Australia overcame another epic solo effort from England captain Ben Stokes to win the second Ashes Test by 43 points
Release date – Sunday, July 23 at 10:40pm
London: Australia won the second Ashes Test by 43 points in another epic single from England captain Ben Stokes and won the A game was played on the final day of Sunday.
Stokes appeared to be on course for a stunning 155 for England from imminent defeat in yet another thrilling fourth-inning chase in the 2019 Ashes Test at Headingley. Echoing the unforgettable century.
He again turned hope into anticipation of a sold-out crowd and helped reduce Lord’s Church’s never-reached goal of 371 to 70.
He then went away, headed the short ball from behind Josh Hazlewood to goalkeeper Alex Carey. Lord Fever fell silent until the crowd rose to applaud Stokes.
He was the seventh man, and the tail wagged for another hour. England went all out for 327 and congratulated Australia on their way to the booth after the winner was booed from the sidelines.
Australia lead 2-0 in the series and the defending champions are looking to secure their first Ashes series win in England since 2001 at Headingley in the third Test starting on Thursday.
England’s chances of regaining the title are slim. Only one team has come back from a 2-0 deficit in the Ashes and that was Don Bradman in 1937.
The game wasn’t as epic as last week’s first Test at Edgbaston, five days of thrilling action, but the final day at Lord’s Stadium will live on in the Ashes’ infamy as Stoke Smith glorified his legend while the Australian was relentlessly booed and blamed. The crowd chanted cheating.
Marylebone Cricket Club even apologized to tourists after some of their members treated and abused Australians in the hallowed long room at lunch.
Half an hour before lunch, an otherwise peaceful chase broke out when Jonny Bairstow got stuck.
Bairstow dodged Cameron Green’s bodyguard, who neither checked the fate of the ball nor held his ground. Instead, he left his crease to talk to Stokes and goalkeeper Alex Carey just flicked the ball into his stumps and the Australian celebrated.
Belstow was so confused that the referee called for a ruling from a third referee, who said without hesitation that he was stumped by 10 points at 193-6. England’s tail was exposed and 178 more points were needed.
Despite Bairstow’s brain atrophy, Stokes took his anger out on the field referee, with most of the Lord team blaming the Australian in chants. One of them was, “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, cheat, cheat, cheat.” As the prim Lords entered the Colosseum, Stokes, the last recognized batsman, switched to beast mode.
He initially vented his anger on Green. Green followed with 14 points, including three Stokes fouls. Green followed with 24 points, including three straight Stokes sixes. The last player hits 100 of 142 balls. Stokes rose to 100 with 16 balls from 62 when Bairstow left. It was his 13th Test century.
He has a similar fighter in the foxhole, Stuart Broad, who panders to crowds by ostentatiously putting the bat behind the crease. Broad walked off to lunch, berating Carey and Pat Cummins, and boos from Australia rained down.
The second ball after lunch was played long by Stokes. But on the same possession that Hazlewood threw, Stokes, No. 114, was knocked down by Steve Smith deep in the backfield. The crowd cheered when Carey couldn’t keep his chance at 115.
Broad took body blows from Cummins and Mitchell Stark and did what was necessary to provide Stokes offense.
Stokes beat Australia with nine sixes, one of which was a one-handed fine leg and nine boundaries that had the crowd cheering.
He scored 86 runs from 93 balls in their 100 defenses. But he collapsed shortly after.
Australia knocked out England for 327 runs in 81.3 overs as spinner Nathan Lyon was injured. Seamus Stark, Cummins and Hazlewood took three wickets each, while Stark was Australia’s only substitution after Edgbaston, leading the game by six .
Hazlewood took his first wicket of the day when opener Ben Duckett was 83 behind. He also got Duckett with a 98 in the first inning. Duckett was thrilled after hitting 132 with Stokes (a team England are so reliant on).
Then Bairstow came into office, and his dismissal angered Stokes.
