Day 2: The opening day of the 2025 Ashes felt eerily familiar almost a rerun of last year’s Australia vs India clash at this very venue. The hosts skittled the visitors cheaply only to find themselves struggling against the same vicious pace and bounce that had worked in their favour earlier. When England were bundled out for 172 it looked like they had fallen well short. But thanks to their outstanding pace attack they now stand on the brink of securing a first-innings lead. The start may not have been as dramatic as the 2021 Ashes opener but Mitchell Starc wasted no time igniting the contest. He struck in the first over and set the tone. Starc had flown under the radar coming into this Test much of the pre-match chatter revolved around the absences of Cummins and Hazlewood and the unique moment of Boland and Doggett becoming the first Indigenous duo to play a Test together. But by the halfway mark on day one. All the spotlight had swung back to Starc. A scintillating 7-fer his first in Test cricket tore through England and reminded everyone of his pedigree. England responded with fire of their own. Jofra Archer playing his first Test in Australia struck with his second delivery. Gus Atkinson was immaculate with his discipline from the other end. Mark Wood unleashed hostile bursts and Brydon Carse hit the deck hard extracting wicked bounce that unsettled the batters. In affectionate memory of English cricket which died at the Oval in August 1882. The body will now be cremated and the Ashes will be taken to Australia. That satirical obituary printed in a London newspaper after England’s shock defeat to Australia lit the spark of what would go on to become cricket's greatest rivalry. Flash forward to 2025 and it is this rivalry that captures the imagination and stirs passions across the globe like nothing else in the red-ball arena. There’s hardly any other event in red-ball cricket that can match the buzz and excitement of the Ashes. The build-up to an Ashes series always pops up in the limelight there’s a history of mind-games doing the rounds from both sides. After all to gain an edge over the opposition you need to think on your toes and catch them by surprise. Well there are a few pre-series banter that have taken centre-stage Stuart Broad has declared Australia’s team as the worst they have rolled out since 2010-11; Monty Panesar mentioned that England should reignite the Sandpaper-gate during the Ashes as he specifically targeted Smith. Perhaps those comments might fuel Australia’s stand-in skipper to get into his elements with the bat. Iqbal Sports Live. KM Punk Live. Crictalks Live. Australia vs England 1st Test Live Cricket Score. This is the rivalry which is a celebration of cricket in the true sense! In this rivalry both teams want to be at the top of their game both teams want to seize the crunch moments both teams don’t want to lose. This rivalry tests the mettle as well as the character of both teams. This rivalry gives individuals the opportunity to emerge as heroes and get their names etched in the Hall of Fame in their country’s cricketing folklore. AUS vs ENG Live Cricket Score Commentary. The 2023 Ashes lived up to the billing Australia took a 2-0 lead but almost lost the series due to a terrific fightback from England. The series ended in a 2-2 stalemate. England were hard done by rain playing spoilsport in Manchester. The 2023 Ashes served up quite a number of iconic and dramatic moments which are worth reminiscing about: Ben Stokes’ aggressive declaration on Day 1 of the Edgbaston Test on a slowish surface. Ashes Live Cricket Score Commentary. The Ashes 2025-26 Live - Australia vs England 1st Test Day 2 Live Streaming details and channel list TV: Star Sports Live Live Streaming: Fancode App Live Live Scores on YouTube: Chandan Commentary #trending #sports #livestream #chandancommentary #cricket #chandanlive #sportsupdatebychandan #sportsupdatebychandan1 #engvsauslive #ausvenglive #livecricketmatchtoday #livecricket #ausveng #engvsaus #theashes #ashes #liveengvsaus Channel About Chandan Commentary we produce audio commentary & try to entertain people through our voice Commentary of Sports so Like share subscribe our channel to listen audio Commentary of sports games. Audio Content Disclaimer This is self-created content and not copied content. The Audio commentary in this stream is self-created and not a copy of any other source. The images displayed are only for information purposes and are made by myself. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.