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NZ

(81.5 ov) 231 & 355/2

WI

167

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IND

SA

(49.2/50 ov, T:359) 362/6

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Australia vs England, 2nd Test at Brisbane, The Ashes, Dec 04 2025 - Playing XI

Live

2nd Test (D/N), Brisbane, December 04 - 08, 2025, The Ashes

(5.5 ov) 28/2

Day 1 - Session 1: England chose to bat.

Current RR: 4.80

• Min. Ov. Rem: 84.1

	Australia	England
1	Jake Weatherald top-order batter	Zak Crawley top-order batter
2	Travis Head middle-order batter	Ben Duckett top-order batter
3	Marnus Labuschagne top-order batter	Ollie Pope middle-order batter
4	Steven Smith (c) top-order batter	Joe Root top-order batter
5	Cameron Green batting allrounder	Harry Brook middle-order batter
6	Alex Carey † wicketkeeper batter	Ben Stokes (c) allrounder
7	Josh Inglis wicketkeeper batter	Jamie Smith † wicketkeeper batter
8	Michael Neser bowling allrounder	Will Jacks batting allrounder
9	Mitchell Starc bowler	Brydon Carse bowling allrounder
10	Scott Boland bowler	Gus Atkinson bowler
11	Brendan Doggett bowler	Jofra Archer bowler
Bench
12	Nathan Lyon bowler	Jacob Bethell batting allrounder
13	Beau Webster allrounder	Matthew Potts bowler
14	-	Shoaib Bashir bowler
15	-	Josh Tongue bowler
16	-	Mark Wood bowler

Language

English

Match Coverage

Live Report - Pink-ball king Starc strikes two early blows

All the updates, stats, colour and more from the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba

Live Report - Pink-ball king Starc strikes two early blows

England confront the Gabba's realities with Ashes hopes in the balance

Can England's gamblers shelve their instincts to survive the cut and thrust of crucial pink-ball contest?

England confront the Gabba's realities with Ashes hopes in the balance

Selection uncertainty or smokescreen? Focus on Cummins day before Gabba Test

Will Pat Cummins play the Gabba Test? And if he does, will he be captain? And who will he replace - Nathan Lyon or Brendan Doggett?

Selection uncertainty or smokescreen? Focus on Cummins day before Gabba Test

Stokes: Bashir remains 'England's No.1 spinner' despite Brisbane omission

Will play for England Lions in four-day fixture; Wood still in contention for Adelaide despite knee setback

'I'll be wearing them' - Smith commits to anti-glare tape in day-night Test

Smith disagrees with Head and Cummins on batting orders saying "it's nice to have a single role"

'I'll be wearing them' - Smith commits to anti-glare tape in day-night Test

Instant answers to T20 questions

Videos

All Match Videos

Ben Stokes explains Will Jacks decision

Ben Stokes explains Will Jacks decision

Smith reveals messages to Chanderpaul about anti-glare tape

Smith reveals messages to Chanderpaul about anti-glare tape

England hedging their bets on Will Jacks is 'worrying'

England hedging their bets on Will Jacks is 'worrying'