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3rd Test, 17-Dec-2025
| 0 | 91.2 | 91.2: Jofra Archer to Nathan Lyon, OUT! LBW! Jofra Archer gets a fifer, or does he? He has to wait as Nathan Lyon takes the review here. YES, he does. This is his third five-wicket haul against the Aussies. He goes just a bit fuller and on off, gets it to nip back in. Lyon tries to play with a straight bat again and from the crease, but the ball goes past the inside edge to hit him on the back pad. There is a big appeal for LBW, and the finger goes up. Snicko confirms no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows two reds and wickets on umpire's call with the ball hitting the top of the middle stump. Australia have been bowled out for 371. |
| 0 | 91.1 | 91.1: Jofra Archer to Nathan Lyon, Good length and on off, Nathan Lyon blocks it out with a straight bat and holds the pose as well. |
| 0 | 90.6 | 90.6: Josh Tongue to Scott Boland, Length again and on off, Scott Boland keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 90.5 | 90.5: Josh Tongue to Scott Boland, Hits the length hard and just around off, Scott Boland steers it towards point. |
| 0 | 90.4 | 90.4: Josh Tongue to Scott Boland, Play and a miss! Short of a length and outside off, Scott Boland looks to cut it away but misses. |
| 1 | 90.3 | 90.3: Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Back of a length and outside off, Nathan Lyon cuts it away to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 90.2 | 90.2: Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Fuller and on off, Nathan Lyon drives it firmly but straight to mid off. |
| 0 | 90.1 | 90.1: Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, On a length and around off, Nathan Lyon looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards square leg. |
| 0 | 89.6 | 89.6: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Fuller in length and on middle, angling in, Scott Boland safely negotiates it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 89.5 | 89.5: Jofra Archer to Nathan Lyon, Hits the length hard and on middle and leg. Nathan Lyon misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 0 | 89.4 | 89.4: Jofra Archer to Nathan Lyon, Short of a length and on off, Nathan Lyon dabs it down towards gully and shouts a loud 'Nooo' to deny the run. |
| 0 | 89.3 | 89.3: Jofra Archer to Nathan Lyon, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Nathan Lyon ducks under it. |
| 4 | 89.2 | 89.2: Jofra Archer to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! The runs continue to flow here! Short of a length and just outside off. Nathan Lyon lets the ball come to him. He hops up to ride the bounce and guides it away through point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 89.1 | 89.1: Jofra Archer to Nathan Lyon, Good-length delivery, on off, Nathan Lyon gets a bit squared up but manages to pat it towards short cover. |
| 0 | 88.6 | 88.6: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, Hits the length hard and on off, Scott Boland keeps it out towards backward point. |
| 0 | 88.5 | 88.5: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, Bangs in a quick bouncer at 141.7 clicks, on middle and leg, Scott Boland ducks under it well. |
| 0 | 88.4 | 88.4: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, Pitched up and on off, shaping in, Scott Boland looks to defend but gets an inside edge to the edge to the leg side. |
| 1 | 88.3 | 88.3: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, Pulls his length back a bit and around off, Nathan Lyon steers it to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 88.2 | 88.2: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, Fuller and on middle and leg, Nathan Lyon knocks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 88.1 | 88.1: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, Lands this on a good length and around off, Nathan Lyon guides it to point. |
| 4 | 87.6 | 87.6: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, FOUR! Wow, that is a fabulous shot! Back of a length and just around off. Scott Boland plays it late and cuts it beautifully through backward point for a boundary. There is a fielder at deep third, but he had no chance as the ball went like a tracer bullet on this lush green outfield. |
| 0 | 87.5 | 87.5: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, On a length and on off, Scott Boland is solid in his defense again. |
| 0 | 87.4 | 87.4: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Good length and on middle, Scott Boland stays back and keeps it out nicely. |
| 0 | 87.3 | 87.3: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Jaffa! Goes fuller and on off, angles in a bit, but then straightens after hitting the deck. Scott Boland looks to block it out but gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball misses the stumps by a whisker. |
| 4 | 87.2 | 87.2: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, FOUR! Streaky! Jofra Archer bangs this into the pitch and just outside off. Scott Boland backs away and just hangs his bat away from his body. It takes the outside edge and flies past Harry Brook at second slip for a boundary. |
| 0 | 87.1 | 87.1: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Short of a length and on middle, angling into the body of the batter. Scott Boland fails to clip it away and takes a blow on his upper body. |
| 1 | 86.6 | 86.6: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, Hard length and on off, Scott Boland steers it towards point for one. |
| 4 | 86.5 | 86.5: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, FOUR! Gets it away! Pitched up and around off, Scott Boland strides out and drives it. He hits it a bit uppishly but beats Ben Stokes at mid off to his right as the ball races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 86.4 | 86.4: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, Length again, on off, Nathan Lyon works it through square leg for another run. |
| 1 | 86.3 | 86.3: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, Good length and on middle, Scott Boland nudges it to mid-wicket for a run. 350 UP FOR THE AUSSIES! |
| 0 | 86.2 | 86.2: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, On a length and on off, angles in a bit, Scott Boland pats it down in front of short cover. |
| 1 | 86.1 | 86.1: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, Back of a length and on leg, Nathan Lyon clips it off the inner half of the bat onto his thigh pad as it deflects towards deep fine leg. A single taken. |
| 0 | 85.6 | 85.6: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Hard length and around off, Scott Boland keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 85.5 | 85.5: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Scott Boland knocks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 85.4 | 85.4: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Just short! Short of a length and on middle, angling in. Scott Boland rides the bounce and tucks it away. It pops up in the air but lands in front of Ollie Pope at short leg. |
| 0 | 85.3 | 85.3: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, BEATEN! Fuller in length and on off, shapes away a touch. Scott Boland looks to play at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 85.2 | 85.2: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Jofra Archer strikes back with a beauty and gets his fourth wicket. He lands this on a good length and on middle and off, gets it to jag back in sharply. Mitchell Starc stays back to block it out, but plays down the wrong line. The ball goes through the huge gap between bat and pad to rattle the top of the middle pole. Not much of a celebration from Archer. Starc walks back after a fine fifty, and Australia are 348/9. |
| 4 | 85.1 | 85.1: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! This is just poor bowling! Short and wide outside off, begging to be put away. Mitchell Starc extends his arms and smashes it over point for yet another boundary. |
| 1 | 84.6 | 84.6: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, FIFTY FOR STARC! He is just enjoying his batting in this Ashes, and this is back-to-back half-centuries for him. His 13th Test half century and he continues to be a huge asset in the lower order for the hosts. Short of a length and around leg, Mitchell Starc tucks it through square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 84.5 | 84.5: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Hard length and on leg, Mitchell Starc pats it to short mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 84.4 | 84.4: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! That's Mitchell Starc's fourth boundary in 10 balls. Back of a length and around off. Starc rides the bounce well and punches it between cover and point. Jofra Archer gives chase and dives but fails to stop it from going to the fence for four runs. |
| 4 | 84.3 | 84.3: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Punished! Short of a length and outside off. Mitchell Starc gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for his third boundary of the day already. He looks in the mood here. |
| 1 | 84.2 | 84.2: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, Nathan Lyon finally gets off the mark on his 20th ball! On a length and on off, Nathan Lyon clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 84.1 | 84.1: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, Brydon Carse begins with a good-length delivery, on off, Nathan Lyon gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 83.6 | 83.6: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Touch fuller and on off, Mitchell Starc drives it to mid off. 8 runs off the over. |
| 4 | 83.5 | 83.5: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Sweet timing! Back of a length and just around off. Mitchell Starc gets on top of it and punches it with sublime timing as the ball races through covers for another boundary. It's already looking like great conditions for batting here. |
| 0 | 83.4 | 83.4: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Pitched up and on off, Mitchell Starc knocks it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 83.3 | 83.3: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, A low full toss, on middle, angling in sharply, Mitchell Starc misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 4 | 83.2 | 83.2: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! First boundary of Day 2! Goes fuller but outside off this time. Mitchell Starc goes chasing after it, throws his bat at it and slices it over backward point for four runs. |
| 0 | 83.1 | 83.1: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Jofra Archer starts with a fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Mitchell Starc drills it to mid on. |
| 0 | 82.6 | 82.6: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Straightish, fullish, on the stumps, Nathan Lyon resolutely defends it off the front foot. And that will be STUMPS on Day 1! |
| 0 | 82.5 | 82.5: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Short and down leg, Lyon gets inside the line to work it across, but misses. |
| 0 | 82.4 | 82.4: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Slanted on the leg stump, on a hard length, Nathan Lyon tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 82.3 | 82.3: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Shapes away from off, full in length, Lyon shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 82.2 | 82.2: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Length ball, on middle, Lyon tucks it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 0 | 82.1 | 82.1: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Short of a length, on middle and leg, Lyon rises up with the bounce and nudges it to square leg. |
| 4 | 81.6 | 81.6: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Played perfectly through the gap! Archer goes full and aims the pads, Mitchell Starc flicks to the left of the diving fielder at mid-wicket for a boundary. Starc moves into his 30s and continues his merry way in this series. |
| 0 | 81.5 | 81.5: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Slanted into the batter, on a good length, Starc keeps it out in the off side. |
| 0 | 81.4 | 81.4: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Width on offer, short in length, outside off. Mitchell Starc flashes hard at it, but misses to get any sort of a connection. |
| 0 | 81.3 | 81.3: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, On a back of a length, straightening up off the pitch, around off. Starc plays from the crease, opens the bat face at the point of contact and steers it to backward point. The fielder from gully cuts it off. |
| 0 | 81.2 | 81.2: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Hard length, on off, at 132.8 kph. Mitchell Starc defends off the back foot to the off side. |
| 0 | 81.1 | 81.1: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, A bit too straight, down leg, on a fullish length. Starc tries to whip that across but misses. Jamie dives to his right and gathers it. |
| 0 | 80.6 | 80.6: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, On a fuller length, shaping away on off, Nathan Lyon plays with a straight bat and drives it back to Stokes. Ben collects the ball on his follow-through and throws flatly over the batter's head to the keeper. |
| 0 | 80.5 | 80.5: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Back of a length, drifting closer to the off pole and then seaming away. Lyon is watchful and makes a tight leave. |
| 0 | 80.4 | 80.4: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Well outside off, on a good length, left alone as he curves away. |
| 0 | 80.3 | 80.3: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Loose from Lyon! Back of a length, at 132.6 kph, swinging away off the seam. Lyon plays away from his body, looking to slash it through point, but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 80.2 | 80.2: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Tailing full toss, on middle, Lyon mistimes his flick to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 80.1 | 80.1: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Swing straightaway! Full and wide outside off, curving further away, Lyon is happy to leave. |
| 0 | 79.6 | 79.6: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, A bit too full, on the pads, Starc flicks it to the left of square leg, but the fielder is quick to cut it off. Starc is about halfway down the pitch, and is sent back by Lyon on a sharp call. Starc can only chuckle in the end. |
| 0 | 79.5 | 79.5: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Slides in from off, on a length, Starc defends it off the back foot to short cover. |
| 0 | 79.4 | 79.4: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Spins away from off, on a length, Starc fends it to point. |
| 0 | 79.3 | 79.3: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Full and around off, a front foot steer to cover-point. |
| 0 | 79.2 | 79.2: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Shortish, outside off, Starc punches it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 79.1 | 79.1: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Lands it full, on off, defended well by Starc off the front foot. |
| 0 | 78.6 | 78.6: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Banged halfway into the pitch, on the leg stump line. Lyon rides the bounce and tucks it to mid-wicket. The fielder from square leg dives to his left and makes a half-stop, parrying the ball to his left. No run taken. |
| 0 | 78.5 | 78.5: Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Good-length delivery, around off, Lyon ducks under it just in the nick of time to leave. |
| 1 | 78.4 | 78.4: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Short of a good length, on the leg stump, Starc nudges it off the back foot through backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 78.3 | 78.3: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Short one, on middle, ducked underneath by Starc. |
| 0 | 78.2 | 78.2: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Shortish delivery, on off, Starc rides the bounce and dabs it with soft hands to point. |
| 0 | 78.1 | 78.1: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Length ball, around off, left alone by Starc. |
| 0 | 77.6 | 77.6: Will Jacks to Nathan Lyon, A tad short, on off, Lyon rocks back and nudges it through mid-wicket. Starc denies the single. |
| 0 | 77.5 | 77.5: Will Jacks to Nathan Lyon, Pushed through, full and on middle, Lyon flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 77.4 | 77.4: Will Jacks to Nathan Lyon, Fuller and on middle, spinning in, Lyon smothers the spin. |
| 0 | 77.3 | 77.3: Will Jacks to Nathan Lyon, Flat and on a length, on the pads. Lyon pads it off the back foot to short leg. |
| 0 | 77.2 | 77.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, OUT! STRAIGHT AND GONE! England finally get Carey's wicket, through Jacks, with just a couple of more overs left for the new ball and about 20 minutes remaining in the day. Dropped fuller and just around the off pole with some spin and bounce. It is tossed up nicely at just 78 kph. Alex Carey gets down on a knee to slog it over mid-wicket, but only manages a thick top edge. The ball flies over the leg side. Jamie Smith calls for his catch, runs forward-right and takes a fine catch. Alex Carey departs after a quality knock of 106 (143). Gets a good reception from the crowd as he heads back to the dressing room. Australia are 321/8. |
| 0 | 77.1 | 77.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, An offie on a fuller length, on middle, Carey leans on and eases it back to Jacks. |
| 0 | 76.6 | 76.6: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Banged short and outside off, Starc drops his wrists down to leave. |
| 0 | 76.5 | 76.5: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Stumps on attack, full in length, angling in. Starc drills it to mid on. |
| 1 | 76.4 | 76.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Slammed short into the deck, on off, Carey pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. The 50-run partnership comes up between Carey and Starc. The 4th fifty-run stand for Australia in this innings. |
| 1 | 76.3 | 76.3: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Takes on the short ball on off, and pulls it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 76.2 | 76.2: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Well-directed bumper, on middle and leg. Starc ducks underneath it. |
| 0 | 76.1 | 76.1: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, On top of off, on a length, Starc camps back and taps it with soft hands to short cover. |
| 1 | 75.6 | 75.6: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Pitched fuller and on off, Mitchell Starc drills it to long off for a single. The partnership is worth 48 runs between Carey and Starc. |
| 1 | 75.5 | 75.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Touch short and around off, Alex Carey plays off the back foot and steers it to the left of short third for a single. |
| 1 | 75.4 | 75.4: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Dropped short and outside off, Starc stands tall and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 75.3 | 75.3: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Slides one onto the pads, Starc watchfully blocks it in front. |
| 0 | 75.2 | 75.2: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Floated up, full at 80.3 kph, Starc carves it off the front foot to short cover. |
| 1 | 75.1 | 75.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Length ball, on off, Carey goes back and across and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 74.6 | 74.6: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, On a fuller length, angling in, dragged off the front foot to mid on. |
| 0 | 74.5 | 74.5: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Around off, on a length, defended nicely. |
| 4 | 74.4 | 74.4: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Off the gloves! Shortish ball from Stokes, going down leg. Mitchell Starc gets inside the line, swivels to pull it away, but it goes off the gloves due to extra bounce and stays out of reach of Jamie Smith's leap to his right. Races away to the fence behind. |
| 0 | 74.3 | 74.3: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Good length, on off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 0 | 74.2 | 74.2: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, On off and full, Starc knocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 74.1 | 74.1: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Fuller ball, around off, Starc drags it off the toe end to mid on. |
| 0 | 73.6 | 73.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, In front of the sticks, on a length, Carey watchfully blocks it down the strip. |
| 1 | 73.5 | 73.5: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up, full and around off, driven off the front foot to cover-point for a quick single. |
| 1 | 73.4 | 73.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Outside off and a tad short, Carey cuts it to deep point for a single. A sarcastic cheer from the Aussie faithful as Jacks concedes 100 runs. |
| 1 | 73.3 | 73.3: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Short, outside off, Starc cuts it away to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 73.2 | 73.2: Will Jacks to Mitchell Starc, Full and on middle, Starc leans forward and smothers the spin. |
| 1 | 73.1 | 73.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Pushed fuller, on off, Alex Carey drives it inside out wide of long off for a single. |
| 0 | 72.6 | 72.6: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Length ball, outside off, Starc flashes it off the back foot but misses. |
| 3 | 72.5 | 72.5: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, 100 FOR ALEX CAREY! A top-class knock from the Aussie keeper-batter. His 3rd Test hundred, and the first in The Ashes. Absolutely risk-free cricket from a quality batter and the Adelaide crowd adores the local boy getting to his milestone. An emotional moment for him as he removes his helmet, looks at the heavens and raises his bat. Full and outside off, driven off the front foot through the extra cover gap. The ball is cut off in the deep as Carse flicks the ball back in before the ropes to save the boundary. The batters cross for the third run. A warm hug from Starc to his partner as well. Carey is now Australia's top run-scorer in Tests this year and has often been the one to help Australia out of trouble. |
| 0 | 72.4 | 72.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Full and on off, nipping bit in. Carey gets on the front foot and pushes it straight to mid on. |
| 1 | 72.3 | 72.3: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Angled on the leg stump, on a length. Mitchell Starc covers the line and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 72.2 | 72.2: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Length ball, outside off, steered off the back foot to backward point. |
| 1 | 72.1 | 72.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, On a shorter length on off, Alex Carey pulls it to the right of deep square leg for a single. On 98 now, is Carey. |
| 0 | 71.7 | 71.6: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Hard length, on off, Starc rises with the bounce and punches it off the inside edge to mid on. |
| 2 | 71.6 | 71.5: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length, on the stumps, Mitchell Starc works it across to the left of deep square leg for a couple runs. |
| 0 | 71.5 | 71.4: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Slams the deck hard, on off, blocked straight off the back foot. |
| 0 | 71.4 | 71.3: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, On a good length, on off, defended off the back foot to point. |
| 2 | 71.3 | 71.3: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, STRAIGHT UP AND LANDS SAFE! Uh, oh! A No Ball called for overstepping. Too many errors from Carse. Short of a good length, around off. Mitchell Starc clears the front leg, clubs it over mid-wicket, but gets no timing. He does manage to clear the in-field as the ball plugs in the deep mid-wicket region, with Jacks mopping it up. Two taken. 300 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! |
| 1 | 71.2 | 71.2: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Nips in from outside off, on a length. Alex Carey goes deep in the crease and punches it in front of mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 71.1 | 71.1: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Length ball, on off, bunted off the back foot to cover. |
| 0 | 70.6 | 70.6: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Not that full, not too short, around off, Starc drives it to short extra cover. |
| 0 | 70.5 | 70.5: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Straight and full, on off, Starc middles it, but hits it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 70.4 | 70.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short and on middle, angling in. Carey gets on the back foot and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 70.3 | 70.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length, into the batter, Carey watchfully flicks it but finds short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 70.2 | 70.2: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Around middle and leg, on a length, Starc steers it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 70.1 | 70.1: Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Stokes is back on. At 130.9 kph, this is bashed on a length, on off. Starc gets on the front foot and defends it. |
| 1 | 69.6 | 69.6: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, In the channel of off, good length. Starc steers it past cover-point for a single. |
| 4 | 69.5 | 69.5: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Goes downtown! Full from Brydon, a slot ball, around off. Mitchell Starc plays with a straight bat and effortlessly lofts it over the bowler for a boundary. |
| 0 | 69.4 | 69.4: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Speared in on a length, at the leg stump. Starc tries to nudge it to the leg side but gets rapped on the front thigh pad. |
| 4 | 69.3 | 69.3: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Precision in that shot! Touch full and around middle. Mitchell Starc swings through the line and lofts it over wide mid on for a boundary. |
| 0 | 69.2 | 69.2: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Hard length, on middle, angling further in. Starc alertly blocks it off the back foot. |
| 1 | 69.1 | 69.1: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, On a nagging length, outside off, Carey plays of the back foot and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 68.6 | 68.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Short and on off, Carey hops in the crease and taps it to cover-point for a single. Carey moves to 94! |
| 1 | 68.5 | 68.5: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Short of a good length, on middle and leg, Starc gets squared up due to extra bounce and fends it off the back foot in front of cover. Carey hesitates a bit but they eventually cross over for a single. |
| 0 | 68.4 | 68.4: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Very short again, on off, Mitchell Starc briefly thinks about pulling that away, but withdraws his bat away from the line and leaves. |
| 0 | 68.3 | 68.3: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Another one banged hard into the pitch, on top of middle. Starc drops it down the pitch with soft hands. |
| 0 | 68.2 | 68.2: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, A rib-tickler from Tongue, short and on the bodyline. Starc gets insde the line and nudges it with soft hands to the left of Pope at short leg. |
| 0 | 68.1 | 68.1: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Full and straight at the stumps, Starc plays from the crease and drives to mid off. |
| 1 | 67.6 | 67.6: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Short and on middle, Starc stands tall and pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 67.5 | 67.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Outside off, and full, Carey goes for an expansive front foot cover drive, but inside edges. The ball goes past the stumps to the leg side for a single. |
| 0 | 67.4 | 67.4: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Fuller one, on off, crisply driven to mid off. |
| 0 | 67.3 | 67.3: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Good length, around off, punched off the back foot to cover. |
| 2 | 67.2 | 67.2: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, CHANCE! Just out of reach of Crawley. Fractionally full and outside off, Carey gets on the front foot and throws the kitchen sink at it to go over extra cover. He mistimes it off the toe end. Zak Crawley moves to his right and extends his right hand as he throws himself into that direction with a dive, but the ball just sails over his reach for a couple of runs. Carey's heart would have been in his mouth for a moment, but he got away with it. A good effort from Zak though. |
| 4 | 67.1 | 67.1: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, FOUR! Through the gap! Back of a length, angling outside off. Alex Carey watches the ball closely, gets on the back foot and punches it through the cover and point gap for a boundary. Carey moves into his 90s! |
| 0 | 66.6 | 66.6: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Hits the deck hard, on middle, Starc rides the bounce and defends it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 66.5 | 66.5: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Angling in and around middle, on a length, Starc whips it away, but straight towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 66.4 | 66.4: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Short and outside off, Starc drops his wrists and arches back to leave. |
| 2 | 66.3 | 66.3: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Hard length, on off, Starc knocks it down the ground, to the left of mid off. Stokes chases it down before the ropes. Two taken. |
| 0 | 66.2 | 66.2: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Fullish delivery on the stumps, Starc flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 66.1 | 66.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Full and on the pads, Alex flicks it to the left of mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 0 | 65.6 | 65.6: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Steep bumper, on top of off, Carey rides the bounce and bunts it down the strip with soft hands. |
| 0 | 65.5 | 65.5: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, OUT! TAKEN AT SHORT LEG! Brydon Carse strikes now. He lands this on a hard length, on middle, gets it to nip back in a bit. Pat Cummins looks to work it to the leg side but plays it onto his pads before the ball lobs up, and Ollie Pope grabs it easily at short leg. There is a big appeal, and the finger goes up, but Cummins doesn't think he has nicked it and takes the review. However, Snicko comes up and shows a spike confirming that there is a slight inside edge and the Aussie skipper has to walk back to the hut. He takes a review with him as well, and Australia are 271/7 now. |
| 0 | 65.4 | 65.4: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Back of a length and around off, Pat Cummins stabs it out to short cover. |
| 0 | 65.3 | 65.3: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Pitched up and on middle, angles in, Pat Cummins blocks it out well. |
| 2 | 65.2 | 65.2: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Fuller and on the pads, Pat Cummins clips it through mid-wicket for a brace, |
| 0 | 65.1 | 65.1: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, On a length and on off, Pat Cummins pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 64.6 | 64.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, A bouncer now, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 1 | 64.5 | 64.5: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, angling into the body of the batter. Pat Cummins tries to duck initially but realises it is not that short. He takes his eyes off the ball, gets cramped up, but manages to nudge it towards square leg for one. |
| 0 | 64.4 | 64.4: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Hard length and on middle, angling in, Pat Cummins keeps it out nicely. |
| 1 | 64.3 | 64.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on leg, Alex Carey tucks it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1 | 64.2 | 64.2: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, On a length and on leg, Pat Cummins flicks it through square lg for a single. |
| 4 | 64.1 | 64.1: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Australia have clearly shifted gears now! Josh Tongue loses his line and bowls this full, but down the leg side. Pat Cummins just has to get some bat on it and glances it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 6 | 63.6 | 63.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, SIX! Clean strike! Gives this some more air, full and on middle, Alex Carey gets down on one knee and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. He moves to 84 now. |
| 1 | 63.5 | 63.5: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, Short again, on leg, Pat Cummins nudges it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 63.4 | 63.4: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, Slows it up, short and on middle, turns in, Pat Cummins clips it to square leg. |
| 4 | 63.3 | 63.3: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Great shot! Flighted, full and on off, Pat Cummins strides out, reaches out for it and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 63.2 | 63.2: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, Tossed up, full and around off, Pat Cummins goes after it but fails to connect. |
| 1 | 63.1 | 63.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Floated, short and on middle, Alex Carey flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 62.6 | 62.6: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Good length and on off, Pat Cummins backs away and guides it to point. |
| 1 | 62.5 | 62.5: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, On a length and on leg, Alex Carey clips it towards square leg for a single. 250 up for Australia! |
| 4 | 62.4 | 62.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, FOUR! Streaky! Fuller in length and on off, angling away. Alex Carey charges down the track to loft it over extra cover, but slices it off the top edge over backward point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 62.3 | 62.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Short of a length and around off, Alex Carey cuts it to point. |
| 0 | 62.2 | 62.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle and off, Alex Carey sways away from it. |
| 0 | 62.1 | 62.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, A big shout for caught behind, but turned down! England players look really confident here, and Ben Stokes takes the review. This is short of a length and outside off, Alex Carey looks to cut it away, but the ball goes under his bat to the keeper, where Jamie Smith grabs it in front of him. There is a noise, and Smith asks his skipper to send it upstairs straightaway. Snicko shows a big spike, but that is before the ball passes the bat, and the third umpire deems it Not Out. England lose their second review now. |
| 0 | 61.6 | 61.6: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, Pushed through quicker, short and on off, Pat Cummins looks to defend on the back foot but gets a bottom edge onto his foot as the ball rolls to the off side. |
| 0 | 61.5 | 61.5: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, Flighted, full and on off, Pat Cummins drives it to mid off. |
| 0 | 61.4 | 61.4: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, Short again and on off, Pat Cummins fends it away towards point. |
| 0 | 61.3 | 61.3: Will Jacks to Pat Cummins, Flatter, shortish and on off, Pat Cummins stays back and pushes it to short cover. |
| 1 | 61.2 | 61.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Floated, full and on leg, Alex Carey works it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 61.1 | 61.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Tossed up, full and on middle, Alex Carey knocks it to the left of the bowler. |
| 0 | 60.6 | 60.6: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Full but angling down the leg side, Pat Cummins fails to flick it away. Jamie Smith dives to his left to collect it sharply behind the stumps. |
| 0 | 60.5 | 60.5: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Josh Tongue gets his maiden Ashes wicket upon his return into a fresh spell. He lands this back of a length and on the fourth, the stump line, gets it to nip back in sharply from the seam with extra bounce. Josh Inglis stays back and tries to guide it to third man, but gets cramped up for room, and the ball goes off the toe-end to crash onto the stumps. A nice little knock of 32 off 39 from Inglis comes to an end, and the 59-run stand has been broken as well, with Australia 244/6 now. |
| 0 | 60.4 | 60.4: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Pitched up and middle and off, Josh Inglis blocks it out. |
| 2 | 60.3 | 60.3: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Touch fuller and on off, Josh Inglis takes a good stride out and drives it through covers for a brace. |
| 4 | 60.2 | 60.2: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, EDGED AND FOUR! Back of a length and around off, holds its line. Josh Inglis pushes at it but gets a thin outside edge between first slip and gully for a boundary. |
| 0 | 60.1 | 60.1: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Fuller one but well outside off, Josh Inglis makes an easy leave. |
| 4 | 59.6 | 59.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, FOUR! Connects well this time! Flighted, full and on middle and off. Alex Carey gets down on one knee and takes the aerial route to smash it to the wide long on fence for a boundary. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Carey and Inglis. |
| 0 | 59.5 | 59.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Quicker, short and around off, Alex Carey rocks back to pull it away but gets a bottom edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere. |
| 1 | 59.4 | 59.4: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Shortish and on middle, Josh Inglis nudges it towards mid-wicket for another run. |
| 1 | 59.3 | 59.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Shorter in length and outside off, Alex Carey cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| 1 | 59.2 | 59.2: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Floated, full and on off, Josh Inglis uses his feet and knocks it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 0 | 59.1 | 59.1: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, full and on off, Josh Inglis defends it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 58.6 | 58.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Alex Carey rides the bounce well and keeps it out. |
| 0 | 58.5 | 58.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Hits the length hard and on middle and leg, nips back in. Alex Carey fails to flick it away and takes a blow on his left thigh. Looks in a bit of pain here. |
| 0 | 58.4 | 58.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Short of a length and around off, Alex Carey steers it to point. |
| 0 | 58.3 | 58.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 0 | 58.2 | 58.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Good length and on middle, nips back in, Alex Carey pats it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 58.1 | 58.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Back of a length and around off, Alex Carey punches it to short cover. |
| 0 | 57.6 | 57.6: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Short again and on off, turns in, Josh Inglis keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 57.5 | 57.5: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Drags his length back and on off, Josh Inglis stabs it out to short cover. |
| 4 | 57.4 | 57.4: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Oh, that's aggressive! Looped up, full and on middle. Josh Inglis goes down on one knee and slogs sweeps it. He does not get it from the middle but hits it towards the vacant deep mid-wicket region as the ball trickles to the fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 57.3 | 57.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Floated, short and around off, Alex Carey punches it thorughj cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 57.2 | 57.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Flighted, full and on middle, Alex Carey drills it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 57.1 | 57.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Tossed up, full and on off, Alex Carey pushes it to extra cover. |
| 1 | 56.6 | 56.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on off, Alex Carey works it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 56.5 | 56.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Sharp bowling! Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, takes off. Alex Carey tries to ride the bounce, but it goes off the shoulder off the bat and flies wide of first slip. Two taken. |
| 0 | 56.4 | 56.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, On a length and on off, Alex Carey looks to push it away but gets an inside edge to the leg side. |
| 1 | 56.3 | 56.3: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Full and on the pads, Josh Inglis flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 56.2 | 56.2: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Touch fuller and on middle, Josh Inglis tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 56.1 | 56.1: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Good length and on off, Josh Inglis stays back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 55.6 | 55.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slows it up, full and on off, Alex Carey steers it towards point. |
| 0 | 55.5 | 55.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Close! Shorter in length and around middle and off, Alex Carey rocks back to heave it across the line but fails to connect. |
| 4 | 55.4 | 55.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, FOUR! Sloppy effort in the field! Flatter, full and on middle, Alex Carey with the flick of the wrists clips it wide of mid on. Jofra Archer moves to his left but makes a lazy effort to stop it with his left hand and lets it through for a boundary. |
| 2 | 55.3 | 55.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Fires one full and on leg, Alex Carey uses his feet to whip it away but gets an inside edge toward the fine leg region for a brace. |
| 2 | 55.2 | 55.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Drops it short and on middle, Alex Carey pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 55.1 | 55.1: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Floated, full and on off, Josh Inglis flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 54.6 | 54.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Back of a length and just on off, straightens a bit. Alex Carey drops his hands and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 54.5 | 54.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Touch fuller and on middle, Alex Carey tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 54.4 | 54.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on off, nips back in sharply. Alex Carey looks to play at it but gets a bit hurried. It takes the inside edge and deflects onto his pads. |
| 0 | 54.3 | 54.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, A bouncer now, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 1 | 54.2 | 54.2: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Fuller and on leg, Josh Inglis works it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 54.1 | 54.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, On a length and on leg, Alex Carey clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 53.6 | 53.6: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Oh...close! Slows it up, full and on off, Josh Inglis once again goes for the reverse sweep but does not hit it cleanly. Harry Brook at first slip anticipates it early and moves to his right, but as Inglis did not connect well, the ball shoots flat to the left of Brook, and he overruns to his right, going far from reach. The ball rolls towards deep third. Two taken. |
| 4 | 53.5 | 53.5: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Fine shot! Tossed up, full and on off, Josh Inglis goes for the premeditated reverse sweep, and executes it nicely wide of deep point. The fielder, Brydon Carse, runs to his right and dives, but fails to stop the boundary, tumbling over the ropes as well. |
| 1 | 53.4 | 53.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Drags his length back, on middle, Alex Carey rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0 | 53.3 | 53.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Flighted, full and around off, Alex Carey drives it straight to extra cover. |
| 1 | 53.2 | 53.2: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Flatter, full and on off, Josh Inglis taps it to the off side for a run. |
| 0 | 53.1 | 53.1: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Floated, full and on middle, Josh Inglis clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 52.6 | 52.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Put down? Yes, but it will be very harsh to call it a dropped catch, as Brydon Carse puts in a great effort here. Fuller and around off, Alex Carey drills it really hard but does not keep it along the ground. It flies flat and low to the left of short cover, where Brydon Carse dives to that side to take it with his left hand, but it just does not stick in. Stokes comes in and appreciates Carse for his attempt. |
| 0 | 52.5 | 52.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Hits the length hard, on middle, nips back in with some bounce. Alex Carey gets cramped up and misses the ball as it goes off his thigh pad towards backward point. |
| 0 | 52.4 | 52.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, A wide yorker, outside off, Alex Carey tries to squeeze it away but only manages to jam it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 52.3 | 52.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, On a length and on leg, Alex Carey tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 52.2 | 52.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Good length and on middle, Alex Carey gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 52.1 | 52.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Massive shout for LBW, but turned down! However, Ben Stokes, after a discussion with his bowler and keeper, takes the review. Jofra Archer steams in from around the wicket, serves this full, on middle, angling in sharply. Alex Carey gets stuck on his crease and misses his flick to get hit on the pads. Snicko confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows it to be missing the leg stump. England lose a review as the on-field call of Not Out stands. |
| 0 | 51.6 | 51.6: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Quicker, short and on middle and leg, Josh Inglis pats it towards square leg. |
| 1 | 51.5 | 51.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, A bit short and on middle, angles in, Alex Carey nudges it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 1 | 51.4 | 51.4: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Flighted, full and on off, Josh Inglis reverse sweeps it again to deep point for a single. |
| 4 | 51.3 | 51.3: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Brilliant shot! Flatter, full and around off. Josh Inglis quickly changes his stance and nails the reverse sweep to the deep point fence for a boundary. 200 UP FOR THE AUSSIES. |
| 0 | 51.2 | 51.2: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, full and on middle, Josh Inglis blocks it out. |
| 3 | 51.1 | 51.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, FIFTY FOR CAREY! Off 75 balls. Another fantastic knock from him, and this is his 13th Test half-century. Much of the delight of the home crowd. He just continues to get better and better with every game. This is floated, full and around middle, Alex Carey goes down and paddles it towards deep fine leg for three runs. |
| 0 | 50.6 | 50.6: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, MAIDEN OVER! Short of a length, outside off, Josh Inglis leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 50.5 | 50.5: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Goes fuller but angles it into the pads, Josh Inglis clips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 50.4 | 50.4: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Pitched up and around off, Josh Inglis drives it firmly wide of short cover, where Joe Root dives to his right to make a fine stop. |
| 0 | 50.3 | 50.3: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Touch fuller and on middle, Josh Inglis fends it back towards the bowler. |
| 0 | 50.2 | 50.2: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Short of a length and on middle, Josh Inglis gets on his toes and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 50.1 | 50.1: Jofra Archer to Josh Inglis, Jofra Archer starts with a good-length delivery, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 49.6 | 49.6: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Short and outside off, Inglis punches it off the back foot to extra cover. for a single. And that will be TEA on Day 1! |
| 0 | 49.5 | 49.5: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Full and on middle, spinning in. Inglis dabs it to short leg. |
| 1 | 49.4 | 49.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Lengt, on off, whipped off the back foot to the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 2 | 49.3 | 49.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Fuller one, drifting on the leg stump. Alex Carey paddles it to deep fine leg for a c couple of runs. |
| 0 | 49.2 | 49.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slides it on middle, full in length, pushed back at the bowler. |
| 1 | 49.1 | 49.1: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Outside off, Inglis plays the full ball off the back foot and cuts it to the left of deep cover for a single. |
| 0 | 48.6 | 48.6: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Shortish delivery, over middle, ducked safely by Carey. |
| 0 | 48.5 | 48.5: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short again, on the leg stump. Carey ducks under it by getting inside the line. |
| 0 | 48.4 | 48.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short at 140.4 kph, on middle, Carey leans back, just for a moment, looks to ramp it over the keeper, but aborts that plan. Leaves it alone. |
| 3 | 48.3 | 48.3: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Short and on middle and leg. Josh Inglis stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball loses its steam in the outfield as it is mistimed. Archer from mid-wicket chases it down. Three taken. |
| 0 | 48.2 | 48.2: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Nip-backer at 136.2 kph, on middle and leg, on a length. Inglis rises with the bounce to defend, but the ball goes off the bottom edge and rolls past the stumps. |
| 1 | 48.1 | 48.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Halfway into the pitch, short and on off, Alex Carey arches back and slaps it through backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 47.6 | 47.6: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Slanted across the batter on a length. Josh Inglis taps it across with soft hands. |
| 0 | 47.5 | 47.5: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, On a lower trajectory, touch full and on middle. Josh Inglis backs away to keep it out. |
| 0 | 47.4 | 47.4: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Flatter and fuller, on middle, flicked off the front foot to square leg. |
| 0 | 47.3 | 47.3: Will Jacks to Josh Inglis, Spins in from middle, on a length, Josh Inglis nudges it off the back foot to backward square leg. |
| 0 | 47.2 | 47.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, OUT! FLATLY SWEPT AND TAKEN! A wicket for England against the run of play and this is a self-inflicted one. Serves it on a fuller length, drifting in and around middle and off with some turn and bounce. Usman Khawaja premeditates the slog sweep, but mistimes it to deep mid-wicket. The ball dips in front of Josh Tongue but he dives forward and takes a fine catch. Jacks breaks the 91-run partnership. Usman Khawaja departs for 82 (126) and Australia are 185/5. |
| 0 | 47.1 | 47.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, BEATEN! Drifts in and then turns away from a fuller length, on the fourth stump. Khawaja is sucked into the defensive push on the front foot, and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 46.6 | 46.6: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Overpitched, on the toes, clipped to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 46.5 | 46.5: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Well-directed short delivery, on top of off. Usman Khawaja tries an evasive pull shot by taking his eyes off the ball and misses. Stokes gives a steely stare to Khawaja. |
| 0 | 46.4 | 46.4: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Banged short and on middle, Usman ducks underneath it. |
| 0 | 46.3 | 46.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Nagging length, angling on the leg stump. Carey misses on the flick again and the ball goes off the thigh pad to the backward square leg region. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 0 | 46.2 | 46.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Down leg, on a back of a length, Carey looks to flick it around the corner, but misses. Jamie Smith collects it low to his right behind the stumps. |
| 0 | 46.1 | 46.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Fraction fuller, on middle, Carey nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 45.6 | 45.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Spins away from off, on a length, stabbed off the back foot to the off side. |
| 0 | 45.5 | 45.5: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Wide on off, touch full, Khawaja gets on the back foot and runs it straight to backward point. |
| 1 | 45.4 | 45.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Similar length and line, Carey plays an identical cut shot to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 45.3 | 45.3: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Flatter and shorter, outside off. Usman Khawaja cuts it to the left of the diving backward point fielder for a single. |
| 1 | 45.2 | 45.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Short and drifting on the leg stump. Carey is quick to rock back and he pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 45.1 | 45.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Full and on middle, Carey leans on and eases it to the off side. |
