Clarke leads the team onto the field, Cook and Lyth stride out to the middle, Starc to open. He has three slips and a gully in place, here we go then...
England have a big task ahead, Cook will and should be a tired man especially after being on the field for 125 overs. We will be back shortly to bring you England's reply, stay tuned...
Riding on Steven Smith's brilliant hundred, Australia reached a very good total. David Warner, Adam Voges and Mitchell Starc also played their parts with handy fifties. It has to be said that Chris Rogers and Warner at top of the order stitching a 100-plus stand played a major role in setting up the platform. For the hosts, they bowled well in patches. Ben Stokes swung the ball and was rewarded with three wickets. Steven Finn was expensive, but he snared three wickets as well. He also reached the milestone of 100 scalps in Tests. Moeen, too, provided crucial breakthroughs. Australia now would look up to their speedsters to make inroads into England's top-order and put them under pressure.
125.1 -
Finn to Siddle, out Caught by Lyth!! There it is, the final wicket. Fullish and around the off-stump line, Siddle went too deep inside the crease to drive, thick outside edge flies to the right of gully. Lyth dives full length and grabs a well-judged catch. So 481 it is, Clarke must be happy with the score after being asked to bat under overcast conditions. Siddle c Lyth b Finn 1(9)
Finn to Siddle, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
124.6 -
Stokes to Lyon, FOUR, Lyon has a wry smile after middling the shot, full and outside off. Driven like a top-order batsman wide of mid-off, even Stokes is pleased with that shot
124.5 -
Stokes to Lyon, no run, short and on the stumps, that stopped a bit on Lyon who was checking his drive, ball lobs in the air and lands well in front of mid-on
124.4 -
Stokes to Lyon, no run, length delivery outside off, Lyon goes for the punch and Moeen into the action again. Dived full length to his right and saved a certain boundary
124.3 -
Stokes to Lyon, no run, makes a contact this time but Moeen dives to his right at backward point and stops Lyon from taking a single
124.2 -
Stokes to Lyon, no run, Lyon can't resist, flashes at a full wide delivery, can only connect with fresh air
124.1 -
Stokes to Lyon, no run, back of a length delivery and too wide for a tailender to make him play, Lyon lets it go
123.6 -
Finn to Lyon, 1 run, on the pads, Lyon tucks it wide of short mid-wicket and calls for two, but Bairstow was quick and that prevented the batsman from taking a double
123.5 -
Finn to Lyon, no run, short and on the stumps, Lyon hops and defends it back down the track
123.4 -
Finn to Lyon, no run, short of length delivery, holds it line outside off, Lyon was beaten on the outside edge
123.3 -
Finn to Siddle, 1 run, run-out chance missed, Siddle turns this to the right of short mid-wicket and ran for a quick single, Bairstow picked it up at short mid-wicket and fired a throw at the bowler's end, missed it. Siddle wasn't even in the picture
123.2 -
Finn to Siddle, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Siddle turns it to short mid-wicket
123.1 -
Finn to Siddle, no run, full and outside off, pushed to mid-off
Nathan Lyon, right handed bat, comes to the crease
122.6 -
Stokes to Starc, out Lbw!! Full and slanting into the pads of Starc, that ball swung too. Starc looked to drive and missed, gets rapped on the back pad. Stokes appeals but Dharma is unmoved, they ponder about the review and go for it, It proved to be a fruitful one though. Starc got hit on the back pad knee roll. Pitching - in line, impact - in line, hitting - leg-stump. So Dharma has to reverse his decision and it will be 'OUT'. This is only the second occasion in this Ashes series that an onfield verdict is reversed. Starc lbw b Stokes 58(52) [4s-9 6s-1]
Stokes to Starc, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
England have reviewed an lbw against Starc. Fair delivery reckons S Ravi, nothing on the bat, Starc got hit on the back pad knee roll. Pitching - in line, impact - in line, hitting - leg-stump. So Dharma has to reverse his decision and it will be "OUT". This is only the second occasion in this Ashes series that an onfield verdict is reversed
122.5 -
Stokes to Starc, FOUR, fuller and in the slot, Starc leans forward a tad and goes for the square drive, ball raced away as Starc middled it
122.4 -
Stokes to Starc, no run, fullish and nowhere near the troubline line, Starc lifts his bat and lets it go
Stokes is coming from round the wicket
122.3 -
Stokes to Starc, no run, this time Starc gets it off the middle, length delivery just outside off, he drives it straight to Moeen Ali at extra cover
122.2 -
Stokes to Starc, FOUR, angled across around off, Starc goes for the drive with laden feet, thick outside edge dribbles wide of the fourth slip fielder, lucky runs these for Starc and Australia
122.1 -
Stokes to Starc, no run, angled across the left-hander, well wide too, Starc shoulders arms
121.6 -
Finn to Siddle, no run, that's a jaffa from Finn. Pitched on a good length and gets it to straighten past the outside edge of a poking Siddle, B-E-A-T-E-N again
121.5 -
Finn to Siddle, no run, fullish and wide of off, Siddle drives to the left of mid-off who dives and fields
121.4 -
Finn to Siddle, no run, this one is on the stumps, Siddle goes on the back foot and defends it from the crease
121.3 -
Finn to Siddle, no run, maybe Siddle was sent to have some fun out there, he's flashing at everything. Good length well wide of off, Siddle goes hard and is beaten again
121.2 -
Finn to Siddle, no run, good length delivery around the fourth stump line, Siddle gropes at it, beaten on the outside edge. That bounced well too, after passing the batsman
Peter Siddle, right handed bat, comes to the crease
121.1 -
Finn to Smith, out Bowled!! ohhhhh boy! Finally England get the wicket of Steven Smith, he walks back to a standing ovation. Steven Finn badly deserved this wicket, got him out on 92 but that was a no-ball though. Length delivery outside off, Smith flashes hard and drags it back onto the stumps. So, can we see the declaration coming, Clarke?? Smith b Finn 143(252) [4s-17 6s-2]
Finn to Smith, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Steven Finn [27.0-6-88-1] is back into the attack
120.6 -
Stokes to Starc, no run, angled across wide of off, Starc pushed at it and is beaten by a long way
120.5 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, short and not at a troubling height for Smith, he pulls it through square leg for a single
120.4 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, on the off-stump line, Smith shuffles across and flicks it to straight to backward square
120.3 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, well outside off, Smith stays inside the line and lets it pass
120.2 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, this is deliberate from Smith, opens the face of the bat and guides this short of a length delivery wide of the slip cordon. There was no third man and it raced away
120.1 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith dabs it wide of second slip who moves across and fields
119.6 -
Root to Smith, 1 run, floated up on the stumps, Smith works it through mid-wicket and retains the strike
119.5 -
Root to Smith, 2 runs, this time Smith calls for a double and gets it with ease. Nudges this flighted delivery through square leg and collects a couple
119.4 -
Root to Starc, 1 run, fifty for Starc, this could prove to be a crucial innings. Clarke and co. applaud the knock from the dressing room, Starc gets there with a push towards backward point
119.3 -
Root to Smith, 1 run, slower and on middle, Smith tucks it to backward square, called for two but there was never one
119.2 -
Root to Smith, no run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Smith goes back and blocks
119.1 -
Root to Smith, no run, down leg, Smith looked to pull it wide of the keeper, doesn't make any contact
118.6 -
Stokes to Starc, no run, short of length on middle and leg, Starc stays inside the crease and defends it. He expected the ball to bounce more but it didn't
118.5 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Smith flicks it uppishly towards deep square leg, the fielder was too deep and Smith gets a single
118.4 -
Stokes to Starc, 1 run, on the pads again, tucked to backward square for a single
118.3 -
Stokes to Starc, FOUR, Starc is nearing his fifty already, on the pads, Starc flicks it through the mid-wicket region for another boundary, timed it very well
118.2 -
Stokes to Starc, FOUR, length ball on the stumps, Starc looked to defend. Gets a thick outside edge which dribbles through gully for a four
118.1 -
Stokes to Starc, no run, this one was short too, Starc stays inside the line and lets it go
118.1 -
Stokes to Starc, wide, bouncer outside off, Starc dropped the gloves, Dharmasena calls it a wide for height. Stokes didn't like it
117.6 -
Root to Smith, leg byes, FOUR, loopy full toss down leg, Smith went for the slog, missed and ball runs away off the pad into the fine leg fence
117.5 -
Root to Starc, 1 run, arm-ball on the pads, Starc flicks it unconvincingly, Mark Wood at backward square leg dived full length to his right, got both hands to it but couldn't hold on. Once he got there, he should've held on. Definitely carried to him
117.4 -
Root to Starc, no run, premeditated stuff from Starc, goes for a wild slog again. But this was bowled well from Root, bowled at the rate of milkfloat travels outside off, Starc connects with thick air. That spun a lot too
117.3 -
Root to Starc, no run, slightly fuller and around off, Starc defends it solidly towards short cover
117.2 -
Root to Smith, 1 run, floated up on the leg-stump line, Smith wrists it through mid-wicket and walks for an easy single
117.1 -
Root to Starc, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, driven wide of short cover
Slip, short leg and a short cover in place
Joe Root [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
116.6 -
Stokes to Starc, 1 run, on middle and leg line again, Starc waits and tucks it down to long leg, retains the strike with that run
116.5 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, that's easy pickings for Steven Smith, on the pads, he glances it to fine leg for an easy single
116.4 -
Stokes to Starc, 1 run, this was was short too, not too much of bounce on this one though, Starc fends it towards point and hustles for the quick single
