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Bizarre Bazball in Reverse as Aussies Self-Destruct

Day 2 was absolute chaos. Australia Bazballed harder than England, smashing at 5.18 runs per over to reach 6-378 and take a 44-run lead. Then they nearly threw it all away in the final session.

The Rollercoaster Numbers

1. Weatherald (72 off 78) lit up the Gabba with 9 fours and a six before Archer yorked his big toe

2. Three batters got solid starts but couldn't convert - Head caught at 77-run partnership, Labuschagne out on 65, Smith gone for 61

3. Jamie Smith dropped Head on 3 - cost England dearly as he immediately smashed 14 from the next 7 balls

4. England's bowling labeled "rubbish" by Ricky Ponting and "erratic" by Stuart Broad

The Madness Under Lights

Green and Smith put on 95 runs looking unstoppable. Then Green started backing away baseball-style trying to smash short balls. Carse outsmarted him with a yorker, bowled him for 45. Smith fell 3 balls later to Will Jacks's ridiculous diving one-hander.

Two late dropped catches - Duckett spilled Carey, Root dropped him again off Atkinson. Neser and Carey (46no, 15no) rescued Australia with an unbroken 49-run stand.

England somehow still in this despite bowling absolute trash for most of the day.