| 0 | 44.6 | 44.6: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Fullish delivery, outside off, driven off the front foot to extra cover. |
| 0 | 44.5 | 44.5: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, A big appeal for LBW, but Stokes seems unsure about it. Length ball and slanting down leg, Carey gets inside the line to flick, but misses and wears it on the thigh pad. |
| 0 | 44.4 | 44.4: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Width on offer, on a length. Usman Khawaja presses back and cuts it away, but straight to backward point. |
| 0 | 44.3 | 44.3: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Straight on middle, on a length. Usman nudges it to square leg. |
| 4 | 44.2 | 44.2: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! A boundary for Australia after almost 5 overs. Short and outside off, Usman Khawaja weighs back and cuts it to deep backward point for a boundary. He moves into his 80s now. |
| 1 | 44.1 | 44.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Angled on the pads, full, flicked from the crease for a single to square leg. |
| 2 | 43.6 | 43.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Just gets in time! On a length, outside off. Usman Khawaja cuts it off the back foot to deep point. Usman has to hurry as the throw is flat to the keeper, but he does make home in the end. Two taken. |
| 1 | 43.5 | 43.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Around off, on a length. Carey steers it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 43.4 | 43.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slightly overpitched, on off, pushed to mid off. |
| 1 | 43.3 | 43.3: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Length ball, on middle and leg, nudged to square leg off the back foot. |
| 2 | 43.2 | 43.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Shortish delivery, spinning away on off. Usman Khawaja cuts it to the left of deep point and calls for the second straightaway. Ben Duckett runs across from deep square leg and dives to cut it off. Two taken. |
| 1 | 43.1 | 43.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Dropped short, on the leg stump. Carey hangs back and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 42.6 | 42.6: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Short and on top of off. Usman Khawaja runs it to point off the back foot. |
| 0 | 42.5 | 42.5: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Outside off, on a length, eased into the cover-point region. |
| 0 | 42.4 | 42.4: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Pushed fuller and on middle, nipping in. Khawaja tries to defend off the front foot, but the ball deflects off the inside edge and then onto the pads. |
| 0 | 42.3 | 42.3: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Half and appeal for LBW, but Ahsan Raza denies. Stokes straightaway gestures that there's an inside edge. Skiddy delivery, full and angling in at the pads. Usman Khawaja stands tall to defend off the back foot, but inside edges onto the thigh pad. Snicko confirms the inside edge as well. |
| 1 | 42.2 | 42.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length, on middle, steered across to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 42.1 | 42.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Too straight down leg, full in length. Carey misses to flick. |
| 1 | 41.6 | 41.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Full and on the stumps, drilled down to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 41.5 | 41.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Fraction short, on off, Alex Carey punches it to the left of extra cover. The fielder there makes a good diving stop. |
| 0 | 41.4 | 41.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Short and on off, punched to the short cover fielder. |
| 0 | 41.3 | 41.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Pitched fuller and on middle and leg. Alex defends it watchfully. |
| 1 | 41.2 | 41.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Tad short and on the stumps. Usman rocks back and tucks it to the square leg region for a single. |
| 0 | 41.1 | 41.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Flatter and fuller on middle, Khawaja nudges it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 40.6 | 40.6: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Fuller and on off, Carey gets on the front foot and eases it to the off side. |
| 0 | 40.5 | 40.5: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, FOUR LEG BYES! Sharp short ball from Stokes, angling into the bodyline with a good lift off the deck as well. Carey tries to pull, but the ball gets big on it and he misses. It deflects off the helmet and lobs over the slip cordon to race away to the deep third fence. |
| 0 | 40.4 | 40.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, On top of middle, on a length, Alex Carey gets on the front foot and nudges it to the leg side with soft hands. |
| 0 | 40.3 | 40.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, The stumps are attacked, full in length. Carey flicks it from the crease to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 40.2 | 40.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Slightly short than full, on off. Carey presses forward and punches it to extra cover. |
| 1 | 40.1 | 40.1: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Length-delivery, angling in from off. Usman Khawaja hangs deep in the crease and works that across to deep mid-wicket. A single taken. |
| 1 | 39.6 | 39.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Pitched full and outside off, Usman Khawaja gets on the front foot and drives it to deep cover for a single. Australia's run rate is a clean 4 right now. |
| 0 | 39.5 | 39.5: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Short and on off, punched off the back foot to extra cover. |
| 2 | 39.4 | 39.4: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Lands it full and on middle, Usman Khawaja advances down the track and mistimes it over the bowler's head. The ball slows down before the ropes and Root from mid on chases it. Two taken. |
| 1 | 39.3 | 39.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Overpitched delivery, outside off, Carey carves it out to mid off for a quick single. |
| 1 | 39.2 | 39.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Fuller, on off, steered away to cover-point for a single. |
| 4 | 39.1 | 39.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Up and over! Jacks feeds in on a fuller length, just outside off. Usman Khawaja dances down the track and lofts it inside out over wide mid off for a boundary. |
| 2 | 38.6 | 38.6: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length, on off, Alex Carey weighs on the back foot and punches it through point for a couple of runs. The partnership between these two now is worth 57 runs. 150 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! |
| 0 | 38.5 | 38.5: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Length ball, on off, angling in. Alex Carey knocks it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 38.4 | 38.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, He plays this full ball on the front foot and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 0 | 38.3 | 38.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Just around off, on a slightly fuller length. Carey tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 38.2 | 38.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, On the stumps, on a length, Carey blocks it straight off the back foot. |
| 0 | 38.1 | 38.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, A half-hearted appeal for LBW, and not given. Clearly sliding down leg. Back of a length, a bit too straight onto the pads. Carey is beaten on the flick shot as he plays over the line and is rapped on the front thigh pad. |
| 0 | 37.6 | 37.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Pushed fuller, around off, Khawaja drives it to the right of mid off, who cuts it off inside the ring. |
| 0 | 37.5 | 37.5: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, At 81.4 kph, this is flighted fuller and on off. Khawaja gets forward and defends it out. |
| 1 | 37.4 | 37.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Drags the length again, on off. Alex Carey plays with soft hands and taps it to the right of exta cover for a single. |
| 0 | 37.3 | 37.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Tossed up, full and on middle, Carey takes a giant stride forward to push it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 37.2 | 37.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Identical line and length, spinning away. Usman plays off the back foot and steers it to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 37.1 | 37.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Drops it a tad short and outside off, Carey rocks back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 36.6 | 36.6: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Hard length and on off, Usman Khawaja stabs it out in front of point. |
| 0 | 36.5 | 36.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on off, Usman Khawaja guides it to point again. |
| 0 | 36.4 | 36.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Good length and on off, shapes away a bit, Usman Khawaja steers it away towards point. |
| 0 | 36.3 | 36.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A bouncer now, on off, Usman Khawaja sways away from it. |
| 0 | 36.2 | 36.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Fuller one but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja fails to glance it away. |
| 1 | 36.1 | 36.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Short of a length and outside off, Alex Carey cuts it to deep point for a run. |
| 1 | 35.6 | 35.6: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Hard length and around leg, Alex Carey nudges it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 35.5 | 35.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Full again and on middle and leg, Alex Carey closes the bat face and drills it to mid on. |
| 0 | 35.4 | 35.4: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Touch fuller and on middle, Alex Carey blocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 35.3 | 35.3: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Hits the length hard and on middle and leg, Alex Carey pats it back towards the bowler. |
| 1 | 35.2 | 35.2: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and outside off, Usman Khawaja cuts it through point for a run. That also brings up the 50-RUN PARTNERSHIP between these two batters. |
| 1 | 35.1 | 35.1: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Back of a length and around off, Alex Carey steers it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 34.6 | 34.6: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, In the blockhole, but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja fails to get bat on the ball. |
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short and around off, Usman Khawaja cuts it straight to point. |
| 0 | 34.4 | 34.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A big mix-up in the middle, but no harm done! On a length and on off, Usman Khawaja steers it towards gully. He calls for the run, and Alex Carey responds, but then sends Carey back when he is already halfway through. Ollie Pope picks up the ball, Carey turns around and puts in a dive as Pope misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 0 | 34.3 | 34.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Loose shot! Back of a length and outside off again, Usman Khawaja slashes hard at it but misses. |
| 4 | 34.2 | 34.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Short of a length and outside off, begging to be put away. Usman Khawaja extends his arms and plays the cut to perfection through backward point for another boundary. |
| 4 | 34.1 | 34.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Put away! Josh Tongue errs in line and serves this full but down the leg side. Usman Khawaja glances it away fine. Ben Duckett from deep fine leg runs to his left and puts in a dive, but fails to stop the boundary. |
| 2 | 33.7 | 33.6: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Brydon Carse continues with the fuller length, on off, Alex Carey drills it hard and finds the gap through covers for a brace. |
| 0 | 33.6 | 33.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on off, Alex Carey drives it firmly but straight to cover. |
| 1 | 33.5 | 33.4: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on leg, Usman Khawaja tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.3: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Overpitched and on off, Usman Khawaja drills it straight to mid off. |
| 1 | 33.3 | 33.2: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Full again and on off, shapes in a bit, Alex Carey goes for the drive but gets an inside egde through square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Fuller and on off, Alex Carey drives it away to mid off. Uh..oh! Brydon Carse has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. |
| 1 | 33.1 | 33.1: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, FIFTY FOR KHAWAJA! So much talk about his place in this Test side, but he has responded in fine fashion with this excellent half-century. Couldn't find his place in the XI in Brisbane, came in as a make-shift number 4 batter at the last moment in place of Steve Smith and has justified his selection. Got dropped on 5, but has barely been troubled since then. His 28th in Test cricket, and he will be looking to make it a big one. Good length and on off, Usman Khawaja taps it wide of cover for a quick single. He raises his bat to soak in all the applause. |
| 2 | 32.6 | 32.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Fuller one and around off, Alex Carey presses forward and pushes it through covers for a brace. 12 runs off the over. |
| 0 | 32.5 | 32.5: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on off, Alex Carey drills it away but fails to beat extra cover. |
| 4 | 32.4 | 32.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, FOUR! Good shot! Back of a length and around off. Alex Carey lets the ball come to him, creates his own width and cuts it away superbly through point for another boundary. |
| 1 | 32.3 | 32.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja clips it through square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 32.2 | 32.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Full toss, on the pads, Alex Carey flicks it to deep square leg for a single. A couple of looseners to start this over from Tongue. |
| 4 | 32.1 | 32.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, FOUR! A freebie! Short and wide outside off. Alex Carey is not going to miss out on those. He frees his arms and smacks it between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. |
| 0 | 31.6 | 31.6: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Hits the deck hard, on off, Usman Khawaja dabs it down to point. |
| 1 | 31.5 | 31.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on off, Alex Carey pushes it towards cover for a single. |
| 0 | 31.4 | 31.4: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Short of a length and just outside off, Alex Carey tries to cut it away but goes a bit too hard and stabs it out to short cover. |
| 0 | 31.3 | 31.3: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Much fuller and on leg, angles in too, Alex Carey misses his flick again and gets hit on the pads this time. |
| 0 | 31.2 | 31.2: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Lands this on a good length but down the leg side, Alex Carey fails to flick it away. |
| 4 | 31.1 | 31.1: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, FOUR! Lovely shot! Back of a length and around off, Alex Carey has his weight on the front foot and punches it on the rise. He times it well as it goes through covers, but Ben Stokes chases after it. He puts in a slide to push it back inside, but the replay shows that his foot touched the ropes while he was in contact with the ball. A boundary. |
| 2 | 30.6 | 30.6: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Hard length and angling into the body of the batter. Usman Khawaja steps across to get inside the line of it and glances it towards fine leg for a brace. He moves to 48 now. Also, Nelson on the board as well. |
| 0 | 30.5 | 30.5: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Another bouncer now, on middle, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 0 | 30.4 | 30.4: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on middle, angling in a bit, Usman Khawaja nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 30.3 | 30.3: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja drills it down the pitch. Jofra Archer gets a hand to it on the follow-through, which takes it away to mid on, who already ran a bit to his right. However, the batter does not take the single. |
| 0 | 30.2 | 30.2: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Bangs in a bouncer, outside off, Usman Khawaja makes an easy leave. The umpire signals one for the over. |
| 0 | 30.1 | 30.1: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 29.6 | 29.6: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Good-length delivery, on off, Alex Carey keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 29.5 | 29.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, BEAUTY! Brydon Carse lands this on a hard length and in the corridor of uncertainty, threatens to angle in but straightens after hitting the deck. Alex Carey gets drawn forward to play at it, but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 1 | 29.4 | 29.4: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and on off, Usman Khawaja dabs it down to the right of point for a single. |
| 0 | 29.3 | 29.3: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on off, Usman Khawaja gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 29.2 | 29.2: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja knocks it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja stays back and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 28.6 | 28.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, A bouncer to end the over, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. This is probing stuff from Archer. |
| 0 | 28.5 | 28.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Hard length and on middle, angling in, Alex Carey keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 2 | 28.4 | 28.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Bangs this into the pitch and around off. Alex Carey sways away and looks to upper cut it towards the third man region, but has to adjust due to the lack of pace and hits it over backward point. Two taken. |
| 0 | 28.3 | 28.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Touch fuller and on middle, angling in a bit, Alex Carey stays back and pats it towards cover-point. |
| 0 | 28.2 | 28.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on off, Alex Carey hops up and punches it to cover. |
| 0 | 28.1 | 28.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Good length and around off, Alex Carey guides it towards point. |
| 0 | 27.6 | 27.6: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Another yorker, on off, Usman Khawaja digs it out to the off side. |
| 2 | 27.5 | 27.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on off, Usman Khawaja rides the bounce and steers it through backward point for a brace. |
| 0 | 27.4 | 27.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, EDGED, JUST SHORT! Touch fuller and around off, gets it to shape away a bit. Usman Khawaja pushes at with soft hands without much footwork. He gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to first slip. Second time this has happened with Khawaja now. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue follows the bumper with a fine yorker, on off, Usman Khawaja gets his bat down and jams it out to backward point. |
| 0 | 27.2 | 27.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A bouncer now, on off, Usman Khawaja watches it through and sways away from it. |
| 0 | 27.1 | 27.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja steps across and clips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 26.6 | 26.6: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on leg, Usman Khawaja works it through square leg for one. |
| 0 | 26.5 | 26.5: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Nasty! Bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer at 146 clicks, on middle. Usman Khawaja gets a bit late to duck under as the ball goes off the back of his shoulder to the keeper. |
| 1 | 26.4 | 26.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Close! Pitched up and on off, shaping in a bit. Alex Carey looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 26.3 | 26.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Much fuller and around off, Alex Carey drills it away but, Will Jacks at cover-point dives to his right to make a fine stop. |
| 2 | 26.2 | 26.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Touch fuller and angling into the leg side, Alex Carey flicks it away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 26.1 | 26.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Good length and on middle, angling in, Alex Carey tucks it away to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 25.6 | 25.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Short of a length and outside off, Alex Carey punches it wide of cover-point. Ben Duckett dives to his right but only makes a half stop. They cross. 100 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! |
| 1 | 25.5 | 25.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Hard length and angling into the body of the batter. Usman Khawaja steps across but still gets cramped up. Loses his bottom hand but manages to clip it through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 25.4 | 25.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up and on off, Usman Khawaja mistimes his drive off the bottom edge back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 25.3 | 25.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on off, Usman Khawaja stays back and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 25.2 | 25.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Fuller in length and on middle and leg, Usman Khawaja tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 25.1 | 25.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue begins with a full toss at around 150 clicks, on off, Usman Khawaja knocks it to mid off. |
| 0 | 24.6 | 24.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on middle, Alex Carey knocks it back to the bowler. An eventful first over after Lunch. |
| 4 | 24.5 | 24.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, FOUR! Cut away! Short of a length and outside off. Alex Carey accepts the width on offer and smashes it through point for a blazing boundary. |
| 0 | 24.4 | 24.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Pitched up but down the leg side, Alex Carey fails to glance it away. Jamie Smith grabs it well behind the stumps, diving to his right. |
| 0 | 24.3 | 24.3: Jofra Archer to Cameron Green, OUT! TAKEN! A fantastic catch, and Jofra Archer has two in the over now. This has been such an excellent start to the session for the tourists. Archer bowls this a bit fuller and around leg. Cameron Green looks to clip it away, but fails to keep it down as it seems to have held on the surface a bit. It flies flat and wide of short mid-wicket, where Brydon Carse puts in a full-length dive to his right and takes a stunning catch. Green goes back for a duck, and the Aussies have slipped from 94/2 to 94/4. |
| 0 | 24.2 | 24.2: Jofra Archer to Cameron Green, Welcomes him with a bouncer, on middle and off, Cameron Green ducks under it. |
| 0 | 24.1 | 24.1: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! TAKEN! What a start to the afternoon session for England. Jofra Archer strikes and breaks the 61-run stand. He bangs this into the pitch, on middle, gets some extra bounce. Marnus Labuschagne stays back and looks to pull it away, but for some reason, does not go fully through the shot and tries to keep it down at the last moment. He just ends up lobbing it straight to short mid-wicket, where Brydon Carse takes a dolly. Marnus is distraught and walks back for 19 off 40, and Australia are 94/3. |
| 0 | 23.6 | 23.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Looped up, full and on off, Usman Khawaja fends it away. That will be LUNCH on Day 1! |
| 0 | 23.5 | 23.5: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, EDGED BUT DOES NO CARRY! Will Jacks slows it up, full and on off, turns away a bit. Usman Khawaja prods forward and pushes at it with soft hands. Gets a thin outside edge but it drops in front of Harry Brook at first slip, who dives to his left to make a half-stop. |
| 4 | 23.4 | 23.4: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Superb shot! Flatter, fuller, and around middle. Usman Khawaja goes down on one knee and absolutely nails the sweep shot as the ball races to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 23.3 | 23.3: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne drills it to long on fo a run. |
| 1 | 23.2 | 23.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja uses his feet and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run. Joe Root picks up and throws it at the batter's end, where it hits Marnus Labuschagne's back and deflects onto the stumps. That must have hurt a bit. |
| 1 | 23.1 | 23.1: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, short and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 22.6 | 22.6: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Full again and on middle and leg, Usman Khawaja knocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 22.5 | 22.5: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Fuller one and on middle, Usman Khawaja blocks it out. |
| 4 | 22.4 | 22.4: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Nicely played! Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, not enough to trouble the batter. Usman Khawaja gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away to the deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 1 | 22.3 | 22.3: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it towards square leg for a single. That also brings up the 50-RUN PARTNERSHIP between these two batters. |
| 0 | 22.2 | 22.2: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length and in that channel outside off, nips back in, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 22.1 | 22.1: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Slows it up, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja knocks it towards mid on. |
| 4 | 21.5 | 21.5: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Gets it away! Flatter, full, but down the leg side. Usman Khawaja goes down on one knee and paddles it away to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 0 | 21.4 | 21.4: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Drags his length back, on middle, Usman Khawaja nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 3 | 21.3 | 21.3: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, A loopy low full toss around off, Marnus Labuschagne reaches out for it and drives it to the left of mid off. Joe Root chases after it and slides to push it back inside just in time. Three taken. |
| 1 | 21.2 | 21.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Flighted, full and on middle, Usman Khawaja drills it to the right of mid on for a single. |
| 2 | 21.1 | 21.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on leg, Usman Khawaja clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 1 | 20.6 | 20.6: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja guides it towards point for one. This partnership is starting to look dangerous for England now. |
| 0 | 20.5 | 20.5: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Bangs this into the pitch and around off. He falls over on his follow-through as well. Usman Khawaja rides the bounce well and steers it to point. |
| 2 | 20.4 | 20.4: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Overpitched and on the leg stump line, Usman Khawaja flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 20.3 | 20.3: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne clips it towards square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 20.2 | 20.2: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and on off, nips back in sharply. Marnus Labuschagne strides out to block but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 1 | 20.1 | 20.1: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Full and on middle, Usman Khawaja steps across and clips it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 19.6 | 19.6: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller again but down the leg side, Marnus Labuschagne lets it go. |
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.5: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 19.4 | 19.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Full and on off, Usman Khawaja flicks it away towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 19.3 | 19.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Excellent shot! Short of a length and just outside off. Usman Khawaja pounces on that quickly. He frees his arms and crunches it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Right in the blockhole, on off, angling in, Usman Khawaja digs it out towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 19.1 | 19.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and around off, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne lets it go. |
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.5: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Fullish and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it to short cover. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, A massive shout for LBW, but turned down! Ben Stokes comes over the wicket, serves this full and on off, angling in sharply. Marnus Labuschagne gets half forward to play, but looks like he misses and gets hit on the pads. Stokes is pleading with the umpire, but after the appeal, signals that there may be some bat involved. He does not take the review, and he is right as the Snicko shows a big spike confirming an inside edge. |
| 1 | 18.3 | 18.3: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Fuller again and angling into the pads, Usman Khawaja clips it towards mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller and on middle, Usman Khawaja drills it towards mid on. |
| 4 | 18.1 | 18.1: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and around off, it sits up nicely for the batter. Usman Khawaja picks up the length early, swivels, and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Pulls his length back, on middle and off, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 17.5 | 17.5: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it out. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Touch fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja taps it to the right of short cover for a quick single. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Bangs in a quick and bouncer, on middle, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Good length and on off, Usman Khawaja guides it off the outer half of the bat towards point. |
| 4 | 17.1 | 17.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Nice shot! Josh Tongue goes a bit too straight and full, angling into the pads. Usman Khawaja brings his wrists into play and flicks it away with excellent timing through square leg for a boundary. |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.6: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it away to mid-wicket. MAIDEN OVER! |
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Touch fuller and on off, shaping in, Marnus Labuschagne steps across and fends it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Hard length and on the sixth stump line, holds its line, Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up and around off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it firmly but straight to short cover. |
| 0 | 16.2 | 16.2: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and on off, nips back in a bit, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it towards mid on. |
| 1 | 15.6 | 15.6: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Hard length and on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne clips it to square leg for one. |
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, EDGED AND DROPPED! A big chance goes begging. Josh Tongue goes fuller and outside off. Usman Khawaja goes chasing after it but only gets a thick outside edge wide of second slip. Harry Brook dives to his left, gets both hands on it but fails to hold on to it. They cross as the ball gets deflected to the deep third region. Khawaja gets a life and will want to make full use of it. Brook will be very disappointed as that was very catchable at this level. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up and on middle, Usman Khawaja knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 15.3 | 15.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on off, nips away a bit. Usman Khawaja gets into two minds whether to leave it or not. Gets late to take his bat away and gets a bottom edge onto the ground. Could have gone anywhere. |
| 0 | 15.2 | 15.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and outside off, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 2 | 15.1 | 15.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Fuller in length and around off, shapes away a bit. Usman Khawaja looks to play at it but gets an outside edge along the ground wide of point. The fielder dives to his right but only gets a hand on it to parry it behind. Two taken. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! |
| 0 | 14.7 | 14.6: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Pulls his length back, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne fends it away. |
| 4 | 14.6 | 14.5: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Finds the gap this time. Much fuller and just around off. Marnus Labuschagne takes a stride out, keeps a steady head, and drives it beautifully to the left of mid off for a boundary. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.4: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up and on off, Marnus Labuschagne drills it away but straight to mid off. |
| 4 | 14.4 | 14.3: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Easy pickings! Ben Stokes lands this on a good length but down the leg side. Marnus Labuschagne just has to get some bat on it and tickles it away wide of the keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out on the pitch. A few words exchanged between Ben Stokes and Marnus. Also, Stokes has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. |
| 0 | 14.2 | 14.2: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller in length and on off, shaping in sharply, Marnus Labuschagne plants his front foot only to leave it alone. |
| 0 | 14.1 | 14.1: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.6: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A bouncer, outside off. Usman Khawaja winds up for the pull but decides against it in the last second. |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Hits the length hard and on middle, angling in too. Usman Khawaja looks to heave across the line but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere. |
| 0 | 13.4 | 13.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Good length and on middle, jags back in, Usman Khawaja steps across and pats it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Bangs this into the pitch, well outside off, gets some extra bounce. Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller and in that channel outside off, holds its line, Usman Khawaja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 1 | 13.1 | 13.1: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length and angling into the leg side, Marnus Labuschagne swivels and pulls it to the right of deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Much fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja strides out and pushes it to short cover. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and on off, jags back in a bit. Usman Khawaja gets late on his cut and chops it down behind as the ball rolls to the left of the keeper. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on off, Usman Khawaja pats it down towards short cover. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Hits the length hard from around the wicket, on the sixth stump line, nips back in a bit. Usman Khawaja offers no shot at it. |
| 1 | 12.2 | 12.2: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around middle, Marnus Labuschagne rolls his wrists and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller in length and just outside off, Marnus Labuschagne does not get tempted and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A skiddy delivery, tad fuller and on off. Usman Khawaja covers the line and stabs it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 11.5 | 11.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Fuller than the previous two balls, at 144.6 kph, Usman shows no interest in going fishing at it. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Similar line and length, Uzzie does the same. Leaves it. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Fullish and straightish, outside off, Usman Khawaja leaves it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short on top of off, Usman Khawaja stands tall and taps it across with soft hands to the mid-wicket region. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue replaces Brydon Carse. Starts off with a length ball, fairly outside off. Khawaja lets it be. |
| 1 | 10.6 | 10.6: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Into the pitch, angling in and around middle. Usman Khawaja plays off the back foot and nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Down leg, short in length. Khawaja gets inside the line and sees that off. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.4: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and at 144 kph, angled at the pads. Marnus Labuschagne tries to flick it across, but gets a thick leading edge and the ball travels along the ground through cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 10.3 | 10.3: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Nagging length, on off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 1 | 10.2 | 10.2: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Hasty run! Short of a good length, angling in on middle. Usman Khawaja covers the line and nudges it to backward square leg. Usman calls for a single but Marnus Labuschagne is slow to get off the blocks. Ben Duckett is quick to get on the ball and throws it to the batting end, but misses his shy, allowing Marnus to make home after a bit of hesitation. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Jofra Archer to Usman Khawaja, Lasers it on a good length and on off, Usman watchfully leaves as the ball angles in and straightens up after pitching. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Short at 135.2 kph, on the leg stump line, Marnus Labuschagne rides the bounce and steers it straight to square leg. |
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.5: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Khawaja is away! Back of a length, landing outside the leg stump line. Usman Khawaja brings his bat across the pads and nudges it to deep fine leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Pitched wide outside off, short in length. Usman leaves this harmless delivery. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and outside off, at 135.6 kph, Khawaja offers no shot. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length, well outside off, jumping off the deck. Usman arches back to leave. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, OUT! TAKEN! What a stunning grab from Crawley and it is back-to-back wickets for England. Fractionally fuller and angling in and around off. Travis Head, with the weight still on the back foot, tries to force the drive on the off side, but does not manage to keep it down the ground. Hits it flat and low to the left of point. Zak Crawley shows good reflexes by diving to his left and plucking it with his left hand, just before the grass. The English players are up and about. Both the Aussie openers are back in the hut as Travis Head trudges back on 10 (28). Australia are 33/2. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, EDGED, BUT DOES NOT CARRY! Slams the deck hard, cutting away a fraction from off. Marnus Labuschagne is squared up as he looks to block off the back foot. Plays with soft hands and gets a thick outside edge that goes on the bounce to the first slip fielder. |
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Just around off, nipping back in, outside off. Marnus Labuschagne with a very tight leave. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Too short at 147.4 kph, on middle. Marnus Labuschagne alertly ducks under it. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Hard length, on top of off, at 145.3 kph. Marnus Labuschagne opens the bat face off the back foot and eases it to point. |
| 0 | 8.2 | 8.2: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, OUT! TOP EDGE AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Jofra Archer picks up the first wicket for his side. He bangs it halfway down the pitch, cramping the batter with the line on the body. The bounce is steep because of the wrist snap and it rises on the batter. Jake Weatherald plays a half-hearted pull shot, and gets a thick top edge. The ball flies behind, to the right of the keeper. Jamie Smith moves to his right and gathers it safely in his mitts. A big lift for England after being flat in the first half an hour or so. Jake Weatherald departs on 18 (27) and Australia are 33/1. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Slants it on the leg stump, jagging down further on a length. Jake misses out on the flick, and wears it on the front pad. |
| 0 | 7.7 | 7.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Angled in at the pads, full in length, flicked across to mid on. |
| 2 | 7.6 | 7.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, God! Another No Ball as Carse oversteps, again! Short and outside off, punched off the back foot through the narrow gap between catching short cover and cover-point. Two taken. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Overpitched, outside off, Head carves it away, but finds short cover. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Fullish delivery, on middle, flicked off the pads to the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Loosener, but Weatherald must be kicking himself for missing out on that. Wide short ball, outside off. Jake tries the square cut by throwing the kitchen sink, but misses to connect. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Wild swing and a miss! Too short from Carse, wide on off. Jake Weatherald looks to pull it over the leg side, but the ball gets extra bounce and it passes over the angled bat. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Fuller one, on middle, shaping in. Jake Weatherald presses forward and defends it straight. |
| 0 | 6.6 | 6.6: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Finally, a MAIDEN from England. Back of a length, on off, defended off the back foot by Head. |
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Cranks it up at 146 kph, fractionally fuller, nipping in on the pads. Travis Head gets on the back foot to nudge it to the leg side, but misses and takes a blow on the front pad. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Much fuller, angling in from off, at 145.7 kph. Travis Head blocks it watchfully from the crease. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Banged short, on the leg stump. Travis Head gets inside the line and nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Slams the deck hard, and snaps his wrist a bit harder to angle the ball into the batter. Travis Head gets on the back foot and opens the bat face to ease it to the off side. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Nagging length, just around off, Head camps back and punches it to cover-point. |
| 4 | 5.7 | 5.6: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, FOUR! Glorious stroke! Carse feeds it fuller and outside off. Jake Weatherald leans on it, head on top of the ball and crisply drives it through the cover and point gap for a boundary. The Aussie openers are literally dining on these looseners served at them. Third boundary of the over. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.5: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Full and outside off, Weatherald pushes it to short cover. |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Carse sticks to the short stuff, around off. Jake Weatherald is taken by surprise by the steep rise. Jake lines up to pull, but misses and the ball deflects off the left shoulder onto his helmet. And dear me, that is another No Ball for overstepping. Completely out of rhythm, is Carse. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Better, much better. Nips in a fraction on a length, on top of off. Jake Weatherald trusts the bounce and leaves it alone. |
| 4 | 5.3 | 5.3: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, FOUR! Again! This is not good bowling. Well outside off, on a good length, Jake Weatherald gets on the back foot and uppishly cuts it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 4 | 5.2 | 5.2: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, FOUR! Another loosener and gets punished! Short and just outside off, Jake Weatherald rises with the bounce and square cuts it through backward point for a boundary. Carse has been a bit too short and has fed a few hit-me balls already. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Short of a length, at 136 kph. It is fairly outside off, and Weatherland lets it pass alone. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Lasered into the batter, on a shortish length. Travis Head gets across on the back foot to nudge it around the corner, but cops a body blow, just around his midriff. |
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Jags back in from off, on a good length. Travis Head gets behind the line and taps it in front of cover. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Steep, aggressive bumper, around off. Travis Head ducks under it just in the nick of time. |
| 1 | 4.3 | 4.3: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Angling into the off stump, full in length. Jake Weatherald flicks it off the inner half of the bat, wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Inswinging delivery, on middle, Weatherland tucks this fullish ball to square leg. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Bangs it short and on top of off. Jake Weatherald pivots on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 3.7 | 3.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, A tempter! In the channel of off, on a back of a length, straightening off the surface a bit. Travis Head alertly avoids poking at it. In fact, he was put off by Carse's towel dropping off just when he was about to deliver. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Fuller at 140 kph, on the fifth stump line. Head gets on the front foot and drives it to short extra cover. Ben Stokes dives to his left and cuts it off. |
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Another No Ball for overstepping! Swings in from off, on a fractionally fuller length. Head pushes his bat in front of the pads and defends it straight. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Better adjustment! Tight line and length, on middle, Head bunts this length ball back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! Punished! A nothing delivery, actually. Wide outside off, on a back of a length. Travis Head gets on the back foot and cuts it square on the off side, and gets it over the point fielder for a boundary. He will feast on those every time. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Hard length, curving in from off. Head camps back and works it to short cover. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Nip-backer on a shorter length, just outside off. Travis Head is cut in half. He hops on the toes and tries to work that away, but the ball deflects off the bat's handle, onto his back thigh pad and rolls away to point. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Angles across the batter, sliding down leg, on a fuller length. Jake misses out on the flick shot. Jamie gathers it to his right behind the stumps. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Slips in a thigh-high full toss, shaping in on middle. Jake Weatherald gets squared up, but negotiates well as he nudges it to mid-wicket. Well-watched by Jake Weatherald. |
| 1 | 2.4 | 2.4: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Good running between the wickets! Short of a length, around off. Travis Head presses back and punches it to the right of cover for a quick single. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Short and on the leg stump line. Jake Weatherald gets inside the line and to steer it to square leg, but misses and the ball goes off the thigh pad in front of square. They get a leg bye. |
| 1 | 2.2 | 2.2: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Back of a length, on the fourth stump line. Head knocks it off the toe end in front of extra cover and they rush through for a single. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, At 141.6 kph, this is bashed into the surface, around off. Travis Head gets on the back foot and punches it to backward point. |
| 0 | 1.7 | 1.6: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Hard length, outside off, Weatherald shows no interest in playing at that one. |
| 4 | 1.6 | 1.5: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, FOUR! And he is away! Shapes in from middle on a tad fuller length. Jake Weatherald with a steady head, clips it through square leg for a boundary. The first four of the match. |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, An appeal for LBW, but the denial from the umpire shuts that instantly. In fact, the umpire signals for a No Ball as Carse has overstepped. PItched outside off, on a back of a length, swinging in sharply again. Jake Weatherald is beaten on the bac foot and gets slammed on the back thigh pad. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Sharp inswinger, on off, on a length. Jake Weatherald is squared up and looks to work across, but misses and wears it high on the front thigh pad. Good shape from Carse so far. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Hard length, nipping back in from off. Jake Weatherald shapes up to play the square cut on the off side, but gets tucked up for room and inside edges onto the pads. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Short and on off, angling in. Travis Head lifts his front leg up and whips it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Oh, swing from this end. Archer didn't get any. Carse comes from around the stumps and gets an inswing from a hard length, on middle. Travis Head hops off and defends it across. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Nips away from a good length, just outside off. Jake Weatherald shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, On a hard length, wide outside off, angling further away. Jake leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Hard length, around off, at 140.4 kph, Jake Weatherald opens up and bunts it down the pitch with soft hands. |
| 1 | 0.3 | 0.3: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, And Head is off the mark! Back of a length, on top of off. Travis Head hops on his toes and taps it between cover and point for a quick single. Australia open their account. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Wide outside off, at 135.2 kph, on a length. Travis Head lets it be. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, A steep short ball, outside off to begin with. Head sees that off by dragging his bat inside the line. |
| 0 | 87.2 | 87.2: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Scott Boland wraps things up with a three-fer. He goes fuller and on off, gets it to shape away just a bit. Jofra Archer, without much footwork, looks to drive it away, but gets a thin outside edge. It flies straight to first slip, where Marnus Labuschagne takes a sharp catch near his midriff. Archer will have to walk back now, scoring a gritty 51 off 105. England have been bowled out for 286, conceding an 85-run lead to the Aussies. |
| 0 | 87.1 | 87.1: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Good length and on middle, Jofra Archer gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 2 | 86.6 | 86.6: Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Overpitched and outside off, Josh Tongue reaches out for it and drills it wide of deep point and comes back for the second run. |
| 0 | 86.5 | 86.5: Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Beaten! Pitched up and around off, angling away, Josh Tongue looks to drive it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 86.4 | 86.4: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Fuller one and on middle and leg, Jofra Archer flicks it to deep square leg and takes the runs this time. Two balls to survive for Josh Tongue. |
| 0 | 86.3 | 86.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Back of a length and just outside off, Jofra Archer leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 86.2 | 86.2: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, That's a wild shot from Jofra Archer! Fuller and on middle, angling away from the batter. Archer skips down the track and has a big hoick across the line. Gets a top edge that goes towards deep third, but he refuses the single. |
| 0 | 86.1 | 86.1: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, FOUR LEG BYES! England will take that! Mitchell Starc lands this short of a length but down the leg side. Jofra Archer misses his glance as the ball goes off his pads behind. Alex Carey dives to his left, but it goes well wide of him and rolls to the fine leg fence for a boundary. The deficit is 88 runs now. |
| 0 | 85.6 | 85.6: Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Full and just around off, Josh Tongue plays well inside the line of it and misses. |
| 2 | 85.5 | 85.5: Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Full again but angling into the pads, Josh Tongue flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 85.4 | 85.4: Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Beaten! Pat Cummins goes fuller and on off, angles it in, and then shapes it away. Josh Tongue looks to drive it on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 85.3 | 85.3: Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle and leg, Josh Tongue ducks under it. |
| 2 | 85.2 | 85.2: Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Touch fuller and on off, Josh Tongue drives it aerially but safely through covers for a brace. |
