Australia have taken a series lead of 2-0 in the Ashes 2021/22 series after a phenomenal performance in the 2nd Test match. England tried their best to draw the match on the final day of the game as Buttler played a gritty knock of a 207-ball 26 but England couldn’t manage to draw the game. Marnus Labuschagne won Man of the Match award for his brilliant knocks of 103 & 51 in the Adelaide Test match. England’s batting order failed once again as they were heavily dependent on Joe Root and Dawid Malan, with the rest of the batsmen failing without a big contribution. Australia’s Jhye Richardson ended up picking a five-wicket haul in the 4th innings of the game.

Numbers and Stats from Aus vs Eng 2nd Test match:

8 – England have now lost 8 Test matches in 2021.

Most Test matches lost by England in a calendar year:
8 in 1984
8 in 1986
8 in 1993
8 in 2016
8 in 2021

4859 – Joe Root has smashed most runs (4859) in Test Cricket as England captain overall.

12.56 – Jos Buttler’s strike-rate while scoring 26 runs from 207 balls.

Lowest Strike rate in a Test innings after facing more than 200 balls

Hashim Amla – 10.24 vs India in Delhi, 2015
Jack Russell – 12.34 vs South Africa in Johannesburg, 1995
Jos Buttler – 12.56 vs Australia in Adelaide, 2021

Least runs scored in a Test innings after facing more than 200 balls:

Hashim Amla – 25 vs India in Delhi, 2015
Jos Buttler – 26 vs Australia in Adelaide, 2021
Jack Russell – 29* vs South Africa in Johannesburg, 1995

37 – Joe Root has smashed most fifty-plus scores (37) as an England captain in Test Cricket.

50 – Mitchell Starc became the first bowler to pick 50 wickets in thenD/N Test matches.

63 – James Anderson has taken 63 wickets in Test cricket against Australia on home soil.

Most Test wickets by an England bowler against Australia on Australian soil:

Sydney Barnes – 77
Bob Willis – 72
Ian Botham – 69
Bobby Peel – 63
James Anderson – 63

1 – Jhye Richardson recorded his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

17 – Both Joe Root and Marnus Labuschagne have recorded joint-most fifty-plus scores (17) in World Test Championship cycles.

23 – Joe Root has lost 23 Test matches as Captain.

Most Test matches lost by an England Captain: 
Joe Root – 23
Alastair Cook – 22
Mike Atherton – 21