Heavy showers forced the players off the pitch halfway through the final session on the second day of the second Ashes test between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. England were 29-1 in reply to Australia's 442 for eight declared, having lost Mark Stoneman for 18Australia took firm control of the second Ashes test on Sunday when a century from Shaun Marsh pushed the hosts to the highest innings score in a day-night match at Adelaide Oval. Marsh put on 85 with wicketkeeper Tim Paine as the most controversial selections in the Australia squad for the first two tests frustrated England, then added 97 with Pat Cummins and notched up his fifth test century. Paine completed his third test half century -- seven years after his second -- before holing out in the deep for 57 half an hour before the first break to give debutant England seamer Craig Overton his second test wicket. Marsh completed his ninth test half century early in the second session and crept rather than charged towards the conversion, which he achieved off 213 balls.

Source: dna December 03, 2017 08:33 UTC