ENG vs AUS Day 2: England and Australia are getting into a really interesting Ashes clash with Day 1 totally dominated by the visitors Australia. Australia have posted 339 runs with the loss of 5 wickets on Day 1 batting first in ENG vs AUS 2nd test. Weather was overcast throughout the day even then, Australia managed to grip onto their wickets. Now, here we will discuss ENG vs AUS Day 2 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Lord’s England.
The Lord’s Pitch though aids pace bowlers more on the first day with brand new Dukes ball, you still want to bat first in Test. But it was a weird call by Stokes to bowl first after winning the toss. You lose the toss and bat first on a green Lord’s pitch, post 339/5 at the Stumps, what’s better than that?
Down Below is the match overview, ENG vs AUS Day 2 Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of Lord’s England:
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ENG vs AUS Day 1 Overview
Warner and Khawaja got things going by calming down and handling the new ball. Both survived missed catches, and Warner erupted as England bowled uppish. Josh Tongue’s two outstanding balls were eventually all it needed for England to recover and get rid of both of the Aussies’ openers. Yet another 100-run stand was added by Marnus and Smith, and that was followed by an aggressive century stand by Head and Smith.
Travis Head was brutal against England’s bowlers. England was looking for explanations during an instance when he scored a boundary every over. Root grabbed the ball, stumped Head, and then got the bonus wicket of Green in the same over! Finally, Smith looked as reliable as ever while Carey played typical Test match cricket.
ENG vs AUS Day 2 Weather Forecast
The Ashes 2023 (Australia tour of England) | England vs Australia 2nd Test match is being played at The Lord’s, London (England) from June 28 to July 2 starting at 10:30 AM Local and 3:00 PM IST.
ACC TO WEATHER.COM, the weather is predicted to be overcast throughout the day. As the weather websites show, there is rain prediction in the morning hours of Day 2. More than a 50% chance of rain is predicted for the 1st session and then the percentage falls to less than 5%. It may cause the match to start a little bit late but hopefully ain’t going to interrupt the match later in the day. The Temperature in the morning is expected to be around 16° C and rise up to 22° C in the evening.
Winds with a speed of around 12-15KMPH will gust towards the West-Northwest. Humidity will also stay at the average rate of 65% (around 90+% in the morning and falls to 48% in the evening). So, the possibilities of rain are always there when it is England but we can hope for a pretty healthy and decent day 2 of the ENG vs AUS 2nd test match.
ENG vs AUS Day 1 Pitch Report
Although it is fairly typical at Lord’s, the surface had a clear green tinge before the game. Though the surface left a lot to be desired in terms of pace and bounce compared to Edgbaston, it was nonetheless disappointing. The Lord’s pitch is recognized as one of the most challenging in the entire globe. The playing surface for the second Ashes Test seems to be a bowler’s heaven, but is it really? Soon, we will discover more.
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