Ben Stokes Heroic Not Enough To Make England Win, Australia Takes The Lead By 2-0 In Ashes.

Australia continued their winning streak in the ongoing Ashes series, securing a 43-run victory over England at Lord’s. With this win, Australia now leads the five-match Ashes series by 2-0.

In pursuit of a challenging target of 371, England’s second innings came to a close at 327. Ben Stokes emerged as the standout performer for England, scoring a remarkable 155 runs and putting up a valiant fight. The England captain played crucial roles in two century-plus partnerships, one with Stuart Broad and the other with Ben Duckett. However, following his dismissal, England quickly lost two more wickets for just one run. James Anderson and Josh Tongue briefly resisted, but Mitchell Starc eventually ended the proceedings during the second session of play.

On Day 5, England resumed their innings with an overnight score of 114/4. Unfortunately, they suffered a setback with the controversial but not unfair dismissal of Jonny Bairstow by Alex Carey Umpires gave it as run out.