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Australia vs England Scorecard, 2nd Test
Australia won by 8 wickets
England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Thu, 4 Dec, 09:30 IST
- Venue
- The Gabba
- Data checked
- 05:53:47 IST
Match summary
Australia won by 8 wickets.
2nd Test · Ashes Series · The Gabba · 4 Dec 2025
England won the toss and elected to bat.
England, 1st innings: 334 (76.2 ov)
Top score: Joe Root, 138 not out off 206 balls
Best bowling: Mitchell Starc, 6 for 75 in 20 overs
Australia, 1st innings: 511 (117.3 ov)
Top score: Mitchell Starc, 77 off 141 balls
Best bowling: Brydon Carse, 4 for 152 in 29 overs
England, 2nd innings: 241 (75.2 ov)
Top score: Ben Stokes, 50 off 152 balls
Best bowling: Michael Neser, 5 for 42 in 16.2 overs
Australia, 2nd innings: 69/2 (10 ov)
Top score: Steven Smith, 23 not out off 9 balls
Best bowling: Gus Atkinson, 2 for 37 in 5 overs
Player of the match: Mitchell Starc (Australia)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
England 1st innings334 (76.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleyc Carey b Neser | 76 | 93 | 81.7 | ||
| Ben Duckettc Labuschagne b Starc | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Ollie Popeb Starc | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Joe Rootnot out | 138 | 206 | 67.0 | ||
| Harry Brookc Smith b Starc | 31 | 33 | 93.9 | ||
| Ben Stokesrun out (Inglis) | 19 | 49 | 38.8 | ||
| Jamie Smithb Boland | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Will Jacksc Smith b Starc | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | ||
| Gus Atkinsonc Carey b Starc | 4 | 3 | 133.3 | ||
| Brydon Carsec Carey b Starc | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Jofra Archerc Labuschagne b Doggett | 38 | 36 | 105.6 | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 3, nb 1, b 4, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 334 (76.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
5-1 (Ben Duckett, 0.6 ov) · 5-2 (Ollie Pope, 2.3 ov) · 122-3 (Zak Crawley, 27.5 ov) · 176-4 (Harry Brook, 39.2 ov) · 210-5 (Ben Stokes, 54.6 ov) · 211-6 (Jamie Smith, 55.3 ov) · 251-7 (Will Jacks, 64.5 ov) · 264-8 (Gus Atkinson, 66.2 ov) · 264-9 (Brydon Carse, 66.4 ov) · 334-10 (Jofra Archer, 76.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 20 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 3.75 | ||
| Michael Neser | 14 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 3.07 | ||
| Scott Boland | 19 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 4.58 | ||
| Brendan Doggett | 15.2 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 5.28 | ||
| Cameron Green | 8 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 5.38 |
Australia 1st innings511 (117.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headc Atkinson b Carse | 33 | 43 | 76.7 | ||
| Jake Weatheraldlbw b Archer | 72 | 78 | 92.3 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagnec Smith b Stokes | 65 | 78 | 83.3 | ||
| Steven Smithc Jacks b Carse | 61 | 85 | 71.8 | ||
| Cameron Greenb Carse | 45 | 57 | 78.9 | ||
| Alex Careyc Smith b Atkinson | 63 | 69 | 91.3 | ||
| Josh Inglisb Stokes | 23 | 25 | 92.0 | ||
| Michael Neserc Smith b Stokes | 16 | 41 | 39.0 | ||
| Mitchell Starcc Stokes b Carse | 77 | 141 | 54.6 | ||
| Scott Bolandnot out | 21 | 72 | 29.2 | ||
| Brendan Doggettc Brook b Jacks | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | ||
| Extras | 22 (w 6, nb 5, b 4, lb 7) | ||||
| Total | 511 (117.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
77-1 (Travis Head, 13.1 ov) · 146-2 (Jake Weatherald, 25.5 ov) · 196-3 (Marnus Labuschagne, 37.1 ov) · 291-4 (Cameron Green, 56.1 ov) · 292-5 (Steven Smith, 56.4 ov) · 329-6 (Josh Inglis, 63.5 ov) · 383-7 (Michael Neser, 75.6 ov) · 416-8 (Alex Carey, 82.6 ov) · 491-9 (Mitchell Starc, 110.2 ov) · 511-10 (Brendan Doggett, 117.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 25 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 3.48 | ||
| Gus Atkinson | 28 | 6 | 114 | 1 | 4.07 | ||
| Brydon Carse | 29 | 3 | 152 | 4 | 5.24 | ||
| Ben Stokes | 24 | 0 | 113 | 3 | 4.71 | ||
| Will Jacks | 11.3 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 2.96 |
England 2nd innings241 (75.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleyc & b Neser | 44 | 59 | 74.6 | ||
| Ben Duckettb Boland | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | ||
| Ollie Popec & b Neser | 26 | 32 | 81.3 | ||
| Joe Rootc Carey b Starc | 15 | 36 | 41.7 | ||
| Harry Brookc Carey b Boland | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | ||
| Ben Stokesc Carey b Neser | 50 | 152 | 32.9 | ||
| Jamie Smithc Carey b Starc | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | ||
| Will Jacksc Smith b Neser | 41 | 92 | 44.6 | ||
| Gus Atkinsonc Smith b Doggett | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | ||
| Brydon Carsec Smith b Neser | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | ||
| Jofra Archernot out | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | ||
| Extras | 16 (w 2, nb 1, b 8, lb 5) | ||||
| Total | 241 (75.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
48-1 (Ben Duckett, 7.4 ov) · 90-2 (Ollie Pope, 17.1 ov) · 97-3 (Zak Crawley, 21.2 ov) · 121-4 (Joe Root, 26.3 ov) · 123-5 (Harry Brook, 29.3 ov) · 128-6 (Jamie Smith, 32.3 ov) · 224-7 (Will Jacks, 69.1 ov) · 227-8 (Ben Stokes, 71.5 ov) · 231-9 (Gus Atkinson, 72.3 ov) · 241-10 (Brydon Carse, 75.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 18 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 3.56 | ||
| Michael Neser | 16.2 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2.57 | ||
| Brendan Doggett | 17 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 3.29 | ||
| Scott Boland | 17 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 2.76 | ||
| Cameron Green | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | ||
| Travis Head | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Australia 2nd innings69/2 (10 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Headb Atkinson | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | ||
| Jake Weatheraldnot out | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagnec Smith b Atkinson | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | ||
| Steven Smithnot out | 23 | 9 | 255.6 | ||
| Extras | 4 (w 0, nb 0, b 4, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 69/2 (10 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
37-1 (Travis Head, 5.5 ov) · 41-2 (Marnus Labuschagne, 7.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jofra Archer | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | ||
| Gus Atkinson | 5 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 7.40 |
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The ground: The Gabba
FairPlay holds 6 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at The Gabba, Brisbane, with a median first-innings score of 260.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 40% and the toss winner won 40%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 50% of the time.
Highest total: 511/10 by Australia on 4 Dec 2025.
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