| 0.0 : England (Playing XI) - Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue (In for Moeen Ali), James Anderson. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc (In for Scott Boland), Pat Cummins (C), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood. |
| Pat Cummins, the skipper of Australia, says that they would have bowled first as well. Informs that Mitchell Starc comes in place of Scott Boland. Adds that Boland has done well for them but they wanted a different variety. Shares that there are a couple of areas they want to tidy up from the last week. On Australia's record at Lord's, he says that they are selective with their history and feels that it is a fresh start. Also says that they love playing here and every Ashes Test at Lord's is sp |
| Ben Stokes, the captain of England, says they will have a bowl first. Adds that the overhead conditions have played a massive part in the decision but the pitch looks grassy as well. Mentions that Josh Tongue is a like-for-like replacement for Mark Wood. Says that Joe Root performed really well with the ball last week and he might change the game with the ball here as well. Mentions that he was really happy with the energy the lads put into the performance last week but in the last hour or so |
| There are just five minutes to go now for the start of the 2nd Ashes Test, but first, Kevin Pietersen rings the bell and both teams' players are out and have lined up for their respective national anthems. It will be Australia's national anthem first, followed by the national anthem of England. |
| Done with the pre-match proceedings and it is now time to get the play underway. The lights are on and there's a slight drizzle as the two umpires make their way out to the middle. The players of England too make their way out on the field. David Warner and Usman Khawaja are the openers for Australia and it will be the former who will take strike. James Anderson has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, Starts on the money! Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full, shaping away, outside off, David Warner gets on the front foot and defends it to mid off. |
| 0.3 : James Anderson to David Warner, Goes full again and swinging away, around off, David Warner blocks it out off the front foot towards point. |
| 0.2 : James Anderson to David Warner, Beaten! On a hard length and seaming away, outside off, David Warner pokes at the away going delivery and is lucky not to edge this one behind. |
| 0.4 : James Anderson to David Warner, FOUR! David Warner and Australia are underway! Anderson overpitches a bit, outside off, David Warner allows the ball to swing and times the drive through extra cover. Gets off the mark with a boundary. |
| 0.5 : James Anderson to David Warner, Keeps it fuller and outside off, David Warner gets on the front foot once again and pushes it to mid off. |
| 0.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, Drifts on the pads, on a full length, David Warner misses the clip and gets rapped on the pads. Not much of an appeal by the England players as the ball pitched outside leg. |
| 1.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Starts from 'round the wicket and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja lets the ball go. The ball dies down on its way to the keeper. |
| 0.6 : Stuart Broad to share the new ball with James Anderson. And it seems we have a pitch invader already. Jonny Bairstow showed his muscle power and carried him all the way and delivered it to the security but he now has to go to the dressing room and change his jersey. Meanwhile, Warner and Broad are having a quiet chat before their battle can resume. Unnecessary stoppage, not ideal for anybody. And here comes Jonny amidst a huge cheer from the Lord's Long room. Right then, after a bit of a d |
| 1.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Angles it in, on off, on a fuller length, Usman Khawaja takes a stride forward and blocks it on the off side. |
| 1.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Shaping in, on middle, Usman Khawaja gets behind the line and defends this full delivery back to Broad. |
| 1.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Strays onto the pads, on a length, Usman Khawaja gets inside the line and turns this one down to third man. Opens his account with a single. |
| 1.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Honing in, on middle, on a good length, David Warner solidly defends it down the wicket. |
| 1.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, In the channel outside off, tailing in, on a full length, David Warner shoulders arms and leaves the ball alone. |
| 2.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Angles this one across, outside off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja watchfully lets the ball pass. |
| 2.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Bowls it on a good length, around off, Usman Khawaja defends it with soft hands. Gets it from the outer part of the bat and the ball goes on the bounce to gully. |
| 2.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, A bit fuller and seaming away, outside off, Usman Khawaja is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 2.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On a good length, just outside off, Usman Khawaja knows where his off stump is and leaves the ball alone. |
| 2.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Hurls it on off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja hangs back and dabs it to backward point. |
| 2.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Keeps it on a good length, shaping away, on off, Usman Khawaja defends this one under his eyes towards point. A maiden by James Anderson. |
| 3.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Back of a length and outside off, David Warner goes back and pushes it towards point. |
| 3.2 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Lands it on a good length, on off, David Warner gets on the front foot and punches it through point for a couple of runs. |
| 3.3 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, In the corridor of uncertainty, on off, a hint of away movement, David Warner gets into two minds and keeps his bat hanging. The ball comes off his bat and rolls on the off side. |
| 3.4 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Another one on a good length, outside off, David Warner watchfully shoulders arms. |
| 3.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Angling in on middle, on a full length, David Warner looks to defend. Gets it from the inner part of the bat towards deep backward square leg. Wants to come back for the second but has to settle for one. |
| 3.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Beaten! Around off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja has a feel for the away going delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 4.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, Length delivery, moving away, outside off, David Warner gets this one from the outer half of his bat. Ben Duckett at backward point dives to his right and keeps it to one. |
| 4.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller this time, outside off, Usman Khawaja pushes it off the front foot to mid off. |
| 4.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Serves it on a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja leaves the ball alone.  |
| 4.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Anderson comes from over the wicket and pitches it up, outside off, Usman Khawaja gets drawn forward in defence to his away going delivery. Luckily for him, he does not edge it behind. |
| 4.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On a good length and on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out on the off side. |
| 4.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Was that a chance? Yes, a tough one though. Keeps it on a good length and shaping away, outside off, Usman Khawaja looks o defend away from his body. Gets an outside edge that goes low to Joe Root at first slip. Root moves low to his right and sticks out his right hand. However, the ball does not stick in his palm. |
| 5.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Goes wide of the crease and lands it outside off, on a length, David Warner goes for the drive away from the body but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 5.2 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, In the air...but safe! Broad bowls it around off, on a length, David Warner shuffles and goes down on one knee. Scoops it in the air but the ball does not have enough on it to carry to James Anderson at deep backward square leg. A single taken. |
| 5.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Serves it around off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja works it in front of cover and takes a quick single. |
| 5.4 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, On a hard length and outside off, David Warner is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 5.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Goes full and on off, David Warner gets on the front foot and pushes it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 5.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Fuller now and outside off, Usman Khawaja is in no mood to play at those. |
| 6.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, On a hard length, around middle, David Warner fends this one off his gloves. Gets it behind square on the leg side for a run. |
| 6.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Shaping away, on a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja shoulders arms and leaves the ball alone. |
| 6.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Angles this one in, on middle, on a good length, Usman Khawaja clips it off his pads but straight to square leg. |
| 6.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Swinging away, on a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja shoulders arms once again. |
| 6.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up now, on off, Usman Khawaja gets forward and blocks it out on the off side. |
| 6.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Switches to 'round the wicket and angles it in, on a good length, on middle, Usman Khawaja gets behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 7.1 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Begins his spell on a good length, on middle, David Warner gets on his toes and defends it to mid on. |
| 0.0 : Ollie Robinson comes into the attack now, replacing Stuart Broad. |
| 7.2 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Drifts down leg, on a slightly full length, David Warner glances this one down to fine leg for a single. |
| 7.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, In the channel outside off, on a length, Usman Khawaja is solid defence once again as he defends it down the wicket. |
| 7.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Another one just outside off, Usman Khawaja lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 7.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Nicely steered away! Angles it across, outside off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja guides this one away from the body. Gets it past backward point where Ben Duckett performs the chase but the ball beats him to the fence. |
| 7.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Much straighter this time, on a length, on middle, Usman Khawaja gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 8.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, Tailing away sharply, on a good length, around off, David Warner watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 8.2 : James Anderson to David Warner, On a length and on the pads, David Warner works this one to the right of Stuart Broad at mid on. Warner wants a single but Khawaja says no. |
| 8.3 : James Anderson to David Warner, Anderson goes full and swinging away, outside off, David Warner has a feel for the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 8.4 : James Anderson to David Warner, A bit too wide outside off, on a length, David Warner lets the ball pass. |
| 8.5 : James Anderson to David Warner, Bowls it on a back of a length, around leg, David Warner gets surprised by the extra bounce. Takes his gloves out of the way and lets the go past him. Jonny Bairstow leaps well to his right and makes a good stop. |
| 8.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, Strays on the pads, on a full length, David Warner clips it through mid-wicket. Collects a couple of runs before Josh Tongue in the deep runs around and cleans it up. |
| UPDATE 4.15 pm IST (10.45 am GMT) - Oh, no! There is a slight drizzle and the players are going off. The covers are coming on now and what was an intriguing start has now been halted. Hopefully, it is not a long delay. Stay tuned for further updates. |
| UPDATE 4.25 pm IST (10.55 am GMT) - The covers are off and the players are heading back out to the middle. David Warner and Usman Khawaja are all set to resume their stay at the crease. And, it will be Ollie Robinson who will get his new over started. |
| 9.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Bowls it slightly fuller, around off, Usman Khawaja gets forward and pushes it in front of point for a single. |
| 9.2 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, On the off stump line, on a good length, David Warner defends it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg. |
| 9.3 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Angled away, on a length, around off, David Warner goes back and dabs it straight to backward point. |
| 9.4 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, A bit fuller, just outside off, David Warner drives it along the ground to mid off. |
| 9.5 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, FOUR! Agricultural but they all count! On a good length and outside off, David Warner gets down on one knee and swipes across the line. Does not get it from the middle of the bat but beats deep backward square leg to his right for four runs. |
| 9.6 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Around middle and leg, on a length, David Warner gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler. |
| Stuart Broad (3-0-7-0) is back on. |
| 10.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Beaten! Comes from 'round the wicket and angles it in, around off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja shapes to defend on the back foot. The ball cuts him into half and beats him on the inside edge. |
| 10.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Lands it on a full length, on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out on the off side. |
| 10.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Another full delivery, outside off, Usman Khawaja gets forward and defends it towards cover. |
| 10.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Beaten again! Broad brings his length back and bowls it outside off, Usman Khawaja does have a feel for the delivery but does not follow it all the way through. The ball zips past his outside edge. |
| 10.5 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Bowls it slightly wide outside off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja leaves the ball alone. |
| 10.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Full and on middle, Usman Khawaja solidly pushes it to mid on. A maiden by Stuart Broad. |
| 11.1 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Shaping in, on off, on a full length, David Warner clips it to the left of mid on where Stuart Broad dives and keeps it to a dot. |
| 11.2 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Bowls it full and tailing in sharply, on middle, David Warner works it off the inner part of the bat to square leg. A fumble there by James Anderson allows the batters to run one. |
| 11.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Comes from over the wicket and angles it away, outside off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja shoulders arms. |
| 11.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, A touch fuller, around off and angled across, Usman Khawaja solidly blocks it out down the wicket. |
| 11.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Switches to 'round the wicket and hurls it on a good length, angling in, around middle, Usman Khawaja missed the tuck and wears it on the thigh pad. |
| 11.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Keeps it on a length, around off, Usman Khawaja defends it on the off side. |
| 12.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Comes from around the wicket and angles in a shortish ball at the body. David Warner controls it well and manages to pull it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 12.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up around off, Usman Khawaja pushes it out toward cover. |
| 12.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Length ball on the pads, Usman Khawaja offers no shot and the ball goes off his pads toward fine leg. There is half a shout for LBW but it is turned down. |
| 12.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Excellent fielding! This is full and outside off, Usman Khawaja drives it square of the wicket to the left of backward point where Ben Duckett makes a good diving stop. A single is taken. |
| 12.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, On a good length and in that channel around off, left alone by Warner. |
| 12.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, EDGED AND DROPPED! Would you believe it? Ollie Pope fails to hang on to a sharp chance and David Warner gets a big reprieve. Stuart Broad delivers a lovely delivery, on a length around off and this one straightens off the deck. Warner is forced into playing at it and gets a thick outside edge that flies to the right of Pope at fourth slip who spills it and they get a couple of runs as well. |
| 13.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On a good length around off, blocked off. |
| 13.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Oh, what happened there? A short ball from Ollie Robinson, Usman Khawaja tries to take it on but the ball goes off the inside edge and lobs up off the body. Khawaja goes searching for it in the sky only to see it fall agonizingly close to the stumps. |
| 13.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Length ball on off, Usman Khawaja pushes at it and gets an inside edge past the leg stump for a single. |
| 13.4 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Back of a length and outside off, tapped away in front of covers. |
| 13.5 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, A touch fuller and swinging it into the pads. David Warner looks to flick but falls over a bit and gets struck on the pads. |
| 13.6 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Back of a length and around off, eased off the back foot through cover for a run. |
| 14.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, On the money! A touch fuller and attacking the off stump, David Warner does well to block it out. |
| 14.2 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Perfect length, in and around the off stump, solidly defended off the front foot by Warner. |
| 14.3 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Broad goes a bit wider of the crease as David Warner looks to use his feet. Broad sees his coming though and hurls across a length ball way down the leg side. Warner can't get to it. |
| 14.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Around the top of off, David Warner gets across and blocks it out. |
| 14.4 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Very full and outside off, David Warner looks to come forward but ends up just squeezing it through backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 14.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, FOUR! Controlled shot! A full toss now, outside off and swinging away as well. David Warner comes forward and just caresses it in front of cover-point for a boundary. |
| 15.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Comes from over the wicket and angles across a length ball, wide of the off stump. Usman Khawaja has a poke at it but is well beaten. |
| 15.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, No ball! |
| 15.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, NO BALL! Shortish ball, angled well across the left-hander. Usman Khawaja looks to pull it off the back foot but the ball goes well under his willow. Ollie Robinson has overstepped and it is called a no ball. |
| Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On a good length around off, blocked out by Usman Khawaja. |
| 15.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Length again around off, defended back toward the bowler. |
| Stuart Broad to David Warner, Beaten! A bit fuller and swinging away, around off, David Warner gets drawn forward in defence and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 16.4 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Broad sees David Warner coming forward and bangs it in halfway down the pitch, outside off. The ball sails over Warner's head but no wide is called. |
| 15.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller now and angles it just across the off stump, Usman Khawaja shoulders his arms. |
| 16.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Full and around off, swinging away, David Warner advances and punches it sweetly but straight to cover. End of a testing over from Stuart Broad. |
| Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Full and straight, flicked away to square leg. |
| 17.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Starts off with a shortish delivery around off and the ball zips off the deck. Usman Khawaja leaves it alone though. |
| 15.4 : Josh Tongue is introduced into the attack now, replacing Ollie Robinson. |
| 17.2 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Hard length at 139 clicks and angling well across the off stump. Usman Khawaja looks to go after the cut but pulls out midway through the shot. |
| 17.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, On the hips, nudged away through backward square leg for a run. |
| 17.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, FOUR! Nicely played! Just a fraction short and around off at 141 clicks. David Warner hangs back and cuts it late past the slip cordon and the ball runs up the hill and into the fence for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, FOUR! Another well-controlled shot from David Warner. Banged in short over middle and leg, Warner bends hi back a bit and muscles it in between deep square leg and fine leg for another boundary. |
| 17.6 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Hard length around leg, Warner nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 18.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Leg bye! Length ball, angling down leg, David Warner looks to get inside the line and tickle it away but the ball goes off his pads toward fine leg. They get a leg bye and the 50 is up for Australia. |
| 18.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up around off, Usman Khawaja punches it on the up through mid off and collects a couple of runs. |
| 18.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, On a length around off and angling away, left alone by Khawaja. |
| 18.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Full and around off, swinging away, blocked out by Khawaja. |
| 18.5 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Full again, at the stumps this time, pushed out toward cover. |
| 18.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, On a good length but well wide of the off stump, Usman Khawaja lets it through to the keeper. |
| 15.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Good length, in that channel around off, left alone by Khawaja. |
| 19.1 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, FOUR! Unlucky! Josh Tongue comes from around the wicket and serves it on a good length around off. The ball nips back in sharply and David Warner almost gets cut in half. The ball though takes the inside edge and runs away to the fine leg boundary. |
| Stuart Broad to David Warner, Goes full and shaping away, outside off, left alone by David Warner. |
| 19.2 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, A touch fuller around off, David Warner blocks it out. |
| 19.3 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Short of a length and angled into the body, the ball doesn't rise up much and David Warner gets struck on the body. |
| 16.2 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Angling in, on middle, on a good length, David Warner walks across to work it across the line. Gets squared up and gets a soft leading edge toward point. |
| 19.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Good running! Good length over middle, David Warner tucks it away neatly behind square leg and races back for the second run. |
| 19.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Full and outside off, David Warner gets on the front foot and opens the bat face to drive it behind square on the off side. Warbner though can't get it past the man at backward point. |
| 19.6 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, On a length and outside off, left alone. |
| 16.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, A gem of a delivery and the crowd shows their appreciation as well with a round of applause. Broad angles it in from a bit wider of the crease, on a length and the ball nips away after pitching. David Warner looks to drive at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 20.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Starts off with a half-tracker on off, Usman Khawaja gets on the back foot and pulls it away through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 20.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up around off and swinging it away. Usman Khawaja drives it to extra cover. |
| 20.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Good length, close to the off stump and angling away. Khawaja makes an assured leave. |
| 20.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Well left again! Around the top of off and just moving away from the left-hander, Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 20.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Shorter one around off, Usman Khawaja picks up the length but pulls it straight to the man at short mid-wicket. |
| 20.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On a good length around off, Khawaja shoulders arms and the ball moves away quite a bit after leaving the batter. |
| 21.1 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Length ball outside off, David Warner gets down on one knee and forces the drive through the cover region. Warner picks up a couple of runs. |
| 21.2 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Hard length over middle at 141 clicks, David Warner gets on the back foot and defends it out. |
| 21.3 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Good length around the top of off, Warner hops back and blocks it gently onto the off side. |
| 21.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, SIX! What a way to bring up the FIFTY and this has been a brilliant knock so far from David Warner. A quick bumper this over middle and leg, Warner climbs into the pull shot and sends the ball sailing over the backward square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 21.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Back of a length around off, David Warner dabs it down toward backward point. |
| 21.6 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Leg bye! A touch fuller and down the leg side, David Warner gets it off the pads toward square leg and gets across for a leg bye. |
| 22.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, Drop and run! Hard length around off, David Warner bunts it out in front of cover and takes off for the single. Usman Khawaja responds but has to put in the desperate dive to make it through. |
| 22.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Nagging length, angled onto off and middle but nips away after pitching. David Warner stays back and blocks it out with a dead bat. |
| 22.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Lovely delivery! Perfect length, in the channel and straightening off the deck. The ball bounces a bit extra as well, going past the outside edge of Khawaja's bat. |
| 22.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Around the top of off, defended out. |
| 0.0 : Halt! Usman Khawaja has asked for a fresh pair of gloves after that dive. We are all good to go now. |
| 22.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, Length ball, drifti9ng down the leg side, good take from Jonny Bairstow behind the sticks. |
| 22.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, A big inswinger, on a shortish length but doesn't get up much. Usman Khawaja pulls it along the swing to fine leg for a single. |
| 23.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Josh Tongue gets the big breakthrough for England right on the stroke of Lunch on Day 1. Tongue serves this one on a good length around off, bowling down the slope and this one just comes back in sharply with the angle. Usman Khawaja makes an assured leave but is completely bamboozled as the ball knocks over the top of off stump. Khawaja departs after a bit of a sluggish knock and Tongue's expensive start with the ball has proved to be fruit |
| 0.0 : SESSION SUMMARY: 73 runs, 23.1 overs and 1 wicket. The wicket of Usman Khawaja at the stroke of Lunch will make the Lunch taste a bit better for England but it was still Australia's session! After being put into bat under testing overhead conditions, the Australian openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner had a tough job of negotiating the first hour. Both batters showed good application by playing the balls late and leaving the balls well. Both Khawaja and Warner were given lives early in thei |
| As far as England are concerned, they will be a bit disappointed to go to Lunch with only one wicket despite having favourable conditions. For the hosts, the ever-reliable new ball pairing of Stuart Broad and James Anderson did get the ball to swing and even managed to beat the bat on numerous occasions but without much luck. Moreover, the dropped catches off their bowling did not help their cause one bit. Ollie Robinson was introduced into the attack as well but was not able to make a mark |
| ... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ... |
| 23.2 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, On a good length and on the fifth stump line, Marnus Labuschagne watchfully leaves it alone. |
| 23.3 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne hops back to defend it out with soft hands. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the post-Lunch session. The two umpires and players make their way out to the middle. Marnus Labuschagne is the new batter and has joined David Warner out at the crease. Josh Tongue has the ball in hand and will resume his over. Let's play... |
| 23.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller one, well wide of the off stump, no shot offered by Marnus on this occasion. |
| 23.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball, angling in from outside off. Marnus Labuschagne gets an inside edge down to fine leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 23.6 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Back to 'round the wicket for the left-hander and this is a very full ball around off. David Warner looks to drive but ends up digging it out to cover. |
| It will be James Anderson to operate from the other end. |
| 24.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, An inswinger, touch shorter and at the body. Marnus Labuschagne fails to get it away. |
| 24.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Bit of movement in the air as this is bowled full again outside off. Marnus Labuschagne defends it gently toward cover-point and gets across quickly for the single. |
| 24.2 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Edged but safe! Nagging length around off, Marnus Labuschagne plays it late with soft hands but gets an outside edge. The ball dies down as Zak Crawley dives to his left at second slip. |
| 24.5 : James Anderson to David Warner, Comes from around the wicket now and bowls it around the top of off. David Warner stays back and punches it away through the cover region for a couple of runs more. |
| 24.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again around off, Marnus Labuschagne gets on the front foot and eases it past cover for a couple of runs. |
| 24.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, Perfect length, close to the off stump and just shaping away. David Warner makes a watchful leave. |
| 25.1 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length outside off, zipping through, Marnus shoulders arms. |
| 25.2 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Short ball over middle, Marnus Labuschagne hops back and manages to keep it down toward leg gully. |
| 25.3 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up around off and angling it in at 142 clicks. Marnus Labuschagne just about manages to get his bat down in time. |
| 25.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Nicely bowled! Good length around off, Marnus Labuschagne shoulders arms but the ball nips back in late and goes just over the stumps. |
| 25.2 : Halt! Marnus Labuschagne is not happy with his bat and has asked for a new one. He tests a couple of bats and picks one. We are all good to go now. |
| 25.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball but this time it is drifted down the leg side. Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 25.6 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Maiden! Top delivery to end the over as this is bowled fuller and on the fifth stump line. Marnus Labuschagne looks to play at it but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| UPDATE 6.24 pm IST (12.55 pm GMT) - Uh oh! The rain is back once again! The umpires have called for the groundstaff to bring in the hover cover and the players walk off to their respective dressing rooms. As we are typing, it has stopped raining and the groundstaff have removed the hover cover. The England players make their way out to the middle followed by Marnus Labuschagne and David Warner. James Anderson has the ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 26.2 : James Anderson to David Warner, Play and a miss! Fraction short and wide, moving away, Warner looks to cut it hard but misses. |
| 26.3 : James Anderson to David Warner, Good length on the stumps and moving away, Warner gets on the back foot and nudges it in front of backward point. |
| 26.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, Pitched up around off and swinging away, David Warner lets it through to the keeper. |
| 26.4 : James Anderson to David Warner, Goes a bit wider of the crease and hurls across a length ball around off. David Warner stays solid in defense. |
| 26.5 : James Anderson to David Warner, Pitched up on off stump, moving away, David Warner defends it under his eye line. |
| 26.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, Ripper of a delivery! James Anderson angles this one on a length and from just around off, forcing David Warner to play at it. The ball though swings away sharply and whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 27.1 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball, on the sixth stump line and angling in a long way. Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 27.2 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, On a good length and over off stump, Marnus Labuschagne gets behind the line to block. |
| 27.3 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Good-length delivery, outside off, left alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 27.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and wide, swinging away, Labuschagne goes for the expansive drive but misses. |
| 27.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length, in the channel, Labuschagne edges it down with soft hands. Ollie Pope at gully makes a diving stop to his left but the batters do take the single. Pope seems to be feeling a bit of pain in the right shoulder. Hope he is fine. |
| 27.6 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, FOUR! Sweetly timed! Pitched up on off, David Warner keeps his balance and just punches it through cover for a boundary. |
| 28.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Hard length, swinging into the body. Labuschagne awkwardly nudges it off his hips toward backward square leg and picks up a single. It is signalled as leg byes. |
| 28.3 : James Anderson to David Warner, Pitched up around off and shaping away, Warner leaves it alone. |
| 28.2 : James Anderson to David Warner, FOUR! Edged away! Fullish length around off, David Warner plays at it with soft hands and gets an outside edge behind backward point. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 28.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball, wide of the off stump, left alone. |
| 28.4 : James Anderson to David Warner, Good length around the top of off, Warner plays it late and gets it behind point for a single. |
| 28.6 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, On a good length and outside off, defended onto the off side by Labuschagne. |
| 29.1 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, A touch short and angled way down the leg side. Good take from Jonny Bairstow diving to his right. |
| 29.2 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Close call! Back of a length around off, David Warner looks to cut close to the body but gets an inside edge past the stumps. The ball rolls down to fine leg and they pick up a couple of runs. |
| 29.3 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Length ball spilled down the leg side. Warner misses the flick. |
| 29.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, FOUR BYES! Oh, how has that missed the stumps? A big inswinger from Josh Tongue as he bowls it on a good length around off. The ball nips back in sharply and beats Warner's defense. The ball goes just over middle and leg and runs down to the fine leg fence. |
| 29.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, OUT! TIMBER! Oh, what a delivery! Josh Tongue is having a dream Ashes debut as he now uproots and on-song David Warner. Another big inswinger from the quick but this time he bowls it a touch fuller and on off stump. The ball nips back in a long way and goes through Warner's bat and pad to castle into the top of leg stump. Warner cannot believe it and has to walk back after a solid half-century. |
| Steven Smith walks in at number 4. |
| 29.6 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Steven Smith is off the mark right away! This is very full around off, Smith stays deep in his crease and punches it down through mid on for three runs. |
| 30.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length ball on off, Steven Smith gets well across the stumps and tucks it away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. The 100 is now up for Australia. |
| 30.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length again around off, Smith gets inside the line and tickles it down to fine leg for one. |
| 30.3 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, Hard length outside off, left alone by Labuschagne. |
| 30.4 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Streaky! Full and wide, swinging away, Marnus Labuschagne goes after it but ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball uppishly goes behind backward point and runs away to the fence. |
| 30.5 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and on off stump, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 30.6 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, On the money! Good length around the top of off, blocked out. |
| 31.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Length delivery, at 142 clicks and angling in from around middle. Steven Smith offers no shot and the ball thuds into the pads. There is a shout for LBW but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 31.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Length again, on off stump, defended out by Smith. |
| 31.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Very full and around off, jammed out toward mid on. |
| 31.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, FOUR! A bouncer now around off, Steven Smith picks up the length early and pulls it aerially over square leg for a boundary. |
| 31.5 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Good length on off, Steven Smith gets across and works it away through mid-wicket. The batters race back for three, excellent running. |
| 31.6 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up outside off, Marnus Labuschagne goes fishing again to the full and wide one and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 32.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length ball around off, Steven Smith blocks it out. |
| 32.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Pitches this one up around off, inviting the drive and Smith does go after it. Smith though gets a big inside edge onto the pads. |
| 32.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length ball on off, Steven Smith gets across his stumps and clips it away wide of mid on for a couple of runs. |
| 32.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length again, fairly wide of the off stump and shaping away. Left alone by Smith and a no ball is called for overstepping. |
| Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Nagging line and length, Smith gets on the front foot and pushes at it. The ball goes off the inside edge and toward square leg as they pick up a single. |
| 32.5 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller one outside off, Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 32.6 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR BYES! Ollie Robinson loses his line and spills one down the leg side. The ball goes down the hill and eludes a diving Jonny Bairstow to run away into the fine leg fence. |
| 33.1 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, FOUR! Glorious from Steven Smith. Stuart Broad starts off with a bit of a loosener as he serves an overpitched delivery outside off. Smith leans on and creams it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : Stuart Broad (8-2-19-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 33.2 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, FOUR! And again! Full again but a bit more wider. Steven Smith has to reach for it a bit but uses his wrists to drive it to the left of extra cover for yet another boundary. |
| 33.3 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Excellent review! Stuart Broad just pulls back his length a touch and serves it on the fifth stump line. Steven Smith gets on the front foot looking to block but the ball zips past the outside edge. There is a noise and a loud appeal as well for caught behind as Jonny Bairstow pouches it safely. Steven Smith is given caught behind but he has reviewed it right away and UltraEdge shows clear daylight between bat and ball. |
| 33.4 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Angles this one in from wide of the crease, Steven Smith blocks it out. |
| 33.5 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Around the top of off, Steven Smith gets across and nudges it toward mid-wicket. |
| 33.6 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Length ball around off and angling in, Steven Smith gets inside the line and tickles it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 34.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, This is pitched up around the fourth stump, Steven Smith defends it toward mid on. |
| 34.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a length around off, Steven Smith looks to get forward but ends up just blocking it out. |
| 34.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Full and around off, hit away toward mid on. |
| 34.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Beaten! Lovely line and length just outside off, Steven Smith plants his front foot forward and has a poke at it. The ball goes agonizingly close to the outside edge. |
| 34.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length again, outside off and angling in, Steven Smith defends it out. |
| 34.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Maiden! Good length on the fifth stump line, Steven Smith makes a leave. |
| 35.1 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Comes from over the wicket and angles it in, full, around off, Marnus Labuschagne gets drawn forward in defence but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.0 : Drinks Break! Both teams are trading blow for blow in this second session. Marnus Labuschagne has looked shaky ever since his arrival but Steven Smith has been quick to get off the blocks and has done well to take the pressure off his partner. Josh Tongue has picked up where he left off in the first session and has been the most impressive of the lot. That said, he has found little support from the other end which has meant that England have been unable to put a squeeze on the runs. |
| 35.2 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! This should get him going! Broad lands it full and shaping in, around off, Marnus Labuschagne takes a good stride forward and drives it to the right of mid off. Ben Stokes performs the chase but in vain. |
| 35.3 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Easy pickings! Fullish delivery, on off, Marnus Labuschagne shuffles and clips wide of Ben Duckett at mid-wicket for four more runs. |
| 35.4 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Keeps it full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it out off the front foot. |
| 35.5 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Good wristwork! Broad serves it full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne walks across and brings his wrists into play. Flicks it through square leg for the third boundary of the over. |
| 35.6 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, A loud shout for LBW but turned down! On a good length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne shoulders arms. The ball catches Labuschagne on the front pad and England go up in unison. The umpire is unmoved. Ben Stokes has a word with Stuart Broad and Jonny Bairstow and opts not to review. A wise decision not to review as the replays show that the ball would have clearly missed the off stump. |
| 36.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On off, Steven Smith uses his feet and defends it on the off side. |
| 36.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Goes wide of the crease and bowls it on a length, around off, Steven Smith clips it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 36.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Fuller this time, on off, Steven Smith works this one to mid on. |
| 36.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Lands it on a length, angling in, outside off, Steven Smith walks across in the crease and leaves the ball alone. Smith gets it off his pads on its way to the keeper. |
| 36.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Around off, on a length, Steven Smith keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 36.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Fuller and outside off, Steven Smith clips but finds short square leg. |
| Skipper, Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack now. |
| 37.1 : Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Ben Stokes starts with a no ball! On middle, on a good length, Marnus Labuschagne shuffles and turns this one in front of fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Bowls it on off, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne gets behind the line and defends it out. |
| 37.2 : Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, NO BALL! Back of a length, on off, Marnus Labuschagne rises and defends it from the crease. Stokes has overstepped once again. |
| Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Overpitched and punished! Stokes goes full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne does not miss out as he creams the drive through covers for a boundary. |
| 37.3 : Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Marnus Labuschagne continues to motor along! Stokes keeps it fuller and on off, Marnus Labuschagne brings his wrists into play once again and clips it between mid-wicket and mid on for yet another boundary. |
| 37.4 : Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled in, on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it solidly back to the bowler. |
| 37.5 : Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length, around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it from the crease. |
| 37.6 : Ben Stokes to Marnus Labuschagne, In the channel outside off, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 38.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Bends his back and bangs it in short, around leg, Steven Smith gets inside the line and leaves the ball alone. |
| 38.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, NO BALL! Shaping in, on off and middle, on a length, Steven Smith walks across in the crease and pushes it to mid on. |
| Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Hurls it full and outside off, Steven Smith gets on the front foot and drives. Does not time it too well but gets it past mid off for two runs. |
| 38.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Honing in, on middle, Steven Smith shuffles and keeps it out on the leg side. |
| 38.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Angled away a touch, outside off, on a length, Steven Smith steps out and blocks it out. |
| 38.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Brings his length back and bowls it on middle, Steven Smith swivels and pulls it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 38.6 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled in on the pads, Marnus Labuschagne allows the ball to come to him and tucks this one through square leg. Comes back for the second run with ease. |
| 39.1 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Beauty! Comes from over the wicket and bowls it on a good length, outside off, Steven Smith uses his feet and looks to defend. The ball nips away and beats the outside edge of Smith's bat. |
| 39.2 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Another one angled in, on a good length, on off, Steven Smith walks across and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 39.3 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, On a hard length, outside off, Steven Smith shuffles and defends it watchfully down the wicket. |
| 39.4 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Fuller this time and on off, Steven Smith plants his foot forward and pushes it to mid off. |
| 39.5 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Beaten again! Angled in, outside off, on a good length, Steven Smith shapes to drive it down the ground. The ball nips away to beat the outside edge. |
| 39.6 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Lands it on a good length, around off, Steven Smith walks across and defends it to mid on. |
| Stuart Broad (10-2-40-0) is back into the attack. |
| 40.1 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Starts on a good length, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne gets squared up a bit and gets a soft leading edge towards cover. |
| 40.2 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Angles it in, outside off, on a good length, left alone by Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 40.3 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Another one on a good length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves the ball alone once again. |
| 40.4 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, A successful review by Marnus Labuschagne! Broad comes from over the wicket and bowls it on a hard length, tailing in, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne shoulders arms to this delivery. The ball jags back in sharply and catches Labuschagne on the front pad. England go up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger in agreement. Marnus Labuschagne has a word with Steven Smith and goes for the review. The Ball Tracking shows the ball to be missing the s |
| 40.5 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Classy! Pitched up, around off, Marnus Labuschagne presents a straight bat and times the drive wide of mid off for yet another boundary. |
| 40.6 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Shortens his length and bowls it outside off, Marnus Labuschagne is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 41.1 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, FOUR! Lovely shot to reach a milestone! Stokes goes full and on the stumps, Steven Smith walks across in the crease and clips it through mid-wicket. Collects a boundary to bring up 9000 Test runs. |
| 41.2 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Lands it on a good length, on off, Steven Smith keeps it out on the off side. |
| 41.3 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Another one on a good length, outside off, Steven Smith lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 41.4 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Good-length delivery, outside off, left alone once again by Steven Smith. |
| 41.5 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, NO BALL! Tailing in sharply, on a length, on middle, Steven Smith accounts for the inward movement and defends it on the off side. |
| Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, FOUR! Glorious! Stokes goes full and outside off, Steven Smith isn't one to miss out as he drives it through covers for four more runs. |
| 41.6 : Ben Stokes to Steven Smith, Back of a length and on off, Steven Smith hangs back and pushes it to mid off. |
| 42.1 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled in, outside off, on a good length, Marnus Labuschagne watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 42.2 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, kept out by Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 42.3 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Tailing in, on off, on a fullish length, Marnus Labuschagne defends it out from the crease. |
| 42.5 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and angling in, down leg, Marnus Labuschagne gets inside the line and looks to help it fine on the leg side but misses. |
