Australia beat England by 43 runs, Lead the 05 match series 2 – 0
73rd Ashes Series 2023 – 02nd Test – Lord’s, Middlesex, London, England – concluded on the 05th day
Australia put into bat, 416 all out – ( 100.4 Overs ) Steven Smith 110 ( 15×4, 184 balls ), Travis Head 77, David Warner 66, Marnus Labuschagne 47, Skipper Patrick Cummins 22no, Alex Carey 22, Extras 38 – David Warner / Usman Khawaja 73 run opening stand, Marnus Labuschagne / Steven Smith 102 runs for the 03rd wicket, Steven Smith / Travis Head 118 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the last 07 wickets for the addition of 100 runs – Joshua Tongue 3 / 98, Oliver Robinson 3 / 100, Joe Root 2 / 19, Jonny Bairstow 03 victims & 279 all out – ( 101.5 Overs ) Usman Khawaja 77, Steven Smith 34, Marnus Labuschagne 30, David Warner 25, Extras 36 – Usman Khawaja / David Warner 63 run opening stand, Usman Khawaja / Marnus Labuschagne 60 runs for the 02nd wicket, Usman Khawaja / Steven Smith 64 runs for pthe 03rd wicket – the last 08 wickets fell for the addition of 92 runs – Stuart Broad 4 / 65, Oliver Robinson 2 / 48, Joshua Tongue 2 / 53, Joe Root 03 catches, Ben Duckett 02 catches.
England in reply, 325 all out – ( 76.2 Overs ) Ben Duckett 98, Harry Brook 50, Zak Crawley 48, Oliver Pope 42, Extras 22 – Zak Crawley / Ben Ducket 91 run opening stand, Ben Duckett / Oliver Pope 97 runs for the 03nd wicket – then lost 03 wickets for the addition of 34 runs – Harry Brook / Benjamin Stokes 57 runs for the 05th wicket – lost the last 06 wickets for the addition of 46 runs – Mitchell Starc 3 / 88, Travis Head 2 / 17, Josh Hazlewood 2 / 71, Alex Carey 02 victims, Steven Smith 02 catches & 327 all out – ( 81.3 Overs ) Skipper Benjamin Stokes 155 ( 9×6, 9×4, 214 balls ), Ben Duckett 83, Extras 17 – Skipper Patrick Cummins 3 / 69, Mitchell Starc 3 / 79, Josh Hazlewood 3 / 80, Alex Carey 04 victims.
Player of the Match : Steven Smith – Australia