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Ashes 2nd Test LIVE Score, AUS vs ENG: Centurion Joe Root seeks bonus runs in last-wicket stand with Jofra Archer

December 5, 2025

Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: The second day of the opening Test was chaos incarnate in this series. The less said about what happened in Perth, the better, as far as England are concerned. This is a new Test, they have batted well on the opening day, just about hold the advantage with some late hitting, and finally managed to break Joe Root's Aussie duck by seeing him score an excellent century despite coming in to bat as early as the 3rd over. Root's 135* so far has been the backbone of the innings.

Ashes 2nd Test Day 2 LIVE Score, Australia vs England: Joe Root starred with 135*, his maiden century on Australian soil

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He settled things down and helped England fight back from being down 5/2, as he stitched together key back-to-back partnerships with first Zak Crawley then Harry Brook.
After Brook's dismissal, England lost their way just a touch: Mitchell Starc did what he has been doing best, just being effective with taking wickets, delivering for Australia whenever he is called upon.
Starc took six as England collapsed to 264/9, a score that would have been under-par on a surface where batting is expected to get tougher.
Instead, Jofra Archer joined forces with Root and swung his bat around a little bit, with both batters connection often enough for a 61-run stand overnight.
From here, every run will be seen as a bonus, more to put pressure on Australia with.

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Ashes 2nd Test LIVE Score, AUS vs ENG: Centurion Joe Root seeks bonus runs in last-wicket stand with Jofra Archer

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