Zak Crawley(39 | 52)*
Joe Root(20 | 28)
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| 0 | 13.7 | 13.6: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, No run. |
7 Over | Run: 64/2 | Run Rate: 4.57
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.5: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Scott hits the hard length, on off, Zak Crawley dead bats it. |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.5: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, WIDE! Bumper, around off, Zak Crawley leaves it as this was a bit too high. Wide called. |
| 0 | 13.4 | 13.4: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Good length, angling into the batter. Zak Crawley pushes this to mid on. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, On a length, wide of off, Zak Crawley plays a front foot defensive stroke and keeps it out. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, On a length around off, Zak Crawley looks to smash this down the ground but gets his bat twisted in his hands at the time of connection with the ball. Ends up rolling it to short mid on. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Good length, wide of off, Zak Crawley leaves it all alone. |
| 1 | 12.6 | 12.6: Brendan Doggett to Zak Crawley, Short and wide of off, Zak Crawley rises on top of it and glides this to deep cover for one. |
6 Over | Run: 63/2 | Run Rate: 4.85
| 3 | 12.5 | 12.5: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, Gorgeous looking drive from Joe and he adds three more to his tally. Pitched up, on off, Joe Root strides right on top of the bounce of this delivery and plays the cover drive well. Gets three here. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, On a length, drifting down the leg, Joe Root gets inside the line and shadows the flick. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, Back of a length, at the sticks, Joe Root hops up on his toes and jams this back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 12.2 | 12.2: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, Another one banged short and off, Joe Root plays this late and cuts this to a deepish backward point for nothing. |
| 1 | 12.1 | 12.1: Brendan Doggett to Zak Crawley, Doggett hits the hard length around off, Zak Crawley goes onto his back foot and punches this to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Scott Boland to Joe Root, In the channel on off, on a good length, Joe stabs it down beside the strip on the off side. |
6 Over | Run: 58/2 | Run Rate: 4.83
| 4 | 11.5 | 11.5: Scott Boland to Joe Root, FOUR! Lovely shot! Boland delivers it full, on off, Root presents the full face of the bat and just strokes it past mid off to his right for a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Jagging back in, on a good length, around the off pole. Joe hops and makes the leave. |
| 2 | 11.3 | 11.3: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Full and around off, Root walks across the stumps and clips it off the pads past square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, A surprise yorker from Boland, right in the blockhole, on off. Root gets his bat down to keep it out. |
| 1 | 11.1 | 11.1: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, This is on a hard length, outside off, Crawley lets the ball come to him and taps it in front of point for a single. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, On a back of a length, on middle. Root hangs back to defend. |
6 Over | Run: 51/2 | Run Rate: 4.64
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, Digs it on a hard length, outside off, Root offers no shot. |
| 3 | 10.4 | 10.4: Brendan Doggett to Zak Crawley, Delivers it on a length, around off, Zak Crawley drives it on up to the left of mid off. Jake Weatherald sprints to his right from deep cover and bends to flick the ball towards Travis Head, who converges from mid off. Head gets his hands high over his head but the ball bursts through to clip him on the head. That allows the batters to cross over for the third run. 50 comes up for England! |
| 0 | 10.3 | 10.3: Brendan Doggett to Zak Crawley, Bowls it on a length, on off, Zak defends it out. |
| 3 | 10.2 | 10.2: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, Short and wide on off, Root arches back and closes the bat face to keep the cut along the ground. Plays it through covers, Jake Weatherald gives it a chase and slides to save a run for his side. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Brendan Doggett to Joe Root, On a back of a length, outside off, Root lets it be. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Gone? Australia don't go for the review. The LBW was out of question as the impact looked outside the line but did Zak Crawley get some bat on it? On a length, outside off, Crawley walks across the stumps and has a swipe across the line. Gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball clips the flap of the back pad before going behind to the keeper. The UltraEdge shows no bat involved. |
6 Over | Run: 45/2 | Run Rate: 4.50
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.5: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Hurls it on a nagging length, outside off, Zak Crawley makes the leave. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Fuller and on middle, Crawley whips it to mid on. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Beaten! In the corridor of off, on a good length, Zak Crawley was better off leaving it alone but ended up presenting a straight bat for the block. Gets beaten past the outside edge. |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Good cricket! Nipping back in, on a length, around off, Root walks across to get behind the line. Drops it beside the strip on the off side for a quick single. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Angled in, on a back of a length, on middle. Crawley turns it through square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 8.6 | 8.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, On a hard length, on off, Zak hangs back and sets up to work it across the line with a closed bat face. Gets a leading edge and the ball pops up but well in front of mid off. They cross. |
6 Over | Run: 43/2 | Run Rate: 4.78
| 4 | 8.5 | 8.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Uppish but wide enough! Not a lot of movement on this ball, on a length. Crawley pushes out in front of his body and plays an uppish drive. Starc sticks out his left hand but the ball flies past him and races away. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Starc serves it full and this tails back in late, on the off pole. Crawley keeps the front pad out of the harm's way and keeps it out down the deck. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR BYES! Dug in short by Starc, over the right shoulder. Zak Crawley tries to take it on and swings for the pull but the ball flies over his blade. The ball keeps rising and goes over the leaping Alex Carey for a boundary. |
| 2 | 8.2 | 8.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Hurls it full, pushed across the right-hander. No foot movement from Zak, just hands. Plays a lofted drive to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Bashes the hard length, over off, Zak Crawley stands tall and drops it with soft hands on the off side. |
| 1 | 7.6 | 7.6: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, On a length, outside off, Crawley plays a bit away from his body but does not push at it. Lets the ball come to him and caresses it through covers for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 32/2 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, Fuller in length, outside off, Zak Crawley shoulders arms. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Zip back into the right-hander off the deck, on a back of a length, on off and middle. Root pushes out in front and ekes out an inside edge that goes down to deep fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Scott Boland to Joe Root, This is banged in short, outside off, Root rises with the bounce and gets his hands high. Plays it with an angled bat away from his body towards point. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Scott Boland to Joe Root, In the corridor of off, on a short of a length, nipping back in. Joe covers the off stump and makes the leave. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Scott Boland to Joe Root, Over off, on a back of a length, Root hops and taps it beside the strip on the off side. |
| 0 | 6.6 | 6.6: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Starc goes searching for the one that swings back into the right-hander. Tries to go full, but it ends up being a low full toss, curving in towards the off pole. Crawley takes it on the full and jams it out to mid on. |
6 Over | Run: 30/2 | Run Rate: 4.29
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, At 143.9 kph, full and angling across, firmly driven to mid off. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Lands it on a length, around off, Crawley knocks it to mid off. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Even fuller and the line stays wide, Crawley reaches out and tries to squeeze it out but misses. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Full and wide on off again, this time, Zak resists and lets it be. |
| 2 | 6.1 | 6.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, In the air...but safe! Full and wide on off, Crawley cannot resist and goes hard at it away from his body. The ball gets sliced off the outer half but well away from the man at deep point to his left. Two runs taken. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Michael Neser to Joe Root, Nearly sneaked through! Jagging back in, on a good length, outside the line of the off stump. Root presses half-forward to stab it down. The ball cuts back in to catch the inside edge, and it deflects onto the back leg before dribbling behind towards the keeper. |
6 Over | Run: 28/2 | Run Rate: 4.67
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Michael Neser to Joe Root, Around the off stump, on a length, Joe covers the line and blocks it off. |
| 3 | 5.4 | 5.4: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Goes full, does Neser, on off and middle. Zak presses forward and wrists it to the right of mid on. Scott Boland goes after it and hauls it in with a slide. Three runs taken. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, In the channel on off, on a back of a length, Crawley does well here not to follow the ball and defends inside the line as the ball sneaks past the blade. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, A sharp and quick bumper, over the right shoulder, Zak Crawley initially looked to take it one, but in the end, decided to drop his wrists and sways away. |
| 2 | 5.1 | 5.1: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Neser delivers it full, on off and middle. Crawley gets on the front foot and flicks it off the stumps through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Angling away, on a back of a length, Root gets on his toes and taps the ball on its head. Plays it straight to backward point. |
6 Over | Run: 23/2 | Run Rate: 4.60
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Attacking the stumps with a full ball, swinging back into the right-hander. Root hangs back but manages to keep it out by bringing his bat out in front. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Pushes the length up, outside off, Root shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Into the surface, on middle and leg. Joe gets on his toes and fends it down on the leg side. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Full and pushed a bit wide on off, Root is happy to let it go. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Serves it full, around off, Crawley presses forward and eases it wide of cover for a single. |
