The Ashes: Wounded Stokes says no place for weak men.

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

England finally show some fight, but Australia take two nil Ashes lead.

There’s an astonishing interview with England captain Ben Stokes, we hear from coach Brendon McCullum and there’s reaction from Australia captain Steve Smith and player of the match Mitchell Starc. And there’s analysis by Jonathan Agnew, Glenn McGrath, Michael Vaughan, Phi Tufnell, Simon Mann and Andy Zaltzman,

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0:42.2	Smith, the two to win faces Atkinson.
0:45.0	Atkinson balls to him.
0:46.1	Smith launches it.
0:47.6	It's going out towards deep mid-wicket.
0:49.8	He's finished it off with a six.
0:53.6	Emphatic win for Australia.
0:55.9	They've done it again by eight wickets.
1:00.1	Resistance from England today.
1:02.7	But ultimately they have been outplayed by Australia
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