| 0 | 85.1 | 85.1: Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, On a length and on off, Josh Tongue pats it towards short cover. |
| 0 | 84.6 | 84.6: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Good length and on the fifth stump line, shaping away, Jofra Archer pushes at it with hard hands but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 84.5 | 84.5: Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Pitched up and on the pads, Josh Tongue clips it to deep square leg for one. |
| 0 | 84.4 | 84.4: Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Short of a length and on off, Josh Tongue steers it away to point. |
| 0 | 84.3 | 84.3: Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, A big shout for LBW, but turned down! However, Pat Cummins takes the review here and this one looks close. Mitchell Starc bowls a fine yorker, on middle, boomeranging it in a bit. Josh Tongue fails to get his bat down in time and gets hit on his toes. Snicko confirms no bat involved and Ball tracking shows it to be clipping the leg pole. Umpire's call saves Tongue here. |
| 0 | 84.2 | 84.2: Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Fuller and just around off, Josh Tongue looks to drive it away but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls to the keeper. |
| 0 | 84.1 | 84.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Who else? It is Mitchell Starc who gets the massive breakthrough for Australia and lets out a big roar. This is the 12th time he has got Ben Stokes in Test cricket, and the reaction from the English skipper says it all. Starc steams in from over the wicket, lands this on a good length and just on off, gets it to jag back in sharply and a long way. Stokes gets a bit stuck in his crease and tries to smash it away it, but plays completely down the wrong line. The ball zips through the gap between bat and pad to shatter the stumps behind. Stokes is hopping like a kid in disappointment as he knows how important this could be in the context of the Ashes. Stokes trudges off after scoring 83 off 198, and the big 106-run stand has been broken now. He is received with a huge applause from everybody present at Adelaide Oval. Jofra Archer runs towards him and gives a pat on his shoulder as Stokes drops off his helmet near the ropes and walks into the dressing room. England are 274/9, still trailing by 97 runs. |
| 0 | 83.6 | 83.6: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, Short of a length and well outside off, Jofra Archer leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 83.5 | 83.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes guides it off the outer half of the bat through point for a run. |
| 0 | 83.4 | 83.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and just around off, Ben Stokes steps across a bit but lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 83.3 | 83.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Swing and a miss! Fuller one and just outisde off. Ben Stokes looks to loft it down the ground and swings through the line but only connects with thin air. |
| 1 | 83.2 | 83.2: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, MAIDEN TEST FIFTY FOR ARCHER! A wonderful moment for him, and this has been a terrific knock under immense pressure as well. Pitched up and around off, Jofra Archer pushes it through cover for a single. A huge cheer from the English fans as Archer raises his bat to acknowledge them. |
| 0 | 83.1 | 83.1: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, Fuller in length and on middle, holds its line, Jofra Archer takes a couple of steps forward and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 82.6 | 82.6: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, A yorker now, on middle, swings in a bit, Jofra Archer jams it out to mid on and scampers across for a run. He moves to 49 now. England's deficit is into two digits now, as they trail by 99 runs. |
| 0 | 82.5 | 82.5: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, BEATEN! Pitched up and just on middle and off, nips away after hitting the deck. Jofra Archer gets drawn forward to defend but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 82.4 | 82.4: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Play and a miss! Fuller in length and outside off, angling away. Jofra Archer gets tempted and throws his hands at it but misses. |
| 1 | 82.3 | 82.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Good length and on off, Ben Stokes taps it in front of cover for a quick single. |
| 0 | 82.2 | 82.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Goes fuller and on off, shapes away a bit, Ben Stokes uses his feet and drills it but straight to mid off. |
| 0 | 82.1 | 82.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and well outside off, Ben Stokes makes an easy leave. |
| 1 | 81.6 | 81.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Swings in from a fuller length, Stokes whips it away to deep backward square leg for a single. The deficit for England now reads 101 runs. |
| 0 | 81.5 | 81.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Big appeal for LBW, but instantly dies down and the umpire shakes his head too. Jags back in from off, on a good length, Ben Stokes is deep in his crease and tries to steer it to the leg side, but misses on the inside edge and wears it on the thigh pad. |
| 0 | 81.4 | 81.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, WHISKER! Just in the channel of off, on a good length. It lands and straightens just enough to shoot past the outside edge of Stokes. |
| 0 | 81.3 | 81.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Good length, on off, blocked off the crease to the left of Cummins. |
| 4 | 81.2 | 81.2: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, INSIDE EDGE, FOUR! This one zips back in a long way from a good length, on middle and leg. Ben Stokes is pinned in the crease and tries to block it off, but gets an inside edge over the leg stump. It shoots to the right of the diving Carey and races to the fence behind. A 100-run partnership is up between Stokes and Archer. England keep fighting. |
| 4 | 81.1 | 81.1: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! That's crunched away! Cummins with a bit of a loosener, short and outside off, Ben Stokes has all the time in the world to pull in the vast acreage at deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0 | 80.6 | 80.6: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, There's the tempter! Swings a bit in and then nips away from the deck, on a fuller length, outside off. Jofra Archer pushes at it on the front foot, but plays inside the line as the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 80.5 | 80.5: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, At 142.7 kph, Starc fires it in on a fuller length, on off, Jofra Archer casually blocks off the front foot to cover. |
| 0 | 80.4 | 80.4: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Goes across the batter, on a shorter length. Archer is happy to let it go. |
| 0 | 80.3 | 80.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Big shout for LBW, but clearly pitching outside leg. Full and swinging down leg on the pads, Archer walks forward and tries to flick it across, but misses and it deflects off the front pad before rolling to the left of the keeper. |
| 0 | 80.2 | 80.2: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, How has that missed the stumps? Almost the perfect seed to smash the sticks. Swings in from off, on a fullish length, Jofra Archer, with no footwork, swings over the line and gets beaten on the inside edge by a whisker. The ball scarily passes close to the off pole on its way to the keeper. Archer is left flummoxed at the crease. What a lovely delivery! |
| 1 | 80.1 | 80.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, A tinge of away shape on a good length, outside off, Stokes comfortably steers it off the back foot to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 79.6 | 79.6: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, And he defends resolutely. Pitched full and on the stumps, it turns in and Archer drags his bat in front of the pad to block it straight. |
| 2 | 79.5 | 79.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Deft! Short and outside off, Jofra Archer gets on the back foot and delays the cut shot to deep backward point for a couple of runs. Moves to 48 and the partnership is now worth 92 runs. |
| 0 | 79.4 | 79.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Drags the length by a few yards, does Lyon. On off and it is punched off the back foot to mid off. |
| 0 | 79.3 | 79.3: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Turns in from middle, on a fullish length, Archer dabs it off the back foot to the right of forward short leg. |
| 1 | 79.2 | 79.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Every run is being cheered now! Short and turning away from one of the footmarks around off, Stokes backs away and punches it between extra cover and cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 79.1 | 79.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Lovely flight on a fuller length, around off, Stokes reaches out on the front foot and smothers the spin. |
| 0 | 78.6 | 78.6: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, On a fuller length and angling in, worked off the pads into the leg side. |
| 4 | 78.5 | 78.5: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, FOUR! Clipped fine enough! Green goes full and on the pads, Jofra Archer uses the pace and guides it behind to deep fine leg for a boundary. This is the best 9th wicket partnership for England in a Test in Adelaide. |
| 0 | 78.4 | 78.4: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Short on the bodyline, Archer ducks under it. |
| 1 | 78.3 | 78.3: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Length ball, outside off, cut off the back foot to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 78.2 | 78.2: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Overthrows! Back of a length, on off, Jofra Archer punches it in front of cover-point. Stokes is through for a single, but Archer sends him back on a sharp call. Inglis runs forward and gets rid of the ball quickly, but throws it wide to the bowling end, and misses by a long way. With no proper backup there, the ball rolls to long on. They eventually get a single. Cameron Green is not happy with that throw from Inglis. But had that hit, Stokes would have been in trouble. |
| 1 | 78.1 | 78.1: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short and on top of off, Stokes plays with soft hands and guides it through backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 77.6 | 77.6: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Goes back and across on a length ball and punches it to mid on. |
| 0 | 77.5 | 77.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, BEATEN! Outside off, spinning in from the rough patch with bounce. Archer goes back and across to give it a whack to the off side, but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 77.4 | 77.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Lands it full and on middle, Archer blocks off the front foot. |
| 0 | 77.3 | 77.3: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Short and outside off, punched to extra cover. |
| 1 | 77.2 | 77.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, On a length, spinning across the batter from off, Stokes nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a single. 250 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 0 | 77.1 | 77.1: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Geez, that's gone past everyone! Lyon gives it a decent bit of air and bite. It spins prodigiously into the batter from outside off and bounces on its way. Jofra Archer swings to go downtown, but gets beaten all ends up on the outside edge. Carey is a bit blinded by the batter and does not gather it to his left, as he is late to react. The ball rolls towards deep fine leg and is cut of by Green from deep square leg. Three byes. |
| 0 | 76.6 | 76.6: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Too short, angling down leg, from around the stumps. Stokes ducks safely underneath it. |
| 0 | 76.5 | 76.5: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Shortish delivery, on the fourth. Stokes rocks back and knocks it to backward point. |
| 1 | 76.4 | 76.4: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Touch full and outside off, Archer presses forward and steers it through cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 76.3 | 76.3: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, BEATEN! First false stroke induced by Australia this morning! On a good length, cross-seam delivery with some bounce, outside off, Jofra Archer loosely hangs the bat away from his body without proper weight transfer on the front foot and gets beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 76.2 | 76.2: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, On middle, on a good length, nipping in a touch. Archer stands tall and blocks it off the inner half of the bat. |
| 1 | 76.1 | 76.1: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Spots Stokes advancing down the track, Green bangs it short and on middle, trying to tuck him for space. Stokes does well to stay leg side and punch it to the right of the diving cover fielder for a single. |
| 0 | 75.6 | 75.6: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Spins in from a shorter length, on middle, Jofra Archer goes back and across and bunts it back to Lyon on the bounce. |
| 0 | 75.5 | 75.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Floated full and on off, Archer pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 75.4 | 75.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, At 84.8 kph, full and around off, Archer leans on and defends it. |
| 1 | 75.3 | 75.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short outside off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 4 | 75.2 | 75.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Creative and mighty effective! Full and around off, Stokes picks up the length early, gets into a good position by switching his stance, and reverse sweeps it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 75.1 | 75.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Lands short and on off, Stokes goes back and punches it to short cover. |
| 0 | 74.6 | 74.6: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, A bit too straight, down leg on a fuller length. Jofra Archer misses out on the flick shot. Carey dives to his left to gather it safely. |
| 0 | 74.5 | 74.5: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Another short ball, on middle and leg, ducked under alertly by Archer. |
| 0 | 74.4 | 74.4: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, He shuffles across off and blocks this full ball to the off side. |
| 0 | 74.3 | 74.3: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Dug in short and on the leg stump, Archer ducks underneath it to leave. |
| 1 | 74.2 | 74.2: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Around off, on a fractionally fuller length, Ben Stokes steers it to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 74.1 | 74.1: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Cameron Green is into the attack now. Goes short and on the leg stump line, Archer pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single at long leg. Archer moves to 40 (64). Impressive contribution from the big quick so far. |
| 0 | 73.6 | 73.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Spins across the face of the bat, full and around off, Stokes steers it off the outer half of the bat to backward point. |
| 0 | 73.5 | 73.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Feeds it full and on off, Ben Stokes takes a giant stride forward to block. |
| 1 | 73.4 | 73.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Pitched fuller, on middle, Archer drills it down a bit uppishly to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 73.3 | 73.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Around off, short, Stokes backs away quickly and slashes it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 73.2 | 73.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short and on middle, Stokes tucks it into the leg side. |
| 1 | 73.1 | 73.1: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Shortish delivery, on middle and leg, Jofra punches off the back foot to long on for a single. |
| 2 | 72.6 | 72.6: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on the pads, Stokes steers it off the back foot to the deep backward square leg region for a couple of more runs. 21 runs chopped off already by the tourists from their overnight score. |
| 0 | 72.5 | 72.5: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Outside off, on a good length, Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 2 | 72.4 | 72.4: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Excellent commitment in the deep from Starc! This is on a good length, outside off, Stokes slices it through deep backward point. Mitchell Starc, with what Mark Waugh calls an 'elephant's trunk' on air, dives to his right and saves a certain boundary. Two taken. |
| 0 | 72.3 | 72.3: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Over the stumps now. Lands it full and on the leg stump, forced off the front foot to mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 72.2 | 72.2: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Top shot! Touch full from Boland, on off, Ben Stokes gets on the front foot, plays through the line and drives it crisply through the cover and mid off gap for a boundary. |
| 0 | 72.1 | 72.1: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Around off, on a length, slashed off the back foot to the left of gully. Green makes a good stop there to his left. |
| 0 | 71.6 | 71.6: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Full and tossed on the off pole, defended off the front foot. |
| 6 | 71.5 | 71.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, SIX! Sails all the way! Pitched full and on off, Jofra Archer, with a free-flowing bat swing, clears the front leg away and launches it over long on for a cracking six. The deficit now reads 145 runs for England. |
| 0 | 71.4 | 71.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Pushed full and on middle, spinning in. Archer gets a good stride out and eases it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 71.3 | 71.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Pulls the length back, it short and outside off, Stokes rocks back and cuts it between cover and point for a single. |
| 0 | 71.2 | 71.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Brings the stumps to play on a fuller length. Ben leans on and smothers the spin. |
| 0 | 71.1 | 71.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Nicely looped up at 87 kph, on a length, outside off, Stokes backs away and punches it hard to extra cover. |
| 0 | 70.6 | 70.6: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Angled in from a length, Archer whips off the pads to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 70.5 | 70.5: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, On the stumps, on a good length, blocked straight back. |
| 1 | 70.4 | 70.4: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, FIFTY FOR BEN STOKES! It is met with a huge round of applause from the English faithful. His 37th Test half century, and it's been a fine knock so far. Full of patience, as this is his slowest fifty. Off 159 balls. His previous slowest came in the Headingley Test in the Ashes of 2019. Full and outside off, Stokes presses forward and dabs it wide of backward point for a quick single to get to his milestone. Struggled with cramps last evening, but hung in there and kept fighting despite wickets falling around him. |
| 0 | 70.3 | 70.3: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Slammed hard on a length, on middle and leg, Stokes fends it off the back foot to cover-point. |
| 0 | 70.2 | 70.2: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Nipping in from middle, on a good length. Stokes is rushed on the back foot and tucks it across to the mid on region. |
| 0 | 70.1 | 70.1: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Nagging length, angling in and around off, Stokes rocks back and punches it to the off side. |
| 0 | 69.6 | 69.6: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, More flight provided at 84.2 kph, full and just outside off, Jofra Archer lunges forward and defends off the inner half of the bat. |
| 0 | 69.5 | 69.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, On off, on a length, Archer watchfully knocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 69.4 | 69.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Sharp turn across the batter from middle, on a length, Archer goes back and across and tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 69.3 | 69.3: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, The length is pulled back, on middle, Archer goes back deep in the crease and punches it to the right of the bowler. |
| 0 | 69.2 | 69.2: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Just outside off on a slightly fuller length, Archer defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 0 | 69.1 | 69.1: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Spins in from off, on a fullish length, Jofra with a long reach on the front foot defends it out. |
| 0 | 68.6 | 68.6: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Carey is up to the stumps now. Boland goes full and on off, Stokes strides across to block it out. |
| 4 | 68.5 | 68.5: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Pinged away! A juicy half volley around off, Ben Stokes gets a good stride down the pitch and cracks the drive for a boundary at deep cover. The 50-run partnership between Stokes and Archer comes up with that. England trail by 153 runs. |
| 0 | 68.4 | 68.4: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Pitched outside off, nipping in a touch from a fullish length. Stokes shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 68.3 | 68.3: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Fuller ball, around off, Stokes strokes it straight to mid off. |
| 1 | 68.2 | 68.2: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Nips back in from off, on a length, Archer pushes at it on the front foot and gets a thick inside edge to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 68.1 | 68.1: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Solid defence first up! Tails in on a fuller length, Archer leans forward and defends it nicely. |
| 0 | 67.6 | 67.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Another maiden over! Nathan Lyon loops it up, full and on middle, Ben Stokes negotiates it safely. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 2! |
| 0 | 67.5 | 67.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flatter, full and on middle, Ben Stokes knocks it to the right of the bowler. Last ball of the day coming up now. |
| 0 | 67.4 | 67.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slows it up, full and on middle and leg, Ben Stokes is solid in his defense. Two more balls to go in the day. |
| 0 | 67.3 | 67.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Nathan Lyon comes over the wicket, flights it up, full and around leg, Ben Stokes pads it away. |
| 0 | 67.2 | 67.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, full and on middle, Ben Stokes prods forward to fend it away. |
| 0 | 67.1 | 67.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Floated, full and on middle, Ben Stokes stays deep inside is crease to block it out. |
| 0 | 66.6 | 66.6: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Cameron Green comes around the wicket and bowls another bouncer, on leg, Jofra Archer ducks under it again. Maiden over. |
| 0 | 66.5 | 66.5: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Good length and on off, Jofra Archer gets behind the line of it and defends it. |
| 0 | 66.4 | 66.4: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Hits the length hard, on off, Jofra Archer rides the bounce well and stabs it to the off side. |
| 0 | 66.3 | 66.3: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Short of a length and outside off, Jofra Archer punches it but fails to beat extra cover. |
| 0 | 66.2 | 66.2: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, A bouncer, on middle and leg, Jofra Archer ducks under it. |
| 0 | 66.1 | 66.1: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Back of a length and on middle, Jofra Archer stays back and keeps it out nicely. |
| 1 | 65.6 | 65.6: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Flatter, full and on middle, Jofra Archer drills it to long on for a run. |
| 0 | 65.5 | 65.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Floated, full and on off, Jofra Archer keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 65.4 | 65.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Slows it up, full and on off, grips and turns in sharply. Jofra Archer prods forward to defend but gloves it down to the leg side. |
| 0 | 65.3 | 65.3: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Flighted, full and on off, Jofra Archer drills it to mid off. |
| 0 | 65.2 | 65.2: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jofra Archer blocks it out. |
| 1 | 65.1 | 65.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short and around off, Ben Stokes punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 1 | 64.6 | 64.6: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on leg, Ben Stokes tucks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 64.5 | 64.5: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Much fuller and on off, Ben Stokes drills it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 64.4 | 64.4: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes stays back and pats it towards mid on. |
| 0 | 64.3 | 64.3: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Lands this on a good length and around off, Ben Stokes pats it towards cover-point. |
| 0 | 64.2 | 64.2: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Nails the yorker, on middle, Ben Stokes gets his bat down in time to dig it out. |
| 0 | 64.1 | 64.1: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Fuller and on off, Ben Stokes drives it to cover. |
| 1 | 63.6 | 63.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short again and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for one. |
| 0 | 63.5 | 63.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, A bouncer now, on middle at 138.9 clicks, Ben Stokes ducks under it. |
| 0 | 63.4 | 63.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, A slower one, on a length and on fof, Ben Stokes waits for it and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 63.3 | 63.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Fuller and on middle, Ben Stokes knocks it towards mid on. |
| 1 | 63.2 | 63.2: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, Short of a length and around middle, Jofra Archer pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 63.1 | 63.1: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, Back of a length and on off, Jofra Archer pats it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 62.6 | 62.6: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Hard length and around off, Jofra Archer punches it through cover-point for a run. |
| 0 | 62.5 | 62.5: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Another bouncer, on middle, Jofra Archer ducks under it. |
| 0 | 62.4 | 62.4: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, Short again and outside off, Jofra Archer lets it go this time. Stokes appreciates it from the other end. |
| 4 | 62.3 | 62.3: Cameron Green to Jofra Archer, DROPPED AND FOUR! A fine attempt in the deep, though. Cameron Green bangs in a good bouncer, on middle. Jofra Archer takes it on and goes for the pull, but gets a top edge. It flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Marnus Labuschagne runs forward and puts in a full-length dive. He tries to grab it with both hands just above the grass, but does not make contact with the ball as it goes behind for a boundary. |
| 1 | 62.2 | 62.2: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on middle and leg, Ben Stokes pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 62.1 | 62.1: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Ouch! Back of a length and on off, nips back in. Ben Stokes tries to play from the crease but gets an inside edge onto the exposed area below his back thigh pad. The English skipper looks in a bit of pain here. |
| 2 | 61.6 | 61.6: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, In the air...SAFE! Pat Cummins bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle. Jofra Archer looks to pull it away but gets a top edge. It flies towards deep square leg, where Brendan Doggett runs forward and to his right, dives in, but just fails to reach it. Two taken. |
| 0 | 61.5 | 61.5: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, Short of a length and on off, angling in a bit, Jofra Archer sways away from it. |
| 1 | 61.4 | 61.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Pitched up and around off, Ben Stokes pushes it wide of cover for another run. 200 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 0 | 61.3 | 61.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Good length and on off, Ben Stokes stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 61.2 | 61.2: Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, Full and on middle, Jofra Archer drills it wide of mid on for a run. |
| 1 | 61.1 | 61.1: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Almost dragged on! Fuller in length and around off. Ben Stokes goes chasing after it but gets an inside edge just past the stumps towards fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 60.6 | 60.6: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, A bouncer now, on middle, Jofra Archer ducks under it. |
| 0 | 60.5 | 60.5: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Bangs this into the pitch and on off, gets some extra bounce. Jofra Archer gets his bat away at the last moment. |
| 1 | 60.4 | 60.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it to deep square leg for another run. |
| 1 | 60.3 | 60.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Length again, on middle and leg, Jofra Archer works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a run. England trail by 175 runs now. |
| 1 | 60.2 | 60.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Good length and around off, Ben Stokes guides it towards point for a single. |
| 0 | 60.1 | 60.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length but angling down the leg side, Ben Stokes fails to glance it away. |
| 1 | 59.6 | 59.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slower through the air, full and on off, Ben Stokes pushes it through cover-point for one more. |
| 1 | 59.5 | 59.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Goes short and on middle, turns in, Jofra Archer backs away and pats it down to long on for a run. |
| 0 | 59.4 | 59.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Floated, full and on off, turns in, Jofra Archer taps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 59.3 | 59.3: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jofra Archer defends it on the front foot. |
| 1 | 59.2 | 59.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short again and on off, Ben Stokes slaps it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 59.1 | 59.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short and around off, Ben Stokes moves back and punches it wide of short cover. Josh Inglis dives to his left to make an excellent stop. |
| 0 | 58.7 | 58.6: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Back of a length and on middle, at 148 clicks. Jofra Archer does well to keep it out to the off side. |
| 1 | 58.6 | 58.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Good length and on of, Ben Stokes pats it wide of cover-point for one. |
| 1 | 58.5 | 58.4: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, A low full toss, on middle, angling in. Jofra Archer steps across and flicks it away. It travels pretty quickly towards deep square leg, where Travis Head moves to his right to stop it well. They cross. |
| 0 | 58.4 | 58.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Mitchell Starc responds with a sharp bouncer at over 145 clicks, on middle and leg, Jofra Archer ducks under it. |
| 4 | 58.3 | 58.2: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, FOUR MORE! A bit of a Caribbean flair. Full again but around off this time. Jofra Archer leans on to his drive nicely and creams it through covers for another boundary. |
| 4 | 58.2 | 58.2: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, FOUR! Put away! Mitchell Starc errs in line and serves this full but down the leg side. Jofra Archer tickles it away and beats Alex Carey to his left as the ball races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Oh, Starc has overstepped here, and it is called a No Ball as well. |
| 1 | 58.1 | 58.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and around off, Ben Stokes steers it wide of gully. Cameron Green dives to his left and gets a good hand on it to make a half stop. A single taken. |
| 0 | 57.6 | 57.6: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Uppish but safe! Looped up, full and on off, Jofra Archer goes down for the slog sweep but gets a top edge. It goes off his body and lobs up, but lands safely in the vacant point region. Looks like these two will go for it now. |
| 0 | 57.5 | 57.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Floats it up, full and on off, Jofra Archer strides out and fends it away. |
| 1 | 57.4 | 57.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short and outside off, Ben Stokes cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 57.3 | 57.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slows it up, full and on middle, Ben Stokes defends it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 57.2 | 57.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, A bit of intent! Tossed up, full and on off, Ben Stokes goes down for the reverse sweep but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 3 | 57.1 | 57.1: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Flighted, full and on off, Jofra Archer drills it down the pitch, where Nathan Lyon gets his left hand on it but parries it behind. Cameron Green from mid off chases after it and slides to push it back inside. Three taken. |
| 0 | 56.6 | 56.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Pitched up and on off, Ben Stokes knocks it towards mid off. He needs to make a decision here, whether to try and bat out till Stumps, or be a bit aggressive. England need the runs as they still trail by 196 runs. |
| 1 | 56.5 | 56.5: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Back of a length and on middle, angling sharply into the body of the batter. Jofra Archer does well to pirouette and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 56.4 | 56.4: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Fuller but way outside off, Jofra Archer makes an easy leave. |
| 0 | 56.3 | 56.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Good length and on off, angling in, Jofra Archer guides it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 56.2 | 56.2: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Right in the blockhole, outside off, Jofra Archer jams it out towards mid off. |
| 4 | 56.1 | 56.1: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, FOUR! Good shot! Short of a length and outside off. Jofra Archer gets the chance to free his arms and cuts it away through backward point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 55.6 | 55.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drags his length back, on middle, Ben Stokes keeps it out to the off side. |
| 1 | 55.5 | 55.5: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Slows it up, full and on middle, turns in, Jofra Archer nurdles it towards short fine for one. |
| 0 | 55.4 | 55.4: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Looped up, full and on middle, Jofra Archer fends it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 55.3 | 55.3: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Floated, full and on middle, Jofra Archer turns it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 55.2 | 55.2: Nathan Lyon to Jofra Archer, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jofra Archer blocks it out. |
| 1 | 55.1 | 55.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flighted, full and on off, Ben Stokes pushes it wide cover and takes the single. |
| 0 | 54.6 | 54.6: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Back-to-back maiden-wicket overs from Scott Boland! He hits the length hard, on off, gets it nip back in, Jofra Archer leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 54.5 | 54.5: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Short of a length and on off, Jofra Archer dabs it down to point. |
| 0 | 54.4 | 54.4: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Pitched up and on off, Jofra Archer strides out and steers it to point. |
| 0 | 54.3 | 54.3: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Good length and just around off, shapes away, Jofra Archer plays well inside the line of it and misses it. |
| 0 | 54.2 | 54.2: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Fuller and on middle, shaping in, Jofra Archer prods forward and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 54.1 | 54.1: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Scott Boland strikes again. Once he gets into rhythm, it is difficult to stop him. He lands this on a good length and on off, gets it to jag back in sharply. Brydon Carse gets stuck in the crease as Alex Carey is standing up to the stumps. He plays completely down the wrong line and leaves a big gap between bat and pad as the ball goes through and shatters the stumps. Carse walks back for a duck, and England are 168/8, still trailing by 203 runs. |
| 0 | 53.6 | 53.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Another maiden over! Fires one full and on the pads, Ben Stokes tucks it to short leg. |
| 0 | 53.5 | 53.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Goes short and on leg, Ben Duckett moves back and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 53.4 | 53.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flatter, full and around off, Ben Stokes drills it to short cover. Stokes is struggling with a bit of cramps here. |
| 0 | 53.3 | 53.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flighted, full and on off, Ben Stokes taps it to the off side. Nathan Lyon quickly moves to his right and makes a diving stop. |
| 0 | 53.2 | 53.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, full and on middle, Ben Stokes knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 53.1 | 53.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Floated, short and on off, Ben Stokes moves back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 52.6 | 52.6: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Brydon Carse knocks it towards mid on. A maiden-wicket over! |
| 0 | 52.5 | 52.5: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Short of a length and on off, Brydon Carse dabs it down to point. |
| 0 | 52.4 | 52.4: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Back of a length and around off, Brydon Carse steers it to gully. |
| 0 | 52.3 | 52.3: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Fuller and on off, Brydon Carse strides out and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 52.2 | 52.2: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, OUT! INSIDE EDGE AND TAKEN! A stunner from Carey. Every tactical move by the Aussies has worked in their favor. With Carey standing up to the wickets, Boland bowls it on a good length, and gets it to nip back into Jacks. He stands deep in the crease and tries to block, but gets a thick inside edge onto the back thigh pad. The ball deflects and lobs to his right side. Carey shows great awareness and flexibility as he dives in that direction and gobbles up in an attempt with his right hand. The umpire, Ahsan Raza, raises his finger on the appeal for caught behind. Will Jacks departs on 6 (29) and England slip further down to 168/7. |
| 0 | 52.1 | 52.1: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Length-delivery, nipping back in on off. Will Jacks with a half-forward press, drives it back to Boland. |
| 0 | 51.6 | 51.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Pushes the line on the leg stump, does Lyon. It is full and Stokes negotiates well as he defends it to the off s side. |
| 0 | 51.5 | 51.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, He leans forward on this full ball and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 51.4 | 51.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, At 90.6 kph, Lyon dishes out a full ball, on off, blocked off the front foot by Stokes. |
| 0 | 51.3 | 51.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flat and quick on off, full in length. Stokes keeps it out watchfully. |
| 0 | 51.2 | 51.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drifts in on a shorter length, turns away from off. Stokes mistimes the back foot punch to short cover. |
| 0 | 51.1 | 51.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Pushed through on middle, Stokes defends the full ball out to the off side. |
| 0 | 50.6 | 50.6: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Fuller once more, on off, Will Jacks knocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 50.5 | 50.5: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Pitched up and on the pads, Will Jacks glances it away but fails to beat short fine. |
| 0 | 50.4 | 50.4: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Good length and angling in, Will Jacks clips it to square leg. |
| 0 | 50.3 | 50.3: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Touch fuller and on off, Will Jacks taps it out to short cover. |
| 1 | 50.2 | 50.2: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around off, Ben Stokes punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 50.1 | 50.1: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes blocks it out. |
| 0 | 49.6 | 49.6: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Goes short and on middle, Will Jacks flicks it to square leg. |
| 0 | 49.5 | 49.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Flatter, full and on off, turns in, Will Jacks steps across and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 49.4 | 49.4: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, FOUR! Fine shot! Gives this one some more air, full and around off. Will Jacks plants his front foot, leans on and drives it crisply to the left of mid off for a boundary. |
| 0 | 49.3 | 49.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Flighted, full and on off, Will Jacks strides out and knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 49.2 | 49.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, full and on off, Ben Stokes eases it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 49.1 | 49.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Floated, short and on off, Ben Stokes moves back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 48.6 | 48.6: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Maiden over! Touch fuller and on middle and off, Will Jacks is solid in his defense. |
| 0 | 48.5 | 48.5: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Short of a length and on off, Will Jacks keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 48.4 | 48.4: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Hard length and on middle, jags back in. Will Jacks looks to play at it but gets an inside edge onto his inner thigh. |
| 0 | 48.3 | 48.3: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, On a length and on leg, Will Jacks clips it to square leg. |
| 0 | 48.2 | 48.2: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Good length and on off, nips back in, Will Jacks blocks it out well. |
| 0 | 48.1 | 48.1: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Back of a length and on off, Will Jacks punches it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 47.6 | 47.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Floated up on a fuller length, outside off, Stokes carves it down the ground, but Lyon does well on his follow-through and stops it to his right. |
| 0 | 47.5 | 47.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Outside off and full, left alone by Stokes. |
| 0 | 47.4 | 47.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drifts in on a good length, Stokes goes back and defends it out to the off side. |
| 1 | 47.3 | 47.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Full and on middle, driven down to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 47.2 | 47.2: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, CHANCE! Tosses up a fuller length, on middle, it turns and bounces a bit. Jacks flicks it uppishly, to the left of short leg. Head is a bit late to react, but still, gets his left hand on the ball. It is parried away. So, a chance missed, albeit a tough one. |
| 1 | 47.1 | 47.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Shortish delivey, outside off, Stokes smashes it off the back foot to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 46.6 | 46.6: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Fuller delivery, on middle and leg, Jacks flicks it off the pads to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 46.5 | 46.5: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Banged on a length, around off, steered off the front foot to cover. |
| 0 | 46.4 | 46.4: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Length ball, outside off, no shot offered. |
| 0 | 46.3 | 46.3: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Good length, outside off, defended towards cover. |
| 0 | 46.2 | 46.2: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Touch short and angling into the batter, tucked across to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 46.1 | 46.1: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, A length ball that stays low on a good length. Jacks does well to stab it out to covers. |
| 1 | 45.6 | 45.6: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Bangs this into the pitch, takes pace off. Will Jacks almost gets deceived but manages to pull it through square leg for one. |
| 0 | 45.5 | 45.5: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Pat Cummins loses his grip and bowls a high full toss, on leg. Will Jacks is not expecting that and heaves it towards mid-wicket, where the fielder makes a good stop. |
| 0 | 45.4 | 45.4: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, A good bouncer from Cummins to which, Jacks sways away from the firing line. |
| 0 | 45.3 | 45.3: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Short and down leg, no shot offered. |
| 0 | 45.2 | 45.2: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, On a length, on the leg stump, worked off the back foot to mid on. |
| 0 | 45.1 | 45.1: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT BEHIND! A huge, defining moment in the game as Cummins gets his third wicket. Cummins bangs it on a back of a length, and it nips in off the surface, around off. Jamie Smith swings with all his might to pull it across the line, but misses and the ball passes very close to the bottom edge on its way to the keeper. Actually, the ball didn't bounce much and skidded through the deck. It dips in front of Carey who snaffles it before the grass. A big, confident appeal for caught behind, but the umpire, Nitin Menon, says no. There is a review for a caught behind, and the Snicko shows a spike, despite there being a daylight gap between bat and the ball. Chris Gaffaney goes with the technology and considers that slight murmur as the contact off the bottom edge. And the catch is deemed clean by the third umpire. Oh, hang on. Jamie was ready to take a review, but the decision was already sent upstairs by the on-field umpires themselves. Another dismissal that will be talked about a lot. OUT loads on the giant screen. The English captain stands in absolute disbelief with his head down. Jamie Smith looks disappointed as well and walks off for 22 (26). England are 159/6. |
| 4 | 44.6 | 44.6: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, FOUR! A leftie's delight! Fractionally full and slightly outside off, Ben Stokes leans on the front foot, takes on the width and cracks it to the deep cover region for a boundary. 18 runs from the last two overs for England. They trail by 212 runs. |
| 0 | 44.5 | 44.5: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Uses the wider angle from around the stumps, does Green. He lands it full and on off, angling in. Stokes alertly blocks it out. |
| 1 | 44.4 | 44.4: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Short of a good length, on top of middle, Smith rides the bounce, and knocks it to mid on for a quick single. |
| 0 | 44.3 | 44.3: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Fires in on a length, at the pads, Jamie Smith lines up to whip that behind square on the leg side, but misses. The ball lobs off the thigh pad and drops on the surface, circling around the off pole. |
| 4 | 44.2 | 44.2: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Intent from Smith! Short ball, angling on middle, Jamie Smith gets the ball at a good height and pulls it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary. Jamie on the counterattack. The deficit reads 217 runs for England. |
| 0 | 44.1 | 44.1: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Overpitched outside off, Smith bumps it on the bounce to mid off. |
| 0 | 43.6 | 43.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a length on off, blocked solidly off the back foot. |
| 0 | 43.5 | 43.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Skids through from a length, around off. A resolute defence by the English skipper. |
| 0 | 43.4 | 43.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a back of a length, on middle and leg, Stokes nudges it to the square leg region. |
| 1 | 43.3 | 43.3: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Excellent work from Marnus Labuschagne in the deep! A superman effort to prevent a boundary. Short and on middle, Smith pulls it off the back foot to pierce the deep square leg and deep mid-wicket gap. Marnus Labuschagne, from behind the square, runs and slides to his left to cut it off. A single taken. 150 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 0 | 43.2 | 43.2: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, A very well-directed short ball from Cummins, nipping in and around off. Jamie Smith hops in the crease to ride the bounce, but it gets really heavy on him. He tries to block it by bringing his bat in front of his face, but the ball seems to have gone off something. It lobs back towards the first slip and dips in front of Usman Khawaja, who dives forward to scoop it from the front. A celebrappeal for a catch, but the umpire seems unsure if that went through the bat/glove or Khawaja collected it cleanly at first slip. The third umpire thoroughly checks and deems it has missed the gloves and has deflected off Smith's helmet. The Aussies are convinced that it has gone off the gloves, but it wouldn't have mattered as the ball half-volleyed Khawaja's fingers. The Snicko did show a spike, but it came when the ball grazed his helmet. Not Out loads on the giant screen. |
| 6 | 43.1 | 43.1: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, SIX! He has got all of it! Cummins slams it short into the pitch, keeping the line of attack on off. Jamie Smith picks the length in a trice, gets himself in a good position and ruthlessly hooks it over deep mid-wicket for a six. |
| 0 | 42.6 | 42.6: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short with an extra lift, angling on the leg stump line. Ben Stokes does think about pulling that away, but withdraws his bat down to let it fly back to the keeper. This has been a brilliant spell from Green so far. |
| 0 | 42.5 | 42.5: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short of a good length, around the off pole. Ben Stokes stabs it down the surface off the back foot. |
| 0 | 42.4 | 42.4: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, A sharp jag-backer on a good length. Stokes hops on the toes and steers it to backward point. |
| 0 | 42.3 | 42.3: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Around off, angling in on a length, Ben Stokes gets squared up and blocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 42.2 | 42.2: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Length-delivery, outside off, Stokes punches it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 42.1 | 42.1: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Full, on the fifth stump from around the stumps. A watchful leave from Stokes. |
| 0 | 41.7 | 41.6: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Good-length delivery, angling in and around middle, Jamie Smith camps back and defends it down to mid on. |
| 1 | 41.6 | 41.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short and on the leg stump, Stokes pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 41.5 | 41.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Elegant! Will help him a lot after a cagy start. Fullish delivery, around off, Ben Stokes plays the check-drive off the front foot and threads it through mid off and cover for a cracking boundary. |
| 1 | 41.4 | 41.3: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Back of a length, outside off, punched on the up by Smith to extra cover. Josh Inglis dives to his right and makes a half-stop there, parrying the ball in front of mid off. They get a single. |
| 0 | 41.3 | 41.3: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, A muted appeal for caught behind from Carey, but that is a No Ball for overstepping. Wouldn't have mattered anyway. Short, jagging down the leg stump line. Jamie Smith misses out on the pull shot due to extra lift and Carey collects it to his left. |
| 0 | 41.2 | 41.2: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Nagging length, outside off, left alone on the back foot. |
| 4 | 41.1 | 41.1: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, EDGED AND FOUR! That could have gone anywhere. Wide enough on a length, outside off, Jamie Smith flashes hard at it, has a waft that goes off the outside edge. It goes perfectly between wide gully and the second slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 40.6 | 40.6: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Slammed hard on a length, around off, Stokes waits back and bunts it out to cover. |
| 0 | 40.5 | 40.5: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Length-delivery, outside off, Stokes is happy to let that go. |
| 0 | 40.4 | 40.4: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Plays this full ball with a straight bat and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 40.3 | 40.3: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Brings the angle on the stumps, shaping in late, on a length. Stokes gets across and does well to block it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 40.2 | 40.2: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Makes him play at it, full and on off, angling it a bit in. Ben Stokes prods forward and responds with a solid front foot block. |
