Australia vs England, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Stokes to Labuschagne, out Caught by Jamie Smith!! Edged and gone! Moments after the loose stitch was trimmed, Stokes makes an immediate impact. He goes short of a length outside off, cramping Labuschagne for room as he tries to cut. The outside edge carries safely to the keeper, bringing an excellent innings to an end. Labuschagne came into this Test averaging over 60 against the pink ball, and he’s produced yet another 60-plus score, living up to the reputation once again.. Labuschagne c Jamie Smith b Stokes 65(78) [4s-9 6s-1]

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, 3 runs, short and wide outside off, Labuschagne cuts it through backward point and takes three runs. 50-run stand up! All their partnerships in this innings have been 50-plus..

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, shapes back in from a good length and Labuschagne lets it through to the keeper

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length outside off, shapes back in as Labuschagne shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, FOUR, there's no stopping Labuschagne! He keeps going.. A short ball by Brydon Carse and Labuschagne has pulled it away to the fine leg boundary once again. Has played that shot quite a few times today

Stokes to Labuschagne, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged away for a single by Labuschagne

Stokes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, pitched up by the bowler around off, Labuschagne drives it through cover-point for a couple of runs

Stokes to Labuschagne, FOUR, short and punished! Pulls this towards fine leg and manages to beat the fielder who was sprinting across in the deep. A loose start for Stokes in this spell

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, 1 run, Brydon Carse goes short again and Labuschagne helps this towards fine leg for a single

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, full length delivery outside off, nips back in sharply as Labuschagne shoulders arms

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, defended into the off-side by Labuschagne

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, FOUR, Labuschagne reaches his 25th Test fifty with a boundary! Carse bangs it in short, Labuschagne goes for the pull, and a top edge sails over the keeper. The crowd rises to its feet, giving him a warm ovation, and he responds with a wave of the bat to acknowledge the Australian supporters

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length outside off, doesn't move much, Labuschagne lets it through to the keeper

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Marnus drives square, Pope dives to the right and saves a few

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, full and aiming for the off stump at 141.7kph, Marnus defends nicely off the front foot

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Marnus lifts his bat high and ignores

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, FOUR, Archer releases the pressure himself by straying down leg-side! He tried the short ball but wasn't short enough so Marnus hopped on one leg and helped it away fine after getting inside the line

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, now finds the edge but soft hands on the handle meant the ball rolled to second slip

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, oh outstanding ball from Jofra Archer. Unplayable fast leg-cutter literally. Short of a length angling in and pitching on middle, moving away and finishing almost around off stump. Marnus got squared up in his defence, missed it and wore it on the thigh pad

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, SIX, oh shot! It's one thing to see off a good bowler but if you can stun the bowler with a shot it could deflate him further. Archer stands there and wonders if it went all the way. Short delivery down leg, Marnus gets inside the line, sees that as a scoring opporunity rather than taking the safe route of leaving the ball and helps it away all way over fine leg

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, testing length delivery just outside off stump at 141kph, Marnus plays a compact defence from the crease

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, full and moving away outside off stump, Marnus lets it go

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, nicely defended off the back foot

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, 140.1kph short of length and rising steeply, Marnus lets it pass

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, short down leg at 139.3kph, Marnus lets it go

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, guides this off the back foot but finds the man at gully

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, 145,8kph short delivery on the stumps, Marnus sits under it

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Marnus lets it go

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery moving away outside off stump, Marnus lets it go

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, full and asking for drive, Marnus lets it go

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, fullish delivery, Marnus pushes it to the off-side

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, solid in defence this time to this short of length delivery

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, oh bit of indecision from Marnus. Felt like he wanted to leave but this short of length delivery came and hit the bat as he was trying to take the bat away

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, manages to fend this rising ball

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, outside off stump, Marnus lets it go

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, 3 runs, nicely driven through cover-point off the front foot and those big boundaries have enough time for the third run

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Marnus clips it to square leg

Atkinson to Labuschagne, 1 run, hint of away swing and then holding its line, Marnus clips it to backward square leg

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery angling in, Marnus plays a hurried defence

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, Marnus ignores this one outside off stump

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, covers the line and keeps it out again

Atkinson to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery, Marnus blocks

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Marnus stands tall and clips it to backward square leg. He almost ran into Archer attempting that run and avoided him last moment as the bowler was on the followthrough