| 42.6 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Lands it full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne is solid defence once again. |
| 42.4 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Angled in, on a full length, around off, the ball swings back in sharply, Marnus Labuschagne shapes to work it across the line but gets an inside edge onto the front pad. Stuart Broad thinks it is pad first and goes up in appeal. The umpire shakes his head. Broad is convinced and asks Ben Stokes to go for the review. The UltraEdge confirms that it is bat first and Marnus Labuschagne survives a close call. |
| 42.6 : Not long to go for Tea on Day 1 and Josh Tongue has been brought back on for a quick burst. |
| 43.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, A full delivery, outside off, Steven Smith goes for an expansive drive but miscues it towards his feet. |
| 43.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, On a good length, around off, Steven Smith stays on the back foot and blocks it out. |
| 43.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Pulls his length back and bowls it, on off, Steven Smith keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 43.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, NO BALL! Angled in, on middle, on a length, Steven Smith shuffles and works it to the right of mid on for a single. Another no ball by an English pacer. |
| Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Lands it on a length, just outside off, Marnus Labuschagne gets on the front foot and defends it towards point. |
| 43.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne hops and taps it towards point for a dot. |
| 43.6 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, A bit fuller and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes with a straight bat down the ground. Hits it to the right of Ben Stokes at mid off and collects three runs more. |
| 44.1 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Fullish delivery, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne squeezes this one out towards cover. |
| 44.2 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled in, on middle, on a hard length, Marnus Labuschagne hangs back and defends it from the crease. |
| 44.3 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Drifts on the pads, on a full length, Marnus Labuschagne rolls his wrists and gets it though mid-wicket for three runs. |
| 44.4 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Shaping in, on a length, around off, Steven Smith pushes with a straight bat to mid on. |
| 44.5 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, On middle and leg, on a fuller length, Steven Smith clips it nicely but finds mid-wicket. |
| 44.6 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, No run. |
| Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, NO BALL! Tries to target the leg stump but slips it way down leg, Steven Smith lets it go. It is Stuart Broad who has overstepped this time. |
| Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Angled in, on middle, on a length, Steven Smith works it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 45.1 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne gets behind the line and defends. |
| 45.2 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, A bit too wide outside off, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne leaves the ball alone. |
| 45.3 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Another one on a good length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne is in no mood to play at those. |
| 45.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Around off, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne gets forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. |
| 45.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, In the channel outside off, left alone by Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 45.6 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne rises and keeps it out on the leg side. |
| Time for some spin as Joe Root comes on to bowl. |
| 46.1 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Starts from 'round the wicket and bowls it short, around middle, Steven Smith goes back and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 46.2 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Short and on middle, Steven Smith goes back and keeps it out. |
| 46.3 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Short again and on off, Steven Smith clips it off the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| 46.4 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Floated up, on off, Steven Smith keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 46.5 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Tossed up, on middle, Steven Smith defends it on the leg side. |
| 46.6 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Shorter on middle and leg, Steven Smith goes back and helps it to backward square leg. |
| 47.1 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Angling in, on a good length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves the ball alone. |
| 47.2 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, On a hard length, in the channel on off, left alone once again by Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 47.3 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Around off, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne shoulders arms once again. |
| 47.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Beaten! Keeps it on a good length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes at it with hard hands. The ball nips away and zips past the outside edge. |
| 47.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 47.6 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Another one a bit wide outside off, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne is in no mood to play at those. |
| 48.1 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Tossed up, around leg, Steven Smith works it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 48.2 : Joe Root to Marnus Labuschagne, Woah, where has that come from? Root bangs it in short, on leg, Marnus Labuschagne ducks and leaves the ball alone. |
| 48.3 : Joe Root to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on the pads, Marnus Labuschagne clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 48.4 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Four Byes! Fraction short and turning down leg, Steven Smith lets the ball go. Jonny Bairstow does not manage to tidy up and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 48.5 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, On middle, on a short length, Steven Smith works it to on the leg side. |
| 48.6 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Around leg, Steven Smith helps this short delivery to backward square leg. |
| 49.1 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Bowls it on a good length, on off, Marnus Labuschagne turns this one wide of square leg and takes a single. |
| 49.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Angling away, on a good length, on off, Steven Smith shuffles and defends it down the wicket. |
| 49.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Leg bye! Shaping in, on a good length, on middle and leg, Steven Smith walks across but misses the clip. The ball rolls off his thigh pad to backward square leg for a leg bye. |
| 49.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, In the channel, on off, on a length, left alone by Marnus Labuschagne. |
| 49.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and swinging away, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne is not tempted into the drive and leaves the ball alone. |
| 49.6 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Around off, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne dabs this one off the front foot towards backward point. That will be Tea on Day 1! |
| Session summary - 26.5 overs, 117 runs and one wicket! A really fruitful session then for Australia as they added on runs at a steady rate and have lost just the one wicket in the session. David Warner who raked up a half-century before Lunch got out to a ripper of a delivery from Josh Tongue but since then the pair of Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have been pretty solid. There have been a few close calls but Smith in particular looked positive and scored runs pretty easily before M |
| England will be a touch disappointed as after getting rid of Warner early in the session, they would have liked to pick up a couple of more or so quick wickets. They did have Labuschagne under pressure but Steven Smith counter-attacked really well and soon Labuschagne too found his groove. Josh Tongue has definitely looked like their most dangerous bowler but the other pacers haven't been bad either, it is just that there have been a few close calls that have gone against them. They will now |
| Right then, two sessions have flown by on Day 1 of the second Ashes Test and it is Australia who will be the happier of the two sides. They will look to end the day strong with the bat and put the English bowlers under more pressure. It will be interesting to see if the current dynamic shifts in the final session. Do join us 8.50 pm IST (3.20 pm GMT) to find out. |
| ... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ... |
| We are back for the third and final session of Day 1. The two umpires and players make their out to the middle. Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith will resume the innings for Australia. Ollie Robinson will start the proceedings with the ball for England. Off we go... |
| 50.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Steven Smith begins the new session with a boundary. This is dug in short but not too short and Smith just gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square leg. The substitute fielder, Rehan Ahmed runs around to his right from deep square leg but fumbles and allows the ball to go into the fence. |
| 50.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a hard length outside off, this one nips back in goes past the outside edge. |
| 50.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Good length outside off, nipping back in, Steven Smith shoulders arms. |
| 50.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Good length again around the fifth stump line, left alone by Smith. |
| 50.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Steven Smith looks to advance but Ollie Robinson bangs it in short around off. The ball swerves away after pitching and Smith manages to get his head out of the way. |
| 50.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a good length, angling in from well outside off, Smith leaves it alone. Good carry through to the keeper though. |
| It will be James Anderson to steam in from the other end. |
| 51.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Anderson begins with a loosener as he pushes this one well wide of the off stump. Marnus Labuschagne doesn't play at it. |
| 51.2 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Much better! Fuller and around off, shaping away a touch. Labuschagne makes a good leave. |
| 51.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, On a good length and pushed just a bit wider, Labuschagne lets it through to the keeper. |
| 51.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball outside off, left alone by Labuschagne. |
| 51.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Good-length delivery, in the channel and Labuschagne makes yet another leave. |
| 51.6 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Maiden! Full and around off, swinging away. Marnus Labuschagne drives at it but finds the fielder at cover. |
| 52.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length ball on the sixth stump line, Steven Smith simply leaves it alone. |
| 52.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, A huge shout for LBW but the umpire says no. Ollie Robinson serves a good-length ball around off. The ball jags back in a long way after pitching and Steven Smith just gets across his stumps and makes a leave. The ball hits him high on the pads and Ben Stokes doesn't review it as it seems too high. |
| 52.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Shorter one over off stump, Steven Smith pulls it away down to fine leg for a single. |
| 52.4 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, Another short ball, this time over middle. Labuschagne pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for one more. That also brings up the 100-run partnership between these two. |
| 52.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Good length, angling into off, Steven Smith offers a dead bat at it. |
| 52.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Good length, outside off but jagging back in again. Steven Smith looks to make a leave but ends up blocking it late and in front of point. |
| 53.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, On a good length around off, gets it to move away down the slope. Marnus Labuschagne has a feel for it but plays inside the line of the ball. |
| 53.2 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes full now and attacks the off stump, Labuschagne manages to block it out. |
| 53.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, On the shorter side and pushed outside off, moving away. Labuschagne doesn't play at it. |
| 53.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Keeps it nice and full around off, shaping it away. Labuschagne plays it right under his eyeline and toward point for a single. |
| 53.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Fuller and wider of the off stump, left alone. |
| 53.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Length ball outside off, Steven Smith covers the line well and blocks it back onto the deck. James Anderson has overstepped and a no ball is called. |
| James Anderson to Steven Smith, Length ball, in the channel and watchfully left alone by Smith. |
| 54.1 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched-up delivery, around sixth stump line, Marnus Labuschagne lets it through to the keeper. |
| 54.2 : Ollie Robinson to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A peach of a delivery from Ollie Robinson and Marnus Labuschagne has to walk back just three runs short of his fifty. Robinson bowls this one on a good length around off, slanting it in but the ball pitches and straightens beautifully off the deck. Labuschagne is forced to play at it but gets a feather of an edge through to Jonny Bairstow who makes no mistake and England have the breakthrough. |
| Travis Head is the new man in. |
| 54.3 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Fullish length in the channel and gets it to shape away from the left-hander. Travis Head makes a watchful leave. |
| 54.4 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 54.5 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, This is dug in short and over leg stump, Travis Head ducks under it well. |
| 54.6 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, A wicket-maiden! Pitches it up around off and gets it to just shape back in. Travis Head shoulders arms at it. |
| 55.1 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, On a good length outside off and shaping away, Steven Smith looks to play at it but decides to let it go. |
| 55.2 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Length ball on off, this one bounces a bit extra but Smith does well to keep it down. |
| 55.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, A touch fuller around off and swinging away, Steven Smith defends it off the front foot. |
| 55.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Good length again, swinging in from outside off, Smith solidly blocks it off. |
| 55.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Pulls his length back now and bowls it over off stump, Steven Smith gets behind the line to make another block. |
| 55.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Back-to-back maidens here for England. Keeps it on a good length around off, Smith defends it out. |
| 56.1 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, FOUR! Short and wide, there to be hit. Travis Head slaps it away through cover-point and gets off the mark with a boundary. The 200 is also up for Australia. |
| 56.2 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Pitched up around the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 56.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a good length, angling onto the pads, Steven Smith nudges it off his hips to deep backward square leg for one more. |
| 56.4 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Comes from around the wicket now and bowls it in the channel around off. Left alone by Head. |
| 56.5 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Good length around off, pushed out toward cover. |
| Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, That was close! Ollie Robinson goes a bit wider of the crease and bowls a fuller delivery, angling it in from around off. Travis Head looks for the drive but is beaten on the inside edge and the ball misses the off stump as well. No ball called for overstepping though, the tenth one of the day by the English bowlers. |
| 56.6 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, FOUR! Way too short and wide, Travis Head hangs back and reaches out before hammering the ball away in front of square on the off side for a boundary. |
| 57.1 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Good length over off, Smith gets across and works it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 57.2 : James Anderson to Travis Head, A touch shorter around middle and this one shapes back in. Travis Head hops and manages to keep it out. |
| 57.3 : James Anderson to Travis Head, Over off and middle, defended off the back foot by Head. |
| 57.4 : James Anderson to Travis Head, An outswinger, this is full and going well across the left-hander. Head leaves it alone. |
| 57.5 : James Anderson to Travis Head, Just short! Fullish length outside off, Travis Head goes hard at the square drive and ends up hitting it uppishly. The ball lands well short of the substitute fielder, Rehan Ahmed at backward point. They get across for a single. |
| 57.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Length ball around off, Smith lets it through to the keeper. |
| 58.1 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Good length around the top of off, Head looks to play at it but gets an inside. Luckily for him, the ball goes past the stumps and toward fine leg as the batters pick up a couple of runs. |
| 58.2 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, FOUR! Fraction shorter around off, no foot movement yet again from Travis Head but he watches the ball closely and punches it away through point for a boundary. |
| 58.3 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Slightly back of a length and around off, Travis Head goes on the back foot and eases it toward point. |
| 58.4 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, FOUR! A touch fuller and angled into middle and leg. Travis Head whips it away in front of mid-wicket and the ball runs away to the fence. The runs are now flowing for Australia. |
| 58.5 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Pitched up on leg stump, Head punches it right back to the bowler. |
| 58.6 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Beaten! Immaculate length, on off stump and just shaping away a touch. Travis Head looks to block but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 59.1 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Length ball, outside off, Smith gets a big stride across and leaves it alone. |
| 59.2 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Short of a length and outside off, Steven Smith gets across looking to punch it off the back foot but mistimes it badly. |
| 59.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, A touch fuller on off, Smith gets across his stumps and works it away through mid-wicket for one. |
| 59.4 : James Anderson to Travis Head, On a length and around off, Head stands tall and pats it toward the point region. |
| 59.5 : James Anderson to Travis Head, Good shot for no run. Full and outside off, Travis Head brings out the cover drive and nails it but straight to the man at extra cover. |
| 59.6 : James Anderson to Travis Head, Length ball, slanted across the left-hander and this is left alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 60.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Nagging length around off, Steven Smith looks to drive it through covers but mistimes it off the inner half toward mid on. |
| 60.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Fuller this time and well outside off, left alone. |
| 60.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a hard length, angling it in from outside off, Steven Smith gets across to make the block. |
| 60.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Good length outside off, this one nips back in and squares up Steven Smith. Smith gets a thickish outside edge down to third man and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 60.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, This is banged in halfway down the pitch and the ball flies over Smith's head. A no ball is called, not for height but for overstepping yet again. |
| Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Nice-looking shot and Steven Smith brings up his first FIFTY of this series. This is pitched up around the fifth stump line, Smith leans on and just pushes it through cover for a three runs. A solid knock thus far from him. |
| 60.6 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Length ball on the pads, tucked away past square leg for an easy single. |
| 61.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Full and angling in from well outside off, Steven Smith gets the cover drive off the inner half of the bat and toward mid off. |
| 0.0 : Josh Tongue (12-3-48-2) returns to the attack. |
| 61.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Short ball around off, not much pace behind it. Steven Smith pulls it in front of his body and toward deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 61.3 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! Lovely shot! Back of a length around off, Travis Head rocks back and punches it sweetly through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 61.4 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Angled into the legs, this is flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 61.5 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Back to over the wicket now and this one takes off from a length. Steven Smith does well to play at it with soft hands and edges it down in front of gully. |
| 61.6 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Excellent fielding from Ben Stokes. This is full and wide, Steven Smith drives it sweetly but Stokes makes a sharp stop at extra cover. |
| 62.1 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, FOUR LEG BYES! Stuart Broad comes from around the wicket and angles a length ball onto the pads. Travis Head misses the flick and the ball goes off his pads down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 62.2 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Good length around off, shaping away, Travis Head makes a good leave. |
| 62.3 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, EDGED AND FOUR! This is pitched up on off, moving away and inviting the drive. Travis Head goes hard at it and gets a thick outside eedge that runs down to third man fence for another boundary. |
| 62.4 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Nicely bowled! On a good length around off, extra bit of zip on it and Head is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 62.5 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Full and at the stumps, pushed down to mid on. |
| 62.6 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, FOUR! The timing on that one was glorious. Good length again, just a bit too straight and Travis Head just tucks it away in front of square on the on side. The ball speeds away to the fence for a boundary. The 50-run stand is up between these two as well. |
| 63.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Length ball, flicked off the pads past square leg for a single. |
| 63.2 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, This is dug in short and over the stumps, Travis Head pulls it away behind square on the leg side for one more. The 250 is now up for Australia. |
| 63.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, On a hard length outside off, Steven Smith throws his hands at it but fails to connect. |
| 63.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Very full and outside off at 142 clicks. This is jammed out past point for a single. |
| 63.5 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Back of a length around the ribs, Travis Head hops and nudges it away toward mid-wicket for one more. |
| 63.6 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Pitched up outside off, Steven Smith crunches the cover drive but straight to Ben Stokes at extra cover. |
| 64.1 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Length ball around off, left alone by Travis Head. |
| 64.2 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Length ball around off, Travis Head pushes at it and ends up chipping it a bit toward mid off. A single is taken. |
| 0.0 : Stuart Broad (14-3-56-0) to continue from the other end. |
| 64.3 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Bowled from wider of the crease and angled in full onto middle. Steven Smith gets across and flicks it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 64.4 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Good length around off, moving away a touch, Travis Head leaves it alone. |
| 64.5 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Short of a length around off, Travis Head stays back and pulls it in front of mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 64.6 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Full and outside off, shaping away, let through to the keeper. |
| 65.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Overpitched and outside off, driven straight toward mid off. |
| 65.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Good length around the top of off, Smith covers the line well and blocks it out. |
| 65.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, A touch fuller and outside off, Smith puts a big stride across and eases it down through backward point for an easy single. |
| 65.4 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Well bowled! Josh Tongue comes from around the wicket and hurls in a bumper right around the helmet. Travis Head bends his back and tries to ramp it over the keeper but misses out. |
| 65.5 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! A tad shorter and around the body, Head gets inside the line and just tucks it off his hips. The ball runs away fine and goes into the fine leg fence. |
| 65.6 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Another good bumper from Josh Tongue and yet again Travis Head looks to take it on but misses. This is around off and Head tried to uppercut it but couldn't connect. |
| Drinks Break! Australia continue to score at a swift pace here. Steven Smith has notched up his first fifty of the series and is going along nicely with Travis Head at the other end. On the other hand, Ollie Robinson did remove Marnus Labuschagne but have been failed to keep the runs in check. As we move into the final passage of play, England will look to tighten the screws and end the day on a high.  |
| 66.1 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Dug in short, around middle and leg, Steven Smith swivels in the crease and pulls it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 66.2 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Bowls it full and on middle, from 'round the wicket, Travis Head pushes with a straight bat back to the bowler. |
| 66.3 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Shaping away, outside off, on a length, Travis Head throws his hands at the delivery and connects with thin air. |
| 66.4 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, On the off stump line, fuller as well, Travis Head drives it back to Broad with a straight bat. |
| 66.5 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Keeps it around off, on a length, Travis Head dabs this one along the ground to backward point. |
| 66.6 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Fuller and angling in, on leg, Travis Head clips it through mid-wicket and collects a couple of runs. |
| 67.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, FOUR! Exquisite! Tongue serves it full and on off, Steven Smith plants his foot forward and drives it back past Tongue for a boundary. |
| 67.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Pulls his length back a touch, on off, Steven Smith shuffles and works it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 67.3 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FIFTY for Travis Head! Reaches his fifty with a boundary! Banged in short, on middle, the ball sits up nicely for Head who pulls it well wide of deep square leg for a boundary. Brings up his fifty from just 48 balls. |
| 67.4 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Back of a length and on middle, Travis Head rises and defends it towards backward point. |
| 67.5 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short again and directed around leg, Travis Head gets on his toes and tucks it wide of square leg for a run. |
| 67.6 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Beauty! Goes a bit fuller and outside off, Steven Smith gets forward to defend. The ball nips away and zips past the outside edge. |
| 68.1 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, FOUR! Classy shot! Broad hurls it full and around off, Travis Head does not miss out as he creams the drive through extra cover for four more runs. |
| 68.2 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, On a length, on off, Travis Head pushes it along the ground to cover. |
| 68.3 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, FOUR! The runs continue to flow off Head's bat! Broad continues to go full and bowls it just outside off, Travis Head gets into a good position and drives it down the ground. Broad sticks out his right boot but fails to stop it as the ball races away to the fence. |
| 68.4 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, On a good length, outside off, Travis Head opens the bat face and steers it to backward point. |
| 68.5 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Strays on the pads, on a fuller length, Travis Head clips it off his pads towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 68.6 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Tailing in, on a good length, on off, Steven Smith shuffles and defends it towards mid on. Another good over for Australia, 9 runs came off it. |
| 69.1 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Bowls a bumper, around off, Travis Head swivels in the crease and pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 69.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, On a good length, outside off, Steven Smith walks across and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 69.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Fuller this time and outside off, Steven Smith plants his foot forward and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 69.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Serves it on a length, in the channel on off, Steven Smith leaves the ball alone. |
| 69.5 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Full again, outside off, Steven Smith drives without much timing to cover. |
| 69.6 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, FOUR! Steven Smith gets it in the gap this time! Tongue persists with full length, outside off, Steven Smith reaches out and drives it right between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. |
| 70.1 : Joe Root to Travis Head, Short and angling in, on middle, Travis Head goes back and pushes it back to Root. |
| 70.2 : Joe Root to Travis Head, Short and turning away, outside off, Travis Head cuts it towards backward point where the substitute fielder, Rehan Ahmed dives and parries it to short third man. |
| 70.3 : Joe Root to Travis Head, Drops it short once again, Travis Head reaches out and cuts it to deep point for one more run. |
| 70.4 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, FOUR! Floated up, on middle, Steven Smith gets it in the slot, slogs it over wide mid on for a boundary. |
| 70.5 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Around leg, short as well, Steven Smith flicks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 70.6 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Short and on the pads, Steven Smith goes back and turns this one down to short fine leg for a dot. |
| 71.1 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! Short and angled across outside off, Travis Head stands tall and flat bats it down the ground. Does get it from the middle of the bat but gets it through the vacant mid on region for a boundary. |
| 71.2 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Another bumper on middle, Travis Head sets himself up early and pulls it to deep square leg for one. 100-run stand comes up between Head and Smith. |
| 71.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, A confident appeal for LBW but turned down! On a good length and angling in, on middle, Steven Smith walks across to clip it away. Misses and gets rapped on the front pad. England go up in unison but the umpire says no. Ben Stokes has a word with the bowler and opts not to review. The ball races off the pads for four leg byes. |
| 71.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Fuller this time and outside off, Steven Smith creams the drive towards extra cover. Ben Stokes there fumbles a bit which allows the batters to run a single. |
| 71.5 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! Short and punished! Dug in short once again, Travis Head backs away and latches onto the pull shot. Gets it wide in the vacant gap towards deep backward square leg for four more runs. |
| 71.6 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Angled away, outside off, on a short length, Travis Head lets it go. |
| 72.1 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Length delivery, on middle, Steven Smith works this one behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 72.2 : Joe Root to Travis Head, FOUR! Good use of the feet! Floated up, on middle, Travis Head puts the dancing shoes on and thumps it wide of mid on for a boundary. |
| 72.3 : Joe Root to Travis Head, Short and outside off, Travis Head does step out initially but goes back to cut. Ends up missing it eventually. |
| 72.4 : Joe Root to Travis Head, Short and on off, Travis Head goes back and pushes it towards point. |
| 72.5 : Joe Root to Travis Head, On middle and leg, Travis Head works it to short mid-wicket. |
| 72.6 : Joe Root to Travis Head, Short and on off this time, Travis Head dabs it to point and wants a single but Smith says no. |
| 73.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a length and outside off, left alone by Steven Smith. |
| 0.0 : Ollie Robinson (16-3-66-1) is brought back into the attack. |
| 73.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On middle and on a length, Steven Smith clips it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 73.3 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Angled in, on off, on a shortish length, Travis Head gets on his toes and punches it wide of cover for a couple of runs. |
| 73.4 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Back of a length, around off, Travis Head eases it off the back foot to backward point. |
| 73.5 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, In the channel outside off, on a length, Travis Head pushes hard but it gets it off the outer half of the bat towards cover. |
| 73.6 : Ollie Robinson to Travis Head, Sprays one way down leg, on a fuller length, Travis Head looks to help it away but misses. |
| 74.1 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Short and on the pads, Steven Smith goes back and nudges it towards square leg for a single. |
| 74.2 : Joe Root to Travis Head, OUT! STUMPED! Joe Root delivers big time for England! Gives the ball air and serves it outside off, Travis Head is tempted in the flight and looks to go down the ground. He shimmies down the track and goes through the shot. He is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball spins away sharply and beats him on the outside edge. Jonny Bairstow collects it cleanly and removes the bails with his left glove. Travis Head is nowhere close to the crease and this is a |
| 74.3 : Joe Root to Cameron Green, Short and down leg, Cameron Green looks to work it fine but misses. |
| 74.4 : Joe Root to Cameron Green, On middle, Cameron Green keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 74.5 : Alex Carey walks out to bat now. |
| 74.6 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Tossed up, well outside off and turning away sharply again. Alex Carey leaves it alone. |
| 74.5 : Joe Root to Cameron Green, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Joe Root has two in the over and Australia have now lost half their side! Root comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it short, around off, Cameron Green goes back in the crease and tries to pull this one away. Gets into an awkward position and gets the ball from the splice of his bat. Skies it high in the air and only as far as mid on. James Anderson stationed there settles himself under the ball and reverse cups it in front of his |
| 75.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a length, around off, left alone by Steven Smith. |
| 75.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Another length delivery, outside off, Steven Smith pushes it towards cover for a single. |
| 75.3 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Goes full and on middle, Alex Carey defends it back to Robinson. |
| 75.4 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Serves it on a length, just outside off, Alex Carey is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 75.5 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Another length delivery, outside off, Alex Carey shoulders arms once again. |
| 75.6 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Fuller this time and outside off, Alex Carey gets on the front foot and drives it through extra cover for three runs. |
| 76.1 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Floated up, on off, Alex Carey gets forward and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 76.2 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short and around leg, Alex Carey goes back and defends it on the leg side. |
| 76.3 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short and down leg, Alex Carey goes on the back foot and nudges it to backward square leg for a single. |
| 76.4 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Tossed up down leg, Steven Smith lets it go. |
| 76.5 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Short this time and on leg, Steven Smith gets behind the line and turns it to square leg for a run. |
| 76.6 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short again and outside off, Alex Carey hangs back and cuts it to deep point. Keeps the strike with a single. |
| 77.1 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Comes from 'round the wicket and angles it in, on middle, on a good length, Alex Carey works it off his pads towards mid-wicket. |
| 77.2 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Serves it full this time, on off, Alex Carey plants his foot froward and times the drive with a straight bat. Hits it to the left of mid off and collects three runs. |
| 77.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Shaping away, outside off, on a length, Steven Smith walks across and leaves the ball alone. |
| 77.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Seaming in this time, on a good length, on middle, Steven Smith gets behind the line and defends it on the off side. |
| 77.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Dug in short and on off, Steven Smith hangs back and steers it down to third man for a single. |
| 77.6 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, On a good length and on off, Alex Carey defends it solidly from the crease. |
| 78.1 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Short and turning in, around leg, Steven Smith pushes it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 78.2 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Floated up, outside off, Alex Carey drives it hard and straight to extra cover. |
| 78.3 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Tossed up, outside off, left alone by Alex Carey. |
| 78.4 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short and on middle, Alex Carey pushes it back to Root. |
| 78.5 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Darted in full, outside off, Alex Carey gets forward and drives it wide of point for a single. |
| 78.6 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Angled away, short and outside off, Steven Smith guides it straight to backward point. |
| 79.1 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Honing in, on middle, Alex Carey gets on the front foot and keeps it out. |
| 79.2 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Around off, on a good length, Alex Carey defends it off the back foot. |
| 79.3 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Fuller this time, outside off, Alex Carey gets forward and drives it towards mid off. |
| 79.4 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Angled across, outside off, on a good length, Alex Carey shoulders arms this time. |
| 79.6 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, No ball! |
| Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Floated up, on off, Alex Carey drives it to extra cover. |
| 79.5 : The second new ball is now available. Will England take it straightaway? No, Joe Root will continue with the old ball. |
| 80.1 : Joe Root to Steven Smith, Short and on off, Steven Smith goes back and works it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 80.2 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Floated up, on leg, Alex Carey defends it on the leg side. |
| 80.3 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Full on middle and leg, Alex Carey pushes it to short mid-wicket. Smith wants a single but Carey says no. |
| 80.4 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Tossed up, on middle, Alex Carey gets forward to defend. Gets an inside edge that rolls to square leg. |
| 80.5 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Full on middle, Alex Carey works it off the inner half of the bat on the leg side. |
| 80.6 : Joe Root to Alex Carey, Short and on middle, Alex Carey goes back and keeps it out. |
| 81.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Back of a length, around off, Steven Smith gets on his toes and defends it on the off side. |
| 81.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Fuller and on off, Steven Smith pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 81.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Streaky! Full again and outside off, Steven Smith looks to drive down the ground. Gets a thickish outside edge that races to third man fence for a boundary. |
| 81.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a good length and outside off, left alone by Steven Smith. |
| 81.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Angled in, on middle, on a length, Steven Smith walks across and gets an inside edge that rolls down to fine leg for one. |
| 81.6 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Fuller again, on off, Alex Carey tries to defend. Gets an outside edge that goes towards gully for a single. |
| 82.1 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Angled in, on middle, on a length, Alex Carey plants his foot forward and defends it towards mid on. |
| 82.2 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Shaping away, outside off, on a good length, Alex Carey is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 82.3 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Comes from 'round the wicket and goes fuller, on off, Alex Carey defends with soft hands towards cover. |
| 82.4 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Keeps it outside off, on a good length, Alex Carey shoulders arms to this away going delivery. The ball dies down on its way to the keeper. |
| 82.5 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Drifts on the pads, on a good length, Alex Carey pushes it down to mid on. |
| 79.6 : Stuart Broad (17-3-72-0) comes back in to bowl the final over of the day. |
| Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, A maiden by Stuart Broad! Serves it fuller and outside off, Alex Carey gets on the front foot and drives it straight to cover. That will be Stumps on Day 1! |
| Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, NO BALL! Outside off, on a length, Alex Carey drops it in front of point for a quick single. |
| 79.5 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Full and just outside off, Alex Carey pushes with hard hands. Gets an inside edge that rolls down to fine leg for a single. |
| 82.6 : Session Summary - 33 overs, 149 runs and 3 wickets! End of a fascinating day of Test cricket here at the home of cricket and after Day 1 of the second Ashes Test, it is Australia who have an early advantage. After Marnus Labuschagne got out early in the final session, Travis Head came in and just started scoring runs freely. He added 118 runs with Steven Smith of which Head scored 77 and got the visitors in a great position. He though got out and Cameron Green soon followed suit, just allow |
| England won a crucial toss but throughout the first two sessions, they only managed to pick up a couple of wickets. Ollie Robinson did get the big wicket of Marnus Labuschagne a few overs after the Tea break but yet again failed to capitalize. Their bowlers were then put away for a lot of boundaries by Head and Smith and they continued to struggle with overstepping issues as well. Late in the day though, Joe Root provided a magical over where he picked up a couple of wickets and uplifted the |
| Right then, Day 1 of the second Ashes Test has come to an end and Australia are in a solid position to go on and get a big first-innings score. There is a forecast of rain early on Day 2 which might change the rhythm of the game but England certainly need to better their bowling performance. Proceedings on Day 2 will begin at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT) on Thursday but our build-up will begin much sooner. Cheers! |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ... |
| Hello and a warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to our coverage of Day 2 of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia at the Lord's in London. It was an absorbing day of red-ball cricket, with Australia dominating for most parts of Day 1 to take the ascendancy at the end. |
| After being put in to bat under overcast conditions, the two Australian openers, Usman Khawaja and David Warner, applied themselves well, with the latter cashing in once shot-making became easier. Steven Smith was at his usual best and forged stands with Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head to put their side in a commanding position. With Smith closing in on a hundred and conditions still good for batting, Australia will look to bat for as long as possible. |
| On the other hand, after winning the toss, England were unable to strike early despite the conditions being in their favour. Josh Tongue, who was England's most impressive bowler on Day 1, struck on either side of the Lunch break. However, no support from the other end meant England were unable to mount the pressure. As he has so often done, Joe Root went bang, bang in a single over to pull things back a bit. With the second new ball only 2 overs old, England will look to start well in the first |
| There has been some overnight rain and it is pretty overcast right now as well but the good news is that it isn't raining at the moment. The first session will certainly be crucial for both sides as a couple of quick wickets will help England expose the Aussie tail and on the other hand, if the Australian batters manage to weather the storm, conditions for batting in the afternoon should be much better. |
| Just a few minutes left for Day 2 to begin but it is 'Red for Ruth Day,' an initiation to support former England captain Andrew Strauss' charity. The players from both sides are lined up and are wearing red caps and jerseys with red names and numbers to show their support for Strauss' late wife. The crowd stands up in appreciation as Strauss rings the Lord's bell. |
| We are all set for the play to begin now! It is a dark and gloomy morning and the English bowlers will be looking to make the best use of the second new ball. The umpires are out in the middle and the England players are seen in a huddle before taking their places on the field. Steven Smith and Alex Carey, the overnight batters for Australia are ready to resume their stay at the crease. It will be James Anderson to start proceedings with the ball on Day 2. |
| 83.1 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Starts from over the wicket and bowls it on a hard length, outside off, Steven Smith shuffles and shoulders arms to the delivery. |
| 83.3 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Shaping in sharply from 'round the wicket, on a good length, on middle and leg, Alex Carey hangs back and keeps it out on the leg side. |
| 83.4 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Goes fuller this time and on the pads, Alex Carey brings his wrists into play and clips it through mid-wicket. Ollie Robinson performs the chase and pulls it back. Two runs taken. |
| 83.2 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Steven Smith and Australia are underway on Day 2! Anderson angles it in, on off, on a good length, Steven Smith walks across and turns it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 83.5 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Bowls it in the channel, around off, on a shortish length, a hint of inward movement, Alex Carey stays back and leaves the ball alone. |
| 83.6 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Pitched up, just outside off, Alex Carey drives it crisply and to the right of mid off. Josh Tongue there dives but a slight fumble allows the batters cross for a single. |
| Stuart Broad (18-4-72-0) to operate from the other end. |
| 84.1 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, FOUR! Stuart Broad is welcomed with a boundary! Starts with a loosener and strays it down leg, Alex Carey helps this one off his pads to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 84.2 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, FOUR! Easy pickings once again! On the pads but on a good length this time, Alex Carey allows the ball to come to him and glances it to the fine leg fence for four more runs. |
| 84.3 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Hurls it on a length and outside off, Alex Carey gets forward and blocks it out on the off side. |
| 84.4 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Much straighter this time, on off, on a good length, Alex Carey defends with a straight bat towards mid off. |
| 84.5 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, OUT! LBW! A brilliant review from England and they have an early breakthrough on Day 2! Comes from 'round the wicket and serves it on a good length, on middle and leg, Alex Carey presses forward to defend. The ball nips back in and catches Carey on back leg. England go up in appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Stuart Broad looks convinced and Ben Stokes goes for the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat and it is three reds on Ball Tracking. The on-field decis |
| Mitchell Starc is the new man in. |
| 84.6 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Mitchell Starc is up and running! Broad lands it on middle and leg, on a slightly fuller length, Mitchell Starc gets into a good position and clips it to the left of mid on. James Anderson goes after the ball and puts in the dive but in vain. Anderson seems to have injured himself in the process but gets back up eventually. |
| 85.2 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Slightly fuller and outside off, Steven Smith leans and drives it straight to cover. |
| 85.1 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, In the corridor of uncertainty, outside off, on a good length, Steven Smith covers his off stump and leaves this delivery. |
| 85.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, A bit too wide outside off, on a length, away movement as well, Steven Smith is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 85.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Indipper this time, on a good length, outside off, Steven Smith shuffles to defend. The ball drops near his feet from the inner half of the bat and the batters cross for a quick single. |
| 85.5 : James Anderson to Mitchell Starc, Keeps it around off, on a length, Mitchell Starc stays leg side of the ball and eases it wide of backward point for a single. |
| 85.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Honing in on the stumps, Steven Smith pushes this fuller delivery with a straight bat to mid on. |
| 86.1 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Angled in, on a full length, on middle, Mitchell Starc gets on the front foot and drives it straight to mid off. |
| 86.2 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Lands it on a good length, on off, Mitchell Starc defends this one from the crease. |
| 86.3 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Continues to bowl it on a good length, around off, Mitchell Starc presents a straight bat and keeps it out. |
| 86.4 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Close! Much fuller this time, on off and middle, Mitchell Starc goes for a swipe across the line. Luckily for him, he gets an inside edge onto the front pad. |
| 86.5 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Brings his length back a touch and bowls it in the channel, Mitchell Starc guides this one off the back foot to deep backward point for a single. |
| 86.6 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, From over the wicket and pitched up, outside off, Steven Smith looks to defend but the ball nips away and beats the outside edge. |
| 87.1 : James Anderson to Mitchell Starc, Angled across, on off, Mitchell Starc hangs on the back foot and defends it towards cover. |
