The Ashes 2013-14 Australia vs England 2nd Test Match live score (05/12/2013)

The Ashes 2013-14 Australia vs England  2nd Test Match

Alastair Cook’s tourists were swept away by Mitchell Johnson-inspired home side in the first Test, going down by the enormous margin 381 runs in a match overshadowed by a sledging barrage from Australian captain Michael Clarke.
England face a critical challenge to their four-year Ashes reign in the second Test against Australia starting in Adelaide on Thursday against a re-energised home team looking to drive home their advantage.
It was England’s first defeat in 14 Tests since losing to India in Ahmedabad a year ago, but another loss in Adelaide could prove an insurmountable blow in their bid to hold on to the Ashes after three successive series wins dating back to 2009.
England urgently need to regroup after wilting under Australia’s bowling and verbal barrage in Brisbane, their task made all the more difficult by having to find a replacement at number three following the shock departure of Jonathan Trott with a stress-related illness.

Thu, Dec 5-9, 2013 - Australia vs England at Adelaide
The Ashes 2013-14, 2nd Test Match
Live action Starts from : (10:30 local | 00:00 GMT | 06:00 BDT)

The Ashes 2013-14 Australia vs England  2nd Test Match

England will likely be seeking to their batsmen to publish a massive very first innings total with the Adelaide Oblong, comparable to they does four years ago as soon as captain Make meals (148) as well as Kevin Pietersen (227) blended to be able to guide the actual travelers to your overwhelming 620 pertaining to five reported.
England must to find a method to handle the actual dangerous bowling of Johnson, who had been player-of-the-match within Brisbane having a nine-wicket haul, helping disregard the actual travelers pertaining to 136 as well as 179.
Your left-armer is actually vowing more of the quick goods although will have distinct bowling ailments with a drop-in frequency since Adelaide Oblong experiences the shift in a multi-purpose stadium.

Australia Squad - 2nd Test
Michael Clarke,Brad Haddin,George Bailey,James Faulkner,Ryan Harris,Mitchell Johnson,Nathan Lyon,Chris Rogers,Peter Siddle,Steven Smith,David Warner,Shane Watson   
England Squad - 2nd Test
AN Cook*,MA Carberry,IJL Trott,KP Pietersen,IR Bell,JE Root,MJ Prior†,SCJ Broad,GP Swann,CT Tremlett ,JM Anderson

Cook’s crew went on to be able to instill a good innings as well as 71-run glory around Quotes with the soil — renowned pertaining to huge lots — to adopt the other Examination on the approach to the 3-1 sequence glory.
Eileen Clarke’s 230 in opposition to Southerly The african continent within Adelaide a year ago has been the actual fourth maximum Examination ranking with the renowned soil powering Add Bradman’s unbeaten 299 plus the Quotes skipper possesses gathered five all kinds within 8 Adelaide Checks for just a soil average of 100. 82.
Your squads will never receive much of the rest immediately after Adelaide, with all the next Examination starting up with Perth’s WACA soil merely four nights after the appointed stop of the complement.