Australia v England | Fourth Ashes Test | Day Two|Result Eng won

​🏏A test match for the history books! England Ends the "Australian Jinx": In a 2 Day Thriller! 🇦🇺🏴. WOW! — You are a cricket fan! As the 2025 Melbourne Test emerges from a decade of drought for England, one of the shortest and most brutal contests in Ashes history. 🔥 The Streak is Broken! For 12 years and 18 consecutive Test bouts, England had never managed to win on Australia’s shores. And that streak got broken in Melbourne today! England officially equal New Zealand's 18 consecutive Tests with 0 victories in Australia in 1987-2011, but now it finally is able to breathe a sigh as the Australian Jinx comes to an end. ⏱️ Short, Sharp And Deadly! But this was not yet a match; it was a whirl. They are one of the top, and rarest list of the few short test sessions in Australia to be done, and this has been done in just 2 days. It ranked 4th shortest Ashes Test — by balls bowled — with running time of just 852 balls. England still managed to chase a goal of 175 in a raucous run of 5.50, the second highest of successful 150+ Ashes chases ever. 📉 Stats That Will Blow Your Mind:

Bowlers’ Paradise: So many wickets, in just 2 days and crashing away 36. Player of the Match Josh Tongue had the heroics with a dream comeback and 5-wicket haul. No Fifties, No Problem: It was a solitary Test match; none of the individual batter scored more than a 50. For Ashes Test, this was last time at Birmingham in 1981. Steven Smith’s Captaincy Record: This match In The Ashes marks a first-ever Loss as Captain for Steven Smith after performing brilliantly with 7 wins and 1 draw. Player of the Match. Josh Tongue. 1st Inn:

1 (9)* 5-45 (11.2) 

2nd Inn:

2-44 (11.0). Top Performers. 1st Inns Aus. Michael Neser 35 (49). Josh Tongue 5-45 (11.2)

ENG -1st Inns

Harry Brook 41 (34)

Michael Neser 4-45 (10.0)

AUS -2nd Inns. Travis Head 46 (67)

Brydon Carse 4-34 (11.0)

ENG-2nd Inns

Jacob Bethell 40 (46)

Jhye Richardson 2-22 (5.2)

💬 What the Captains Said:

Steven Smith (AUS): “It was a quick game. Had we seen 50-60 more runs in both innings, we could have been there at the end."

Ben Stokes(Eng): “The manner in which we batted was brilliant. Chasing it down took courage and effort.” Most Successive Tests without a Win in Australia: 18 - New Zealand (Dec 1987 - Dec 2011) 18 – England (Nov 2013 - Dec 2025)* STREAK ENDED TODAY 17 – West Indies (Nov 2000 - Jan 2024) 17 – Pakistan (Nov 1999 - present). Shortest Ashes Tests (by balls):

788 balls, Manchester 1888 792--Lord's 1888 847--Perth 2025 852--Melbourne 2025* 911 balls, Sydney 1895 Boxing Day Tests since 2011 Matches: Total matches: 15 Won: 10 Lost: 3 Draw: 2 (vs India 2018 & 2020; vs England 2025) Drawn: 2 🌏 Australia, England and New Zealand. Whether you’re an Aussie wrenched by an unlikely home loss, an Englishman celebrating a record streak breaker or a Kiwi who is watching the evolution of your ‘successive matches’ past – this match was a good example of why Test Cricket is still the format of choice!