The Australia vs England, 2nd Ashes Test will be played at the Adelaide Oval.

LIVE SCORES -  Australia vs England, 2nd Ashes Test

Australia brushed aside England by 9 wickets in the first Ashes Test match, not only taking a lead in the series, but a massive psychological edge as well.

Travis Head is the top run-scorer for Australia with 152 runs at a strike rate of 102. He has struck 14 fours and 4 sixes.

David Warner has also made 94 runs at a strike rate of 53.

Pat Cummins has been the best bowler for Australia and has picked up 17 wickets while bowling at an average of 12 and an economy rate of 2.68.

Past the landmark of 400 Test wickets, Nathan Lyon has also picked up 4 wickets at an average of 28.

Joe Root is the top run-scorer for England with 89 runs at a strike rate of 51. He has struck 10 fours.

Dawid Malan has also made 88 runs at a strike rate of 43.

Ollie Robinson has been the best bowler for England and has picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 2.73.

Mark Wood has also picked up 3 wickets at an average of 29.

Squads

Australia - Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith (vc), Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner

England - Joe Root (c), Jos Buttler (vc, wk), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Dom Bess, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Zak Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Australia

Who will win? – Australia

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Joe Root (England), Steve Smith (Australia)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Stuart Broad (England), Pat Cummins (Australia)

Most Sixes – Jos Buttler (England), David Warner (Australia)

Man of the Match –  Pat Cummins

Team Scores Batting first – England 280+, Australia 340+

 Match Handicap Australia

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