| 87.2 : James Anderson to Mitchell Starc, Shaping away, outside off, Mitchell Starc watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 87.3 : James Anderson to Mitchell Starc, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! James Anderson joins in the act now and removes Mitchell Starc! Bowls from over the wicket and goes slightly full, outside off, Mitchell Starc is tempted to have a go by looking at the length of the delivery. The ball moves away after pitching and Starc gets an outside edge that goes behind the wicket. Jonny Bairstow moves well to his left and makes a tough catch look easy. England have now struck twice inside the first half hour. |
| Skipper, Pat Cummins walks out to the middle now. |
| 87.4 : James Anderson to Pat Cummins, Fuller and wide outside off, Pat Cummins lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 87.5 : James Anderson to Pat Cummins, On a good length and outside off, Pat Cummins tries to defend from the crease but the ball zips past his outside edge. |
| 87.6 : James Anderson to Pat Cummins, Leg bye! Full and drifting on the pads, Pat Cummins missed the clip. The ball rolls off his front pad on the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 88.1 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, In the channel, around off, Pat Cummins gets forward and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 88.2 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Fuller now and outside off, Pat Cummins goes for the drive without being fully forward. Gets an inside edge that rolls behind square on the leg side for a single. |
| 88.3 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, FOUR! Whipped away with ease! Broad overpitches a bit, outside off, Steven Smith walks across in the crease and lets the ball to come to him. Whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Smith moves into the nineties. |
| 88.4 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Keeps it on a good length, on off, Steven Smith works this one straight to mid-wicket. |
| 88.5 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Lands it full and on off, Steven Smith presses forward and defends it towards mid off. |
| 88.6 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Hurls it outside off, again on a good length, Steven Smith leaves the ball alone. |
| 89.1 : James Anderson to Pat Cummins, Shaping in, on the stumps, Pat Cummins accounts for the inward movement and defends. |
| 89.2 : James Anderson to Pat Cummins, Back of a length and outside off, Pat Cummins waits for the ball and steers it down towards backward point. A midfield there by Ben Duckett allows Cummins to get off strike with a single. |
| 89.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Lands it well outside off, on a full length, Steven Smith lets it go. |
| 89.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Streaky! Fullish delivery, outside off, Steven Smith gets his bat down in time to jam this one out. The ball goes off the outside edge and bounces over the slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 89.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Another tempter by James Anderson, outside off, Steven Smith leaves the ball once again. |
| 89.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Edgy! On a length, around off, Steven Smith presses forward to defend. Gets an outside edge that goes past gully for four more runs. Smith moves to 99 now. |
| 90.1 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Outside off, on a good length, Pat Cummins leaves the ball alone. |
| 90.2 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Beaten! Angled in, on off, Pat Cummins looks to defend but the ball nips away to beat him on the outside edge. |
| 90.3 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Fuller this time, on off, Pat Cummins drives it on the up but straight to mid off. |
| 90.4 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Angled into the pads, on a back of a length, Pat Cummins gets inside the line and tucks it wide of fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 90.5 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Full and tailing in, on middle and leg, Pat Cummins turns it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 90.6 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Serves it a bit wide outside off, on a length, Steven Smith reaches out to the delivery and luckily for him, he does not edge it behind. |
| 91.1 : James Anderson to Pat Cummins, Around off, on a good length, Pat Cummins guides it wide of cover for a single. |
| 91.2 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Pitches it up well outside off, Steven Smith gets across and eases it toward mid off. |
| 91.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Very full and on off, swinging away. Steven Smith just about manages to jam it out on the off side and looks for one but Pat Cummins sends him back. |
| 91.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! There it is! TEST HUNDRED NUMBER 32! Full again, outside off and swinging away, Steven Smith gets on the front foot and just creams it through extra cover for a boundary. Smith's second hundred at Lord's and he takes off his helmet and soaks in the applause from the crowd. top innings from a top player this. |
| 91.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! There's no stopping Steven Smith! Anderson lands it full and on off, Steven Smith walks across in the crease and clips it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. |
| 91.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, A bit wide outside off, Steven Smith reaches out and drives it towards cover. |
| 92.1 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Shaping in, on off and middle, on a good length, Pat Cummins looks to defend. Gets it off the inner part of the bat wide of square leg for a single. |
| 92.2 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Angling in, around off, on a good length, Steven Smith shuffles and nudges it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 92.3 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, FOUR! On a hard length, outside off, Pat Cummins hangs back and looks to run it down to third man. Gets an outside edge that goes past gully for a boundary. |
| 92.4 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Beaten! In the channel, on off, Pat Cummins pushes at the delivery. The ball nips away and rises to beat Cummins on the outside edge. |
| 92.5 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Good-length delivery, outside off, Pat Cummins keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 92.6 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Full and wide outside off, Pat Cummins frees his arms and drives it crisply but straight to Ben Stokes at cover where he dives to make a good stop. |
| 93.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Starts on a good length, outside off, Steven Smith is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 93.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Hurls it on a good length again, outside off, Steven Smith leaves the ball once again. |
| 93.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, A bit straighter this time, on off, Steven Smith presses and lets the ball go. |
| 93.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Angled in, from over the wicket, on off, Steven Smith covers his off stump and shoulders arms. |
| 93.5 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Around off, on a length, Steven Smith shuffles and defends it from the crease. |
| 93.6 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Fuller this time, on off, Steven Smith drives it firmly towards mid off. Stuart Broad dives to his right and saves three runs for his side. |
| 94.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Begins on a good length, on off, Steven Smith moves to the off side and defends it to mid-wicket. |
| 94.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Serves it outside off, Steven Smith leans and dead bats it towards cover. |
| 94.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, At 125 kph, on a length, on off, Steven Smith shuffles and blocks it out on the off side. |
| 94.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a good length and outside off, Steven Smith drops it in front of point with soft hands and calls Cummins for a quick single. |
| 94.5 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Pitched up, on off stump line, Pat Cummins plants his foot forward and drives it to mid on. |
| 94.6 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Slightly back of a length, on off, Pat Cummins hangs back and keeps it out towards cover. |
| Drinks break! It has been an eventful opening hour on Day 2 here as Stuart Broad and James Anderson struck early for England under overcast conditions but since then, the pair of Steven Smith and skipper Pat Cummins has held the fort for Australia. Smith has already notched up his 8th hundred in England and his wicket will be crucial for both sides now. |
| 95.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Bowls it from wider of the crease and angles it in on a length. Steven Smith lets it through to the keeper. |
| 95.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Excellent take from Ben Duckett and Josh Tongue has got the big fish. This is on a fullish length outside off, with a bit more pace on it and the ball shapes away down the slope. Smith tries to play an expansive drive and flashes hard at it only to get an outside edge. The ball goes quickly to the left of Duckett at gully and he grabs it brilliantly with both hands. End of a sublime knock from Smith and Tongue gets his third wicket of the |
| Nathan Lyon is the new man in. |
| 95.3 : Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Just short of a good length and outside off, Nathan Lyon eases it toward point. |
| 95.6 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Pitched up around off, Pat Cummins squeezes the drive through cover and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 95.4 : Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Pitched up around middle, angling it in, Nathan Lyon blocks it out. |
| 95.5 : Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Leg bye! Shorter one on the body, Nathan Lyon misses the tuck and the ball goes off his hips toward fine leg. The batters pick up a leg bye. |
| 96.1 : Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, Just short! Touch fuller around the fifth stump line, Nathan Lyon is drawn into the drive and gets an outside edge that falls just short of Ben Duckett at gully. |
| 96.2 : Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, Good length around off, the ball nips back in sharply off the deck and Nathan Lyon is caught flat-footed. The ball pings him high on the pads but there's no appeal for lbw. |
| 96.3 : Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, Length ball on off stump, solidly blocked by Lyon. |
| 96.4 : Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, This is banged in short, Nathan Lyon pulls it down to fine leg and gets across for a run. |
| 96.5 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Pitched up outside off, Pat Cummins leans on and pushes it to the right of Harry Brook at backward point and the latter makes a good diving stop. |
| 96.6 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Length ball around off, Pat Cummins drives through the line and to the right of mid off. It is cut off before it reaches the fence but the batters do get back for three and the 400 is also up for Australia. |
| 97.1 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, On a length and pushed well outside off, almost hugging the tramline. Pat Cummins lets it be. |
| 97.2 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Nicely bowled! Length again, angled in from outside off but moving away a touch. Pat Cummins has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 97.3 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Fraction shorter around off, Pat Cummins hops and guides it away past backward point for a single. |
| 97.4 : Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Fuller in length and outside off, driven without much timing toward cover. |
| 97.5 : Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Short and wide, moving away, Nathan Lyon looks to pull but is nowhere near the ball. |
| 97.6 : Josh Tongue to Nathan Lyon, Half a chance and dropped! Full and straight, Nathan Lyon drives it firmly and right back at the bowler. Josh Tongue sticks out a right hand on the followthrough but the ball bursts out of his hands and goes toward long on. The batters pick up a couple of runs. |
| 98.1 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, On a good length around middle, flicked away in front of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 98.2 : Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, Very full and around off, Lyon squeezes it out in front of point. |
| 98.3 : Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Muscled away! Short of a length but there's not much pace behind it and the ball sits up nicely for the batter as well. Nathan Lyon rocks back and pulls it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 98.4 : Ollie Robinson to Nathan Lyon, OUT! CAUGHT! Ollie Robinson has the last laugh here and England are now one wicket away from bowling Australia out. Robinson bangs it in short again but this time it is a bumper and a well-directed one as well. It is around head height and Nathan Lyon looks to take it on. Lyon is in no control of the hook shot and ends up hitting it aerially down to fine leg. Josh Tongue there takes a safe catch and Australia have now lost their nineth wicket. |
| Josh Hazlewood is the last man in. |
| 98.5 : Ollie Robinson to Josh Hazlewood, On a hard length and slanted across the left-hander. Josh Hazlewood backs away and looks to cut but is well beaten. |
| 98.6 : Ollie Robinson to Josh Hazlewood, Length ball on the fourth stump line and angling away. Josh Hazlewood shoulders arms. |
| 99.1 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, This is pitched up well outside off and Cummins leaves it alone. |
| 99.2 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Length ball outside off, left alone again by Pat Cummins. |
| 99.3 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Keeps it on a length but brings the line close to the off stump, getting it to move away. Pat Cummins has a nibble at it but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 99.4 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, And again! Length ball, angled in from outside off but shaping away. Pat Cummins looks to play at it but is beaten again. |
| 99.5 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, Fuller one at the stumps, a bit of a heave from Pat Cummins but can't beat Stuart Broad at mid-wicket. |
| 99.6 : Josh Tongue to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Up and over! Short and wide, Pat Cummins backs away a bit and thumps it over the cover region to end the over with a boundary. |
| 100.1 : Ollie Robinson to Josh Hazlewood, FOUR! Nicely played! Length ball outside off, Josh Hazlewood sees a chance to free his arms and drives it through cover for a boundary. |
| 100.2 : Ollie Robinson to Josh Hazlewood, Angles this one into leg stump, Josh Hazlewood blocks it out. |
| 100.3 : Ollie Robinson to Josh Hazlewood, Switches back to over the wicket and serves a bumper around leg stump. Josh Hazlewood ducks under it well. |
| 100.4 : Ollie Robinson to Josh Hazlewood, OUT! TAKEN! Ollie Robinson picks up the final wicket and Australia have been bowled out before Lunch on day 2. Short of a good length, angling across the left-hander. Josh Hazlewood backs away a touch and has a slash at it. The ball takes the outside edge and flies past the keeper. Joe Root at first slip though does well to get his hands over his head and holds on to a sharp chance. Australia are all out for 416 runs! |
| Australia have been bowled out for 416! They could only add 77 runs to their overnight score and lost 5 wickets in the process. Having started the day at their overnight score of 339-5,  Australia were dealt twin blows in the first half hour, losing Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc. The loss of wickets at the other end did not perturb Steven Smith who brought up his 8th hundred in England. However, he could not carry on and fell prey to a loose shot. Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood had the libe |
| ... SECOND INNINGS ... |
| We are back for England's reply. |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Off the mark right away! Mitchell Marsh starts from over the wicket and serves a shortish delivery on middle and leg. Zak Crawley stands tall and nudges it away in front of mid-wicket for a single. No swing there for Starc. |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Length ball at 141 clicks and around off, Ben Duckett solidly blocks it out. |
| 0.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Ben Duckett is off the mark as well. Back of a length at 146 clicks, Duckett punches it away in front of square on the off side and picks up a single. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, A touch fuller and attacking the stumps, Zak Crawley gets it off the outer half of the blade as he looks to tuck it away. The ball rolls down toward long off and they pick up a couple of runs. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Huge appeal for LBW but it is turned down! First one that's really swung. Perfect length around middle and at 143 clicks as well. The ball swings back in sharply and pings Zak Crawley on the pads. After a long chat, Pat Cummins decides against reviewing it. The replays show that it was just missing leg stump, so, good decision not to take the review. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Full and around off at 145 clicks, holding its line. Zak Crawley looks to jam it out but the ball sneaks under the willow. End of a fascinating first over. |
| It will be Pat Cummins to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Pat Cummins starts from around the wicket and hurls in a length ball onto off stump. Ben Duckett with a gently push to the left of mid off and he picks up a single. |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Switches to over the wicket now for the right-hander and bowls it around the top of off stump. Zak Crawley defends it out from his crease. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, On a hard length, angling in from around off, Zak Crawley looks to defend off the front foot but the ball comes off the splice of the bat. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Excellent stop! Fuller one on the pads, Zak Crawley whips it off his legs but Nathan Lyon at mid-wicket makes a brilliant stop diving to his left at mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Pitched up around off, Zak Crawley pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Ends with another dot. Perfect length, angling into off and middle, solidly blocked off by Crawley. |
| 2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Good length outside off and moving away at 145 clicks. Ben Duckett just frees his arms and cuts it half-heartedly and uppishly through backward point for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full and swinging away late from off stump, Ben Duckett pushes at it with soft hands and gets an outside edge toward Usman Khawaja at third slip. |
| 2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Length ball around off, pushed away off the front foot wide of cover for a single. |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Pitched-up delivery at the stumps, Zak Crawley drives it firmly but straight to Pat Cummins at silly mid on. |
| 2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Full again around off at 144 clicks, Zak Crawley looks to cover drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat toward mid on. |
| 2.6 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Fullish length, swinging back into off stump, Zak Crawley is a bit late on the punch but manages to get it straight down the ground. The fielder from mid off chases it down as the batters get back for the third run. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Lovely delivery! Bowled from a bit wider of the crease, on a length and just holding its line. Zak Crawley looks to cover the line but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Good-length delivery, angled into middle, Crawley pushes it out on the on side. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, A touch fuller around the fifth stump line, Crawley makes the leave and the ball swings in late on its way to the keeper. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Pitches it up around off and gets the ball to swing in sharply, Zak Crawley manages to drive it toward mid on. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Right on the money as this is delivered around the top of off stump. Zak Crawley stays solid in defense though. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Maiden! On a good length outside off and zipping through. Zak Crawley watchfully lets it through to the keeper. That will also be Lunch on Day 2! |
| On the other hand, Australia began the day in a strong position with two set batters at the crease. That said, the visitors were rocked early, losing Alex Carey in the second over. Mitchell Starc could not resist going for big shots and followed Carey in the hut soon after. Steven Smith picked up where he left off on Day 1 and stroked his way to his 32nd Test hundred. However, his dismissal meant the tail was not able to wag much and Australia's innings came to an end at the score of 416. Pat Cu |
| SESSION SUMMARY: 90 runs, 21.4 overs, 5 wickets. As the two teams head into the Lunch break on Day 2, it will be England who will be pleased with their efforts in the first session! Having started the day on the back foot, England needed early wickets to restrict Australia to a manageable total. It was Stuart Broad who set the tone for the hosts before his new ball partner James Anderson got into the act as well. Despite these two wickets, England were unable to tighten the screws and continued |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ... |
| 4.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Starts off with a fullish length ball on off, Ben Duckett covers the lien well and defends it out. |
| 0.0 : All in readiness for the post-Lunch session to commence. The two umpires and the Australian players have made their way out to the middle. They are followed by the two English openers who stride out to the centre. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett will resume their innings for England. Mitchell Starc will start the proceedings with the ball for Australia. Here we go... |
| 4.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full and straight, punched away to the right of mid on where Cummins dives but the ball is only half-stopped. The batters pick up a couple of runs. |
| 4.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Good length outside off at 146 clicks and swinging away, Ben Duckett has a little dabble at it but the ball goes past the outside edge. |
| 4.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Perfect length, in the channel around off and just nipping in a touch. Ben Duckett is late on the defensive shot and ends up chopping it back onto the deck. |
| 4.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Goes fuller and bowls it on the pads, Duckett flicks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Leg bye! Good-length ball angling in from around middle. Zak Crawley misses the flick and the ball goes off his pads onto the off side. The batters scamper across for a leg bye. |
| 4.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a length around leg stump and at 146 clicks as well. Ben Duckett misses the tuck and gets hit high on the pads. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Comes from 'round the wicket now and hurls in a length ball into middle. Ben Duckett blocks it out. |
| 4.5 : It will be Pat Cummins to steam in from the other end. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Good length again around the top of off, Duckett gets an inside edge past the stumps and picks up a single as the ball rolls toward fine leg. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Length ball outside off, eased wide of cover. Zak Crawley calls for two but has to settle for the single. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Around the top of off, tapped away in front of cover. |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, A touch fuller and on off stump, Duckett leans on to defend. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Back of a length over middle, Zak Crawley drops it onto the off side with soft hands and gets across for a single. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length again and around off, Ben Duckett eases it off the back foot past point and rotates the strike. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Full and at 146 clicks, swinging down the leg side. Good take from Alex Carey diving down to his left. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Good length, just angling across off, Zak Crawley plays it late and in front of covers for another quick single. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Angling into the pads at 145 clicks, Ben Duckett tucks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Pitched up on off stump, Ben Duckett solidly blocks it off. |
| 7.1 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Lovely shot! On a length and angling into middle, Zak Crawley hols his shape and plays a lovely on drive to the left of mid on. The ball speeds away to the fence. |
| 7.2 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Good length around off, Zak Crawley stands tall and forces it off the front foot through mid off. Marnus Labuschagne gives chase as the batters get back for three. |
| 7.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Comes from around the wicket now and hurls in a good-length ball at 143 clicks from outside off. Ben Duckett watches it closely and defends it out. |
| 7.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Leg bye! Very full and swinging onto the pads, Ben Duckett fails to get it away and the ball rolls off his legs toward square leg. They pick up a leg bye. |
| 7.5 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Bangs in a short ball but angles it just down leg. Zak Crawley looks to take it on but pulls out of the shot. |
| 7.6 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Pitched up on the stumps, pushed away to the left of mid on for a run. |
| 8.1 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Fuller one around leg stump, this is whipped away by Zak Crawley in front of deep square leg for a couple of easy runs. |
| 8.2 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Easy pickings! Overpitched on the pads, flicked away by Zak Crawley through mid-wicket for a boundary. Crawley seems in good nick at the moment. |
| 8.3 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Through the off side now! Overpitched again, this time outside off and Zak Crawley hammers it away through the cover region for another boundary. |
| 8.4 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Length ball, closer to the off stump, tapped away wide of point for a quick single. |
| 8.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Fuller one around off, played off the outer half of the blade through the point region for one more. |
| 8.6 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, around the top of off, Zak Crawley looks to drive but closes the bat face early and mistimes it toward mid on. |
| 9.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and over the stumps, Ben Duckett gets inside the line and manages to get it away down to fine leg for a single. |
| 9.2 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Fuller one at 143 clicks but it is angled down the leg side. Good carry on that one and a good take as well from Alex Carey behind the sticks. |
| 9.3 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Misfield! Pitched up around off, Zak Crawley gets on the front foot and drives it to the right of mid off. Marnus Labuschagne gets across and slides in but misses the ball. He then hurries back and chases it down, saving a run for his side. |
| 9.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Good length around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 9.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Half an appeal for caught behind but not given. Pat Cummins drifts one down the leg side and Ben Duckett misses the tuck. The ball goes off the back leg and into the keeper's gloves. |
| 9.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Nagging length, sliding in into middle and leg, Ben Duckett gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball goes toward square leg. They pick up a single. |
| 10.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Josh Hazlewood is greeted into the attack with a boundary. Overpitched delivery outside off, Ben Duckett latches onto the width and drives it square on the off side for a boundary. The 50 is up for England as well. |
| 10.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Good length on middle and leg, tucked away toward mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 10.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Fullish delivery around off, Zak Crawley gets across and uses his feet to flick it away behind square leg for a single. |
| 10.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Around the top of off and just nipping away a touch, Ben Duckett blocks it out. |
| 10.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, This is pitched up around off, Ben Duckett gets on the front foot and defends it out. |
| 10.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Just a fraction short and around off, Ben Duckett with a short-arm jab in front of mid-wicket and he collects a single. |
| Spin for the first time as Nathan Lyon comes into the attack. |
| 11.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Starts with a shortish delivery down leg, Ben Duckett goes on the back foot and nudges it past square leg for a run. |
| 11.2 : Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Full and around off, Zak Crawley gets in position for the sweep and just paddles it 'round the corner for a couple of runs. |
| 11.3 : Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, Tossed up around off, Zak Crawley brings out the reverse sweep now. Great anticipation from Steven Smith at first slip as he reads the shot and moves to his right. The ball goes quickly past him though and Crawley gets a single. |
| 11.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Flatter delivery around off, kept out by Duckett. |
| 11.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Flighted delivery on off stump, Ben Duckett blocks it out. |
| 11.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Slows it up now and drifts it onto the pads, Ben Duckett pushes it gently onto the on side. |
| 12.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Back of a length outside off, punched firmly off the back foot but straight to extra cover. |
| 12.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Finds the gap! A short ball over middle, Zak Crawley pulls and does so aerially but manages to get it to the right of the man at deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Good length around off, nipping back in, Zak Crawley gets an inside edge and the ball goes through square leg. The batters pick up a brace as well. |
| 12.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Hard length outside off, Zak Crawley taps it in front of cover-point. |
| 12.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Touch fuller, in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone by Crawley. |
| 12.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Shot! Fullish length angled into middle, Zak Crawley clears the front leg and punches it sweetly to the right of the bowler and finds the boundary. |
| 13.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up, full and on off, kept out by Duckett. |
| 13.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, A bit flatter and around off, Ben Duckett looks to cut but ends up chopping it toward backward point. |
| 13.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Tossed up around middle, Ben Duckett brings out the slog-sweep and manages to get it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 13.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Quicker one on off, Duckett backs away to keep it out. |
| 13.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Nicely flighted around middle, Ben Duckett blocks it off the front foot. |
| 13.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Quicker one, full and around off, Duckett eases it toward mid off. |
| 14.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Pitches it up around off and gets it to shape in a touch. Zak Crawley looks to block but gets an inside edge toward fine leg for a single. |
| 14.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Comes from around the wicket and hurls across a length ball on off stump. Ben Duckett keeps it out. |
| 14.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Fuller and around middle, tucked away up the hill through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 14.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Good length around middle, nudged away to mid-wicket. |
| 14.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Full and wide, Ben Duckett frees his arms and smashes it away in front of the man at deep point for yet another brace. |
| 14.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Good length around the top of off, played late and past the man at point for a single. |
| 15.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, On the pads, nudged away to square leg. |
| 15.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Close call! Nathan Lyon flights this one on a nagging length outside off. Ben Duckett looks to drag the sweep shot away but gets beaten on the under edge. Alex Carey whips off the bails quickly and appeals for a stumping. It is sent upstairs but the replays show that Duckett just has his back leg planted inside the crease. |
| 15.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up around off, Duckett pushes it through cover for one. |
| 15.4 : Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, On the pads, worked off the back foot behind square leg for a single. |
| 15.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Drifted onto middle and leg, Ben Duckett keeps it out. |
| 15.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Shorter one on off, Ben Duckett looks to rock back and pull but mistimes it badly. |
| 16.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Fuller one on the pads, Zak Crawley misses the flick and the ball goes off his pads. Alex Carey does well to dive down to his left and make the stop. |
| 16.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Zak Crawley, Length ball, angling into middle, Crawley tucks it away past square leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Comes from 'round the wicket and digs in a short one around off. Ben Duckett gets on top of the bounce and pulls it well in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Hard length around off, tapped away toward backward point. |
| 16.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Pitched up around off at 141 clicks, this is driven straight to mid off. |
| 16.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Short and wide, Ben Duckett backs away and goes after it. Duckett gets it up and over behind point. Travis Head runs around to his right from deep point but the batters do pick up three runs. |
| Drinks Break! England are motoring along here. Out of the two English openers, Zak Crawley is looking at ease in the middle and is scoring at a very brisk pace. Australia, on the other hand, are finding it tough to keep the batters quiet. They have missed their lines and lengths consistently and as a result, have conceded a boundary in almost every over.     |
| 17.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Quicker one, drifted onto middle, Ben Duckett goes back in his crease to defend. |
| 17.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up, full and around middle, Duckett drives it to mid on. |
| 17.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Flatter one around off, Duckett goes on the back foot to keep it out. |
| 17.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Tossed up, full and on off, Ben Duckett drives it through mid on and picks up three runs. |
| 17.5 : Nathan Lyon to Zak Crawley, OUT! STUMPED! Excellent glove work from Alex Carey and Nathan Lyon gets the breakthrough for Australia. Lyon comes from over the wicket and tosses it up around middle and gets it to turn a bit. Zak Crawley comes forward looking to clip it away but ends up walking past it. Carey moves swiftly to his left and whips off the bails in a flash. Crawley falls just two runs short of a half-century and Lyon has Test wicket number 496. |
| Ollie Pope comes in at number 3. |
| 17.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Tossed up, on off, Ollie Pope gets forward and clips it to deep square leg. Opens his account with a single. |
| 18.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Pope, Lands it in the channel, on off, on a good length, Ollie Pope drops it with soft hands in front of deep square leg and comes back for the second run. |
| 18.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Pope, Bowls it a touch fuller, outside off, Ollie Pope presses forward and blocks it out. |
| 18.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Pope, Shaping in, on off, a hint of extra bounce, Ollie Pope fends this one with soft hands back to the bowler. |
| 18.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Pope, Serves it on a length, outside off, Ollie Pope leans and pushes it through covers for a couple of runs more. |
| 18.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Pope, Continues to bowl it in the channel, Ollie Pope gets on the front foot and defends it on the off side. |
| 18.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Pope, Angles this one onto the pads, Ollie Pope clips this one nicely and wide of deep square leg for another two runs. |
| 19.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up, on off, Ben Duckett gets on the front foot and defends it down the wicket. |
| 19.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Slightly fuller and turning away, outside off, Ben Duckett plays it with the spin and works it to deep point for a run. |
| 19.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Full and around off, Ollie Pope goes for the reverse paddle but hits it on the bounce to Steven Smith at first slip. |
| 19.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, On middle, full as well, Ollie Pope dead bats this one back to Lyon. |
| 19.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Flighted, around leg, Ollie Pope turns this one straight to short leg. |
| 19.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Gives the ball air and bowls it on middle, Ollie Pope looks to work it across the line. Gets a soft leading edge that rolls to cover. |
| 20.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Angling into the pads, on a shortish length, Ben Duckett tucks this one down to fine leg for a single. 100 comes up for England. |
| 20.2 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Fuller this time and outside off, Ollie Pope looks to drive it wide of mid off but mishits it towards mid on. |
| 20.3 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Honing in on middle, on a good length, Ollie Pope closes his bat face early and gets another leading edge that goes to mid off. |
| 20.4 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Keeps it full and outside off, Ollie Pope drives it crisply but straight to mid on. |
| 20.5 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Comes from over the wicket and angles it in, on a good length, on middle, Ollie Pope shuffles a bit in the crease and gets an inside edge onto the front pad. |
| 20.4 : A slight halt! There is an issue with the ball as it fails to pass the gauge test and is unable to go through one of the cutouts. The umpires call for a change of ball and take their time to pick one out of the box that resembles the current ball most. Will this change of ball bring about a change in lateral movement as well? |
| 20.6 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Banged in short and on middle, Ollie Pope swivels and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for one. |
| 21.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Floated up, wide outside off, Ollie Pope plants his foot forward and reaches out. Drives it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 21.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Tossed up, on off, Ollie Pope keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 21.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Pushed through quicker, around off, Ollie Pope gets forward and defends with a straight bat. |
| 21.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Fuller and on off, Ollie Pope drives it off the front foot to mid on and gets across for a single. |
| 21.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Flighted, on off, Ben Duckett smothers the ball on the off side. |
| 21.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Darted in, on middle, Ben Duckett presses forward and blocks it out. |
| 22.1 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Serves it full and outside off, Ollie Pope looks to drive but miscues it back to the bowler. |
| 22.2 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Full again and outside off, Ollie Pope drives but cannot beat mid off. |
| 22.3 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down! Angled in, on middle and leg, Ollie Pope looks to tickle it fine but misses. Gets rapped on the thigh pad but the ball was sliding down leg. |
| 22.4 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, on middle, Ollie Pope hangs back and keeps it out. |
| 22.5 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, On a good length and outside off, Ollie Pope presses forward and defends it towards cover. |
| 22.6 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Close! Fullish delivery, tailing in, outside off, Ollie Pope looks to dig this one but the ball sneaks past his inside edge. |
| 23.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up, on off, Ben Duckett gets forward and smothers the ball. |
| 23.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett goes back and nudges it wide of square leg for a single. |
| 23.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Fired in, on middle, Ollie Pope works it across the line and finds mid-wicket. |
| 23.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Quicker again, on middle, Ollie Pope keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 23.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Flighted, on middle, Ben Duckett pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 23.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Full on the pads, Ollie Pope flicks it to deep square leg for one more run. |
| 24.1 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, on middle, Ollie Pope stays back and turns it to mid-wicket. |
| 24.2 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Good-length delivery, on off and middle, Ollie Pope tries to clip it away. Closes the bat face early and gets a soft leading that goes through covers for a single. |
| 24.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Searing yorker, on middle, Ben Duckett tries to clip it wide of mid on. Gets an outside edge that rolls towards Green at gully. |
| 24.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Keeps it full and on middle, Ben Duckett drives with a straight bat to mid on. |
| 24.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Full again and around leg, Ben Duckett leans and clips it to the left of mid on for a couple of runs. |
| 24.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Shortens his length and bowls it on middle, Ben Duckett walks across and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 25.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Short and turning away, outside off, Ben Duckett checks his shot and pushes it to wide mid off. |
| 25.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up, on off, solidly defended by Ben Duckett. |
| 25.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Around off, fuller as well, Ben Duckett gets on the front foot and defends. |
| 25.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Short and outside off, Ben Duckett goes back and slices it towards backward point. |
| 25.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Fired in, on middle, Ben Duckett pushes it back to Lyon. |
| 25.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Tossed up, on off, Ben Duckett is solid in defense again off his front foot. |
| 26.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Comes back into the attack and starts from over the wicket. Angles it across, outside off, on a full length, Ollie Pope drives it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 26.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short and outside off, Ben Duckett crouches and cuts it to deep backward point for one more run. |
| 26.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Edgy! Bowls it on a length, outside off, Ollie Pope pushes at the delivery with hard hands. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the leg stump for a boundary. |
| 26.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Good wristwork! Straying on the pads, on a length, Ollie Pope does not miss out as he clips this one well wide of fine leg for four more runs. |
| 26.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, FOUR! This is even better! Sprays this one across, outside off, on a length, Ollie Pope frees his arms and drives it through the vacant cover region for third boundary of the over. |
| 26.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Bowls it on a yorker length, on off, Ollie Pope tries to jam this one out. Gets a thickish outside edge that goes past the diving Cameron Green at gully. |
| 27.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Leg bye! On the pads, on a full length, Ben Duckett looks to help it fine. Gets it off his pads to short fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 27.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Short and turning in, on middle, Ollie Pope goes back and pushes it to mid on. |
| 27.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Floated up, on middle and leg, Ollie Pope leans and drives it towards long on for a single. |
| 27.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Shorter and on middle, the ball keeps a bit low, Ben Duckett works it off the back foot to point. |
| 27.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, Ben Duckett defends it off the front foot towards leg side. |
| 27.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Sees the batter advance and fires it on the pads, Ben Duckett recovers well and clips it to square leg for a dot. |
| 28.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Back of a length, down leg, Ollie Pope goes for the pull. Gets it off his gloves to fine leg for a single. |
| 28.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a hard length, on off, Ben Duckett gets behind the line and defends it to mid on. |
| 28.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FIFTY for Ben Duckett! A stylish way to reach fifty! Angled in, on middle, Ben Duckett gets on his toes and clips it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 28.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and outside off, Ben Duckett stays on the back foot and guides it to the right of deep backward point for two runs. |
| 28.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Drifts on the pads, on a full length, Ben Duckett gets into a good position and clips it well wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs more. |
| 28.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Fuller again and on off, Ben Duckett drives it towards mid on. Marnus Labuschagne dives to his right and keeps it to a single. |
| 29.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Short and around leg, Ben Duckett goes back and helps it straight to short fine leg. |
| 29.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Easy pickings! Tossed up, down leg, Ben Duckett leans forward and glances it wide of Mitchell Starc at short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 29.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Shorter and on middle, Ben Duckett gets behind the line and defends it solidly. |
| 29.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Keeps it short, on off, Ben Duckett pushes it off the back foot to Lyon. |
| 29.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Switches to over the wicket and bowls it short, on middle, the ball keeps a bit low but Ben Duckett still manages to work it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Short and flatter, turning in, on off, Ollie Pope goes back in the crease and keeps it out on the off side. That will be Tea on Day 2! |
| Australia haven't had the best of days as they lost 5 wickets in the first session and then haven't been able to trouble the English batters much with the ball. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been expensive and while Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon have bowled well, they just haven't created as many wicket-taking opportunities as they would have liked. They will however know that the conditions were in the batter's favour and will look to make in-roads in the final session of the day. |
| Right then, England trail by 271 runs but if the playing conditions don't change, the rate at which they are scoring runs, they can easily knock off another 150 or so runs by the end of Day 2. However, it just takes a wicket or two to change momentum and that's exactly what Australia will be looking to do post Tea. Do join us at 8.30 pm IST (3 pm GMT) to find out how the final session on Day 2 unfolds. |
| Session Summary - 26 overs, 132 runs and one wicket! Just the session England would have wanted and they have made optimum use of what were probably the best batting conditions in this Test. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett added 91 runs for the first wicket before Crawley departed on 48. Since then though Duckett has been on a roll, notching up a half-century and Ollie Pope has come out and looked positive as well. The hosts are scoring runs at a very solid rate and with wickets in hand, they w |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ... |
| We are back for the third and final session of Day 2. The two umpires and players make their way out to the middle. It will be Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope who will resume their innings for England. Cameron Green has the ball in hand and will start this session for Australia. Let's play... |
| 30.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Green starts from around the wicket and bowls a quick bumper outside off, Ben Duckett looks to take it on but is well beaten. |
| 30.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and outside off, steered away behind backward point for a single. |
| 30.3 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, Comes over the wicket now and angles in a length ball down the leg side. Ollie Pope misses the flick. |
| 30.4 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, Length again on the pads, tucked away through square leg for a run. |
| 30.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Beauty! Pitches this one up in the channel around off, angling in. The ball nips and zips away off the deck, whizzing past the outside edge of Duckett's willow. |
| 30.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Pitched up on the stumps, punched back toward the bowler. |
| 31.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Nicely flighted around off, Ollie Pope leans on and defends it out. |
| 0.0 : It will be the spin of Nathan Lyon from the other end. |
| 31.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Nagging length on off stump, Ollie Pope goes back and across to make the block. |
| 31.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Holds it back a touch and floats it onto the leg stump, Ollie Pope nudges it in front of short leg. |
| 31.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, A tad bit short and turning down leg, Pope nudges it toward leg gully. |
| 31.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Around middle and leg, worked away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 31.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up around off, Duckett drives this one square of the wicket to deep cover-point for one more. |
| 32.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Streaky! Banged in short and at the body, Ben Duckett gets himself in a real tangle as he tries to pull. The ball lobs up off his gloves and goes over the slip cordon, trickling down to the fence. |
| 32.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Pitches this one up at 144 clicks and attacks the off stump, Duckett solidly blocks it off. |
| 32.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Very full on the fifth stump line, Ben Duckett crunches the cover drive but fails to get it through. |
| 32.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller and wider, Ben Duckett goes after it again but mistimes his shot toward cover. |
| 32.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Pitched up around middle, Ben Duckett drives it firmly past mid on. Josh Hazlewood there gives chase and just manages to keep it in play. Three runs are taken. |
| 32.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Just a fraction short, Duckett stands tall and punches it sweetly through the cover region for a couple of runs. |
| Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Very full on the fifth stump line, Ben Duckett crunches the cover drive but fails to get it through. |
| 32.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller and wider, Ben Duckett goes after it again but mistimes his shot toward cover. |
| 32.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Pitched up around middle, Ben Duckett drives it firmly past mid on. Josh Hazlewood there gives chase and just manages to keep it in play. Three runs are taken. |
| 32.6 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, Fuller one, angling into the legs, wristed away to deep square leg for one. |