| 0 | 40.1 | 40.1: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, From around the stumps, Green bangs it short and gets it to jag back in and around off. Stokes stands tall and leaves. |
| 0 | 39.6 | 39.6: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Edged and falls short of Labuschagne! A forward press from Jamie Smith on this fuller delivery, around off. He pushes at it rather with soft hands, and the outside edge lands on the bounce towards Marnus Labuschagne at the second slip. |
| 0 | 39.5 | 39.5: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Much closer to the off stump, on a hard length, Smith shoulders arms to make a tight leave. |
| 0 | 39.4 | 39.4: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, On a back of a length, outside off, punched off the back foot to short cover. |
| 0 | 39.3 | 39.3: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Bangs one into the pitch, on middle, Smith ducks underneath it. |
| 0 | 39.2 | 39.2: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Nips in off the pitch, on a good length. Jamie Smith blocks off the back foot. |
| 0 | 39.1 | 39.1: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Starts off with a length ball, a bit of a loosener at 129.8 kph, outside off, Jamie is happy to see that off. |
| 0 | 38.6 | 38.6: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Bangs this into the pitch, on the sixth stump line, Ben Stokes offers no shot at it. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 2! |
| 0 | 38.5 | 38.5: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Tight leave! Good length and on off, nips back in sharply. Ben Stokes watches it through and leaves it on length as the ball goes just over the off pole. |
| 0 | 38.4 | 38.4: Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around off, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 38.3 | 38.3: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Hard length and on leg, Jamie Smith nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 38.2 | 38.2: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, EDGED AND FOUR! So, close to another wicket here. Back of a length and on off, gets some extra bounce. Jamie Smith pushes at it but gets a thick outside edge wide of gully. Josh Inglis dives to his left and tries to grab it with his outstretched left hand but it just evades him and rolls away for a boundary. Cameron Green needed a Cameron Green's wingspan at gully to pluck that off. |
| 0 | 38.1 | 38.1: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Fuller and on middle, Jamie Smith drills it down the pitch. Cameron Green gets down well on his followthrough to get his right hand on it to stop it well. |
| 0 | 37.6 | 37.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Maiden over! Flatter, full and around off, Ben Stokes is solid in his defense. |
| 0 | 37.5 | 37.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Shortish and on off, Ben Stokes moves back and steers it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 37.4 | 37.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slows it up, full and on off, Ben Stokes defends on the front foot. |
| 0 | 37.3 | 37.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flighted full and on off, Ben Stokes gets forward and taps it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 37.2 | 37.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drags his length back again and outside off, Ben Stokes cuts it to point. |
| 0 | 37.1 | 37.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short and around off, Ben Stokes punches it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 36.7 | 36.6: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Almost another for Cameron Green! He goes fuller this time, on off, gets it to shape away a bit late. Jamie Smith tries to defend it with a straight bat but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 36.6 | 36.5: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Keeps the length short again, on middle, Jamie Smith keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 36.5 | 36.4: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Hard length and around off, Jamie Smith plays away from his body and guides it to point. |
| 0 | 36.4 | 36.3: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Short of a length and on middle, Jamie Smith rides the bounce and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 36.3 | 36.2: Cameron Green to Harry Brook, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! An inspired bowling change from skipper Pat Cummins, and Cameron Green strikes gold for the Aussies. He lands this back of a length and on middle and off, angles in but just straightens after hitting the deck. Harry Brook is squared up, trying to play at it, and just gets a feather behind, where Alex Carey makes no mistake. Brook stands there in disbelief but has to walk back after a fighting 45 off 63. The 56-run stand has been broken now, and England are 127/5, still trailing by 244 runs. |
| 0 | 36.2 | 36.2: Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Good length and on off, Harry Brook pats it in front of short cover and wants the run, but is sent back. Also, Green has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. |
| 0 | 36.1 | 36.1: Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Short of a length and around off, gets some extra bounce. Harry Brook gets a bit surprsied and stabs it out to short cover. |
| 0 | 35.6 | 35.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Looped up, full and on off, turns away a bit. Ben Stokes strides out and pushes it against the spin to mid off. Could be a risky thing to do against Lyon on this pitch. |
| 0 | 35.5 | 35.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slows it up, full and around middle, Ben Stokes prods forward and fends it away. |
| 0 | 35.4 | 35.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Fires one full and on leg, Ben Stokes drills it to mid on. |
| 1 | 35.3 | 35.3: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Flighted, full and on middle, Harry Brook clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 35.2 | 35.2: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Tossed up, full and on middle, Harry Brook blocks it out. |
| 0 | 35.1 | 35.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, A big shout for caught behind, and the finger goes up! However, Harry Brook takes the review right away here. Floated, short, and on middle, turns in a bit. Brook looks to flick it away, and the ball goes very close to his bat behind, where Alex Carey moves to his left to take a sharp catch. Snicko comes up and shows a spike, but it is not from the bat, it is from the pad. Good review from Brook and on-field call is overturned. |
| 0 | 34.6 | 34.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Bangs this into the pitch, on off, but this one dies down a bit. Ben Stokes sways away from it. |
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Almost gets through! Mitchell Starc serves this much fuller and on off, at around 147 clicks, gets it to swing late. Ben Stokes is a bit late to get his bat in line and it takes the bottom edge before rolling towards mid on. |
| 0 | 34.4 | 34.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, A bouncer now, but a bit too high, Ben Stokes does not even have to duck under fully as it goes over him to the keeper. No signal from the umpire, though. |
| 0 | 34.3 | 34.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Hard-length delivery, on off, Ben Stokes stays back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 34.2 | 34.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on off, takes off a bit, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 34.1 | 34.1: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Short of a length and around middle, Harry Brook takes it on and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 33.6 | 33.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Quicker one, shortish and on middle, Ben Stokes stays back and keeps it out well. |
| 0 | 33.5 | 33.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Arm ball, shortish and on middle, angling in sharply. Ben Stokes goes back and stabs it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flatter delivery, full and on middle, Ben Stokes knocks it to the right of the bowler. |
| 0 | 33.3 | 33.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, full and on middle, Ben Stokes defends it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short again and on off, Ben Stokes punches it to short cover. |
| 2 | 33.1 | 33.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Shorter in length and on leg, Ben Stokes moves back and flicks it just wide of short leg and towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 0 | 32.6 | 32.6: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Touch fuller and on middle, shaping in, Harry Brook blocks it out. |
| 4 | 32.5 | 32.5: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, FOUR! Put away! Mitchell Starc goes short again and just outside off. Harry Brook accepts the width on offer and commits to the cut shot fully, unlike the previous ball. He connects it right from the middle as the ball blazes through point for a boundary. That also brings up the 50-RUN PARTNERSHIP between these two batters. |
| 0 | 32.4 | 32.4: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Loose shot! Hits the length hard and on off, angling away. Harry Brook slashes wildy at it but fails to connect. |
| 0 | 32.3 | 32.3: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Excellent fielding! Short of a length and around off, Harry Brook backs away and guides it nicely wide of gully. Cameron Green dives to his left and makes a good one-handed stop. Looks like he has hurt his left thumb and is going straight off the field. Hopefully, nothing serious. |
| 1 | 32.2 | 32.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Risky run! Back of a length and on off, Ben Stokes taps it out in front of cover and calls for the run straightaway. Michael Neser quickly gets to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses, with Stokes putting in a dive. |
| 1 | 32.1 | 32.1: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Fuller and on off, Harry Brook gets forward and steers it wide of point for a single. |
| 1 | 31.6 | 31.6: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Another short delivery, on leg, Harry Brook clips it through backward square leg for one. |
| 0 | 31.5 | 31.5: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Flighted, full and on middle, turns in a bit, Harry Brook keeps it out on the back foot. |
| 1 | 31.4 | 31.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drags his length back once more, on off, Ben Stokes stabs it past cover for a run. |
| 0 | 31.3 | 31.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short again and on off, Ben Stokes backs away and punches it to extra cover. |
| 1 | 31.2 | 31.2: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Slightly shorter in length and around off, Harry Brook guides it wide of point for a single. |
| 0 | 31.1 | 31.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Floated, full and on middle, Harry Brook stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 30.6 | 30.6: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Good length and around off, Harry Brook guides it away to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 30.5 | 30.5: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Scott Boland bowls the yorker now, on middle, Harry Brook jams it out to mid on. |
| 0 | 30.4 | 30.4: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, A bit fuller and on middle, straightens a bit. Harry Brook looks to work it away, but gets squared up. It goes off the leading edge but rolls safely to mid off. |
| 0 | 30.3 | 30.3: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Back of a length and on middle and leg, Harry Brook knocks it towards mid on. |
| 0 | 30.2 | 30.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, On a length and on off, Harry Brook blocks it out. |
| 0 | 30.1 | 30.1: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Fuller one but angling down the leg side, Harry Brook fails to glance it away as it goes off his pads to the keeper. |
| 0 | 29.6 | 29.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 29.5 | 29.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Another bouncer but down the leg side, Ben Stokes ducks under it easily. |
| 0 | 29.4 | 29.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Hard length and angling into leg, Ben Stokes pats it down towards mid on. |
| 0 | 29.3 | 29.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Pitched up and on middle and off, Ben Stokes blocks it out solidly. |
| 1 | 29.2 | 29.2: Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Fuller and on off, Harry Brook eases it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Bangs in a sharp bouncer with a cross seam, on off, Harry Brook sways away from it. |
| 2 | 28.6 | 28.6: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Pitched up but angling into the pads, Ben Stokes flicks it away wide of deep square leg for two more runs. 13 runs off the over. Nelson on the board as well. |
| 1 | 28.5 | 28.5: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Short of a length and outside off, Harry Brook cuts it away to deep point for a single. |
| 2 | 28.4 | 28.4: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Touch fuller and around off, Harry Brook gets a good stride out and drives it thorugh covers for a brace. |
| 2 | 28.3 | 28.3: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Back of a length and on leg, Harry Brook clips it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 28.2 | 28.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Good length and on middle, Harry Brook pats it back to the bowle. |
| 6 | 28.1 | 28.1: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, SIX! What a shot! Fuller in length and just outside off. Harry Brook gets a bit aggressive for the first time in this innings. He charges down the track, extends his arms, and carves it over the deep extra cover fence for a flat six. Almost takes out the cameraman there. 100 UP FOR ENGLAND! The deficit is 267 runs. |
| 0 | 27.6 | 27.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Almost dragged on! Pat Cummins lands this on a hard length, on off, gets it o nip back in sharply. Ben Stokes stays back to play at it but gets a bottom edge onto the pitch as the ball just bounces over the stumps. Maiden over! |
| 0 | 27.5 | 27.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Ben Stokes ducks under it. |
| 0 | 27.4 | 27.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Hits the length hard and on off, takes pace off. Ben Stokes gets early into his cut shot, then adjusts and just stabs it out towards gully. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and just around off, holds its line, Ben Stokes lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 27.2 | 27.2: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Good length and on middle and off, Ben Stokes gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 27.1 | 27.1: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on off, Ben Stokes dabs it down to point. |
| 2 | 26.6 | 26.6: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Brook wasn't in complete control on that shot. A loose shot from the English deputy as he pushes at the fuller delivery and gets it off the thick outside edge. The ball goes to the right of the diving gully fielder and heads towards the ropes, but Jake Weatherald from deep point scurries across to his left and cuts it off. Two taken. |
| 3 | 26.5 | 26.5: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Full and on middle, Stokes leans on it and flicks off his pads between mid on and mid-wicket. The ball loses its steam in the outfield and is hunted down by the inner ring fielder. Three taken. |
| 1 | 26.4 | 26.4: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Short and outside off, Brook rides the bounce and places it between cover and backward point for an easy single. |
| 0 | 26.3 | 26.3: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Around off, full, dabbed from the crease to gully. |
| 0 | 26.2 | 26.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Touch full, at 138.5 kph, cutting back into Brook. He tries to defend off the front foot, but chops it onto the boot and the ball rolls away to gully. |
| 0 | 26.1 | 26.1: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Length-delivery, nipping in on off, Brook plays off the back foot and bunts it down the track. |
| 0 | 25.6 | 25.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Nicely flighted on a fuller length, just outside off, Stokes drives off the front foot but finds Inglis at extra cover. |
| 0 | 25.5 | 25.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Fuller at 89.1 kph, drifting into the batter, Stokes keeps it out on the front foot. |
| 1 | 25.4 | 25.4: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Sliding onto the pads, on a length, Brook nudges it to backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 25.3 | 25.3: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Turns in and around off, on a length, Harry gets back and dabs it straight. |
| 0 | 25.2 | 25.2: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Flat and on a length, spinning in. Harry Brook tries to punch it to the off side, but gets an inside edge to the leg side. |
| 0 | 25.1 | 25.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, The stumps are on attack, on middle, Brook gets across on the back foot and clips it to square leg. |
| 4 | 24.6 | 24.6: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, FOUR! That's a lovely stroke from the skipper! Just the second boundary for England since the start of this afternoon session. Boland lands it full and around off, Ben Stokes leans forward and cracks the straight drive, beating mid off to his left for a boundary. He moves to 10 (36). England trail by 280 more. |
| 0 | 24.5 | 24.5: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Length ball, on the stumps, Stokes blocks it off. |
| 0 | 24.4 | 24.4: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, A bit of yes and no, but no harm done! Fuller one, on off, Ben Stokes defends it off the front foot. 'No... get back Brooky' is the cry from Stokes as extra cover cuts it off to his left. |
| 1 | 24.3 | 24.3: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, A quick single! Good-length delivery, on middle and angling further in, Harry Brook tucks it to the left of square leg for a quick single. |
| 0 | 24.2 | 24.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Straighter, fuller, on the fourth stump. Brook commits on the front foot and defends right under his eyeline. |
| 0 | 24.1 | 24.1: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Bashed on a length, around off, Brook goes on the back foot and steers it on the bounce to gully. |
| 0 | 23.6 | 23.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Lands it full and around off, eased off the front foot to extra cover. |
| 0 | 23.5 | 23.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slightly shorter and sliding in on middle, Ben Stokes is rushed on the back foot and cuts it hard but finds the fielder at point. |
| 0 | 23.4 | 23.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Full and around the middle stump line, Stokes pushes it off the front foot to the left of the bowler. |
| 0 | 23.3 | 23.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Close to the pads, overpitched delivery, Stokes drills it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 23.2 | 23.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, An in-drifter on a fuller length, on off, Stokes drives inside out to extra cover. |
| 1 | 23.1 | 23.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Pitched on a length, on the leg stump, Harry Brook goes deep inside the crease and works it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 22.6 | 22.6: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Starc comes from around the wickets and bashes the length hard, on middle, Harry Brook gets behind the line and tucks it in front of mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 1 | 22.5 | 22.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Too full, on middle, Ben Stokes flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 22.4 | 22.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Length ball, on the stumps, blocked off the back foot by Stokes. |
| 0 | 22.3 | 22.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On a hard length, on off, Stokes bunts it into the off side. Weatherald at backward point is quick to cut it off to his left and deny the single. |
| 0 | 22.2 | 22.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Geez, that is very, very nasty! A rattling bumper from Starc, a wobbled-seam delivery that cuts back into Stokes. He has no time to evade and get out of the firing line, and just takes his eyes off the ball. He gets pinged on the extra padding below the helmet around his neck, called the stem guard. Starc shows immediate concern and asks his counterpart if he is okay. Stokes nods and there will be a mandatory concussion check for the English skipper. |
| 1 | 22.1 | 22.1: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Back of a length, on a wide line across the batter, Brook chases it and flashes at it off the outside half of the bat. The ball shoots on the bounce to gully, where Green gets low to stop, but parries it behind to the deep for a single. |
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Flat and full, on off, Ben Stokes presses forward and defends. The chants of 'Well bowled, Gary' continue from Marnus at first slip. |
| 0 | 21.5 | 21.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Too full, on the stumps, sliding in, Stokes is solid in front foot defence. |
| 0 | 21.4 | 21.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drags the length on a flatter trajectory, on middle. Ben Stokes hangs back and knocks it to the bowler's right. A lot of chirping behind the stumps from Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 0 | 21.3 | 21.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Around off and full, Stokes strides across and defends it out. |
| 0 | 21.2 | 21.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Nicely tossed up, drifting on the middle stump, Ben Stokes pushes it back to Lyon. |
| 1 | 21.1 | 21.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Length ball spinning in on the leg stump, nudged off the back foot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 20.6 | 20.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short of a good length, around off, Stokes hangs back and taps it to backward point. |
| 0 | 20.5 | 20.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On top of off at 145.7 kph, Stokes gets across on the front foot and dabs it to the left of gully. Green makes a good sliding stop to his left. |
| 0 | 20.4 | 20.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On that in-between length, outside off, Stokes lets it fly back to the keeper. |
| 0 | 20.3 | 20.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Closer to the off pole, on that inviting line and length, Stokes gets on the front foot and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 20.2 | 20.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Angled outside off, on a length, Stokes lets it pass. |
| 0 | 20.1 | 20.1: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Slammed hard on a length, on the leg stump. Harry Brook is undone by the extra bounce as he tries to glance it off the hips. He misses to connect and the ball lobs off his thigh pad to the backward square leg region. They get a leg bye. |
| 0 | 19.6 | 19.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drifting in on middle, Stokes defends the full ball back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 19.5 | 19.5: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Outside off, on a length, Brook cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Flat and full, outside off, Brook drives it back to the bowler. Decent turn and bounce on that one. |
| 1 | 19.3 | 19.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slightly shorter than the previous ball, around off, Ben Stokes rocks back and steers it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Slides in and around off, on a fuller length, Stokes strides forward and blocks. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Pitched short and spinning in on the leg stump. Harry Brook plays with a straight bat and punches off the back foot to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Hard length at 143.7 kph, on off, Ben Stokes solidly bunts it down the surface. |
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Feeds him outside off, on a length, Stokes lets it pass. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, The off pole on attack, on a tad fuller length. Stokes gets behind the line and watchfully blocks it out. |
| 1 | 18.3 | 18.3: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Very full, outside off, Brook carves it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Outside off, on a back of a length, at 143.3 kph. Brook sees it all the way through to the keeper. |
| 3 | 18.1 | 18.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Fullish delivery, on the leg stump, Stokes flicks it off the pads to the right of mid-wicket. It slows in the outfield and is chased down by Travis Head from the inner circle. The batters push back for the third run. Good running. |
| 1 | 17.6 | 17.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Stokes is off the mark. Lyon pulls his length back, just outside off, Ben Stokes rocks back and steers it through point for an easy single. |
| 0 | 17.5 | 17.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Full and pushed into the batter as it drifts in further, Stokes pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 17.4 | 17.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Another fuller ball, around off. Stokes leans and defends. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Much fuller, on off, Stokes lunges ahead to block. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Short and outside off, punched off the back foot to extra cover. |
| 1 | 17.1 | 17.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Drag-downer from Lyon, on the pads, sliding in. Harry Brook gets on the back foot and tucks it across and wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Sharp bumper, on the stumps, Stokes ducks under it. |
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Around off, on a fuller length, Stokes prods forward and blocks. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! For the 12th time in red-ball cricket, Cummins extracts Root. He is bowling like a dream. A pearler of a delivery from the Aussie skipper as he bowls it much fuller and gets it to nip away from the seam. The line of attack is just outside the off pole and Root is drawn forward, trying to push it away, but only gets a big outside edge behind to the keeper. Carey dives a bit forward-right and gathers it safely. Joe Root has a long walk back to the dugout as he perishes on 19 (31). England in serious trouble now as they are 71/4. They trail exactly by 300 runs. |
| 2 | 16.3 | 16.3: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Goes fuller and on the stumps, this is flicked by Root wide of mid on for a couple. |
| 4 | 16.2 | 16.2: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, FOUR! Hammered away! Cummins bowls into the pitch, short and on top of off, nipping in a touch. Joe Root swivels on the toes and hooks it through square leg for a boundary. Not a poor delivery as Cummins got a fair bit of lift from the pitch, but the execution from Root was top notch. Good cricket overall. |
| 1 | 16.1 | 16.1: Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Short of a good length, around middle, Brook rises on the toes and steers it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 15.6 | 15.6: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Overpitched on off, drilled away to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 15.5 | 15.5: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Tossed up, full and on the fourth, Harry Brook takes a giant stride out and defends it under the bat. |
| 1 | 15.4 | 15.4: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, A bit flatter at 88.1 kph, around off, on a length, Joe Root rocks back and punches it to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 15.3 | 15.3: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Pitched on a yard behind fuller length, outside off, Brook steers it off the back foot to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Touch short, on off, Root hangs back and knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 15.1 | 15.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Drifts into the batter, short and on middle, Harry goes back and nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.6: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Back of a length, outside off, dabbed off the back foot to gully. The ball rolls between Green and Inglis, and both try to stop it, ending up colliding with each other. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, On a length, outside off, Root leans on and drives it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 14.4 | 14.4: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, A lengthy appeal for LBW, but not given. Pat Cummins is pleading with the umpire, but nothing doing. Cummins has a chat with Marnus Labuschagne and the latter says that there were two sounds. A length ball that nips in from off, Joe Root is pinned in the crease and looks to defend off the back foot, but gets a clear inside edge onto the back pad. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Quite fuller at 138.4 kph, around off, Joe Root is solid in defence. |
| 0 | 14.2 | 14.2: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, He plays with soft hands and dabs this length ball off the back foot to the point region. |
| 0 | 14.1 | 14.1: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, At 135.3 kph, Cummins bowls a hard-length delivery, outside off, Joe Root covers the stumps on the front foot and offers no shot. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.6: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Safely negotiated. Pushed fuller and on the off pole. Harry Brook gets a big stride out and smothers the spin. And that will be LUNCH on Day 2! |
| 4 | 13.5 | 13.5: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, FOUR! Excellent stroke! Lyon drops it on a length, just outside off. Harry Brook with a slight pivot on the back foot, punches it into the gap at cover and point and picks up a boundary. |
| 1 | 13.4 | 13.4: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Flighted delivery, at 87.9 kph, on a length, around off. Joe Root taps it off the back foot to extra cover for a single. |
| 1 | 13.3 | 13.3: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Drags the length back, on middle, Harry Brook gets on the back foot and nudges it past square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Turns in from outside off, on a length. Brook goes deep inside the crease, covers the line by getting across and blocks it off. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Nicely tossed up on a fuller length, on off. Harry Brook leans forward and eases it to cover. |
| 0 | 12.7 | 12.6: Scott Boland to Joe Root, On a good length, outside off, steered off the back foot to backward point. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.5: Scott Boland to Joe Root, An appeal for LBW, but not given. Lands it on a hard length and cuts back in from off. Joe Root is rushed on the back foot to defend, but plays over the line and is slammed on the back thigh pad. This is a relentless examination of the batters from the Aussies. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.4: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Fuller one, on off, Joe Root bunts it away to short cover. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.3: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Nagging length, just outside off, wobbling away. Root offers no shot. |
| 4 | 12.3 | 12.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, FOUR! Top shot! Full and straight on the pads, Joe Root nonchalantly clips it off his pads and gets it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 50 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 0 | 12.2 | 12.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Fairly outside off, nipping back in from a good length. Root leaves watchfully. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Scott Boland to Joe Root, On top of off, on a good length, Root rides the bounce and dabs it down the surface. |
| 1 | 11.6 | 11.6: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Another full ball, outside off, reverse swept by Root to deep backward point for a single. |
| 4 | 11.5 | 11.5: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, FOUR! Creative! Too full, around off, Joe Root employs the reverse sweep and gets it past the vast real estate in the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Full and on off, Root gets across on the front foot and flicks it with soft hands to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Another one that spins in from off, full in length, Root lunges forward and defends it well. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Lyon appeals for LBW, but the umpire is unmoved. Spins in sharply from outside off, on a fractionally fuller length. Root covers the line by getting across and tries to defend, but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball then raps on his front pad. Impact might have been outside off here. |
| 1 | 11.1 | 11.1: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Floated full and on the leg stump, clipped off the front foot to widish square leg for a single. Brook is off the mark. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Cuts back in from off, on a fractionally fuller length. Joe Root gets on the front foot to defend, but inside edges onto the back pad. |
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Slants it into the batter, on a hard length, Root plays from the crease and knocks it across to the leg side. |
| 0 | 10.4 | 10.4: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Good length, around off, Root takes a bit stride across and blocks. |
| 0 | 10.3 | 10.3: Scott Boland to Joe Root, PAST THE EDGE! Nips away from the fourth stump line, on a hard length. Joe Root is squared up and drags his bat in front to defend, but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, A big appeal for caught behind, but has it carried it to Alex Carey behind the stumps? The umpires want to check whether it is a fair catch or not. The third umpire sees a few replays from different angles, where it looks pretty touch and go, but he deems that the ball just bounced before going into the gloves of the keeper. Coming to the delivery, this is on a good length and on off, nips back in a bit. Joe Root looks to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball lobs behind. Carey dives to his left to grab it with the ball dying in, but he is not sure about it. However, before the umpires checked the catch, Pat Cummins already signaled for the review, and the hosts lose it. Huge call and a big moment in this game! |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Back of a length and around off, Joe Root steers it towards point. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, OUT! OUTFOXED! A double strike from Lyon and problems multiply for the Englishmen. How is that for a return for him? You wonder what impact he was going to have in this game. First over, and he delivers two absolute beauties. He gets past the great Glenn McGrath and becomes the second-highest wicket-taker for Australia in Test cricket with 564 wickets under his belt now, just behind Shane Warne. A beautifully flighted delivery lands on the stumps, drifting into the middle stump line before gripping and spinning away after pitching. Duckett lunges forward in defense but the turn deceives him completely, sneaking past the outside edge. He's played the wrong line entirely and can only watch as the ball clips the top of off stump. Ben Duckett was looking really good out there and walks back on 29 (30). England slip further down to 42/3, trailing by 329 runs. |
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Full and on off, driven off the front foot to mid off. |
| 1 | 9.4 | 9.4: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Tossed up, on middle and off, driven down to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, OUT! TAKEN! A soft, soft dismissal and Lyon makes an immediate impact in his very first over. He dishes out a fuller delivery, landing it around the off pole. It turns in with some extra bounce as Pope strides across to flick it with the spin. But his head falls over and that extra spin and bounce leads to the bat twisting at the point of contact. The ball flies flatly off the inner half of the bat, to the left of mid-wicket, where Josh Inglis takes a fine diving catch. Ollie Pope's agony continues in this Ashes, as he trudges back on 3 (10). England are 41/2, trailing by 330 runs. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Pitched full and around off, driven off the front foot to mid off. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, From around the stumps, Lyon pushes it full and on the pads, this is flicked by Duckett through backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Scott Boland to Ollie Pope, BEATEN! Boland almost got the inside edge. A length ball that jags back in very sharply from outside off. It skids through and rushes Pope into the front foot drive, and beats the inside edge as he plays away from his body. MAIDEN from Boland to begin his spell. |
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Scott Boland to Ollie Pope, Wide outside off on a length, Pope leaves. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Scott Boland to Ollie Pope, Speared full, on off, Ollie Pope presses ahead and blocks it under the bat. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Scott Boland to Ollie Pope, Outside off on a length, left alone. |
| 0 | 8.2 | 8.2: Scott Boland to Ollie Pope, Cuts back in a long way from outside off, on a shortish length. Ollie Pope shuffles a bit on the off side, and gets totally undone by the nip and bounce. Takes his eyes off and tries to leave, but the ball keeps coming into him and clangs onto his glove before deflecting on a few bounces to the slip cordon. Pope wasn't quite sure on that one. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Scott Boland to Ollie Pope, Starts off with a length ball, jagging back in, outside off. Ollie Pope covers the stumps and leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 7.6 | 7.6: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, around middle, Ollie Pope nudges it off the back foot to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 7.5 | 7.5: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Pope is off the mark straightaway! Cummins fires one onto the pads, on fullish length, Ollie Pope tilts forward and flicks it to long leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The skipper strikes and ends Crawley's resistance. Gets his first wicket in this Ashes. He angles in on off, on a good length, and that nips away a touch after landing on the seam. Zak Crawley is sucked onto the front foot and tries to defend, but only manages a feather behind to Alex Carey. A massive, confident appeal for caught behind, and the umpire obliges. Cummins delivers a money-ball in his fourth over. Trademark Cummins, who gets the ball to just bounce and zip off the deck. Zak Crawley departs on 9 (19), and England are 37/1, trailing by 334 runs. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Around middle and leg, Crawley flicks the full ball to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, A good-looking stroke, but straight to the fielder. Full and around off, Zak leans on the front foot, cracks the cover drive, but finds the fielder at extra cover. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Back of a length, angling at the midriff, Zak Crawley tries to steer that away to square leg, but gets beaten and the ball jars him. |
| 2 | 6.6 | 6.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Banged short, outside off, Duckett rides the bounce and punches it off the back foot to deep extra cover for a couple of runs. |
| 4 | 6.5 | 6.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Gets it through! Starc goes full and on middle and leg, Ben Duckett meets the ball right under the eyeline and flicks it through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary. This is a very positive start for the toursits. |
| 3 | 6.4 | 6.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Full in length, around the off stump. Zak Crawley presses ahead and drives it down the ground, presenting the full face of his blade. Travis Head from mid off sprints after it and prevents it from rolling into the ropes. Three taken. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Good stop from Carey! Spears one onto the pads, on a fuller length, shaping down a bit. Zak Crawley is rushed and beaten on the flick shot. The ball deflects off the front pad and rolls behind to the left of Carey who makes a sharp diving stop. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, At 143 kph, this is on a hard length, aimed at the sticks, watchfully blocked off by Crawley on the front foot. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Nips away from outside off, on a good length. Crawley resolutely does not poke at it. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, That's a stinger! Bashes the length very hard, does Cummins. Angles it into the batter's body and also generates some extra bounce. Duckett is cramped up for space as he looks to work it across off the toes. Gets beaten on the inside edge and takes a blow on the thigh pad. |
| 1 | 5.5 | 5.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, On middle, Crawley knocks this length ball in front of mid on and steals a single. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Attacks the stumps, touch full at 140.5 kph, Zak Crawley covers the line and blocks it by pressing forward. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, In the channel of off, wobbling away from a length, Zak shoulders arms at it. |
| 1 | 5.2 | 5.2: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Short in length, around off, Ben Duckett steers it off the back foot and a diving misfield from Josh Inglis, to his right from cover-point allows them a single. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Full and on the fifth stump, Ben Duckett bunts it down the pitch. |
| 2 | 4.6 | 4.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Back of a length, on the leg stump line, Zak nudges it between square leg and mid-wicket. Nathan Lyon does the hard yards to his left from deep square leg and intercepts it cleanly before the ropes. Two taken. |
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, PEACH! Pitches it on the middle stump line, it nibbles across the batter from a good length, Zak Crawley plays the initial line to defend, and gets beaten all ends up on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 4.4 | 4.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short of a length, outside off, Duckett cuts it to deep backward point. Lyon from deep point runs across to his right and cuts it off. Keeps the batters down to a single. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Steep bounce, short and on top of off. Ben Duckett rises on the toes and tries to dab it to the off side, but gets an inside edge to the leg side. |
| 1 | 4.2 | 4.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, A bit of shape into the batter, on a length. Zak Crawley gets on the front foot and opens the bat face at the point of contact. Gets a single as the ball rolls between backward point and cover-point. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Touch full, on middle and leg, at 148.3 kph. Ben Duckett steers it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 3.6 | 3.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Length ball, around off, nipping in with some bounce. Duckett throws his bat at it to smash it in the off side, but gets an inside edge instead. The ball scuttles past the stumps to the keeper's right. |
| 4 | 3.5 | 3.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, FOUR! All class! Width on offer, full and outside off. Ben Duckett plays it on the up and drives it through the line and gets a boundary at deep cover. That just pinged off the middle. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Length-delivery around off, steered off the back foot to the off side in front of square. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, A bit too loose from Ben! Cummins lands it full and gets it to nip away from the fourth stump line. Ben Duckett does not get to the pitch of the ball and loosely hangs his bat away from his body to defend. Gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker. |
| 4 | 3.2 | 3.2: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Rockets away to the ropes! Back of a length, on middle, angling further down. Ben Duckett gets a bit across and whips it to deep square leg to pick up his third boundary. Moves to 14 (15). A brisk start for him. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, From around the stumps, Cummins bashes the length hard, on off, Ben Duckett waits back and knocks it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Pitched full and just outside off, Zak Crawley gets on the front foot and drives it straight to extra cover. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Angled across off, on a good length, Zak watches it closely and lets it go. |
| 1 | 2.4 | 2.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full and on the pads, Duckett flicks it off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Hard length, curving away from off, Ben Duckett prods forward to force the drive to the off side, but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls in thereabouts of the mid-wicket region. |
| 4 | 2.2 | 2.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Crisply driven! Back of a length, just outside off, Ben Duckett weighs on the back foot and punches it through cover and point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Swing and a miss! Short and shaping away, well outside off. Ben Duckett rises with the bounce and chases it to slash it away through point, but misses due to extra bounce. |
| 1 | 1.6 | 1.6: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Ben Duckett tucks it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 4 | 1.5 | 1.5: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Nice shot! Back of a length and just around off. Ben Duckett gets on top of the bounce and plays it right under his eyes to punch it away through covers for the first boundary of the innings. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, EDGED BUT DOES NOT CARRY! Pat Cummins lands this on a hard length and on off, shapes it away. Ben Duckett looks to play at it from his crease but gets an outside edge that bounces in front of third slip. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Fuller delivery and on off, angling away, Ben Duckett leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Slightly fuller in length, on middle, angling in, Zak Crawley clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Pat Cummins begins with a good-length delivery, on off, nips back in a bit. Zak Crawley stays back and pats it to the left of the bowler. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Pitched up and on middle, shapes away too, Ben Duckett does well to knock it towards mid on. No wickets in the first over for Mitchell Starc here. |
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Superb bowling! Goes a bit fuller this time and in that channel outside off, swings it away once more. Ben Duckett pushes at with hard hands but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, BEATEN! Mitchell Starc bangs this one hard into the pitch and around off, shapes it away again but with extra bounce this time. Ben Duckett has a poke at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Uppish but safe! Short of a length and around middle, gets it to shape away late. Ben Duckett looks to clip it across the line but gets squared up. It takes the leading edge but lands well ahead of the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and on off, shaping away a touch. Ben Duckett stays back and pats it towards short cover. |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Zak Crawley and England are underway! Mitchell Starc starts with a hard-length delivery, on middle, nips back in a bit. Crawley tucks it towards short mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 0 | 84.4 | 84.4: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Archer wraps it up for England. He bends his back and bowls a beautifully executed short ball, on top of off. It lands and kicks up further, taking Boland by absolute surprise. In a defensive action, the Aussie number eleven tries to ride the bounce by hanging his bat in front of his face, but only manages to fend it towards the off side. Archer shows good awareness as he rushes forward on his follow-through and dives a bit to his left to take the return catch. AUSTRALIA HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT ON 349! |
| 0 | 84.3 | 84.3: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Play and a miss! This one cuts away from the batter, on a good length, outside off. Scott flashes at it for a square cut, but misses. |
| 0 | 84.2 | 84.2: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, Nipping in from off, on a good length. Boland camps back and knocks it straight to short cover. |
| 0 | 84.1 | 84.1: Jofra Archer to Scott Boland, A well-directed short ball from Archer, just outside off. Scott Boland leans back and tries to play the uppercut, but misses as the ball is just high enough. |
| 0 | 83.6 | 83.6: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, Banged short and on middle, nipping in a touch. Mitchell Starc is tucked up for space. Tries to steer it across, but misses and wears it high on the front thigh pad. |
| 4 | 83.5 | 83.5: Brydon Carse to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Gloriously played! Around off, on a fullish length. Mitchell Starc plays with a straight bat with a steady head. Slightly opens the face and drives it uppishly wide of mid off for a boundary. Australia's lead extends to 434 runs. |
| 1 | 83.4 | 83.4: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, Back of a length, outside off, Boland opens the bat face on the back foot and steers it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 83.3 | 83.3: Brydon Carse to Scott Boland, No Hat Trick for Carse. Good-length delivery, outside off, Boland is happy to leave. |
| 0 | 83.2 | 83.2: Brydon Carse to Nathan Lyon, OUT! LBW! Two-in-two for Carse and this has been an inspiring morning session for England. He fires one on a fuller length, and the line of attack is on the middle and leg stumps. It lands, skids, and nips into the right hander. Nathan Lyon is pinned in the crease and tries to work it across, but plays all over it and gets beaten on the inside edge, getting rapped on the front pad. A big appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. Nathan Lyon has reviewed it, but starts to walk off immediately after sending it upstairs, as he knows his fate. Nothing on Snicko and three reds on the Ball Tracking. A golden duck for Lyon. CARSE ON A HAT TRICK as Australia slip down to 344/9. They were 311/4 at one stage. |
| 0 | 83.1 | 83.1: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Carse gets the reward now. England continue to chip in with the wickets. He spears it on a fuller length, well outside off. With barely any footwork, Cummins goes fishing at it. He tries to carve that through cover, but gets a thick outside edge that flies flatly at head-height of the first slip. Harry Brook takes a sharp catch. Pat Cummins falls for 6 (18). Australia are 344/8, leading by 429 runs. |
| 1 | 82.6 | 82.6: Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Short of a length, on the leg stump again. Cummins rides the bounce and nudges it to deep backward square leg for a single. Australia lead by 429 runs. |
| 0 | 82.5 | 82.5: Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, A rib-tickler, angling down leg on a shorter length. Pat Cummins hops inside the line to flick, but misses as the ball keeps climbing on him. |
| 0 | 82.4 | 82.4: Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Sharp short ball, on middle, Cummins ducks under it alertly. |
| 0 | 82.3 | 82.3: Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Short and down leg, nipping in sharply. Cummins is beaten on the inside edge as he tries to glance off his hips. The ball brushes his thigh pad and goes to the left of Smith who dives and collects it one-handed. |
| 1 | 82.2 | 82.2: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Touch full and on middle and leg, Mitchell Starc whips that through backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 82.1 | 82.1: Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Short of a length, nipping into the batter, on middle. Pat Cummins is cramped up for space. He tries to block it in front but is beaten by the bounce on the inside edge. The ball lobs off his thigh pad and drops wide of gully for a leg bye. |
| 1 | 81.6 | 81.6: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Pitches it full and outside off, Cummins strokes it to the off side for a quick single, as Stokes cuts it off to his left from mid off. |
| 0 | 81.5 | 81.5: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Slammed hard on the shorter length, on middle. It angles into Cummins but he does well by bunting it down the pitch off the back foot. |
| 0 | 81.4 | 81.4: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Another one pitched on a fractionally fuller length, shaping a tad bit away, outside off. Cummins lets it be. |
| 0 | 81.3 | 81.3: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Loose from Patrick! Back of a length, wide outside off, Pat Cummins chases it with an angled bat, trying to slash it to the off side, and is beaten all ends up. |
| 0 | 81.2 | 81.2: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, Fuller one, around off, Cummins cracks the drive ff the front foot, but cannot get it past Jacks' atheltic dive to his right at the cover region. |
| 0 | 81.1 | 81.1: Brydon Carse to Pat Cummins, BEATEN! Shapes in and then nips away from the pitch, on a good length, on off. Pat Cummins barely moves his feet to the pitch of the ball and pushes at it, inside the line. Gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker. |
| 0 | 80.6 | 80.6: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Full and pitching outside leg, Starc is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad. |