116.3 -
Stokes to Starc, no run, short delivery on off, Starc didn't read it well. Looked to fend it off the back foot, ball kisses the bat handle and lands well in front of short cover
116.2 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle and off, Smith hops back and nudges it behind square on the on-side, for a single
116.1 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, down leg, Smith moves across slightly and misses on the flick
115.6 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, full and on middle and leg, Starc gets an inside edge onto boot, that was well wide of short leg though
115.5 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, FOUR, Davey Warner must be loving watching this stuff from the dressing room, flighted delivery again, Starc leans and slogs it over mid-on, middled it well
115.4 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, SIX, that's muscled! Good one by Starc, waited for the tossed up delivery on off and smacked it high and over the long-on fence. Stand and admire stuff
115.3 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, tossed up on middle and off, Starc presses forward and blocks it to mid-on
115.2 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, slower and on off, Starc goes back and punches it to mid-on
115.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, too full and around off, Smith drives it to long-off
114.6 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, full and drifting onto the pads, Smith flicks it to deep backward square leg, farms the strike with that single
114.5 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, Smith seems to be toying with the bowling. He saw that there was no one at third man, waits for the back of a length delivery, opens the bat face and steers it wide of Cook at first slip, who dived in vain
114.4 -
Stokes to Smith, 2 runs, short of length on off, Smith shuffles across and nurdles it behind square on the leg-side, he hustles back for the second run. He is so quick between the wickets, made that look easy
114.3 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, fuller and tailing in, Smith push-drives it to cover
114.2 -
Stokes to Starc, 3 runs, Stokes changes to round the wicket, Starc drives once more on the up, he eases it wide of mid-off, Wood hunts the ball down and Smith pushes back for the third
114.1 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, short and shaping into Smith, who hangs back and cuts it to deep point, he thought about the second but decided against it
Ben Stokes [23.0-6-90-2] is back into the attack
113.6 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, FOUR, that was a gift and Moeen Ali once again concedes a boundary off the last ball. Rank long hop outside off, Starc picked his spot and cut it in front of square on the off-side, no need to run for those
113.5 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, flighted on off, Starc leans forward and blocks
113.4 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, shortens the length and drifts it onto the pads, nurdled behind square on the leg-side
113.3 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, quicker and on off, Smith makes room and dabs it to the right of slip
113.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, Smith comes down the track, Moeen Ali drags the length back, Smith closes the bat face and gets a soft leading edge back to the bowler
113.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, flatter and around off, Smith shuffles across and defends back to the bowler
112.6 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, muted appeal for lbw, full and slanting into the batsman, Starc falls over on the flick, is rapped low on the pads, the angle was taking it down leg
112.5 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, on a length outside off, Starc presses forward and guides it to backward point
112.4 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, back of a length on the fourth stump line, Starc looks to force it off the back foot, the ball straightens to beat the outside edge
112.3 -
Mark Wood to Starc, FOUR, lovely drive! It was fullish and outside off, Starc drives it on the up, was in the air but there was no one at extra cover, the ball races away to the fence
Switches to round the wicket
112.2 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, back of a length on off, Starc knocks it to mid-on, Moeen Ali moves to his left and stops the ball
112.1 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, short of length around off, Starc drops his wrists and lets it pass
111.6 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, FOUR, ends the over with a boundary. It was a nicely tossed up on the stumps, Smith kneels down and bottom edges the sweep to long leg, Broad had a long way to run, he gets there, dives but the ball escapes to the fence
111.5 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, angled across the right-hander, Smith comes forward and keeps it out
111.4 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, works it with the spin to short mid-wicket
111.3 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, leg byes, 2 runs, slows it up considerably, Smith can't meet with the nurdle, ball brushes the thigh pad and goes fine. That couple brings up the 400 for Australia
111.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, flighted delivery on off, Smith comes forward and defends down the wicket
111.1 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, 3 runs, some more streaky runs for Starc, quicker and on off, Starc goes hard on the drive, the ball squirts off the inside edge and rolls to long leg, Wood gives chase and Smith pushes his partner for third
110.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length close to off, Smith moves across and blocks to mid-on
110.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it in, the length is short and that allows Smith to steer it towards backward point
110.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, fullish and just outside off, Smith presses forward and defends to cover
110.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, there he goes, back to the line well outside off, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
110.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, fuller and around off, Smith shuffles across and drives to mid-on, Moeen Ali moves across and fields
110.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Wood is much closer to the off-stump this time, but not close enough to make Smith play
109.6 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, darted down the leg-side, Starc fails to connect with the glance, Buttler gets his body behind and stops the ball
109.5 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, Smith works the tossed up delivery with the turn to deep mid-wicket
109.4 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, 1 run, straight roller on off, Starc nudges it wide of mid-on and calls for the run
109.3 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, FOUR, Starc picks up another boundary, but it was not convincing. Lovely drift on this off-break, Starc drives away from the body, slices it uppishly through cover-point, Root gives chase only to come second
109.2 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, tossed up and attacking the stumps, Starc leans forward and keeps it out
109.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, round the wicket, floated up outside off, driven along the ground to long-off
108.6 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, fullish and on the fourth stump line, Starc toe-ends the drive to Wood
108.5 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, good length ball angled across the left-hander, Starc drives without any footwork, the angle from Wood beats the outside edge
108.4 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, on a length just outside off, Starc drives on the up, it was uppish but lands well in front of Moeen Ali at mid-off
108.3 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, pitched up close to off, Starc opens the bat face slightly and drives towards backward point, Stokes dives to his right and keeps Starc on strike
108.2 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, good length ball around off, Starc mistimes the drive to mid-off
108.1 -
Mark Wood to Starc, no run, fuller and around off, Starc moves forward and bunts it towards gully
Three slips and a gully waiting for the edge
107.6 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, 1 run, Smith is happy to respond to the single, Starc eases the flighted delivery to the right of cover, he retains strike and will be facing Wood
107.5 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, goes on with the angle from round the wicket, Starc prods forward and defends off the inside part of the bat
107.4 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, slower and straightens a touch, Starc closes the bat face and the soft leading edge rolls to the right of short cover
107.3 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, FOUR, poor delivery from Moeen Ali, short and outside off, Starc gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square of the wicket, no one at sweeper to stop that
107.2 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, 2 runs, quicker and on middle, Starc nurdles it behind square, fielder from mid-wicket gives chase and the batsmen come back for the second
107.1 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, tossed up on the stumps, defended back down the wicket
106.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, apart from the first ball, Wood has kept all the deliveries outside off, another easy leave for Smith
106.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
106.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, wide, Wood pushes this one too far outside off, well outside the tramline, Smith leaves it alone, umpire Kumar Dharmasena calls it a wide
106.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, shortens the length outside off, Smith watches it go past him
106.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, again, the line is well outside off, Smith is not going to play at those
Just a lone slip and gully in place..
