Australia vs England, 2nd Test, The Ashes, 2025

The Ashes
Finished
, December 04, 2025
Australia
AUS
511/10 (117.3) & 69/2 (10)
England
ENG
334/10 (76.2) & 241/10 (75.2)
AUS won by 8 wickets
England 1st InningENG 1st Inning334/10 (76.2 ov)
Australia 1st InningAUS 1st Inning511/10 (117.3 ov)
England 2nd InningENG 2nd Inning241/10 (75.2 ov)
Australia 2nd InningAUS 2nd Inning69/2 (10 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
Jofra Archer to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes back, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4b
0.2
Jofra Archer to Travis Head, 4 bye, Bye !! inswinger, back of length, on the leg stump, Travis Head goes forward, tries to swat it, but the ball sails past the batter, eluding the keeper, batter sneaks 4 runs off bye.
0
0.3
Jofra Archer to Travis Head, no run, Dot Ball !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, and Travis Head hangs on and tries to hit flick shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
1
0.4
Jofra Archer to Travis Head, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays push, towards the short cover for 1 run.
0
0.5
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jofra Archer sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Jake Weatherald goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
1
0.6
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Jake Weatherald goes forward to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
End of over 1 (6 runs)
Jake Weatherald 1 (2)
Travis Head 1 (4)
Australia 6/0
Jofra Archer 1-0-2-0
3
1.1
Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, 3 runs, Jake Weatherald goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 3 runs.
0
1.2
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
2
1.3
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, 2 runs, Travis Head goes back and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
4
1.4
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump. Travis Head hangs in the crease, hits punch in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
1.5
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
1.6
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease, trying to hit uppercut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
End of over 2 (9 runs)
Travis Head 7 (9)
Jake Weatherald 4 (3)
Australia 15/0
Gus Atkinson 1-0-9-0
Jofra Archer 1-0-2-0
0
2.1
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the leg stump, Jofra Archer sends down a delivery outside the leg stump, and Jake Weatherald goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
4
2.2
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps. Jake Weatherald hangs in the crease and tries defensive shot, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
2.3
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
0
2.4
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards slip, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
2.5
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Jake Weatherald goes forward and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
2.6
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, Jake Weatherald goes forward, tucks pull toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
End of over 3 (4 runs)
Jake Weatherald 8 (9)
Travis Head 7 (9)
Australia 19/0
Jofra Archer 2-0-6-0
Gus Atkinson 1-0-9-0
0
3.1
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head goes forward and slash drive towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
6
3.2
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, Six, Six !! With a brilliant inswinger on the stumps, Travis Head goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular flick shot to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
4
3.3
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump. Travis Head goes back, hits punch in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
3.4
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
0
3.5
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease, tucks drive toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
0
3.6
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
End of over 4 (10 runs)
Travis Head 17 (15)
Jake Weatherald 8 (9)
Australia 29/0
Gus Atkinson 2-0-19-0
Jofra Archer 2-0-6-0
1
4.1
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, An accurately pitched inswinger on the off stump, Jake Weatherald goes forward to make a confident defensive shot, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
0
4.2
Jofra Archer to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
1
4.3
Jofra Archer to Travis Head, 1 run, Travis Head goes back to take inswinger of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.
0
4.4
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald hangs in the crease, trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
1
4.5
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, Jake Weatherald goes forward to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
1
4.6
Jofra Archer to Travis Head, 1 run, Travis Head goes back and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a short length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 5 (4 runs)
Travis Head 19 (18)
Jake Weatherald 10 (12)
Australia 33/0
Jofra Archer 3-0-10-0
Gus Atkinson 2-0-19-0
2
5.1
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, 2 runs, Travis Head goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.
1
5.2
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, 1 run, Travis Head hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.
1
5.3
Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, inswinger, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays defensive shot, towards the third man for 1 run.
0
5.4
Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease and tucks push toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
w
5.5
Travis Head b G Atkinson 22 (22) Gus Atkinson to Travis Head, no run, b G Atkinson, Bowled out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Travis Head hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
1
5.6
Gus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne goes forward to take inswinger of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards square leg for 1 run.
End of over 6 (5 runs)
Marnus Labuschagne 1 (1)
Jake Weatherald 11 (13)
Australia 38/1
Gus Atkinson 3-0-24-1
Jofra Archer 3-0-10-0
1
6.1
Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an outswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at point for 1 run.
0
6.2
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
6.3
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, Jake Weatherald goes forward to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident defensive shot that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.
1
6.4
Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease to take outswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 1 run.
0
6.5
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Jake Weatherald goes forward and strives to hit flick shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
0
6.6
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
End of over 7 (3 runs)
Jake Weatherald 12 (17)
Marnus Labuschagne 3 (3)
Australia 41/1
Jofra Archer 4-0-13-0
Gus Atkinson 3-0-24-1
0
7.1
Gus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
7.2
Gus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Gus Atkinson sends down a sharp delivery, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
w
7.3
Marnus Labuschagne c JL Smith b G Atkinson 3 (6) Gus Atkinson to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, c JL Smith b G Atkinson, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Marnus Labuschagne hangs in the crease and takes a big risk by attempting defensive shot towards slip, edged!! and flies straight to Jamie Smith, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Marnus Labuschagne.
1
7.4
Gus Atkinson to Steven Smith, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Steven Smith goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards deep point for 1 run.
0
7.5
Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Gus Atkinson sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Jake Weatherald goes forward and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
7.6
Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald goes forward and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
End of over 8 (1 runs)
Jake Weatherald 12 (19)
Steven Smith 1 (1)
Australia 42/2
Gus Atkinson 4-0-25-2
Jofra Archer 4-0-13-0
4
8.1
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Steven Smith goes back, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
8.2
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, no run, Dot Ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, and Steven Smith hangs on and tries to hit uppercut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
4
8.3
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Steven Smith goes back and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
6
8.4
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Steven Smith goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep fine leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
1
8.5
Jofra Archer to Steven Smith, 1 run, Steven Smith goes back to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
0
8.6
Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
End of over 9 (15 runs)
Jake Weatherald 12 (20)
Steven Smith 16 (6)
Australia 57/2
Jofra Archer 5-0-28-0
Gus Atkinson 4-0-25-2
0
9.1
Gus Atkinson to Steven Smith, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes back, plays defensive shot to the mid off.
1
9.2
Gus Atkinson to Steven Smith, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays defensive shot, towards the short mid wicket for 1 run.
4
9.3
Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump. Jake Weatherald goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
9.4
Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Jake Weatherald goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
9.5
Gus Atkinson to Jake Weatherald, 1 run, Jake Weatherald goes forward and plays a well-timed drive off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
6
9.6
Gus Atkinson to Steven Smith, Six, Six !! What a delivery! bouncer lands right on the off stump, Steven Smith hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 10 (12 runs)
Steven Smith 23 (9)
Jake Weatherald 17 (23)
Australia 69/2
Gus Atkinson 5-0-37-2
Jofra Archer 5-0-28-0
Match Details
Date
2025-12-04 09:30 AM
Venue
The Gabba, Brisbane
Toss
England elected to bat
Umpires
  • Adrian Holdstock
  • Sharfuddoula
Tv Umpires
  • Nitin Menon
Match Referee
  • Ranjan Madugalle