| 2 | 80.5 | 80.5: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, In the air... lands safely in the outfield! Short and around off, Mitchell Starc clears the front leg and heaves it off the toe end of the bat. The ball hangs straight up, but clears mid-wicket and goes in the no-man's land for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 80.4 | 80.4: Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Spears in and around the leg stump, on a fuller length. Cummins pushes at it but misses on the inside edge as the ball nips in and slams the back pad before running to the backward point region. Another leg bye. |
| 0 | 80.3 | 80.3: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Short and on leg, Starc misses out on the flick shot and the ball deflects off the pads to the gully region for a leg bye. |
| 0 | 80.2 | 80.2: Jofra Archer to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length, on the leg stump line, jagging down a bit as well. Mitchell Starc tries to nudge it around the corner off the back foot, but the ball zips past his blade and Smith gathers it safely to his right. Is Starc strangled down the leg side? An appeal for caught behind, but not given. Archer is convinced, and so is Smith behind the stumps and that is enough for Stokes to review it. Snicko shows a flat line when the ball is next to the bat, but there is a spike when the ball grazes Starc's shirt. England are left with just one review now. |
| 1 | 80.1 | 80.1: Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, Begins with a length ball, on the leg stump line. Pat Cummins gets squared up and nudges it to the right of forward short leg for a single. |
| 0 | 79.6 | 79.6: Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Full from around the stumps, angling in on off, Starc with a firm front foot drive to mid off. |
| 0 | 79.5 | 79.5: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This is a good fightback from England as Tongue gets to his 4-fer. Hits the deck hard, in and around off. Generates extra zip and bounce as the ball nips away from the batter. Inglis is flummoxed by that and hangs his bat away from the body to defensively dab it to the off side, but only manages a feather behind to Jamie Smith. Josh Inglis perishes on 10 (20) and Australia slip down from 311/4 to 335/7. England keep fighting hard. |
| 0 | 79.4 | 79.4: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Nagging length, on top of middle, Inglis hangs back and blocks it to mid on. |
| 2 | 79.3 | 79.3: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Full and on middle and leg, Inglis clips it behind to the deep fine leg region and runs the first one hard. Ben Duckett gets across to his right from deep square leg and cuts it off. The batters aggressively push harder for the second run as well. |
| 1 | 79.2 | 79.2: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Slams the deck hard, short and angling at the ribs. Cummins gets inside the line and hooks it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 79.1 | 79.1: Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, On a length, outside off, Cummins pats it off the back foot to extra cover. |
| 1 | 78.6 | 78.6: Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Short of a good length, outside off, Cummins rides the bounce and eases it through backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 78.5 | 78.5: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Nips in from a length, around off, Inglis prods forward to push it toward cover, but gets an inside edge onto the front pad. The ball deflects towards the off side and Inglis gets off strike. |
| 0 | 78.4 | 78.4: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Wide yorker, outside off, Inglis goes chasing at it to carve through the off side, but misses. |
| 1 | 78.3 | 78.3: Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Bangs it short and on the leg stump line. Cummins hops inside the line and nudges it away to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 78.2 | 78.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, OUT! TAKEN AT LEG SLIP! The trap was set, and Alex Carey fell right into it here. Ben Stokes comes around the wicket, bangs this into the pitch, angling it into right under the armpit of the batter. Carey tries to glance it away but gets cramped up a bit. He ends up hitting it straight towards leg slip, where Harry Brook dives to his left to take a sharp catch. Superb planning and execution from the English skipper, and he deserved this wicket for the way he has bowled this morning. Carey departs for a fine 72 off 128, and Australia are 329/6, leading by 414 runs. |
| 1 | 78.1 | 78.1: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Good length and on middle, angling in, Josh Inglis tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 77.6 | 77.6: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Goes fuller and around off. Josh Inglis looks to drive but gets an outside edge along the ground through point for one. |
| 0 | 77.5 | 77.5: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Slams the deck hard and on off, holds its line, Josh Inglis dabs it down towards gully. |
| 0 | 77.4 | 77.4: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Back of a length and on off, Josh Inglis keeps it out to the off side. |
| 1 | 77.3 | 77.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Hard length and on off, sticks to the surface a bit. Alex Carey is taken aback by that and goes through his punch a bit early. Hits it upppishly but through covers for a run. |
| 0 | 77.2 | 77.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Good length and on off, Alex Carey gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 77.1 | 77.1: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Short of a length and around off, Josh Inglis guides it through point for a single. |
| 1 | 76.7 | 76.6: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Pitched up and on middle, Josh Inglis flicks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 76.6 | 76.5: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, A big shout for LBW, and up goes the finger here! However, Josh Inglis takes the review straightaway, which suggests he might have hit that. This is fuller and on middle, shaping in sharply. Josh Inglis stays back to work it across the line, but it goes close to his bat and onto the pads. Snicko and the replay confirm that there is a big inside edge. England's celebrations have been cut short here. |
| 1 | 76.5 | 76.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short again and on off, angling in. Alex Carey lets it come to him and steers it towards third man for another run. |
| 1 | 76.4 | 76.3: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Hard length and on off, Josh Inglis guides it through point for a run. |
| 1 | 76.3 | 76.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short of a length and around off, Alex Carey runs it down to deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 76.2 | 76.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, On a length and on leg, Alex Carey clips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 76.1 | 76.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, WIDE! A bouncer, on middle, but way too high, Alex Carey lets it go. Wided. |
| 0 | 75.7 | 75.6: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, jags back in sharply off the deck with extra bounce. Josh Inglis fails to ride it as the ball goes off his gloves, but drops safely to the leg side. |
| 0 | 75.6 | 75.6: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Short of a length and on off, Josh Inglis stays back and pats it towards the silly point region. Well, Josh Tongue has to reload that one as he has overstepped here. No Ball called. |
| 0 | 75.5 | 75.5: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Fullish and on off, shpaes in a bit, Josh Inglis keeps it out on the pitch. |
| 0 | 75.4 | 75.4: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, Pitched up and on off, Josh Inglis pushes it to short cover. |
| 1 | 75.3 | 75.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Full again and on off, Alex Carey drives it through cover-point for a run. |
| 0 | 75.2 | 75.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Goes fuller and around off, Alex Carey knocks it towards mid off. |
| 1 | 75.1 | 75.1: Josh Tongue to Josh Inglis, On a length and on middle, Josh Inglis flicks it to the right of square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 74.6 | 74.6: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Pitched up and on middle, Josh Inglis tucks it towards mid-wicket for a run and gets off the mark. |
| 0 | 74.5 | 74.5: Ben Stokes to Josh Inglis, Good length and on off, nips back in, Josh Inglis presses forward and fends it away. |
| 1 | 74.4 | 74.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Fuller and on leg, Alex Carey clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 74.3 | 74.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, FOUR! THE LEAD GOES PAST 400 NOW! Short of a length and just outside off. Alex Carey does not get on top of the bounce but guides it away. He hits it uppishly but wide of the point fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 74.2 | 74.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, On a length and on middle, Alex Carey blocks it out. |
| 0 | 74.1 | 74.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on off, Alex Carey steers it to point. |
| 0 | 73.6 | 73.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Tongue finally gets the breakthrough for England. A good bowling change from Ben Stokes, and it has paid dividends. Tongue bangs this one hard into the pitch, on middle, gets some extra bounce. Travis Head tries to take it on and pull it away but the ball gets a bit big on him. It hits him high on the bat and flies high in the air towards deep square leg. Zak Crawley runs forward, but for a brief moment loses it in the sun. However, he settles himself and dives forward to take a fine catch. Head walks back for a magnificent 170 off 219. The Adelaide crowd gives him a big standing ovation. The 162-run stand has been broken now, and the Aussies lose half their side on 311. Head falls five runs short of his career-high. |
| 1 | 73.5 | 73.5: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Hits the length hard and around off, Alex Carey guides it through point for a run. |
| 0 | 73.4 | 73.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Length again, on middle and off, Alex Carey blocks it out. |
| 0 | 73.3 | 73.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, On a length and on off, Alex Carey pushes it to short cover. |
| 1 | 73.2 | 73.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short of a length and outside off. Travis Head looks to cut it away but loses his bottom hand. It goes the outside edge towards deep backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 73.1 | 73.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Good length and on middle, straightens a bit. Travis Head looks to clip it away but misses as the ball deflects off his thigh pad to the off side. |
| 1 | 72.6 | 72.6: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Low full toss, on the pads, Travis Head clips it through square leg for one. Australia lead by 394 runs now! |
| 0 | 72.5 | 72.5: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Clever bowling! A slower dipping yorker, on middle. Travis Head backs away and almost gets deceived by the lack of pace, but gets his bat down in time to dig it out. Shades of Steve Harmison bowling that iconic slower ball to dismiss Michael Clarke, in that Edgbaston Test of 2005. But safely negotiated by Head on this occasion. |
| 1 | 72.4 | 72.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on leg, Alex Carey flicks it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 72.3 | 72.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Good length but angling down the leg side, Alex Carey fails to get bat on ball. |
| 1 | 72.2 | 72.2: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Back of a length and on off, Travis Head punches it through covers for a single. |
| 2 | 72.1 | 72.1: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Good effort in the deep! Hard length and just around off, Travis Head waits for it and steers it away wide of deep third. Zak Crawley runs to his right and dives to make a fine one-handed stop. Two taken. |
| 1 | 71.6 | 71.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Short again and leg, Travis Head pulls it with his front leg up in the air towards deep square leg for one. |
| 4 | 71.5 | 71.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Good-length delivery, on off. Travis Head crouches low, creates his own room and carves it away, beating cover to his right for another boundary. Head is looking to change gears now. 300 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! The lead reads 388 runs. |
| 4 | 71.4 | 71.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! Top shot! Pitched up and on middle, angling in a bit. Travis Head, with just a flick of the wrists, whips it away. He plays it aerially, but between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. That brings up the 150-run partnership between these two batters. |
| 1 | 71.3 | 71.3: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Back of a length and around middle, Alex Carey pulls it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 71.2 | 71.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Short of a length and angling into the body of the batter. Travis Head swivels and tries to hook, but misses as the ball goes off his thigh pad towards square leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 2 | 71.1 | 71.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Fuller and around off, Travis Head drives it towards cover-point. Harry Brook dives to his left and gets a hand on it, but that only takes it away from Will Jacks, who dives to his right from cover. Two taken. With that, Head has crossed 800 Test runs in Adelaide. With an insane average of 88.8 in 8 matches. |
| 0 | 70.6 | 70.6: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on off, Alex Carey dabs it down to point. |
| 1 | 70.5 | 70.5: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Excellent fielding! Fuller one and on off, Travis Head drives it firmly wide of short cover. It races through the turf, but Joe Root dives to his right to get a good hand on it to take all the momentum away, making a half stop. Saves three runs for his team as the batters get just one. |
| 1 | 70.4 | 70.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short of a length and on middle, takes off a bit. Alex Carey rolls his wrists and pulls it along the ground through square leg for a single. Australia lead by 375 runs now. |
| 0 | 70.3 | 70.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on middle and leg, Alex Carey tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 70.2 | 70.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, A bouncer now, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 0 | 70.1 | 70.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Alex Carey drills it to mid on. |
| 2 | 69.6 | 69.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Good length and around off, Travis Head guides it towards deep third for a couple of runs. 10 runs off the over. |
| 4 | 69.5 | 69.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! 150 up for Travis Head now! This is the sixth time he has gone past this mark in Test cricket. Brydon Carse bangs this sort but way outside off. Head knows there is no protection in the deep and goes after it. He slashes hard and slices it over backward point for a boundary. Not much of a celebration from him, just a little raise of the bat. |
| 0 | 69.4 | 69.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Pitched up and on middle and off, Travis Head miscues his drive off the bottom edge towards mid on. |
| 2 | 69.3 | 69.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Buzzers! Short of a length and middle, jags back in sharply. Travis Head gets cramped up but manages to steer it towards gully for a run. The fielder from point runs to his right, picks it up, and throws it at the bowler's end. It deflects off the stumps and goes away as the batters get an extra run. |
| 1 | 69.2 | 69.2: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, On a length and on leg, Alex Carey flicks it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 69.1 | 69.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Back of a length and on off, Travis Head just drops it towards the backward point region for a quick single. The running between the wickets has been the highlight of this partnership. |
| 0 | 68.6 | 68.6: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Much fuller delivery, on middle, Alex Carey knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 68.5 | 68.5: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Short of a length and on off, Travis Head opens the face of his bat and steers it to deep point for another run. |
| 1 | 68.4 | 68.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, On a length and on off, shapes away this time, Alex Carey guides it off the outer half of the bat through point for a run. |
| 1 | 68.3 | 68.3: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Close! Hits the length hard and on off, nips back in a touch. Travis Head stays back to push it away but gets an inside edge through backward square leg for a single. Stokes has his hands on his head as it could have easily gone back onto the stumps. |
| 0 | 68.2 | 68.2: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Good length and on middle, jags back into the body of the batter, Travis Head looks to clip it away but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 0 | 68.1 | 68.1: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, Fuller in length but down the leg side, Travis Head lets it go. |
| 0 | 67.6 | 67.6: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Hard length and on off, Alex Carey pats it down to extra cover. |
| 0 | 67.5 | 67.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Goes fuller but sprays it down the leg side, Alex Carey is nowhere near to glance it away. Jamie Smith dives to his right to make a good stop behind the stumps. |
| 0 | 67.4 | 67.4: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Alex Carey cuts it away but fails to beat point. |
| 0 | 67.3 | 67.3: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on middle, nips back in a bit, Alex Carey stabs it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 67.2 | 67.2: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Much better! Good length and on middle and on off, Alex Carey gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 4 | 67.1 | 67.1: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, FOUR! Brydon Carse begins with a loosener! Short of a length and around off. Alex Carey extends his arms nicely and punches it sweetly through covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 66.6 | 66.6: Ben Stokes to Travis Head, On a length and on off, Travis Head hops up a bit and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 1 | 66.5 | 66.5: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Fullish and on the leg stump line, Alex Carey clips it through backward square leg for a single. First runs of Day 4! |
| 0 | 66.4 | 66.4: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Pitched up and angling into the pads, Alex Carey tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 66.3 | 66.3: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Full again and on off, Alex Carey shows the full face of the bat and drives it to mid off. |
| 0 | 66.2 | 66.2: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Goes fuller this time, on middle, targets the stumps. Alex Carey taps it out to short cover. |
| 0 | 66.1 | 66.1: Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Ben Stokes starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Alex Carey stays back and pats it down to short cover. |
| 0 | 65.6 | 65.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Lands it on a yard behind fuller length, in and around the leg stump line. Travis Head rocks back and gently punches it toward mid on. And that will be STUMPS on Day 3! |
| 0 | 65.5 | 65.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Another full ball on the leg stump line and it is padded out by Head once again. |
| 0 | 65.4 | 65.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Fired in full and flat, on the leg stump. Head is content to pad it away to the off side. |
| 4 | 65.3 | 65.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, FOUR! Good attempt from Duckett, but goes in vain! Jacks dishes out a short ball, sliding outside off. Travis Head nonchalantly punches off the back foot through the vast acreage at covers. Ben Duckett puts in a decent sprint from deep backward point to his left and puts his body on the line to cut it off before the ropes, but the replay shows that he is in contact with the boundary cushions while the ball is in his hand. |
| 0 | 65.2 | 65.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, On the leg stump, full, padded off the front foot by Head. |
| 1 | 65.1 | 65.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Miles outside leg on a fuller length. Carey fetches it from there with a reverse lap and gets a single at deep point. |
| 1 | 64.6 | 64.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Fuller ball, around off, eased into the cover region for a quick single. |
| 0 | 64.5 | 64.5: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Short one at the shoulder height, Carey yet again ducks to leave. |
| 0 | 64.4 | 64.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, He ducks under this short ball that keeps sliding down leg. A slower bouncer by Tongue on this occasion. |
| 0 | 64.3 | 64.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Length-delivery, 137.1 kph, Carey plays off the crease and steers it to point with soft hands. |
| 0 | 64.2 | 64.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Banged short on middle, Carey sits under it. |
| 0 | 64.1 | 64.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Back of a length, around off, Carey dabs it off the back foot to cover. |
| 2 | 63.6 | 63.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Flighted ball, just outside off, Head reverse sweeps it through backward point for two more. AUSTRALIA LEAD BY 350 RUNS! |
| 1 | 63.5 | 63.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, FIFTY FOR ALEX CAREY! A century under extreme pressure in the first dig, and the local boy gets to another landmark. He continues on his merry way in red-ball cricket. This is his 13th Test half century and 4th against England in the longest format. He reaches this milestone by flicking this full ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. A simple, calm raise of the bat to acknowledge the crowd and back to batting. The crowd is right behind him, cheering and chanting his name. |
| 4 | 63.4 | 63.4: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, FOUR! Splits the gap with ease! Short and on middle, Alex Carey rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Moves to 49, does Carey! |
| 0 | 63.3 | 63.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Pitched full and on middle, a gentle forward-push by Carey. |
| 2 | 63.2 | 63.2: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Quicker delivery on the pads, Carey clips it in the deep fine leg region for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 63.1 | 63.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slides on with the arm, Carey nudges the length ball to mid-wicket. |
| 3 | 62.6 | 62.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Short of a good length, slightly outside off, flat-batted through a tennis forehand down the ground for three runs. |
| 0 | 62.5 | 62.5: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, A bit too straight, short and down leg. Carey steps inside the line and ducks underneath. |
| 0 | 62.4 | 62.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Back to the short ball, on the stumps. Carey dodges by squatting under it. |
| 2 | 62.3 | 62.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Short of a good length, climbing onto the batter on off. Alex Carey rides the bounce and square-cuts it through point. Will Jacks gives it a long chase and slides to drag the ball inside the playing area. Two taken. |
| 0 | 62.2 | 62.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Another bouncer, on top of middle, Carey is happy to duck under again. |
| 0 | 62.1 | 62.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Shoots in a sharp bumper, on the bodyline. Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 4 | 61.6 | 61.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, FOUR! Smashed! The 100-run partnership comes up between Head and Carey. This is the only second hundred-run stand between any South Australian-born pair in Adelaide. Joe Darling and Clem Hill added 148 against England way back in 1898, informs Mark Howard on air. A juicy half volley, around off, Travis Head dances down the pitch and lofts it inside-out over extra cover for a boundary. Went almost all the way but just half-volleyed the boundary cushions. 250 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! The lead for them grows to 336 runs. |
| 1 | 61.5 | 61.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Fuller one, on middle, Carey lunges with a big stride and gently pushes it in front of mid on for a quick single. |
| 1 | 61.4 | 61.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Around middle and leg, full, Head shimmies down a bit and works it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 61.3 | 61.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, BEATEN! Darted on a length at 91 kph, just outside off. Travis Head is hurried on the back foot, and tries to cut, but misses. |
| 0 | 61.2 | 61.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Very full, around off, Head advances and carves it to the right of extra cover. Stokes runs in that direction to intercept. |
| 2 | 61.1 | 61.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Pitched full and on off, Head drills it wide of long off for a couple of more runs. |
| 4 | 60.6 | 60.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, FOUR! Creamed away! Tongue goes full and on the fifth stump line, Alex Carey commits on the front foot, head over the ball and crisply drives it through the cover and mid off gap. Stokes from the inner ring, gives it a chase but concedes as the ball races away for a cracking boundary. |
| 0 | 60.5 | 60.5: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Lands it full and around middle and off, Carey drills it down to mid on. |
| 0 | 60.4 | 60.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, On a length, at 137.6 kph, around off, driven on the up to mid off by Carey. |
| 0 | 60.3 | 60.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Stump-to-stump, on a fractionally fuller length, Alex Carey watchfully keeps it out to mid on. |
| 1 | 60.2 | 60.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Attempted yorker on middle and leg, flicked neatly off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 60.1 | 60.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, From around the stumps, Tongue fires one on the pads, on a fuller length. Carey is rushed on the flick shot, and misses. The ball rolls off the front pad to the square leg region and they get a leg bye. |
| 2 | 59.6 | 59.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Fuller one, on off with a bit on in-drift. Head eases it down to long off and they hustle back for the second run. Australia lead by 322 runs! |
| 0 | 59.5 | 59.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short and near the tramline on the off side. Head reaches for it to cut, but aborts to play with it eventually. |
| 0 | 59.4 | 59.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Length ball, wide on off, left alone. |
| 4 | 59.3 | 59.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, FOUR! No need to run on those. Head is pulverizing the Englishmen now. Tossed up into the wheelhouse, around off. Head shimmies down the track and effortlessly lofts it wide of mid on for a boundary on a few bounces. |
| 0 | 59.2 | 59.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Too full, fired in on middle. Head charges down the track and forces it to mid on. |
| 1 | 59.1 | 59.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slowish, shortish, outside off with turn and bounce. Carey backs away and punches it down to long off for a single. |
| 3 | 58.6 | 58.6: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Good effort from the English premier to save a boundary. Full and straight, speared in and around off, Carey commits on the front foot and cracks the straight drive, to the left of mid off. The ball loses its steam on its way to the long off fence. Root motors after it from extra cover and flicks it in just in the nick of time before running into the ropes. Josh Tongue, the converging mid on fielder, collects it and throws it to the keeper. Three runs taken. |
| 1 | 58.5 | 58.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Sharp short ball that spits up a bit, on off. Travis Head swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 58.4 | 58.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Length balll and this is guided behind on the bounce to gully. |
| 4 | 58.3 | 58.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! Deftly played! Wide outside off on a hard length. Head covers the stumps and guides the ball through the gully and the slips for a boundary. Pope does all the hard work by sprinting across to his left from deep point, but fails to flick that back in and crashes onto the ropes. |
| 0 | 58.2 | 58.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Bangs short, around off, Head cracks the back foot punch towards cover. |
| 2 | 58.1 | 58.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Length-delivery, aimed at the sticks. Head drags it off the inner half of the bat and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 57.6 | 57.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Identical line and length. Carey does the same. |
| 0 | 57.5 | 57.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Dropped short, on off, Alex stands tall and eases it to extra cover. |
| 1 | 57.4 | 57.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Half volley on middle and leg, drilled down to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 57.3 | 57.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Dragged length, on off, sliding in, Head knocks it to mid off. |
| 0 | 57.2 | 57.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short, outside off, easily cut off the back foot to point. |
| 0 | 57.1 | 57.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, BEATEN! Turn and bounce from a length, just outside off. Head is beaten all ends up while trying to cut that through point. Undone by the bounce and grip. Probably spun off seam from one of those footmarks. |
| 0 | 56.6 | 56.6: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, On a back of a length, slanted outside off. Firmly punched by Carey toward extra cover. |
| 0 | 56.5 | 56.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Closer to the off stump, hard length. Alex Carey hops on the toes to ride the bounce and blocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 56.4 | 56.4: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Angled across off, short of a good length. Alex Carey shuffles a long way outside off, and bunts it on the bounce to extra cover. |
| 0 | 56.3 | 56.3: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Sticks to bowling outside off on a good length, does Carse. Punched off the back foot by Carey, as the ball rolls straight to the point fielder. |
| 1 | 56.2 | 56.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Wide length ball, across the batter, Travis Head chases that one and slices it to the left of deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 56.1 | 56.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Back of a length, just outside off, Travis Head knocks off the back foot to point. |
| 0 | 55.6 | 55.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, More flight on this one, at 83.8 kph, sliding onto the pads, full in length. Carey lunges forward and defends it straight. |
| 1 | 55.5 | 55.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Another fuller ball at 87 kph, Head walks to the pitch of the ball and drills it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 55.4 | 55.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Full and flat, outside off, driven off the front foot to cover. |
| 1 | 55.3 | 55.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slightly fuller and on middle. Carey tries to paddle it away, but gets a top edge that lands safely at backward square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 55.2 | 55.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short delivery, outside off, Head cuts it off the back foot for a single toward deep backward point. |
| 4 | 55.1 | 55.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, FOUR! Bread and butter for Head! Drops a half volley, on off, Travis Head advances down the track and lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary. AUSTRALIA LEAD BY 300 RUNS! |
| 1 | 54.6 | 54.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Much fuller, outside off, Head strides across and firms the cover drive towards Stokes for a single. The lead for Australia grows to 296 runs. |
| 0 | 54.5 | 54.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, At 133 kph, Carse hits the deck hard, around off. Head plays off the back foot and punches it to the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 54.4 | 54.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Skids low on a fullish length, outside off. Travis Head tries to slash that through point, but ends up chopping it around the stumps on the off side. |
| 0 | 54.3 | 54.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Wide across off, on a hard length. Travis Head is happy to let that go. |
| 0 | 54.2 | 54.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Slower one at 112 kph, short and outside off, Travis Head punches it with an angled bat to extra cover. |
| 0 | 54.1 | 54.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Looks to thread the cover and point gap with a cut shot on this length ball, but hits it straight to the fielder there. |
| 1 | 53.6 | 53.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short and wide, Head goes deep inside the crease and cuts it away to deep point for one more. |
| 0 | 53.5 | 53.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, A tempter outside off, with a good bit of loop on it. Head sees that off carefully. |
| 0 | 53.4 | 53.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short and on off, sliding in a touch. Head stands tall and steers it to point. |
| 0 | 53.3 | 53.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Length ball, outside off, worked toward the off side from the back foot. |
| 0 | 53.2 | 53.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Overpitched around off, Head dances down the track and carves it away to pierce the cover gap, but Pope dives to his right and cuts it off. |
| 0 | 53.1 | 53.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Wide outside off, on a length, Head rocks back and cuts it to point. |
| 0 | 52.6 | 52.6: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Another one bashed on a length, outside off, Carey shanks it off the inner half to mid off. |
| 0 | 52.5 | 52.5: Brydon Carse to Alex Carey, Hard length, outside off, Carey punches off the back foot to mid off. |
| 1 | 52.4 | 52.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, On a good length, around off, Travis Head drives it on the rise to widish long off for a single. |
| 0 | 52.3 | 52.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Length ball, just outside off, Head gets on the back foot and cuts it away to the off side. Stopped on the dive by the fielder at cover-point. |
| 0 | 52.2 | 52.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Very full, outside off, Travis Head drills it hard towards mid off. |
| 0 | 52.1 | 52.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Nagging length, around off, Head gets on the back foot and chop-cuts it to point. |
| 0 | 51.6 | 51.6: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Nice and full, on off, Carey leans on and defends it to cover. |
| 0 | 51.5 | 51.5: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Dragged length, around off, Carey gently punches it to cover-point. |
| 1 | 51.4 | 51.4: Joe Root to Travis Head, Overpitched outside off, carved through cover for a single. |
| 0 | 51.3 | 51.3: Joe Root to Travis Head, Slides in with the arm, on a fuller length, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 51.2 | 51.2: Joe Root to Travis Head, FOUR! Gets to the milestone in some style. HUNDRED FOR TRAVIS HEAD! His 11th Test century and the fourth at Adelaide. He joins the likes of Bradman, Steve Smith, and Michael Clarke to score four back-to-back hundreds at the same venue. Root lands this into the slot, full and on off, drifting in a bit. But Head does not care, as he skips down the track and smokes it over mid off for a boundary. Gets down on his haunches as he removes his helmet and kisses the turf. His family is all smiles and the crowd has gone bonkers at the Adelaide Oval to appreciate the knock of the local boy. |
| 1 | 51.1 | 51.1: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Pushed fuller, outside off, slashed away through point for a single. |
| 0 | 50.6 | 50.6: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, No century yet. Full and on off, Head forces the drive to extra cover. |
| 0 | 50.5 | 50.5: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Touch full and around off, Head pats it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 50.4 | 50.4: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, DROPPED ON 99! What a moment in the game! Unbelievable, as the stand-in skipper shells a chance at gully. It's getting nervy out there. Around off on a good length, skidding and nipping a bit. Head deliberates the late cut off the back foot but fails to hit it along the ground. Brook gets low to his left but cannot hold on to it. That came at him at the rate of knots, and just popped out of his palms. Never easy, those chances. But Head gets a precious life. |
| 1 | 50.3 | 50.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Back of a length, slammed hard on the pitch, on middle. Carey hops and nudges it in thereabouts of mid-wicket for a single. Righto, Head on strike. On 99! |
| 0 | 50.2 | 50.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Nips in from off, on a length, Carey plays from the crease and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 50.1 | 50.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Fires in a full ball, on middle, Carey prods forward and tries to push it to the cover region, but gets it off the inside half of the bat to the leg side. |
| 0 | 49.6 | 49.6: Joe Root to Travis Head, Very well-bowled! Root spots Head dancing down the track and darts in a flat one, on a fuller length, Travis Head adjusts well and defends it back to the bowler. Tension mounting as Head remains on 99! |
| 0 | 49.5 | 49.5: Joe Root to Travis Head, Much fuller, around off, Head drills it to short cover. |
| 0 | 49.4 | 49.4: Joe Root to Travis Head, Drags the length back, on off, punched off the back foot to short cover. |
| 0 | 49.3 | 49.3: Joe Root to Travis Head, A forward defence on a fuller ball towards mid on. Played with soft hands. |
| 0 | 49.2 | 49.2: Joe Root to Travis Head, Yes and no! Length, outside off, cuts off the back foot to point. Head looks to pinch in a single, but Carey sends him back. |
| 2 | 49.1 | 49.1: Joe Root to Travis Head, Moves to 99, does Head! He punches this length ball wide of long off and scampers back for the second run. 200 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! |
| 0 | 48.6 | 48.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on off, Alex Carey pushes it to short cover. |
| 0 | 48.5 | 48.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Short of a length and on off, Alex Carey stabs it out to cover-point. |
| 0 | 48.4 | 48.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Hard length and on off, Alex Carey punches it away to short cover. |
| 1 | 48.3 | 48.3: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Back of a length and angling into the batter, Travis Head tucks it towards mid-wicket for a quick run. That brings up the 50-run stand between these two batters. |
| 1 | 48.2 | 48.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Full again, on leg, Alex Carey clips it through square leg for a single. Australia lead by 283 runs now. |
| 0 | 48.1 | 48.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Alex Carey knocks it towards mid on. |
| 0 | 47.6 | 47.6: Joe Root to Travis Head, Shortish and on off, Travis Head punches it hard but straight to short cover. |
| 2 | 47.5 | 47.5: Joe Root to Travis Head, Flatter, full and on off, Travis Head drills it wide of long off for a couple of runs. He is now just one hit away from a hundred. |
| 1 | 47.4 | 47.4: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short and outside off, Alex Carey cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 47.3 | 47.3: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Just short! Flighted, full and around off. Alex Carey pushes it but fails to keep it down. It goes aerially but drops in front of Ben Stokes at short cover, who dives to his right to get his body behind that. While falling, he hits the back of his head on the ground. That will hurt a bit. |
| 0 | 47.2 | 47.2: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Flighted, full and on middle, Alex Carey blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 47.1 | 47.1: Joe Root to Travis Head, Tossed up, full and on off, Travis Head drills it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 46.6 | 46.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Pitched up and on leg, Alex Carey knocks it to mid on. MAIDEN OVER! |
| 0 | 46.5 | 46.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, On a length and on leg, Alex Carey keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 0 | 46.4 | 46.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Absolute jaffa! Hits the length hard and on off, gets it to jag back in sharply. Alex Carey stays back to play at it but gets cut in half. It zips past the inside edge and goes just over the stump as Jamie Smith has to dive to his right to stop it. |
| 0 | 46.3 | 46.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Smacks in a bouncer now, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 0 | 46.2 | 46.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, A bit fuller and on middle, angling in, Alex Carey blocks it out nicely. |
| 0 | 46.1 | 46.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Good length and on off, Alex Carey pats it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 45.6 | 45.6: Joe Root to Travis Head, Darts one full, on off, Travis Head taps it to short cover. |
| 1 | 45.5 | 45.5: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Quicker, shortish and on middle, Alex Carey works it wide of mid on for one. |
| 1 | 45.4 | 45.4: Joe Root to Travis Head, Short and around off, Travis Head moves back and punches it to deep point for a run. |
| 1 | 45.3 | 45.3: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Flighted, full and on off, Alex Carey drives it wide of long off for a single. |
| 0 | 45.2 | 45.2: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Tossed up, full and on off, Alex Carey defends it on the front foot. |
| 2 | 45.1 | 45.1: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Floated, full and on leg, Alex Carey goes down and paddles it towards fine leg for a brace. |
| 1 | 44.6 | 44.6: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Hits the deck hard, on off, Alex Carey steers it through point for a single. |
| 0 | 44.5 | 44.5: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, A bouncer now at 143.9 clicks, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 0 | 44.4 | 44.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Bangs this into the pitch, but down the leg side, Alex Carey makes an easy leave. |
| 0 | 44.3 | 44.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Fuller one and on middle, angling in a bit, Alex Carey tucks it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 44.2 | 44.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Short of a length and on middle, jags back in again with some extra bounce this time. Alex Carey looks clip it away but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 0 | 44.1 | 44.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on off, nips back in, Alex Carey stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 43.6 | 43.6: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Looped up, full and around off, Alex Carey strides out and drives it to sweeper cover for one more. Australia lead by 272 runs now. |
| 1 | 43.5 | 43.5: Joe Root to Travis Head, Drags his length back, outside off, Travis Head cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 43.4 | 43.4: Joe Root to Travis Head, Quicker, short and on off, Travis Head stabs it out to the off side. |
| 1 | 43.3 | 43.3: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short and on leg, Alex Carey nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1 | 43.2 | 43.2: Joe Root to Travis Head, In the air....SAFE! Tossed up, full and around off, turns away a bit. Travis Head charges down the track but gets beaten on the flight. He still goes through the lofted shot and mistimes it towards long off. Brydon Carse moves to his left, but the ball bounces well in front of him. They cross. |
| 1 | 43.1 | 43.1: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Flatter, short and on leg, Alex Carey flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 42.6 | 42.6: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, Travis Head offers no shot at it. |
| 0 | 42.5 | 42.5: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Back of a length and on off, Travis Head dabs it in front of gully and calls for the run, but is sent back. |
| 1 | 42.4 | 42.4: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Fuller and on leg, Alex Carey clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 42.3 | 42.3: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, On a length and on middle, angling in and keeps low. Alex Carey gets bat down in time to block it out. |
| 0 | 42.2 | 42.2: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, Short of a length but way outside off, Alex Carey initially thinks about going after it but decides against it in the end. |
| 0 | 42.1 | 42.1: Jofra Archer to Alex Carey, FOUR LEG BYES! Every run here will take the game away from England. Back of a length but angling down the leg side. Alex Carey fails to glance it away as the ball goes off his thigh pad to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 41.6 | 41.6: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Arm ball, shortish and on middle, angling in, Alex Carey tucks it towards square leg for one. |
| 0 | 41.5 | 41.5: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Flatter, full and on off, skids through, Alex Carey lets it go. |
| 1 | 41.4 | 41.4: Joe Root to Travis Head, Joe Root bowls it with a round arm action, drags his length back and outside off, Travis Head cuts it to deep point for a run. He moves into the 90s now. |
| 1 | 41.3 | 41.3: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short again, on middle, Alex Carey works it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 41.2 | 41.2: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short and on off, Alex Carey punches it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 41.1 | 41.1: Joe Root to Alex Carey, Tossed up, full and around off, Alex Carey gets forward and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 40.6 | 40.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, On a length and around off, Travis Head stabs it out to extra cover. |
| 0 | 40.5 | 40.5: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Much fuller and angling into the leg side, Travis Head tries to whip it away but loses his shape and misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 1 | 40.4 | 40.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Full again and on middle, Alex Carey tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 40.3 | 40.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Pitched up, on middle and leg, Alex Carey knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 40.2 | 40.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, FOUR! Lovely shot! Fuller in length and around off. Alex Carey presents the full face of the bat and checks his drive at the last moment. It flies off the middle of the bat to the right of Joe Root at short cover and races to the fence for a boundary. Australia lead by 258 runs now. |
| 0 | 40.1 | 40.1: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Back of a length and on off, Alex Carey dabs it down to point. |
| 2 | 39.6 | 39.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Excellent effort in the deep! Drops it short and outside off. Travis Head rocks back and slaps it hard and wide of deep point. Ben Duckett runs to his left and puts in a dive to push it back inside to save a couple of runs. Runs are coming too easily for Australia here. |
| 1 | 39.5 | 39.5: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Drags his length back, on middle, Alex Carey moves back and works it towards mid-wicket for one more. |
| 1 | 39.4 | 39.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Flighted, full and on middle, Travis Head uses his feet and pushes it through covers for one. |
| 1 | 39.3 | 39.3: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Goes short and on leg, Alex Carey nudges it to mid-wicket for another run. |
| 1 | 39.2 | 39.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Tossed up, full and on leg, Travis Head clips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1 | 39.1 | 39.1: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Floated, short and around off, Alex Carey stabs it out to through extra cover for a single. |
| 0 | 38.6 | 38.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Slower bouncer now around leg, Travis Head ducks underneath it. |
| 1 | 38.5 | 38.5: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, On a length and on leg, Alex Carey clips it through square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 38.4 | 38.4: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, A bouncer now, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it. |
| 4 | 38.3 | 38.3: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, FOUR! Alex Carey gets off the mark exactly how he did in the first innings as well. Short of a length and just outside off. Carey accepts the width on offer and cuts it away powerfully through point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 38.2 | 38.2: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Josh Tongue tries to follow the batter and bangs this into the pitch. angling into the leg side. Alex Carey backs away but ducks under it. |
| 1 | 38.1 | 38.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Back of a length and around off, Travis Head guides it away through point for a single. |
| 0 | 37.6 | 37.6: Will Jacks to Alex Carey, Slows it up, full and on middle, Alex Carey defends it on the front foot. |
| 1 | 37.5 | 37.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short again and on off, Travis Head slaps it to short cover, where a fumble allows a single. |
| 6 | 37.4 | 37.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, SIX! BANG! That's too easy for Travis Head. Flighted, full and on middle and off. Head steps down the track and launches it cleanly over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 0 | 37.3 | 37.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Goes short and around off, Travis Head punches it hard but straight to short cover. |
| 0 | 37.2 | 37.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Fires in a yorker, on middle, Travis Head jams it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 37.1 | 37.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Tossed up, full and on middle, Travis Head knocks it past Ben Stokes at mid off, who chases after it and stops the single. |
| 0 | 36.7 | 36.6: Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Josh Tongue welcomes Alex Carey with a bumper, on middle. The leftie ducks under it. |
| 0 | 36.6 | 36.5: Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Josh Tongue strikes now, and England are keeping themselves in this contest here. This is full again and on the fifth stump line, shapes away a bit. Cameron Green gets tempted and goes for the drive, but is a bit late to transfer his weight to the front foot. It takes the outside edge and flies low to first slip, where Harry Brook dives forward to take another sharp low catch. Green departs for a run-a-ball 7, and from 139/2, Australia have slipped a bit to 149/4. |
| 0 | 36.5 | 36.4: Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, BEATEN! Pitched up and on off, holds its line, Cameron Green goes for the big booming drive but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 36.4 | 36.3: Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, Goes fuller and just around off, Cameron Green leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 36.3 | 36.3: Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer but way high and way down the leg side as well. Cameron Green lets it go. Jamie Smith dives to his left to grab it with his outstretched left glove and saves a boundary. |
| 1 | 36.2 | 36.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short of a length and on middle, Travis Head guides it through point for a single. |
| 0 | 36.1 | 36.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Good length and down the leg side, Travis Head tries to glance it away but misses as it goes on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 1 | 35.6 | 35.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Flighted, full and on middle, Travis Head uses his feet and clips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 3 | 35.5 | 35.5: Will Jacks to Cameron Green, Edgy! Slows it up, full and on off, does not turn this time. Cameron Green presses forward to fend but gets an outside edge wide of first slip. Jofra Archer from backward point runs after it and collects it. Three taken. |
| 0 | 35.4 | 35.4: Will Jacks to Cameron Green, Flatter, shortish and on off, turns in, Cameron Green stays back to blocks it out. |
| 0 | 35.3 | 35.3: Will Jacks to Cameron Green, Floated, short and on middle, Cameron Green tucks it on the bounce to short leg. |
| 4 | 35.2 | 35.2: Will Jacks to Cameron Green, FOUR! Positive start from Cameron Green! Tossed up, full and on off. Green leans on to his drive, opens the face of the bat and creams it through covers for a boundary. Avoids the pair. |
