Britain kept on contributing with wickets at normal stretches in the subsequent meeting, sacking one more meeting on the second day of the Boxing Day Test. In spite of that, Australia figured out how to take a lead and went to Tea at 200 for 6, ahead by only 15 on Monday (December 27). Alex Carey and Cameron Green batted 60 balls for the 20 they set up however figured out how to keep England under control, who heaped on the tension drove by veteran pacer James Anderson, who has yielded only 24 runs in his 19 overs for three wickets. Harris, who was batting for his position in the side, endure a leg-before yell when on 36. From that point, he guided Australia near England's aggregate, scoring his first fifty in quite a while and his first Ashes one. Later Australia had lost both Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith efficiently, Australia required an organization to consistent the boat. Travis Head and Harris put their heads down and ground it out together in the center for a 61-run represent the fifth wicket. Mark Wood tried the batsmen turning up the velocities toward one side, however Jack Leach parted with gifts at the other, as the organization fabricated. The offspinner threw one up to Harris, drawing a tremendous miscue, Buttler botched a baffling opportunity, however Harris couldn't endure Anderson's brightness off a conveyance on a decent length, that snacked away barely enough to drawing the jab for an edge on 76. Ollie Robinson received benefits for his exact lines and lengths as a conveyance formed away to get the external edge off Head's bat to break the stand, while Anderson, in his 11 overs, bowled 63 spots in 66 balls with figures of 2 for 3. Britain were great in the initial meeting with some splendid bowling that left Australia in a spot of trouble. James Anderson and Mark Wood drove the guests' fightback getting three wickets toward the beginning of the day meeting. Britain's pacers had a decent morning with the bowlers bowling with exactness, hitting the pitch hard and beating the batsmen various occasions by shifting their lengths. Robinson rushed to dispose of the nightwatchman Nathan Lyon in the fourth finished. Mark Wood struck immediately as well, fixing Labuschagne with crude speed driving the batsman to play a conveyance that he would've typically left, as the speed on the conveyance hustled him along on the back foot as the ball started off up a length. Labuschagne copped his first single-digit score of an Ashes innings. Anderson grieved Smith from the start with his offcutters that were coming into the right-hander. Britain stayed with bowling a decent length to Harris, making him play, while Smith, in the mean time, looked agitated with uncertain jabs as the bowlers got some crease development. In the long run, it was a free jab that destroyed him as he hung his bat out to one that touched back in to slash on for 16. It was the eighth time that Anderson represented Smith in Tests, opening up Australia's center request. A few relatives in the England camp had tried positive for COVID-19 in the quick antigen tests. While there was a haze of uncertainty exaggerate, the ECB gave an explanation that play would continue, with meetings moved back by 30 minutes each. Cricket Australia ultimately affirmed four positive cases in the England camp bringing up major issues with respect to the fate of the series. Brief scores: England 185 (Joe Root 50, Ben Stokes 25, Jonny Bairstow 35; Mitchell Starc 2-54, Pat Cummins 3-36, Nathan Lyon 3-36) trail Australia 200/6 (David Warner 38, Marcus Harris 76; James Anderson 3-24, Ollie Robinson 2-52) by 15 runs.