106.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, curls away outside off, not close enough to make Smith play
106.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, FOUR, Smith gets going with a cracking pull shot. He has so much time to play the shot. Back of a length around off, Smith swivels and pulls in front of square, no one in the deep to stop that
Mark Wood [22.0-7-50-1] is back into the attack
105.6 -
Moeen Ali to Starc, no run, flighted just outside off, Starc presses forward and drives it to cover
Hello again... Mooen Ali to complete his over. Starc the new man in. Two slips and a short leg in place..
For the hosts, Stokes was again the best bowler on show. He moved the ball both ways to keep the opposition on tenterhooks. Moeen picked up crucial scalps, too. Mark Wood, Stuart Broad and Finn bowled a few wicket-taking deliveries, but weren't consistent enough. The team management also would be happy with Jos Buttler's glove-work. England need to bowl with diligence and discipline in the second session as they look to make further inroads into the opposition ranks. The tourists will hope for Smith to continue his good work, as they try to notch up a big score.
On the other hand, Smith scored runs on both sides of the wicket and eventually cracked his 11th Test century. This is his 5th ton in the Ashes. Remember, he likes playing at The Oval as he compiled his first hundred at the same ground. It has to be said though, he had a lucky escape when he edged one to the keeper off Steven Finn's bowling, only for the replays to show that the towering giant had overstepped and bowled a no-ball. Finn though, didn't have to wait long to snaffle his 100th Test scalp as he dismissed Mitchell Marsh. Moeen Ali then again proved his worth with a double strike just before lunch.
England's bowlers bowled with renewed vigour on day 2 to make key breakthroughs. However, on the back of Steven Smith's century, Australia still found themselves slightly in front. In fact, the tourists started on a bright note with Adam Voges completing his fifty. He played within his limitations and waited for the seamers to bowl onto his pads. It was Ben Stokes, who bowled a fine inswinger to trap Voges in front.
Great last 15 minutes of play that for England. They walk off after Johnson's wicket. Moeen Ali with two in one over. "Bonus" wickets as Bumble says on air.
105.5 -
Moeen Ali to Johnson, out Bowled!! Moeen Ali gets two in one over. Pitched middle and beats Johnson's forward defence, slight turn away and that castles Johnson. Johnson was playing inside the line of that and hears the death rattle. That will be lunch as well. Johnson b Moeen Ali 0(2)
Moeen Ali to Johnson, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
105.4 -
Moeen Ali to Johnson, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Johnson gets forward to block
Mitchell Johnson, left handed bat, comes to the crease
105.3 -
Moeen Ali to Nevill, out Caught by Buttler!! Once again Nevill is caught down the leg-side. In this series he was out like that to the seamer, now to a spinner. Short and down leg, Nevill went to pull and the ball brushed the underside of the glove and an excellent catch by Buttler. He moved well and took it without any fuss. Dar raised the finger and Nevill walked off. Replays show that glove was involved. Nevill c Buttler b Moeen Ali 18(27) [4s-3]
Moeen Ali to Nevill, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
105.2 -
Moeen Ali to Nevill, FOUR, thick outside edge on the drive but it beats slip to his right. The man was wrong-footed and the edge went to ground quickly. It was tossed up outside off and Nevill went for the drive
105.1 -
Moeen Ali to Nevill, no run, on the stumps from over the wicket, Nevill gets back to block
104.6 -
Root to Nevill, 1 run, on the pads, clipped to deep mid-wicket for a single
104.5 -
Root to Nevill, no run, flat and outside off, punched to short cover. Should've been dealt with more authoritatively
104.4 -
Root to Nevill, no run, gets forward and nudges it to short mid-wicket
104.3 -
Root to Nevill, FOUR, Nevill comes down the track and flicks over mid-wicket, shouts of 'catch' but Nevill got it in the gap, beats the chase from the fielder
104.2 -
Root to Nevill, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Nevill gets forward to block
Slip and a leg-slip in
104.1 -
Root to Nevill, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, on the stumps, flicked to mid-wicket
Joe Root, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
103.6 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, loose from Smith. He tries to manufacture a pull to a ball that kept low outside off, beats the shot and Buttler gloves it well
103.5 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, slider and hurried on, Smith makes room to punch and is beaten
103.4 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, down leg, Smith sweeps and misses. Close to the glove
103.3 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, comes down the track and realises he isn't to the pitch of the ball, pads it away
103.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, FOUR, down leg again, nurdled wide of leg-slip and beats the dive of Broad at backward square, he gets up and gives the chase, but can't pull it back. Tried to boot it back and couldn't. Cook manages a smile
103.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, down leg, turned to backward square
Yet another hundred for Smith. His 11th in Tests. He continues his golden run with the bat in the longer format of the game. Was nervous in the nineties and should've been out but for Finn's no-ball. Must be said he has worked on the shuffle coming into this game and that has paid dividends. Also shown application and good judgement to leave balls outside off
102.6 -
Stokes to Nevill, no run, down leg, Nevill flicks and misses
102.6 -
Stokes to Smith, 2 wides, very high bouncer and Buttler gets a glove on the leap. The ball nearly hits the helmets placed behind the keeper. Would've been penalty runs. They take a run
102.5 -
Stokes to Nevill, 1 run, drifting into the pads, clipped to fine leg
102.4 -
Stokes to Nevill, no run, fullish inswinger, towards off stump, Nevill defends to mid-on with bat and pad close together
102.3 -
Stokes to Nevill, no run, good length outside off, Nevill drops it in front of cover and yells a loud "no"
102.2 -
Stokes to Nevill, no run, well outside off, left alone
102.1 -
Stokes to Nevill, 2 runs, good length outside off, Nevill defends and gets it wide of the slip cordon, into the gap at gully, two taken
101.6 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, tossed up outside off, Smith gets forward to block
101.5 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, flat and on the stumps, defended to short mid-wicket
101.4 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, SIX, now Smith uses his feet and gets six. To the pitch of the ball and he lofts it nicely and over long-off. Clean strike. The extension of the arms to generate the power as Smith went through the line of the ball
101.3 -
Moeen Ali to Nevill, 1 run, from over the wicket, tossed up outside off, Nevill defends to the vacant point region for a single
101.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, 100 for Smith. Stokes fumbled at mid-on and that allowed the quick single to be taken. It was wristed to the right of Stokes and if not for the fumble would've been a tight run. A kiss of the crest on the helmet. Clarke claps as do the others in the dressing room
Slip and a leg-slip in. Short mid-wicket and silly mid-on in too
101.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, from round the wicket comes Moeen Ali, on the stumps, whipped to the man at mid-wicket
Moeen Ali [10.0-1-49-1] is back into the attack
100.6 -
Stokes to Nevill, no run, Nevill left that and it nips back in to hit him on the stomach, didn't account for so much movement. That would've stung
100.5 -
Stokes to Nevill, no run, good length on the stumps, turned to short mid-wicket
100.4 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, inswinger, Smith shuffles across and gets bat and gets a single to fine leg, 99 now
100.3 -
Stokes to Nevill, 1 run, full on the stumps, clipped past mid-wicket
100.2 -
Stokes to Nevill, FOUR, Stokes knows it is a poor delivery and walks back in disappointment, down leg, easy for Nevill as he helps it on its away beating long leg who was very square. Nice gift to get off the mark
100.1 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, angled down leg, clipped straight to the fielder at fine leg, just a single. Smith moves to 98
99.6 -
Finn to Nevill, no run, down leg, Nevill flicks and misses
99.5 -
Finn to Nevill, no run, short of length on the stumps, Nevill gets right behind the line to block
99.4 -
Finn to Nevill, no run, pitched up outside off, Nevill gets forward and drives to mid-off
99.3 -
Finn to Nevill, no run, now Finn beats Nevill with a full delivery outside off, Nevill played completely down the wrong line, the ball nipped back in and missed the inside edge on the drive. Finn has his hands on his head
99.2 -
Finn to Nevill, no run, full on the stumps, Nevill shows the full face of the bat and defends it back to Finn
99.1 -
Finn to Nevill, no run, full and nipped back in, Nevill missed the flick, but it was going down
98.6 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, loose from Smith. He went hard at that push and is beaten. Probing over from Stokes comes to an end, he lured Smith into the false stroke and it wasn't far from the outside edge. Smith just shrugs it off
