Cricket
Australia rewrote history in Brisbane by posting a record-breaking total in a single day of pink-ball Test cricket
Ben Stokes won the toss and chose to bat as England put up 334 runs in the first innings at the Gabba
Jack Weatherald (72), Marnus Labuschagne (65), Steve Smith (61), and Alex Carey (63) kept Australia in control with solid half-centuries
Australia ended Day 2 at 378/6, the highest-ever single-day total in pink-ball Test history
England’s 348 runs vs West Indies in 2017 at Edgbaston had been the benchmark for years until Australia surpassed it
With this explosive batting performance, Australia now holds the record for the most runs scored in a day in pink-ball Test cricket