| 33.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Very full outside off, driven past mid off for three more runs. |
| 33.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Quicker one around middle, Ben Duckett looks to play at it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. There's half an appeal for LBW but it is turned down. |
| 33.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Flighted one down leg, Ben Duckett attempts the paddle sweep but gets a top edge around short fine leg. |
| 33.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Short and wide outside off, Ben Duckett stays back and leaves the ball alone. |
| 33.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Nicely drifted onto middle, Duckett nudges it away onto the leg side and looks for one but is sent back. |
| 33.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Floated up, wide outside off, Ben Duckett leans and drives it wide of mid off. Mitchell Starc slides to his right and keeps it to a single. |
| 34.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Bowled back of a length and over off stump, Ben Duckett hops back to defend. |
| 34.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Slashed away! Short and wide, Ben Duckett deliberately opens the face of the bat and slaps it over the gully region for a boundary. |
| 34.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Full and around off, driven wide of the man at extra cover. Pat Cummins there dives and gets a hand on it but the ball ricochets onto his head and batters pick up a couple of runs. The umpires call for a concussion check and Cummins quickly goes off the field to see the physio. Matt Renshaw comes on as a substitute fielder for now. |
| 34.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Sublime from Duckett! Overpitched delivery outside off, Duckett drives it through the line and pierces the cover region to pick up another boundary. |
| 34.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, No ball! A quick bumper now from Green, at an awkward height as well. Ben Duckett takes his eyes off the ball and ends up getting a top edge over the keeper. Alex Carey runs after it but the ball falls safely and they pick up a couple of runs. A no ball is also called for overstepping. |
| Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Fuller in length and around off, pushed out on the off side. |
| 34.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Around the top of off, bouncing a bit extra, Duckett manages to keep it down. |
| 35.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Nicely tossed up around middle, Ollie Pope strides forward and makes the block. |
| 35.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, On the shorter side around off, Pope goes on the back foot and taps it in front of point. |
| 35.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ollie Pope, Floated up around off, Pope makes a bit of room and hits it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 35.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Flatter delivery around off, cut away toward point. |
| 35.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, Nicely tossed up, full and around off, Ben Duckett plays it with the turn toward extra cover. |
| 35.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ben Duckett, And again! Full and around off, driven straight toward cover. |
| 36.1 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, On a good length over off, solidly blocked out by Pope. |
| 36.2 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, Touch fuller and attacking the off stump, Ollie Pope defends it under his eyeline. |
| 36.3 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, Right on the money yet again from Green but Pope makes another good block. Green has overstepped yet again and a no ball is called. |
| Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, No ball! A yorker-length delivery on leg stump, Ollie Pope gets across his stumps to flick but misses and gets struck on the boot. There is an appeal for lbw as the ball rolls down to fine leg but it is turned down. They get a leg bye and then another no ball is called for overstepping. |
| Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Comes from around the wicket and bangs in a short ball over off stump. Ben Duckett plays the pull but isn't in controlled and gets it aerially toward deep square leg. They get a single and it seems Nathan Lyon is struggling a bit as he picked up that ball. |
| 36.4 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, Another bumper around leg stump, Ollie Pope pulls it away down to fine leg for a run. |
| 36.3 : Nathan Lyon seems to be in agonizing pain and might have done something to his calf. It doesn't seem like cramps and the man who is playing his 100th consecutive Test match is taken off the field by the physio. This could be a body blow to Australia. |
| 36.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Another bumper at 142 clicks and over the stumps, Ben Duckett backs away and manages to get it away through backward point for another single. |
| 36.6 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, Half a shout for caught behind from Cameron Green but it is turned down. Another well-directed short ball right around the rib cage. Ollie Pope looks to get out of the way but the ball just flicks the underside of his biceps before Alex Carey pouches it behind the stumps. |
| Mitchell Starc (7-0-55-0) is brought back into the attack, replacing Nathan Lyon. |
| 37.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short ball over leg stump, Duckett backs away and pulls it firmly down to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 37.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Fraction shorter over off stump, Ollie Pope backs away and looks to slap it away but misses as the ball moves away after pitching. |
| 37.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, A good bumper, around leg stump and at 142 clicks. Ollie Pope ducks under it well. |
| 37.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Short ball around middle and leg, Pope makes a bit of room and slashes it away behind backward point for a single. |
| 37.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short again angling down leg, Duckett keeps it down and pulls it toward fine leg for an easy single. |
| 37.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Keeps bowling it short and around leg, Pope pulls it away through backward square leg for yet another single. |
| 38.1 : Cameron Green to Ollie Pope, OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball ploy has worked and Cameron Green has got the breakthrough for his side. This is banged in short and outside off, Ollie Pope gets well across his stumps and looks to pull it all the way behind square on the leg side. The ball takes the toe end and goes toward deep square leg. Steven Smith there back pedals a bit and takes a good catch. Pope departs in the forties as well and Australia have their second wicket. |
| 0.0 : Joe Root walks out to bat. |
| 38.2 : Cameron Green to Joe Root, Short ball angling down leg, helped down to fine leg for a run. Joe Root is off the mark right away! |
| 38.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, A bumper around off, Ben Duckett gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 38.4 : Cameron Green to Joe Root, Gone! Oh, wait! It's another no ball from Cameron Green and that might prove to be really costly. Another bumper over leg stump, Joe Root gets in a tangle as he tries to pull and the ball lobs up of his glove. Alex Carey moves to his right a bit and takes the catch and the Aussie players celebrate. However, Green has overstepped and Root gets a reprieve. A fifth no ball from Green, poor bowling. |
| Cameron Green to Joe Root, Bouncer again, over the stumps, Joe Root ducks under it. |
| 38.5 : Cameron Green to Joe Root, FOUR BYES! A bit of a wild delivery this time as Cameron Green spills this one well down the leg side. Alex Carey dives to his left but is unable to reach it. The ball races away into the fence. |
| 38.6 : Cameron Green to Joe Root, Back of a length over middle, blocked off the back foot. |
| 39.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, A short ball angling down leg, Ben Duckett looks to take it on but misses. |
| 39.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short ball on the body, Ben Duckett keeps the pull shot down and gets it behind square leg for a single. |
| 39.3 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, On a hard length around off and angling across, Joe Root stays back and guides it alte down to third man for one. |
| 39.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short again, whipped away off the hips, flat and the ball almost carries to deep backward square leg. A single is taken. |
| 39.5 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Quicker and shorter at 143 clicks and around leg stump, Joe Root pulls it down to fine leg for another single. |
| 39.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Comes from around the wicket and tries to angle across a short ball from around leg stump. Ben Duckett short-arm jabs it through square leg for a run. The 200 is now up for England. |
| 40.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Banged in short and over middle, muscled away to deep mid-wicket for one. Ben Duckett moves on to 95 now. |
| 40.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Bowls it halfway down the track, Joe Root rocks back and mistimes the pull shot to short mid-wicket. |
| 40.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Keeps bowling it short and over the stumps. Joe Root continues to struggle with his timing as he pulls it past square leg for a single. |
| 40.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Banged in short again and at the body, Ben Duckett gets in an awkward position as he tries to pull it away. The ball goes up in the air but falls well short of deep backward square leg. Another single is taken. |
| 40.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Short and over leg stump, Joe Root crunches the pull shot this time but finds Steven Smith at deepish backward square leg. |
| 40.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, A full toss now on the pads, Joe Root flicks it straight to Steven Smith again. |
| 41.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Around the hips, tucked away toward square leg for a run. |
| 41.2 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Back of a length around off, and rising on the batter, Joe Root gets on the back foot and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 41.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Comes from around the wicket and bowls a short ball at 144 clicks at the body. Ben Duckett gets hurried on and the ball hits him around the rib cage. That will sting a bit for sure. |
| 41.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, That could have been a disaster for Ben Duckett! Banged in short around leg stump, Duckett manages to keep the pull shot down and gets it just behind square leg. Joe Root calls him for a single but Duckett is a bit late to respond. Marnus Labuschagne picks up the ball and gets in a direct hit at the bowler's end. Luckily for Duckett, he made it in time. |
| 41.5 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Short ball down leg, helped down to fine leg for a run. |
| 41.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Another short one, on the body, Duckett hops and keeps it down toward square leg. |
| 42.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, This is banged in short and around leg stump by Josh Hazlewood, Joe Root pulls it down to fine leg for a run. With this single, Root becomes the tenth-highest run-scorer in Test history. |
| 42.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? Australia pick up another wicket with the short ball and Ben Duckett has to walk back two runs short of an Ashes century at Lord's. A well-directed short ball from Josh Hazlewood, bowled from around the wicket and coming in at a difficult height over leg stump. Duckett tries to get inside the line and help it away but the ball goes off the top edge down to fine leg. David Warner there charges in and takes a good catch. En |
| Harry Brook is the new man in. |
| 42.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, FOUR! Harry Brook gets a yorker first up and just bunts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 42.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Another effort bumper from Josh Hazlewood, at 137 clicks and carrying quickly through to the keeper. Harry Brook sways his head out of the way. |
| 42.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Banged in very short and over middle, Harry Brook backs away and plays a forehand smash over the cover region. The ball plugs in the outfield though and they get a couple of runs. |
| 42.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Short of a length over leg stump, pulled away through square leg for a single. |
| 43.1 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Back of a length around off, the ball zips off the deck and rises a bit as well. Harry Brook stays inside the line and looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 43.2 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Mitchell Starc sees Harry Brook backing away and follows him with a short ball. Brook gets cramped up and the ball lobs up off the shoulder of the bat. Thye ball goes toward fine leg and they get a single. |
| 43.3 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Around the hips, tickled down to fine leg for one more by Joe Root. |
| 43.4 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Back of a length on leg stump, Brook hops back and blocks it out. |
| 43.5 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, On a good length around off and this one takes off after pitching. Harry Brook tries to block but gets struck on the glove. |
| 43.6 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Back of a length over middle, Brook keeps it down on the off side. |
| Drinks Break! Australia are clawing their way back in the game by bouncing out England here. At the start of the session, they leaked a lot of runs with their short ball tactic but it eventually worked to hand them a couple of wickets. England were quick to get off the blocks and have added 72 runs in the first hour of the third session. With two relatively new batters at the crease, it will be interesting to see if they continue to take on the short ball. |
| 44.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Into the wicket and angled in, around leg, Joe Root lets the ball come to him and pulls it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 44.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Back of a length and at the hips, Harry Brook tucks it off the back foot towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 44.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Dug in short once again, down leg, Joe Root shapes to pull but aborts his shot at the last moment. |
| 44.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Bends his back and bangs it in short, on middle, Joe Root pulls it from above his head towards backward square leg for a run. |
| 44.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Harry Brook goes for the pull but gets an inside edge that rolls towards Carey behind the wicket. |
| 44.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Shortish length, outside off, Harry Brook dabs it to deep backward point. Retains the strike with a single. |
| 45.1 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Sharp bumper! Directs this one at the batter, Harry Brook ducks and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 45.2 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Back of a length, around off, Harry Brook backs away and looks to flat bat it down the ground to fine leg for a run. |
| 45.3 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Another English batter perishes to the short ball! Starc bends his back and bangs it in short, at the batter, Joe Root shapes to pull but gets hurried in his shot. The ball climbs on him and catches the outside edge of Root's bat. The ball lobs in the air towards backward square leg. Steven Smith stationed there sprints forward and puts in a dive. Sticks forward his right hand and grabs it inches off the ground. He does well to hang o |
| Skipper, Ben Stokes walks out to bat at number 6. |
| 45.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Angles it across, outside off, on a good length, Ben Stokes looks to defend. Gets an outside edge that rolls down to third man. Gets off the mark with a single. |
| 45.5 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Back of a length, on off, Harry Brook gets on his toes and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 45.6 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Another one on a back of a length, on middle, Harry Brook backs away and swats it down the ground. Does not time it well but gets in the vacant mid on region for three runs. |
| 46.1 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Angling down leg, on a shortish length, Harry Brook lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 46.2 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Short again and at the batter, Harry Brook takes on the short ball with a pull shot. Hits it a bit uppishly towards Steven Smith at deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 46.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Bangs it in short, on middle, Ben Stokes ducks and leaves the ball alone. |
| 46.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a good length, on middle, Ben Stokes solidly gets behind the line. |
| 46.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Goes short again, on off, Ben Stokes hops to defend but gets it off the inner half of the bat to short leg. |
| 46.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Another bumper, at the batter, Ben Stokes ducks and lets the ball pass. |
| 47.1 : Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Short and slightly down leg, Harry Brook swivels in the crease to pull but misses. Cameron Green has overstepped and it is called a no ball. |
| Cameron Green to Harry Brook, FOUR! Hammered! Back of a length, on middle, Harry Brook backs away and gets into a good position. Flat bats it towards wide long on for a boundary. |
| 47.2 : Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Much fuller, around leg, Harry Brook moves leg side and has a wild swing. Luckily for him, the ball sneaks past the leg stump. |
| 47.3 : Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Goes back to short stuff, down leg, Harry Brook fails to connect as he went for the pull. |
| 47.4 : Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Another short delivery, going down leg, Harry Brook pulls it wide of David Warner at fine leg and takes a single. |
| 47.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, In the channel outside off, on a good length, Ben Stokes watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 47.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Directs a bumper at the batter, Ben Stokes ducks and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 48.1 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, On a shortish length, on leg, Harry Brook pulls it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 48.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length this time, angled in, Ben Stokes gets on his toes and keeps it out. |
| 48.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short again, around off, Ben Stokes gets on top of the bounce and eases it in front of point for one. |
| 48.4 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Searing yorker, at the stumps, Harry Brook digs it out towards mid on for a single. |
| 48.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Clipped away with ease! Full and straying on the pads, Ben Stokes gets on the front foot and clips it through mid-wicket for his first boundary. |
| 48.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Shortens his length and directs it at the batter, Ben Stokes gets into an awkward position. Takes his eyes off the ball and wears it at the body. |
| 49.1 : Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Continues to go short, outside off, Harry Brook sways away and lets the ball pass. |
| 49.2 : Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Drifts on the pads, on a hard length, Harry Brook tries to help it fine on the leg side but misses. |
| 49.3 : Cameron Green to Harry Brook, Back of a length, on off, Harry Brook moves to the leg side and flat bats it through the vacant mid off region. Marnus Labuschagne runs to his right from deep cover and cleans it up. Three runs taken. |
| 49.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Angled in, on a good length, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes pushes it with soft hands to mid on. |
| 49.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Good-length delivery, outside off, Ben Stokes shoulders arms. |
| 49.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, A bit short but down leg, Ben Stokes ducks and lets the ball go through. |
| 50.1 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, DROPPED! A lucky escape for Harry Brook! Banged in short, on middle, Harry Brook pulls it hard and is unable to keep his shot along the ground. Hits it straight to Marnus Labuschagne at square leg who leaps but fails to hang onto it. The ball parries behind off his hands for a single. |
| 50.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on off, Ben Stokes hangs back and defends it on the off side. |
| 50.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Keeps it short and outside off, Ben Stokes lets the ball come to him and guides it wide of deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 50.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Four Byes! Dug in short but down leg, Ben Stokes gets inside the line and shoulders arms. The ball tails away sharply and Alex Carey cannot get on the end of it. The ball races away to the fence for four byes. |
| 50.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Fuller this time, around off, Ben Stokes blocks it out off the front foot. |
| 50.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on off, Ben Stokes dabs it off the back foot towards backward point for a single. |
| 51.1 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 50.6 : Travis Head is introduced into the attack now. |
| 51.2 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Flatter, on off, Ben Stokes gets his bat down in time and defends it off the inner half of the bat. |
| 51.3 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Floated up, around leg, Ben Stokes misses the flick and the ball strikes him on the front pad. Not much of an appeal by the Australian player as the ball was sliding down leg. |
| 51.4 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Full and around off, Ben Stokes defends it from the crease. |
| 51.5 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Fuller again, on middle, Ben Stokes gets on the front foot and pushes it back to Head. |
| 51.6 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, on off, Ben Stokes drives it straight to extra cover. |
| 52.1 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Full and on off, Harry Brook drives it firmly back to the bowler. |
| 52.2 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Back of a length and angled down leg, Harry Brook lets it go. |
| 52.3 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, FOUR! Nicely played! Banged in short, on off and middle, Harry Brook gets on top of the bounce and pulls it right between square leg and backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 52.4 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it slower, on the pads, Harry Brook turns it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 52.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, around off, Ben Stokes hangs back and leaves the ball alone. |
| 52.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Another one on a back of a length, outside off, Ben Stokes stays on the back foot and defends it on the off side. |
| 53.1 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Floated up, on off, Harry Brook knocks it down to long off for a single. |
| 53.2 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, On the pads, Ben Stokes leans forward to clip it away but misses. |
| 53.3 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes works this one straight to mid-wicket. |
| 53.4 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Short and around off, Ben Stokes goes back and punches it down to long off for a single. |
| 53.5 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Full again and on off, Harry Brook leans and drives it hard towards long off for a single. |
| 53.6 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Tossed up again, around leg, Ben Stokes presses forward and works it wide of mid on for one more run. |
| 54.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Comes from 'round the wicket and serves it full, outside off, Ben Stokes drives it and finds wide mid off. |
| 54.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on middle, Ben Stokes looks to tuck it on the leg side but misses. Wears it near his waist. |
| 54.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, On a good length and outside off, Ben Stokes shoulders arms and leaves the ball alone. |
| 54.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Angled in, on off, on a hard length, Ben Stokes gets behind the line and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 54.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, A bit short and at the batter, Ben Stokes gets into a tangle and gets hit on the left glove. |
| 54.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Fuller and wide outside off, Ben Stokes leaves the ball alone once again. |
| 55.1 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Fullish delivery, outside off, Harry Brook digs it out down the wicket. |
| 55.2 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Tossed up, outside off, Harry Brook drives it towards deep cover for a single. |
| 55.3 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, On middle and leg, Ben Stokes presses forward and defends it back to Head. |
| 55.4 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Floated up, on middle, Ben Stokes presents a straight bat and keeps it out. |
| 55.5 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Fired in, around leg, Ben Stokes blocks it out on the leg side. |
| 55.6 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Fuller and on off, Ben Stokes drives it to the right of the bowler. |
| 56.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, On a good length, angling in, on middle, Harry Brook hangs on the back foot and defends it down the wicket. |
| 56.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, FOUR! Smart batting! In the channel, on off, Harry Brook opens the bat face and steers it to the left of the diving Cameron Green at gully for a boundary. |
| 56.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Length delivery, outside off, Harry Brook gets forward and drops it in front of point for a run. |
| 56.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Around off, on a good length, Ben Stokes is half-forward to defend. The ball nips away a touch and rolls off the outer half of the bat wide of deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 56.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Goes short again and at the batter, Ben Stokes ducks and lets the ball go. |
| 56.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 57.1 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Floated up, outside off, Harry Brook steps out of the crease and knocks it down to long on for a single. |
| 57.2 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Pushed through, on middle, Ben Stokes plants his foot forward and pushes it to mid on. |
| 57.3 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Full and around off, Ben Stokes gets forward and works it to extra cover. |
| 57.4 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Short and outside off, Ben Stokes goes back in the crease and punches it to deep cover for a run. |
| 57.5 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Flighted again, on off, Harry Brook presses forward and defends it on the off side. |
| 57.6 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Tossed up, on off, Harry Brook keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 58.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, In the channel, on off, from 'round the wicket, Ben Stokes taps with soft hands towards backward point for a single. |
| 58.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Tailing in sharply, on middle, Harry Brook accounts for the inward movement and works it on the leg side for a run. |
| 58.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Angled in, outside off, on a good length, Ben Stokes leaves the ball alone. |
| 58.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Stokes gets inside the line and helps it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 58.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Harry Brook, Fuller and outside off, Harry Brook drives it firmly to mid off and gets across for a quick single. |
| 58.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Shaping in, on a good length, on middle, Ben Stokes gets behind the line and pushes it to mid on. |
| 59.1 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Tossed up, outside off, Harry Brook drives and finds extra cover. |
| 59.2 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Floated up again, on off, Harry Brook leans and drives it down to long off for one. |
| 59.3 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Full and on off, Ben Stokes gets forward and pushes it down to long off for one more. |
| 59.4 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Full and turning in, on off, Harry Brook keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 59.5 : Travis Head to Harry Brook, Flighted, outside off, Harry Brook steps out and whips it down to long on for one more single. |
| 59.6 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Short and outside off, Ben Stokes goes back and punches it straight to extra cover. Last over of the day coming up. |
| 60.1 : Steven Smith to Harry Brook, Loopy delivery, on middle, Harry Brook jams it out on the off side. |
| 60.2 : Steven Smith to Harry Brook, Tossed up, on middle, Harry Brook knocks it down to long on for a run. |
| 60.3 : Steven Smith to Ben Stokes, Floated up, around off, Ben Stokes gets forward and defends it on the off side. |
| 60.4 : Steven Smith to Ben Stokes, Angled in, around leg, Ben Stokes turns this one down to short fine leg. |
| 60.5 : Steven Smith to Ben Stokes, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 60.6 : Steven Smith to Ben Stokes, Flighted, outside off, Ben Stokes works it towards point for a dot. That will be Stumps on Day 2! |
| Wow, what an amazing session of Test cricket and a brilliant day overall. The game is poised evenly at the moment but Australia just about have the edge. England did dominate the first two sessions and looked way ahead of the game at 188-1 but then came a bit of a collapse. They lost 3 wickets for 34 runs after that and Ben Duckett who batted so well fell agonizingly short of a maiden Ashes hundred. Since then though, the pair of Harry Brook and Ben Stokes has managed to weather the storm a b |
| Australia were behind the eight-ball when they came into the final session on Day 2 and things only got worse as they lost Nathan Lyon due to a calf injury. Cameron Green came in and started bowling short and got rid of Ollie Pope as well. He then got Joe Root out as well but overstepped and England seemed to have gotten off the hook. The likes of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc too came in and peppered the batters with short balls and ended up picking a wicket each which brought them ba |
| End of another exciting day of Test cricketing action and the second Ashes Test is all set up to be another classic clash. Day 3 is generally known as the moving day in Test cricket and it could well prove to be the turning point in this match as well. The forecast for the day does look good, so, expect proper cricketing action. Join us at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT) on Friday for all the action. However, our build-up will begin a lot sooner. Cheers! |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 1 ... |
| Hello and a warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to our coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between England and Australia at the Lord's in London. The first two days of the Test have been a treat for cricket lovers, with the pendulum swinging from one team to another across the six sessions, and Day 3 will have more of the same in store for us. |
| Having failed to win even a single session on Day 1, the English bowlers showed great fight and came roaring back to bowl Australia out in the first session on Day 2. In reply, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett got England off to a solid start with a 91-run opening stand, with the latter falling two runs short of what would have been his maiden Ashes hundred. England did lose their way a bit against Australia's short ball ploy, but Harry Brook and Ben Stokes got together and took England to Stumps |
| After a strong showing on Day 1, Australia were aiming for a mammoth first innings total. Steven Smith reached his 32nd Test hundred, but he and the rest of the Aussie batters were rolled over for 416. With the ball, they were unable to make a mark in the first couple of sessions, allowing England to motor along. In the third session, Australia came out with a clear plan of bowling short, which rewarded them with three wickets but, at the same time, leaked runs as well. In what came as a blow f |
| All in readiness for the play to commence on Day 3. The umpires and players make their way out to the middle amidst overcast conditions. Harry Brook and Ben Stokes, the two overnight batters of England are all set to resume their innings. Mitchell Starc has the ball in hand and will start the proceedings with the ball for Australia. Lets's play... |
| 61.2 : Jonny Bairstow walks in at number 7. |
| 61.6 : It will be Pat Cummins to steam in from the other end. |
| 62.1 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Pat Cummins begins with a bumper, but down the leg side, Harry Brook lets it go to the keeper. |
| 62.2 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Short again from Cummins, on middle, Harry Brook pulls it nicely towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 62.3 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Goes a bit fuller, on off, shaping in, Jonny Bairstow keeps it out to the off side. |
| 61.1 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Mitchell Starc starts with a good-length delivery, on leg, keeps low too, Harry Brook tries to flick it but misses as it goes under his bat and deflects off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 62.4 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Overpitched and on off again, Jonny Bairstow drives it straight to short covers. |
| 61.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! What a start from Mitchell Starc! The England skipper is gone and half of the side are back to the hut now. Mitchell Starc bowls this on a hard length and around middle, nips away a bit, Ben Stokes looks to flick but closes the face of the bat too early and only manages to get a thick outside edge towards the slip cordon where Cameron Green reacts quickly and moves to his right to take a fine catch. A great start for the Aussies! |
| 62.5 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Pat Cummins pulls his length back a bit this time, on middle, Jonny Bairstow knocks it towards mid on. |
| 62.6 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length, on off, Jonny Bairstow taps it down in front short covers. |
| 61.3 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller one and outside off, Jonny Bairstow leaves it alone. |
| 63.1 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, On a length and around middle, Harry Brook tucks it towards square leg. |
| 63.2 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Short of a length and on off, Harry Brook dabs it towards point for a quick single. |
| 61.4 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length and on off, Jonny Bairstow gets behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 63.3 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, Mitchell Starc comes around the wicket and serves a full delivery, on the pads, Jonny Bairstow misses his flick and the ball goes off the pads towards the keeper where Alex Carey pouches it, there is a slight appeal for the catch, but turned down. |
| 61.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Jonny Bairstow gets off the mark in style! Mitchell Starc serves this a bit too full and on off, Jonny Bairstow strides forward and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 61.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, This is on a good length, on off, angling in, Jonny Bairstow offers no shot at it. |
| 63.4 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, Slightly overpitched from Starc, on off, Jonny Bairstow absolutely drills it but finds Usman Khawaja at wide mid off. |
| 63.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, Short of a length and around leg, Jonny Bairstow hooks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 63.6 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Short of a length again, on middle, Harry Brook hops up and pats it down the pitch. |
| 64.1 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Oh..close! Pat Cummins lands this on a good length, on off, shaping in sharply, keeps low too, Jonny Bairstow tries to block it out but gets an inside edge onto his pads. That might have saved as this was plumb otherwise. |
| 64.2 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Length again, on off, Jonny Bairstow pushes it towards short covers. |
| 64.3 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Pat Cummins bangs in a bouncer, on leg, but it is too high, Jonny Bairstow leaves it alone. It is called a wide. |
| Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Pat Cummins bowls this on a hard length and around off, nips back in a bit, Jonny Bairstow looks to defend but once again gets an inside edge onto his thigh pads. |
| 64.4 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Touch fuller, on middle, Jonny Bairstow clips it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 64.5 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Pat Cummins goes back to his good length, on the fifth stump line, Jonny Bairstow knocks it to the left of the bowler. |
| 64.6 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, A bit fuller, on leg, angling in, Jonny Bairstow works it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 65.1 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, BEATEN! Mitchell Starc bowls this back of a length and around off, shapes away with extra bounce, Harry Brook has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 65.2 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Short of a length again, on middle, extra bounce once more, Harry Brook gets hit on the bottom hand as his top hand comes off, but manages to keep it down to the leg side. |
| 65.3 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Sharp movement! Mitchell Starc lands this on a good length, on off, shaping away a good bit, Harry Brook is nowhere near playing at that. |
| 65.4 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Length again, on leg this time, Harry Brook nudges it through square leg for a single, Brook wants the second but he slips while turning around and it stays at one. |
| 65.5 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller and on off, Jonny Bairstow drives it towards wide mid on. |
| 65.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, In the air....safe! Mitchell Starc bangs in a well-directed bouncer, on off, Jonny Bairstow gets hurried as he looks to pull, and gets a top edge but fortunately for him it lands safely in front of deep square leg. They cross. |
| 66.1 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length and around off, Jonny Bairstow gets surprised by the bounce but manages to dab it down with one hand towards point for a single. |
| 66.2 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Harry Brook gets hit once again, this time on the helmet! Pat Cummins bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle, takes off a bit, Harry Brook takes his eyes away as he tries to fend it, and it brushes the glove and smashes in on the helmet. |
| 66.3 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, FIFTY FOR BROOK! This has been an amazing knock from him but he will be hoping to make this count. Pat Cummins bowls this short again, on leg, Harry Brook pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 66.4 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller one, on middle, Jonny Bairstow works it off the inner half through square leg for another run. |
| 66.2 : Halt! Harry Brook has taken a blow on the helmet and the umpires have called the physio for the concussion assessment. Out comes the physio to check on Brook. The check is complete and we are all set to resume. |
| 66.5 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, A huge appeal from Pat Cummins for caught behind, but turned down! Alex Carey shows not much confidence as they decide against the review. Cummins once again bowls a sharp bouncer, on off, Harry Brook tries to pull it but misses as Alex Carey pouches it behind. There is a noise but it is not from the bat. |
| 66.6 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Another bouncer, on leg, Harry Brook withdraws from the pull shot at the last moment. |
| 67.1 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, On a length and around leg, Jonny Bairstow clips it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 67.2 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, Harry Brook tries something different now! This is short of a length and on off, Harry Brook makes room and looks to slap it away but miscues it back to the bowler. |
| 67.3 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, This is on a hard length and on off, Harry Brook steers it towards backward point. |
| 67.4 : Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, OUT! TAKEN! Mitchell Starc strikes again! The short-ball plan has worked again for the Aussies and this time it is Brook who loses his wicket. Starc steams in and bangs this short and around middle, Brook once again tries to make room but gets hurried and splices it in the air towards extra cover where Pat Cummins moves backwards and takes a simple catch. Harry Brook goes after a good knock and England are six down now! |
| Stuart Broad is the new man in. |
| 67.5 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Fuller, on off, Stuart Broad looks to defend but gets an inside edge towards square leg for a run. |
| 67.6 : Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow, Mitchell Starc finishes the over with another bouncer, on middle, Jonny Bairstow sways away from it. |
| 68.1 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Back of a length, on leg, Stuart Broad ducks under it. |
| 68.2 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Another short delivery, on middle and leg, Stuart Broad ducks and Alex Carey behind only manages to parry it towards fine leg. A bye is taken. |
| 68.3 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, On length and around leg, Jonny Bairstow flicks it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 68.4 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Short of a length and on off, Stuart Broad watches it through and taps it towards cover-point for a run. |
| 68.5 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, A slower delivery now, on a length and on middle, Jonny Bairstow waits for it and chops it towards the keeper. |
| 68.6 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, This is on a hard length and on off, Jonny Bairstow dabs it towards backward point. |
| 69.1 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Mitchell Starc bowls this on a good length and around leg, Stuart Broad moves across to flick but misses. |
| 69.2 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Just short! This is short of a length and on off, Stuart Broad hops up to fend it and the ball just falls in front of Matt Renshaw at silly mid off. |
| 69.3 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Mitchell Starc bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on middle, but it is too high, Stuart Broad ducks underneath it. Wided. |
| Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Back of a length and on off, Stuart Broad defends it down the pitch. |
| 69.4 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, An attempted yorker but this is full, on middle, Stuart Broad knocks it towards mid on. Oh..no! It is called a No Ball for overstepping |
| Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, This is on a hard length and on off, Stuart Broad guides it towards backward point. |
| 69.5 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Fuller one, on middle, shaping away in the air, Stuart Broad blocks it off the inner half to the leg side. |
| 69.6 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Fine bowling! Mitchell Starc bangs in another sharp bouncer, on middle, Stuart Broad gets hurried but manages to duck in time. |
| Josh Hazlewood is introduced into the attack now, replacing Pat Cummins. |
| 70.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Josh Hazlewood starts with a full delivery, on off, angling in, Jonny Bairstow blocks it down the pitch. |
| 70.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Full again and outside off, Jonny Bairstow reaches for it and square drives it towards deep point for a single. 300 up! |
| 70.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, Short and around off, Stuart Broad looks to hook it away but gets a top edge which falls way in front of third man. A run is taken. |
| 70.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Goes fuller again, on middle, Jonny Bairstow drills it towards mid on. |
| 70.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, This is on a good length and on middle, angling in, Jonny Bairstow keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 70.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Deft touch! Josh Hazlewood lands this on a good length again, on off, Jonny Bairstow opens the face of his bat and guides it wide of slip cordon towards the third man fence for a boudary. |
| 71.1 : Cameron Green to Stuart Broad, DROPPED! A very tough chance though! Cameron Green begins with a short delivery, on off, slower too, Stuart Broad is early into his pull and hits Matt Renshaw on the stomach at short leg. |
| 71.2 : Cameron Green to Stuart Broad, FOUR! Good shot! This is on a good length and around off, Stuart Broad stays there and lofts it over and wide of extra covers for a boundary. |
| 71.3 : Cameron Green to Stuart Broad, Back of a length and on off, Stuart Broad steers it past the diving gully fielder for a single. |
| 71.4 : Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller one, on middle, Jonny Bairstow clips it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 71.5 : Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, Cameron Green bangs in a slower bouncer, on middle, Jonny Bairstow ducks under it. |
| 71.6 : Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, This is pitched up, on the pads, Jonny Bairstow flicks it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| Drinks Break! It has been an intriguing first hour here on Day 3 and England now trail by 105 runs. Having lost Harry Brook and Ben Stokes, the onus is now on Jonny Bairstow to bat with the tail and reduce the deficit. On the other hand, Australia have continued with their short ball ploy on Day 3 as well with Mitchell Starc being the wrecker in chief. They would want to wrap the innings as quickly as possible and take a healthy first-innings lead. |
| 72.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Back of a length and outside off, Jonny Bairstow stays back and pushes away from the body. The ball nips away a touch and beats him on the outside edge. |
| 72.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! CAUGHT! Josh Hazlewood joins in the act now and removes Jonny Bairstow! Hazlewood comes from over the wicket and goes fuller, around off, the ball shapes into the batter. Jonny Bairstow looks to go down the ground and tries to clear mid on. Does not get the elevation and ends up hitting straight down the throat of Pat Cummins at mid on who does the rest. A huge blow for England as they lost their last recognised batter. |
| Ollie Robinson comes out to the middle now. |
| 72.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Robinson, Angling into the pads, on a good length, Ollie Robinson nudges it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 72.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, Banged in short but down leg, Stuart Broad gets inside the line and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 72.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, Back of a length and outside off, Stuart Broad hangs back and guides it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 72.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Robinson, Serves it a bit full, around off, Ollie Robinson gets forward and drives it straight to cover. |
| 73.1 : Travis Head to Stuart Broad, Full and down leg, Stuart Broad lets it go. |
| 73.2 : Travis Head to Stuart Broad, Floated up, on middle and leg, Stuart Broad keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 0.0 : We will see some spin now as Travis Head (5-1-10-0)Â replaces Cameron Green. |
| 73.3 : Travis Head to Stuart Broad, Fired in quicker, on middle, Stuart Broad looks to defend. Gets an inside edge that rolls towards square leg for a single. |
| 73.4 : Travis Head to Ollie Robinson, Tossed up, outside off, Ollie Robinson steps out of the crease and lofts it over Pat Cummins at mid off for a couple of runs. |
| 73.5 : Travis Head to Ollie Robinson, Flighted again, on middle, Ollie Robinson advances and drives it on the full to mid off for one. |
| 73.6 : Travis Head to Stuart Broad, On middle, full as well, Stuart Broad clears his front leg and swipes across the line. Hits it to the right of deep square leg. Marnus Labuschagne runs around and cleans up. Two runs taken. |
| 74.1 : Cameron Green to Ollie Robinson, FOUR! Nicely done! Cameron Green starts off on a full length, on the pads, Ollie Robinson clips it with ease towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 74.2 : Cameron Green to Ollie Robinson, Banged in short, at the batter, Ollie Robinson backs away and goes for the pull but connects with thin air. |
| 74.3 : Cameron Green to Ollie Robinson, Goes into the wicket again, on middle, Ollie Robinson ducks and lets the ball go. |
| 74.4 : Cameron Green to Ollie Robinson, Keeps it short, around middle and leg, Ollie Robinson looks to hook this one but misses. |
| 74.5 : Cameron Green to Ollie Robinson, Another bumper, on middle, Ollie Robinson moves leg side and pulls it to the left of deep square leg for a single. |
| 74.6 : Cameron Green to Stuart Broad, Ouch, that must have hurt! Green comes from 'round the wicket and bangs it in, at the batter, Stuart Broad gets hurried and takes his eyes off the ball. The ball strikes him on the helmet's grill and drops on the off side. Stuart Broad looks a bit shaken by this delivery and a concussion test will follow now. |
| Halt! Stuart Broad has been hit on the helmet! This might have crept under the grill as well and there is some concern as Ollie Robinson calls the physio immediately. He is checking on Broad now. We are ready to continue... |
| 75.1 : Travis Head to Ollie Robinson, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The move to bring on Travis Head has paid off eventually! Bowls from 'round the wicket and floats it across, on off, Ollie Robinson shimmies down the track and frees his arms. He looks to go down the ground but gets a faint outside edge. Alex Carey pouches it safely and looks to take the bails off. However, he realises that Robison has edged it and the umpire raises his finger. Travis Head has his first wicket of the game and England |
| 0.0 : Josh Tongue walks out to bat now. |
| 75.2 : Travis Head to Josh Tongue, Tossed up, on middle, Josh Tongue gets forward and defends. |
| 75.3 : Travis Head to Josh Tongue, Floated up, on off, Josh Tongue gets forward and pushes it back past the bowler for a single. |
| 75.4 : Travis Head to Stuart Broad, Around off, full as well, Stuart Broad works it towards mid off. |
| 75.5 : James Anderson is the last man in. |
| Travis Head to Stuart Broad, OUT! LBW! Another one bites the dust! Travis Head gives the ball air again and bowls it full, on middle and leg, Stuart Broad gets down and goes for the sweep. He fails to connect and gets trapped right in front of the stumps. Australia go up in unison and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Stuart Broad still goes for the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat and it is three reds on Ball Tracking. The on-field decision will stand and Stuart Br |
| 75.6 : Travis Head to James Anderson, Floated, around leg, James Anderson steps out and drives it to mid on. |
| 76.1 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Short and at the batter, Josh Tongue misses the tuck and wears it on the body. |
| 76.2 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, OUT! CAUGHT! There it is, England have been bowled out for 325! Pat Cummins bends his back and bangs it in short, from over the wicket, directs it well at the batter. Tongue gets on his toes to get on top of the bounce but fails to do so. Fends it off the upper part of the bat and balloons an easy catch to the substitute fielder Matt Renshaw at short leg. A great bowling display by Australia and they have taken a lead of 91 runs. |
| A fantastic display of bowling from the Aussies! They were brilliant right from the start and picked up the last six wickets of the hosts for 47 runs. Australia are way ahead in the game as they will now come out to bat again with a 91-run lead. |
| England started off really well with Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett setting the platform with a 91-run opening partnership which was followed by another good stand between Duckett and Ollie Pope. However, the former missed out on his hundred by just two runs and Joe Root also could not make much impact. They were no able to weather the storm of the Aussie attack in the last session of Day 2 and lost crucial wickets. However, the start of Day 3 turned out to be a nightmare for them as they lost |
