Ashes, 4th Test, Day 2 Live Updates: After a rain-hit opening day, Australian batters Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja stitched together a frustrating partnership before England got rid of Smith and Cameron Green in the second session on the second day on the fourth Ashes Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.
The Ashes, 4th Test, Day 2 Live Updates: After a rain-hit opening day, Australian batters Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja stitched together a frustrating partnership before England got rid of Smith in the second session on the second day on the fourth Ashes Test at Sydney Cricket Ground. Smith played a majestic knock of 67 runs before Stuart Broad got the breakthrough while Khawaja completed a fine half-century. Broad continued to torment the home side as Cameron Green was also dismissed cheaply. Australia ended Day 1 at 126/3 with David Warner, Marcus Harris and Marnus Labuschagne all getting dismissed on the opening day. At the time of stumps, Steven Smith was batting along with Usman Khawaja, who is playing his first match of the ongoing series. Khawaja was added to the Australia squad after middle-order batter Travis Head returned positive for COVID-19 last week. This is also Khawaja’s first international match since the 2019 Ashes in England. For the visitors, Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Mark Wood picked one wicket each on Day 1. Australia have already taken a 3-0 lead in the five-match series. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Playing XIs
Australia XI: Marcus Harris, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
England XI: Haseeb Hameed, Zak Crawley, Dawid Malan, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (wk), Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson