The Ashes 2025-26: The excitement of Ashes 2025 is continuously increasing. After the crushing 8-wicket defeat in Perth, England has now announced its playing XI for the second test. This match will be played in day-night format at Gabba ground in Brisbane from 4th December. The biggest change in the team is the return of spin all-rounder Will Jacques, who will replace the injured Mark Wood.

Mark Wood injured, Will Jacques gets big chance

Mark Wood had increased pain in his left knee while bowling in the series opener. After complete investigation, he has been dropped from the second test. England have included Will Jacques in his place. Who made headlines by taking 5 wickets in his Test debut on Pakistan tour in 2022. Jacques will provide additional balance to the team with both ball and bat.

No other changes have been made in the team for the second test. England are currently trailing 0-1 in the series, as the Perth Test was over in just two days and Australia had won easily.

Stokes’ statement

Despite the disappointing defeat of the first Test, captain Ben Stokes says that the team is ready to make a comeback with full strength. He said that there are still four matches left and England has full potential to win back the Ashes.

The real test for both teams in the day-night test

Gaba’s fast pitch and pink ball will make this match more challenging. England will be eyeing to level the series after the initial defeat, while Australia would like to take the lead to 2-0. This series is also a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27, so every match is important.

England’s playing 11

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Will Jacques, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.

Mi vs srh full match highlights: Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 4 wickets. In this match played at Wankhede Stadium, the Hyderabad team scored 162 runs while playing first, in response Mumbai has achieved this target with 4 wickets in the 19th over. This match was important for both teams with a view to keeping the hopes of the playoffs alive. In the middle overs, Suryakumar Yadav and Will Jax’s 52 -run partnership contributed to Mumbai’s victory.

Mumbai had a target of 163

Mumbai Indians had a target of 163 runs in this match, in response to which he started very fast. In the first 4 overs, most of the balls were played by Rohit Sharma, who was dismissed for 26 runs in 16 balls. This IPL was still the highest individual score of Rohit in 2025. His partner Ryan Ricelton was dismissed for 31 runs.

After this, Will Jacks and Suryakumar Yadav shared a 52 -run partnership, taking over the front, which made the MI look easy. Meanwhile, within just 7 runs, Suryakumar Yadav and Will Jax also lost their wickets. Surya scored 26 runs from the bat and Jacx scored an innings of 36 runs.

Mi craved for victory

Mumbai lost the fourth wicket on the score of 128 runs and he still had to score 35 runs to win. Hardik Pandya and Tilak Verma together added 34 runs, but when Mumbai wanted only one run to win, Hardik was dismissed on the score of 21.

Mumbai had scored 162 runs for 17.1 overs, both teams had equal score and MI had to score only one run to win. In making this last run, the batsmen of Mumbai Indians spent 7 balls and also lost 2 big wickets during this period. Finally, on the first ball of the 19th over, Tilak Verma ensured Mumbai’s win by 4 runs by hitting Zeeshan Ansari by 4 runs.

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