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Marnus hung his bat out for a nudge to square leg

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, oh nips away and finds the edge, doesn't carry to Duckett at gully though. Jofra Archer made Marnus play by attacking the off stump

Atkinson to Labuschagne, 1 run, oh wanted a cover drive, got an inside edge onto pad instead. 135kph on the fuller side, Marnus thought he could a have runs through the off-side and escaped with an edge

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, nip-backer at 137kph, Marnus covers the stumps and lets it pass

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, now he defends and shouts no run to his partner as short cover attacked the ball quickly

Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, oh testing length delivery that nips awat at 136.4kph, Marnus smart not to play at that. Acknowledges that it was a very good ball from Jofra Archer

Stokes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, that shall be Tea on Day 2! Short of a length around middle and leg, Labuschagne clips it through the on-side and takes a couple of runs. Both the Australian batters have a satisfied look as they head back to the dressing room

Stokes to Labuschagne, leg byes, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, off the thigh pad towards the on-side as they take a leg bye. 50-run stand up

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery that nips back in sharply, Labuschagne shoulders arms

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, no run, squeezed towards mid-on by Labuschagne

Will Jacks to Labuschagne, FOUR, Australian bowlers taking on the spinner. Labuschagne converts this into a full toss by advancing down the wicket and drills it past the bowler. Jacks dives to his right and gets a finger top to it, but fails to stop the ball. That almost deflected on to the stumps. The non-striker could have been in trouble had that hit the stumps

Stokes to Labuschagne, 1 run, flicked through the leg-side as Stokes pitches it up

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, FOUR, even better! An overpitched delivery by Brydon Carse and Labuschagne has creamed it through extra cover as the ball races away to the fence. Brydon Carse proving to be expensive. Bowled a few decent deliveries when Labuschagne was new to the crease, but once again he's leaking runs

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, FOUR, Labuschagne joins the act! Gets hold of this short ball and pulls it away towards the deep backward square leg boundary

Stokes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, that will annoy him even more. A misfield at mid-off by Carse. Was a full toss and Labuschagne drove it towards the fielder. A fumble allows them a couple of runs

Stokes to Labuschagne, FOUR, Stokes looks frustrated as Archer was stationed slightly wide than expected. He overpitches and Labuschagne makes the most out of it. Leans forward and nails the on-drive to perfection. No chance of stopping that

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, Stokes slowly finding his rhythm, bowling much better line and length. This was on a length and it nipped back in sharply as Labuschagne let it through to the keeper

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length around off, Labuschagne defends

Stokes to Labuschagne, no ball, another no ball by Stokes as he oversteps again. Back of a length delivery around with some extra carry, Labuschagne looks to defend, but ends up getting an outside edge towards the slip cordon. Played it with soft hands, hence it didn't carry to the fielder. And even if it had carried, wouldn't have mattered. Was a no ball anyway

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, FOUR, much better from Labuschagne! Short of a length outside off, Labuschagne he gets into a good position, plays it late by carving it away through the gully region for a rollicking boundary - his first one of this innings

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, on the rise Labuschagne knocks this towards mid-on

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length around off, Labuschagne defends it

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, that's a risky leave. Was a length delivery from over the over, it nips back in sharply as Labuschagne lets it through to the keeper. Too close to the off-stump again

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, pitched up by Brydon Carse around off, Labuschagne drives it towards mid-off

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length outside off, nips back in as Labuschagne shoulders arms

Stokes to Labuschagne, 1 run, on the shorter side around middle and leg, pulled to fine leg by Labuschagne for a single

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, defended towards the on-side by Labuschagne

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, oh! Short of a length outside off, hits one of the cracks and rears up. Labuschagne was trying to leave it, but gets hit on the elbow as the ball almost deflects on to the stumps. He was dismissed in a similar manner in the previous Test in Perth. Archer got him with a similar delivery

Stokes to Labuschagne, no ball, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket. 'Wait on, no run," is Labuschagne's call. Stokes has also overstepped

Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, 138.8kph, banged in short by Stokes outside off, Labuschagne sways away from its line

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, 1 run, short of a length outside off, nips back in as Labuschagne taps it towards point and gets off the mark

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, much better by Brydon Carse. A length delivery at the stumps, Labuschagne knocks it towards cover

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, tad short on middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by Labuschagne

Brydon Carse to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket