where the cabinet is holding their meeting on the covid measures. i will bring you more than half an hour on that, our main story, see you in a bit. england look to be heading for a series loss in the ashes after defeat in the second test in adelaide. they are now 2 0 down in the five match series. jos buttler offered some resistance batting for over 200 balls, but england were finally all out for 192 in their second innings, losing by 275 runs. england will take some credit for taking the game into the final session but it is nontheless an emphatic victory for the hosts. fast bowlerjhye richardson was the pick of australia s attack with 5 42.
if they are to regain the ashes after losing the second test in adelaide this morning and going 2 0 down in the five match series. jos buttler offered some resistance batting for over 200 balls, but england were finally all out for 192 in their second innings, losing by 275 runs. patrick gearey reports so, to the last englishman standing in adelaide, a lonely place on the other side of the world. at the other end, from mitchell starc. edged! ollie pope didn t last ten minutes. five wickets left. the biggest of them was ben stokes. so, australia s fielders made on enclosure around him and then sent in a lion. nathan lyon thought he had him trapped lbw. the umpire didn t. australia reviewed, then rejoiced. england reset. chris woakes made a defiant 1m. jos buttler, a natural cavalier, relied on his shield. no wicket fell for more than two and a half hours. say it quietly maybe? but english optimism on this tour