Another day of drama in the Ashes saw England edge into a narrow lead, but not after being flogged to all parts of Trent Bridge by Australia's No 11.
Not your typical No 11
Agar's swashbuckling innings
made a big impression on Sky Sports expert Michael Atherton. The 19-year-old has been touted as an all-rounder, but Australia opted to put him in last in his first Test innings. "England won't have seen Agar before this Test," Atherton said. "And they didn't know he was playing on the morning of the game - so they won't have had any chance to do any pre-planning against him at all, has shown that he's a serious young all-rounder. He's no No 11."
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Sky Sports' Michael Holding has been a
fascinated observer over the first two days of action. The former West Indies paceman believes that the match is still hanging in the balance heading into day three. "We have had two days of very, very interesting cricket," he said. "At different times, different teams have been on top. Sometimes supporters of each team would have thought, 'we are home, we are in control of this Test'. But that's Test match cricket, it ebbs and flows."
Review controversy
Although the Ashes has commenced with two good, full days of cricket, the action has not been without controversy. Jonathan Trott was given out for a debatable first-ball duck after Agar was given a reprieve earlier in the day when many thought he was short of his ground on a stumping attempt from Matt Prior. Sky Sports' Nasser Hussain
suspects the hosts will be less than satisfied with the decisions. "England will be very cross with the Agar decision," Nasser said. "I know Matt Prior is absolutely spewing over it."
As it happened
You can relive all the best action from the second day by
reading our interactive commentary from Trent Bridge. You can also view a gallery of
the day's best images here.