| Australia, on the other hand, will be delighted with their bowling effort here. Mitchell Starc gave them the perfect start on Day 3 and Pat Cummins built on that really well with his bowling and captaincy. |
| ... THIRD INNINGS ... |
| We are back! |
| 0.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Starts off on back of a length, shaping away, outside off, Usman Khawaja shoulders arms and leaves the ball alone. |
| 0.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Swinging away, fuller and around off, Usman Khawaja gets on the front foot and defends it on the off side. |
| 0.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Lands it full and moving away, outside off, Usman Khawaja guides this one off the front foot to backward point. |
| 0.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On the pads this time, Usman Khawaja looks to help it fine but misses. The ball rolls off his pads to the right of Jonny Bairstow for a dot. |
| 0.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Full again and on off, Usman Khawaja drives it firmly to mid off. |
| 0.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Anderson starts with a maiden! On a good length, on middle, a hint of inward movement, Usman Khawaja gets behind the line and blocks it out solidly. |
| 1.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Comes from 'round the wicket and angles it in, on a good length, on off, David Warner hangs back and defends it on the off side. |
| 1.2 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Another delivery angled in, on off, David Warner accounts for the inward movement and keeps it out. |
| 1.3 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Beauty! In the channel outside off, on a good length, David Warner looks to defend away from the body. The ball nips away and zips past his outside edge. |
| 0.6 : Stuart Broad to share the attack. |
| 1.4 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Slightly short and outside off, David Warner walks across and looks to punch this one. Toe ends it along the ground to second slip. |
| 1.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Lands it outside off, on a good length, David Warner leaves the ball alone. |
| 1.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Beaten again! Serves it outside off, on a good length, David Warner shuffles and tries to defend. Decides to leave it eventually. |
| 2.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Leg bye! Strays on the pads, on a length, the ball comes off his pads and rolls behind square on the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 2.2 : James Anderson to David Warner, Around middle, on a back of a length, David Warner gets it off the inner half of the bat on the leg side for a single. |
| 2.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On the stumps, on a good length, Usman Khawaja keeps it out down the wicket. |
| 2.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, A bit shorter and going across, outside off, Usman Khawaja lets the ball go. |
| 2.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Good-length delivery, on off, Usman Khawaja solidly blocks it out. |
| 2.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Full just outside off, from over the wicket, Usman Khawaja tries to defend from the crease. The ball nips back in and beats him on the inside edge. |
| 3.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Back of a length, on off, David Warner has a feel for the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 3.2 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Another delivery, outside off, on a hard length, David Warner has a waft once again and misses. |
| 3.3 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, On a good length and outside off, David Warner drops it on the off side and sets off for a single. Khawaja says no and sends him back. |
| 3.4 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Keeps it on a shortish length, wide outside off, David Warner shoulders arms. |
| 3.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Around off, on a length, David Warner is solid in defence this time. |
| 3.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Back of a length and outside off, David Warner stays back and keeps it out. |
| 4.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Full and angled away, outside off, Usman Khawaja lets it go. |
| 4.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On a length, around middle, Usman Khawaja pushes it to mid on. |
| 4.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Classy shot to get off the mark! Pitched up, outside off, Usman Khawaja picks the length early and times the drive wide of mid off for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Pulls his length back and on off, Usman Khawaja pushes it to the left of mid off and takes a quick single. |
| 4.5 : James Anderson to David Warner, Full and down leg, David Warner looks to tickle it fine but misses. Jonny Bairstow dives to his right and makes a good stop. |
| 4.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, In the channel, outside off, on a fuller length, David Warner leaves the ball alone. |
| 5.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, On a hard length, around off, Usman Khawaja stays on the back foot and keeps it out. |
| 5.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and outside off, Usman Khawaja is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 5.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length, on off, Usman Khawaja shuffles and defends it solidly on the off side. |
| 5.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Into the wicket, on middle, Usman Khawaja fends this one with soft hands on the leg side for a single. |
| 5.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Length delivery, outside off, David Warner gets forward and defends towards cover. |
| 5.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, FOUR! A boundary to end the session! Broad keeps it full and outside off, David Warner leans and punches this one off the front foot. Gets it through covers for a boundary. That will be Lunch on Day 3! |
| SESSION SUMMARY - 59 runs and 6 wickets in 21.2 overs. Australia have dominated this session and stamped their authority in this Test as they are much ahead at the moment. Their bowlers did their job pretty swiftly and bowled the hosts out while their openers, David Warner and Usman Khawaja held firm despite some tough questions from Stuart Broad and James Anderson. It all started with Mitchell Starc getting rid of Ben Stokes and Pat Cummins along with Josh Hazlewood and Travis Head |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ... |
| 6.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Starts with an away swinger, on a full length, outside off, Usman Khawaja lets it go. The ball dies down on its way to Jonny Bairstow. |
| 6.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Another full delivery, swinging away, outside off, Usman Khawaja is not tempted by the delivery and leaves the ball alone. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the second session! Usman Khawaja and David Warner are out in the middle to resume the innings for Australia while James Anderson is ready to start proceedings with the ball. |
| 6.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On off stump line, Usman Khawaja looks to defend this full delivery. Gets squared up and gets it from the outer part of the bat to point for a single. |
| 6.5 : James Anderson to David Warner, On a good length, around off, David Warner solidly keeps it out on the off side. |
| 6.4 : James Anderson to David Warner, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down! Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it on a good length, angling in, on off and middle, David Warner tries to get behind the line but gets an inside edge onto the front pad. England players think there is no bat and go up in unison. The umpire is unmoved though. Ben Stokes takes his time and goes for the review. The UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball is next to the bat and England lose their review. |
| 6.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, Close! Another in dipper from 'round the wicket, on a length, just outside off, David Warner covers his off stump and makes a brave leave. |
| Stuart Broad to bowl from the other end. |
| 7.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Edged but safe! Starts on a good length, on off, Usman Khawaja stays back to defend. Gets an outside edge that goes past the diving Zak Crawley at second slip for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Full and moving in, on middle, Usman Khawaja drives it down to mid on. |
| 7.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Strays down the leg side on a fuller length, Usman Khawaja does not miss out as he tickles this one towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Pulls his length back and bowls it outside off, Usman Khawaja stays back and dabs it to backward point. |
| 7.3 : Slight halt! Stuart Broad is not happy with the take-off area and the umpire has called for the green spray. It has been painted and we are good to go now. |
| 7.5 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Angles it in, on a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 7.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Serves it full and outside off, Usman Khawaja looks to leave the ball alone. He keeps his bat hanging and gets a bottom edge. The ball rolls towards Jonny Bairstow behind the wicket. |
| 8.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, Continues to go full, outside off, David Warner goes for the drive. Mishits it off the inside edge towards square leg. |
| 8.2 : James Anderson to David Warner, Shaping in, around off, on a full length, David Warner is half forward and defends it towards cover. |
| 8.3 : James Anderson to David Warner, Back of a length and outside off, David Warner stays back and looks to punch. Miscues it back towards the bowler. |
| 8.4 : James Anderson to David Warner, On a hard length and outside off, angling in, David Warner takes his gloves out of the way and lets it go. |
| 8.5 : James Anderson to David Warner, Looks to go full but bowls a low full toss, outside off, David Warner uses his feet to drive but fails to connect. |
| 8.6 : James Anderson to David Warner, Another full delivery, outside off, David Warner covers his off stump and leaves the ball alone. |
| 9.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Shaping away, on a back of a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja allows the ball to shape away and pushes it to backward point. |
| 9.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Lovely shot! Goes full and outside off, a hint of away movement, Usman Khawaja presents a straight bat and drives it to the left of mid off for a boundary |
| 9.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Keeps it full and at the stumps, Usman Khawaja drives it firmly towards the bowler. Stuart Broad bends down in his follow through and slows the ball down with his left hand. |
| 9.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Switches to over the wicket and angles it across, on a length, Usman Khawaja lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 9.5 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Honing in at the stumps, Usman Khawaja pushes with a straight bat to mid on. |
| 9.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Around off, on a fuller length, Usman Khawaja presses forward and keeps it out. |
| 10.1 : James Anderson to David Warner, Goes wide of the crease and bowls it on a good length, outside off, David Warner opts not to offer a shot. |
| 10.2 : James Anderson to David Warner, Drifts down leg, on a length, David Warner lets it go through to Jonny Bairstow. |
| 10.3 : James Anderson to David Warner, In the channel outside off, on a good length, David Warner leaves this away going delivery. |
| 10.4 : James Anderson to David Warner, Tailing in sharply, on middle and leg, on a good length, David Warner gets his bat down in time and gets it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Another one outside off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja lets it go. |
| 10.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On the off stump line, on a good length, Usman Khawaja gets behind the line and defends it on the off side. |
| 11.1 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Angled in once again, around off, on a good length, David Warner plays inside the line as he tries to defend and gets beaten. |
| 11.2 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Back of a length and moving away, outside off, David Warner hops to defend and does not go pushing at the delivery. The ball nips away and zips past his bat. |
| 11.3 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Full and angled in, on off and middle, David Warner drives it firmly back to Broad. |
| 11.4 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, On a length, around off, David Warner presses forward and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 11.5 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, Angled into the pads, on a length, David Warner drops it on the leg side. |
| 11.6 : Stuart Broad to David Warner, On a yorker length, on middle, David Warner digs it out down the wicket.  |
| 12.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Full and around off, Usman Khawaja drives without much timing to mid off. |
| 0.0 : Josh Tongue comes into the attack now. |
| 12.2 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Put down by James Anderson! On a shortish length, on middle, Usman Khawaja swivels and pulls it hard towards mid-wicket. James Anderson there is late to pick the ball up and the ball flies through his hands for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, On a good length and outside off, Usman Khawaja lets it go. |
| 12.4 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Full and angled in, on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out off the front foot. |
| 12.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Hurls it on a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja shoulders arms. |
| 12.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and just outside off, Usman Khawaja stays back and defends it off the back foot. |
| 13.1 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Ollie Robinson begins with a good-length delivery, on off, David Warner steers it towards backward point. |
| 0.0 : Ollie Robinson replaces Stuart Broad. |
| 13.2 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Back of a length and on of again, David Warner dabs it towards point and calls for the run but is sent back. |
| 13.3 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Goes fuller this time, on middle, David Warner knocks it towards mid on. |
| 13.4 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Full again but on the pads, David Warner nudges it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Lovely shot! Ollie Robinson serves this full again, on the pads as well, Usman Khawaja nicely flicks it with good timing towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up, on middle, Usman Khawaja mistime his drive towards wide mid off this time. |
| 14.1 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Serves it on a hard length, around off, David Warner hangs back and defends it on the off side. |
| 14.2 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, In the channel outside off, on a length, David Warner lets the ball pass. |
| 14.3 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Shaping in, on a back of a length, David Warner punches without much timing towards cover. |
| 14.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Angled in, on a full length, on middle and leg, David Warner clips it to the left of mid on for a couple of runs. |
| 14.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, On the fourth stump line, on a good length, David Warner shoulders arms once again. |
| 14.6 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Going away, outside off, left alone by David Warner. |
| 15.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Angled across, on a good length, Usman Khawaja stays on the back foot and leaves the ball alone. |
| 15.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller this time and outside off, Usman Khawaja drives away from the body but cannot beat wide mid off. |
| 15.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Keeps it full and on middle, Usman Khawaja pushes it with an angled bat to mid on. |
| 15.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, At the stumps, on a good length, Usman Khawaja clips it along the ground to mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Around off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja defends it solidly from the crease. |
| 15.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Beaten! Angled across, on a good length, Usman Khawaja hangs back to defend and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 16.1 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Shapes it in on middle, on a full length, David Warner gets forward and pushes it back to Tongue. |
| 16.2 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Keeps it on a good length, on middle, David Warner gets behind the line and taps it back to the bowler. |
| 16.3 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, In the corridor of uncertainty, on off, on a good length, David Warner lets the ball pass. |
| 16.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Another in dipper, on a good length, David Warner accounts for the sharp inward movement and defends towards mid on. |
| 16.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Angled in around leg, on a good length, David Warner nudges it in front of square leg for a single. |
| 16.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Bowls the away swinger this time, on a full length, Usman Khawaja pushes away from the body and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 17.1 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Shaping in, on middle, on a good length, David Warner works it off the outer part to backward point. |
| 17.2 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Lands it on a good length from 'round the wicket, around off, David Warner keeps it out on the off side. |
| 17.3 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Fuller and on middle, David Warner drives with a straight bat and gets it wide of mid on. Ollie Pope performs the chase and keeps the ball in play with his back heel. Three runs taken. |
| 17.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Seaming away, outside off, on a good length, Usman Khawaja looks to defend away from the body and gets beaten. |
| 17.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On the pads, on a full length, Usman Khawaja clips it to the left of mid on. Ollie Pope slides to his left but fails to keep the ball in play. The ball eludes him and the batters collect three runs more. Pope seems to have injured his left shoulder in the process and is in some pain. |
| 17.6 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Angled in, on off, on a good length, David Warner defends from the crease. |
| 18.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and outside off, Usman Khawaja leaves the ball alone. |
| 18.2 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A bit fuller and outside off, Usman Khawaja pushes it off the front foot to wide mid off. |
| 0.0 : Halt! Ollie Pope has gone off the field now and Rehan Ahmed comes in as the substitute fielder. Also, Matthew Potts is in for Stuart Broad as he is also out of the field now. |
| 18.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Full and shaping in, on middle and leg, Usman Khawaja turns this one wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Slightly short and outside off, David Warner gets the width he needs and cuts it through point for two runs more. |
| 18.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Full and around off, David Warner drives it firmly to wide mid off. |
| 18.6 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, In the channel, on off, on a length, David Warner hangs back and keeps it out. |
| 19.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Angled away, on a length, a bit too wide outside off, Usman Khawaja lets it go. |
| 19.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Around off, on a length, Usman Khawaja leaves the ball alone. |
| 19.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja stays in the crease and dabs it off the back foot to backward point. |
| 19.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller in length and angled across, on off, Usman Khawaja presses forward and defends it to cover. |
| 19.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Beaten! Shaping away, on a good length, outside off, Usman Khawaja shapes to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge. |
| 19.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length this time, outside off, Usman Khawaja goes back to defend but the ball moves away and beats him on the outside edge. |
| Drinks Break! After Lunch, England have been disciplined with their bowling and all of the pacers hit good lines and lengths. However, James Anderson did drop Khawaja earlier in the session. Australia, on the other hand, have managed to survive everything as both David Warner and Usman Khawaja are looking solid and will look to build further. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us as the hosts will go all in to get some wickets now. |
| 20.2 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Pulls his length back a bit, on middle, David Warner keeps it out of the outer half towards point. |
| 20.1 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Fuller one and around off, David Warner mistimes his drive wide of extra covers. |
| 20.3 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Overpitched and on off, David Warner drills it straight to cover-point. |
| 20.4 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, Back of a length and outside off, David Warner stays back and punches it past point for a couple of runs. |
| 20.5 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, David Warner gets lucky there! Josh Tongue bangs this short and on off, David Warner looks to pull but gets a top edge which falls well in front of deep mid-wicket. A single is taken. |
| 20.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A bit fuller and on off, Usman Khawaja taps it towards point. |
| 21.1 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, This is on a good length and around off, David Warner looks to push it away but is a bit early into it and gets a leading edge wide of point for a brace. |
| 21.2 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Fuller and on the pads, David Warner misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards fine leg. Two leg byes taken. |
| 21.3 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Ollie Robinson lands this on a hard length and on leg, David Warner looks to work it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. There is a stifled appear for LBW, but turned down. |
| 21.4 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Same length, same line, David Warner once again gets beaten on the flick due to the bounce and gets hit high on the body. |
| 21.5 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Touch fuller, on off, David Warner fends it towards short covers. |
| 21.6 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Full again and on middle, David Warner knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 22.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Fine shot! Josh Tongue serves this full, on middle, Usman Khawaja shows the full face of the bat and drives it down the ground towards the long on fence for a boundary. |
| 22.2 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue bangs in a bouncer this time, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 22.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller, on off, Usman Khawaja pushes it towards covers. |
| 22.4 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Full delivery again, outside off this time, Usman Khawaja offers no shot at it. |
| 22.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue continues with the fuller length, on off, Usman Khawaja blocks it to the off side. |
| 22.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up, on off, angling in, Usman Khawaja is solid in his defense again. |
| 23.1 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Ollie Robinson lands this on a hard length and just around off, angling away, David Warner lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 23.2 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Goes fuller, on middle, David Warner blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 23.3 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, FOUR! A streaky one for Warner! Ollie Robinson pulls his length back a bit, on off, David Warner looks to drive it away but gets a thick outside edge past point for a boundary. |
| 23.4 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, BEAUTY! This is back of a length and on off, nips away a bit, David Warner has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 23.5 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, A bit fuller and outside off, David Warner leaves it alone. |
| 23.6 : Ollie Robinson to David Warner, Fullish and down the leg side, David Warner clips it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 24.1 : Josh Tongue to David Warner, OUT! LBW! Josh Tongue draws first blood, or does he? The umpire raises his finger, but Warner goes for the review straightaway. Tongue serves this full, on middle, nips back in sharply, David Warner looks to flick it away but gets beaten by the pace and also plays down the wrong line and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. It looks plumb, to be honest, and UltraEdge shows nothing while Ball Tracking indicates three reds. Warner has to go after |
| 0.0 : Marnus Labuschagne walks in at number 3. |
| 24.2 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Tongue 'comes over the wicket and bowls full again, on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne watchfully blocks it out. |
| 24.3 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it towards mid on. |
| 24.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Overpitched and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne moves across a bit and tucks it towards deep mid-wicket for three runs. |
| 24.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue bangs in a good bouncer this time, on off, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 24.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller once more, on the pads, Usman Khawaja tickles it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 25.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on off, Usman Khawaja steers it wide of short covers. |
| 25.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller in length, on off, angling away, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 25.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, RIPPER! Ollie Robinson lands this on a hard length and on off, nips away a bit, Usman Khawaja looks to keep it out but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 25.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Touch fuller, on off, Usman Khawaja looks to block but gets an outside edge on the bounce towards slip cordon. |
| 25.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Full again, on middle, Usman Khawaja defends it down the pitch. |
| 25.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, BEATEN AGAIN! This is on a good length, on off, Usman Khawaja plays for the angle in but this one keeps straight and goes just past the outside edge. |
| 26.1 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around off, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it. |
| 26.2 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, A huge appeal for LBW, and given! However, Marnus Labuschagne takes the review after a discussion with Khawaja. Josh Tongue bowls this on a good length, on off, shaping in, Marnus Labuschagne looks to play at it but misses due to the movement in and gets hit on the pads. UltraEdge shows no bat and Ball Tracking indicates the impact is outside off. Marnus Labuschagne survives but England lose their review. |
| 26.3 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Tongue steams in and bangs in a bouncer, on middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne ducks under it. |
| 26.4 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes fuller, on off, Marnus Labuschagne drives it straight to short covers. |
| 26.5 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, Another short delivery, on middle, keeps angling to the leg side, Marnus Labuschagne makes an easy duck to that. |
| 26.6 : Josh Tongue to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne taps it back towards the bowler and shouts 'No run' in his own fashion. A maiden over then! |
| 27.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller, on off, Usman Khawaja drives it towards covers. |
| 27.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Usman Khawaja takes a couple of steps forward and blocks it out. |
| 27.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up, on middle, Usman Khawaja knocks it towards mid on. |
| 27.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Ollie Robinson bowls this on a good length and around off, angling away, Usman Khawaja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 27.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Goes around the wicket and serves this touch fuller, outside off, Usman Khawaja offers no shot at it. |
| 27.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Another maiden! This is full, on off, Usman Khawaja fends it to the off side. |
| James Anderson (6-2-8-0) returns to the attack. |
| 28.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller, on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it towards short covers. |
| 28.2 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne lets it go to the keeper. |
| 28.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone again, and Jonny Bairstow takes it well behind the stumps. |
| 28.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Touch fuller, on off, Marnus Labuschagne dabs it towards point. |
| 28.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Pulls his length back a bit, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne makes an easy leave. |
| 28.6 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Just over! James Anderson lands this short and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne gets on top of the bouncer and pulls it just over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 29.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on off, Usman Khawaja guides it towards point. |
| 29.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, A bit slower, back of a length, on off, Usman Khawaja is early with his defensive push but manages to pat it down to the off side. |
| 29.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length, on off, Usman Khawaja fends it to the right of the bowler. |
| 29.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Nicely played! Stuart Broad lands this a bit short, outside off, Usman Khawaja opens the face and steers it past gully for a boundary. |
| 29.5 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Two in two! Stuart Broad tries to overcompensate and serves this too full, outside off, Usman Khawaja accepts the width and creams it through covers for another boundary. |
| 29.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Full again, on off, Usman Khawaja drills it straight to mid off this time. |
| 30.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and around off, keeps low, Marnus Labuschagne lets it go to the keeper. |
| 30.2 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length, on off, shaping away this time, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone again. |
| 30.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes fuller, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne drives it off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 30.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, James Anderson lands this on a good length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne once again offers no shot at it. |
| 30.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, A bit fuller, on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it towards mid off. |
| 30.6 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller again, on off, Marnus Labuschagne is happy to leave it once again as Jonny Bairstow collects well. A maiden from James Anderson! |
| 31.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length, on off, Usman Khawaja taps it to the off side. |
| 31.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Stuart Broad bangs in a bouncer, on middle, Usman Khawaja loses his balance while trying to duck but no harm done. |
| 31.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Another bouncer, on off, nips away, Usman Khawaja sways away from it. |
| 31.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Short again, on middle, Usman Khawaja pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 31.5 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, A massive appeal for caught behind as every English player goes up and they look confident, but the umpire remains unmoved. Stuart Broad is convinced but Stokes decides against the review. Broad serves this full, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne goes for the expansive drive but misses as Jonny Bairstow collects it. There is a bit of sound but UltraEdge shows nothing. |
| 31.6 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Another huge appeal, this time for an LBW, but turned down again. Stuart Broad nails the inswinging yorker, on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne gets stuck in his crease and misses his flick to get hit on the pads, Broad looks convinced again and begs for the review, but Stokes once again decides against it. It turns out to be a good decision as Ball Tracking shows wickets are missing as it goes past leg pole. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 3! |
| After a mediocre first session on Day 3, English bowlers started well with the ball in the second session. Stuart Broad and James Anderson used the conditions to their advantage and kept hitting probing lines and lengths consistently. They did concede an odd boundary here and there but were clinical overall. Coming off an impressive showing in the first innings, Josh Tongue accounted for David Warner in the second innings as well and gave his side a much-needed breakthrough. He and Ollie Robinso |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 3 ... |
| SESSION SUMMARY: 69 runs, 26 overs and one wicket. An eventful end to the session, one that has belonged to Australia! Having done well to negotiate the tricky phase before Lunch, David Warner and Usman Khawaja picked up where they left off in the first session. Both batters applied themselves well under testing conditions and gave a good account of themselves. They were quick to pounce on loose deliveries and by doing so, did not let themselves get bogged down. Despite losing Warner, Khawaja |
| 32.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Marnus Labuschagne starts the session with a boundary! James Anderson lands this short and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne gets into position quickly and pulls it towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 32.2 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Good comeback from James Anderson! He lands this on a hard length, on off, takes off of the surface and zips through, Marnus Labuschagne gets surprised by the bounce as he tries to keep it out and the ball goes just past his gloves to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the third and final session of Day 3. The English players make their way out to the middle followed by the two Aussie batters. Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne will resume the innings for Australia. It will be James Anderson to start the proceedings with the ball for England. Let's play... |
| 32.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne taps it to the off side. |
| 32.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it towards point. |
| 32.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes fuller, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it towards wide mid on. |
| 32.6 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again, on off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it towards short covers. |
| It will be Stuart Broad to operate from the other end. |
| 33.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, FOUR LEG BYES! Stuart Broad serves this full but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja misses his flick as the ball brushes against the pads and races to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 33.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Stuart Broad bangs in a bouncer now, on off, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 33.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller, outside off, shaping away, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 33.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, In the blockhole, on middle, Usman Khawaja digs it out towards short mid-wicket. |
| 33.5 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Fuller in length, on middle, Usman Khawaja looks to push it away but gets an inside edge through square leg for a single. |
| 33.6 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again and around off, Marnus Labuschagne offers no shot at it. |
| 34.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and outside off, Usman Khawaja punches it wide of point and comes back for the second. |
| 34.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, FOUR BYES! James Anderson serves this full, on leg, angling further in, Usman Khawaja misses his flick while Jonny Bairstow dives to his right but fails to to stop as the ball goes towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 34.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Full again, on off, Usman Khawaja taps it towards point. |
| 34.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 34.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, This is pitched up, on middle, shaping in, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 34.6 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length, on off, Marnus Labuschagne pats it down the pitch. |
| 35.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Stuart Broad bangs in a bouncer, on middle, Usman Khawaja ducks under it well. |
| 35.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller, outside off, keeps low, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 35.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! FIFTY FOR KHAWAJA! This has been another fine knock from him and he continues his good form in the series. Stuart Broad bowls a full toss, on middle, Usman Khawaja drills it past the bowler for a boundary. He will eye for the hundred now as he is well set. |
| 35.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up, on leg, Usman Khawaja works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 35.3 : Halt! Stuart Broad isn't happy with the take-off area and wants the ground staff to flatten out that area. It has been sorted and we are all good to go now. |
| 35.5 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Fullish, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 35.6 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Right in the blockhole, on off, Marnus Labuschagne digs it out onto the pitch. |
| 36.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and around leg, Usman Khawaja flicks it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 36.2 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes fuller, on middle, angling in, Marnus Labuschagne defends it off the inner half to the leg side. |
| 36.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again, on off, Marnus Labuschagne fends it towards point. |
| 36.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it towards point again. |
| 36.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on off, Marnus Labuschagne keep sit out to the off side. |
| 36.6 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Nice shot! James Anderson lands this short of a length and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne frees his arms and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 37.1 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, BEATEN! Stuart Broad bowls this on a good length and around off, shaping away, Usman Khawaja looks to drive it away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 37.2 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Full, on leg, Usman Khawaja knocks it wide of mid on. |
| 37.3 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, On a length, on off, shaping away, Usman Khawaja guides it through point for a single. |
| 37.5 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again, on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it towards mid off. |
| 37.4 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Another huge appeal for LBW, but turned down again! Would you believe it, it is Stuart Broad again. He serves this full, on middle, shaping in sharply, Marnus Labuschagne looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Ben Stokes is not interested in taking the review and he will be kicking himself as Ball Tracking shows three reds. Marnus Labuschagne survives a scare! |
| 37.6 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Pitched up, on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it on the front foot. |
| 38.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller and way outside off, Usman Khawaja is not interested in playing that. |
| 38.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and outside off, Usman Khawaja cuts it past point for a single. Australia lead by 200 now! |
| 38.3 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes fuller, on leg, Marnus Labuschagne nudges it wide of fine leg for a brace. |
| 38.4 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Good shot! James Anderson serves this full, on middle, shaping in, Marnus Labuschagne looks to block it but gets an inside edge towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 38.5 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, Slightly overpitched, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne nudges it wide of mid-wicket for three runs. |
| 38.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, This is on a hard length, on leg, Usman Khawaja misses his flick and gets hit high on the pads. |
| 39.1 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and around off, Marnus Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 39.2 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Full again, on off, Marnus Labuschagne tries to drive it away but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler. |
| 39.3 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Stuart Broad continues with the fuller length, on off, Marnus Labuschagne strides forward and taps it towards point. |
| 39.4 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Stuart Broad serves this a bit too full, on off, Marnus Labuschagne stays there and clips it with nice timing wide of deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 39.5 : Stuart Broad to Marnus Labuschagne, Another full delivery, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 39.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length, outside off, shaping further away, Usman Khawaja offers no shot at it. |
| 40.1 : James Anderson to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! TAKEN! James Anderson strikes! England finally gets rid of Marnus Labuschagne and Ben Stokes will be a relieved man now. Anderson lands this short of a length and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne tries to use the width and looks to cut it away but does so uppishly and straight into the hands of Harry Brook at backward point. You do not expect a shot like that from him, but England will not mind at all. Australia two down now! |
| 0.0 : Steven Smith walks out to bat. |
| 40.2 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, On a length and on middle, Steven Smith leaves it and gets hit high on his body. |
| 40.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Length again, on leg, Steven Smith clips it towards short fine leg. |
| 40.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Back of a length and outside off, Steven Smith offers no shot at it. |
| 40.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Just wide! This is touch fuller, on leg, Steven Smith flicks it uppishly just past Jonny Bairstow's outstretched gloves and wide of short fine leg as well for a boundary. |
| 40.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Full again, on leg, Steven Smith works it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 41.1 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, On a length, on middle, angling in, Steven Smith knocks it towards mid on. |
| 41.2 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Touch fuller, on middle, Steven Smith flicks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 41.3 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, BEAUTY! Stuart Broad lands this on a good length, on off, nips away this time, Steven Smith looks to play at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 41.4 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Another huge shout for LBW, but turned down again and it is Stuart Broad once again. He serves this full, on middle, shaping in, Steven Smith moves across to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. However, this time Stokes gets it right as Ball Tracking shows it is missing wickets. |
| 41.5 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Full again, on midde, Steven Smith keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 41.6 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Pitched up, on middle, Steven Smith clips it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 42.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller, on middle, angling in, Usman Khawaja mistimes his drive towards mid on. |
| 42.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On a length but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja misses his flick as it goes to the keeper. |
| 42.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Short and around leg, Usman Khawaja pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 42.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Fuller, on off, shaping away, Steven Smith pushes it towards short covers. |
| 42.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Full again, on leg, angling in, Steven Smith keeps it out in front of short mid-wicket. |
| 42.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, On a length and around leg, Steven Smith flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 43.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Fuller and on leg, Steven Smith close the face of the bat early as he tries to work it away, and only manages to knock it back to the bowler off the leading edge. |
| 43.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Full again, on off, Steven Smith taps it to the off side. |
| 43.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, This is on a good length, on off, shaping away, Steven Smith steers it towards point. |
| 43.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Oh..close! Ollie Robinson bangs this short and around leg, Steven Smith tries to hook it away but misses as the ball just past the gloves. He is annoyed with himself there. |
| 43.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Pitched up, on middle, Steven Smith stays back and fends it to the leg side. |
| 43.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Maiden over! This is full but down the leg side, Steven Smith withdraws his bat at the last moment and Jonny Bairstow makes a good diving stop behind the stumps. |
| 44.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and around leg, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : Josh Tongue (8-1-21-1) is brought back into the attack. |
| 44.2 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Shorter this time, on leg again, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 44.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Good bowling! Josh Tongue follows the batter and bangs this short, on leg, Usman Khawaja backs away but has no room and time to get out of the way and gets hit on the gloves. |
| 44.4 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Another bouncer, on middle, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 44.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue continues bowling short here, on leg this time, Usman Khawaja once again ducks underneath it. |
| 44.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, In the blockhole, on middle, Usman Khawaja digs it out towards short covers. |
| 45.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Full, on off, Steven Smith pushes it towards short covers. |
| 45.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a length and on middle, Steven Smith tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 45.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Length again, on off, angling in, Steven Smith gets behind the line and defends it down the pitch. |
| 45.4 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Back of a length and outside off, Steven Smith leaves it alone. |
| 45.2 : In between the overs, the two umpires got together to discuss about the light which has been concerning for quite some time. As Ollie Robinson runs in to bowl, it has started to drizzle. |
| 45.4 : UPDATE - 9.41 pm IST (4.11 pm GMT) - The rain has gotten a bit heavier and the umpires have asked the ground staff to bring the hover cover. Just when the light was starting to concern the umpires, the rain arrived to play spoilsport. Let's hope we are in for just a brief delay and the weather clears up soon. |
| Bad news folks! We will have no further play on Day 3 as rain played spoilsport. It is Stumps on Day 3. Session Summary - 49 runs and 1 wicket in 13.4 overs. Australia lead by 221 runs and are in a very good position. |
| England, on the other hand would want to forget their batting performance in the first session as they lost six wickets for just 47 runs and surrendered a 91-lead to the visitors. However, they showed grit and determination with their bowling with not much to show. Stuart Broad looked the most dangerous and troubled Marnus Labuschagne throughout his innings but he didn't get any wickets. James Anderson got rid of Marnus while it was a peach from Josh Tongue to dismiss David Warner again in |
| Australia well and truly dominated the 'Moving Day' right from the start and this Test has tilted in their favour massively now. They got off to a dream start as Mitchell Starc removed the opposition skipper on the second ball of the Day which set the tone for them. Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood all contributed with the wickets as they bowled out the hosts in the first session itself. Their openers then saw out the rest of the session without any trouble. However, they lost Dav |
| Right then, that is all the action from Day 3 where Australia dominated proceedings and also have a healthy lead. It will be interesting to see how both teams execute their plans on Day 4 which will start on July 1, Saturday at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), but you can join us early for all the build up. Cheers! |
| UPDATE - 10.37 pm IST (4.37 pm GMT) - Unfortunately, it is still drizzling at Lord's and the covers are firmly in place. The cut-off time for play to resume on Day 3 is 10.30 pm IST (5.00 pm GMT). We will keep you posted. |
| ... DAY 4, SESSION 1 ... |
| Hello and a warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to our coverage of Day 4 of the second Test between England and Australia at the Lord's in London. We have had three days of entertaining action with the game ebbing and flowing, and it is Australia who find themselves in a strong position to call the shots. |
| On the flip side, Australia were off to the best possible start on Day 3 as Mitchell Starc struck in his very first over. The Aussie pace attack went all out with the short ball barrage and dismantled the English batting unit. Having come out to bat in testing conditions, the visitors were successful in keeping the English bowlers at bay and stretched their lead to 221 runs before rain brought an abrupt end to the day. With plenty of batting still to come, Australia will look to step on the g |
| Having started Day 3, trailing by 138 runs, England lost Ben Stokes on the second ball of the day which put them in early trouble. The hosts surrendered themselves to the short ball ploy by the Aussie pacers, losing the last six wickets for 47 runs. In the second essay, English bowlers began well and kept testing the two Aussie openers by bowling in the right channels. That said, they could only succeed in picking a couple of wickets and will have their work cut out on Day 4. |
| 45.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Fuller one, on off, Steven Smith knocks it towards mid on. |
| 45.30 : We are all set for the action to begin on Day 4. There is a bit of cloud cover as the two umpires and players make their way out to the middle. Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith, the two overnight batters will resume their innings for Australia. Ollie Robinson has the ball in hand and will complete his over. Here we go... |
| 45.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, FOUR! A streaky boundary to start with! Ollie Robinson starts with a good-length delivery, on off, nips back in sharply, Steven Smith looks to block it but gets an inside edge just past backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 45.6 : It will be James Anderson to bowl from the other end. |
| 46.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, James Anderson begins with a full delivery, on middle, angling in down the leg side, Usman Khawaja misses his flick. |
