{"id":30815,"date":"2026-06-13T12:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/england-win-staggering-two-day-test-in-melbourne-tms-daily-debrief-ashes-fourth-test-day-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:55:32","slug":"england-win-staggering-two-day-test-in-melbourne-tms-daily-debrief-ashes-fourth-test-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/england-win-staggering-two-day-test-in-melbourne-tms-daily-debrief-ashes-fourth-test-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"England win STAGGERING two-day Test in Melbourne | TMS Daily Debrief | Ashes Fourth Test &#8211; Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/98E7bNNIv7Q?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>England finally break their long drought in Australia, winning a chaotic two-day Test at the MCG by four wickets! Michael Vaughan and Glenn McGrath join Alex Hartley to dissect England\u2019s aggressive chase, Josh Tongue\u2019s seven-wicket haul, and the pitch that sparked controversy. Plus, what does this mean for Bazball, and how should England prepare for Sydney?<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Welcome &#038; England\u2019s historic win<br \/>\n00:31 Why this victory matters<br \/>\n01:05 England\u2019s key moments &#038; spirit<br \/>\n02:00 Pitch debate \u2013 too much grass?<br \/>\n03:33 Bazball: adapt or abandon?<br \/>\n04:13 England\u2019s aggressive chase explained<br \/>\n05:29 Glenn McGrath on bowling plans<br \/>\n05:47 Josh Tongue\u2019s seven-for &#038; selection call<br \/>\n07:14 England\u2019s maturity challenge<br \/>\n08:06 McCullum admits prep mistakes<br \/>\n09:21 Zak Crawley challenge &#038; future plans<br \/>\n09:40 Broadcast batting at No.3 shock tactic<br \/>\n10:20 Pitch criticism &#038; financial fallout<br \/>\n13:14 Protecting Test cricket\u2019s future<br \/>\n14:00 Why spin must stay in the game<br \/>\n15:03 Wrap-up &#038; highlights info<\/p>\n<p>Follow more of The Ashes on the BBC Sport app, iPlayer and Sounds.<br \/>\n=============<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE so you never miss out on our best videos<br \/>\n\u27a1\ufe0f\u27a1\ufe0fhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/1sFodyu <\/p>\n<p>=============<\/p>\n<p>Find us here: <\/p>\n<p>BBC Sport: http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSport\/<br \/>\nX: https:\/\/www.x.com\/BBCSport\/<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcsport\/<br \/>\nTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bbcsport<\/p>\n<p>#bbcsport #TheAshes #bbccricket<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=98E7bNNIv7Q\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England finally break their long drought in Australia, winning a chaotic two-day Test at the MCG by four wickets! Michael Vaughan and Glenn McGrath join Alex Hartley to dissect England\u2019s aggressive chase, Josh Tongue\u2019s seven-wicket haul, and the pitch that sparked controversy. Plus, what does this mean for Bazball, and how should England prepare for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30817,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30815\/revisions\/30817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}