Adelaide, December 16: Jos Buttler took an outstanding catch to dismiss Marcus Harris for 3 runs early this morning in the Adelaide Pink-Ball Test. The English wicketkeeper made a brilliant drive towards the right as Stuart Broad tastes his first blood. Australia opted to bat and put up a standard score in the second Test of the series.
INSANE! Buttler pulls in an all-timer behind the stumps! #Ashes pic.twitter.com/v96UgK42ce
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 16, 2021
Broad delivered down the leg side as Harris, in temptation aimed for an easy boundary, pulled it past the keeper and leg gully but failed to get the timing of the shot. A rough edge followed through as Buttler made no mistake behind the wickets to take the drive.
This is not a #SpidermanNoWayHome spoiler. 🤭
This is just Jos Buttler. 🤯#RoyalsFamily | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/aOp2lQogIL
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) December 16, 2021
England star Jos Buttler takes stunning "superman" catch in second #Ashes Testhttps://t.co/03lWtHWDhF pic.twitter.com/omBWibZusI
— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) December 16, 2021
Test captain Pat Cummins had been ruled out from the second match on Day 1 as he came in close contact with someone having COVID-19 at a restaurant in Adelaide.
Australia is being led by Steve Smith in Cummins’ absence who returned to Test match after the infamous game in Cape Town in 2018 where he was suspended over ball-tampering charges.
Michael Neser replaced Cummins in the Australia XI, which remains the hosts’ only change. England, meanwhile, took the field with five pacers.