98.5 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, quick bouncer and Buttler leaps to take it after Smith lets it go
98.4 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, Root at short cover does well to prevent any runs being taken. It was driven to his right and he went down to field with one-hand. Stokes appreciates that effort by clapping
98.3 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, short of length and nipping back in, left alone
98.2 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, Smith drives and picks out short cover
98.1 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, big inswinger, Smith shuffles across and drives to mid-on. Didn't hit the gap
97.6 -
Finn to Nevill, no run, short outside off, Nevill goes down and drops his gloves to let it go
Peter Nevill, right handed bat, comes to the crease
97.5 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Bell!! There it is. Finn is relieved. He has his 100th Test wicket. Nice delivery, outside off and lifting, Mitchell Marsh went to defend and the thick outside edge carried well to Bell at second slip who reverse-cupped it above his head. This time they don't check for the no-ball. Finn celebrates. Mitchell Marsh c Bell b Finn 3(13)
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
97.4 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Finn beats Mitchell Marsh with a fine delivery, angled in towards the fourth stump and beat Mitchell Marsh's forward defence, the ball held its line to pass the outside edge
97.3 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, full outside off, shaping away, Mitchell Marsh shoulders arms
97.2 -
Finn to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, nips back in and Smith misses the flick, off the thigh pad and it is a leg-bye
97.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, short outside off, Smith stands tall and rides the bounce to steer to the second of the two gullies out there
96.6 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, full and outside off, Smith drives it hard to short cover, who deflects it to mid-off, quick single taken
96.5 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, still outside off, Smith doesn't play at that
96.4 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, good length outside off, Smith resists for now
96.3 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, Stokes probing away in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone
96.3 -
Stokes to Smith, wide, well wide of off, wide called. Nearly didn't land on the cutstrip
96.2 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, short of length outside off, punched into the ground and gully fields on the bounce
96.1 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, full and outside off, Smith reaches out and drives, wide of cover and gets a boundary. Smith was stretching out to reach the pitch and managed to put it away. Just a hit away from another Test hundred
95.6 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pitched up and Mitchell Marsh gets forward to press it to the left of mid-off. Solidly done
95.5 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, going down as Mitchell Marsh misses the flick, off the thigh pad and behind square
95.4 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, this one bounces a bit extra but Mitchell Marsh fends it down with soft hands on the off-side
95.3 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, another delivery that is targetting off stump, Mitchell Marsh defends to cover
95.2 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, tight delivery on off stump, Mitchell Marsh defends from the crease towards mid-off
95.1 -
Finn to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pitched up outside off, moves away, Mitchell Marsh lets it go
94.6 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, short and down leg, Smith pulled and missed. Was close to the glove and Buttler went up for a stifled appeal for a caught behind. Not given
94.5 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, big inswinger but Smith covers his off stump and lets it go
94.4 -
Stokes to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, good length outside off, pushed in the gap at cover for a single
94.3 -
Stokes to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, well played by Mitchell Marsh, the short ball was rising and he dropped it with soft hands wide of third slip, into the gap and two taken. Is off the mark
94.2 -
Stokes to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets behind the line to block
Three slips in place
94.1 -
Stokes to Mitchell Marsh, no run, big inswinger, but it is outside off, Mitchell Marsh lets it go
93.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, wide of the crease and Finn plugs away in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone
93.5 -
Finn to Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, this time he leaves
93.4 -
Finn to Smith, no run, loose from Smith. Throws his bat at a full ball outside off, nearly edges the drive. The feet didn't move and he is angry with himself. Punches the bat into his gloves as he grits his teeth. Close to the outside edge
93.3 -
Finn to Smith, no run, still outside off, Smith won't bite at that
93.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, well outside off, Smith lets it go
93.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, outside off, left alone
93.1 -
Finn to Smith, no ball, Finn has his 100th wicket and it is snatched away. He has overstepped and by a long way. He is distraught. Horrible shot from Smith. He reached out and edged the cut to the keeper. Should've left it alone. Finn was celebrating but replays show that it was a big no-ball. As soon as he saw that he had overstepped on the big screen, Finn waved his arms in frustration. Dejection writ large on his face. Smith just looked at the heavens and came back to take strike, couldn't believe his luck
Mitchell Marsh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
With that wicket the players take drinks as well. England needed some inspiration and Stokes has provided it. They were looking a bit flat in that hour. Finn to continue after the drinks break
92.6 -
Stokes to Voges, out Lbw!! That came out of nowhere and has cut short Voges' innings. Nipped back in sharply and caught Voges on the crease, struck below the kneeroll and that was plumb. Dharmasena had the finger up in a jiffy. A review wasted by Voges. Voges lbw b Stokes 76(130) [4s-12]
Stokes to Voges, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Voges is given out lbw. He has a chat with Smith and refers it. S Ravi into the action. Stokes' front foot is fine. Struck just below the kneeroll. S Ravi doesn't even need HotSpot or RTS to confirm whether there is an inside edge onto the pad. Three reds and Voges has to go
92.5 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, short on the stumps, Smith pulls it down to deep backward square leg, for a single
92.4 -
Stokes to Voges, 1 run, back of a length and Voges nudges it to deep backward square leg, the batsmen wanted two but Bairstow was in quickly
92.3 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, good length outside off, Voges defends from the crease to cover
92.2 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, the sucker delivery outside off, full but Voges shoulders arms as it was not within his playing range
92.1 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, pitched up outside off, Voges gets forward and pushes it to mid-off
91.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, Smith unfurls a solid back foot punch but straight to the fielder at point
91.5 -
Finn to Smith, FOUR, patience pays for Smith. He waited for the loose ball and when it came he cuts it square of the wicket, short and wide outside off, Smith hits the gap. Moves into the nineties
91.4 -
Finn to Smith, no run, fullish outswinger, pitched outside off and Smith lets it go
91.3 -
Finn to Voges, 1 run, full and on the pads, clipped to deep mid-wicket for a single
91.2 -
Finn to Voges, no run, nips back in but Voges covers his off stump and shoulders arms, that wasn't far away though
91.1 -
Finn to Voges, no run, full and outside off, swinging away, left alone
90.6 -
Stokes to Voges, 1 run, ooh! That swung late and in to the batsman, Voges was almost caught out there, did well not to get his front pad too far across and around his bat, wide of mid-on and a sliding stop keeps it to a single
90.5 -
Stokes to Voges, FOUR, when the bad ball comes, Voges puts it away, short and wide outside off, Voges stands tall and cuts square of the wicket, no-one out there and it is a boundary
90.4 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched in front of point, quick single taken
90.3 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, Smith defends from the crease back to the bowler
Two slips in place
90.2 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, full outside off, Smith shoulders arms
90.1 -
Stokes to Smith, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Smith punches wide of backward point and gets a couple. The initial call was 'wait' but he got it in the gap
Ben Stokes [16.0-5-59-1] is back into the attack
89.6 -
Finn to Voges, no run, short of length and nipping away, Voges sees it early and leaves
89.5 -
