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Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

The Ashes Daily: Australia battle back after Root's brilliant century

Sky Sports Cricket Podcast

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News, Cricket, Sports News, Sports

4.4598 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Nas and Ath take a look back at the action from Day 2 of the 5th Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

England were bowled out for 384 in their first innings with Joe Root scoring 160. Australia closed the day on 166-2, trailing by 218 runs with Travis Head 91 not out.

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0:00.0

At TFL, we're opening up more of London for everyone with step-free access.

0:05.0

We're continuing to improve accessibility at many of our stations,

0:08.0

and now over 200 stations and counting have step-free access,

0:13.0

including the entire Elizabeth Line, DLR and all tram stops.

0:17.0

That is how we're making the greener way to travel more accessible to all.

0:21.7

Such TFL improvement plan to the Mayor of London and TFL every journey matters.

0:27.2

Greener than total estimated petrol and diesel car emissions.

0:30.4

What a start that is from Crawley.

0:32.8

Chris Wokes nails it before. The ashes alive and test cricket alive.

0:38.3

Ice in his veins, Pat Cummins, has led his team to a famous victory.

0:43.3

Yeah, go! He gets his scoring to the landing.

0:47.3

England's captain Ben Stokes while he is there, England have hope.

0:51.3

Put the beer away, put the champagne on ice,

0:55.0

24 years of pain in Australia.

0:58.0

Finally they're beaten at home by England.

1:01.0

Okay, end of the day, second day at the Sydney cricket ground.

1:05.0

It's a bit gloomy, it's just started to rain,

1:08.0

but we've got a full day's play.

1:10.0

It's been a very interesting day's play. NASA's only one place to start, really, and that's Joe Root, who played quite magnificently today. He has, you said yesterday. He hasn't got many fond memories of this ground. Well, he has got now. He's got another magnificent Test Match 100. His second in Australia, 41st Test match 100, equaling the great Ricky Ponting,

1:29.5

and he has Callison Tendulka ahead of him, and the statisticians are starting to look at Tendulka

1:35.6

and his run getting, but Joe Root was quite brilliant. I mean, it was an exhibition on how to play

1:40.7

the ball late, play it right underneath your eyes. In fact, today was slightly tricky. I don't know if you agree, but I thought it was a bit more bounce and a little bit more nip and a bit quicker today. So those shots he was running down off the face of the bat yesterday became a bit more risky today. I thought his balance through mid-on. He's always been strong through that off-side.

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