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Ashes 2025-26, Australia vs England 2nd Test: England's Will Jacks produced a moment of magic to get rid of Steve Smith during their ongoing second Test in the Ashes 2025-26 at The Gabba in Brisbane on Friday, December 5. The brilliant piece of fielding gave England their second wicket in just four deliveries on the second day of the pink-ball Test, pulling them back into the contest during Australia’s first innings.

England are in desperate need of a breakthrough as Cameron Green launched a counterattack, with Smith looking solid at the other end. Just as Australia neared the 300-run mark, Brydon Carse ended up breaking the partnership with Green's wicket. The star all-rounder missed out on his fifty and was dismissed for 45 runs in the 57th over.

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Carse continued his short-ball attack on Smith and bagged a huge success later in the same over. The right-arm pacer bowled a bouncer, leaving Smith in a bit of discomfort. The senior Aussie batter tried to control his shot but ended up hitting towards Jacks at short fine leg, forcing him to dive full length to his right and pull off an incredible acrobatic catch. Jacks' one-handed incredible catch dismissed Smith for 61. The stand-in Australian captain smashed five fours and two sixes.

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Apart from Smith, Jake Weatherald (72) and Marnus Labuschagne (65) also smashed fifties. Australia took the upper hand late in the day through Alex Carey and Michael Neser, bagging a 44-run lead in the day-night Test with four wickets in hand.

At the end of the second day's play, Australia reached 378/6 in their first innings with Alex Carey (46*) and Michael Neser (15*) at the crease. They have stitched a 49-run stand for the seventh wicket. For England, Brydon Carse took three wickets, whereas skipper Ben Stokes found a couple of scalps.


Australia vs England 2nd Test Playing XIs, Ashes 2025-26

Australia: Jake Weatherald, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith (c), Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey (wk), Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, Brendan Doggett

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

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