Overview
- Ben Stokes won the toss and chose to bat in the day-night second Test at the Gabba.
- Mitchell Starc removed Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for ducks in his first two overs to leave England 5-2.
- Zak Crawley made 76 in a 117-run stand with Joe Root before a late 61-run partnership with Jofra Archer boosted the total, with Root 135 not out and Archer 32 not out.
- Starc finished with figures of 6-71 and surpassed Wasim Akram to become Test cricket’s leading left-arm wicket-taker.
- Australia picked four quicks as Michael Neser and Josh Inglis came in, Travis Head opened with Usman Khawaja injured, and Pat Cummins was not selected; Australia lead the series 1-0.