Brisbane, Dec. 7 -- Australia outclassed England by eight wickets on Sunday to claim the second Test and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, wrapping up the chase with emphatic strokeplay from Steve Smith and Jake Weatherald after England folded for 241 in their second innings.
Chasing just 65 for victory, Australia raced to 69 for 2, with Smith finishing the game in spectacular style by pulling Gus Atkinson for six. Smith struck 23:off 9 balls, including two sixes and two fours, while Weatherald remained unbeaten on 17.
The win was set up by Australia's first-innings total of 511, built on the foundation laid earlier in the match, and by the pace attack that dismantled England on Day Four. Mitchell Starc, named Player of the ...