England loosen grip on Lord's Test within the face of short-ball barrage after Duckett 98

England 278 for 4 (Duckett 98, Crawley 48, Brook 45*, Lyon 1-35) path Australia 416 (Smith 110, Head 77, Warner 66, Tongue 3-98, Robinson 3-100) by 138 runs

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You can't win a Test match in an hour's play on day two. Nor are you able to lose it. But as observers at Lord's on Thursday can now attest to, you'll be able to definitely loosen your grip on proceedings a lot to the aid of your opponents, as England did.

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A collapse of 34 for 3 in 7.3 overs noticed the hosts cede management of the primary innings of this second Test. Having dismissed Australia outright for 416, taking the ultimate 5 wickets for the addition of simply 65 runs, England conspired amongst themselves to show 188 for one into 222 for 4.

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