{"id":312,"date":"2025-12-18T12:02:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/?p=312"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:09:39","slug":"australia-post-371-after-late-resistance-on-day-two-of-third-ashes-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"Australia Post 371 After Late Resistance on Day Two of Third Ashes Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia were bowled out for <strong>371<\/strong> on the second day of the <strong>third Ashes Test<\/strong> at the <strong>Adelaide Oval<\/strong> on Thursday, adding some valuable late runs before England finally wrapped up the innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resuming the morning at <strong>326 for 8<\/strong>, with <strong>Mitchell Starc<\/strong> unbeaten on 33 and <strong>Nathan Lyon<\/strong> yet to open his account, the hosts took advantage of England\u2019s tiring bowlers as temperatures climbed towards a punishing <strong>39\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Starc Sparks Late Momentum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Starc wasted little time in pushing Australia\u2019s total forward, striking <strong>five boundaries in quick succession<\/strong> to frustrate the visitors. His counter-attacking approach lifted the total past 350 before <strong>Jofra Archer<\/strong> cut short the charge, bowling Starc for a brisk <strong>54<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_2.png\" alt=\"Australia vs England 3rd Test Day 2\" class=\"wp-image-314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_2.png 934w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_2-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_2-631x420.png 631w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_2-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_2-696x464.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Last-Wicket Stand Adds Frustration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After Starc\u2019s dismissal, <strong>Nathan Lyon<\/strong> and <strong>Scott Boland<\/strong> continued to add runs, stitching together a <strong>23-run partnership for the final wicket<\/strong>. England eventually broke through when Lyon was trapped <strong>leg before wicket<\/strong> by Archer for <strong>nine<\/strong>, bringing Australia\u2019s innings to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Carey and Khawaja Lead the Way<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, <strong>Alex Carey<\/strong> anchored Australia\u2019s batting with an impressive <strong>106<\/strong>, while <strong>Usman Khawaja<\/strong> looked in fine touch with a well-made <strong>82<\/strong>, giving the hosts a solid platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For England, <strong>Jofra Archer<\/strong> was the standout bowler, finishing with excellent figures of <strong>5 for 53<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-1024x590.png\" alt=\"Australia vs England 3rd Test Day 2\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-729x420.png 729w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-696x401.png 696w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3-1068x615.png 1068w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aus_3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Series Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia currently lead the <strong>five-Test Ashes series 2\u20130<\/strong>, following convincing eight-wicket victories in <strong>Perth<\/strong> and <strong>Brisbane<\/strong>. A win or even a draw in Adelaide would be enough for the hosts to <strong>retain the Ashes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With England now set to respond, the focus shifts to how their batters handle Australia\u2019s bowling attack on a scorching Adelaide surface.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia were bowled out for 371 on the second day of the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, adding some valuable late runs before England finally wrapped up the innings. Resuming the morning at 326 for 8, with Mitchell Starc unbeaten on 33 and Nathan Lyon yet to open his account, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":316,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions\/316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}