| 46.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller again, on middle, shaping in once more, Usman Khawaja looks to work it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards square leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 46.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Pitched up and around off, Steven Smith pushes it towards mid off. |
| 46.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, James Anderson continues to bowl full here, on middle, Steven Smith tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 46.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Another full delivery, on off, Steven Smith blocks it down the pitch. |
| 46.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, James Anderson lands this on a good length this time, on off, Steven Smith leaves it alone. |
| 47.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length and just around off, angling away, Usman Khawaja lifts his bat and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 47.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Touch fuller, outside off, shaping further away, Usman Khawaja offers no shot at it. |
| 47.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On a length, on middle, shaping away again, Usman Khawaja keeps it out towards short covers. |
| 47.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Goes a bit fuller, on off, Usman Khawaja blocks it out well down the pitch. |
| 47.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Ollie Robinson serves this full, on middle, shaping away the air, Usman Khawaja pushes it towards short covers. |
| 47.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Pitched up, on leg, swinging in, Usman Khawaja clips it towards deep square leg for single. |
| 48.1 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Full and well outside off, Usman Khawaja is not tempted by it and leaves it alone. |
| 48.2 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, This is on a good length and outside off again, Usman Khawaja is happy to let it go to the keeper. |
| 48.3 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Lovely shot! James Anderson overpitches it, on off, shaping in, Usman Khawaja strides forward and drives it sweetly through extra covers for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : The five-minute delay before the start of play has resulted in a change in the subsequent session timings. Here's the updated one: 1st Session - 3.35 pm - 5.50 pm IST (10.05 am - 12.20 pm GMT); 2nd Session - 6.30 pm - 8.45 pm IST (1.00 pm - 3.15 pm GMT); 3rd Session - 9.05 pm - 11.05 pm IST (3.35 pm - 5.35 pm GMT). |
| 48.4 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Full again, on off, angling in, Usman Khawaja taps it towards short covers. |
| 48.5 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, On a length and around off, shaping in again, Usman Khawaja pats it down to the off side. |
| 0.0 : UPDATE - 3.30 pm IST (10.00 am GMT) - Uh oh! Not the news cricket lovers would have wanted to start their day with. Showers early in the morning have meant that we will have a five-minute delayed start on Day 4. |
| 48.6 : James Anderson to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and outside off, Usman Khawaja offers no shot at it once more. |
| 49.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Fuller, on off, Steven Smith taps it wide of short covers for a quick single. |
| 49.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On a length but angling down the leg side, Usman Khawaja tries to flick it but misses. |
| 49.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Touch fuller, on off, Usman Khawaja takes a few steps forward and work it off the inner half towards short mid-wicket. |
| 49.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length, on off, Usman Khawaja knocks it towards mid off. |
| 49.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller, on middle, keeps a bit low, Usman Khawaja defends it of the inside half of the bat to the leg side. |
| 49.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Usman Khawaja guides it towards point. |
| 50.1 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Fuller and on off, Steven Smith strides forward and pushes it towards short covers. |
| 50.2 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Classy from Smith! James Anderson serves this full and around off, Steven Smith takes his front foot near the ball and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 50.3 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, On a length and on off, Steven Smith defends it back towards the bowler. |
| 50.4 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Wonderful shot! James Anderson bowls this full again, on off, Steven Smith this time stays there and shows the full face of the bat to drill it past the outstretched leg of the bowler for another boundary. |
| 50.5 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, FOUR! Third boundary of the over! Steven Smith is looking in great touch again! James Anderson lands this on a hard length and outside off, Steven Smith opens the face of the bat and steers it past backward point for four more runs. |
| 50.6 : James Anderson to Steven Smith, Back of a length and on off, Steven Smith dabs it towards point. |
| 51.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and around off, Usman Khawaja sways away from it. |
| 51.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Ollie Robinson bangs in a sharp bouncer, on off again, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 51.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, A dipping inswinging yorker now from Ollie Robinson, on middle, Usman Khawaja digs it out towards mid off. |
| 51.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Another bouncer, on off, Usman Khawaja sways away from it again. |
| 51.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Fuller, on middle, angling in, Usman Khawaja keeps it out to the off side. |
| 51.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, On a length, on middle, Usman Khawaja works it off the inner half towards square leg for a single. |
| Josh Tongue (9-2-21-1) comes on to bowl, replacing James Anderson. |
| 52.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue starts with a short delivery but way down the leg side, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 52.2 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue bangs in a bouncer, on middle this time, Usman Khawaja ducks under it. |
| 52.4 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja fends it down the pitch. |
| 52.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja leans away from it. |
| 52.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, This is on a hard length and around leg, Usman Khawaja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 52.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue comes 'over the wicket and bowls another bumper, on middle, Usman Khawaja ducks underneath it again. |
| 53.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Short of a length and on middle, Steven Smith pulls it towards square leg where Ben Stokes gets a good hand to it diving to his right as the ball rolls towards deep mid-wicket. Only a single. |
| 53.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, 1 run. |
| 53.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, No run. |
| 53.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, No run. |
| 53.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, No run. |
| 53.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, No run. |
| 54.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Short and angled away, outside off, Steven Smith hops and pulls it to mid-wicket.  |
| 54.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Banged in again, at the batter, Steven Smith uses his wrist and helps it along the ground to fine leg for a singe. |
| 54.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short and down leg, Usman Khawaja gets inside the line and hooks it down to fine leg for one more run. |
| 54.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Into the wicket again, around middle, Usman Khawaja swivels and pulls it to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 54.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Another bumper, outside off, Usman Khawaja drops his wrists and lets the ball go. |
| 54.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Continues to go short and on middle, Usman Khawaja hangs back and hooks it down to fine leg. Keeps the strike with a single. |
| 55.1 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and on middle, keep low, Usman Khawaja somehow manages to adjust and pulls it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 55.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Keep low again! This is short again, on middle, Usman Khawaja gets his bat down in time to keep it out. |
| 55.3 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Ollie Robinson bangs in another bouncer, but it is too high this time, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. Wided. |
| Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Short again and around off, Usman Khawaja looks to pull it away but fails to connect. |
| 55.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja taps it to the off side. |
| 55.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Another short delivery around leg, Usman Khawaja takes his eyes away and hooks it towards backward square leg. |
| 55.6 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Ollie Robinson follows the batter and bangs in another bouncer, on leg, Usman Khawaja ducks again. |
| 56.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Short of a length and on off, Steven Smith pulls it towards square leg. |
| 56.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Short again and outside off, shapes away as Tongue bowls this with the wobble seam, Steven Smith lets it go but Jonny Bairstow only manages to parry it behind. A bye is taken. |
| 56.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, A good bouncer now, on middle and leg, Usman Khawaja ducks undereath it. |
| 56.4 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, FOUR BYES! Josh Tongue loses his line this time and bangs in the shor ball way down the leg side, Usman Khawaja lets it go and Jonny Bairstow fails to stop it diving to his right as the ball races to the fine leg fence for four byes. |
| 56.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short again but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja leans out of the way. |
| 56.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on leg, Usman Khawaja leaves it alone. |
| 57.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Not sure if we are in a cricket field or a tennis court! Steven Smith brings out another shot out of his bag. Ollie Robinson follows the batter and bangs in a well-directed bouncer, on leg, Steven Smith gets cramped for room and tries to play a overhand smash but mistimes it towards mid on and falling over in the process as well. |
| 57.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a yorker length, Steven Smith gets behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 57.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Short of a length, around off, Steven Smith turns this one off the back foot to backward square leg for a single. |
| 57.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, FOUR! Just over! This is short and around middle, Usman Khawaja swivels and pulls it just over Ben Duckett at square leg for a boundary. |
| 57.5 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, DROPPED! Jonny Bairstow lets go of a chance there. Ollie Robinson lands this short again and around off, Usman Khawaja looks to pull but gets a bottom edge onto his shoulders as the ball loops behind the keeper where Jonny Bairstow moves back and tries to catch it with his outstretched right hand but spills it out. They cross. |
| 58.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Short and on middle, Steven Smith pulls it straight to square leg. |
| 58.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Another short delivery, on middle, Steven Smith once again pulls it towards square leg. |
| 57.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, On a shortish length, outside off, Steven Smith opens the bat face and runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 58.3 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Josh Tongue this time bangs in a fiery bumper, on middle, Steven Smith ducks under it. |
| 58.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Tongue continues bowling short here, on off, Steven Smith pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 58.5 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on off, Usman Khawaja keeps it out to the off side. |
| 58.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue ends the over with another good bouncer, on middle, Usman Khawaja bends down and ducks under it. |
| 59.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, A slower bouncer now, on middle, Steven Smith looks to pull but is a bit early into his shot and gets a bottom edge onto his body as the ball rolls to the leg side. A quick single is taken. |
| 59.2 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Short and on middle, Usman Khawaja pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 59.3 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Short again and on middle, Steven Smith pulls it towards square leg and scampers across for another run. |
| 59.4 : Ollie Robinson to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and outside off, Usman Khawaja punches it towards deep point for one. |
| 59.5 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Back of a length and around leg, Steven Smith mistimes his pull towards square leg. |
| 59.6 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Ollie Robinson with another short delivery, on middle, Steven Smith pulls it nicely but finds square leg. |
| 60.1 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja leans away from it. |
| 60.2 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Josh Tongue with a sharp bouncer, on leg, Usman Khawaja moves across to play but gets hit around the shoulders. Khawaja is looking a bit shaky now. |
| 60.3 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Back of a length and on off, Usman Khawaja taps it towards short covers. |
| 60.4 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short but down the leg side, Usman Khawaja moves across and hooks it towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 60.5 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Josh Tongue bowls this a bit too short as it goes way over the batter, Jonny Bairstow does well to leap up and gets a hand to it and parry it behind. A bye is taken and it is called a wide. |
| Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, BEAUTY! Josh Tongue lands this back of a length and around off, shapes away with good bouncer, Usman Khawaja tries to keep it out but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 60.6 : Josh Tongue to Usman Khawaja, Short of a length and on middle, Usman Khawaja gets behind the line to defend it. |
| 53.1 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Ollie Robinson with a sharp bouncer, on middle, rises off a fair bit, Steven Smith ducks under it. Called a wide as the ball sailed over Smith's head.  |
| 53.2 : Ollie Robinson to Steven Smith, Another short ball, on middle, Steven Smith moves across but ducks again. |
| 61.1 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls on a back of a length, around middle, Steven Smith pulls it off the hips to fine leg for a single. Stuart Broad has overstepped and it is called a no ball. |
| Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Angled in at the right shoulder, on a shortish length, Usman Khawaja hooks it towards backward square leg where Zak Crawley parries it to fine leg and the batters run one. |
| 61.2 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Keeps it short and on middle, Steven Smith pulls and finds backward square leg. |
| 61.3 : Stuart Broad to Steven Smith, Into the wicket again, on middle, Steven Smith shuffles and hooks it to the right of deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 61.4 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Angled into the batter, on a short length, Usman Khawaja ducks and lets the ball go. |
| 61.5 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, Banged in short again, on off, Usman Khawaja looks to drop his gloves. The ball lobs off his left shoulder and it is pouched safely by Jonny Bairstow. Not much of an appeal by the England players, knowing it has come off the shoulder. |
| 61.6 : Stuart Broad to Usman Khawaja, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Stuart Broad comes and strikes straightaway! Bends his back and directs it a bumper at the batter, from 'round the wicket, Usman Khawaja gets into a tangle and gets hurried as he tried to hook it away. The ball flies off the top edge of his bat down to fine leg. The substitute fielder Matthew Potts stationed there settles himself under the ball and completes an easy catch. England will be relieved to see the back of Usman Khawaja |
| 62.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, WIDE! Banged in short but the ball sails over Smith's head and the umpire signals a wide. |
| 0.0 : Drinks Break! Australia's lead has now swelled to 274 runs! Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith have been cautious in their approach so far and have been unflustered by the short ball attack from England. On the other hand, England have done well to keep the two batters on their toes but wickets is the key for them to restrict Australia to a manageable total. In other news, Scotland are on their way to causing a huge upset in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers as they have bowled the Windies out f |
| 62.1 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Shortish length down leg, Steven Smith swivels to pull this one but misses. Jonny Bairstow fails to pouch it safely but no harm done as there was no bat on it. |
| 0.0 : Travis Head comes out to the middle now. |
| 62.2 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, Short and at the batter, Steven Smith pulls it down to fine leg and gets across for a single. |
| 62.3 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, DROPPED! James Anderson puts it down for the second time in the game! Back of a length and outside off, Travis Head hangs back and pushes away from the body. Gets a thickish outside that travels quickly to James Anderson to gully who lets it slip through his hands. A lucky escape for Travis Head. |
| 62.4 : Josh Tongue to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! Australia are getting a taste of their own medicine and it is Steven Smith now who departs! Tongue goes into the wicket once again, around off, from over the wicket, Steven Smith gets into a position early and tries to turn it around the corner. A bit of extra bounce there does the trick as the ball catches the outside edge of Smith's bat. The ball skies in the air and goes straight down the throat of Zak Crawley at deep backward square leg who |
| Cameron Green is the next man in. |
| 62.5 : Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, Sharp bumper, on middle, Cameron Green quickly ducks underneath the ball. |
| 62.6 : Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, Switches to round the wicket and bangs it in, Cameron Green leans away and lets the ball go. |
| 63.1 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Back of a length and angled down leg, Travis Head gets inside the line and lets the ball go. |
| 63.2 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Directed at the batter, Travis Head gets on his toes to tickle it fine.The ball comes off his body and rolls to the right of Jonny Bairstow behind the wicket. |
| 63.3 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Keeps it on a back of a length, just outside off, Travis Head hops to punch it on the off side. Gets an inside edge that rolls to deep square leg for a single. |
| 63.5 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Another sharp bouncer, on middle, Cameron Green is up to the task as he ducks and leave the ball alone. |
| 63.4 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Continues to bang it in, from 'round the wicket, Cameron Green ducks and lets it go. |
| 63.6 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Goes a bit down leg, on a shortish length, Cameron Green gets out of the way and lets the ball pass. |
| 64.1 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Short of a length and around leg, Travis Head is happy to duck underneath. |
| 64.2 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Back of a length and around middle and leg, Travis Head hops and keeps it out towards mid-wicket. |
| 64.3 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Bowls on a good length, on middle, Travis Head goes back and pushes it off the toe end towards Tongue. |
| 64.5 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, WIDE! Goes short but a bit too short this time. Called a wide by the umpire. |
| Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Angles a short delivery down leg, Travis Head misses out on the pull. |
| 64.6 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Around leg, on a short length, Travis Head hangs back and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 64.4 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Woah, that has shaken Head! Tongue bends his back and bangs it in, on middle, the bumper is just too quick for the batter. Travis Head looks to fend this one but the ball catches him in the chest. The ball lobs and drops agonizingly short of Joe Root at short leg. |
| 65.1 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Directs a short delivery, around hip height, Cameron Green ducks and lets the ball go. |
| 65.2 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Angling across, on a back of a length, around off, Cameron Green is in no mood to play at those. |
| 65.3 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Bumper, on middle and leg, Cameron Green ducks underneath yet again. |
| 65.4 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Back of a length, angling in, on middle, Cameron Green keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 65.5 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Short again, angling around leg, Cameron Green is happy to duck once again. |
| 65.6 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Serves it on a back of a length, down leg, Cameron Green gets inside the line and lets it go. |
| 66.1 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, FOUR! Short and punished! Tongue bowls short and on middle, Travis Head swivels in the crease and pulls it wide of deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 66.2 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Another bumper, Travis Head opts to duck this time. |
| 66.3 : Josh Tongue to Travis Head, Just wide! On a shortish length, just outside off, Travis Head gets on his toes and looks to guide it past gully. He is unable to keep his shot along the ground but luckily for him, he hit it to the right of the diving James Anderson there. A single taken. |
| 66.4 : Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, Banged in yet again, around middle, Cameron Green ducks. The ball pops out of Jonny Bairstow's gloves but he recovers well to deny a single. |
| 66.5 : Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, Keeps it short and shaping in, around off, Cameron Green shoulders arms and lets it go. |
| 66.6 : Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, A proper bouncer this time, Cameron Green ducks this time and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 67.1 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, Angled into the hips, on a back of a length, Travis Head looks to tickle it fine but misses. |
| 67.2 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, On a hard length but down leg, Travis Head gets out of the way quickly this time. |
| 67.3 : Stuart Broad to Travis Head, OUT! TAKEN! Brilliant grab by Joe Root and another Aussie batter has fallen prey to the short ball ploy! Broad comes from 'round the wicket and bangs it into the wicket, directs it at the batter. Travis Head rises and looks to fend it on the leg side. He is in no position to do so and ends up lobbing it towards short leg. Joe Root moves well to his left and takes a one-handed stunner. He is delighted and so are his teammates. Australia have now lost half |
| Alex Carey walks out to bat now. |
| 67.4 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Keeps going short, on middle and leg, Alex Carey ducks underneath. |
| 67.5 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Bowls it short but down leg, Alex Carey gets out of the way and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 67.6 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Short again and on middle, Alex Carey hangs back and defends it on the leg side. |
| 68.1 : Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, Angling way down leg, on a back of a length, Cameron Green gets inside the line with ease. |
| 68.2 : Josh Tongue to Cameron Green, Back of a length and around leg, Cameron Green stays back and whips it wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 68.3 : Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Down leg once again, Alex Carey lets this short delivery go through. |
| 68.4 : Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Serves it on off, on a back of a length, Alex Carey solidly defends this one off the back foot. |
| 68.5 : Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, Sharp bumper! Banged in, on middle, Alex Carey is a bit late to get out of the way and the ball zips past his gloves. |
| 68.6 : Josh Tongue to Alex Carey, FOUR! Nicely played! Serves it just outside off, on a short length, Alex Carey gets on his toes and dabs it through the vacant backward point region for a boundary. |
| 69.1 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Bumper, on middle, Cameron Green ducks underneath with ease. |
| 69.2 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Short delivery, angled in, on middle, at 124 kph, Cameron Green gets behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 69.3 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, On a good length, in the channel on off, a hint of inward movement, Cameron Green leaves the ball alone. |
| 69.4 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Full and honing in at the stumps, Cameron Green leans and defends it back to Broad. |
| 69.5 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Moving in, on a fuller length, around off, Cameron Green is solid in defence once again. |
| 69.6 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, On middle, full as well, Cameron Green gets on the front foot and blocks it out on the off side. |
| 70.1 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Starts with a bit of a loosener, short and wide outside off, Alex Carey stands tall and punches it wide of backward point. Matthew Potts, the substitute fielder performs the chase and puts in a dive to save a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : James Anderson (17-4-57-1)Â is back on. |
| 70.2 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Full this time and on middle, Alex Carey presses forward and defends it to mid on. |
| 70.3 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, FOUR! Lovely shot! Anderson serves it full and on off, Alex Carey plants his foot forward and eases himself into the drive. Hits it to the left of mid off for a boundary. |
| 70.4 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Goes short this time, on off and middle, Alex Carey ducks underneath the delivery. |
| 70.5 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Another short pitch delivery, on middle, Alex Carey gets out of the way once again. |
| 70.6 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Bumper again, on middle and leg, Alex Carey ducks and lets the ball go. |
| 71.1 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, FOUR! Pulled away with ease! Short and on middle, Cameron Green stands tall and pulls it towards the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 71.2 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Short and down leg, Cameron Green lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 71.3 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Keeps it short and on middle, Cameron Green gets on top of the bounce and pulls it a bit uppishly but wide of square leg for a single. |
| 71.4 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Angles a bumper, around leg, Alex Carey leans out of the way. |
| 71.5 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Cleverly bowled! Yorker, outside off, Alex Carey is foxed with this change up and goes for a push without much foot movement. Connects with thin air. |
| 71.6 : Stuart Broad to Alex Carey, Switches to bowling short, on middle, Alex Carey ducks and lets it go. |
| 72.1 : James Anderson to Cameron Green, Short this time and outside off, left alone by Cameron Green. |
| 72.2 : James Anderson to Cameron Green, Short again and outside off, Cameron Green hangs back and drags this one right between short square leg fielder and square leg fielder for a single. |
| 72.3 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Bumper angled down leg, Alex Carey gets out of the way by ducking. |
| 72.4 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Another shortish delivery, directed down leg, Alex Carey ducks and lets the ball pass. |
| 72.5 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Strays on the pads, on a length, Alex Carey turns this one to mid-wicket. |
| 72.6 : James Anderson to Alex Carey, Into the wicket but way down leg, Alex Carey gets inside the line and lets it go. |
| 73.1 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Short and angled into the batter, Cameron Green ducks and lets the ball go through to Jonny Bairstow. |
| 73.2 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Slips a yorker, on middle, Cameron Green is up to the task and digs it out to cover. |
| 73.3 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Another yorker, at the stumps, Cameron Green jams this one off the toe end of the bat towards wide mid on. |
| 73.4 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, Switches to short length, around leg, Cameron Green ducks underneath. |
| 73.5 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, FOUR! Broad serves it full and outside off, Cameron Green presents an angled bat and drives it past Rehan Ahmed, the substitute fielder at wide mid off for a boundary. |
| 73.6 : Stuart Broad to Cameron Green, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to end the session! Shortens his length and bowls it just outside off, Cameron Green rises and punches it through covers. Gets enough bat on it and the ball trickles to the fence for four more runs. That will be Lunch on Day 4! |
| SESSION SUMMARY - 92 runs and 3 wickets in 28.2 overs. A bit of a shared session but overall the Aussies are much ahead in the game. England managed to get the breakthroughs but the runs also kept flowing and the visitors lead by 313 runs now. |
| SHORT, SHORT, and SHORT! This was the plan employed by the English pacers and it worked for them quite well but they had to be patient and credit goes to them for sticking with their plan. Day 4 started with Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith looking solid as ever with conditions also good for batting. After a few overs, the hosts decided to go with the short-ball plan which was the downfall for them in their first innings. However, before drinks, both the batters managed to avoid any sort of trou |
| ... DAY 4, SESSION 2 ... |
| We are back for the second session! The players are already out in the middle. Alex Carey ââââCameron Green ready to continue for Australia while Ben Stokes to start the proceedings with the ball. |
| 74.2 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length, on off, Alex Carey hangs back and punches it straight to backward point. |
| 74.1 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, No surprises! Stokes starts with a bumper, on middle, Alex Carey ducks underneath. The ball loops to Jonny Bairstow behind the wicket. |
| 74.3 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Serves it short and outside off, Alex Carey drops his wrists and leaves the ball alone. |
| 74.4 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Goes wide of the crease and bangs it in, Alex Carey ducks yet again. |
| 74.5 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Into the wicket yet again, around leg, left alone by Alex Carey. Ben Stokes has overstepped and it is signalled as a no ball by the umpire. |
| Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Cramps the batter for room by a bumper, Alex Carey fends this one off his gloves towards leg side. |
| 75.1 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Ollie Robinson begins his spell with a bouncer, at the batter, Cameron Green comfortably ducks under it. |
| 74.6 : Ollie Robinson to bowl from the other end. |
| Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short of a length, on off, Alex Carey stays on the back foot and keeps it out. |
| 75.2 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Banged in, on off, Cameron Green is happy to duck underneath the delivery. |
| 75.3 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Sliding down leg, on a short length, the ball keeps a bit low, Cameron Green leans out of the away and lets it go. |
| 75.4 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Short and angled in, on leg, Cameron Green gets inside the line and leaves it alone. |
| 75.5 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Back of a length, on off and middle, Cameron Green hangs on the back foot and defends it on the leg side. |
| 75.2 : Update - Scotland are now on the brink of causing an upset in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023. Chasing 182 against West Indies, they need 42 runs in 96 balls with 8 wickets in hand and this will be huge blow to Windies cricket. |
| 75.6 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Shorter and around off, Cameron Green ducks yet again. |
| 76.1 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Banged in, around off, from 'round the wicket, Alex Carey rides on top of the bounce and cuts it over backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 76.2 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Directs a bumper at the batter, Alex Carey is happy to get out of harm's way. |
| 76.3 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, On a hard length, on off stump line, Alex Carey pats it off the back foot back to the bowler. |
| 76.4 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Slower and fullish delivery, on the pads, Alex Carey clips it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 76.5 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a good length, just outside off, Alex Carey punches it off the back foot to cover. |
| 76.6 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Slightly short, on off, Alex Carey stays back and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 77.1 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Angled in, on middle, on a shortish length, the ball does not rise as expected. Cameron Green ducks and lets it go. |
| 77.2 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Proper bumper now, just outside off, left alone by Cameron Green. |
| 77.3 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Bangs it in again, on middle, Cameron Green ducks and Jonny Bairstow collects the ball in front of his face. |
| 77.4 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Into the wicket again, on off and middle, Cameron Green ducks and lets it go. |
| 77.5 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, At 125 kph, sharp bouncer, on middle, Cameron Green gets out of the way comfortably. Jonny Bairstow leaps and pouches it safely. |
| 77.6 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Changes his length and goes full, on off, Cameron Green drives it off the toe end to cover. |
| 78.1 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Keeps it on a back of a length, on off, Alex Carey stays on the back foot and defends it on the off side. |
| 78.2 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Around middle and into the wicket, Alex Carey is happy to duck this delivery. |
| 78.3 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Comes from over the wicket and keeps it slightly short, on middle, Alex Carey hops and drops it on the off side. |
| 78.4 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, NO BALL! Shortish delivery, on off and middle, Alex Carey defends it with soft hands towards silly point and takes a quick single. Ben Stokes has overstepped and the umpire signals a no ball. |
| Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Bowls from 'round the wicket and bowls it short, down leg, left alone by Cameron Green. |
| 78.5 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Bumper, on middle and leg, Cameron Green gets out of the way without much discomfort. |
| 78.6 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, A cutter this time, at 116 kph, outside off, Cameron Green shoulders arms and lets it go. |
| 79.1 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Banged into the wicket, on middle, Alex Carey ducks under it quickly. |
| 79.2 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Slightly around leg, bumper, Alex Carey leans out of the way comfortably. |
| 79.3 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Bye! Slower and into the wicket, on middle, Alex Carey ducks. The ball drops in front of Jonny Bairstow and goes through his legs. The batters sneak in a bye. |
| 79.4 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, A bit pacy and short, on middle, Cameron Green is happy to duck underneath. |
| 79.5 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Angling in, on a short length, around leg, Cameron Green ducks yet again. |
| 79.6 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Bumper again, on off, Cameron Green gets out of the way comfortably. |
| 80.1 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, FOUR! Nicely done! Stokes bowls it short and just outside off, Alex Carey gets on top of the bounce and times the punch. Beats the diving deep point fielder to his right for four more runs. |
| 80.2 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Around leg, short as well, Alex Carey leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : Second new ball is available now. Will England take it straight away? No, Ben Stokes is continuing with the old one. |
| 80.3 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Banged in, on middle, Alex Carey sees the length early and ducks. |
| 80.4 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Into the hips, on a back of a length, Alex Carey tickles this one off the back foot to fine leg for a single. |
| 80.5 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls a bumper, on middle, Cameron Green ducks. Ben Stokes has overstepped yet again. |
| Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Slightly slower and back of a length, on off, Cameron Green hangs back and pushes it to cover. |
| 80.6 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Keeps it on a back of a length, around middle and leg, Cameron Green works it off the back foot to wide mid on. |
| 81.1 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Angles it in down leg, on a hard length, Alex Carey looks to tickle it fine but misses. Luckily for him, he does not get a feather on it. |
| 81.2 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, At 129 kph, into the wicket, on middle and leg, Alex Carey looks to nudge it away but cannot get it away. |
| 81.3 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Goes short this time and angles it on leg, Alex Carey ducks underneath comfortably. |
| 81.4 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Yet another bumper, at the batter, Alex Carey offers no shot and wears it on the body. |
| 81.5 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Back of a length, at the stumps, the ball keeps a tad low, Alex Carey hops and guides it towards backward point for one. |
| 81.6 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Short again, on middle, Cameron Green solidly gets behind the line. Taps it towards the vacant mid on region and gets across for a single. |
| 82.1 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Back of a length and angled down leg, Cameron Green shapes to pull but withdraws from his shot. |
| 82.2 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Keeps it at the hip, Cameron Green gets inside the line and works it off he back foot to fine leg for a single. |
| 82.3 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it short, on middle, Alex Carey drops his wrists and leaves the ball alone. |
| 82.4 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Keeps it short, on off, Alex Carey pats it back to the bowler. |
| 82.5 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Angled in, around leg, on a back of a length, Alex Carey pushes it back to Stokes. |
| 82.6 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Slightly down leg, on a shortish length, Alex Carey gets on his toes and tucks it down to fine leg. Keeps the strike with a single. |
| 83.1 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Into the wicket, on middle, Alex Carey fends this one on the bounce to short leg. |
| 83.2 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Serves it back of a length, around leg, Alex Carey pushes it off the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| 83.3 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, At 127 kph, bumper, around leg, Alex Carey ducks and lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 83.4 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Keeps it on a back of a length, Alex Carey drops it off the back foot towards cover. |
| 83.5 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Angling at the hips, on a back of a length, left alone by Alex Carey. |
| 83.6 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Goes short and on middle, Alex Carey gets behind the line and defends it down the wicket. |
| 84.1 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Ouch, that must have hurt! Banged in short, on off and middle, Cameron Green goes for the pull. The ball rises and thuds into the helmet. Green looks a bit shaken and out comes the physio for the concussion check. |
| 84.2 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Back of a length, on middle, Cameron Green hangs on the back foot and solidly keeps it out. |
| 0.0 : Halt! Cameron Green got hit on the helmet and the mandatory concussion check is going on now. The players take this break to have some drinks as well. We are ready to continue. |
| 84.3 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Another one on a back of a length, on off, Cameron Green defends with a straight bat. |
| 84.4 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, On a hard length, on middle, Cameron Green rolls his wrists and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 84.5 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Bumper, down leg, Cameron Green gets inside the line and lets it go. |
| 84.6 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Keeps it on a back of a length, around off, Cameron Green pushes it off the back foot to mid off. |
| 85.1 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Banged it in, on middle, from 'round the wicket, Alex Carey ducks underneath comfortably. |
| 85.2 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Angled down leg, on a shortish length, left alone by Alex Carey. |
| 85.3 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Serves it short and at the batter, Alex Carey keeps it out by staying on the back foot. |
| 85.4 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Sharp bumper, on middle, Alex Carey fends this one off towards silly point. |
| 85.5 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Down leg, on a back of a length, Alex Carey leans out of the way. |
| 85.6 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, Into the wicket, around middle, Alex Carey ducks and lets it go. |
| 86.1 : Ben Stokes to Cameron Green, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Cameron Green helps this one towards backward square leg and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 0.0 : Breaking News - Huge update coming from the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Super Sixes. Scotland have beaten West Indies for the first time in ODIs and that means we will not see the Windies in the World Cup for the first time in their history as they now cannot finish in the top two places. However, Scotland keeps their hopes alive and remains in the mix. |
| 86.2 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length, on middle, from 'round the wicket, Alex Carey keeps it out on the off side. |
| 86.3 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, At 133 kph, on a shortish length, Alex Carey hangs back and pushes it to mid on. |
| 86.4 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Tailing in, on a back of a length, on middle, Alex Carey defends it solidly off the back foot. |
| 86.5 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Bangs it into the wicket, on off, a hint of away movement, Alex Carey drops his wrists at the last moment and leaves the ball alone. |
| 86.6 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Around leg, shortish as well, Alex Carey stays back and defends it on the leg side. |
| 87.1 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Angled in, on middle and leg, Cameron Green ducks underneath this short delivery. |
| 87.2 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, Angled in down leg, on a back of a length, Cameron Green gets inside the line and lets the ball go. |
| 87.3 : Ollie Robinson to Cameron Green, OUT! CAUGHT! Cameron Green runs out of patience and hands Ollie Robinson his first wicket of the second innings! Robinson bends his back and bangs it in, on middle, Cameron Green swivels in the crease and pulls it hard. He is unable to keep his shot along the ground and picks out the deep square leg fielder to perfection. Ben Duckett, there does well to grab this hard-hit shot by moving low to his right. Ollie Robinson is all smiles and so he should b |
| 87.4 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, Bumper down leg, Mitchell Starc ducks and lets the ball go. |
| 87.5 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, Directs a bumper at the batter, Mitchell Starc gets into a tangle and gets hit near his chest. Looks fine to continue though. |
| 87.6 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, 1 run. |
| 88.1 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, No run. |
| 88.2 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Into the wicket and on middle, Mitchell Starc leans out of the way a bit awkwardly. |
| 88.3 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Short of a length and around leg, Mitchell Starc flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 88.4 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Back of a length, on off, Alex Carey taps it towards short covers. |
| 88.5 : Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short again and on off again, Alex Carey hops up and dabs it towards point for a quick single. |
| 88.6 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Another short delivery, on leg, Mitchell Starc keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 89.1 : Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, OUT! TAKEN! Ollie Robinson strikes again! Alex Carey's long stay at the crease finally comes to an end. Robinson bangs in a well-directed short delivery, on leg, angling in, Alex Carey stays there and tries to fend it away but gets into an awkward position and the ball goes off the gloves to loop straight into the hands of Joe Root at short leg who makes no mistake. Australia seven down now! |
| 0.0 : Pat Cummins is the new man in. |
| 89.2 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Short again but angling down the leg side, Pat Cummins leaves it alone. |
| 89.3 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Another shorter one, but down the leg side again, Pat Cummins leans away from it. |
| 89.4 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Ollie Robinson bangs in a good bumper, on middle this time, Pat Cummins ducks under it. |
| 89.5 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, Short of a length and on middle, angling in, Pat Cummins moves across to work it away but withdraws from the shot at the last moment. |
| 89.6 : Ollie Robinson to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Pat Cummins gets off the mark with a boundary! This is back of a length and around leg, Pat Cummins tickles it wide of leg slip towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 90.1 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Swing and a miss! This is short from Ben Stokes, on middle, Mitchell Starc tries to pull it away but fails to connect. |
| 90.2 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length, on leg, Mitchell Starc misses his flick and the ball goes off his thigh pads towards fine leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 90.3 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Up and over! Ben Stokes lands this short and outside off, Pat Cummins quickly makes room by moving to the leg side and slices it over point for a boundary. |
| 90.4 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Ben Stokes this time follows the batter and bangs it in on leg, Pat Cummins makes room again but gets cramped and takes his eyes off to get hit around his forearms. |
| 90.5 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Another bouncer, on leg this time, Pat Cummins sways away from it. Oh..no! It is called a No Ball for overstepping. |
| Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Short of a length, on leg, angling in as he follows the batter again, Pat Cummins gets cramped once more but still manages to pat it down past short leg. |
| 90.6 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, This is on a hard length but way down the leg side, Pat Cummins is happy to let it go. |
| 91.1 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, FOUR BYES! Ollie Robinson lands this on a hard length and around middle, swings in a long way down the leg side, Mitchell Starc leaves it alone and Jonny Bairstow fails to stop it as the ball races towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 91.2 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length and on off, Mitchell Starc taps it to the off side. |
| 91.3 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, Short of a length and around leg, Mitchell Starc keeps it out wide of short leg. |
| 91.4 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, Ollie Robinson bangs in a quick bouncer, on leg, Mitchell Starc leans away from it. |
| 91.6 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, Short of a length, on middle, Mitchell Starc drops it down the pitch. |
| 91.5 : Ollie Robinson to Mitchell Starc, Another good bouncer, on middle, Mitchell Starc ducks under it. |
| 92.1 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Back of a length but down the leg side, Pat Cummins lets it go to the keeper. |
| 92.2 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Short of a length but way down the leg again, Pat Cummins do not bother playing at that. |
| 92.3 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Short again and around leg, Pat Cummins leaves it alone. |
| Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Oh..no! Ben Stokes gets a wicket, but wait it is a NO BALL! He bangs this short again, on off, Pat Cummins makes room to heave it away but gets a top edge as Harry Brook at point takes a simple catch. However, Stokes did not celebrate as he knew he has overstepped and Cummins survives. |
| 92.4 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Back of a length and around leg, Pat Cummins tucks it past short leg for a single. |
| 92.5 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Ben Stokes bangs in another bouncer, but it is too high, Mitchell Starc ducks under it. Wided. |
| Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, This is on a hard length and on middle, Mitchell Starc blocks it out well. |
| 92.6 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length and on off, Mitchell Starc is solid in his defense again. |
| 93.1 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Back of a length and around leg, Pat Cummins lets it go to the keeper. |
| 93.2 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, So many things happen on this delivery! This is short of a length and on middle, Pat Cummins looks to work it away but get a leading edge which falls in front of short mid-wicket, Starc sets off for the run but is sent back and James Anderson misses his shy at the bowler's end but the fielder at mid off did well backing it up. |
| 93.3 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Short and around off, Pat Cummins gets behind the line and defends it well. |
| 93.4 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Short again and around leg, Pat Cummins offers no shot at it. |
| 93.5 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Back of a length and down the leg again, Pat Cummins looks to flick it but misses as the ball just misses the gloves. |
| 93.6 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Shorter and outside off, Pat Cummins dabs it towards point for a single, the fielder has wild throw but Cummins decide not take the extra run. |
| 94.1 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Short of a length and around leg, Pat Cummins leaves it alone. |
| 94.2 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Short again and down the leg side, Pat Cummins leans lets it go to the keeper. |
| 94.3 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Just short! Almost for Ben Stokes! He bangs it in again, on middle, Pat Cummins tries to ride the bounce and fend it but it loops up and falls just in front of short leg. |
| 94.4 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Another short delivery, on leg, Pat Cummins moves across and lets it go. |
| 94.5 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Same length and same line, Pat Cummins just about gets out the way of it. |
| 94.6 : Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, On a length and on middle, Pat Cummins nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 95.1 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, Back of a length but angling way down the leg side, Pat Cummins makes an easy leave. |
