The Ashes: Live coverage of Day 2 of the second Test between Australia and England at the Gabba

Archer is warmed up, it seems, and bowling in the 140’s now.

Head leaves and fends away as England make it three maidens on the bounce.

Atkinson from the other end to Weatherald.

He’s on the money first up, drawing an LBW shout, but it’s maybe pitching outside and always going over.

Tight leave from Weatherald as the angle takes it across before shaping back in.

Goes to cut, but wisely opts to withdraw the stroke. Another maiden

Jofra Archer with the new pink ball with Head on strike.

First ball is well down leg and left alone as was the second.

Goes way too wide outside off and then another down leg.

Finally gets one on the stumps after coming around the wicket as Head defends.

Head whips the last off his pads but can only find the fielder.

Archer operating in the mid 130’s throughout.

Maiden

Australia will be happy to wrap that up quickly, though, from having England 9-264 they will be disappointed it got away from them.

Still, take nothing away from Root, who finally ended his Australian curse with a supreme knock that could set him up from the series.

Now we’ll see how England fair with the ball as Travis Head hopes to pick up where he left off in Perth.

Doggett continues his short ball palan that has brought no rewards this Test.

Root gets another single.

WHAT A CATCH. MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE TAKES A SCREAMER!

Short ball Archer pulls in the air and Marnus dives across to take it one-handed and finally end England’s innings.

A great catch, and Root is left unbeaten on 138

What an innings and a fine knock from Archer as well to make his highest Test score of 38.

Starc bowls to Archer who defends the first.

FOUR! Floated up and Archer crashes it through cover-point with a glorious stroke.

Almost gone next ball as he tries to repeat the shot, but it bounces past the edge.

Defends and leaves the rest

Joe Root on strike, Brendand Doggett with the ball.

Starts short as Root pulls to midwicket.

First runs of the morning as he pulls a single to fine leg.

Archer gets his first runs with a pull off the hip.

Root gets another single fine as Archer no look pulls to keep the strike.

ENG 9-328

The WA quick is bowling for Australia A against the England Lions with the match getting underway this morning.

After a wicketless new ball spell, he returned to bowl James Rew and Ben Kellaway to have figures of 2-25 off eight overs.

The Lions are currently 127-7 with Test hopeful Jacob Bethell failing again out for 19 to spinner Todd Murphy.

Beyond wanting to finally remove this final pair the next six overs could have other ramifications for Australia.

Their overrate was atrocious on day one, getting through just 74 overs.

Beyond fines, teams also face World Test Championship penalty points, which could be key to making the final.

However if Australia bowl England out in under 80 overs they are not subject to those penalties.

Other than leaving Nathan Lyon out the other big call was Australia resisting the urge to bring in Pat Cummins.

It’s now emerged coach Andrew McDonald wanted to pick the captain but was overruled.

“Interestingly, we believe that Andrew McDonald the coach was keen for Pat to play, but he was overruled,” Tom Decent wrote in the Sydney morning Herald.

“They would have loved to of had him last night, but I’d be stunned if he wasn’t there in Adelaide.”

“Ultimately they decided late in the piece (that he wouldn’t play in Brisbane), they asked a few questions around it.”