Australia beat England by 405 runs in 2nd Test, level Series

Australia bounced back strongly in the second Test to thrash England by 405 runs and level the series 1-1 in the five-match series. Steven Smith was declared ‘Man of the Match’.

Scores: Australia 566/8 (Chris Rogers 173, Steven Smith 215, Nevill 45; Stuart Broad 4/83, Root 2/55) and 254/2 (Rogers 49, Warner 83, Smith 58, Clarke 32*; Moeen Ali 2/78).

England 312 (Cook 96, Stokes 87, Moeen 39; Hazlewood 3/68, Johnson 3/53, Mitchell Marsh 2/53) and 103 (Stuart Broad 25; Hazlewood 2/20, Johnson 3/27, Lyon 2/27).

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