2nd Test 1st Day: Labuschagne and Warner’s brilliance puts Australia in driver’s seat

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 The Australian Cricket Team ended the 1st day of the Pink Ball Test match in a driver’s seat against England played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday.

Stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a brilliant start by the experienced duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad making the ball talk. Marcus Harris was given out and on review, it was overturned to not out as the ball was missing leg stump. David Warner struggled against the experienced England pace duo. A superb one-handed catch by Jos Buttler diving helped England get their breakthrough.

Anderson and Broad kept Warner quiet not allowing him to open his account. England captain Joe Root decided to take a review, but the decision was upheld. Marnus Labuschagne played with intent putting the bad balls away for runs. Warner got his first run after facing 30 deliveries. Ben Stokes was introduced into the attack and peppered Labuschagne with short balls. Stuart Broad deceived Labuschagne’s bat on four successive occasions but did not yield any results. Joe Root also bought himself on to increase the over-rate. At the end of the first session, Australia posted just 45 for 1.

Labuschagne and Warner took some time to settle after the first session putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. Jos Buttler dropped a tough chance to get rid of Labuschagne. Warner looked in decent touch taking on the short balls by Ben Stokes. Warner and Labuschagne kept the scoreboard ticking making life tough for England bowlers.

The England captain Joe Root decided everything around with their bowlers, but the two batters remained in complete control. Warner completed his half-century off 108 balls while Labuschagne reached fifty off 156 balls. At the end of the 2nd session, Australia scored 129 for 1.

Labuschagne and Warner began the third session on a good note keeping the scoreboard ticking. Stokes eventually dismissed Warner with a short delivery straight into the hands of Broad. Warner and Labuschagne added 172 runs for the 2nd wicket. Stokes almost deceived Labuschagne but fell short of Jos Buttler.

Steve Smith came to the crease and looked a little iffy against the England bowlers. Joe Root decided to take 2nd new ball immediately. Before the end of the day’s play, Jos Buttler dropped a simple chance to get rid of Labuschagne. Labuschagne and Smith so far added 45 runs for the 3rd wicket.

Australia 221 for 2 in 89 overs ( Labuschagne 95*, Warner 95, Broad 1/34, Stokes 1/50)  









Australia end the 1st Day of the Pink Ball Test match at 221 for 2 

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