STEVE SMITH NEARING HIS TON!

In the second match of Ashes 2023, England opted to bowl where Australia are 339 for 5! Steve Smith batted with good temperament throughout day 1!

Steve Smith is not out on 85 odd runs with Alex Carey on the other end! They will look to score more 200 runs from here.

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David Warner gave a good start scoring 66 runs and Marnus Labuschagne unfortunately got out on 47 runs!

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Joe Root got two wickets in an over which gave England a momentum and also Tongue took 2 wickets with his impressive bowling.

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Will Smudge be able to score a ton on day 2? Will Australia cross 400 run mark? There are lots of question which will be answered on the day 2.

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