Finn to Voges, no run, good length outside off, left alone
89.4 -
Finn to Voges, FOUR, full and on the stumps, Voges likes it there, clipped through square leg and it runs away
89.3 -
Finn to Voges, no run, Voges went for a hard cut and reached out, completely mistimed it as the ball went away to the slip cordon
Steve Harmison is in the house. Now a football manager with Ashington. Seems to have put on a bit of weight and looks bulky
89.2 -
Finn to Voges, no run, another outswinger, another leave
Finn is on 99 wickets. Still striving to get his 100th
89.1 -
Finn to Voges, no run, full and outside off, left alone
Steven Finn [21.0-3-78-0] is back into the attack
88.6 -
Broad to Smith, no run, loopy high bouncer and Smith just watches it go over his head
Back over the wicket
88.5 -
Broad to Voges, 1 run, short again, Voges swivels on the pull and rolls his wrists on the shot to keep it down to deep backward square leg
Broad is now going round the wicket. Same field
88.4 -
Broad to Voges, no run, down leg, wasted delivery
88.3 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, another nudge off the hips and a single to deep backward square leg
88.2 -
Broad to Voges, 1 run, back of a length and angling in, Voges hops and nudges it to deep backward square leg
88.1 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, short on the stumps, Smith gets inside the line and helps a pull to fine leg, for a single
87.6 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, Voges leaves that and it goes on the bounce to the keeper
87.5 -
Mark Wood to Voges, FOUR, that's a good pull shot. Short on the stumps, near the stomach and Voges pulls to deep backward square leg, beats Moeen Ali at long leg
87.4 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, full and around the fourth stump line, Voges gets forward and defends to backward point
87.3 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, wide of the crease and still outside off, left alone
87.2 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, wide of off, nice carry to Buttler after Voges lets it go
87.1 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, pitched up outswinger, left alone
86.6 -
Broad to Smith, no run, short and down leg, Smith wanted to hook and then went down on his legs quickly. Looked like he slipped but he gets up quickly. That was a good short delivery, just that the line was wrong
86.5 -
Broad to Smith, no run, short on the hips, Smith swivels to pull and is late on the shot, gloved to the left of the keeper. Went down quickly
86.4 -
Broad to Voges, 3 runs, full again and drifting in, Voges this time flicks it firmly through mid-wicket. Three taken before the ball is hauled back in
86.3 -
Broad to Voges, 2 runs, full and angled in, Voges clips it wide of mid-on for a couple
86.2 -
Broad to Voges, no run, nips back in and Voges turns it to backward square
The fielder is at a short square leg
86.1 -
Broad to Voges, no run, Voges gets lucky. The inside edge bounces hard into the ground and goes over the stumps. Voges didn't know where the ball went and also he was late on the back foot defence
There is a man under the lid close-in on the on-side
85.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Smith lets it go
85.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, FOUR, first runs for Smith this morning. Full and wide outside off, Smith leans into the cover drive and places it in the gap. Nice looking shot as it raced away
85.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Smith shuffles across a bit too much and gets rapped on the thigh pad, high and that's why there was no appeal
85.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, outswinger outside off, left alone
85.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, full again, Smith pushes it to mid-on
85.1 -
Mark Wood to Voges, 1 run, full and on off, Voges' bat turns as he looks to drive, the ball skews off the outer half into the gap at cover
84.6 -
Broad to Smith, no run, Broad is getting nice shape on the ball but Smith is able to block that solidly off the back foot to mid-on
84.5 -
Broad to Smith, no run, this one nips back in too, Smith watches it carefully and defends to cover
Two men close-in catching on the on-side for Smith
84.4 -
Broad to Smith, no run, short of length and angling in, Smith shuffles across and defends to short mid-wicket
84.3 -
Broad to Voges, 1 run, angled in towards the pads, clipped to fine leg, for a single
84.2 -
Broad to Voges, FOUR, 50 for Voges. Fraction short outside off, Voges went back and cut that hard wide of backward point. The fielder didn't move at all. A raise of the bat and a handshake with Smith. Nice innings from the Western Australian
84.1 -
Broad to Voges, no run, full and angling back in, Voges covers his off stump and then shoulders arms
Second maiden over in a row for Mark Wood but he has been very disappointing today with the new ball. Hasn't made the batsmen play at all. England seem to be well down on their intensity levels
83.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, Smith defends to gully
83.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, that is almost a wide in Test cricket. Wide of the crease and bowled outside off, Buttler moves across to take it
83.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Mark Wood is getting big swing but he is wasting the new ball, another delivery that pitches miles outside off
83.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, that's the line and length, full and just outside off, Smith drives it back to Mark Wood
83.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, needs to start it around off but again well outside off, Smith won't play at that
83.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, fullish outswinger, well outside off, left alone
82.6 -
Broad to Voges, no run, good length outside off, nipped back in but not enough to hit off, Voges lets it go
82.5 -
Broad to Voges, no run, back of a length outside off, Voges stays beside the line and defends to gully
82.4 -
Broad to Voges, no run, full and targetting off stump, Voges shuffles across and defends to mid-on
82.3 -
Broad to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and nips back in, Smith shuffles across and misses the tuck to leg, runs off the thigh pad and they take a leg-bye
82.2 -
Broad to Smith, no run, full outside off, left alone
82.1 -
Broad to Smith, no run, angled in and Smith with a shuffle defends it to the short mid-wicket area
81.6 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, a disappointing maiden from Mark Wood, short of length and Voges defends off the back foot
81.5 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, yorker outside off, Voges digs it out and the ball is then kicked away by Voges. It wasn't going back on but Voges didn't want to take any chances
Three slips and a gully in for Mark Wood too
81.4 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, Mark Wood has to make Voges play, still no dice as the fourth leave of the over comes about
81.3 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, too wide of off and even though it carried nicely to Buttler after Voges left it, it was a wasted delivery. Swung too after passing the batsman
81.2 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, good length outside off, Voges lifts his bat and lets it go
81.1 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, outswinger, but pitched outside off and moved away, easy leave
Mark Wood [18.0-5-41-1] is back into the attack
80.6 -
Broad to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, Smith watches it and lets it go
80.6 -
Broad to Smith, no ball, pitched up outside off, Smith drives it back to Broad and the bowler has overstepped. Big no-ball too
80.5 -
Broad to Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, Smith lets it go, nearly didn't carry to Buttler
80.4 -
Broad to Smith, no run, full and well wide of off, left alone
80.3 -
Broad to Smith, no run, slipping down leg, left alone
80.2 -
Broad to Smith, no run, short of length and nipping back in, Smith is solid in his back foot defence
80.1 -
Broad to Voges, 1 run, inside edge onto the pad and no short leg, the new ball swung for Broad, it came in and Voges was pushing out to defend, the inside edge went safely. They take a quick single
Stuart Broad [15.0-3-43-0] is back into the attack
The new ball is due now. Will England take it straightaway? Dharmasena shows it to the scorers and Broad with a big grin on his face takes it. This will be a big hour. Three slips and a gully in place for Broad
79.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, full and outside off, left alone
79.5 -
Finn to Smith, no run, short of length and nips back in with extra bounce, Smith shuffles across and defends it back down the track
All set for the start of day 2. The fanatics are in and it is another overcast day in South London. "Jerusalem" being sung at high pitch by the same lady in red that one saw yesterday and the players walk out to the middle. Smith and Voges are out too. Cook leads the team huddle in the middle of the ground. Finn will complete his over from yesterday
The batsmen have set the platform for Australia to get a big score on the board in the first innings. However, they need to continue to show good technique and patience to put the home team under pressure. So, can Smith and Voges put the tourists in a dominant position? Or do we have another twist in the tale? Stay tuned for all the action coming your way shortly.
