England will square off against Australia in the second Ashes Test at the iconic Lord’s, London from Wednesday onwards. Australia took a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the opening game by two wickets and they will look to continue the good show.
While England showed they will continue to back Bazball, Australia proved that their orthodox way of playing can also work wonders. There is no doubt England will look to continue play in a similar fashion to put Australia under the cosh whereas the visitors will aim to continue the good work.
Here is England vs Australia, 2nd Test – Stats Preview:
Steve Smith has scored 8969 and needs 31 runs to complete 9000 runs in Test cricket.
Marnus Labuschagne has scored 3474 runs and requires 26 runs to get to the milestone of 3500 runs in the red-ball version.
Harry Brook has smashed 896 runs in eight Test matches and he needs 104 runs to get to the landmark of 1000 runs.
Moeen Ali, who suffered a finger injury in the opening Test, needs 49 runs to complete 3000 runs. The off-spinner also needs two wickets to reach 200 wickets.
England captain Ben Stokes needs four wickets to complete 200 scalps in Test cricket.
James Anderson needs 14 wickets to become the first fast bowler to complete 700 Test wickets.
Stuart Broad requires 12 wickets to complete 600 Test wickets and he will become the second pacer after Anderson to reach the milestone.
Mark Wood needs 10 wickets to complete 100 wickets in Test cricket.
England opener Zak Crawley has amassed 1792 runs in 35 Test matches and he needs another 208 runs to complete 2000 runs.
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh needs eight wickets to reach 50 wickets in Test matches.
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