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AUSTRALIA 570/9d (158 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Clarke148 (245)
- Brad Haddin118 (177)
- Stuart Broad3/98 (30)
- Ben Stokes2/70 (18)
ENGLAND 172 (68.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ian Bell*72 (106)
- Michael Carberry60 (144)
- Mitchell Johnson7/40 (17.2)
- Shane Watson1/0 (3)
AUSTRALIA 132/3d (39 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- David Warner*83 (117)
- Steven Smith*23 (54)
- James Anderson2/19 (7)
- Monty Panesar1/41 (10)
ENGLAND 312 (101.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Matt Prior69 (102)
- Joe Root87 (194)
- Ryan Harris3/54 (19.4)
- Peter Siddle4/57 (19)
Scorer: Gopi Rangarajan | Commentator: Alex Winter
A rather quick end to the second Test with Australia taking a commanding 2-0 lead. Read all about it with David Hopps and stick around because we'll have the best analysis and reaction from Adelaide shortly with George Dobell, Jarrod Kimber and Daniel Brettig. But from Brydon Coverdale and myself, Alex Winter, thanks for joining us for these past five days and we'll see you in Perth. I'll leave you with this stat - England have never come back from 2-0 down to win an Ashes series.
Here's the Presentation with Mark Nicholas smiling cheerily as only a well-paid anchorman can. Michael Clarke is the winning skipper: "I closed the curtains quickly this morning, the last thing we wanted was rain but thank God for the weather. The follow-on wasn't that tough of a decision because I wanted our bowlers to have a rest. The tough one was not letting David Warner get a hundred but he was more than happy to stand aside of for the team.
"Our catching has improved over a number of year and we have the best throwing coach in the world. The most pleasing thing is finally getting the results our efforts have deserved in the last few months but we've still got a lot of hard work to do to get back to No. 1 in the world and that's our goal."
Alastair Cook is pretty glum again: "On that first day we had an opportunity but we let our chances go with some dropped catches. You don't get too many chances on good wickets and that was the main difference between the sides. We need to look at ourselves and comes back strong.
"We've got to work against Johnson. We have too look at our techniques. One high point is that Root came through the test at No. 3 very well and showed a lot of fight. You've got to work as hard as you can and that's the only thing we can do. It's only us that can make the difference."
Mitchell Johnson is the Man of the Match. "It's a special feeling to be able to back up Brisbane with here. Out bowling attack has been outstanding and I was really excited to be back with them here. The Mo will stay for the rest of the series and I'm still trying to raise 50,000 dollars."
For England well, blown again away with the bat doesn't quite tell the whole story because the top order didn't crumble to Johnson and Carberry, Root and Pietersen showed how it should be done. But it wasn't nearly enough and they far too often squandered opportunities. This was an excellent batting surface and they failed for a second Test in a row. The other big negative was their fielding. Three dropped catches on day one cost them the chance to put Australia under pressure and had they only conceded a lead of 150 on first-innings, things could have turned out differently. They have a lot of soul-searching to do before Perth. Lesson One, put the hook shot in the locker.
It's been a second crushing win for Australia and again this came from
an opening day where the game was in the balance. They were given a few lives with some dropped catches but then capitalised to the full with hundreds from Michael Clarke - again - and Brad Haddin. From there, weight of runs proved too much and the Aussies' big gun, Mitchell Johnson, again roared in to destroy England in the first innings. That was pretty much enough to win the match and a professional job in the preceding two days has closed out victory.
And that's your lot, hasn't taken long today at all for Australia to take the
four wickets they needed. England bashed a few more, Matt Prior going to a badly-needed half century, but never looked even close to getting stuck in and taking this game deep into day five. Australia have won by 218 runs and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes. They are one win away from regaining the Urn.
MS Panesar c Rogers b Harris 0 (13m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
END OF OVER:101 | 8 Runs | ENG: 312/9
- James Anderson13 (14b)
- Monty Panesar0 (3b)
- Peter Siddle19-4-57-4
- Ryan Harris19-3-54-2
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDeath by the cathedral
On a docile Adelaide drop-in, Mitchell Johnson burst in, cracked open a Test, and set his side on course to win back the Ashes
Champs today, chumps tomorrow
In separating sportsmen into two distinct categories - tough men and cowards - we not only miss the subtlety, we miss the whole truth
Unfair to blame the coaching staff
Andy Flower has created an excellent environment and any criticism of him and the set-up is missing the mark. It's the players who have failed
England lack skill, pure and simple
The tourists have no excuses for their poor showing. They have simply not been good enough against quality bowling on lively pitches
Raise courage and commitment, England
The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co