| 0 | 35.1 | 35.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A wicket against the run of play, but England won't mind one bit. Will Jacks lands this short and well outside off, begging to be put away. Usman Khawaja rocks back and tries to cut it away, but the ball just bounces a bit extra and takes the outside edge, with Jamie Smith taking a sharp catch behind the stumps. Khawaja cannot believe it, as this was not a wicket-taking ball at all, but he has to walk back now for 40 off 51, and the 86-run stand has been broken. Australia are 139/3, leading by 224 runs. |
| 1 | 34.6 | 34.6: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Good length and on off, Usman Khawaja pats it towards point for one. Australia lead by 224 runs now. |
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja crouches low and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 34.4 | 34.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Another bouncer, on off, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 1 | 34.3 | 34.3: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, In the air....SAFE! A well-directed short ball, on middle and leg. Travis Head looks to pull but gets hurried and takes his eyes off the ball. It goes off the top edge and flies in the air, but lands well in front of Zak Crawley at deep fine leg. They cross. |
| 1 | 34.2 | 34.2: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and around leg, Usman Khawaja swipes it to catching deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 34.1 | 34.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle and off, Usman Khawaja sways away from it. |
| 0 | 33.6 | 33.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Slower through the air, full and around off, turn away with extra bounce. Travis Head comes down the track, but seeing the ball out of his reach, he gets back in his crease and lets it go. Good comeback from Jacks, after getting for a boundary on the first ball. |
| 0 | 33.5 | 33.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Drags his length back and around off, Travis Head cuts it to point. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Goes short and outside off, turns away. Travis Head presses on the front foot, but then moves back and stabs it out to cover-point. |
| 0 | 33.3 | 33.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Flatter, short and angling into leg, Travis Head stays back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Floated, full and on off, Travis Head uses his feet again and pushes it to short cover. |
| 4 | 33.1 | 33.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Tossed up, full and on off. Travis Head skips down the track to get closer to the pitch of the ball and thumps it down the ground. Almost takes out his partner, but Usman Khawaja moves out of the way as it races to the long on fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 32.6 | 32.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short of a length and on off, takes off a bit, Travis Head rides the bounce well and steers it through point for a single. Much better over from Josh Tongue! |
| 0 | 32.5 | 32.5: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Hard length and on leg, Travis Head clips it to square leg. |
| 0 | 32.4 | 32.4: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Another bouncer, on middle and leg, Travis Head ducks under it again. |
| 0 | 32.3 | 32.3: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Back of a length and around leg, Travis Head backs away this time but gets cramped up and only manages to pat it to the off side. |
| 0 | 32.2 | 32.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, A bouncer now, on leg, Travis Head stands outside the leg stump, but moves in and then ducks under it. |
| 0 | 32.1 | 32.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Good-length delivery, but way down the leg side, Travis Head fails to lay a bat on that one. |
| 1 | 31.6 | 31.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short again and around off, Travis Head cuts it towards point for one. 12 runs off the over. Not what England wanted at the start of this session. |
| 0 | 31.5 | 31.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Goes short and outside off, Travis Head stabs it out to extra cover. |
| 1 | 31.4 | 31.4: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Tossed up, full and on leg, Usman Khawaja clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 31.3 | 31.3: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, FOUR MORE! Same shot, same result. This is just poor bowling from Will Jacks. He flights this up, full but around leg again. Usman Khawaja gets on one knee and nails the sweep behind square on the leg side for four more runs. |
| 4 | 31.2 | 31.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Nice shot! Flatter, full but angling down the leg side. Usman Khawaja goes down on one knee and paddles it away to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 2 | 31.1 | 31.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Floated, short and outside off, turns away. Usman Khawaja moves back and drags his pull towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 30.6 | 30.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Bangs it halfway into the pitch, on the leg stump. A sharp bumper to which Head ducks just in the nick of time to leave. And that will be TEA on Day 3! |
| 0 | 30.5 | 30.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Down leg, on a good length. Head tries to glance that off the back foot, but misses. A half-hearted appeal for caught behind, but nothing doing. |
| 0 | 30.4 | 30.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, On a back of a length, down leg, Head gets inside the line and tries to pull, but misses out on this occasion. |
| 0 | 30.3 | 30.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Short of a length on leg stump, at 140.5 kph of pace behind it. Head tucks it away, but it slams into Pope's right pad at forward short leg and spills toward mid wicket. |
| 6 | 30.2 | 30.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, SIX! Just sails over Crawley! Head stands with a leg stump guard and Carse bowls a rib-tickler on a shortish length, trying to strangle him down leg. But Head swivels on the toes and pulls it over deep fine leg for a six. Crawley leaps in the deep to pluck it, but it is just high enough to sail over. AUSTRALIA LEAD BY 204 RUNS! |
| 0 | 30.1 | 30.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Continues with the short stuff, does Carse. On top of middle and off, nipping away. Head alertly ducks underneath it. |
| 0 | 29.6 | 29.6: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Slightly on a length, just outside off, Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 29.5 | 29.5: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, He lunges forward on the full ball and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 29.4 | 29.4: Joe Root to Travis Head, On a length, just in the vicinity of the off pole. Travis Head cuts it off the back foot through backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 29.3 | 29.3: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Nicely looped up, full and outside off, Usman Khawaja drills it wide of long off for an easy single. |
| 2 | 29.2 | 29.2: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Slides one onto the pads, on a length. Usman Khawaja nudges it behind square on the leg side and picks up two runs. Nelson on the board. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, A round-arm length ball, outside off, Usman Khawaja cuts off the back foot to short third. |
| 0 | 28.6 | 28.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Well-directed bumper at the bodyline. Head lifts himself with the bounce and dabs it down the surface with soft hands. |
| 1 | 28.5 | 28.5: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Generates good bit of bounce from a shorter length, around off. Usman Khawaja rides on it and dabs it to the vacant point region for a quick single. |
| 0 | 28.4 | 28.4: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Bashed on a good length, on top of middle. Usman Khawaja covers the line and bunts it down the pitch. |
| 1 | 28.3 | 28.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Pitched outside leg, on a length. Head plays from the crease and guides it between cover and point for a single. Good proactive running this. |
| 0 | 28.2 | 28.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, A good lifter from Carse. Bangs nearly halfway into the pitch, on top of off. Travis Head initially tries to take it on by hopping in the crease, but drags the bat down and sways away from the line to leave. |
| 0 | 28.1 | 28.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Shoots in a short ball, on the leg stump, Head ducks underneath it. |
| 0 | 27.6 | 27.6: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Lands it full, on off, driven inside-out to cover. |
| 1 | 27.5 | 27.5: Joe Root to Travis Head, Spins away from off on a fuller length. Travis Head opens the bat face at the point of contact and eases it to the left of backward point for a quick single. |
| 1 | 27.4 | 27.4: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Drifts the ball into the batter, on a fuller length, Usman Khawaja lunges on the front foot and clips it into the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Miles outside off, full, left alone. |
| 0 | 27.2 | 27.2: Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Pitched fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja drills the front foot drive to extra cover. |
| 1 | 27.1 | 27.1: Joe Root to Travis Head, Starts with a round-arm delivery from around-the-wicket angle. Short and outside off, Travis Head comfortably cuts it away to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 26.6 | 26.6: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Short of a good length, on middle, Khawaja tucks it off the back foot to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 26.5 | 26.5: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Fullish bit of a length, on off, slanting into the batter. Usman Khawaja covers the line to defend. Bottom hand comes off the handle to negotiate the extra bounce and dabs it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 26.4 | 26.4: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Dug in short at 137.4 kph, Khawaja stands tall and pulls it to square leg. |
| 0 | 26.3 | 26.3: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Flirts with danger, does Khawaja! He rises with this short delivery, outside off and attempts for the uppercut, only to miss the connection. |
| 0 | 26.2 | 26.2: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Length-delivery, around off, Khawaja lines up to cut it late, but chops it off the inside edge. The ball goes on the bounce to the first slip. |
| 1 | 26.1 | 26.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Back of a length, on off, angling in, Travis Head rides the bounce and knocks it to the left of deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 25.6 | 25.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, The length is pulled back and outside off, Head cuts it away through point for an easy single. 50-run partnership between these two southpaws. Looking really ominous for England now as the lead grows to 188 runs. |
| 0 | 25.5 | 25.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, He opens the bat face and guides the full ball to point. |
| 4 | 25.4 | 25.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, EDGED, FOUR! Ordinary bowling from Jacks, despite finding the edge. Just outside off on a length, Travis Head is quick to pivot on the back foot and tries the late cut, but gets a thick outside edge that flies over Brook at first slip. He ducks under it in an evasive action and the ball races to the fence behind. 100 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! |
| 3 | 25.3 | 25.3: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Runs coming with ease and at will for the hosts! Around off on a length. Usman Khawaja deliberately plays it late and guides it to deep third for three runs. |
| 1 | 25.2 | 25.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Another one, short and outside off, Travis Head rocks back and pings it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 1 | 25.1 | 25.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Wide outside off and short, slapped away to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 24.6 | 24.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Shortish across off, Head knocks off the back foot to point. |
| 0 | 24.5 | 24.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Outside off and full, slapped from the crease to the extra cover fielder. |
| 0 | 24.4 | 24.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Slightly full and outside off, driven off the front foot to extra cover. |
| 0 | 24.3 | 24.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Full and around off, Head prods forward and drills it to mid off, finding Archer there. |
| 4 | 24.2 | 24.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! And that will be FIFTY FOR TRAVIS HEAD! His 21st Test half century and the home lad gets a big cheer. Third fifty for him in Adelaide in this format. Not quick by his standards, but he has fortified one end so nicely. Carse feeds him short and on off, Head knows that there are only two men patrolling the leg side, so he pounces on it and drags it across with a powerful heave. Finds the gap in the leg side, and beats deep square leg to his left for a boundary. Threatening signs for England. |
| 1 | 24.1 | 24.1: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Fired on a fuller length, on middle, Usman Khawaja whips off his pads to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 23.6 | 23.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, A slider onto the pads, full in length. Khawaja clips it to square leg for another solo. |
| 1 | 23.5 | 23.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Another short ball, outside off, Head slaps it off the back foot to backward point. Carse bends low to stop, but parries it away to extra cover for a single. |
| 1 | 23.4 | 23.4: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Shortish and outside off, Khawaja slashes it through point for a single. |
| 0 | 23.3 | 23.3: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Fuller now, on the stumps, blocked on the front foot. |
| 0 | 23.2 | 23.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, BEATEN! Sharp turn and bounce on this one. Tad short and spinning away sharply from off. Usman Khawaja goes chasing with the cut shot, but misses. |
| 0 | 23.1 | 23.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Slightly fuller, on off, Usman Khawaja goes back and stabs it to gully. |
| 1 | 22.6 | 22.6: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Short and angling into the bodyline. Usman weighs on the back foot and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. 170 is Australia's lead now. |
| 0 | 22.5 | 22.5: Brydon Carse to Usman Khawaja, Straight and full, on the fourth stump. Usman Khawaja is solid in defending it out. |
| 1 | 22.4 | 22.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Length ball, outside off, Head square-cuts it off the back foot to deep backward point. Another easy single milked. |
| 0 | 22.3 | 22.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Fairly outside off, on a good length, Head walks into the shot and drives it to mid off. Cannot get it past Archer's dive to his left though. |
| 0 | 22.2 | 22.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Fuller one and around off, Travis Head drills it wide of mid off, where Jofra Archer dives to his left to make a fine one-handed stop. |
| 0 | 22.1 | 22.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Short of a length and on off, Travis Head dabs it down to point. |
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Flighted up, full and around off, eased through a defensive shot to short cover. |
| 1 | 21.5 | 21.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Slides into the batter, on a length, Head plays with soft hands and nudges it to square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 21.4 | 21.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Very slow through the air, at 82.6 kph, outside off, spinning off the pitch. Head thinks a bit for a late cut, but bails out. |
| 1 | 21.3 | 21.3: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Too comfortable! Straighter and fuller, on middle and leg. Khawaja flicks it to the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 0 | 21.2 | 21.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Just outside off and slightly short, Usman steers it off the back foot to backward point. |
| 0 | 21.1 | 21.1: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Pushed fuller and on off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 0 | 20.6 | 20.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Straight and full, around off, Head drives it gun-barrel straight down the ground and the ball crashes on the stumps at the non-striker's end. |
| 0 | 20.5 | 20.5: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, On a good length, on off, defended out to extra cover. |
| 4 | 20.4 | 20.4: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! Gets it through! He did hit it a bit uppishly, but in the gap. Full and wide on off. Despite the off side being absolutely packed, Travis Head goes chasing at the delivery by throwing his bat at it. Slices it flatly between the catching extra cover and cover-point fielders for a boundary. Has a wry smile, does Head. |
| 0 | 20.3 | 20.3: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Aims the stumps, does Tongue. Head is solid in defence against this length ball. |
| 0 | 20.2 | 20.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Well-bowled! Tongue angles it across the batter, on a hard length. Travis Head leans back and tries to punch it through cover, but it keeps nibbling away with the angle and beats him on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 20.1 | 20.1: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Lasered onto the pads on a fuller length, Usman Khawaja gets inside the line and flicks it to long leg for an easy single. |
| 1 | 19.6 | 19.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Serves it full and on middle, Usman Khawaja flicks off the pads to the left of mid-wicket for a single. Australia's lead is now 161 runs. |
| 1 | 19.5 | 19.5: Will Jacks to Travis Head, At the stumps and full, clipped in the widish mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Drifts in and around off, and then turns away as it lands on the seam, just outside off. Head is sucked into the drive on the front foot, and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Into the stumps, short and on leg, Head goes deep in the crease and pats it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 19.2 | 19.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Dropped full and on middle, sliding in. Khawaja clips this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Halfway into the pitch, spinning away, outside off, sliced off the back foot to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 18.7 | 18.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short of a good length, around off, Head gets on the back foot and steers it wide of backward point for another easy single. The partnership is now worth 19 off just 15 balls. |
| 1 | 18.6 | 18.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short and wide, Khawaja rides the bounce and square-cuts it through point for a single. |
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, On a good length, on off, Khawaja covers the line and taps it in front of cover-point. |
| 1 | 18.4 | 18.4: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Back of a length, around the fourth-fifth stump corridor, Head hops on the toes and taps it between gully and backward point for a quick single. Tongue has overstepped and No Ball is called. 10th extra conceded by England already. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.3: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Way too short and outside off, Head goes chasing at it and tries the ramp shot, but misses. |
| 4 | 18.2 | 18.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! Deliberation from Head! Short of a good length, wide outside off, Travis Head throws his hands at it and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies over the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, An attempted yorker, on middle, spearing in. Travis Head tries to drill down the ground, but gets a thick inside edge as the ball deflects off his front boot to the point region. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Shortish delivery, on off, dabbed off the back foot to the off side. |
| 4 | 17.5 | 17.5: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Beats Jofra in the deep! A bit too full and drifting onto the pads, Usman Khawaja sits down on his knee and sweeps it behind square on the leg side. It is too quick for Archer to beat him on his dive to the left. Good intent from Usman straight up. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Drags the length back, does Jacks. Short and outside off, Head hangs deep inside the crease and works it through the cover and point gap for a single. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Nicely tossed up, full and around off, steered off the front foot to backward point. |
| 1 | 17.2 | 17.2: Will Jacks to Usman Khawaja, Dishes out a low full toss, on middle, Khawaja whips it away to widish deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 17.1 | 17.1: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short and spinning away outside off, Travis Head rocks back and punches it between mid off and extra cover for a single. |
| 4 | 16.6 | 16.6: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Positivity from Usman to get off the mark! Short and wide outside off, Usman Khawaja executes the back foot square cut towards the vacant deep backward point region for a boundary. |
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Slams it hard onto the pitch, slanting onto the pads, Usman Khawaja is tucked up for space, as he looks to steer it across by hopping on the toes. Misses to connect and the ball rolls off the thigh pad to square leg. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Touch full from around the stumps, angling into the batter. Khawaja covers the line by getting across and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Josh Tongue gets his man this time. Second time lucky for him, and England get a much-needed breakthrough. This is on a hard length and in that channel outside off, gets it to shape away once again. Marnus Labuschagne is a bit unsure but has a tentative poke at it away from his body. It takes the outside edge and flies low to first slip, where Harry Brook dives forward to grab it sharply. He is claiming it, but Marnus stands his ground, and it has been sent upstairs. The replay clearly shows that Brook has his fingers underneath the ball. Labuschagne departs for 13 off 45, and Australia are 53/2, leading by 138 runs. |
| 0 | 16.2 | 16.2: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, A big shout for caught behind, but turned down! Josh Tongue lands this on a good length and on off, gets it to shape away. Marnus Labuschagne looks to play at it but his head falls and he misses it. It goes off the flap of his pad behind, where Jamie Smith grabs it. Ben Stokes asks whether he can go upstairs for the LBW, but Smith says no. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length and around off, nips back in a bit, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.6: Will Jacks to Travis Head, EDGED BUT JUST SHORT! Slows it up, full and on middle, turns away a shy bit. Travis Head strides out to defend but gets a thin outside edge. It flies towards first slip but drops in front of Harry Brook, who dives to his left to make a half stop. |
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.5: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Short again and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne cuts it through point for another run. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter, short and on off, turns in sharply. Marnus Labuschagne looks to push it away but gets an inside edge to the leg side. |
| 1 | 15.3 | 15.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Flighted, full and on leg, Travis Head tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0 | 15.2 | 15.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Floated, full and on middle, turns away a bit, Travis Head gets forward and knocks it to the bowler. |
| 1 | 15.1 | 15.1: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 14.7 | 14.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Length again, on middle and off, Travis Head keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.5: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, On a length and on leg, Travis Head tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.4: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Hard length and around off, Travis Head stabs it out to cover-point. |
| 0 | 14.4 | 14.4: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, WIDE! Bangs in a bouncer, outside off, but way too high, Travis Head lets it go. Called a wide. 50 COMES UP FOR AUSTRALIA. Lead goes up to 135. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Keeps a bit low! Back of a length and just around off. Travis Head looks to cut it away, but this one does not bounce that much and goes under his bat to the keeper. |
| 0 | 14.2 | 14.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Good length and around leg, Travis Head nudges it wide of mid-wicket, where Ollie Pope dives to his left to stop the run. |
| 2 | 14.1 | 14.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short of a length and around off, Travis Head punches it wide of deep point for a brace as Bethell, the substitute fielder, cuts it off. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.6: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter, full and on off, turns in again, Marnus Labuschagne stays in his crease, hangs his bat away to keep it out. |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.5: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Slows it up, full and around middle, Marnus Labuschagne turns it to short leg. |
| 0 | 13.4 | 13.4: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted, full and on off, turns in, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 13.3 | 13.3: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Short again and on off, Travis Head slaps it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Will Jacks to Travis Head, Superb fielding! Fires one full but down the leg side, Travis Head fails to paddle it away and Jamie Smith misses it as well. Joe Root from first slip anticipates it, moves to his right, and dives to make a good stop. It could have hit the helmet if he had not stopped it. |
| 1 | 13.1 | 13.1: Will Jacks to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated, short and on off, turns in, Marnus Labuschagne backs away and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Goes fuller and on middle and leg, Travis Head knocks it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, A bouncer now, on middle, Travis Head ducks under it. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Back of a length and on off, Travis Head keeps it out to the off side. |
| 1 | 12.3 | 12.3: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it to the leg side for a quick one. This is excellent running from these two, and it will frustrate the English players. |
| 1 | 12.2 | 12.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short of a length and on off, Travis Head guides it to deep third for a run. |
| 2 | 12.1 | 12.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Fuller and on off, Travis Head opens the face of his bat and steers it past point for a couple of runs. Marnus Labuschagne had to hurry at the other end but made his ground comfortably in the end. |
| 1 | 11.7 | 11.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Touch fuller and on off, Travis Head guides it to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.5: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Hits the length hard and around off, Travis Head steers it to point. |
| 4 | 11.5 | 11.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, FOUR! Picks the gap nicely! Pitched up and on middle, angling in a bit. Travis Head stays firmly in his crease and whips it away between short mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Back of a length and on middle and off, Travis Head keeps it out to the off side. |
| 2 | 11.3 | 11.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Short of a length and on off, Travis Head hops up and runs it down to deep third for a couple of runs. Well, Carse has overstepped, and it is called a No Ball after the on-field umpire gets confirmation from the third umpire. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Good length and on middle, nips back in. Travis Head gets a bit cramped up but manages to push it away to short cover. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Fuller but way down the leg side, Travis Head misses his glance. Jamie Smith does well to dive to his right to stop it. |
| 1 | 10.6 | 10.6: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Hard length and on off, Travis Head punches it through cover-point for one. Australia lead by 118 runs now. |
| 1 | 10.5 | 10.5: Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Tip and run! Back of a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pats it out to the off side and gets a quick run. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.4: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Hard length and on middle, Travis Head flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 10.3 | 10.3: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! Fine shot! Short of a length and just outside off. Travis Head gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point. Ben Duckett at deep point moves to his left initially, then tries to change direction, but by then it's too late as the ball goes away for a boundary. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, On a length and on leg, Travis Head tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Good length and on middle, Travis Head looks to clip it away but gets a bottom edge onto his pads as the ball drops in front of him. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, JAFFA! Brydon Carse goes wide of the crease and lands this on a hard length, on middle and off, threatens to come in but leaves it the batter instead. Marnus Labuschagne gets completely squared up as the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.5: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Pulls his length back a bit and on the fifth stump line, no movement, Marnus Labuschagne does not bother playing at it. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again and just around off, Marnus Labuschagne does not get tempted and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Touch fuller and on middle, shapes away late. Marnus Labuschagne gets squared up while defending as the ball goes off the outside edge along the ground to cover. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length and on off, shaping in, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Back of a length and around off, Travis Head steers it through backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Banged into the pitch, on the sixth stump line, Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it. |
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and on middle, shaping in, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Jofra Archer lands this on a hard length and just on off, gets it to jag back in a bit, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 8.3 | 8.3: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, On a length and on off, Travis Head pushes it towards cover for a single. |
| 0 | 8.2 | 8.2: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Back of a length and on off, Travis Head hops up to guide it away but chops it down on the pitch. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Short of a length but down the leg side, Travis Head tries to hook it away but misses. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, A big shout for caught behind, but turned down! Brydon Carse looks very interested, but Smith, not so much. Ben Stokes has a chat with his players. He urges Carse and Smith to be quick and takes the review with just one second to go. No one behind the stumps seemed to be confident enough to make a decision. Carse lands this on a hard length and on off, takes off a bit and holds its line. Marnus Labuschagne has a poke at it, but the ball goes just past the outside edge, and Jamie Smith dives to his right to grab it. He did not look that convinced, and fair play to him as the Snicko shows no spike. There is a little murmur yet again, but not a distinctive spike when the ball is close to the bat. England lose a review here. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Good effort in the deep! Short of a length and outside off, Travis Head cuts it away hard and the ball zips through the outfield. Ben Duckett quickly moves to his right and dives to make a fine stop. They cross. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Back of a length and on off, Travis Head punches it to short cover. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Edged but does not carry! Goes fuller and just around off, Travis Head crouches low to drill it away but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards first slip. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Bangs in a bouncer at 141.5 clicks, on middle, Travis Head sways away from it. The umpire signals one for the over. |
| 1 | 6.6 | 6.6: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, On a length and on off, Travis Head dabs it down towards backward point for one. |
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Hits the length hard but angles it down the leg side, Travis Head fails to glance it away. |
| 1 | 6.4 | 6.4: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Length again and on leg, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it towards square leg. |
| 2 | 6.2 | 6.2: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller one and around off, Marnus Labuschagne strides out and drives it through cover-point for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on off, nips back in a bit, Marnus Labuschagne lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Overpitched and on middle, Travis Head knocks it to mid on. End of a probing over! |
| 1 | 5.5 | 5.5: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up and on off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it wide of mid off for a run. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, EDGED AND GONE? Has that carried to Jamie Smith behind the stumps? The keeper is not convinced, but it has been sent upstairs by the on-field umpires. The replay shows the ball bounces just before going into the gloves. Coming to the delivery, this is on a good length and on off, straightens after hitting the pitch. Marnus Labuschagne gets squared up, and it takes the outside edge. It goes behind, where Smith dives forward, but it does not carry. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, A tempter from Brydon Carse! Pitched up and just on off, nips back in a bit off the deck. Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 5.2 | 5.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Fuller again and around off, Travis Head drills it away to deep point for a single. First runs after Lunch. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Brydon Carse starts with a fuller delivery, on off, sticks to the surface a bit. Travis Head goes through his drive a bit early and gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards mid on. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes fuller and on off, shaping in, Marnus Labuschagne fends it off the inner half of the bat to square leg. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 3! |
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne stays back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Hits the length hard but down the leg side again, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. Jofra Archer is still searching for his rhythm here. |
| 1 | 4.3 | 4.3: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Fuller and on middle and leg, Travis Head clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Short of a length and on off, angling in, Travis Head hops up to ride the bounce and pats it to short cover. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Back of a length but angling down the leg side, Travis Head fails to glance it away. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it to square leg. |
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Touch fuller and on off, Marnus Labuschagne strides out and taps it to short cover. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pats it in front of short cover but does not take the run. |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.3: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Fuller in length but angling into the pads. This is bread and butter for Marnus Labuschagne as he brings his wrists into play and flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. Australia's lead goes past 100 now. |
| 1 | 3.2 | 3.2: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Short of a length and around off, Travis Head steers it through point for a single. |
| 2 | 3.1 | 3.1: Brydon Carse to Travis Head, Back of a length and just outside off, Travis Head extends his arms and punches it through covers for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Hits the length hard and around off, Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Much fuller again, on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Brilliant fielding! Pitched up and around off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it firmly wide of short cover. Ollie Pope flings himself to his left to certainly save a boundary. England are up for the task here as they should be. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and middle, Marnus Labuschagne clips it to square leg. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Bangs in a bouncer, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne just sways away from it. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Jofra Archer to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on off, nips back in a bit, Marnus Labuschagne watches it through and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Another massive appeal for LBW, but not given this time! Ben Stokes has a chat with his bowler and keeper but does not take the review. Pitched up and on middle, angling in sharply. Marnus Labuschagne tries to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads as the ball rolls towards backward square leg. A leg bye taken. Probably going down the leg side, and Ball Tracking confirms it. Excellent over from Brydon Carse! |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it out solidly. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Brydon Carse to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length and just outside off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, OUT! LBW! Brydon Carse draws first blood, and this is exactly what England needed here. This is much fuller and on middle and leg, zips through the deck. Jake Weatherald gets stuck in his crease and tries to work it across the line. He misses it and gets hit on the pads. There is a massive appeal for LBW, and the finger goes up. Jake goes up to Travis Head to have a chat, but decides against the review and walks back to the hut. The only question here was whether it pitched in line or not. Woah! Ball Tracking shows it is pitched outside leg. Weatherald should have taken the review. A big judgmental error from the leftie. Head, at the non-striker's end, was a bit too far to judge that. Australia are 8/1, leading by 93 runs. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Good length and on leg, skids through a bit. Jake Weatherald once again misses his flick and gets hit high on the pads. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Brydon Carse to Jake Weatherald, Brydon Carse begins with a hard-length delivery, on leg. Jake Weatherald fails to flick it away as the ball lobs up off his pads towards square leg. |
| 1 | 0.8 | 0.6: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Good length and on middle, angling in, Jake Weatherald nudges it through square leg for a run and gets off the mark. 8 runs off the first over then. |
| 0 | 0.7 | 0.5: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Goes short and just outside off, gets some extra bounce, Jake Weatherald lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.4: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, On a length and on middle, Jake Weatherald keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.4: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Hits the length hard and just around off, holds its line, Jake Weatherald offers no shot at it. Another No Ball called for overstepping. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.3: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, FOUR BYES! Poor delivery. Goes fuller but once again goes way down the leg side. Jake Weatherald lets it go. Jamie Smith dives to his right but he has no chance of stopping that as it races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.2: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Bangs this into the pitch, tries to cramp the batter but this goes a bit too much down the leg side. Jake Weatherald leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Jofra Archer to Jake Weatherald, Short of a length and on off, Jake Weatherald gets behind the line of it nicely and blocks it out. Archer has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.1: Jofra Archer to Travis Head, Streaky! Jofra Archer starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off, nips back in. Travis Head looks to pat it to the off side but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls away. A single taken and Australia are underway. |
| 0 | 102.5 | 102.5: Scott Boland to Josh Tongue, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! It's absolute jubilation here at the Adelaide Oval as the Aussies celebrate wildly. Scott Boland lands this on a good length and on the fifth stump line, gets it to shape away as well. Josh Tongue looks to drive it on the up, but without much footwork. It takes the outside edge and flies straight to second slip, where fittingly Marnus Labuschagne takes a sharp catch, his fourth of this innings. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 82 RUNS AND TAKE AN UNASSAILABLE 3-0 LEAD! |
| 0 | 102.4 | 102.4: Scott Boland to Josh Tongue, Short of a length and around off, Josh Tongue plays well inside the line of it to let it go. |
| 1 | 102.3 | 102.3: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Uppish but safe! Fuller and on middle, angling in. Brydon Carse flicks it aerially and just over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 102.2 | 102.2: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Hits the length hard, on off, takes off a bit. Brydon Carse just about gets on top of it and keeps it out off the shoulder of the bat towards point. |
| 0 | 102.1 | 102.1: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, On a length and on off, angling in, Brydon Carse stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 101.6 | 101.6: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Fuller and on off, Brydon Carse drives it through covers for a run and keeps the strike. |
| 0 | 101.5 | 101.5: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Short of a length and outside off, Brydon Carse flashes at with his blade but misses. |
| 1 | 101.4 | 101.4: Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Fuller and on middle, Josh Tongue flicks it confidently through mid-wicket for a single. 350 up for England! |
| 0 | 101.3 | 101.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, OUT! FLATLY HIT AND TAKEN! Mitchell Starc delivers once again and roars in delight. That's his 22nd wicket in this Ashes. Simply brilliant stuff. Short delivery, wide outside off. Jofra Archer rides the bounce and cuts it uppishly towards deep backward point. Finds Jake Weatherald to perfection in the deep as the Aussie opener doesn't have to move an inch, just crouches low to his right to gather it. Archer is in disbelief. Barmy Army in complete silence. Jofra Archer departs on 3 (14) and England are 349/9. Australia are just one wicket away from retaining the Ashes. |
| 0 | 101.2 | 101.2: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Pretty loose from Archer. Chases the length ball from outside off, tries the square cut away from his body and gets beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 101.1 | 101.1: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Hones in on a fullish length, just outside off. Jofra Archer shoulders arms at that. |
| 0 | 100.6 | 100.6: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, BEATEN AGAIN! A lifter from a good length, outside off. Brydon Carse withdraws his bat inside the line as the ball breezes past the outside edge. Carey, as usual, with a sharp take behind. A top over from Boland. |
| 0 | 100.5 | 100.5: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, A loud appeal for LBW, but not given! Nip-backer on a short length, angling around the leg stump line. Jofra Archer walks across to nudge that around the corner, but misses. The ball hits him high on the thigh pad and rolls to the leg side, behind square. They cross for a leg bye. Marnus Labuschagne gestures about height and Australia do not review. |
| 0 | 100.4 | 100.4: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, PEACH! Around off, seaming away on a length. Jofra Archer plays inside the line to defend, but gets beaten. |
| 0 | 100.3 | 100.3: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Half chance! Lands on the seam and nips away from off. Jofra Archer prods forward to defend with a straight bat, but gets a thick outside edge. The ball eludes Carey's gloves and grazes his right elbow, before dropping short of the gully fielder. |
| 1 | 100.2 | 100.2: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Shortish delivery, outside off, tapped off the back foot to the left of extra cover for a quick single. |
| 0 | 100.1 | 100.1: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Tries the big-booming drive on the up on this length ball, but gets a thick inside edge past the leg stump. Carey runs to his left and stops it. |
| 0 | 99.6 | 99.6: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Scorching pace of 147 kph, short and angling down leg. Archer ducks under it. |
| 1 | 99.5 | 99.5: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Bangs it halfway down the strip. Angles it onto the leg stump. Carse rides this rib-tickler well, hops off and keeps it down the ground through backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 99.4 | 99.4: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, At 143 kph, this is full and aimed at the sticks. Brydon Carse gets a bit across and stabs it to the right of the bowler. |
| 1 | 99.3 | 99.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Short of a good length, outside off, steered away through backward point for a single. England need 89 runs to win now. |
| 1 | 99.2 | 99.2: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Around off, on a good length, nibbling away. Brydon Carse dabs it towards backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 99.1 | 99.1: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Pace and bounce! Searing in at 145.6 kph, Starc hammers it into the pitch, outside off. Brydon Carse pushes at the delivery, but the ball kicks up and flies past the edge. |
| 1 | 98.6 | 98.6: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Back of a length, outside off, squares Carse up totally. He tries to defend, and the ball goes off the splice towards the point region for a single. |
| 4 | 98.5 | 98.5: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, EDGED, DROPPED AND FOUR! Outside off, on a hard length. Brydon Carse plays away from his body without any footwork, and gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes at pace, flat to the left of Cameron Green at second slip. He dives to his left, extends his left hand out, but the ball deflects off his fingers and races behind to the deep third fence, beating Marnus' chase from the first slip. That flew towards Green and he had very little time to react to that one. Good try though. |
| 0 | 98.4 | 98.4: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Cuts back in, as the Victorian threatens the pads, on a length. Carse brings the bat across the pad and blocks it to the leg side. |
| 1 | 98.3 | 98.3: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Pitched fuller, just outside off, Jofra Archer strides forward and steers it through backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 98.2 | 98.2: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, Tight lines! In the channel, straightening off the deck. Beats Jofra's back foot defence as he plays inside the line. |
| 0 | 98.1 | 98.1: Scott Boland to Jofra Archer, A spitting cobra, on top of off. Jofra Archer hangs back and defends it well. |
| 0 | 97.6 | 97.6: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Edged, lands just short of Marnus! Nips away from off, on a good length, with extra bounce. Brydon Carse pushes at the delivery, does go with soft hands, and hence, the outside edge lands short and to the left of the diving Marnus Labuschagne from first slip. |
| 1 | 97.5 | 97.5: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Slammed hard onto the pitch, outside off, square cut off the back foot to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 97.4 | 97.4: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, Short and outside off, left alone. |
| 0 | 97.3 | 97.3: Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, BEATEN! Zipped through! Back of a length, seams away from off, Jofra Archer hangs the bat loosely away from his body and gets beaten past the outside edge by a kitten-whisker. Spicy stuff from Starc. |
| 0 | 97.2 | 97.2: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Midas touch? Nope. It's the Marnus touch once again. A top-shelf stuff from him and it is Starc once again with a breakthrough. Pitched fuller and just around the off pole, with a bit of nibble away after kissing the deck. Will Jacks goes on the drive with hard hands, has a waft at it, only to nick it behind. Now, the ball is going flat and low, between the keeper and Marnus at first slip. Carey dives to his right, Marnus to his left, a bit ahead of the keeper and sticks out his left hand to take a stunner one-handed. Will Jacks is very disappointed with himself and walks back on 47 (137). England are 337/8, needing 98 runs to win. 2 wickets in hand. |
| 0 | 97.1 | 97.1: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, From around the stumps, this is full and angling in and around off. Will Jacks strides forward and blocks it to point. |
| 4 | 96.6 | 96.6: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, FOUR! That's a real loosener! Down leg, on a fullish length. Brydon Carse gets inside the line, uses the pace, and just helps it behind to deep fine leg for a boundary. England keep fighting hard as they need 98 runs now. This brings up the 50-run partnership as well. |
| 0 | 96.5 | 96.5: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Just outside off, on a slightly shorter length. Kept out to the off side. |
| 0 | 96.4 | 96.4: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, BEATEN! Tight line and length from him. In the channel of off, goes away off the pitch, drawing Carse for a front foot defence. Beats the outside edge by a whisker. Carey collects the ball behind the stumps and whips the bails off in a flash, with Carse's feet grounded inside the crease. |
| 0 | 96.3 | 96.3: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Short of a good length, around off. Brydon Carse hangs back and punches it to short cover. |
| 0 | 96.2 | 96.2: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Kicks up on a good length, on off, Brydon Carse steers it off the splice toward backward point. |
| 0 | 96.1 | 96.1: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Squares him up! Hard length, zips off the deck and nips away from off. Brydon Carse is beaten all ends p on the back foot. Carey collects it well as he is up to the wickets. |
| 1 | 95.6 | 95.6: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Leans on the fuller ball and drills that down to long off for a single. |
| 1 | 95.5 | 95.5: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Outside off, full in length. Will Jacks drives it to deep cover for a single. |
| 1 | 95.4 | 95.4: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Overpitched around off, Carse carves it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 95.3 | 95.3: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, On a length, on the leg stump, nudged off the back foot to short leg. |
| 0 | 95.2 | 95.2: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Full outside off, pushed to cover. |
| 6 | 95.1 | 95.1: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, SIX! Sails all the way! Flat and full from Head, on middle and leg. Brydon Carse sits across and sweeps it aerially and clears deep square leg for a six. |
| 0 | 94.6 | 94.6: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Brings the angle back into the batter, on a hard length. Will Jacks tucks it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 94.5 | 94.5: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Full and around off. A lovely looking front foot drive from Jacks, towards the left of mid off. A slight fumble in the field there, but no run taken. |
| 0 | 94.4 | 94.4: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Length-delivery, on off, Jacks blocks off the back foot. |
| 0 | 94.3 | 94.3: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, On a good length, jagging back in a long way, on middle and leg. Brydon Carse is rushed on the back foot and tries to keep it out, but plays over it. Gets pinged on the back thigh pad and Carey gets a bit wrong-footed. Then dives to his right, but the ball evades him and runs behind to the deep third region. Three leg byes. |
| 0 | 94.2 | 94.2: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Nasty from the skipper! Straightaway, Cummins says that he wants someone under the lids. Well-directed short ball, on top of the stumps. Brydon Carse arches back as the ball zips through to the keeper. |
| 0 | 94.1 | 94.1: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Spits up from a good length, on top of off. Brydon Carse is taken by a bit of surprise. Bottom hand comes off the handle, and it is blocked off the splice. |