Michael Atherton, too, on Sky Sports opined about England's touching gesture to give Clarke a guard of honour. "It was a touching moment when he came out onto the pitch," said Atherton. "A standing ovation from the crowd and a guard of honour from England for a long-serving and fine player."
Jesse Hogan writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, spoke about England's gesture of giving Michael Clarke a guard of honour in his final Test. "Departing captain Michael Clarke was given a guard of honour by England players, and a similarly respectful response from the near-capacity Oval crowd, on arriving for what could be his final international innings. If there is to be a fairytale return to form for Clarke it will have to come in the second innings - should Australia need to bat again - after he fell for 15 in the second over after tea, continuing his miserable run of scores in the series."
Greg Baum, penning his views for The Age, elucidated on how Australian batsmen were finally able to adjust to the English conditions. "They neither froze nor panicked. They waited. They watched. They played late. They did not play at all. The leave is like the feint, the dummy, the step-over, the off-the-ball running in football. It is passive aggressive, changing the game by doing nothing to it. It did this day."
Mark Wood, the England pacer, backed Cook's decision to field first in his press conference. It was a "tough day", but added: "With the overheads this morning, it was the right decision to bowl. I thought we bowled all right as a group. A couple of nicks didn't carry, we just didn't get the wickets, now we've got that second new ball round the corner."
"I doubt, however, whether Cook would have chosen to bowl had England needed to win this match to win the Ashes, but with the series in the bag he gambled on Australia's fragile confidence and I don't think you can question the logic of his thinking."
Jonathan Agnew, in his column for BBC Sport, gave his views on Cook's decision to bowl first. "The England captain admitted it was a marginal decision but was clearly hoping to prey on the batting frailties that his bowlers had so ruthlessly exposed in their victories at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge. A couple of early wickets could easily have opened the floodgates and allowed England to roll Australia over once again."
Mike Selvey writing for The Guardian, said that the batsmen were rewarded for twinning good defence and temperament. He wrote, "An abnormal series that at times has scaled the peaks of absurdity finally reverted to normality in south London. This was tough Test cricket on a surface that offered some early help to the bowlers but nothing extravagant, demanded caution and solid technique and rewarded diligence."
Here is a compilation of opinions and views expressed by cricket pundits in the media.
Hello and a warm welcome to our coverage of day 2 of the final Ashes Test. England, who have already won the series, were a touch off colour yesterday. However, as the track is still offering something for the seamers, they can make a comeback by taking wickets with the new ball. At the other end of the spectrum, Australia will hope that both Voges and Smith, who with an amalgam of solid defence and stroke-play have played well, can carry on with the good work.
Day 2: The Australian batsmen played with application and self-belief as the visitors edged ahead. David Warner and Steven Smith cracked crucial half-centuries. It has to be said that Warner and Chris Rogers putting on a stand in excess of 100 for the first wicket laid the platform for the middle-order to come into play. Smith and Adam Voges later on in the day worked together by stitching a fine stand and guide the tourists to stumps. Interestingly, time and again, the pacers made the ball talk to fizz it past the outside edge. On occasions, they even produced the edge, but it didn't carry to the slip cordon. Eventually, with 20 minutes left for the day's play to end, it was called off due to bad light.
We will be there nice and early tomorrow. Do join us then. Until then it is goodbye from all of us here. Sleep tight and good night!
After winning the toss and putting the opposition in, the hosts would be a touch disappointed with their performance. It did a bit off the seam for most of the day. However, England's man of the moment from the Trent Bridge Test, Broad, perhaps didn't bowl it full enough. It also has to be said that when the seamers produced the edge, it didn't carry to the slip cordon. Wood and Ben Stokes were the best bowlers on show for the home team. Australia have a lot to cheer about their performance today. But the tourists would rue the fact that this performance came after they lost the series. The track has been a bit double paced and it would be interesting to see how it behaves tomorrow.
Warner though, essayed a flurry of shots on both sides of the wicket to keep the scorecard ticking. It was Moeen Ali, known as a partnership breaker, who finally took the prized scalp of Warner. Ben Stokes followed it up by prising out Michael Clarke to give England genuine hopes of coming back into the game. Steven Smith and Adam Voges though, played with a touch of calm countenance to make sure that they won't lose anymore wickets in the day. There was also a light drizzle in the final session. However, the drizzle relented quickly and to make up for the time lost, play was extended by 25 minutes. In the end, it was called off due to bad light with just 20 minutes left for stumps.
The Australian batsmen gave a good account of themselves to take them to a position of strength. Earlier, it was Chris Rogers and David Warner, who gave the visitors a superb start by stringing together a century stand. Just when both looked set to crack big scores, Mark Wood snaffled Rogers' wicket.
Well, the players are walking off due to bad light. So that will be stumps. Steven Smith spoke to the umpires and they decided to call it off for the day. Cook, too, had a chat with Dharmasena. Aleem Dar, on the other hand, just brought out the light-meter and took the reading.
