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Patna : Australia declared their first innings at 473/9 in 150.4 overs in 2nd test against England at Adelaide oval, Adelaide, Australia, on day 2 on December 17, 2021, as Marnus Labuschagne scored 103 in 305 balls with 8 fours, his 6th test century, and stand-in captain Steven Smith scored 93 runs in 201 balls with 12 fours and 1 six. Alex Carey (wk) scored 51 runs in 107 balls hitting 5 fours. England all-rounder Ben Stokes took 3/113 in 25 overs whileJames Anderson took 2/58 in 29 overs.
In reply, England were in serious trouble 17/2 in 8.4 overs at stumps losing the wickets of openers Haseeb Hameed (6) and Rory Burns (4). England trail by 456 runs. Australian all-rounder got his first wicket wicket in tests by taking the wicket of Hameed. Burns fell to Starc.
Resuming at their overnight score of 221/2, Australia lost the wicket of Labuschagne at 241. Labuschagne fell to fast medium bowler Ollie Robinson for 103. Steven Smith and Tavid Head added 50 runs for the 4th wicket. Travis Head fell to England captain Joe Root for 18 making it 291/4. Cameron Green fell to Ben Stokes for 2 and it was 294/5. Smith and Alex Carrey added 91 runs for 6th wicket. Smith fell to James Anderson for 93 making it 385/6. Alex Carey too fell to Anderson and it was 390/7.
Akk-rounder Michael Neser fell to Stokes for 35 in 24 balls with 5 fours and 1 six making it 448/8. Neser and fast Mitchell Starc added 58 runs for 8th wicket. fast bowler Jhye Richardson fell to Chris Woakes for 9 and it was 473/9. Starc remained unbeaten on 39 runs in 39 balls hitting 5 fours.