LIVE: Cummins' Aussies wilting as England duo dominate

And that brings to adjacent an disfigured league for the Aussies — and a phenomenal 25 overs for the English.

Some of the numbers retired of that league are remarkable.

England piled connected 178 runs successful the 25 overs betwixt luncheon and tea, scoring astatine 7.12 per over.

Zak Crawley has pumped 132 from 128 and Joe Root 44 from 35, lifting England to 2-239 successful reply to Australia's 317 each out.

Moeen Ali was the lone England batsman who mislaid his wicket successful the 2nd session, departing for 54 erstwhile Usman Khawaja took a magnificent catch.

"Australia had nary answers astatine all," Michael Atherton says successful commentary arsenic the Aussies locomotion off.

"There's a batch of hard reasoning to do."

Callum Ferguson is stunned.

"They truly enactment Australia to the sword," helium said from the Nine studio.

"They've seized an accidental determination and made the astir of bully batting conditions — thing Australia truly struggled to bash yesterday."

Ian Healy posed an alarming question.

"Have this Australian onslaught ever been belted that severely before?" Healy said from the Nine studio.

"I don't deliberation so."