London weather forecast for ENG vs AUS, Ashes Test: rain likely to WASHOUT Day 2 at Lord’s?

Ashes 2023: This certainly wouldn’t be good news for fans as there’s a chance the rain could wash away day 2. Check out the weather forecast for the second Ashes test.

London weather forecast for ENG vs AUS

While the opening day was a memorable one for the Australian team in the second Test at Lord’s on Wednesday, there are doubts about play on the second day. There is a 100 percent chance of rain on Thursday and the fans don’t want that. It would be interesting to see if the game completely wiped out on the second day or not. The temperature would be around 23 degrees Celsius.

Australia got off to a strong start to the second Ashes Test as they finished the first day 339/5 against hosts England at Lord’s, here on Wednesday.

David Warner (66), Travis Head (77) and Steve Smith (85*) all scored half-centuries on the opening day as Australia put several miles into the legs of England’s attack, with Ben Stokes adding an extra pace option instead of a spinner in his side to replace the recovering Moeen Ali, ICC reports.

That extra pacesetter was the fast bowlers’ choice for England on the day, with Josh Tongue removing both Australian openers with excellent deliveries to finish with figures of 2/88.

But on an overcast day, England’s bowling asked surprisingly few questions from an Australian top order piling up on the runs.

Selections:
Squad Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Harris, Matt Renshaw , Josh Inglis, Todd Murphy

Squad England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jonny Bairstow(w), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, James Anderson, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Daniel Lawrence , Matthew Potts, Rehan Ahmed