| 95.2 : Stuart Broad to Pat Cummins, OUT! TAKEN! It is that man again, Stuart Broad! Pat Cummins goes back to the hut now and the short ball gives yet another wicket to the hosts. Broad steams in and bangs in a well-directed bouncer on off, Pat Cummins tries to ride the bounce but fails to do so and keeps the bat away, and the ball lobs up in the air off the outside edge towards backward point where Ben Duckett takes a dolly. Australia eight down now! |
| Josh Hazlewood walks out to bat. |
| 95.3 : Stuart Broad to Josh Hazlewood, Back of a length and on off, Josh Hazlewood taps it wide of short covers for a single. |
| 95.4 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Short of a length and on leg, Mitchell Starc blocks it out well. |
| 95.5 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Stuart Broad bangs in a bouncer, on middle, Mitchell Starc sways away from it. |
| 95.6 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length, on off, Mitchell Starc drops it wide of short covers for a run. |
| 96.1 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, A slower bouncer now, on middle, Mitchell Starc does well to get out of the way of it. |
| 96.2 : Ben Stokes to Mitchell Starc, Short of a length and around off, Mitchell Starc dabs it towards point for a single. |
| 96.3 : Ben Stokes to Josh Hazlewood, Back of a length, on leg, angling in, Josh Hazlewood backs away to play it but gets hit on the elbow guard. |
| 96.4 : Ben Stokes to Josh Hazlewood, OUT! TAKEN! Ben Stokes finally gets a wicket! He lands this on a hard length and around leg, Josh Hazlewood stays there to work it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball pops up towards short leg where Joe Root takes another sharp catch. Australia nine down now! |
| 96.5 : Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, Short and around leg, Nathan Lyon pulls it towards deep square leg but he cannot run so it will be a dot. |
| 96.4 : Will Nathan Lyon come out to bat? Yes, he does. He limps out to the middle as the crowd stand up to applaud his bravery. |
| 96.6 : Ben Stokes to Nathan Lyon, A bouncer, on leg, Nathan Lyon ducks under it. |
| 97.1 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Short of a length and on middle, Mitchell Starc pats it onto the pitch. |
| 97.3 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, SMASHES INTO THE HELMET! Stuart Broad bangs in a fiery bouncer, on middle, Mitchell Starc tries to pull it again but gets beaten by the bounce and pace to get hit on the helmet. A mandatory concussion check will happen now. |
| 97.4 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, On a length and around leg, Mitchell Starc defends it to the leg side. |
| 97.5 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Short and around leg, Mitchell Starc pulls it towards deep backward square leg for no run. |
| 97.3 : Halt! The ball clattered into Mitchell Starc's helmet as he missed the pull shot. The physio sprints out and will now do the concussion assessment. We are all good to go now. |
| 98.2 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Short again and on leg, Mitchell Starc pulls it wide of fine leg. |
| 98.3 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length and on off, Mitchell Starc dabs it towards point. |
| 99.2 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Short of a length and down the leg side, Nathan Lyon leaves it alone. |
| 99.3 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Short again and on middle, Nathan Lyon pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. |
| 99.4 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Another short delivery, on middle, Nathan Lyon forces it towards deep mid-wicket again. |
| 99.6 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, A maiden over then! This is short again and on leg, Nathan Lyon pulls it towards deep square leg. |
| 100.1 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Short and on middle, Mitchell Starc pulls it towards deep mid-wicket where Ben Stokes mops it up. It looks like he is cramped up a bit. |
| 100.2 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Short of a length and around leg, Mitchell Starc hoicks it towards deep backward square leg. |
| 100.4 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Short again and on middle, Mitchell Starc heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. |
| 100.5 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, SIX! BANG! The crowd roars as they are getting restless! This is another short delivery, on middle, Mitchell Starc this time gets into position quickly and smashes it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 100.6 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Goes fuller this time, outside off, Mitchell Starc tries to drill it away but misses. |
| 101.1 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Unbelievable scenes! The Australian dug out is standing and applauding while the crowd cheers as well. This is short and around leg, Nathan Lyon swivels and pulls it wide of deep square leg for a boundary. Everybody else except him and the England players are enjoying it. |
| 101.2 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Short again and on middle, Nathan Lyon heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. |
| 101.3 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Another bouncer, on middle, Nathan Lyon swats it towards deep mid-wicket again. |
| 101.4 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Stuart Broad with yet another short delivery, on middle and leg, Nathan Lyon crunches it straight to deep square leg. |
| 101.5 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, OUT! TAKEN! Stuart Broad gets his fourth and that will be the end of Australia! Nathan Lyon's brave effort comes to an end now. Stuart Broad bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle, Nathan Lyon backs away and tries to pull but gets a top edge as the ball goes in the air, Ben Stokes at short mid-wicket settles under it and pouches it safely. So, the target for England will be 371 runs! |
| With a lead of 221 runs, Cameron Green and Alex Carey started the second session steadily for Australia. However, they lost both set batters in quick succession which put the visitors in a spot of bother. They seemed to have no answer to England's short-ball approach and found it very hard to stay at the crease. That said, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins stuck at it and provided their side with valuable runs. Moreover, Nathan Lyon was in a lot of pain but braved his calf injury to provide a |
| Australia have been bowled out for 279 in their second innings! Ben Stokes will be pleased with the fight shown by his bowlers and England now need 371 runs to win and draw level in the series! Having been at the receiving end in the first innings, England kept directing short-pitched stuff in the two sessions of Day 4 and certainly gave Australia a taste of their own medicine. Every English pacer ran in and peppered the visitors with short balls and never allowed any of the opposition bat |
| 97.2 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, Short again and outside off, Mitchell Starc looks to pull it away but misses. |
| 97.6 : Stuart Broad to Mitchell Starc, What an effort on the fence! This is short again and on middle, Mitchell Starc pulls it high in the air towards the deep mid-wicket fence where Rehan Ahmed leans back and catches it one-handed but as he is falling over throws it inside. However, Starc decides to take the single and Lyon hobbles to the other end but looks in huge discomfort. |
| 98.1 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Nice shot! Josh Tongue bangs this short but down the leg side, Mitchell Starc reaches for it and hooks it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 98.4 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Another short delivery, on middle, Mitchell Starc is early into his pull and gets a bottom edge onto his body as the ball goes nowhere. |
| 98.5 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Short again and outside off, Mitchell Starc tries to drag it but fails to connect. |
| Right then, this game is nicely poised with four sessions remaining in the Test. With Nathan Lyon unlikely to bowl, the Aussie pace attack will be expected to fill that void. On the other hand, England have the resources to get over the line here and bring the series back on level terms. Can the English batters rise to the challenge? We shall find out as the players return for the final session of Day 4 in a bit. |
| 98.6 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, Another bumper, on leg this time, Mitchell Starc misses his hook. |
| 99.1 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, This is on a good length and on leg, angling in, Nathan Lyon looks to play at it but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 99.5 : Stuart Broad to Nathan Lyon, Stuart Broad bowls another bumper, on middle, Nathan Lyon tries to pull again but gets a top edge which falls wide of deep square leg as Harry Brook comes from fine leg and slides in to stop it and hands it over towards Zak Crawley as he is going over the ropes. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! England continued with the short ball tactics but Cameron Green and Alex Carey were able to not fall prey to it on most occasions. However, just before this break Green lost his patience and holed out which gives the hosts an opening to go through the visitors quickly. Also, Mitchell Starc walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 100.3 : Josh Tongue to Mitchell Starc, In the air...safe! Josh Tongue bangs this short and on off, slower too, Mitchell Starc is deceived by it and is way early into his pull shot as the ball loops up off the top edge wide of the bowler, and Starc starts walking back but Tongue fails to reach for the catch moving to his left. |
| 0.6 : It will be Pat Cummins to operate from the other end. |
| 0.0 : Ollie Pope walks out to bat at number 3. |
| 4.2 : Joe Root comes in at number 4. |
| 7.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, FOUR! Joe Root greets Josh Hazlewood with a boundary! This is on a good length but down the leg side, Joe Root tickles it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 6.6 : Josh Hazlewood is introduced into the attack now. |
| 7.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Fuller and outside off, Joe Root leaves it alone. |
| 7.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Back of a length and on off, Joe Root taps it towards short covers. |
| 7.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Overpitched and on off, Joe Root drives it well but straight to mid off. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Full and outside off, angling away, Joe Root leaves it alone. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Full again and on middle, swinging in, Joe Root tucks it towards short mid-wicket where Pat Cummins makes a good stop diving to his right. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Back of a length and outside off, Joe Root offers no shot at it. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root guides it wide of gully for a single. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short and around leg, Ben Duckett hooks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Mitchell Starc serves a yorker now, on off, Joe Root digs it out to the off side for one. |
| 7.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Short of a length and on middle, rises of the surface, Joe Root looks to pat it down but gets hit on the gloves. |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Pat Cummins begins with a back-of-a length delivery, on middle, Zak Crawley looks to fend it away but misses and gets hit on the thigh pads. |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, On a length and on off, Zak Crawley drops it towards short covers for a quick single. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Length again and on middle, Ben Duckett tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, Mitchell Starc starts off with a wide! He bowls this full but way outside off, Zak Crawley leaves it alone. Wided. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller, on leg, Ben Duckett nudges it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, This is on a good length and around off, Zak Crawley lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, England and Zak Crawley are underway! This is full and on middle, swinging in, Zak Crawley flicks it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, Short and on middle, Pat Cummins pulls it towards deep square leg for another run. |
| 0.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around off, shapes away with extra bounce, Ben Duckett leaves it alone. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, This is on a good length and on off, Ben Duckett blocks it to the off side. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Pitched up but down the leg side, Ben Duckett misses his flick. Mitchell Starc is yet to find his rhythm. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a length and on off, Ben Duckett blocks it out on the pitch. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, DROPPED AND FOUR! Mitchell Starc bangs this short and on off, nips away a bit, Ben Duckett looks to pat it down but gets an outside edge wide of gully where Cameron Green dives to his left and gets a hand but fails to hold on to it as the ball races towards the third man fence fora boundary. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Short again, outside off, keeps very low, Joe Root looks to cut it but misses. |
| 2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mitchell Starc draws first blood! A soft dismissal but the Aussies won't mind that. He serves this full and down the leg side, Zak Crawley looks to flick it away but only manages to tickle it behind wide of the keeper where Alex Carey dives to his left to take a sharp catch. There is a huge appeal for it, and after taking his time, the umpire raises his finger. Crawley does not take the review and he is disappointed with himself. England |
| 2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, On a length and on middle, shaping in, Ollie Pope tucks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, A huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger! The Australian players are delighted but Duckett takes the review after having a word with his partner. This is on a good length and around middle, nips away sharply of the deck, Ben Duckett looks to work it away but gets beaten due to the movement away and the the ball hits him on the pads. UltraEdge shows nothing but Ball Tracking indicates that wickets is just missing. Ben Duckett survives and Australia lose |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Angled into the hips, on a back of a length, Ben Duckett nudges it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, Fullish and on middle, Ollie Pope clips it through square leg for a run. |
| 2.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, This is on a hard length but down the leg side, Ben Duckett misses his flick. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Back of a length and on off, Ollie Pope dabs it towards point. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Goes fuller, on middle, angling in, Ollie Pope knocks it towards mid on. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Full again and on off, Ollie Pope pushes it towards short covers. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Short of a length and on off, Ollie Pope keeps it out to the off side. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, Pitched up, on off, Ollie Pope drives it straight to mid off. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Pope, On a length and on off, Ollie Pope drops it to the left of the bowler for a quick single. |
| 8.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 8.2 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, On a length but down the leg side, Joe Root leaves it alone. |
| 8.4 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Short of a length and outside off, Joe Root steers it through point for a run. |
| 8.3 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Length again, outside off, angling away, Joe Root offers no shot at it. |
| 8.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller, outside off, shaping further away, Ben Duckett lets it go to the keeper. |
| 8.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full again and on off, Ben Duckett blocks it towards mid off. |
| 9.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root keeps it out to the off side. |
| 9.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, FOUR! A streaky boundary! This is a bit fuller and on off, Joe Root looks to push it away with soft hands but it goes f the outside edge past slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 9.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, Joe Root taps it towards short covers. |
| 9.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Fullish and on middle, Joe Root solidly blocks it out. |
| 9.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Short of a length and on off, Joe Root dabs it towards point. It is called a No Ball for overstepping though. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Back of a length and on off, Joe Root punches it wide of sweeper covers for a couple of runs. |
| 9.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Pitched up, on off, Joe Root drives it towards mid off. |
| 10.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and around off, Ben Duckett pats it down towards point. |
| 10.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Fine delivery! This is on a good length and on off, nips away a bit, Ben Duckett looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 10.5 : Pat Cummins to Joe Root, This is on a hard length and outside off, Joe Root lets it go to the keeper. |
| 10.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Duckett nudges it towards square leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Length again, on off, Ben Duckett pushes it towards covers. |
| 10.6 : Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Short and outside off, Joe Root punches it through point for one. |
| 11.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Josh Hazlewood bangs in a bouncer, but is way above the batter, Joe Root ducks under it. Wided. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, RIPPER! This is on a good length and around off, nips back in sharply, Joe Root strides forward to block it but gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 11.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, Fuller and on off, Joe Root fends it to the off side. |
| 11.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root guides it towards point for a single. |
| 4.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, BEATEN! Mitchell Starc lands this on a good length and on off, shaping in, Ollie Pope gets squared up as the ball just goes past the inside edge and not far away from the stumps as well. |
| 4.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ollie Pope, OUT! CASTLED! Mitchell Starc at his best! A dream dismissal for a left-arm quick and this is an absolute peach. Starc serves this full and around middle, shaping in sharply with pace, Ollie Pope gets in an awkward position and his head falls as the ball goes through the gates against the pads to knock the middle stump out of the ground. Australia right on top here! |
| 4.3 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root taps it towards point for a quick single and gets off the mark. |
| 4.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short and outside off, Ben Duckett cuts it towards deep point for a run. |
| 4.5 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Pitched up, outside off, lands this in rough area and dribble to the keeper as Root offers no shot at it. |
| 4.6 : Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, Full again and on off, Joe Root pushes it towards covers for one. |
| 11.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and on off, Ben Duckett keeps it out to the off side. |
| 11.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller, on off, Ben Duckett late-cuts it towards point. |
| 11.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Pitched up, on middle, angling in, Ben Duckett just manages to flick it off his pads towards fine leg for a brace. |
| 12.1 : Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Pat Cummins steams in and bangs in a sharp bumper, on middle, Joe Root gets cramped for room and gets hit on his forearms. |
| 12.2 : Harry Brook walks out to bat with England in a spot of bother. |
| Pat Cummins to Joe Root, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Pat Cummins strikes now! He gets rid Joe Root and this is the wicket that Australia wanted the most. Cummins once again bangs this short and around off, rises a bit after hitting the deck, Joe Root hops up and tries to ride the bounce and dab it away but only manages to get an outside edge towards first slip where David Warner pouches it safely. England three down now! |
| 12.3 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, Welcomes Brook with a bumper, outside off, Harry Brook hangs back and steers it along the ground to the slip cordon. |
| 12.4 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, DROPPED! A very tough chance though! This is full and on middle, Harry Brook drives it uppishly back towards the bowler where Pat Cummins tries to grab it with one hand but it goes through and races towards the long off fence for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : Pat Cummins to Harry Brook, OUT! TIMBER! What a wonderful delivery! Unplayable! Pat Cummins is leading from the front here. He lands this on a good length and around middle, nips away a bit after hitting the deck, Harry Brook stays at his crease and tries to block it but plays down the wrong line as he fails to read the movement, and it goes through to rattle the stumps. Two wickets in the over! |
| English skipper Ben Stokes comes out to bat. |
| 12.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Comes from 'round the wicket and hurls it on a good length, in the channel, Ben Stokes presses forward and taps it towards backward point for a single. |
| 13.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Fuller, on off, Ben Stokes blocks it out. |
| 13.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Full again and outside off, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 13.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Stokes misses his flick as the ball goes off his thigh pads towards fine leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 13.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Pitched up, on middle, Ben Stokes knocks it towards mid on. |
| 13.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, On a length and on off, Ben Stokes forces it towards mid off and scampers across for a run. |
| 14.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, In the channel, on off, on a good length, Ben Stokes defends with a straight bat down the wicket. |
| 0.0 : Drinks Break! Australia are all over England at the top moment. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have put on a clinic of seam bowling and have dismantled the English top order. WIth still plenty of time remaining in the day, they would will look for some more inroads. On the other hand, it has been a disastrous start for England and it is now more about saving the match than winning for Ben Stokes and Co. |
| 14.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Keeps on a good length, on middle, Ben Stokes hops and keeps it out towards mid on. |
| 14.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Banged in, around leg, Ben Stokes leans out of the way and lets it go. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and at the hips, Ben Duckett stays back and nudges it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 15.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Short again on middle, Ben Duckett fends this one off the back foot on the leg side. |
| 15.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, In the corridor of uncertainty, on off, Ben Stokes watchfully leaves the ball alone. |
| 15.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Angling in sharply, on a hard length, Ben Stokes looks to defend but gets an inside edge back onto his body. |
| 15.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Fraction short and just outside off, Ben Stokes gets on his toes and punches it through extra cover for a couple of runs. |
| Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Another bumper, around middle, Ben Stokes is quick to duck underneath. |
| 16.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, 1 run. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Short and down leg, Ben Duckett gets inside the line to pull but misses. |
| 14.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Goes short again, around off, Ben Stokes ducks and leaves the ball alone. |
| 16.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Around leg, on a good length, a hint of extra bounce, Ben Stokes works this one low to short leg. Matt Renshaw, the substitute fielder is unable to get down quickly and the ball goes through his legs for a single. |
| 16.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, On a shortish length, on middle, Ben Duckett swivels and pulls it to backward square leg for a single. |
| 16.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Around off, on a back of a length, Ben Stokes gets squared up a bit and gets it off the outer part of the bat to backward point. |
| 16.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Angling across, on a good length, outside off, Ben Stokes pushes away from the body and is lucky to not edge this one behind. |
| 16.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On off stump line, on a good length, Ben Stokes presents a straight bat and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 14.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Serves it on a good length, around off, Ben Stokes solidly gets behind the line. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Full and on middle, Joe Root blocks it towards mid off. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to Joe Root, BEATEN! Pat Cummins lands this on a good length and around off, straightens a bit, Joe Root has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Joe Root, Goes fuller, on middle, Joe Root knocks it towards mid on. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to Joe Root, On a length and on middle, Joe Root moves across and flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Length again, on middle, angling away, Ben Duckett looks to work it away but misses and gets hit high on his body. |
| 16.6 : Travis Head comes on to bowl now, replacing Josh Hazlewood. |
| Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Fullish and on off, Ben Duckett drives it off the inner half through mid on for a brace. |
| 17.1 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Floats it up, on the pads, Ben Duckett clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Pushed through quicker, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes presses to defend. Gets it off the inner edge of the bat towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.3 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Tossed up, on off, Ben Duckett blocks it off the front foot. |
| 17.4 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett gets behind the line and defends. |
| 17.5 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Darted in full, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett gets beaten on the inside edge. A stifled appeal by Head as the ball catches Duckett on the pads. Turned down by the umpire as the ball was sliding down leg. |
| 17.6 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Fullish delivery, on middle, Ben Duckett gets down to sweep. Does not place it well and the ball rolls straight to short fine leg. |
| 18.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Angled across, on a good length, outside off, left alone by Ben Stokes. |
| 18.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Goes full and around leg, Ben Stokes clips it wide of mid on and get across for a single. |
| 18.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Slower and shorter, down leg, Ben Duckett waits for it and pulls it down to fine leg for one. |
| 18.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a good length and just outside off, Ben Stokes hangs back and defends it to cover. |
| 18.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Angling into the pads once again, Ben Stokes flicks it nicely to deep square leg for one. |
| 18.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Moving away, on a good length, outside off, Ben Duckett shoulders arms. |
| 19.1 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, SIX! Ben Stokes goes straight! Floated up, around middle, Ben Stokes puts the dancing shoes on and smokes it over the long fence for a maximum. |
| 19.2 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Short and down leg, Ben Stokes goes back in his crease and works it to short fine leg. Scampers across for a single. |
| 19.3 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, In the air...safe! Head gives the ball air and bowls it on middle, Ben Duckett is tempted in the flight and goes for the slog sweep. Gets a top edge that flies wide of Cameron Green at deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 19.4 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Flatter, on off, Ben Duckett goes back and carves it straight to backward point. |
| 19.5 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, Ben Duckett works it off the front foot and wide of short leg for a run. |
| 19.6 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Full and around off, Ben Stokes presses forward and keeps it out. |
| 20.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Starts on a short length, on middle, Ben Duckett swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for one more run. |
| 0.0 : Mitchell Starc (5-0-17-2) is brought back into the attack. |
| 20.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On a hard length, outside off, Ben Stokes hangs back and punches it to mid on without much timing. |
| 20.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Lands it on a good length, on off, Ben Stokes gets behind the line and defends it to mid on. |
| 20.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, At 142 kph, full and around off, Ben Stokes leans and drives it off the toe end of the bat to mid off. |
| 20.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Sharp bumper, outside off, Ben Stokes sways away and leaves the ball alone. |
| 20.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, outside off, Ben Stokes reaches out and looks to punch. Does not time it well and finds mid off. |
| 21.1 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Tossed up, on middle, Ben Duckett defends with an angled bat to short leg. |
| 21.2 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Good use of the feet! Floated up, on middle, Ben Duckett shimmies down the track and thumps it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 21.3 : Travis Head to Ben Duckett, Low full toss, on off and middle, Ben Duckett drives it wide of mid off and takes a single. |
| 21.4 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Short and on middle, Ben Stokes goes back and pushes it back to Head. |
| 21.5 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Fuller around middle, Ben Stokes makes room and drills it down the ground. Pat Cummins at mid on, slides and tidies it up. Two runs taken. |
| 21.6 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Full and wide outside off, Ben Stokes drives it hard but straight to cover. |
| 22.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, WIDE! Goes but short but too short, outside off, called a wide. |
| Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, outside off, Ben Duckett stays in the crease and looks to pull. Miscues it towards mid-wicket for a dot. |
| 22.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Keeps it on a shortish length, around off, Ben Duckett looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the front pad. |
| 22.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short and a bit wide outside off, Ben Duckett frees his arms and cuts it wide of deep point for a couple of runs more. |
| 22.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Nicely placed in the gap! Comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it slightly short, down leg, Ben Duckett gets inside the line and pulls it right between fine leg and deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 22.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, WIDE! Another bumper, way too short, outside off. Called wide by the umpire once again. |
| Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, around off, Ben Duckett keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 22.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Full and sliding down leg, Ben Duckett misses the clip and the ball goes on the bounce to Alex Carey behind the wicket. |
| 23.1 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, on the pads, Ben Stokes defends with a straight bat. |
| 23.2 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Fired in, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes is solid in defence yet again. |
| 23.3 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Floated up, on middle, Ben Stokes leans and defends. |
| 23.4 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Short and on off, Ben Stokes goes back and punches it to cover. |
| 23.5 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Short again, on middle, Ben Stokes goes on the back foot and whips it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 23.6 : Travis Head to Ben Stokes, Flighted, full around off, Ben Stokes gets forward and pushes it through extra cover for two runs more. |
| 24.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, WIDE! Green starts with a bumper, on middle. The ball sails over Duckett's head for a wide. |
| 24.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Stunning shot! On a length and wide outside off, Ben Duckett picks the length early and lets his hands go through the ball. Creams the drive through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 24.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, A bit fuller, on off, Ben Duckett defends it off the toe end back to Green. |
| 24.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Slightly short, outside off, Ben Duckett goes for the pull. Gets an inside edge that sneaks past the off stump. |
| 24.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Shorter, on middle, Ben Duckett pulls but hits it straight to mid on. |
| 24.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Cut away! Shorter and a bit wide outside off, Ben Duckett gets the width he needs and does not miss out. Cuts it through backward point for four more runs. |
| 24.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Short again, on off, Ben Duckett drags this one from above his head to square leg. |
| Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, around off, the ball rises but Stokes does well to ride it towards gully for a single. 100 comes up for England. |
| 25.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a length, just outside off, Ben Duckett crouches and punches it to mid off. |
| 25.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Ben Duckett is finding his touch late in the day! Fraction short and outside off, Ben Duckett frees his arms and cuts it through the backward point region for a boundary. Moves to 47 with this shot. |
| 25.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, A bit fuller, on middle, Ben Duckett watchfully pushes it to mid on. |
| 25.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Fullish delivery, on off, Ben Duckett drives it straight to wide mid off. |
| 25.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, On a hard length, around middle, Ben Duckett shuffles and clips it to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 26.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, In the air but safe! Woah, where has that come from? Green bends his back and directs a bumper at the batter. Stokes gets himself into an awkward position and the ball lobs off his gloves. Luckily for him, the ball drops right in between short leg, keeper and first slip behind the wicket. |
| 26.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, A bit short and outside off, the ball does not rise much and dies down on its way to the keeper. |
| 26.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Bumper again, on off, left alone by Ben Stokes. |
| 26.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, On a good length, in the channel, on off, Ben Stokes lets it go. |
| 26.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Beaten! Keeps it short and around off, Ben Stokes hangs back and has a waft away from the body. Gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 26.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short and at the batter, Ben Duckett ducks underneath comfortably. |
| 27.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FIFTY for Ben Duckett! This has been a really good knock so far! Short again, on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it down to fine leg and gets across for a single. The English fans would be hoping that Duckett can convert this fifty into a big score. |
| 27.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short and just outside off, Ben Stokes punches it hard and finds Marnus Labuschagne at extra cover. |
| 27.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Dispatched by Ben Stokes! Starc bowls it short, around off, Ben Stokes stands tall and latches onto the pull shot. Hits it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 27.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short and angling down leg, Ben Stokes pulls it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 27.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Strays down leg, on a shortish length, Ben Duckett gets inside the line to pull it fine but misses. |
| 27.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Sharp bumper, around leg, Ben Duckett lets it go. A great take by Alex Carey behind the wicket, leaping to his right. |
| 28.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Bangs it in, outside off, Ben Stokes leans out of the ball's way. |
| 28.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Angled in, bouncer, around middle and leg, Ben Stokes ducks underneath quickly. |
| 28.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short and a bit wide outside off, Ben Stokes is not tempted and lets the ball pass. |
| 28.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Angled into the hips by Green, Ben Stokes shuffles in the crease and nudges it towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 28.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Drama late on Day 4! Cameron Green comes from 'round the wicket and bangs it in, on off, Ben Duckett backs away to looks to upper cut it fine on the off side. He plays his shot a bit early. The ball comes off the back of the bat and flies down to fine leg who is standing very fine. Mitchell Starc there runs to his left and completes the catch while sliding. He seems confident that he has taken it safely. Ben Duckett starts to trudge off but the umpires ask |
| 28.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 29.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and down the leg side, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 29.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes blocks it out. |
| 29.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short once more and down the leg side again, Ben Stokes lets it go to the keeper. |
| 29.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Mitchell Starc bangs this short again, on middle, Ben Stokes leans away from it. |
| 29.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Mitchell Starc bowls a good yorker now, on middle, Ben Stokes jams it out towards mid on for a single. |
| 29.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around leg again, Ben Duckett offers no shot at it. |
| 30.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on off, Ben Stokes taps to the right of the bowler. |
| 30.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Angled down the leg side, on a shortish length, Ben Stokes gets out of the way and lets the ball pass. |
| 30.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Bangs it in, outside off, Ben Stokes sways away and lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 30.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Perists with bumper, outside off, Ben Stokes moves to the leg side early and sees the ball go past him. |
| 30.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Beauty! On a good length and shaping away, outside off, Ben Stokes shapes to defend. The ball nips away and zips past the outside edge of Stokes' bat. |
| 30.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, A maiden to end the day! In the channel, on a good length, Ben Stokes shoulders arms. The ball goes over off stump and drops in front of Alex Carey behind the wicket. That will be Stumps on Day 4! |
| It was a balanced first session as both Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith saw out the first hour without much fuss. The plan from England was pretty clear as they only bowled short and stuck to that plan, and ultimately started to get the rewards and bundled out the Aussies for 279 over two sessions. Stuart Broad was brilliant once again as he finished with four wickets while the others chipped in as well. Australian batters looked very uncomfortable with the shorter length as all of them lost |
| Australia came out to bowl in the third session knowing that they have a lot of runs to play with and that was visible in their efforts. Mitchell Starc was on fire right from the start as he got rid of Zak Crawley first, and then bowled a peach to castle Ollie Pope. Pat Cummins followed it up by getting rid of Joe Root and Harry Brook in the same over with two unplayable deliveries as the hosts were reduced to 45-5. However, Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett weathered the storm well and scored |
| A fascinating Day of Test cricket comes to an end! Session Summary - 114 runs and 4 wickets in 31 overs. Both the teams battled hard and looked determined to get the better of each other. In the context of the Match, Australia are still slight favourites unless the hosts bring out something special to chase down this huge target. A lot of talking points and some great cricket, and we enter Day 5 with all four results still possible. |
| Right then, that is it from a riveting Day 4 of this Ashes Second Test. Australia are still a bit ahead but they know the threat of England as they will go all out for the win because that's what 'Bazball' is all about. The fifth and final Day will start at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), but you can join us early for all the build-up. Cheers! |
| ... DAY 5, SESSION 1 ... |
| In the past four days, we have witnessed these two teams trading blows back and forth and we have now arrived at the final day with all four results possible. Hello and a warm welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to our coverage of Day 5 of the second Test between England and Australia at the Lord's in London. |
| Having began the day on the back foot, England came out with a clear plan of bowling it short. With excellent field placement and relentless short ball barrage, England rolled Australia over for 370. However, the hosts were unable to back it up with the bat in the third session. In no time, they were reduced to 45-4 but Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes steadied the ship and will look to play out the crucial first hour on Day 5. |
| On the flip side, Australia were off to a cautious start courtesy of their overnight batters. However, they lost their way and fell way short of what they would have liked at the start of the day. Aussie new ball pairing of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins put on an absolute clinic of seam bowling to put shivers in the English camp. They almost got rid of Ben Duckett only for the third umpire to deem it an unfair catch by Starc. Having dominated for most parts of the game, Australia will go a |
| 31.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Starts off on a back of a length, angling down leg, Ben Duckett gets inside the line to help it fine but misses. |
| 31.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Ben Duckett and England are underway on Day 5! On a shortish length, around leg, Ben Duckett pulls it off his hips to fine leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : All in readiness for the play to commence on the fifth and final day of the second Ashes Test. The cloudy conditions greet the two umpires and players as they make their way out to the middle. Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes will resume their innings for England. Mitchell Starc will start the proceedings with the ball for Australia. Here we go... |
| 31.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, In the channel, on off, on a good length, Ben Stokes shoulders arms. The ball kept a bit low on that occasion. |
| 31.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Keeps it on a short length, on off, Ben Stokes gets on his toes and punches it straight to cover. |
| 31.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Serves it at 142 kph, on a fullish length, sliding down leg, Ben Stokes misses the clip. |
| 31.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, A huge appeal for LBW but turned down! Tailing in sharply, on a good length, on middle, Ben Stokes plants his foot forward to defend. Gets an inside onto the pads. Australian players thinking it come off both pads and go up in appeal. The umpire turns it down and Pat Cummins decides against reviewing it. |
| 32.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Pat Cummins to bowl from the other end! He begins with a good-length delivery, on off, Ben Duckett punches it towards covers for a single. |
| 32.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Goes fuller and outside off, angling away, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 32.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Full again and around leg, Ben Stokes tucks it wide of short mid-wicker for a run. Every run is being applauded here in Lord's. |
| 32.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Pulls his length back a bit, on off, angling in, Ben Duckett chops it in front of gully. |
| 32.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Pitched up, on middle, Ben Duckett drives it towards mid on. |
| 32.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, On a length and on off, Ben Duckett pushes it wide of mid off for another run. |
| 33.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett plays a controlled pull towards square leg for a single. |
| 33.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, FOUR! First boundary of Day 5! It comes from the bat of Ben Stokes! Mitchell Starc serves this full and around leg, Ben Stokes flicks it nicely towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 33.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Two in two! Even better shot this one! This is full again from Starc, on off, Ben Stokes shows the full face of the bat and drives it wide of mid off for another boundary. |
| 33.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Pitched up, on leg, Ben Stokes nudges it past short mid-wicket for a run. |
| 33.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Duckett hoicks it towards fine leg for one. |
| 34.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Pat Cummins bangs this short and on off, Ben Duckett looks to pull it away but gets a bottom edge onto the pitch. |
| 34.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, A bit fuller, on off, Ben Duckett blocks it down the pitch. |
| 34.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, BEAUTY! Pat Cummins lands this short of a length and around off, nips away a bit, Ben Duckett tries to have a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 34.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Full and on middle, Ben Duckett drives it towards mid on. |
| 34.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Another full delivery, on off, Ben Duckett drills it towards mid off this time. |
| 34.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Nice shot! Pat Cummins bangs this short, it sits up nicely, Ben Duckett gets on top of the bounce and forces it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 35.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On a length but down the leg side, Ben Stokes misses his flick as Alex Carey collects it well behind the stumps diving to his left. |
| 35.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Full and on off, Ben Stokes drives it straight to wide mid off. |
| 35.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Another huge appeal for LBW, but turned down again! Mitchell Starc serves this full and around leg, swings in late, Ben Stokes looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pat Cummins decides against the review. |
| 35.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Full again, on middle, Ben Stokes knocks it towards mid on. |
| 35.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, BEATEN! This is another pitched-up delivery, on off, shaping away sharply, Ben Stokes looks to push it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 35.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, A maiden over then! This is on a good length, on off, Ben Stokes taps it to the right of the bowler. |
| 36.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Short and around off, Ben Duckett pulls it wide of deep square leg for a brace. |
| 36.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, This is on a good length and around off, angling away, Ben Duckett lets it go to the keeper. |
| 36.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Length again, on middle, angling away, Ben Duckett guides it off the outer half towards point. |
| 36.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller, on middle, Ben Duckett tucks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 36.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Good delivery! This is full again, on off, shaping away, Ben Duckett looks to defend but misses as the ball just goes past the outside edge. |
| 36.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Extra bounce! Pat Cummins lands this short of a length and outside off, angles away with some bounce, Ben Duckett fails to reach for it. |
| 37.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Full and on middle, Ben Stokes blocks it down the pitch. |
| 37.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Full again and around leg, Ben Stokes misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads towards the keeper where Alex Carey dives to his right to grab it. |
| 37.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes keeps it out to the off side. |
| 37.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Fullish and outside off, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 37.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Another huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger! However, Ben Stokes reviews it straightaway! Mitchell Starc bowls this full and on middle, shaping away, Ben Stokes is late to put his bat down in time to block but manages to get an inside edge onto his pads. UltraEdge confirms the same and England keep their reviews. Stokes survives! |
| 37.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, This is on a good length and on middle, angling, Ben Stokes defends it off the inner half towards square leg for a single. |
| 38.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a length and on off, Ben Stokes taps it towards point for a single. |
| 38.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 38.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Goes fuller, on the pads, Ben Stokes clips it through square leg for another run. |
| 38.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Duckett works it off the inner half onto his body as the ball rolls towards square leg. They cross. |
| 38.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Ben Stokes sways away from it. Cummins has overstepped and it is called a No Ball. |
| Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Ben Stokes shows intent! Pat Cummins bowls this fuller, on middle, Ben Stokes skips down the track and adjust well to open the face of his bat to guide it towards the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 38.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on off, Ben Stokes taps it to the off side. |
| 39.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and on leg, Ben Duckett nudges it towards square leg for a single. |
| 39.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Full and on middle, Ben Stokes drives it towards wide mid off. |
| 39.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes keeps it out to the off side. |
| 39.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Mitchell Starc bangs this short and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it wide of deep square leg where Travis Head runs to his left and dives to stop it. Only a run taken. |
| 39.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short again and outside off, slower too, Ben Duckett moves across and tries to pull, but chops it onto the wicket. |
| 39.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Another short delivery, on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it towards square leg where Steven Smith stops it well again sliding to his right. They cross. |
| 40.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Cameron Green starts with a short delivery, on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it towards square leg for a single. |
| 40.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Another good bouncer, on off, Ben Stokes sways away from it. |
| 40.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Cameron Green bangs in a bouncer once more, on off, Ben Stokes leans away from it. |
| 40.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short again and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it wide of Steven Smith at square leg but Mitchell Starc runs to his right from fine leg and slides to keep it inside. Two runs taken! |