| 1 | 93.6 | 93.6: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Turns in on the leg stump line, on a length. Brydon Carse goes back and across and nudges it wide of mid on for a single. Four singles off the over. England need 114 runs to win. |
| 1 | 93.5 | 93.5: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Slower through the air, short and around off. Will Jacks hangs deep inside the crease and knocks it down to long off for another single. |
| 1 | 93.4 | 93.4: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Seeing Carse dancing down the track, Head darts one on a fuller length, on middle. This is drilled down to long on for one. |
| 0 | 93.3 | 93.3: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Flatter and fuller, on off. Brydon Carse takes a giant stride forward and defends. |
| 1 | 93.2 | 93.2: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Overpitched on middle, Jacks plays with the spin to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 93.1 | 93.1: Travis Head to Will Jacks, On a length, on off, blocked off. |
| 0 | 92.6 | 92.6: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Safely negotiated. Full and outside off, defended well to the off side. |
| 0 | 92.5 | 92.5: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Smart review from Carse! Cummins shoots in a fuller-length delivery, attacking the pads. Brydon Carse tries to flick but plays all over it and gets rapped on the front pad. A massive appeal from Cummins as he goes down on his knee, pleading to the umpire, and Nitin Menon obliges. Brydon Carse has taken a review straightaway. No bat involved, says the third umpire. But hang on, the Ball Tracking shows the ball is projected to miss the leg stump, by a big margin. The on-field decision is overturned. That brings about a huge cheer from the Barmy Army. |
| 0 | 92.4 | 92.4: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Fires it in, full and on off, Brydon Carse responds with a solid front foot block to the off side. |
| 0 | 92.3 | 92.3: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Nips in from a length, on the leg stump line. Safely negotiated by Carse as he nudges it to the mid-wicket region. |
| 1 | 92.2 | 92.2: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Honing in on the pads, full in length. Will Jacks tries to flick and gets a thick inside edge onto the front pad. The ball deflects away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 92.1 | 92.1: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Fuller ball, on the fourth stump. Will Jacks solidly blocks it to point. |
| 0 | 91.6 | 91.6: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Dished wide outside off, on a length. Brydon Carse covers the stumps by shuffling and offers no shot. |
| 1 | 91.5 | 91.5: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Shortish delivery, on leg, Jacks stands tall and punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 91.4 | 91.4: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Overpitched delivery, on off, Brydon Carse carves it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 91.3 | 91.3: Travis Head to Brydon Carse, Spins in from off, on a tad fuller length. Defended straight off the front foot. |
| 1 | 91.2 | 91.2: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Flat and full, outside off, pushed gently through cover for a single. This is Jacks' highest Test score now. |
| 0 | 91.1 | 91.1: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Fuller and outside off, Jacks strides across and defends it out. |
| 0 | 90.6 | 90.6: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Hammers it short and angling down leg. Brydon Carse safely ducks underneath it. |
| 1 | 90.5 | 90.5: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Touch full and on off, Will Jacks defends off the inner half of the bat and the ball rolls to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2 | 90.4 | 90.4: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Good running! Every single run will be cheered now by the Barmy Army. Full and on middle and leg. Will Jacks flicks off the pads to deep backward square leg. Mitchell Starc moves to his left and cuts it off. Two taken. |
| 0 | 90.3 | 90.3: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Slants back in on a length, on off. Will Jacks is rushed on the back foot and stabs it down the pitch. |
| 1 | 90.2 | 90.2: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Hard length, outside off, Brydon Carse steers it away to deep backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 90.1 | 90.1: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Spears it fuller and on off, Brydon Carse drills it straight back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 89.6 | 89.6: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Oh, that stayed low! Cuts back in on a length, in front of the stumps, skidding low. Will Jacks plays from the crease and stabs it down the pitch safely. That will be LUNCH on Day 5! |
| 0 | 89.5 | 89.5: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Lasered in on middle, full in length. Will Jacks drags the bat in front of the pads and pushes it to mid off. |
| 0 | 89.4 | 89.4: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, On a fuller length, nipping in a touch, on off. Will Jacks pushes forward and defends it off the inner half to mid on. |
| 0 | 89.3 | 89.3: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Full and straight on middle, Will Jacks gets on the front foot and forces the drive to mid off. |
| 0 | 89.2 | 89.2: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Jags back from outside off, on a good length. Will Jacks trusts the bounce and offers no shot. Good take from Carey, as he dives to his left and gathers it safely. |
| 0 | 89.1 | 89.1: Scott Boland to Will Jacks, Wide outside off, left on a length by Jacks. |
| 0 | 88.6 | 88.6: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Hits the deck really hard, outside off, Carse shoulders arms as it fizzes through to the keeper. |
| 1 | 88.5 | 88.5: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Attacks the pads, full in length. Will Jacks flicks that off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 88.4 | 88.4: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Slams the deck hard, outside off, Jacks leaves as it wobbles away. |
| 0 | 88.3 | 88.3: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, BEATEN! Cracker of a delivery. On a length, nibbling away, outside off. Will Jacks is sucked into the defensive shot on the front foot, plays inside the line and gets beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 88.2 | 88.2: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Risky from Jacks, just before Lunch! Seams in and then nips away on a fuller length, just outside off. Will Jacks walks forward and tries to whip that across, but misses out. |
| 0 | 88.1 | 88.1: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Jags back in a long way from off, on a shortish length. Will Jacks is pinned in the crease, looks to block it across, but the ball beats the inside edge and takes a blow on the thigh pad. |
| 0 | 87.6 | 87.6: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, A bit of a lateral movement on a good length, outside off. Brydon Carse offers no shot. |
| 0 | 87.5 | 87.5: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Slightly fuller and on middle. Brydon Carse pings it straight back to the bowler. Boland bends to his right on the follow-through and makes a half stop. |
| 0 | 87.4 | 87.4: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Hard length, around off, Brydon Carse is drawn forward and solidly defends it to the off side. |
| 0 | 87.3 | 87.3: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, On a fuller length, at 134.4 kph, Brydon Carse presses forward and blocks it to cover. |
| 0 | 87.2 | 87.2: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, Fires in on a fuller length, around off, Brydon Carse lets it be. |
| 0 | 87.1 | 87.1: Scott Boland to Brydon Carse, BEATS THE EDGE! At 131.2 kph, Boland hurls in the channel of off, on a fuller length, nipping away. Brydon Carse goes fishing at it without much weight transfer and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 86.6 | 86.6: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Full again and on leg, Will Jacks looks to flick it away but it goes off his pads towards square leg. Half an appeal for an LBW, but not given. |
| 0 | 86.5 | 86.5: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Loose stroke! Mitchell Starc goes full and wide outside off, angling it away. Will Jacks throws his bat at it without much conviction and the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 1 | 86.4 | 86.4: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Pitched up and outside off, Brydon Carse reaches out and drills it away to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 86.3 | 86.3: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Good length and just around off, shapes in, Brydon Carse watches it through and leaves it alone. This is much better from Carse. |
| 0 | 86.2 | 86.2: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Goes fuller and on off, Brydon Carse gets forward and blocks it out. The Barmy Army appreciates that. |
| 4 | 86.1 | 86.1: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, FOUR! Top shot! Short of a length and around off. Brydon Carse gets on top of the bounce and punches it sweetly through covers for a boundary. |
| 4 | 85.6 | 85.6: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, FOUR! Streaky! A well-directed bouncer, on off, takes off a bit as well. Will Jacks tries to pull it away but gets a top edge that flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. England need 132 runs to win now. |
| 0 | 85.5 | 85.5: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, BEAUTY! Pat Cummins lands this on a good length and in that channel outside off, angles in and then shapes away a bit. Will Jacks has a poke it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 85.4 | 85.4: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Bangs this into the pitch but way down the leg side, Will Jacks leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 85.3 | 85.3: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Hits the length hard, on off, nips back in with extra bounce. Brydon Carse gets surprised by it and takes his bottom hand off the ball. It goes off the shoulder of the bat towards point for a run. |
| 1 | 85.2 | 85.2: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Short of a length and on off, Will Jacks dabs it down towards point and calls Brydon Carse for a quick single. |
| 0 | 85.1 | 85.1: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Back of a length and around off, holds its line, Will Jacks leaves it alone. |
| 2 | 84.6 | 84.6: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Much fuller and on off, Brydon Carse drills it wide of mid off. Travis Head chases after it and slides to stop it. Two taken. |
| 4 | 84.5 | 84.5: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, FOUR! Lovely shot! Overpitched and just around off. Brydon Carse extends his arms, gets under it and crunches his drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 84.4 | 84.4: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, NOT OUT! A good decision from the on-field umpire. Mitchell Starc lands this on a good length and on middle, shapes it back in sharply. Brydon Carse gets stuck in his crease and tries to block it, but misses and gets hit on the knee roll of his pad. It deflects behind towards deep third and the batters cross for two leg byes. However, Pat Cummins takes the review here. The replay clearly shows no bat involved, and Ball Tracking shows it is going over the stumps. Australia lose a review. |
| 0 | 84.3 | 84.3: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, BEATEN! Back of a length and just outside off, takes off a bit. Brydon Carse slahses hard at it but fails to connect. |
| 0 | 84.2 | 84.2: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Short of a length and on off, Brydon Carse stabs it out to cover-point. |
| 0 | 84.1 | 84.1: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, Play and a miss! Fuller one and outside off, angling away, Brydon Carse thows his hands at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 83.6 | 83.6: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, In the air...SAFE! Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, nips back in sharply. Brydon Carse looks to clip it away but closes the bat face early. It takes the leading edge and goes in the air but lands in the vacant deep mid-wicket region. They cross. |
| 0 | 83.5 | 83.5: Pat Cummins to Brydon Carse, Short of a length and on off, Brydon Carse dabs it down to gully. |
| 1 | 83.4 | 83.4: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Hits the length hard, on middle, Will Jacks tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2 | 83.3 | 83.3: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Fuller and on middle, angling into the pads, Will Jacks flicks it away wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second run. Good runnning! |
| 0 | 83.2 | 83.2: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Back of a length and around off, shaping away a bit, Will Jacks leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 83.1 | 83.1: Pat Cummins to Will Jacks, Good length and on off, Will Jacks stays back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 82.6 | 82.6: Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, ZIPPED! Back of a length, across off. Brydon Carse loosely hangs his bat away from the body, and gets beaten past the outside edge. Carey collects that at chest height. |
| 0 | 82.5 | 82.5: Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, OUT! AND GONE! A needless throw of a wicket from Smith. Just couldn't resist the adrenaline rush. Another big moment in the game, and the scales have tilted back to Australia's favor. Length ball on the leg stump, with some bounce as well. Jamie Smith clears the front leg, swings to heave it over deep mid-wicket, but gets no timing on it. Airs it off the toe end, does clear mid-wicket, but Cummins backtracks from the inner ring and takes it with ease through a reverse cup. Cool and calmly taken by the Aussie skipper. Starc has worked the oracle once again. The Aussies are up and about as one in delight and why not. Jamie Smith departs on a very impressive 60 (83). England are 285/7. |
| 4 | 82.4 | 82.4: Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Full of confidence! Around off, on a fuller length, Jamie Smith gets his head on top of the ball and smashes that through covers for a cracking boundary. England need 150 runs now. Smith really making his presence felt. He has been searching for some runs this Ashes. |
| 4 | 82.3 | 82.3: Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Caressed! Smith is taking on the attack on the Aussies. Fuller one, nipping in and around the leg stump line. Jamie Smith whips that through the vacant square leg region and finds the fence. |
| 1 | 82.2 | 82.2: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Short and outside leg, Jacks pulls it off the back foot, a bit uppish but lands well ahead of the deep backward square leg fielder. A single taken. |
| 0 | 82.1 | 82.1: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Short of a good length, on top of middle. Will Jacks nudges it to mid on. |
| 4 | 81.6 | 81.6: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, FOUR! FIFTY FOR JAMIE SMITH! 9th Test half century for him and his first in the Ashes. Cummins lands it just outside off, on a fractionally fuller length. Jamie Smith takes it on and smokes it over mid off for a cracking boundary. Really brave batting, this. Full of intent and positivity. He has chosen one of the toughest occasions to bring that milestone. |
| 4 | 81.5 | 81.5: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Picture-perfect! A full ball, around off, Jamie Smith leans on it and drives it between mid off and extra cover. Teases Head in his chase but wins the race. |
| 0 | 81.4 | 81.4: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Angles in on the leg stump, on a hard length. Smith defends it straight with an open bat face. |
| 0 | 81.3 | 81.3: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Slightly short and outside off, Smith hangs back and taps it to short cover. |
| 0 | 81.2 | 81.2: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Cuts back into the batter, on a short of a good length, at 130.1 kph. Jamie Smith hops off and bunts it to mid on. Played with a vertical bat angle by Smith. |
| 0 | 81.1 | 81.1: Pat Cummins to Jamie Smith, Hits the hard length, outside off, dabbed off the back foot to backward point. |
| 0 | 80.6 | 80.6: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Angles in on a length, on the fourth stump line. Left alone by Jacks. |
| 0 | 80.5 | 80.5: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, BEATEN! The smile comes from Starc as he gets some inswing. Full and around off, curving back in a touch. Will Jacks plays the initial line on the front foot and pushes at it. Gets beaten on the inside edge and flirts with the off pole on its way to the keeper. A corker of a delivery from Starc. |
| 0 | 80.4 | 80.4: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, At 142 kph, straight and full, around off. Will Jacks lunges ahead and defends it out. |
| 0 | 80.3 | 80.3: Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, Short of a length, outside off, Jacks leaves this harmless delivery. |
| 1 | 80.2 | 80.2: Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, Length ball, wide outside off, Smith slashes it away to deep point for a single. Beau Webster cuts it off to his left in the deep. |
| 0 | 80.1 | 80.1: Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, Attacks the stumps straightaway, on a fuller length. Jamie Smith drills it away to mid off. |
| 0 | 79.6 | 79.6: Travis Head to Will Jacks, A full ball, on off, Jacks flicks off the pads to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 79.5 | 79.5: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, A googly from Head, short and on off. Jamie Smith backs away and works that through extra cover for a single. |
| 0 | 79.4 | 79.4: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Fuller and a bit outside off, Smith blocks it watchfully. |
| 4 | 79.3 | 79.3: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, FOUR! A shot of authority from Smith! Dropped full and around off. Jamie Smith shimmies down the track and smashes it over mid off for a boundary. England need 169 runs to win. |
| 4 | 79.2 | 79.2: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Lovely stroke! Half volley, just outside off. Jamie Smith plays with the spin and cracks the cover drive through the gap for a boundary. |
| 1 | 79.1 | 79.1: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Spins down leg, on a length, nudged towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 78.6 | 78.6: Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Through the gap! A welcome boundary for England. A loosener from Marnus. This is short and outside off. Jamie Smith is quick to pivot on the back foot and smacks that through cover for a boundary. |
| 1 | 78.5 | 78.5: Marnus Labuschagne to Will Jacks, Overpitched, fairly outside off, carved through cover-point for a single. |
| 1 | 78.4 | 78.4: Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, A bit too short, outside off. Jamie Smith backs away and slaps it to the right of deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 78.3 | 78.3: Marnus Labuschagne to Jamie Smith, On a fuller length, on middle, gripping nicely. Jamie Smith strides forward and blocks. |
| 1 | 78.2 | 78.2: Marnus Labuschagne to Will Jacks, Tossed up at 84.5 kph, full and on the fourth stump line. Will Jacks gets on the front foot and taps it between cover and point for a single. |
| 0 | 78.1 | 78.1: Marnus Labuschagne to Will Jacks, Marnus Labuschagne starts with a leg break, short and on off. Will Jacks hangs back and eases it to short cover. |
| 0 | 77.6 | 77.6: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, On a fuller length, spinning into the batter, Smith flicks it with soft hands to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 77.5 | 77.5: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Pitched full and on off, Will Jacks runs it down to long on for a single. 250 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 0 | 77.4 | 77.4: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Overpitched delivery, outside off, drilled hard, but straight to extra cover. |
| 0 | 77.3 | 77.3: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Around off and full, Jacks leans on and defends. |
| 0 | 77.2 | 77.2: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Short and on middle, Jacks nudges it to short leg. |
| 0 | 77.1 | 77.1: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Sharp turn on a length, on middle. Will Jacks punches it back to the bowler. |
| 2 | 76.6 | 76.6: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Pitched short and outside the leg stump line. Jamie Smith swivels on the toes and pulls it to deep fine leg. Nathan Lyon did not pick that from deep backward square leg, but does recover well eventually. Slides to his right and cuts it off for a couple of runs. Lyon is not comfortable at all and is walking off the field straightaway. Might be a hamstring issue. But this is a big moment in the game. |
| 1 | 76.5 | 76.5: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Nip-backer on a length, at off. Will Jacks gets on the back foot and square-cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 76.4 | 76.4: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Slanted into the batter, at 131.4 kph, full in length. Jacks gets across and flicks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 76.3 | 76.3: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Nips in a touch from a hard length, around off, Jacks plays off the back foot and knocks it to short cover. |
| 0 | 76.2 | 76.2: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Good length, on off, Jacks tucks it off the back foot to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 76.1 | 76.1: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Bowled from a wider angle, short and wide outside off. Jacks ignores. |
| 0 | 75.6 | 75.6: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Turn and bounce, on middle, on a length. Smith goes deep inside the crease and blocks it nicely. |
| 2 | 75.5 | 75.5: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Touch full and outside off, Smith punches that through extra cover. Cummins from mid off, hunts it down with a slide in the outfield. Two taken. |
| 0 | 75.4 | 75.4: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Pushed full, around off, Smith shimmies down a bit and drills it to mid off. Cummins with a diving stop to his right. |
| 1 | 75.3 | 75.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Outside off, on a dragged length, Jacks goes back and across and steers it to deep point for a single. That brings up the 50-run partnership between these two. In 133 balls. |
| 0 | 75.2 | 75.2: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Full around off, defended well. |
| 0 | 75.1 | 75.1: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Pushed fuller and spinning in from outside off, Jacks rocks back and nudges it to short leg. |
| 0 | 74.7 | 74.6: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, On a length and on middle, Jamie Smith keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 74.6 | 74.6: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Bangs in a bouncer, on middle, Jamie Smith gets on top and pulls it along the ground to square leg. Green has overstepped here, and it is called a No Ball. |
| 0 | 74.5 | 74.5: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Pitched up and on middle and off, Jamie Smith taps it out towards short cover. |
| 1 | 74.4 | 74.4: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Short of a length and around off, Will Jacks heaves it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 74.3 | 74.3: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Full again and on off, shaping in, Will Jacks gets a good stride out and knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 74.2 | 74.2: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Spears it full and on off, eased off the front foot to cover-point. |
| 0 | 74.1 | 74.1: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Back of a length, outside off, punched firmly to the left of extra cover. Head makes a diving stop. |
| 0 | 73.6 | 73.6: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Nicely tossed up, around off and full. Smith takes a giant stride forward and blocks. |
| 0 | 73.5 | 73.5: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Spins across the bat face, full and on middle. Smith leans on and defends it off the inner half. |
| 0 | 73.4 | 73.4: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Goes short and on middle, turns in sharply. Jamie Smith moves back and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 73.3 | 73.3: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on off, turns in. Jamie Smith goes down to sweep it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads. Smith is getting a bit restless now. |
| 0 | 73.2 | 73.2: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and just outside off. Jamie Smith tries to reach out and drill it away but gets too much underneath it and bunts it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 73.1 | 73.1: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Floated, short and around off, does not turn and goes straight. Jamie Smith moves back and pats it towards cover-point. |
| 0 | 72.6 | 72.6: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Goes short again, on middle, angling down the leg side. Will Jacks lifts his hands and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0 | 72.5 | 72.5: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Back of a length and around off, Will Jacks punches it to short cover. |
| 0 | 72.4 | 72.4: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, A bouncer now, on middle, Will Jacks ducks under it. |
| 0 | 72.3 | 72.3: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, angling in and skids through a bit. Will Jacks tries to pull it away, but misses and gets hit on the midriff. |
| 0 | 72.2 | 72.2: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Fuller and on middle, Will Jacks clips it away to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 72.1 | 72.1: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Short of a length and around leg, Jamie Smith hooks it towards deep fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 71.6 | 71.6: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, MAIDEN OVER! Drags his length back, on off, turns in. Will Jacks is solid in his defense. |
| 0 | 71.5 | 71.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Floated, full and around middle, Will Jacks knocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 71.4 | 71.4: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Goes short again, on off, Will Jacks pats it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 71.3 | 71.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Short and on middle, Will Jacks movesback and clips it towards backward square leg. |
| 0 | 71.2 | 71.2: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Flighted, full and around off, Will Jacks goes down across to sweep it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pretty safe shot as you cannot get LBW or bowler from that line. |
| 0 | 71.1 | 71.1: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Tossed up, full and on off, Will Jacks prods forward and turns it to short leg. |
| 0 | 70.6 | 70.6: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Much fuller and on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith drills it away to mid on. |
| 0 | 70.5 | 70.5: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, A shout for caught behind, but turned down! Pat Cummins has a chat with his bowler and keeper, but does not take the review. This is another bouncer, on leg, takes off a bit. Jamie Smith tries to pull it again, but it looks like he just misses it. Alex Carey grabs it behind the stump and shows some interest, but not that much. Snicko shows no spike, so good thing that they did not review that one. |
| 1 | 70.4 | 70.4: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, On a length and around off, Will Jacks guides it through point for a run. |
| 1 | 70.3 | 70.3: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and on off, Jamie Smith pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 70.2 | 70.2: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, What happened there? Cameron Green comes around the wicket and lands this short of a length, on leg, takes pace off. Jamie Smith is very early through his hook shot and the ball catches the toe-end of his bat before dropping onto the turf and rolling behind. |
| 6 | 70.1 | 70.1: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, SIX! Into the stands! Cameron Green bangs this into the pitch, but not high enough to trouble the batter. Jamie Smith picks up the length early, swivels, and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. England need 197 runs to win now. |
| 0 | 69.6 | 69.6: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Another short ball, on middle, Will Jacks moves back and tucks it on the bounce to short leg. |
| 0 | 69.5 | 69.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Flatter, full and on middle and off, Will Jacks stays back and fends it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 69.4 | 69.4: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Quicker, short and on off, skids through, Will Jacks keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 0 | 69.3 | 69.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Short and on off, turns in, Will Jacks pats it down to short leg. |
| 0 | 69.2 | 69.2: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Tossed up, full and on off, Will Jacks blocks it out. |
| 0 | 69.1 | 69.1: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Floated, short and on middle, turns in, sticks to the surface as well. Will Jacks stays back to push it but chips it wide of the bowler. Lyon dives to his right to make the stop. |
| 1 | 68.6 | 68.6: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, EDGED BUT SAFE! Cameron Green bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, gets some extra bounce. Will Jacks looks to pull it away, but the ball gets big on him. It takes the top edge but lands safely in the vacant square leg region. They cross. |
| 2 | 68.5 | 68.5: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Good length and on off, nips back in a bit. Will Jacks guides it off the outer half of the bat past gully. He pushes for the second and gets it comfortably in the end. |
| 2 | 68.4 | 68.4: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Overpitched and outside off, Will Jacks squeezes it out wide of deep point for a brace. |
| 0 | 68.3 | 68.3: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Full again and on off, Will Jacks strides out and drills it to short cover. |
| 0 | 68.2 | 68.2: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, BEATEN! Pitched up and just around off, shapes away. Will Jacks goes chasing after it, but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 2 | 68.1 | 68.1: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Fuller and on off, Will Jacks opens the face of his bat and drives it through cover-point for a couple of runs. England need 208 more runs to win. |
| 0 | 67.6 | 67.6: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Short again and on off, Jamie Smith stabs it out to short cover. |
| 0 | 67.5 | 67.5: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, A bit short and on middle, turns in again, Jamie Smith turns it to the leg side. |
| 6 | 67.4 | 67.4: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, SIX! BANG! Gets hold of that one! Flighted, full and around middle. Jamie Smith goes down on one knee and nails the slog sweep with the turn over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 0 | 67.3 | 67.3: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Flatter, short and on off, turns in a long way. Jamie Smith once again gets hurried as he moves back. He manages to keep it out on the pitch as the ball bounces and hits his bat again before rolling towards the bowler. |
| 0 | 67.2 | 67.2: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Floated, full and around off, turns in sharply. Will Jacks goes down for the reverse sweep, but it goes off his shoulder past backward short leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 0 | 67.1 | 67.1: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Tossed up, full and on middle, Will Jacks blocks it out. |
| 1 | 66.6 | 66.6: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Will Jacks rolls his wrists and pulls it to deep square leg for one. |
| 1 | 66.5 | 66.5: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, In the air...SAFE! A well-directed bouncer, on middle. Jamie Smith looks to pull it away, but does not transfer his weight on the back foot. It takes the top edge and flies towards deep square leg but falls well short of the fielder. They cross. |
| 1 | 66.4 | 66.4: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Back of a length and on off, Will Jacks hops up and punches it away through covers for a run. As he comes down, his foot gets caught in the rough and twists. He looks in a bit discomfort here. |
| 0 | 66.3 | 66.3: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, On a length and on off, Will Jacks pats it down towards short cover. |
| 1 | 66.2 | 66.2: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Short of a length and outside off, Jamie Smith cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 66.1 | 66.1: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, False stroke! Fuller in length and around off, shapes away a bit. Jamie Smith gets tempted and goes for the big booming drive but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 65.6 | 65.6: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Looped up, full and on off, Will Jacks strides out and fends it away. |
| 0 | 65.5 | 65.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Pushed through quicker, shortish and around off, Will Jacks leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 65.4 | 65.4: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Slighlty shorter in length, on off, Jamie Smith punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 65.3 | 65.3: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on off, Jamie Smith uses his feet and taps it to short cover. |
| 0 | 65.2 | 65.2: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Flatter, short and on off, turns in sharply. Jamie Smith moves back but gets a bit hurried. However, he manages to keep it out. |
| 0 | 65.1 | 65.1: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and on off, Jamie Smith defends it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 64.6 | 64.6: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Hard length and on off, Will Jacks presses forward and blocks it out. Much better from Jacks. |
| 0 | 64.5 | 64.5: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, BEATEN! Cameron Green lands this back of a length and around off, effort ball from him and this one holds its line. Will Jacks just has a poke at it without any footwork and gets beaten on the outside edge. Loose shot and he needs to be careful with these. |
| 0 | 64.4 | 64.4: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Pitched up, on off, shapes in, Will Jacks drills it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 64.3 | 64.3: Cameron Green to Will Jacks, Short of a length and on off, Will Jacks dabs it down to point. |
| 3 | 64.2 | 64.2: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, PUT DOWN? Looks like it, but a very tough chance. Fuller and on middle, Jamie Smith drives it with a straight bat but a bit uppishly down the pitch. Cameron Green gets down on his follow-through to grab it with his right hand, but it just bounces under and goes behind him. The second three of the day. |
| 0 | 64.1 | 64.1: Cameron Green to Jamie Smith, Cameron Green starts with a good-length delivery, on off, Jamie Smith gets half forward and pats it towards short cover. |
| 0 | 63.6 | 63.6: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Drags his length back, on off, Will Jacks keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 63.5 | 63.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Slows it up, full and around off, turns in sharply. Will Jacks gets forward to defend but gets an inside edge on two bounces to short leg. |
| 0 | 63.4 | 63.4: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Short again and on off, turns in, Will Jacks pats it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 63.3 | 63.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Floated, short and on middle, turn in, Will Jacks stays back and fends it away. |
| 3 | 63.2 | 63.2: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Good intent! Flighted, full and on off, Jamie Smith uses his feet and gently drives it to the left of the bowler and towards long off. Mitchell Starc from mid on chases after it and collects it. Three taken. |
| 0 | 63.1 | 63.1: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and around off, turns in a bit. Jamie Smith prods forward and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 62.6 | 62.6: Travis Head to Will Jacks, MAIDEN OVER! Travis Head slows it up, full and on off. Will Jacks safely negotiates it. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 4! |
| 0 | 62.5 | 62.5: Travis Head to Will Jacks, A loopy yorker, on off, Will Jacks jams it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 62.4 | 62.4: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Flatter, full and on middle, Will Jacks keeps it out. |
| 0 | 62.3 | 62.3: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Flighted, full and on middle, Will Jacks defends it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 62.2 | 62.2: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Almost a wicket! Goes short and on off, turns in a bit. Will Jacks steps across to play but misses as the ball lobs up off his pads. Marnus Labuschagne at first slip grabs it and appeals but it is turned down. |
| 0 | 62.1 | 62.1: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Floated, full and on middle, Will Jacks tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 61.6 | 61.6: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Loops it up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 61.5 | 61.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Short again, on leg, Will Jacks works it through square leg for one. |
| 1 | 61.4 | 61.4: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Short and on middle, Jamie Smith flicks it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 61.3 | 61.3: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and around middle, Jamie Smith is solid in his defense. |
| 0 | 61.2 | 61.2: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Floated, full and on off, Jamie Smith gets forward to defend it. |
| 0 | 61.1 | 61.1: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith blocks it out. |
| 0 | 60.6 | 60.6: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Will Jacks flicks it away to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 60.5 | 60.5: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Darts one full and on middle, Will Jacks defends it. |
| 0 | 60.4 | 60.4: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Slows it up, full and on off, turns in, Will Jacks has to wait for it a bit and fends it on the pitch. |
| 0 | 60.3 | 60.3: Travis Head to Will Jacks, A loopy low full toss around off, Will Jacks drills it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 60.2 | 60.2: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Floated, full and on off kept out. |
| 0 | 60.1 | 60.1: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Tossed up, full and on off, Will Jacks blocks it out solidly. |
| 0 | 59.6 | 59.6: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Short again, on middle, Jamie Smith nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 59.5 | 59.5: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Oh, close! Flatter, shortish and on off, turns in a bit but keeps low. Jamie Smith moves back to defend but gets an outside edge that deflects off Alex Carey's pads and rolls to point. It would be really harsh to call it a chance. |
| 0 | 59.4 | 59.4: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Slower through the air, full and on off, turns in, Jamie Smith is solid in his defense. |
| 0 | 59.3 | 59.3: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Floated, full and on off, Jamie Smith fends it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 59.2 | 59.2: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and on off, Jamie Smith blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 59.1 | 59.1: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards mid on. |
| 0 | 58.6 | 58.6: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Shortish and on off, Will Jacks keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 58.5 | 58.5: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Massive shout for caught behind, but turned down! However, Alex Carey does not look that confident, but Pat Cummins takes the review anyway. Slows it up, full and on off, does not turn much. Will Jacks presses forward to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. Head looked the most interested, but Snicko confirms no bat involved. Carey also broke the stumps, but Jacks has his back foot grounded at all times. Australia lose a review. |
| 1 | 58.4 | 58.4: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on off, Jamie Smith pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 1 | 58.3 | 58.3: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Short and on middle, Will Jacks pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 58.2 | 58.2: Travis Head to Will Jacks, FOUR! 200 UP FOR ENGLAND! Floated, full and around off. Will Jacks strides out, extends his arms to get under it and thumps it to the long off fence for a boundary. |
| 0 | 58.1 | 58.1: Travis Head to Will Jacks, Tossed up, full and on off, Will Jacks gets forward to block it out. |
| 0 | 57.6 | 57.6: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Drags his length back, on middle, Jamie Smith keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 0 | 57.5 | 57.5: Nathan Lyon to Jamie Smith, Slower through the air, full and on off, Jake Weatherald knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 57.4 | 57.4: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Flighted, full and on middle, Will Jacks sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 57.3 | 57.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Floated, full and on off, Will Jacks prods forward and fends it away. |
| 0 | 57.2 | 57.2: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Goes short and on middle, Will Jacks moves back to block it out. |
| 0 | 57.1 | 57.1: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Uppish but safe! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in. Will Jacks looks to defend but gets an inside edge onot his pads as the ball loops up and drops well wide of short leg. |
| 0 | 56.6 | 56.6: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Gives this one some more air, full and on off, Jamie Smith pushes it back to the bowler. MAIDEN OVER! |
| 0 | 56.5 | 56.5: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Slows it up, full and on off, turns in, Jamie Smith presses forward and guides it towards point. |
| 0 | 56.4 | 56.4: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on off, Jamie Smith defends it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 56.3 | 56.3: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Floated, full and on fof, Jamie Smith stays back and steers it towards point. |
| 0 | 56.2 | 56.2: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Shorter in length, on off, Jamie Smith stays back and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 56.1 | 56.1: Travis Head to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 55.6 | 55.6: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, EDGED BUT SAFE! Slows it up, full and on middle, goes straight. Will Jacks prods forward to defend but gets an outside edge. However, it falls well short of first slip. |
| 0 | 55.5 | 55.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Short again and on middle, Will Jacks pats it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 55.4 | 55.4: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Goes short and on middle, Will Jacks keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 4 | 55.3 | 55.3: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, FOUR! Connects well this time! Tossed up, full and on middle and off. Will Jacks changes his stance early, gets into position and nails the reverse sweep to the deep point fence for a boundary. |
| 0 | 55.2 | 55.2: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Flatter, short and on middle, turns in, Will Jacks tucks it away towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 55.1 | 55.1: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Flighted, full and on off, Will Jacks goes for the reverse sweep but nut misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 0 | 54.6 | 54.6: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, That keeps low! Fuller and on middle, angling in and does not bounce much. Jamie Smith gets his bat down just in time to keep it out. |
| 0 | 54.5 | 54.5: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Pitched up and on off, Jamie Smith drills it to mid off. |
| 0 | 54.4 | 54.4: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, On a length and around off, Jamie Smith pats it towards backward point. |
| 0 | 54.3 | 54.3: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Good length and on middle, nips back in, Jamie Smith fends it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg. |
| 0 | 54.2 | 54.2: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Touch fuller and on middle, Jamie Smith knocks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 54.1 | 54.1: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Short of a length and on of, Jamie Smith punches it to short cover. |
| 0 | 53.6 | 53.6: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, A bit quicker, short and on middle, turns in, Will Jacks tries to block it from the crease but gets an inside edge onto his pads. It lobs up but lands safely to the off side. |
| 0 | 53.5 | 53.5: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Slows it up, full and on off, Will Jacks fends it away. |
| 0 | 53.4 | 53.4: Nathan Lyon to Will Jacks, Looped up, full and on off, Will Jacks pushes it to short cover. |
| 0 | 53.3 | 53.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, OUT! STUMPED! Nathan Lyon has three now, and Australia are racing towards the urn now. Flighted, full and around off, hits the rough but does not spin and goes straight. Zak Crawley takes a couple of steps out of the crease as he gets drawn forward, but plays for the turn in. It just goes past the outside behind, where Alex Carey collects it sharply to his right and whips the bails off in a flash with Zak out by a fair bit. Lyon has produced three big hammer blows in this brief spell of his. But got to give credit to Carey for immaculate work behind the stumps. He has hardly stepped a foot wrong while keeping in this Ashes. Crawley has to depart for a gritty 85 off 151, and England are 194/6, still needing 241 runs to win. |
| 0 | 53.2 | 53.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Floated, full and on off, turns in, Zak Crawley looks to drill it away but gets a bottom edge towards mid on. |
| 0 | 53.1 | 53.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up, full and on off, Zak Crawley uses his feet and drives it to mid off. |
| 0 | 52.6 | 52.6: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Bangs this into the pitch, on off, Jamie Smith dabs it down to gully. |
| 0 | 52.5 | 52.5: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Hits the length hard, on middle, Jamie Smith defends it on the back foot. |
| 0 | 52.4 | 52.4: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Touch fuller and on off, Jamie Smith taps it out to short cover. |
| 0 | 52.3 | 52.3: Scott Boland to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and on off, nips back in sharply, Jamie Smith watches it through and leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 52.2 | 52.2: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, On a length and on middle, Zak Crawley pats it towards mid on for a run. |
| 4 | 52.1 | 52.1: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Nice shot! Good length and on middle. Zak Crawley stays firmly in his crease and flicks it away with superb timing through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0 | 51.6 | 51.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Nathan Lyon does it again. Is that the Ashes for Australia? One can say they do have one hand on the urn. This is an absolute beauty from Lyon. He flights this up, full and on middle, gets it to grip and turn away sharply. Ben Stokes is drawn forward to a front foot defense but plays down the wrong line. It spins past the outside edge and rattles the top of off pole. Stokes just stands there in disappointment as he knows that the Ashes is slipping away from his side. England lose half their side now for 189, chasing 435 runs. |
| 0 | 51.5 | 51.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Drags his length back, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes stays back and tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 51.4 | 51.4: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, full and on middle, Ben Stokes defends it on the front foot. |
| 0 | 51.3 | 51.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Goes short and on middle, Ben Stokes moves back and punches it to short cover. |
| 1 | 51.2 | 51.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Floated, full and on middle, Zak Crawley reverse sweeps again and gets it past point for a single. |
| 0 | 51.1 | 51.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flighted, full and around middle, Zak Crawley goes down and reverse sweeps it to backward point. |
| 0 | 50.6 | 50.6: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Lands it on a nagging length again, and around off, Stokes leans on and bit and tentatively strokes it towards cover. |
| 0 | 50.5 | 50.5: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Hard length now, in the channel, Ben Stokes makes an assured leave as the ball goes straight on. |
| 0 | 50.4 | 50.4: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, Keeps the length full but slants it in towards middle and leg, Stokes nudges it across to short mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 50.3 | 50.3: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Crisp hit from Stokes! A bit fuller but well wide outside off, Ben Stokes gleefully accepts the invitation and hammers it through covers by going down on one knee and picks up a boundary. |
| 0 | 50.2 | 50.2: Scott Boland to Ben Stokes, That in-between length, lands it perfectly and attacks the off stump, Stokes solidly blocks it off. |
| 1 | 50.1 | 50.1: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Back of a length and angling in from around middle, Crawley uses the wrists and flicks it down to long leg for a single. |
| 0 | 49.6 | 49.6: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Bowls it quicker again and fuller on leg stump, Stokes nudges it away towards silly mid on. |
| 0 | 49.5 | 49.5: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Pushed through a bit more, on a nagging length and on off, Stokes presses back and defends it off. |
| 1 | 49.4 | 49.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flatter again, on a good length and on off, pushed away off the back foot and through mid off for a single. |
| 0 | 49.3 | 49.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, A bit flatter and on off, Crawley stays put and blocks it off. |
| 4 | 49.2 | 49.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Top shot! Tossed up, full and outside off, Zak Crawley leans across and fetches the sweep shot, hammering it hard and through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0 | 49.1 | 49.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flighted ball around off, Crawley leans on and bit and nudges it into the leg side. |
| 0 | 48.6 | 48.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On a hard length and over off, Ben Stokes presses back to defend, and it will be a maiden over for Mitchell Starc. |
| 0 | 48.5 | 48.5: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Shortish length, angled in towards the body, Stokes hops across to the off side and manages to shoulder his arms, letting the ball pass through to the keeper. |
| 0 | 48.4 | 48.4: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Starc hits the hard length and bowls it around off stump, Stokes blocks it off without a fuss. |
| 0 | 48.3 | 48.3: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, in and around off, Stokes stays put and taps it back onto the deck. |
| 0 | 48.2 | 48.2: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Banged in on a shorter length, well outside off and going straight on. Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 48.1 | 48.1: Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, A bit fuller, at 145.5 kph and angled into the pads, Stokes tucks it away to the man at short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 47.6 | 47.6: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Good take down the leg side from Alex Carey and Pat Cummins seemed to be interested in a caught behind appeal there. Quicker one, jammed down the leg side, Crawley misses the flick and Carey swoops in to his left. No one else heard a sound, and no review is taken either. |
| 0 | 47.5 | 47.5: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, On a dragged length, turns back in from well outside off, Crawley presses back to defend. |
| 0 | 47.4 | 47.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tosses it up, landing it full on off and middle, Crawley blocks it down the line. |
| 1 | 47.3 | 47.3: Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, Quicker and shorter around off, smacked away off the back foot to the left of long off for a single. |
| 0 | 47.2 | 47.2: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, OUT! TIMBER! He's only gone and done it again! Nathan Lyon comes back in and strikes gold for the Aussies and Harry Brook is looking perplexed as to what happened here. Lyon slows this one up, pulls the length back by a couple of inches, and gets the ball to turn back in big from outside off. Brook goes for the big reverse slog but misses it by a mile, and the ball just catches the outside part of the leg stump. Brook departs for 30 (56), and Australia finally manage to break a stand that was growing in confidence with every passing delivery. |