| 1 | 3.6 | 3.6: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Fuller and on middle, Crawley works it wide of mid on for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 22/2 | Run Rate: 5.50
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Gone? Michael Neser thinks Zak Crawley has edged it but gets no support from the men behind the bat. On a back of a length, around off, Zak stays on the back foot for the block but the ball straightens off the deck to whistle past the outside edge and it is taken behind by Alex Carey. Well, well, the UltraEdge shows a scratch but it is after the ball has gone past the bat. Wonder how it would have panned out had Australia reviewed it. |
| 4 | 3.4 | 3.4: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Width offered and Zak Crawley cashes in! Pitched up but a bit too wide on off, swinging away. Crawley reaches out for it and cracks the drive past cover for a boundary. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Oh, that came back a long way! A sharp nip-backer from Neser, on a back of a length, on off. Zak is cut in half due to the seam movement. The ball brushes the back pad and dribbles towards the slip cordon. |
| 4 | 3.2 | 3.2: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Easy pickings. Too full, sliding onto the pads. Zak Crawley does not miss out as he flicks it away off the pads behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 2 | 3.1 | 3.1: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, At 134.1 kph, on a length, on off, Crawley takes a step across and pushes at it. Gets an outside edge that goes behind point. Cameron Green gives it a chase and pushes the ball away from the fence. Two runs taken. |
| 4 | 2.6 | 2.6: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, FOUR! Edged away! Nipping away off the deck, on a back of a length, on top of off. Root hangs back to deal with it but gets squared up as the ball leaves him. The outside edge dips in front of first slip, where Steve Smith dives to his left from second slip. Only manages to get fingertips to it and it goes past Marnus Labuschagne at first slip for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 11/2 | Run Rate: 3.67
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, A play and a miss! Keeps it full and this goes away from the right-hander. Joe does not move his feet at all and goes for the drive with his hands. Gets beaten past the outside edge. |
| 2 | 2.4 | 2.4: Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Fuller and curving back into the pads. Root brings his wrists into play and stays balanced at the crease. Wrists it through square leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Mitchell Starc is carrying on from where he left off in Perth. A nothing shot from Ollie Pope, and he pays the price. England find themselves in early trouble. Angling across the right-hander, on a back of a length. Pope stays on the back foot and sets up to punch it away on the off side with an angled bat. He extends his hands but the ball seams back in to catch the inside edge and crashes back into the stumps. A three-baller for Ollie. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, This swings down leg, on the fuller side. Pope is a bit too far across and misses out on the tickle. A good diving take by Alex Carey to his left. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Pushed across with the angle but moves back in the air, on a good length, Ollie Pope covers the off stump and makes the leave. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, A loose shot but Crawley gets away with it! On a back of a length, outside off, Zak has a waft at it away from his body and is lucky not to nick this one behind. Michael Neser starts with a maiden. |
6 Over | Run: 5/1 | Run Rate: 2.50
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Tailing back into the right-hander, on a good length, around the off pole. Zak defends it right under his eyes. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Honing in on the off stump, on a length, Crawley covers the line and blocks it off. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, In the channel on off, on a back of a length, Zak leaves the ball alone. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, This is on a hard length, a bit of nip back into the right-hander, Zak lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Michael Neser to Zak Crawley, Starts with a full ball, swinging away, Zak Crawley shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Mitchell Starc strikes in the first over, just as he did at Perth and as he has so often done in his career. A golden duck for Ben Duckett. Starc goes full and gets the ball to move away in the air. Duckett feels the need to play at it but he was better off covering the off stump and letting it go through. Hangs his bat out away from the body and the ball swings away to catch the outside edge. It goes low at ankle height to first slip, where Marnus Labuschagne does the rest. |
6 Over | Run: 5/1 | Run Rate: 5.00
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.5: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Shaping back into the right-hander, full and attacking the stumps, Crawley whips it in front of mid on for a single. |
| 4 | 0.4 | 0.4: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Zak Crawley and England are underway! Having bagged a pair in Perth, Crawley has his first runs of this Ashes. Pitched up, around off, Zak leans into the drive and creams it to the left of mid off for a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Beaten! Fuller in length, closer to the off stump, Crawley is drawn on the front foot and is beaten past the outside edge as the ball leaves him. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Moving away off the deck, on a short of a good length, Zak Crawley makes a late decision to play at it but then decides to withdraw his bat. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Pushes it across the right-hander from over the wicket, on a hard length at 140 kph, Zak lets it be. |
