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#3 2nd Test, Australia's 2015 tour of England: July 19. Australia win by 405 runs

A moment from the game between England and Australia

The Ashes contests over the years have created quite a lot of sparks due to the immense competition that surrounds the whole event. The 2015 Ashes were no different as it featured an England side looking to stage a comeback and an Australian side, fresh from the World Cup win.

In the second Test, Australia started batting first and thanks to vital contributions from Chris Rogers (173) and Steven Smith (215), the Aussies declared at 566 for 8. No other batsman scored more than 45 runs. In an innings where James Anderson went wicketless, Stuart Broad scalped four wickets, while Smith had the most unusual of dismissals to a most unusual bowler - an LBW to Joe Root.

After the loss of Adam Lyth in the very first ball of the innings, England looked to recuperate under Alastair Cook (96) and Gary Ballance (23) until Ballance fell. Afterwards, a whole pack of England wickets fell, until Ben Stokes (87) tried to stage a rescue act but not for long. The hosts eventually ended proceedings at 312.

Aussie captain Michael Clarke had an option to send England in for a second time, but instead opted to bat again and raise the lead even higher. His plan worked, as composed batting from himself and the likes of Warner and Smith who scored 50s and Chris Rogers who scored 49, helped them post 254 for 2, before leaving England to chase a 509-run target. It was immediately rendered impossible, as everyone just waited for the margin of the Aussie victory.

England, in turn, performed poorly en-route to a mere 103 as Australia celebrated a huge win - by 405 runs.