ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023: Who won England vs Australia 2nd Test? Check Man of the Match Award winner

Australia have once again stood up on the top having registered an amazing 43-run victory over hosts England in the second Test match of Ashes 2023 taking place at the Lord’s. It was a heartbreaking moment for the England captain Ben Stokes as his spectacular knock of 155 runs in the fourth innings run-chase eventually ended in vain. The visiting Aussie team have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023: Who won England vs Australia 2nd Test? Check Man of the Match Award winner

The Lord’s cricket ground witnessed some brilliant performances from many Australian and England players across the five days. England captain Ben Stokes’ herculean effort on Day 5 ended in vain, however, it was a staggering hundred from Steve Smith in the first innings that came out on the top as it helped Australia post a big first innings score. Therefore, Smith was named the Man of the Match award winner in the ENG vs AUS Ashes 2023 2nd Test match.

After having lost the toss and being asked to bat first in overcast conditions at the Lord’s, Australia batted superbly well as 4 out of their top 5 batters got 40+scores. Aussie opener David Warner provided a great foundation with a fine knock of 66 runs while Steve Smith went on to notch up his 32nd Test hundred. Travis Head played an aggressive innings of 77 runs off just 73 balls but Australia ended up losing their last 7 wickets for just 100 runs. However, they still finished with a mammoth score of 416 runs. For England, Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue picked up three wickets each.

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In reply, England got off to an impressive start with a vital opening partnership of 91 runs between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. Ollie Pope also added a crucial stand of 97 runs for the second wicket. Duckett played a terrific innings of 98 runs while Harry Brook scored yet another Test half-century. With Nathan Lyon out due to an ankle injury, the Australian bowlers started to go for the short ball ploy and it also paid them huge dividends as England suffered a huge batting collapse and from 188 for 1, they were 325 all out. For Australia, Mitchell Starc picked up three important wickets.

With a lead of 91 runs, Australia once again got off to a good start from their opening pair of Khawaja and Warner as they added 63 runs. Khawaja played an excellent innings of 77 runs, however, the England bowlers also opted for the short ball barrage after which they got regular wickets as well. From 187 for 2 at one stage, Australia ended up getting bowled out for 279 runs and set a massive fourth innings target of 371 runs. For England, senior pacer Stuart Broad took as many as four wickets.

In the fourth innings, Australia’s new ball pair of skipper Cummins and Starc bowled a superb spell and reduced the hosts to 45 for 4 inside 13 overs. The pair of Stokes and Duckett then bailed England out of trouble with an exceptional partnership of 132 runs. Duckett once again played well and scored 83 runs before wicket-keeper Alex Carey took a fantastic catch to dismiss him. Jonny Bairstow also got out cheaply in a bizarre run-out dismissal. With just 4 wickets in hand and all odds against them, Stokes decided to go for the all guns blazing approach and started smashing the Aussie bowlers in all parts of the ground. The England captain quickly reached a sensational century and also brought down the trail under the 100-run mark.

Stokes did bring down the Aussie team under some serious pressure during his yet another masterclass innings of 155 runs that included 9 sixes and as many fours before Hazlewood dismissed him finally. The Aussie team then removed the England tail quickly to pick up an exciting 43-run win. For Australia, the trio of Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood took three wickets each.

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