Steve Smith was booed on the course and applauded politely as he left the stumps as he leads Australia with an unbeaten 85
UPDATE – 23 Thu Jun 29 at 12:44am
London: Bat-battered Australia beat England bowlers 339-5 in ideal conditions at Lords Stadium on the first day of Wednesday’s second Ashes Test.
Steve Smith, who was booed as he walked onto the course and applauded politely as he left the stumps, led Australia with an unbeaten 85. Alex Carey also shot 11.
Smith, along with Manus Labuschagne and Travis Hyde, held the stand of the century, opening hitters David Warner and Usman Khawaja after a tough morning and “stop the oil” “The Stand of the Century was erected after disturbance by protesters.
On his Ashes debut, Josh Tongue became the first England bowler to beat an Australian opener since 1968 and the first at Lord’s Stadium since 1884. Another lingering concern for England is third batsman Ollie Pope, who suffered a right shoulder injury in one game. Stopped after lunch and didn’t return to the field. England said he was being treated with ice.
When Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to be dispatched in Australia, he was expected to have at least three wickets at lunch and bat at the end of the day to help England level the series.
The bowlers are in good condition. The pitch was green and the main pitch was covered with clouds all day long. It was not until the start of the game that a light rain made the air moist, which was very suitable for England’s full-speed attack, and the covering on the pitch was removed.
For the second time in 20 years, England are without a specialist spinner or spin bowling all-rounder.
The two top Test wicket scorers at Lord’s, James Anderson and Stuart Broad, made a lot of movement on what appeared to be a slow pitch but were unable to get a wicket, and all day Neither could get a wicket.
Anderson should have had Khawaja out on the first slip, but Joe Root took the chance. Broad was supposed to sack Warner on the 20th — he has sacked Warner 15 times — but Pope dropped a two-handed catch in front of him on a fourth slip.
Warner’s mood lightened when two climate activists ran onto the pitch and tried to sprinkle orange powder on it just five minutes into the game. Neither came close.
England goalkeeper Jonny Bairstow held a man on his hip 50 meters back into the boundary, and another man was surrounded by Stokes and Warner from the pitch and caught by the referee.
A little bit of orange powder that fell in the outfield was quickly vacuumed up. Bairstow changed clothes and play resumed five minutes later. But the tension evaporates, Warner is playful, and his nemesis Brod laughs.
During the lunch, Warner was in England, celebrating his eighth fiftieth birthday. Khawaja is wary. With his bat beaten by Anderson, Broad and Ollie Robinson, he hit 17 in the 73-run stand when, at lunch, his tongue hit Khawaja’s severed limb while the Aussie hit his shoulder. Support him. After lunch on the 66th, both Khawaja and Warner were stunned when Khawaja’s leg stump was hit with a tongue.
Warner broke eight boundaries to set a record 1,999 games in Ashes history. Both opening hitters were beaten for speed and swing. Tongue at least 5 mph (8 km/h) faster than his companions.
Labuschagne and Smith combined for 102 points, a stark response to the 35 they shared at Edgbaston last week. Australia captain Pat Cummins was expecting a big comeback from his two top batsmen, and they came close to five.
Both batsmen turned over their legs before the decision against them, but Labuschagne was bowled for 47 by Robinson after a test of their ninth century.
In the last 10 Tests at Lord’s Field, the team to bat first has been out with under 200. Australia are just three strokes behind on 200.
Hyde, like Smith, needed just 64 balls and 14 boundaries to outrun Smith, who was on 72 balls. Hyde was vulnerable to short balls at the start of the innings but England did not challenge him and his 50 off 48 balls was the third fastest in the league. Australians in Lord.
Hyde, who struck 77 off 73 balls, was stumped when he threw a punch at Root. Cameron Green was the only Australian to concede a wicket, cutting to Root and out the ducks in the same over.
Carey joins Smith, who ran 9,000 points, becoming the fourth Australian after Allen Bird, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. But Smith is moving into the 32nd century.
