Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Adelaide, Dec 02 2017 - Match Highlights

RESULT

2nd Test (D/N), Adelaide, December 02 - 06, 2017, England tour of Australia and New Zealand

442/8d & 138

(T:354) 227 & 233

Australia won by 120 runs

Player Of The Match

, AUS

126*

Should England shake things up for Perth?

Should England shake things up for Perth?

Swann: The batting monkey is growing on Root's back

Swann: The batting monkey is growing on Root's back

'I had to have a sleeping pill last night' - Smith

'I had to have a sleeping pill last night' - Smith

'We want to perform for our fans' - Root

'We want to perform for our fans' - Root

'Lyon is the one bowler who doesn't need the lights to make him more dangerous'

'Lyon is the one bowler who doesn't need the lights to make him more dangerous'

'Lyon could sing Bohemian Rhapsody standing on his head at the moment'

'Lyon could sing Bohemian Rhapsody standing on his head at the moment'

Brettig: 'Australia's selectors will feel vindicated after Marsh criticism'

Brettig: 'Australia's selectors will feel vindicated after Marsh criticism'

Marsh and Paine give Australia the upper hand

Marsh and Paine give Australia the upper hand

Outtakes: Who is the England captain?

Outtakes: Who is the England captain?

The colour of the first day-night Ashes Test

The colour of the first day-night Ashes Test

Taking cricket to new heights in Adelaide

Taking cricket to new heights in Adelaide

WATCH - Root, Smith revisit headbutt laughs

WATCH - Root, Smith revisit headbutt laughs

We played the game in good spirit - Smith

We played the game in good spirit - Smith

The cricket should be the main focus - Root

The cricket should be the main focus - Root

Match Coverage

Being obliterated abroad: it's an English tradition

Also, Moeen Ali won't be England's saviour. You heard it here first

Being obliterated abroad: it's an English tradition

Spectre of the whitewash will test Root's belief

The Ashes currently seem a distant prize for England after they went 2-0 down but the captain believes the team are in a better state than they were four years ago

Spectre of the whitewash will test Root's belief

Hazlewood steps up in shades of McGrath

Josh Hazlewood has not been at his best in this series, but his pinpoint onslaught on the fifth day at Adelaide effectively sealed the Test

Hazlewood steps up in shades of McGrath

Smith needed sleeping pill ahead of final-day showdown

Steven Smith was nervous enough about Australia's chances of closing out a 2-0 Ashes series lead that he popped a sleeping pill the night before day five in Adelaide

Smith needed sleeping pill ahead of final-day showdown

Have your say: What was your favourite moment from the Adelaide Test?

The second Test swung back and forth multiple times, before Australia made sure of victory on the fifth morning

Have your say: What was your favourite moment from the Adelaide Test?

Instant answers to T20 questions

England Innings

Player Name		R	B
AN Cook	lbw	16	66
MD Stoneman	caught	36	65
JM Vince	caught	15	39
JE Root	caught	67	123
DJ Malan	bowled	29	80
CR Woakes	caught	5	10
MM Ali	lbw	2	20
JM Bairstow	bowled	36	57
C Overton	lbw	7	34
SCJ Broad	caught	8	12
JM Anderson	not out	0	0
Extras	(b 7, lb 5)
Total	233(10 wkts; 84.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	53	Alastair Cook	Mark Stoneman
2nd	1	Mark Stoneman	James Vince
3rd	37	James Vince	Joe Root
4th	78	Dawid Malan	Joe Root
5th	7	Chris Woakes	Joe Root
6th	1	Moeen Ali	Joe Root
7th	11	Moeen Ali	Jonny Bairstow
8th	18	Jonny Bairstow	Craig Overton
9th	18	Stuart Broad	Jonny Bairstow
10th	9	James Anderson	Jonny Bairstow

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