Ashes 2013-14, Test 2, Day 5.

                        Australia won by 218 runs

Australia 570 runs/9 wickets(dec.) - 1st Innings 

      England 172 runs/10 wickets - 1st Innings 

Australia 132 runs/3 wickets(dec.) - 2nd Innings

      England 312 runs/10 wickets - 2nd Innings

     
 

Finally Australia finish off the things as they get the 2-0 lead against the English Team. The match always looked under the grip of the Aussies as they maintained their great performance right from the beginning of the match. An excellent batting performance followed by an excellent bowling just washed away the English Confidence.
   Day 5 started with Stuart Broad and Matt Prior on the crease. England were in deep trouble as they were already 6 wickets down but  it was going to last longer as Stuart Broad was dismissed by Peter Siddle for his individual score of 29 runs. Matt Prior tried hard to avoid any further fall of wicket but this time Ryan Harris did the trick to dismiss Greame Swann for a total of 293 runs. Matt Prior's resistance finally ended as he finally got out for his well-played 69 runs to Peter Siddle for a total of 301 runs. Now England were just a wicket away from their 2nd consecutive defeat. Finally the Aussies went home with Pride as Ryan Harris finished off the things after removing the last English Batsmen, Monty Panesar at a total of 312 runs. This take the Kangaroos to a 218 runs victory...... Peter Siddle was the stand-out in the 2nd Innings as he dismissed 4 English Batsmen.
     Mitchell Johnson was awarded the Man of the Match for excellent pace bowling in the 1st Innings.