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Ashes 2025-26: Australia Win Brisbane Test; Heated Exchange Between Smith and Archer
Steve Smith-Jofra Archer: During the second Test of the series played between Australia and England in Brisbane, a heated exchange took place between Australian captain Steve Smith and England fast bowler Jofra Archer.
The Australian team won the second match of the 2025-26 Ashes series between Australia and England, taking a 2-0 lead. For the past 13 years, the English team has been trying to win Test matches in Australia, but has failed so far. This failure is now beginning to bother the players. This was seen on day four of the Brisbane Test, where a heated dispute arose between Steve Smith and Jofra Archer. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has now responded to this issue, claiming that he would have liked to have been playing in this instance and been a part of this particular moment.
In the second match of the Ashes series, a verbal confrontation occurred between England pacer Jofra Archer and Australian captain Steve Smith. Commenting on this, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said that when it came to speed and aggression, Archer completely failed.
On the fourth day of the Pink Ball Test match played in Brisbane, Archer bowled a fast, short ball to Smith. Smith executed a brilliant pull shot, sending the ball over the boundary. The next ball was also short, and Smith attempted to play a shot over the slip cordon, which angered Archer and Smith, who then uttered a remark to the Australian captain.
The stump mic recorded Archer and Smith's conversation, in which Archer said, "I like to play shots when there aren't many runs on the scoreboard." This angered Smith, who replied, "You bowl fast when nothing's happening, champion." Ricky Ponting was in the commentary box during that match. He believes Archer has embarrassed himself and his team.
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After the match, Ponting said, "Listening to both of them, I was excited and got goosebumps. There have been very few matches where, while commentating, I've wished I was back on the field. I wanted to be there and be a part of that atmosphere, because that's what you miss, and that's the real game."
In the second Test, England scored 334 in the first innings, including a brilliant century from Joe Root. Australia scored 511 runs to take a 177-run lead. In the second innings, England managed only 241 runs, and Australia achieved the target of 65 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.
