Australia vs England 2nd Test Match Prediction: Ben Stokes’ England arrived in Australia with the aim of winning their first Ashes series away from home since 2010/11. And after the first day in Perth, it felt that their ambition could come to fruition.
However, Travis Head stunned the Bazballers with a Bazballing knock, blasting a 69-ball century to make the fourth-innings run chase of 205 a breeze. Before Head ransacked the England pacers, Mitchell Starc had taken 10 wickets for the first time in an Ashes Test as the visiting batters found the left-arm speedster extremely challenging to face.
Things could get even tougher for the batsmen, as the second Test will be a day-night Test match to be played with the pink ball at the Gabba in Brisbane.
Australia vs England head-to-head record in Test cricket:
In the 362 England vs Australia Test matches, Australia clinched victories in 153 Tests, and England won 112 Test matches. 97 Tests between these two nations have ended in draws.
Australia vs England Test record:
- Matches played: 362
- Australia won: 153
- England won: 112
- Tied: 0
- Draw: 97
Australia vs England 2nd Test Ashes date and time:
- Date: December 4, Thursday
- Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane
- Time: 09:30 AM IST/04:00 AM GMT/02:00 AM AEST
Australia vs England 2nd Test Ashes team news:
It has become a difficult task for everyone to predict the exact line-ups of the two teams for the Gabba Test.
England will definitely make at least one change: Mark Wood will be rested from the second Ashes Test as he recovers from his knee injury. England have three options to replace Wood.
A like-for-like replacement would be a pacer: Josh Tongue, in that case, is likely to pip over Matthew Potts. The other options are spinner Shoaib Bashir and all-rounder Will Jacks. All three have different characteristics and have their own merits in England’s XI.
Meanwhile, Australia will be deliberating whether to retain Travis Head as opener after his ballistic century as a makeshift opener in Perth, where Usman Khawaja didn’t open in both of Australia’s innings after walking off with back spasms.
Although Khawaja is part of the 14-man squad for the Brisbane Test, his form and fitness are under a cloud. If Australia decide to continue with Head as opener, Khawaja could either have a slot in the middle order or would be replaced—Josh Inglis has been in a healthy nick with the bat, while Beau Webster is the in-form all-rounder.
For the unversed, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood will miss the Brisbane Test as well.
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Australia vs England 2nd Test Predicted Playing 11:
Australia predicted XI:
Usman Khawaja/Josh Inglis/Beau Webster, Jake Weatherald, Steven Smith (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green, Brendan Doggett, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
England predicted XI:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith (wk), Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue/Shoaib Bashir/Will Jacks
Australia vs England pitch report of the 2nd Test at the Gabba, Brisbane:
In the three day/night Test matches played at the Gabba, Brisbane, five completed innings have ended for scores under 210. The only two scores beyond 400 in this fixture happened in 2016, in the first pink-ball Test in Brisbane.
In the last two day-night Tests at the Gabba, the batsmen have averaged 24. In these two Tests, pacers averaged 21.75 and spinners almost 32. Fast bowlers are once again expected to dominate the Tests, while the best batting conditions in such contests are during the second session of the day.
Australia vs England 2nd Test Match Toss Prediction:
Australia is predicted to win the toss.
AUS vs ENG 2nd Test Match Prediction Most Runs:
Steve Smith is predicted to score the most runs.
AUS vs ENG 2nd Test Match Prediction Most Wickets:
Mitchell Starc is predicted to take the most wickets.
Australia vs England 2nd Test Match Prediction Player of the Match:
Steve Smith is predicted to be the Player of the Match.
Ashes 2nd Test Match: 3 players to watch out for in the 2nd Test
The 3 players to watch out for in the Australia vs England 2nd Test match are Travis Head, Jofra Archer, and Scott Boland.
Australia vs England Todays Match Prediction: Who will win the 2nd Test?
For the Australia vs England 2nd Test Match prediction, we predict that Australia will beat England in Brisbane.
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