Sunday, July 19, 2015

Ashes Series 2015 : England v Australia : 2nd Test - 4th Day - Australia Won by 405 Runs

2nd Test Winning Team Australia 
Australia thrashed England by 405 runs to win the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Sunday and level the five-match series at 1-1. (Scorecard)

Australia won by 405 runs

Test debut - PM Nevill (Australia)
Player of the match - SPD Smith (Australia)

Australia 566/8d & 254/2d
England 312 & 103 (37.0 ov)

Australia's victory was only the ninth time in the 138-year history of Test cricket that a side had won by more than 400 runs.
Australia Ashes Team 
This was the second time in the series a team had won with more than a day to spare after England's 169-run victory in the first Test in Cardiff last week.

2nd Ashes Test Scoreboard 2015 
The Ashes campaign continues with the third Test at Birmingham's Edgbaston ground starting on July 29.

Toss - Australia, who chose to bat
Player of the match - SPD Smith (Australia)
Umpires - HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and M Erasmus (South Africa)
TV umpire - CB Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Match referee - RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire - AG Wharf

Close of play
Thu, 16 Jul - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 337/1 (CJL Rogers 158*, SPD Smith 129*, 90 ov)
Fri, 17 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 85/4 (AN Cook 21*, BA Stokes 38*, 29 ov)
Sat, 18 Jul - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 108/0 (CJL Rogers 44*, DA Warner 60*, 26 ov)
Sun, 19 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 103 (37 ov) - end of match

Source- BBC / ESPNcricinfo / NDTV / Yahoo / Dailymail

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