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Ashes 2017/18, 2nd Test: Hits and misses

1st Test - Australia v South Africa: Day 2
Shaun Marsh was one of the highlights of the day

Australia skipper Steven Smith was being criticised for not enforcing a follow-on when England were dismissed for 227 in the first innings, but it turned out to be a wise decision as Australia made it 2-0 by winning the Pink Ball Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Needing 354 to win in the final innings, the touring party made a lot of mistakes as the hosts' pacers cleaned up England's middle and lower order early on Day 5, to win the second Test by 120 runs.

Mitchell Starc was the destroyer-in-chief destroyer with 5/88 and he got excellent support from Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon.

However, it was Hazlewood who caused the maximum damage on the final morning by getting rid of dangerous Joe Root for 67.

Before the Ashes action moves to Perth, let's have a look at the hits and misses from the second Test.


Hit: Shaun Marsh

Joe Root invited Australia to bat first at the at the Adelaide Oval, and none of the hosts' top-order batsmen could convert their 40s and 50s into a big hundred to lay a solid foundation for a first innings lead.

Shaun Marsh, who scored a fifty at the Gabba last week, rose to the occasion and continued his fine run of form, bringing up a magnificent century on day two as Australia surged into a comfortable position.

Marsh, whose ton proved to be the differentiator between the two teams, remained unbeaten on 126 as Australia declared their innings on 442/8.

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