79.4 -
Finn to Voges, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery that seams back in sharply, Voges tries to work it through the on-side, misses and they take a leg-bye. His bottom-hand came off the bat handle there
79.3 -
Finn to Voges, no run, Finn keeps it just outside off, Voges defends it
79.2 -
Finn to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery that angles back into the right-hander. Finn extracts extra bounce on that delivery too. Smith tries to work it through the on-side, gets hit on the body. The stand between the two is now 100
79.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, good length delivery that angles back in, Smith defends it solidly. He seems to have worked on his shuffle before this game
The umpires seem to be concerned about the light again
78.6 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, fuller and just outside off, Voges tries to drive, gets an inside edge onto the pad and rolls away into the off-side
78.5 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, fuller from Stokes, Voges pushes it into the on-side
78.4 -
Stokes to Voges, FOUR, well, Voges is a tad lucky there. It was a short delivery that was bowled outside off, Voges goes for the pull, but it was in the air. Bairstow at square leg dives to his right and tries to pouch the catch, but it goes past him for a four
78.3 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery that angles in, Smith tucks it to backward square leg
The floodlights are on at the stadium
78.2 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, from mid crease, Stokes angles it back into the right-hander, Smith lets it go
78.1 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Smith tries to punch it off the back foot, mistimes it back down the pitch
77.6 -
Finn to Voges, no run, walks across to this length delivery and defends it in front of mid-on
77.5 -
Finn to Voges, FOUR, woah! That's a good hit by Voges, leans forward and flicks this full delivery through mid-wicket, no need to run for those
77.4 -
Finn to Voges, no run, well bowled Steven Finn! No luck for him though. Pitched on a good length and held its line outside off, Voges was caught groping outside off, beaten on the outside edge
77.3 -
Finn to Voges, no run, tad fuller and in the corridor of uncertainty, Voges doesn't like playing at those
77.2 -
Finn to Smith, 1 run, length delivery on the pads, Smith goes back and tucks it to mid-wicket for an easy single
77.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, short of length outside off, Smith shuffles across and defends it
76.6 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, that's a crowd catch from Root. He gets a loud roar as he poses with the ball. Very full and outside off, Voges digs it out and it goes on the bounce to Root at third slip. He dived across to his right and took a one-handed catch. Umpires wanted to check on that and they got conclusive evidence that it is "NOT OUT"
76.5 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, slightly fuller and just outside off, Voges moves across and blocks it solidly
76.4 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, short of length delivery outside off, punched off the back foot in front of cover
76.3 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, Stokes is not making Voges play. Keeps it in the corridor outside off again, Voges is unmoved as he lets it go
76.2 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, Stokes pitches this one on a good length and gets it to nip back off the seam, it was well outside off and an easy leave for Voges
76.1 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, delivers it wide of off and gets it to shape back late, Voges watches it sail through to the keeper
Ben Stokes [14.0-4-54-1] is back into the attack
75.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, short of length delivery wide of off, Smith jumps on the back foot and punches it towards backward point
75.5 -
Finn to Voges, 1 run, angled in around off, Voges got an inside edge on the flick. Ball rolled away towards backward square and the duo collect a single
75.4 -
Finn to Voges, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Voges presents the full face as he defends it towards point
75.3 -
Finn to Voges, no run, very full and just outside off, Voges jams it out to mid-on
75.2 -
Finn to Voges, no run, touch fuller and around the off-stump line, Voges gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looked to block from the crease
75.1 -
Finn to Voges, 2 runs, Finn is not pleased, yet another edge that goes in the gap. Short and aimed at the batsman, Voges jumped high to fend. Thick outside edge flies in the gap between the slip cordon and the vacant gully region
74.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, length delivery on middle and leg, Smith blocks it in front of the fielder at mid-on
74.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, good stop by Root at gully diving to his left. Short and wide, Smith cut it hard. Had it not been for Root's dive, it would have been an easy boundary for Smith
74.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Mark Wood comes round the wicket and angles it around the off-stump line, Smith goes on the back foot and defends it from the crease
74.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Steven Smith is exhibiting good skill here. He stayed patient and didn't take on the deliveries in the danger area. Left alone again
74.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, wide of off, Smith watches it carefully and lets it go
74.1 -
Mark Wood to Voges, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads and Voges yet again misses on the flick, sneaks in another leg bye
73.6 -
Finn to Voges, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, Voges shuffles across and looks to glance. Missed and the ball goes off the pad towards the fine leg fielder
73.5 -
Finn to Voges, no run, on a length and outside off, Voges pushes it towards the fielder at cover
73.4 -
Finn to Smith, 1 run, short and around the off-stump line, Smith swivels across and pulls it through square leg
73.3 -
Finn to Smith, FOUR, here we go again, lost count on number of edges that haven't carried today. Very full and in the slot, Smith edged the flashy drive which fell short of second slip. Sneaked through the gap and raced away into the third man fence
73.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, touch fuller and in the corridor of uncertainty, Smith doesn't bother with it
73.1 -
Finn to Voges, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Voges plays it with an angled bat as he dabs it towards backward point
The umpires have a look at the shape of the ball, looks okay and they continue with the same ball
72.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, yorker just outside off, Smith manages to dig it out towards the off-side
72.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Smith defends it off the front foot
72.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, short and angled across outside off, Smith controlled the steer towards gully, Root dives across and parries it to the fielder at backward point
Wood comes round the wicket
72.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, length delivery outside off, Smith goes back and punches it to the right of backward point
72.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, fuller and just outside off, Smith drives it firmly but finds the fielder at mid-off
72.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Smith gets across and dabs it towards backward point
71.6 -
Finn to Voges, no run, on a length and in the corridor outside off, Voges shoulders arms
71.5 -
Finn to Voges, FOUR, another boundary for Voges, but this time off the thick outside edge. Pitched on a good length and in the channel outside off, Voges looks to block off the front foot, outside edge rolls between second slip and the gully fielder
71.4 -
Finn to Voges, FOUR, sprays this one onto Voges' pads, he clips it behind square on the leg-side and collects a boundary for himself
71.3 -
Finn to Voges, no run, on a length and outside off, left alone to the keeper
71.2 -
Finn to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, full delivery on the pads, Smith falls on the flick as he shuffled across. Looked close to the naked eye but was comfortably missing leg. Finn and Cook were confident as they went for the review
A loud appeal for lbw against Steven Smith, England go for the review. Finn is fine with the front foot, no inside edge involved. Nothing on HotSpot. Ball tracking: Pitching - in line, impact - umpire's call, wickets - missing leg. So waste of a review from England
71.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, very full and outside off, Smith goes for the drive and picks the fielder at cover
Steven Finn [16.0-2-56-0] is back into the attack
70.6 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, fuller delivery wide of off, Voges covers his off-stump and lets it go
The players stride out to the middle. Smith and Voges are back too. Wood will resume, it's bright and sunny out there
17:33 Local Time, 16:33 GMT, 22:03 IST: Well! Here's some good news. The rain has stopped and the hovercover is being taken off the field, which means we will be back shortly. Restart at 5:50 PM local. After a brief inspection, umpires have decided that close of play will be at 6:56 PM local
17:24 Local Time, 16:24 GMT, 21:54 IST: The drizzle has gotten heavier and the umpires have decided to take the players off the field. Hovercover is rushed onto the field and the umbrellas are up amongst the crowd. If we are not back by 6:00 PM local then that will be it for the day. The floodlights are still on as well..