| 40.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, FIFTY FOR STOKES! This has come at a great time for the hosts but he knows that the job is not done yet. This is short again and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it towards deep square leg for one. |
| 40.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Short once more, on middle, Ben Duckett gets a bit hurried and gets a top edge while trying to pull, but it goes through the vacant square leg region for one more. |
| Change from both ends as Josh Hazlewood comes on to bowl from the other end. |
| 41.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Superb shot! Josh Hazlewood begins with a short ball as well, on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it well wide of Steven Smith at deep square leg who gives up the chase s the ball races to the fence for a boundary. |
| 41.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Josh Hazlewood bangs another bouncer, on leg, too high for the batter, Ben Duckett moves across and lets it go. It is called a wide for height. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Duckett hoicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 41.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Touch fuller, on off, Ben Stokes uses his feet and taps it towards point for run. |
| 41.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and around off, Ben Duckett moves across but mistimes his pull towards short mid-wicket. |
| 41.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, On a length and on middle, Ben Duckett defends it down the pitch. |
| 41.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Short again and down the leg, Ben Duckett forces it towards fine leg for one. |
| 42.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it just on the bounce towards square leg. |
| 42.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Cameron Green bangs in a bouncer, on off, Ben Duckett leaves it alone. |
| 42.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Another short delivery, on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it square leg again. |
| 42.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Cameron Green with another bouncer, but too high, Ben Duckett ducks under it. Wided. |
| Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Fuller and on off, Ben Duckett pushes it towards short covers. |
| 42.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Ben Duckett finds the gap this time! This is back of a length and around leg, Ben Duckett pulls it off the hips towards the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 42.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Fullish and on middle, Ben Duckett knocks it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 43.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pats it down off the bottom half as the ball bounces over and wide of the stumps. Stokes was alert anyways. |
| 43.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, On a length and around off, Ben Stokes walks down the pitch and cuts it wide of deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 43.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Goes fuller, on off, angling in, Ben Stokes steers it towards backward point. |
| 43.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Josh Hazlewood bangs in a bouncer, on leg, Ben Stokes ducks under it well. |
| 43.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Ben Stokes is getting a bit restless! This is full and on middle, Ben Stokes uses his feet to block, but gets a bottom edge onto his pads as the ball goes nowhere. |
| 43.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Josh Hazlewood tries the yorker, but bowls this way down the leg side, Ben Stokes tries to swipe it away but misses. |
| 44.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and outside off, Ben Duckett makes an easy leave. |
| 44.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it towards square leg. |
| 44.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and on off, Ben Duckett drops it in front of gully for a quick single. |
| 44.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. England need 199 runs to win now! |
| 44.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Duckett, A bit fuller, on off, Ben Duckett guides it through point for another run. |
| 44.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Overpitched and on off, Ben Stokes pushes it towards covers and sets off for the run, Steven Smith has a shy at the bowler's end where the ball hits the bat of Stokes and deflects away, but not for a boundary. We have seen that somewhere before and Stokes is having a laugh about it. Also, that is the exact end where it happened in the 2019 World Cup Final. |
| Drinks Break! This has been a strong start by England, scoring at a brisk pace in the first hour. Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett, the two overnight batters have been positive in their approach and have kept the scoreboard ticking. With the hosts still 197 runs away, they have their hopes pinned on these two. As far as Australia are concerned, there has not been enough movement in the first hour to keep the bowlers interested. Pat Cummins and Co. will look to regroup and reset in this break. |
| 45.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Serves it on a good length and angles it across, outside off, Ben Stokes leaves the ball alone. |
| 45.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, On a length, on off, Ben Stokes shimmies down track and pushes it to mid on. He sets off for a quick single. Pat Cummins gets to ball quickly but opts to throw at the batter's which allows Stokes to make his ground. |
| 45.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, Short again, on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 45.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A brilliant catch by Alex Carey and there is the wicket Australia so desperately wanted! Hazlewood bends his back and bangs it in, on middle and leg, Ben Duckett walks across in the crease and looks to hook. The ball climbs on him and gets it off the gloves. The lobs behind the wicket towards Alex Carey who times the leap to perfection and takes a one-handed stunner. A tough catch but Alex Carey made it look easy by standing a bit on |
| Jonny Bairstow walks out to bat now. |
| 45.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller and on off, Jonny Bairstow plants his foot forward and clips it to wide mid on. |
| 45.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Serves it outside off, on a good length, Jonny Bairstow lets it go. |
| 46.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, At the hips, on a back of a length, Ben Stokes nudges it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 46.2 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Lands it on a hard lengh, in the channel, on off, Jonny Bairstow dabs it to backward point. |
| 46.3 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller now, outside off, Jonny Bairstow takes a stride forward and drops it in front of cover for a run. |
| 46.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Into the wicket this time, around middle and leg, Ben Stokes ducks underneath quickly. |
| 46.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Angling away, on a good length, outside off, Ben Stokes lets the ball go through to the keeper. |
| 46.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a good length, on off, Ben Stokes gets behind the line and solidly keeps it out. |
| 47.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Classy by Jonny Bairstow! Hazlewood bowls it fuller, around middle and leg, Jonny Bairstow clips it off his pads through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 47.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Hurls it on middle, angling in, Jonny Bairstow works it off the inner part of the bat towards square leg for a run. |
| 47.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Shaping away, in the corridor of uncertainty, on a good length, Ben Stokes is drawn forward in defence and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 47.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, around off, Ben Stokes hangs back and guides it past gully for one more run. |
| 47.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Length delivery, outside off, Jonny Bairstow gets on the front foot and drives it straight to wide mid off. |
| 47.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Much fuller and outside off, Jonny Bairstow pushes without much timing to mid off. |
| 48.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Ouch..that must have hurt! Pat Cummins bangs this short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes moves back to dab it away with gets beaten due to the extra bounce and gets hit around his elbow, He looks in some pain. |
| 48.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Stokes clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 48.3 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, On a length and on off, Jonny Bairstow guides it towards point. |
| 48.4 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Fuller one, on off, Jonny Bairstow keeps it out to the off side. |
| 48.5 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Fine shot! Pat Cummins lands this short, on middle, keeps a bit low, Jonny Bairstow gets on top of it and heaves it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 48.6 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Close! This is fullish and around off, nips back in sharply and keeps low too, Jonny Bairstow looks to push it away but get beaten on the inside edge. |
| 49.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on off, Ben Stokes steps out and pushes it to cover. |
| 49.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Shaping in, on middle, on a back of a length, Ben Stokes hangs back and defends it on the off side. |
| 49.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Bowls it in the channel, on off, Ben Stokes stays back and guides it wide of backward point for a single. |
| 49.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Pitched up, on middle, a hint of inward movement, Jonny Bairstow works it off the inner part of the bat to mid-wicket. |
| 49.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Another full delivery, on off, Jonny Bairstow gets on the front foot and drives it to mid off. |
| 49.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jonny Bairstow, Pulls his length back a bit and bowls it outside off, Jonny Bairstow presses forward and defends it on the off side. |
| 50.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Lands it on a back of a length, on middle, Ben Stokes stays back and defends it towards silly point. |
| 50.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Fuller in length now, around off, Ben Stokes drives with a straight bat but finds mid off. |
| 50.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Shortens his length, around leg, Ben Stokes nudges this one off the back foot towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 50.4 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Full this time, outside off, Jonny Bairstow is half forward to defend. Gets an outside edge that rolls to gully. |
| 50.5 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Banged in short but slightly down leg, Jonny Bairstow leans out of the way and lets it go. |
| 50.6 : Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, Around off, on a length, Jonny Bairstow is back to defend this one on the off side. |
| 51.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short from 'round the wicket, outside off, Ben Stokes shapes to pull but drops his wrists and pulls out of the shot. |
| 51.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, On a shortish length, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes swivels in the crease and pulls it past short square leg for a run. |
| 51.3 : Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, Bumper, directed at the batter, Jonny Bairstow comfortably gets out of the way. |
| 51.4 : Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, Around leg, on a short length, Jonny Bairstow leaves it alone. |
| 51.5 : Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, Into the wicket again, on middle, Jonny Bairstow ducks underneath yet again. |
| 51.6 : Stuart Broad comes out to the middle now. |
| 52.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Serves it on a back of a length, around middle, Ben Stokes tucks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 52.2 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Another back-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Stuart Broad hangs back and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 52.3 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Flush into the helmet! Sharp bumper, directed at the batter, Stuart Broad takes his eyes off the ball and the ball catches him on the grill. He is a bit shaken by the blow and the physio sprints out to have a look. |
| Halt! Stuart Broad has been hit on the helmet. The physio is in for the mandatory concussion check. He is good to continue now. |
| 52.4 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Continues to go short, around off, Stuart Broad fends at the delivery and catches it on the armpit. Seems fine to resume though. |
| 52.5 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Angled in, down leg, on a short length, Stuart Broad gets inside the line and helps it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 52.6 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, On a good length, on off, Ben Stokes stays back and works it down to deep backward point. Keeps the strike with a single. |
| 54.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, WIDE! Banged in short yet again, a bit wide outside off, the ball sails over Stokes' head for a wide. |
| Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, DROPPED! A tough chance goes down! Into the wicket and on off, Ben Stokes backs away and slaps it hard towards the bowler. Cummins in his follow through is unable to react quickly and the ball pops out of his hands. |
| 54.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins follows the batter and bangs this short, on leg, Ben Stokes gets cramped for room as he tries to pull, and before he knows it gets hit on the body. |
| 54.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short again and on leg, Ben Stokes pulls it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 33.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, Short and on middle, Ben Duckett pulls it wide of square leg where Steven Smith dives to his right to make a good stop. Two runs taken! |
| 54.4 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Short of a length and around leg, Stuart Broad moves across to tuck it away but misses as the ball just goes past the gloves. |
| 54.5 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, A huge appeal for caught behind, but turned down! This is back of a length again, on leg, Stuart Broad hops up to work it away but misses as the ball touches the sweater and goes towards the keeper where Alex Carey gathers it. |
| 54.6 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Pat Cummins this time bangs in a sharp bouncer, on middle, Stuart Broad does well to duck under it, and puts his bat down in the crease to mock the Aussies. |
| 56.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Ben Stokes goes straight now! Short this time and around off and middle, Ben Stokes backs away and pulls it hard and wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 56.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short yet again, on middle, Ben Stokes goes for the pull but gets it off the toe end of the bat towards the vacant mid on region for a couple of runs. |
| 56.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Bumper, outside off, Ben Stokes goes for the pull but misses. The ball loops on its way to the keeper. |
| 56.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around off, Ben Stokes guides it towards deep point for a single. With that, the 50-run partnership comes up between these two batters. |
| 56.5 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Short of a length and on off, Stuart Broad hops and steers it towards backward point. |
| 56.6 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Serves it short, around off, Stuart Broad hangs back and solidly keeps it out. That will be Lunch on Day 5! |
| Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, outside off, Ben Stokes stays on the back foot and slices it wide of backward point for a single. |
| Cameron Green to Stuart Broad, Bumper, outside off, Stuart Broad lets it go and leaves his crease after confirming that the ball is dead. |
| 53.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Into the wicket and on middle, Ben Stokes goes for the pull but connects with thin air. The ball slips off his hand and goes flying towards square leg. |
| 53.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Powered away! Angles it in, on a length, Ben Stokes clears his front leg and swats it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 53.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, NO BALL AND FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Ben Stokes! Green shortens his length a bit and bowls it around shoulder height. Ben Stokes is up to the task and pulls it hard and wide of deep backward square leg for four more runs. |
| Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Keeps it short and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it hard along the ground to deep mid-wicket. Stokes refuses to take the single. |
| 53.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short and angled across, outside off, from over the wicket, Ben Stokes tries to ramp it over the keeper but misses. |
| 53.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Hammered away yet again! Green persists with short length, Ben Stokes drags this one from outside off and crunches it to the right of deep mid-wicket for third boundary of the over. |
| 55.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Ben Stokes continues to motor along! Back of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes move to the leg side and slaps it down the ground. Josh Hazlewood at long on gets his knee stuck in the turf and ends up conceding a boundary. |
| 55.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, WIDE! Short and outside off, Ben Stokes makes room and lets the ball go. The ball sails over his head for a wide. |
| Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, SIX! Dispatched! Banged in, around middle, Ben Stokes backs away and pulls it in the air towards deep mid-wicket. Does not middle this one but gets enough to clear Marnus Labuschagne at deep mid-wicket. |
| 55.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, DROPPED AND SIX! Sharp bumper, at the batter, Ben Stokes goes back in the crease and looks to hook this one on the leg side. Gets a top edge that flies down towards the fine leg fence. Mitchell Starc stationed near the ropes sets himself to catch this one but the ball slips off his palm and goes over the ropes for six more runs. |
| 55.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, HUNDRED FOR STOKES! Three sixes on the trot to reach the three-figure mark! Green goes short yet again, on middle, Ben Stokes sets himself up nice and early and pulls it hard towards deep backward square leg fence for yet another maximum. The crowd are up on their feet to acknowledge the fight by the English skipper and so do the rest of the English players on the balcony. |
| 55.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Short and around middle, Ben Stokes pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 56.6 : It was a fascinating session of Test cricket! The first hour belonged to the hosts as Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett played really well and scored runs at a quick rate as well. The former also survived a few close LBW calls from Mitchell Starc and on one occasion was given out but DRS saved him as there was an inside edge. However, just after the drinks break, Duckett got dismissed to a fabulous catch from Alex Carey behind the stumps and he was crucial again in the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow |
| SESSION SUMMARY - 129 runs and 2 wickets in 26 overs. A lot of chat going on among the players as they head out to the dressing room and the tension is high between these two big rivals. The game was going at a slow pace for most parts but Ben Stokes has completely changed the complexion of the game. This is set up now for the England skipper to repeat his heroics from Headingley 2019, but he will need a bit of support from the tail as well. The hosts now need 128 runs with four wickets in han |
| ... DAY 5, SESSION 2 ... |
| 57.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Starts off on a good length, Ben Stokes hangs back and taps it with soft hands to backward point. Stokes refuses the single. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the second session! The players are already out in the middle now and the field is spread out for Ben Stokes. He is joined by Stuart Broad to resume the batting for the hosts. Josh Hazlewood to start proceedings with the ball. |
| 57.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, SIX! Ben Stokes continues his onslaught after Lunch! Hazlewood goes full and at the stumps, Ben Stokes gets himself into a good position by clearing his front leg. Thumps it over long on for a maximum. |
| 57.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, on middle, Ben Stokes goes deep in his crease to pull but toe ends it along the ground to mid-wicket. |
| 57.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Would you believe it? Steven Smith of all people has dropped a sitter! Banged in, on middle, Ben Stokes is in no position to pull but still goes through with the shot. Skies it high in the air towards deep backward square leg. Steven Smith, there sprints forward and gets into a good position. The ball spills out of his hands and Ben Stokes and England breathe a sigh of relief. |
| 57.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Low full toss, at the stumps, Ben Stokes pushes it back to Hazlewood. |
| 57.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Fullish delivery, wide outside off, Ben Stokes reaches out to get bat to ball but misses. |
| Pat Cummins to share the attack. |
| 58.1 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, In the air...just wide! Back of a length and angled in, at the body, Stuart Broad gets on his toes to work it fine on the leg side. Gets an inside edge onto his body. The ball lobs behind square on the leg side where Steven Smith puts in a dive. The ball eludes and Stokes gets back on strike. |
| 58.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Shortish length, outside off, Ben Stokes hangs back and cuts it hard to deep backward point. |
| 59.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, SIX! Ben Stokes continues to attack short balls! Short and down leg, Ben Stokes sets himself up early, Ben Stokes pulls it down to fine leg. The bottom hand comes off his bat but the ball still goes over the ropes for a maximum. |
| 59.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length, outside off, Ben Stokes pats it down to long off and takes a single. |
| 59.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, At the batter, on a shortish length, Stuart Broad keeps it out on the off side. |
| 58.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short again, around middle, Ben Stokes pulls but straight to deep mid-wicket. |
| 59.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, FOUR! Stuart Broad gets into the act now! Another bumper, around middle, Stuart Broad backs away and pulls it hard and wide of deep backward square leg for four more runs. |
| 58.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Slower and fuller, outside off, Ben Stokes looks to work it on the off side but toe ends it behind the wicket. |
| 58.5 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and down leg, Ben Stokes looks to pull this one. Gets a glove on it and it goes behind the wicket. Alex Carey puts in a desperate dive to his right but does not manage to hang on. A single taken. |
| 60.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Pat Cummins nails the yorker now, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes digs it out well. |
| 58.6 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Into the wicket, on off, Stuart Broad looks to fend this one but misses and gets hit on the body. |
| 60.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on leg, angling in, Ben Stokes makes room and dabs it towards point for a single. |
| 59.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, SIX! Dispatched! On a length and on middle and leg, Ben Stokes gets into a good position and picks the bones out of this one. Smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 59.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Full toss, at the stumps, Ben Stokes knocks it down to long on and refuses the single. |
| 60.4 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, This is on a hard length and down the leg side, Stuart Broad looks to clip it away but misses. |
| 60.5 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Another bouncer, on leg, Stuart Broad looks to pull, but gets a top edge onto his helmet. |
| 60.6 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Another good yorker from Cummins, on middle, Stuart Broad keeps it out well. |
| 61.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and around off, Ben Stokes tries to heave it away but fails to connect. |
| 61.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes slashes it towards point and denies the run. |
| 60.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes miscues his pull in the air but it falls safely in the vacant mid-wicket area. |
| 61.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Overpitched and on off, Ben Stokes drills it towards sweeper covers and comes back for the second easily as the throw is at wrong end. |
| 61.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Short and on middle, Ben Stokes forces it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. England need 99 runs now! |
| 61.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, EDGED AND FOUR! Josh Hazlewood bangs this short and around leg, Stuart Broad looks to hook it away but gets a top edge well over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 61.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, A full toss, on middle, Stuart Broad comes down the pitch and slices it towards sweeper covers. |
| 62.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, A slower one, dipping and in the blockhole, Ben Stokes makes room and jams it out back to the bowler. |
| 62.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and around off, Ben Stokes pats it towards deep point. |
| 62.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, This is on a good length and down the leg side, Ben Stokes tries to flick it away but misses. |
| 62.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Length again, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes backs away and works it off the inner towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 62.5 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Back of a length and on off, Stuart Broad taps it towards silly point. |
| 62.6 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, In the air...safe! This is short and around leg, Stuart Broad hops up and tries to fend it away but gets a bit of a top edge which lands in the vacant square leg region. |
| 63.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, This is on a hard length and outside off, stays low, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 63.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Swing and a miss! Mitchell Starc lands this on a good length and on middle, Ben Stokes swipes across the line but misses. |
| 63.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around off, Ben Stokes punches it towards sweeper covers. |
| 51.6 : Mitchell Starc (15-1-58-2)Â is back on. Starc vs Stokes will be the key battle here! |
| 63.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it towards deep square leg, but a bit of a miscommunication cost them a run. |
| 63.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Overpitched and outside off, Ben Stokes jams it through backward point for a single. |
| 63.6 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Mitchell Starc bangs in a sharp short delivery, on middle, Stuart Broad gets hurried as he tries to keep it out and gets hit high on the body again. |
| 64.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Angles a bumper at the batter, from 'round the wicket, Ben Stokes backs away and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg. |
| 64.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Another well-directed bumper, Ben Stokes pulls and finds the deep square fielders yet again. |
| 64.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Off cutter, on a length and a bit wide outside off, Ben Stokes makes room and lets it go. |
| 64.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes dabs it off the back foot to deep backward point for a single. |
| 64.5 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Into the wicket, on middle, Stuart Broad takes his eyes off the ball and wears it near his armpit. The ball lobs behind square on the leg side for a dot. |
| 64.6 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Just short! Goes short yet again, on middle, Stuart Broad looks to fend this one. Gets it off the splice of the bat and the ball drops just short of short leg. |
| 65.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, On a length and outside off, Ben Stokes clubs it down the ground to long on for a dot. |
| 65.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Nails the yorker, on middle, Ben Stokes digs it out down the wicket. |
| 65.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, SIX! Short again and six again! Looks to bowl short but does not bowl short enough, on off, Ben Stokes does not miss out as he smokes it over deep backward square leg for a maximum. |
| 65.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, SIX! Back-to-back sixes for Ben Stokes! Starc continues to bowl short, around middle, Ben Stokes is up to the task yet again as he pulls it over the man at deep square leg for six more runs. |
| 65.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Low full toss, outside off, Ben Stokes eases it on the off side and gets across for a single. |
| 65.6 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Full and sliding down leg, Stuart Broad lets it go. |
| 66.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Banged in, around middle and leg, Ben Stokes moves leg side and keeps it out. |
| 66.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Another short delivery, on middle, Ben Stokes leans out of the way comfortably. |
| 66.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Keeps it on a back of a length, on leg, Ben Stokes nudges it off the back foot to deep square leg. |
| 66.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Slightly short and on middle, cramps Stokes for room, Stokes can only push it back to the bowler. |
| 66.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Well bowled! Goes on a yorker length, just outside off, Ben Stokes jams this one out to the right of the bowler. Five dots on the trot by Green. |
| 66.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, A maiden by Cameron Green! Keeps it away from Stokes on a yorker length, Ben Stokes reaches out to make some contact with the ball but misses. It will be Stuart Broad on strike at the start of the next over. |
| 67.1 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Bangs it into the wicket, on off, Stuart Broad makes room and goes for the pull but does not connect. |
| 67.2 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Starc goes short yet again, on middle, Stuart Broad swings but gets an inside edge onto his body. The ball rolls to the left of Alex Carey behind the wicket and the batters cross. |
| 67.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Changes his length and bowls a bit fuller, near the tramline on off, Ben Stokes looks to go through the off side but connects with thin air. |
| 67.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, High full toss, on middle and leg, Ben Stokes whips this one to deep backward square leg for a dot. |
| 67.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Nails the yorker, outside off, Ben Stokes squeezes it out to point and takes a single this time. |
| 51.6 : Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! RUN OUT! Smart work by Alex Carey and Jonny Bairstow looks absolutely stunned! Cameron Green bangs it in yet again, on middle, Jonny Bairstow ducks and starts walking out of the crease thinking that the umpire has called for the over. Alex Carey, behind the stumps, collects the ball and underarms it at the batter's end. He hits the wickets and the Australian players start celebrating. The third umpire is called into action and the side-on replays |
| Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Another fullish delivery, honing in at the stumps, Stuart Broad gets his bat down in time and keeps it out. |
| 68.1 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Serves it short, on off, Ben Stokes moves leg side and cuts it along the ground to deep backward point. |
| 68.2 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, 150 for Ben Stokes! Back of a length, around off, Ben Stokes lets the ball come to him and steers it right between third man and deep backward point. Comes back for the second run to keep the strike. Not much of a celebration by the English skipper as he knows the job is far from over yet. |
| 68.3 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and angling down leg, left alone by Ben Stokes. |
| 68.4 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Well-directed bumper at the batter, Ben Stokes gets out of the way quickly. |
| 68.5 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Yorker, at the stumps, Ben Stokes digs this one out to David Warner at mid-wicket. |
| 68.6 : Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, Looks to go full but ends up bowling a low full toss, at the pads, Ben Stokes calmly knocks it down to long on and keeps the strike with a single. |
| 69.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Short and wide outside off, Ben Stokes reaches out and clubs this one down to long off for a dot. |
| 69.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Full and tailing in, on off, Ben Stokes walks across and whips it to Travis Head at deep mid-wicket. |
| 69.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Shortens his length a bit, Ben Stokes goes deep in the crease to pull. Gets an inside edge onto the left thigh. Grimaces in pain but looks okay to continue. |
| 69.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, Fuller this time, outside off, Ben Stokes drills it down to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 69.5 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Short and a bit wide outside off, Stuart Broad is happy to let the ball pass. |
| 69.6 : Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad, Back of a length and outside off, Stuart Broad hangs back and punches it to deep backward point. Broad thinks there are two runs on offer and sets off but Stokes sends him back. |
| 70.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, On a length and around leg, Ben Stokes flicks it towards deep square leg. |
| 0.0 : Josh Hazlewood (13-0-70-1)Â replaces Cameron Green. |
| 70.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes punches it towards deep point. |
| 70.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Josh Hazlewood bangs in a sharp bouncer, on leg, Ben Stokes sways away from it. |
| 70.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, Angles a full delivery, at the pads, the ball keeps a bit low, Ben Stokes works this one towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 70.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, Lands it fraction short, outside off, Stuart Broad hops to punch it on the off side. Mishits it back to the bowler. |
| 70.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, Into the wicket and at the ribs, Stuart Broad gets cramped for room. The ball comes off his body and rolls down to fine leg. Ben Stokes refuses the single once again. |
| Drinks! Ben Stokes has continued his onslaught in this session and the hosts need 72 runs to win now. However, he has taken calculated risks and the only opportunity he gave away was spilled by Steven Smith which could prove to be a huge moment in this match. Stuart Broad provided good support but the Aussies need the wicket of Stokes to get back in the game. Another exciting phase of cricket awaits us. Pat Cummins to bowl after the break. |
| 71.1 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Comes from over the wicket and bowls an off cutter, wide outside off, Ben Stokes lets it go. |
| 71.2 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Pace on this time and on a hard length, outside off, Ben Stokes slaps with an angled bat down to long off. |
| 71.3 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Angles it across, the batter, on a length, Ben Stokes goes for the cut. Gets an outside edge that runs down to third man. |
| 71.4 : Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, Another slower delivery, on a short of a good length, Ben Stokes waits and punches it to deep cover for a single. 300 comes up for England and they are now 72 runs away from a victory. |
| 71.5 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, WIDE! Loses his radar and sprays it well wide outside off, on a short length, Stuart Broad lets it go for a wide. |
| Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, A bumper at the batter, Stuart Broad ducks underneath comfortably. |
| 71.6 : Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad, Bowls it into the wicket, on off, the ball does not rise as expected, Stuart Broad hangs back and does well to keep it out. |
| 72.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ben Stokes, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! There it is, Australia finally manage to see the back of Ben Stokes! Hazlewood comes from 'round the wicket, and goes a bit short, on middle, Ben Stokes clears his front leg and goes for a swipe across the line. Ends up getting a top edge that goes behind square on the off side. Alex Carey calls for the catch straightaway and sprints across to his left while keeping his eyes on the ball. Pulls off a pressure catch to put an end to |
| 0.0 : Ollie Robinson is the next man in. |
| 72.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Robinson, Short and on middle, Ollie Robinson backs away to flat bat it down the ground but misses. |
| 72.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Robinson, Into the wicket and outside off, Ollie Robinson ducks underneath comfortably. |
| 72.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Robinson, Short again, around middle, Ollie Robinson gets on top of the bounce and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 72.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Robinson, Sharp bumper at the batter, Ollie Robinson looks to hook it away but does not connect. |
| 72.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ollie Robinson, At the pads, on a good length, Ollie Robinson gets cramped for room and works it to square leg for a single. |
| 73.1 : Josh Tongue comes out to the middle now. |
| 73.2 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Pat Cummins bangs in a bouncer, on middle and leg, Josh Tongue ducks under it. |
| 73.1 : Pat Cummins to Ollie Robinson, OUT! CAUGHT! Steven Smith makes no mistake this time and England are now 8 wickets down! Cummins bends his back and bangs it in short, from over the wicket, on middle, Ollie Robinson was in the mood to take on the short balls. He backs away to pull and has to reach out. Gets a top edge that flies down to deep backward square leg where Steven Smith moves well to his left and takes a good tumbling catch. Australia will feel that it is only a matter of tim |
| 73.3 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Short of a length and on off, rises of the surface, Josh Tongue tries to ride the bounce to fend it away but misses and gets hit on the helmet. |
| 73.4 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Back of a length and on off, Josh Tongue taps it towards silly point. |
| 73.5 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Another well-directed bouncer, on middle, Josh Tongue ducks under it well again. |
| 73.6 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Short again and down the leg side, Josh Tongue tries to clip it away but misses as the ball just goes past the gloves. |
| 74.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, Short of a length and outside off, Stuart Broad backs away to upper cut it but misses. |
| 74.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Hazlewood strikes again! Stuart Broad's fighting stay finally comes to an end. Josh Hazlewood bangs in another sharp and quick bouncer, on leg, angling, Stuart Broad gets hurried and takes his eyes off it as the ball files off the top edge towards fine leg where Cameron Green runs forward and dives to take a fine catch. Australia one wicket away from taking a 2-0 in the Ashes! |
| James Anderson is the last man in. |
| 74.3 : Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, Back of a length and outside off, James Anderson hops and opens the bat face. Steers it to the left of third man for a single to open his account. |
| 74.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Comes from 'round the wicket and bangs it in, on middle, Josh Tongue gets inside the line to pull it fine but misses. |
| 74.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, In the air...but short! Directs a bumper at the batter, Josh Tongue moves leg side this time and fends it off the splice of the bat. The ball lobs but falls right between Josh Hazlewood and the substitute fielder, Matt Renshaw at short leg. |
| 74.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Into the wicket again, on middle, Josh Tongue walks across in the crease yet again to whip it away but fails to connect. |
| 75.1 : Pat Cummins to James Anderson, Goes a bit short, around leg, James Anderson hops to fend it away. Gets it off his gloves and the ball rolls behind the wicket to Alex Carey. |
| 75.2 : Pat Cummins to James Anderson, Back of a length and outside off, James Anderson hangs back to punch but misses. |
| 75.3 : Pat Cummins to James Anderson, Switches to 'round the wicket, and bowls a bit short, around leg, James Anderson gets it off his gloves down to fine leg for a single. |
| 75.4 : Pat Cummins to Josh Tongue, Short again, on off, Josh Tongue gets on his toes and punches it through the vacant cover region. Three runs taken. |
| 75.5 : Pat Cummins to James Anderson, Keeps it on a back of a length, outside off, James Anderson drops it on the off side off the back foot. |
| 75.6 : Pat Cummins to James Anderson, Short and angling down leg, James Anderson walks across to tickle it fine but does not get a feather on it. |
| 76.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Sharp bumper at the batter, from 'round the wicket, Josh Tongue gets on top of the bounce and guides it towards gully. |
| 76.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Down leg, on a back of a length, Josh Tongue lets it go. |
| 76.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, NO BALL! Another short delivery, on middle, Josh Tongue moves across in the crease to work it behind square on the leg side but does not connect. Josh Hazlewood has overstepped and it is called a no ball. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Fuller in length this time, on the pads, clips it straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 76.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Follows the batter on a back of a length, Josh Tongue hops and fends it on the off side. |
| 76.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Full and at the stumps, from over the wicket, Josh Tongue exposes his stumps and does well to drive it to deep cover for a single. |
| 76.6 : Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, Bangs it in, on middle, James Anderson fends and keeps it out on the off side. |
| Mitchell Starc comes back into the attack now. Can he finish off England? |
| 77.1 : Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Leg bye! Back of a length and on middle, Josh Tongue moves to the off side and tries to glance. He misses and gets it off his thigh pad to fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 77.2 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Serves it on a back of a length, on middle, James Anderson gets on his toes and pushes it to cover. |
| 77.3 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Ouch, that must have hurt! Bends his back and directs a bumper at the batter, James Anderson backs away and has a swing. He connects with thin air and the ball hits Anderon flush into the grill of the helmet. Gets down on his haunches and the close-in fielders gather around Anderson to check on him. |
| Halt! James Anderson has been hit hard on the helmet there. That didn't sound good too as the physio is for the mandatory concussion check. Anderson is waiting to get a new helmet now. |
| 77.4 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Starc continues to go short, on middle, James Anderson takes his eyes off the ball as he looks to fend it away. Gets a glove on it that falls well short of the point fielder. |
| 77.5 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Back of a length and down leg, James Anderson fends it off his gloves. The ball rolls behind the wicket for a dot. |
| 77.6 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Keep it short and on leg, James Anderson does well to fend this one away on the leg side. |
| 78.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Follows the batter with a bumper, Josh Tongue stays on the back foot and heaves it over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 78.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, Fuller in length and outside off, Josh Tongue goes deep in his crease and punches it down the ground. Cameron Green puts in the chase and tidies it up. Three runs taken. |
| 78.3 : Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, Into the wicket and outside off, left alone by James Anderson. |
| 78.4 : Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, Bouncer again, on middle, James Anderson ducks out of the way comfortably. |
| 78.5 : Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, A confident appeal for caught behind but turned down! Bumper at the batter from 'round the wicket, James Anderson shapes to defend but looks to get his gloves out of the way at the last moment. The ball is pouched safely behind the wicket by Alex Carey. Australians think that Anderson got a glove on it and Pat Cummins goes upstairs for a review. The UltraEdge shows that the ball made contact with Anderson's left glove. However, his left glove was off th |
| 78.6 : Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, Goes short and down leg, James Anderson keeps it out on the leg side. |
| 79.1 : Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Short and outside off, Josh Tongue backs away and dabs it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 79.2 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Bumper at the batter, James Anderson looks to lean out of the way but fails to do so. The ball catches him on the shoulder. |
| 79.3 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Short of a length and on off, James Anderson taps it just short of Marnus Labuschagne at silly point. |
| 79.4 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Short again and around middle, James Anderson looks to keep it out but wears it on the body yet again. |
| 79.5 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Short and down leg, James Anderson looks to fend it away. The ball rolls off his gloves and luckily for him, it does not trickle back onto the stumps. |
| 79.6 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, This is on a hard length but down the leg side, James Anderson leaves it alone. |
| Second new ball is available now. |
| 80.1 : Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, FOUR! Nice shot! Cameron Green bangs this short and around leg, Josh Tongue moves across and hoicks it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 80.2 : Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, This is on a hard length and around leg, Josh Tongue moves to the leg side as well and somehow flicks it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 80.3 : Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, Slower and short way down leg, Josh Tongue moves across a bit too much and lets it go. |
| 80.4 : Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, Into the wicket again, outside leg, Josh Tongue shuffles and leaves the ball alone. |
| 80.5 : Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, Short once more, on middle, Josh Tongue gets on his toes and drops it on the off side for a single. |
| 80.6 : Cameron Green to James Anderson, 1 run. |
| Cameron Green to James Anderson, Leg bye! Back of a length and at the pads, James Anderson looks to turn it away. Gets it off his thigh pad for a leg bye. |
| 81.1 : Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, Back of a length, outside off, James Anderson hops and pushes it past silly point for a single. |
| 81.2 : Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, Continues to bowl short, Josh Tongue backs away and flat bats it down the ground. Pat Cummins gives the chase and keeps it to two. |
| 81.3 : Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, OUT! TIMBER! Mitchell Starc finally pitches it up and uproots the leg stump! Comes from over the wicket and goes full, on leg stump, Josh Tongue moves leg side to go through the off side. He misses and sees his leg stump go for a walk. Mitchell Starc wraps England's innings and finishes with 3 wickets. Australia win by 43 runs and go 2-0 up in The Ashes! |
| 'AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE, Oi Oi Oi'! A famous win for Australia at Lord's as they take a 2-0 lead in the series. The conditions were tough for them and the injury to Nathan Lyon did not help them one bit, but they overcame every difficult situation and held their nerve to get over the line. However, they had to dig hard for it as Ben Stokes almost pulled off a Headingley 2019, but the visitors survived that scare and takes one step closer to retaining the Ashes.  |
| It was close, but not close enough for England! Despite remarkable innings of 155 runs by captain Ben Stokes, the hosts couldn't secure a victory. Apart from Stokes and Duckett, other batters failed to contribute significantly. Duckett's dismissal just after drinks in the first session on Day 5 was followed by Bairstow's quick departure due to a lapse in concentration. Stokes, however, played aggressively, smashing a century and hitting several sixes before eventually holding out to Josh Hazlew |
| On Day 1, after Ben Stokes won the coin toss and put Australia into bat under overcast conditions, Usman Khawaja and David Warner were watchful in their approach and gave a good account of themselves. The English pace quartet made good use of the favourable conditions but without much luck. Playing in his maiden Ashes Test, Josh Tongue stuck on either side of the Lunch break and dismissed both openers. However, Australia kept scoring at a good rate in the second session with Steven Smith |
| Australia's dominance on the 'Moving Day' of the Test match was evident as they gained a significant advantage over England. Mitchell Starc's early dismissal of the opposition captain set a positive tone for them. Pat Cummins, Travis Head, and Josh Hazlewood also contributed to Australia's success by taking wickets, leading to the hosts being bowled out in the first session. Their openers performed solidly, with Usman Khawaja continuing his impressive form and Marnus Labuschagne providing v |
| England faced a daunting target of 371 runs after Australia's innings. The third session of Day 4 saw Australia's bowlers, particularly Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, made a strong impact. Starc dismissed Zak Crawley and delivered an exceptional delivery to bowl Ollie Pope, while Cummins removed Joe Root and Harry Brook in the same over. Despite the early setbacks, Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett launched a counterattack, scoring runs quickly and providing England with hope. However, Ducke |
| Presentation Time... |
| The captain of England, Ben Stokes says that it was good to lock back and have a game plan, having been in such games before. Mentions that he changed his approach after Australia changed their plans. Shares that it is a tough pill to swallow after getting so close. On being down 2-0, he says that they have won 3-0 against New Zealand and Pakistan and feels that they can do it again. On Jonny Bairstow's dismissal, he asked the umpires if they called it over and they said no. Shares that if the |
| Pat Cummins, the victorious skipper of Australia says that it was a wonderful game of cricket and went to the wire again. Tells that Stokes gave them a bit of a scare again. Mentions that they learned to be patient with that Test from Headingley and kept their cool at all times. Says that it was a fair dismissal of Bairstow as it is in the rules of the game, but there may be different opinions. Adds that they lost Lyon due to injury but everyone else stepped up and the batters were good too un |
| Right then, that is it from this Second Ashes Test where Australia reigns supreme again to take a 2-0. They will look to retain the series in the third Test while the hosts will hope to get back in the series. The 3rd Ashes Test will start on July 6th, Thursday at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), but you can always join us early for the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye! |
| Steven Smith is the Player of the Match for his brilliant hundred in the first innings. On the dropped catch of Ben Stokes, he says that it was a bit of deja vu for sure. Adds that Stokes is an unbelievable player and some of the things he can pull off. Mentions that Stokes was targeting one side of the wicket and the first one he tried to hit from the far end, went up the chimney. Shares that it is difficult after giving players like him chances. Reckons that it was important to put a total on |
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