Ashes 2025: The visitors are currently facing the brunt in Adelaide. Since it was quite hot on Day 2, the host started their innings as Mitchell Starc brought up his fifty by smashing four fours. He then hit another four byes in his knock of 54 runs, but then Jofra Archer took his wicket.

Before Starc's wicket, Ben Stokes was seen discussing with Archer, who was celebrating his wicket, and the two got involved in a heated exchange.

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Ricky Ponting, who is part of the commentary panel, said, “There is the chat between Stokes and Archer, and it led to that delivery there (the wicket), and there’s the reaction (from Stokes). It will go on a bit longer as well. Stokes goes straight to him. A bit of a slap around his own face from Jofra. Stokes may have wanted to do that as well, I reckon."

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Starc had smashed nine fours in his knock and helped the hosts post a target of 371 runs. Archer took a five-fer whereas Brydon Carse and Will Jacks took two wickets each whereas Josh Tongue took one wickets apiece.

The Ben Stokes-led side collapsed yet again as they were reeling at 132/5. The hosts are already leading the series by 2-0, and even if the ongoing match ends in a draw, it will still help them to retain the Ashes title.

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Alex Carey shone brightly with the bat as he smashed a brilliant ton, but had his fair share of snicko technology controversy. After he had scored 72 runs, the TV umpire gave him not out, but the snicko showed a spike even before the ball had touched the bat.

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He did admit that he might have touched the ball in Josh Tongue's over even before the error was detected.


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