| 1 | 47.1 | 47.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up, fuller and on off, Crawley gets inside the line and shovels the sweep wide of short fine leg and towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 46.7 | 46.6: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Short of a length and angled in from outside off, this one shoots up off the deck, Brook dabs it down towards gully. |
| 1 | 46.6 | 46.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Banged in short again and angled just down leg, Crawley stays inside the line and pulls it down to fine leg for one more. |
| 1 | 46.5 | 46.4: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Short of a length and around off, Brook backs away and smacks it hard to deep backward point for just a single. No one on the boundary ropes in front of square on the off side right now. |
| 0 | 46.4 | 46.4: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Wide! Banged in quick and short outside off, Brook has a think about going for the pull but pulls out of the shot. The ball gets some extra lift off the deck, and it is called a wide, which Starc feels is not the right decision. |
| 1 | 46.3 | 46.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Another short ball, banged in even quicker at 147.4 kph and around off, Crawley stands tall and gets on top of the bounce, crunching it down to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 46.2 | 46.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, A well-directed short ball, at almost 147 kph and angled into the body. Crawley gets cramped up and misses the pull, copping a blow above the rib cage. |
| 1 | 46.1 | 46.1: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, A quick short ball at 144 kph, not quite shoulder height, and Brook pummels the pull to the left of deep square leg for a single. Marnus Labuschagne was lightning quick to cut that off in the deep. |
| 1 | 45.6 | 45.6: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Oh, another full toss, but Head gets away with it. This is on leg stump and Brook just tucks it away through square leg for a single. 13 off that over and England now need 264 more to win with 7 wickets in hand. |
| 1 | 45.5 | 45.5: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Bowled flatter and around off, turning it in, Crawley backs away and pushes it towards cover for a single. |
| 4 | 45.4 | 45.4: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, FOUR! That's begging to be hit! A juicy full toss around off, Zak Crawley stays put and hammers it to the right of mid off, and the ball rolls away into the fence. |
| 1 | 45.3 | 45.3: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Floated up around off again, reverse-swept without much timing and to the right of backward point for a single. |
| 4 | 45.2 | 45.2: Travis Head to Harry Brook, FOUR! That's been nailed! Tossed up on off stump, Harry Brook brings out another reverse sweep and hits it hard and over the backward point region for a boundary this time. |
| 2 | 45.1 | 45.1: Travis Head to Harry Brook, This is floated up on middle and leg, Harry Brook brings out the reverse sweep again and forces it uppishly through cover-point for a couple of runs more. The 50-run stand is up between these two! |
| 0 | 44.6 | 44.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, A bit fuller and pushed in from outside off, Crawley covers the line and defends with a straight bat. |
| 2 | 44.5 | 44.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Back of a length, cutting back in from outside off, Crawley takes a step to the off side and hits it into the turf, getting it through point for a couple of quick runs. Good running! |
| 2 | 44.4 | 44.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Very full and outside off, Crawley squeezes it away firmly and to the right of Nathan Lyon at deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 44.3 | 44.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Good length, angled into middle and leg, gets it to just stick into the deck. Crawley walks a bit to the off side and nearly gets squared up, just jabbing it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 44.2 | 44.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Oh, that could have been disastrous for Crawley! A chest-height short ball, right at the batter. Zak Crawley tries to get inside the line and pull, but gets it off the gloves, and it nearly drops back onto the stumps. |
| 1 | 44.1 | 44.1: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Easy for Brook over there. Back of a length and well wide outside off, Harry Brook hangs back and hits it square through the off side for a single. |
| 2 | 43.6 | 43.6: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Too full and on off, driven back past the bowler and to the left of Nathan Lyon at long on for a couple of runs. Good running! |
| 0 | 43.5 | 43.5: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Nagging length around off, Crawley watchfully defends. |
| 0 | 43.4 | 43.4: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Tossed up around off, blocked down the pitch by Crawley. |
| 2 | 43.3 | 43.3: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Fractionally short and outside off, punched away off the back foot and in front of square on the off side for a couple of runs in thedeep. The 150 also comes up for England. |
| 0 | 43.2 | 43.2: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Pushed through a bit quicker and fuller around off, Crawley blocks it off. |
| 0 | 43.1 | 43.1: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Oh, very lucky for Brook! Travis floats it fuller and around off stump, Harry Brook gives him the charge but fails to reach the pitch of the ball and nearly gets yorked. The ball clips the pads and rolls towards short third for a leg bye. |
| 1 | 42.6 | 42.6: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Back of a length and outside off, cut away off the back foot and past the point region for another easy single. Brook seems to have found some rhythm now. |
| 0 | 42.5 | 42.5: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Much fuller and brings the line back onto the stumps, Brook covers the line and keeps it out. |
| 1 | 42.4 | 42.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Back of a length and around off, Crawley hangs back and dabs it down behind point for another single. |
| 1 | 42.3 | 42.3: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Hard length now, outside off again, cut away to deep backward point again. This time the fielder is placed exactly over there and it will be a single. |
| 2 | 42.2 | 42.2: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Good length, pushed wide outside off, Brook reaches out and cuts it behind the fielder at deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 42.1 | 42.1: Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Comes around the wicket, going wider on the crease and bowls it shorter at the batter. Brook hops up and nudges it just into the leg side. |
| 0 | 41.6 | 41.6: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up on middle and leg, this one turns well down leg and Alex Carey does well to pouch it. |
| 1 | 41.5 | 41.5: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Tossed up on a shorter length and on the pads, nurdled away past short leg for a single by Brook. |
| 1 | 41.4 | 41.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up, full and around off, reverse-swept through the point region for a single. |
| 2 | 41.3 | 41.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Just drags the length back a touch and bowls it on off, Crawley rocks back and punches it away through the cover region and picks up a couple of easy runs. |
| 0 | 41.2 | 41.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up on the stumps, Crawley blocks it off. |
| 0 | 41.1 | 41.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, A polite appeal for caught behind but the umpire shakes his head. Flighted ball on middle, this one turns down the leg side, Crawley looks to push at it but the ball goes past the inside edge and again, it is a sharp take from Carey behind the stumps. |
| 0 | 40.6 | 40.6: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Nagging length on off and middle, slides straight on, Brook solidly blocks it off. |
| 0 | 40.5 | 40.5: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Hits the hard length again and bowls it outside off, Brook watches it well and taps it in front of the point region. |
| 0 | 40.4 | 40.4: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, On a hard length now and over middle, Brook tucks it away into the leg side. |
| 0 | 40.3 | 40.3: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Good length, in line with the stumps, blocked straight down the pitch by Brook. |
| 0 | 40.2 | 40.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Swift glovework from Alex Carey and the third umpire will have to have a look at this. Full and slanting down the leg side, Brook leans on to flick but misses and Carey whips off the bails in a flash. However, replays show that Brook never got his back leg off the ground and he is safe. |
| 4 | 40.1 | 40.1: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, FOUR! Harry Brook was itching to get a boundary away, and he finally gets a loose ball. Banged in a bit shorter and outside off, Brook forces it up and over the mid-wicket region and the ball trickles away into the fence. |
| 0 | 39.6 | 39.6: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Dragged length on off, turns back in but stays a fraction low. Crawley presses back and jams it out in front of mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 39.5 | 39.5: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Floated up on off, turning back in, this is nudged away into the leg side by Zak. |
| 1 | 39.4 | 39.4: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Nice and full again, on off, reverse-swept away just in front of square on the off side for a single. |
| 0 | 39.3 | 39.3: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Tossed up at the stumps, Brook advances and pushes it back to the bowler. Lyon keeps him on his toes by firing the ball back at him. |
| 2 | 39.2 | 39.2: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Flighted ball outside off, Harry Brook sets up fr the reverse sweep and nails it to the left of deep backward point. Scott Boland runs around and slides in to save a couple of runs for his side. |
| 1 | 39.1 | 39.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Bowled full and flat, just outside off, Zak Crawley plays the reverse sweep through backward point and gets a single. |
| 0 | 38.6 | 38.6: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Wider on the crease, a touch fuller and angled into the pads, Brook gets inside the line to flick but the ball brushes the pads and rolls behind to the keeper. Another maiden. |
| 0 | 38.5 | 38.5: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, That could have turned out really bad for Harry Brook and England. Brook premeditates and shuffles across the off stump but Boland sees him doing that and fires it full at the stumps. Brook just about manages to get the toe of the bat on it and nudges it to square leg. He even sets off for the single but has to quickly turn back. |
| 0 | 38.4 | 38.4: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Good length again, around off, angling it in, Brook prods halfway and defends it out. |
| 0 | 38.3 | 38.3: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Just back of a length, in and around off, Brook plays it late and with an angled bat, just to the left of Cameron Green at gully. |
| 0 | 38.2 | 38.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Pitches the ball fuller and in the channel around off, Brook opts to stay back in his crease and blocks it off. |
| 0 | 38.1 | 38.1: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Good-length delivery, in line with the off and middle stump, Brook hangs back and pushes it across into the on side. |
| 0 | 37.6 | 37.6: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up, nice and full around off, Crawley leans on to defend. A maiden for Lyon! |
| 0 | 37.5 | 37.5: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Floated up on a nagging length, tentatively played towards mid on. |
| 0 | 37.4 | 37.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Oh, that could have easily gone to hand. Drags the length back a touch and gets the ball to stick in the deck. Zak Crawley is caught on the crease and awkwardly flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 37.3 | 37.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Pushed through flatter and on off stump, Crawley presses back to defend. |
| 0 | 37.2 | 37.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Nicely tossed up, outside off, Zak Crawley looks to sweep but is beaten by the extra bounce and gets a thud on the pads. |
| 0 | 37.1 | 37.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flighted up, on the rough outside the right-hander's off stump, Crawley leans on to defend. |
| 0 | 36.6 | 36.6: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Touch full and on middle, clipped away to mid-wicket where Khawaja stops it. |
| 0 | 36.5 | 36.5: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, A lengthy appeal for LBW, but not given. Seemed to be going down leg with Carey's position behind the stumps. Boland is in chat with Cummins, but no one seems convinced enough and the timer runs out. Fires one on the leg stump line on a good length. Harry Brook is stuck on the crease and tries to work that across, but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears on the front pad. Hawk Eye shows that it would have missed the leg stump by a fair bit. |
| 0 | 36.4 | 36.4: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Fuller and straighter, around off. Crisply driven off the front foot to extra cover. Inglis with a diving stop to his right. |
| 1 | 36.3 | 36.3: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Length-delivery, outside off, Crawley steers it off the back foot to deep backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 36.2 | 36.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Short of a length, on middle, Harry Brook pulls it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 36.1 | 36.1: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Back of a length, outside off, dabbed towards gully. |
| 1 | 35.6 | 35.6: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Turns in from a length, explodes off the pitch. Brook steers off the back foot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 35.5 | 35.5: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Full and outside off, reverse sweeps it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 35.4 | 35.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, An off break that turns square with bounce on a length with a puff of dust. Left alone as it goes down leg. |
| 1 | 35.3 | 35.3: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, Full and on off, Brook shimmies down the track and drives it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 35.2 | 35.2: Nathan Lyon to Harry Brook, A big appeal for LBW, but not given. Carey is pre-occupied with what happened behind the stumps. Cummins jogs towards the bowler and has a chat. But they don't review. Height might be the factor. Sharp turn back in from off, on a good length. Harry Brook goes on the back foot and tries to nudge it across, but seems to have missed on the inside edge and wears on the front pad. Oh, UltraEdge shows that there was an inside edge involved. |
| 3 | 35.1 | 35.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, FIFTY FOR ZAK CRAWLEY! His 21st in Test cricket. This has been a controlled one from him. A half volley on off, driven down the ground to long off for three runs. |
| 0 | 34.6 | 34.6: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Stump-to-stump on a fuller length. Brook blocks it off the crease to mid on. |
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Nips in from a length, on middle. Harry Brook tucks it across to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 34.4 | 34.4: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, On a tight line and length, short on off, Brook gets right behind the line and drops it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 34.3 | 34.3: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Snaps his wrist and bangs it short, slanting into the batter. Brook nudges it to square leg off the back foot. |
| 0 | 34.2 | 34.2: Scott Boland to Harry Brook, Hammered on a length, on off, Brook weighs back and blocks it down the surface. |
| 1 | 34.1 | 34.1: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, With Carey standing up to the wickets, Boland lands it on a length, around off, Crawley heaves it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3 | 33.6 | 33.6: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, On a fuller length, around off, Zak Crawley works it straight down the ground and calls for two straightaway. The ball slows down in the outfield and Pat Cummins hunts it down from extra cover. Three taken. England need 313 runs, with 7 wickets in hand. |
| 1 | 33.5 | 33.5: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Full and outside off. Brook drives it along the ground to deep cover for a single. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Another overpitched delivery, on off, drilled to the right of the bowler. Head stops it on his follow-through. |
| 0 | 33.3 | 33.3: Travis Head to Harry Brook, A bit too full, on off, Brook plays off the back foot and bunts under his bat. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Aims the sticks, on a fuller length, Harry nudges it off the back foot to forward short leg. |
| 0 | 33.1 | 33.1: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Flat and full, outside off, Harry shimmies down a bit and pushes it back to Head. |
| 0 | 32.6 | 32.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, A little bit of nip into the batter from a length, Zak Crawley gets behind the line and watchfully keeps it out. |
| 0 | 32.5 | 32.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Nice and full, around off, Crawley covers the line and blocks it. |
| 4 | 32.4 | 32.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Clubbed! On a back of a length, outside off. Zak Crawley stands tall and pulls it across to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. That has been slapped off the middle. Zak moves to 43! |
| 0 | 32.3 | 32.3: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Full and straight on the fourth, Zak Crawley is solid in defence. |
| 1 | 32.2 | 32.2: Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, In-between length, outside off, Brook steers it by opening the bat face and gets a single at deep backward point. |
| 0 | 32.1 | 32.1: Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, In the channel, on a length, Harry presses forward and blocks it out. |
| 0 | 31.6 | 31.6: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, At 88.1 kph, full and on off. Zak Crawley takes a giant stride forward and smothers the spin. |
| 1 | 31.5 | 31.5: Travis Head to Harry Brook, He punches the short ball to deep cover for a single. |
| 0 | 31.4 | 31.4: Travis Head to Harry Brook, That one stays low, on a length, on middle. Harry Brook hangs deep in the crease and plays it early as the ball holds up a bit and chips it on the bounce to Head. |
| 1 | 31.3 | 31.3: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Tossed up fuller, outside off, Zak Crawley gets on the front foot and drives it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 31.2 | 31.2: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Fired in at the pads, on a length. Nudged off the back foot to backward square leg. |
| 1 | 31.1 | 31.1: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Short and outside off. Harry backs away and steers it to deep backward point for a single. Brook is off the mark with Nelson on the board. |
| 0 | 30.6 | 30.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, A real tempter, full and outside off, Zak Crawley resists and ignores. |
| 0 | 30.5 | 30.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Fires it full and on off, Zak Crawley presses forward and drives it to mid off, beating Cummins' dive to his left on the follow-through. |
| 0 | 30.4 | 30.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, A searing bumper on the leg stump line. Zak sways inside the firing line and lets it fly back to the keeper. |
| 0 | 30.3 | 30.3: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Short of a good length, around off, Zak Crawley hops and dabs it into the off side. |
| 0 | 30.2 | 30.2: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Slows it up, on a fuller length, Crawley flicks it with soft hands to widish mid-wicket. Zak sniffs a single, but Brook sends him back as Head misses his shy at the striker's end. |
| 0 | 30.1 | 30.1: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Pitched full and around off, Zak prods forward and drives it dead straight as the ball smashes into the stumps at the non-striker's end. |
| 0 | 29.6 | 29.6: Travis Head to Harry Brook, On a length, on the stumps, spinning in. Brook steers it to the leg side, in front of square. |
| 0 | 29.5 | 29.5: Travis Head to Harry Brook, Full and flat, on off. A nice forward lunge as Brook blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 29.4 | 29.4: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Full and on the stumps, Crawley plays with the spin and works it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 29.3 | 29.3: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Pushed full and on middle, eased back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 29.2 | 29.2: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Full and just outside off, Crawley defends off the front foot. It goes off the outer half to point. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Another one, almost! Good length ball, gripping and turning sharply back from outside off. Crawley gets forward to defend, but the inside edge balloons to the right of short leg and drops safely. |
| 0 | 28.6 | 28.6: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The skipper strikes yet again and provides a massive breakthrough for Australia. For the 13th time in Test cricket, Cummins has dismissed Root. On a hard length, in the channel on off. Seams in and then nips away off the pitch. Root just cannot resist himself from poking at it and gets a thin outside edge behind to the keeper. Carey makes no mistake with a simple gather behind. Joe Root is livid with himself and punches the bat in frustration, letting out a huge grunt. The English premier batter departs for a well-constructed 39 (63). The 78-run partnership is broken and England are 109/3, needing 326 runs. |
| 0 | 28.5 | 28.5: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Fuller one, around off, Root strides across on the front foot and drives it straight to the point fielder. |
| 0 | 28.4 | 28.4: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Hits the hard length, on middle. Root defends it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 28.3 | 28.3: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Back of a length, around off, knocked off the back foot to extra cover. |
| 0 | 28.2 | 28.2: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Slams the deck hard, on top of off. Root walks across and blocks it off. |
| 0 | 28.1 | 28.1: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Aims the stumps, full in length. Root blocks it straight back from the crease. |
| 1 | 27.6 | 27.6: Travis Head to Joe Root, Length ball, nudged across to square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 27.5 | 27.5: Travis Head to Joe Root, Head lands it on the rough outside off and gets a sharp turn into the batter. Root leans forward and pads it away. A lengthy appeal for LBW, but the umpire, Ahsan Raza, is unmoved. Head is pleading, but nothing doing. Cummins has a chat with the keeper and Head and goes upstairs. Quite unusual from Root as he didn't offer any shot. Ball Tracking saves him as the ball is crashing on the off pole on the umpire's call. Just nearly. The on-field decision is upheld. The review stays for Australia, and so does Root for England. |
| 1 | 27.4 | 27.4: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Full and outside off, Crawley leans on and drives it through extra cover for a single. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Travis Head to Zak Crawley, Spins in from a length, on middle. Zak nudges it off the back foot to mid on. |
| 1 | 27.2 | 27.2: Travis Head to Joe Root, Tossed up on a length, outside off, Root cuts it late to backward point for a single. |
| 0 | 27.1 | 27.1: Travis Head to Joe Root, Starts with a drag-downer, on middle. Root backs away and punches it to mid on. |
| 0 | 26.6 | 26.6: Cameron Green to Joe Root, A big shout for LBW, but turned down! Good length and on middle, angling in a bit. Joe Root looks to flick it away but his head falls and he misses it to get hit on the pads. It rolls away towards short fine, and the batters cross for a leg bye. Pat Cummins has a chat with Cameron Green but does not take the review. It looked like going down the leg side anyway. THAT WILL ALSO BE TEA FOR DAY 4! |
| 1 | 26.5 | 26.5: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Pitched up and on middle, Zak Crawley clips it through square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 26.4 | 26.4: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Back of a length and on off, straightens a bit, Zak Crawley leaves it alone. |
| 4 | 26.3 | 26.3: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Top shot! Goes full again and just around off. Zak Crawley frees his arms to reach out for it and caresses it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 26.2 | 26.2: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Fuller and on off, Zak Crawley drives it to mid off. |
| 1 | 26.1 | 26.1: Cameron Green to Joe Root, Short of a length and around off, Joe Root steers it through point for a single. 100 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 1 | 25.6 | 25.6: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Darts this one full and on middle, Joe Root works it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 0 | 25.5 | 25.5: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Drags his length back, on off, Joe Root keeps it out to the off side. |
| 0 | 25.4 | 25.4: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on middle, Joe Root clips it away wide of the bowler, where Nathan Lyon quickly moves to his right to make a fine diving stop. |
| 1 | 25.3 | 25.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Short again and on middle, Zak Crawley forces it towards long on for another run. |
| 1 | 25.2 | 25.2: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Flatter, short and on off, Joe Root stays back and punches it to cover for a run. |
| 1 | 25.1 | 25.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Floated, full and on middle, Zak Crawley reverse sweeps it to deep point for a single. |
| 1 | 24.6 | 24.6: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Pitched up and on middle, Zak Crawley drives it past the bowler and to the left of mid on for a quick one. |
| 0 | 24.5 | 24.5: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Touch fuller and around off, Zak Crawley pushes it to short cover. |
| 0 | 24.4 | 24.4: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Good length and on middle, Zak Crawley nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 24.3 | 24.3: Cameron Green to Joe Root, Short of a length and on middle, Joe Root pulls it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 24.2 | 24.2: Cameron Green to Joe Root, In the blockhole, on middle, Joe Root jams it out to mid on. |
| 1 | 24.1 | 24.1: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Fuller and around leg, Zak Crawley flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 23.6 | 23.6: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Quicker one, shortish and on middle, Joe Root keeps it out well. |
| 0 | 23.5 | 23.5: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Drags his length back, on middle, Joe Root defends it on the back foot. |
| 4 | 23.4 | 23.4: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, FOUR! Nicely done! Floated, full and just around off. Joe Root goes down and gently paddles it away. He gets it past short third, and the rest is done by the quick outfield as it races to the fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 23.3 | 23.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flighted, full and on off, Zak Crawley strides out and taps it to cover for a run. |
| 0 | 23.2 | 23.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up, full and on off, Zak Crawley prods forward and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 23.1 | 23.1: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Shorter in length and on off, Joe Root moves back and pats it towards cover for a single. |
| 1 | 22.6 | 22.6: Cameron Green to Joe Root, Hard length and outside off, Joe Root cuts it to deep point for one. |
| 4 | 22.5 | 22.5: Cameron Green to Joe Root, FOUR! Deft touch! Bangs this into the pitch, on off, nips back in a bit. Joe Root sways away a bit and lets it come to him. He uses the pace on the ball to steer it between first slip and gully for a boundary. |
| 0 | 22.4 | 22.4: Cameron Green to Joe Root, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Joe Root clips it straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 22.3 | 22.3: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, Back of a length and around middle, Zak Crawley pulls it to deep square leg for a run. That brings up the 50-run partnership between these two batters. |
| 0 | 22.2 | 22.2: Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, There's that extra bounce! Cameron Green lands this on a hard length and on off, takes off and shapes away a bit too. Zak Crawley looks to push at it from the crease but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 22.1 | 22.1: Cameron Green to Joe Root, Short of a length and around off, Joe Root steers it through point for a single. |
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.6: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Loops it up, full and on midddle, Zak Crawley defends it on the front foot. |
| 1 | 21.5 | 21.5: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Slows it up, full and on off, Joe Root goes for the reverse paddle but miscues it off the toe-end to the right of the keeper for one. |
| 1 | 21.4 | 21.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flatter, full and on off, Zak Crawley reverse sweeps it to deep point for for a single. |
| 4 | 21.3 | 21.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Lovely shot! Floated, full and around off. Zak Crawley gets a big stride out, plays it with a still head, and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 21.2 | 21.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flighted, full and on middle, Zak Crawley blocks it out. |
| 0 | 21.1 | 21.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, A big appeal for LBW, but turned down! Tossed up, full and on off, turns in a bit. Zak Crawley presses forward to clip it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pat Cummins has a chat with Lyon but does not take the review. It turns out to be the right call as Ball Tracking shows that the impact is umpire's call and the ball is also spinning away past the leg stump. |
| 0 | 20.6 | 20.6: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Pitched up and on middle and off, Joe Root is solid in his defense. MAIDEN OVER! |
| 0 | 20.5 | 20.5: Scott Boland to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root pats it towards short cover. |
| 0 | 20.4 | 20.4: Scott Boland to Joe Root, A bit fuller and on off, Joe Root gets forward and pushes it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 20.3 | 20.3: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Joe Root stays back and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 20.2 | 20.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Good length and on off, nips back in a bit, Joe Root watches it through and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 20.1 | 20.1: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Short of a length and on off, Joe Root dabs it down to gully. |
| 0 | 19.6 | 19.6: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Shortish and on middle, turns in, Zak Crawley clips it towards square leg and wants the run, but is sent back and rightly so. |
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.5: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Drags his length back, on middle, Zak Crawley pats it down to short leg. |
| 4 | 19.4 | 19.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Gets it away! Tossed up, full and around off. Zak Crawley goes down and drags his sweep beautifully in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. These two are trying to put Lyon under a bit of pressure here. |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Goes short and on off, Zak Crawley moves back and blocks it out well. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flighted, full and on off, turns in, Zak Crawley goes down for the reverse sweep but fails to connect and gets hit on the pads. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Floated, short and on middle, turns in, Joe Root flicks it off the back foot through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Fuller one and on off, Zak Crawley pushes it to short cover. |
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.5: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Back of a length and on off, Zak Crawley stays back as Alex Carey is up to the stumps. He pats it down towards short cover. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Touch fuller and on middle, Zak Crawley clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 18.3 | 18.3: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Good length and on off, Joe Root guides it past point for a single. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, BEAUTY! Scott Boland lands this on a good length and on off, angles in, and then shapes away after hitting the deck. Joe Root shuffles across to play at it but gets squared up as the ball zips past the outside edge. Has a smile on his face, but that was really close. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Short of a length and on off, Joe Root stays back and dabs it towards point. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Slows it up, full and on middle, Zak Crawley blocks it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 17.5 | 17.5: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Pushed through quicker, full and on off, turns in. Joe Root gets down and across to paddle it but misses as it goes off his pads towars short fine. A leg bye taken. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flatter, full and on off, Zak Crawley swipes it away to deep mid-wicket for another run. |
| 1 | 17.3 | 17.3: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on off, Joe Root gets down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 17.2 | 17.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flighted, full and on middle, Zak Crawley tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 17.1 | 17.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Floated, full and on middle, turns in. Zak Crawley goes down across to paddle it away. It bounces a bit extra and takes the gloves before rolling towards fine leg. Two taken. |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.6: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Short of a length and on off, Joe Root dabs it down to gully. |
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Hard length and on off, holds its line. Joe Root takes a couple of steps forward and across to steer it to point. |
| 1 | 16.4 | 16.4: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Fuller and on middle, Zak Crawley clips it wide of mid on, where Pat Cummins slides to his right to make a good stop. They cross. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Back of a length and on middle, Zak Crawley keeps it out on the deck. |
| 0 | 16.2 | 16.2: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Hard length and on off, Zak Crawley pats it on the pitch and the bounce takes it over the bowler towards mid off. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Good length and on off, nips back in a bit, Zak Crawley watches it through and leaves it alone. |
| 4 | 15.6 | 15.6: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, FOUR! The other way this time! Nathan Lyon gives this one some more air, full and on off. Joe Root goes down again, changes his grip early, and plays the reverse sweep to perfection to the deep third fence for another boundary. 9 runs off Lyon's first over. |
| 4 | 15.5 | 15.5: Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, FOUR! Nice shot! Flighted, full and on middle and leg. Joe Root gets down on one knee and absolutely nails the sweep to the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 15.4 | 15.4: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Flatter, full and on middle, Zak Crawley goes down and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 15.3 | 15.3: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Another appeal, but turned down! Slows it up, full and on middle, turns in sharply. Zak Crawley misses his flick and it goes off his pads to the keeper. Lyon already asking a few tough questions here. |
| 0 | 15.2 | 15.2: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, A shout for a bat pad, but not given! Floated, full and on middle, turns in. Zak Crawley strides out to defend but misses. It lobs up off his pads to the right of short leg, where Travis Head dives and takes a one-handed catch. |
| 0 | 15.1 | 15.1: Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Hmm... showing intent right away! Tossed up, full and on middle, Zak Crawley reverse sweeps it nicely but straight to point. |
| 1 | 14.6 | 14.6: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Pitched up and on middle, Zak Crawley flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Hard length and on off, angling in, Zak Crawley steps across and clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 14.4 | 14.4: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Back of a length and on off, nips back in a bit, Zak Crawley watches it through and leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Touch fuller and on off, Zak Crawley steers it towards point. Josh Inglis shows a bit of his football skills and juggles the ball. The crowd enjoyed it. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root guides it off the outer half of the bat wide of gully. Cameron Green dives to his right but fails to stop it. However, Nathan Lyon at point dives to his left to stop it. A single taken. Also, 50 up for England, |
| 0 | 14.1 | 14.1: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Good length and around off, Joe Root presses forward and blocks it out towards short cover. |
| 0 | 13.7 | 13.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Full and at 135.1 kph, on off. Zak Crawley lunges forward and blocks it solidly. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Zips through the deck, outside off, left alone by Crawley. |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, A pearler! Lands it outside off, on a fuller length, nips away a fraction across the bat face and beats Zak on his forward defence. This has been some spell from Cummins. |
| 1 | 13.4 | 13.3: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Short of a good length, on off and middle, Joe Root hops on the toes and nudges it with soft hands to deep backward square leg. Pushes hard for the first one but Beau Webster charges in off the ropes and prevents the second run. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Zeroing in on off, full in length. Joe leans on and defends it to the off side. Cummins has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Back of a length, on off, Root blocks down the pitch. |
| 1 | 13.1 | 13.1: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Full and around off, Zak shuffles outside off and clips it past mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Scott Boland to Joe Root, EDGED, DOES NOT CARRY! Almost a similar delivery to which Pope was dismissed. Good-length delivery, straightening up on off. Joe Root plays from the crease and goes with soft hands. Gets a thick outside edge, but it goes on the bounce to Khawaja at first slip and deflects away. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Back of a length, outside off, nudged off the back foot by Root, but he cannot get past Beau Webster's big buckets. |
| 2 | 12.4 | 12.4: Scott Boland to Joe Root, On a hard length, at the pads, worked through square leg for a couple. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Folds back in from the fourth stump, Root defends it to point. |
| 0 | 12.2 | 12.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Length-delivery, outside off, dabbed with soft hands to gully. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Beats the bat immediately! Root walks forward to negate any sort of movement on a good length. It nips away just enough to beat Root on his back foot defence, squaring him up. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Hits the deck hard, outside off, no shot offered. |
| 2 | 11.5 | 11.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Excellent commitment in the field! Short ball, on top of off. Crawley stands tall and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket. Jake Weatherald dives across and fumbles a bit, but he is quick to recover. Two taken. England need 391 runs now. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Cummins bowls from a wider angle and slants it into Crawley on a good length. The English opener defends it watchfully to mid on. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.3: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, At 134.7 kph, full and on that fourth-fifth stump line. Root draws the front foot out and steers it past point for a single. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Hard length, on off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Good channel! A tempter from Cummins, just outside off, nipping away a shade. Root just withdraws his bat inside the line to leave. |
| 1 | 10.6 | 10.6: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Thunders in on a length, outside off, Root plays it deliberately late between point and gully for a single. |
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Outside off, on a length, Root ignores. |
| 4 | 10.4 | 10.4: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, FOUR! Root is off the mark! Very full, on the leg stump line. Joe Root gets a bit across and flicks it to deep backward square leg for a boundary. Starc isn't too pleased with the landing area just yet. |
| 0 | 10.3 | 10.3: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Shoots it full and wide on off, Root offers no shot. |
| 1 | 10.2 | 10.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Short of a good length, on middle and leg, nudged off the back foot to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4 | 10.1 | 10.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! That's just pinged off his blade! Too full from Starc, outside off, Zak Crawley presses forward and creams it through extra cover for a cracking boundary. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Pumps it on a good length, on top of middle. Root gets behind the line and defends it across. |
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.5: Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Seams away, outside off, on a length. Root leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, OUT! NICKED BEHIND! A screamer of a catch from Marnus Labuschagne. Consistent bowling in the channel brings the reward for the Aussie skipper. It is fractionally full, slightly outside off, Pope cannot resist from poking at it on the front foot. Ekes out a thick outside edge as the ball straightens a touch. Dips low and left to the second slip. Marnus Labuschagne shows great flexibility as he dives and stretches out his left hand to scoop the ball one-handed. And he is off in celebration like a happy little kid, with his teammates joining him for that stunner. Ollie Pope departs for 17 (29) and England are 31/2, needing 404 runs. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Short at 139.3 kph, outside off. Pope is rushed on the back foot and tries to pull it, but cops a blow on the elbow before the ball brushes the helmet grille. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Length ball, on off, Pope bunts it straight. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, BEATEN! Lovely bowling! Angles in and then seams away from a fuller length, on the fourth stump. A tempter to which Pope draws the front foot forward to block, and gets beaten by the zipper. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Starc keeps causing trouble! He lands it on a good length, and gets it to nip back in on off. Zak Crawley tentatively tries to block, but gets an inside edge and the ball caves behind the flap of the back pad. |
| 1 | 8.5 | 8.5: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Length-delivery, on the leg stump. Pope nudges behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, At 144.1 kph, this one jags back in a long way, on a good length. Ollie Pope is off-balanced while trying to negotiate that and gets slammed on the back thigh pad. |
| 2 | 8.3 | 8.3: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, outside off, Pope opens the bat's face at the point of contact and guides it between gully and backward point. Lyon from backward point chases it with a slide. Two taken. |
| 0 | 8.2 | 8.2: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Slammed on a hard length, around off. Pope ignores. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Slides across off, full, Pope leaves on the front foot. |
| 0 | 7.7 | 7.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, A teaser from Cummins at 135 kph, just outside off, Crawley leaves it on a length. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, On top of off, Crawley hangs back and taps it to cover. Uh, oh! Cummins has overstepped. Umpire Ahsan Raza signals No Ball. |
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Closer to the stumps, on a fuller length. Crawley dinks it to mid on. |
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Feeds on a good length, on off, Crawley defends with a forward press. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Speared in full, on the fourth stump. Crawley leans on and defends it to point. |
| 1 | 7.2 | 7.2: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Tap and run! Full and on off, Pope presses forward and eases it towards extra cover for a single. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Outside off, a length ball, left alone by Pope. |
| 0 | 6.6 | 6.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, At 144 kph, miles outside off, full in length. Crawley is happy to see that off. |
| 1 | 6.5 | 6.5: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, The length is dragged back on a length, outside leg. Pope shuffles across and glances it towards deep backward square leg for one more. |
| 4 | 6.4 | 6.4: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, FOUR! That will make him feel confident! A bit too full and outside off. Ollie Pope gets his hands through the line and drives it to the right of point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Straighter this time, outside off and full. Ollie Pope gets on the front foot and drives it off the toe end towards mid off. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Lovely delivery! Boomerangs back in and around the off pole, full in length. Pope strides across and offers no shot. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Touch full, on off, blocked off the front foot to short extra cover. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Good-length delivery, outside off, Zak steps forward and steers it to backward point. |
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, On a nagging length, outside off, Zak leaves. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, PEACH! In-between length, straightens up a bit from off, Zak Crawley stands tall, plays inside the line and the ball flirts past his blade on the way to the keeper. |
| 1 | 5.3 | 5.3: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Nip-backer on a good length, Pope gets across and tucks it between square leg and mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Straighter and fuller, on middle. Ollie Pope leans on and blocks it under his eyes. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, POPE IS BEATEN! Seams away from the good length, just outside off. Ollie Pope is squared up on the back foot defence and gets beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Nips away from off, on a length. Well left by Crawley. |
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Length ball at the pads, flicked off the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Just outside off, good length, Crawley leaves as the ball keeps nibbling away. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Hits the deck hard around middle and leg. Crawley hangs back and solidly knocks it down the strip. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Slanting outside off, on a hard length. Zak leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR LEG BYES! Back of length, outside leg. Zak gets inside to nudge it around the corner, but misses. The ball deflects of the thigh pad and races away to the deep fine leg fence. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, BEAUTY! Nearly draws the edge! Hones in on a fuller length, on the fifth stump line, getting it to just straighten up. Ollie Pope is sucked onto the front foot and tries to block but gets beaten on the outside edge by a kitten-whisker. |
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Just outside off, slightly short, Pope covers the line and decides to leave. |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.4: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, EDGED, FOUR! Inglis was in the game at third slip. Cuts away from a fuller length, around off. Ollie Pope is drawn forward and pushes at it with hard hands. It goes off the outside edge and shoots flat, between gully and the diving Inglis at third slip before running to the fence behind. |
| 1 | 3.3 | 3.3: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, And Crawley's away! Hard length, angling in at the pads. Crawley rides the bounce and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Beauty! Just around the off stump, on a length. Zak covers the stumps and makes a tight leave. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Nip and bounce into the batter, on a good length, on off. Zak Crawley drags the bat in front and defends it off the inner half to the leg side. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Slants across off on a good length. Left alone by Pope. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Fuller ball, on the leg stump line. Pope tries to flick, but closes the bat face a bit early. The leading edge is found and the ball rolls towards point. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, On a hard length, at 141.3 kph, extra bounce outside off. Ollie Pope defends it off the front foot and it goes off the splice to backward point. Could have gone anywhere. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Wide across the off stump, on a good length. Pope offers no shot. |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2.2: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Much fuller, swinging in from middle. Pope flicks off the pads to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, FOUR BYES! Oh, hello? That has taken off from the runway like a flight. Short from Starc, angling across off. Ollie Pope hangs his bat in the air and leaves. The ball flies over Carey, who stretches his hands over his head and leaps to grab, but parries it off the gloves behind to the ropes. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, BEAUTY! Cummins bangs it on a good length, just around off. Zak Crawley is squared up on the back foot, tries to block it out, but the ball straightens up and zips past the outside edge. And that will be LUNCH on Day 4! |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, In the channel of off, on a length, Zak blocks it back to the bowler. He does some gardening to delay. And Cummins now joins in cheekily and adjusts his shoelaces. It's all happening out there, and the crowd is going wild as Crawley backs away when Cummins is about to deliver the final ball. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Short and on top of middle, Zak Crawley gets right behind it and bunts it down the strip. |
| 1 | 1.3 | 1.3: Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Length ball, outside off, nipping away, driven on the up through cover and mid off for a single. Pope is off the mark. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN SAFELY! Brilliant comeback from Cummins. Proper Test match bowling. England's vulnerability against the new ball and their opening partnership struggles continue. The Aussie skipper cranks it up and lands it on a good length, wide outside off. It straightens just enough from the pitch and tempts the southpaw to poke at it. Duckett loosely hangs his bat away from his body with no footwork and gets a thick outside edge. It flies towards Marnus Labuschagne at second slip, who makes no mistake with a regulation grab. A nothing shot, really. Could have easily left alone. But that's what lack of confidence does to you. Ben Duckett goes for 4 (2) and England are 4/1, chasing 435 runs. |
| 4 | 1.1 | 1.1: Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Off the mark straightaway! The ball has travelled to the ropes in no time. Cummins begins from around the stumps and lands it full, on middle, angling back in. Ben Duckett whips off the front foot through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Hammers it on a good length, angling across off, Zak Crawley rides the bounce and dabs it to backward point. Starc starts off with a MAIDEN! |
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Aims the sticks, does Starc, clocking 144 kph, on a fullish length. Zak Crawley gets on the front foot and defends it out. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, BEATEN! That's the one that angles in and then seams away, fractionally fuller and in the channel of uncertainty. Zak Crawley is sucked on the front foot to defend, but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Bashed hard on a length, on top of off, at 142.5 kph. Zak Crawley hangs back and blocks it solidly to the leg side. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Closer to off pole, swings back in late from a length, Zak Crawley prods half-forward and dabs it with soft hands to gully. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Stars off with a length-delivery, at 146.6 kph, with a gentle inward shape, outside off. Crawley leaves. |