70.5 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, Mark Wood fell awkwardly after his delivery stride, he looks okay though. Back of a length on middle and off, Voges defends it gently towards the on-side
70.4 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, tests Voges again in that corridor outside off, Voges doesn't bother with it
70.3 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, Mark Wood is generating good pace and bounce here. Keeps flirting the batsmen in the channel outside off, Voges lifts his bat and lets it go
70.2 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, fraction fuller outside off, Voges presses forward and blocks it towards gully
70.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, tucked modestly in front of mid-wicket for an easy single
Time for drinks. Steven Smith looks settled with Voges offering him good company. England badly need a wicket or two before the close of play
69.6 -
Broad to Voges, FOUR, angled in on middle and leg, Voges helps it on its way towards the fine leg fence. Fine leg fielder was wide and had absolutely no chance of stopping that
69.5 -
Broad to Voges, no run, again in that area outside off, Voges pushes it with soft hands towards cover
69.4 -
Broad to Voges, no run, slightly fuller and around off, Voges is solid in his front foot defence
69.3 -
Broad to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery angled in on middle and off, Voges looks to defend. He was hurried for pace and ends up blocking it with one hand
69.2 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, on the pads again, Smith came forward to push, got an inside edge that dribbled away towards backward square
69.1 -
Broad to Smith, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Smith pushes it gently towards short mid-wicket
One slip, 2 short covers, silly mid-off and a short mid-wicket in place
68.6 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, bouncer down leg, Voges gets under it safely
68.5 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, shade fuller and on off, Voges gets an inside edge onto the pad as he looked to block
68.4 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, Mark Wood is creating a few problems to Voges. Goes wide of the crease and jags it back from a short of a length, cut Voges into half as he was looking to block. Ball bounced at a good height after passing the batsman
68.3 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, good length delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, Voges did well to cover the movement, defended solidly off the front foot
68.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, 1 run, Mark Wood drags his length back and delivers it just outside off, Smith hops across and turns it in front of fine leg
68.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, touch fuller and gets it through zip through outside off, left alone to the keeper
There is a bit of drizzle in the air. Looks like we are up for an early finish on day 1
67.6 -
Broad to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, Voges ignores it to the keeper
67.5 -
Broad to Voges, FOUR, brilliant stroke by Voges, flicked it handsomely off his pads, very full and on middle and off, Voges times the flick wide of mid-on. Mark Wood gave the chase but in vain
67.4 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, drifting on middle and leg, Smith clips it towards fine leg and sets off for an easy single
67.3 -
Broad to Voges, 1 run, length delivery on the pads, Voges tucks it modestly behind square on the leg-side
67.2 -
Broad to Voges, no run, fuller and driving width on offer, Voges obliges and goes for the drive, Finn at mid-off does well to dive to his left and save a certain boundary
67.1 -
Broad to Voges, no run, Broad pitches it on a good length and keeps in the area outside off, Voges shoulders arms
Stuart Broad [13.0-3-32-0] is back into the attack
66.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Mark Wood bowls this one on a back of a length and angles back in, Smith defends
66.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, FOUR, from wide of the crease, Mark Wood bowls this one short and wide, Smith takes a full toll of it by bringing out the cut and collects a boundary through third man. He is keeping his wrists down while trying to play the cut shot now
66.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, full and tails back in a touch, Smith drives it to mid-off
66.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Mark Wood keeps it in the one square foot window outside off, left alone to the keeper
66.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, wide, short delivery but going down leg, Smith ducks under it. The umpire calls it as a wide
66.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Smith shoulders arms
66.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery that nips back in sharply, Smith tries to defend, gets an inside edge, but falls in front of the diving Bell at second slip
65.6 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, short delivery from Moeen, Voges pulls it hard, but it hits Bairstow at short leg on the thigh
65.5 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, Voges mistimes the drive to the bowler. It was a tossed up delivery from Moeen
65.4 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, 2 runs, Voges works this tossed up delivery to deep mid-wicket for another couple of runs. The fielder from mid-on hauls it down and keeps it down to two
65.3 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, 2 runs, tossed up delivery and outside off, Voges comes forward and drives it to deep extra cover. Finn from mid-off hauls it down and keeps it down to two. They think of taking another run, but decide against it
65.2 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, 2 runs, another one down the leg-side from Moeen, Voges nudges it to fine leg and they take a brace
65.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, slower through the air and on the off-stump, Smith works it past the fielder at short mid-wicket
64.6 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, Mark Wood keeps this length delivery just outside off, defended off the back foot
64.5 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, another fine delivery from Mark Wood as this one angles back in to beat the inside edge off Voges. It hits him on the thigh pad and rolls away into the off-side
64.4 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, Mark Wood bowls this one down the leg-side, Voges tries to work it through fine leg, but misses
64.3 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, a tad fuller and on the stumps, defended off the back foot
64.2 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, well, Voges got into a tangle there as he tried to turn a back of a length delivery into the on-side. He got a leading edge, but thankfully for him it falls in front of Wood
64.1 -
Mark Wood to Voges, no run, peach from Mark Wood. It pitched on a back of a length and nipped away off the seam to beat Voges's outside edge. Wood also extracted extra bounce on that delivery
Mark Wood [12.0-2-34-1] is back into the attack
The floodlights are on at the stadium
63.6 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, 1 run, Moeen certainly struggles for control as he bowls this one down the leg-side, Voges uses the crease to go onto the back foot and turns it to backward square leg
63.5 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Voges comes forward and drives it into the off-side
63.4 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, Moeen Ali gets a bit of drift on this delivery, Voges calmly wrists it to mid-on
63.3 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, slower through the air and on the stumps, defended off the front foot and into the on-side
63.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, flighted delivery but on the pads, Smith works it to mid wicket for an easy single
63.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, FOUR, tossed up delivery and outside off, Smith tries to drive, gets a thick outside edge that rolls away through square third man. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, but can't get to it
62.6 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Voges cuts it to backward point
62.5 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, a tad fuller and angling in, Voges defends it off the front foot. Voges is showing that he has a second line of defence in this innings
62.4 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, defended off the back foot
62.3 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, this one goes down leg from Stokes, Voges leaves it
62.2 -
Stokes to Voges, FOUR, now that was a gift of a delivery from Stokes. It turns out to be a high full toss, Voges just drives it through backward point for a boundary. Maybe Stokes was trying the inswinger there
62.1 -
Stokes to Voges, FOUR, width on offer from Stokes, Voges takes a heavy toll of it by cutting it square of the wicket on the off-side for a boundary
61.6 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, Smith comes forward and drives this flighted delivery to silly mid-on
61.5 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, SIX, superb use of feet from Smith there. He came down the track to a flighted delivery from Moeen Ali, got close to the pitch of the ball and essayed a loft over long-off for a six
61.4 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, tossed up delivery and just outside off, Smith wrists it to short mid-wicket
61.3 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, England go up for an appeal for bat-pad. However, there didn't seem to be any edge on that one. It was a tossed up and Moeen got a bit of drift on that one too, Smith came forward, it missed the inside edge of the bat to the fielder at backward short leg
61.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, full and just outside off, Smith defends it off the front foot
61.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, flatter delivery and down the leg-side, Smith turns it to BSL
60.6 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, short delivery and outside off, Smith tries to fetch it from there to essay the pull shot, but doesn't get it anywhere near the middle of the bat and takes a single through mid-wicket. He certainly doesn't get into a good position when he tries to pull
60.5 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, Stokes keeps it in the channel outside off, Smith shoulders arms
60.4 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Smith drives it to mid-off
60.3 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, Smith gets to his 13th fifty. He has played with calmness in this innings and deserved that fifty. Coming back to the ball, it was a very full delivery, Smith just leant into the drive and collected a four through the cover-region
Wood is back on the field
60.2 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, fuller and on the off-stump, Smith drives it to mid-off
60.1 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, another fine delivery from Stokes as this one nips back into Smith, he leaves it alone
Good news as the drizzle has gone away
59.6 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, tossed up delivery from Moeen Ali, Voges defends it off the back foot. Even when Voges amassed a lot of runs for Notts, he was known as a fine player of spin. Good challenge this from Moeen
59.5 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, Moeen Ali pulls his length back a touch and keeps it just outside off, defended solidly
59.4 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, on the stumps from Moeen Ali, Voges defends it to short mid-wicket
59.3 -
Moeen Ali to Voges, no run, tossed up delivery and just outside off, Voges drives it to cover
There is a drizzle at The Oval. Moeen is trying his best to dry the ball.
59.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, tossed up delivery from Moeen Ali, Smith works it to long-on for a single. Lovely wrist-work on show there
59.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, FOUR, loosener from Moeen Ali as he bowls a half-volley, Smith is a fine player of spin and certainly won't miss out on such gifts. He drives it through extra cover to collect a boundary
Moeen Ali [6.0-1-25-1] is back into the attack
58.6 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, defended off the back foot
58.5 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, from closer to the stumps, Stokes bowls this one on a fuller length and gets a bit of shape away from the right-hander, left alone to the keeper
58.4 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, back of a length delivery from Stokes, Voges stands tall on the back foot and defends it solidly
58.3 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, this one angles in on off-stump, defended off the front foot
58.2 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, Stokes has that unique ability to pitch it on a length and then get it to straighten. Voges perhaps was looking for the inswinger, got opened up, but the outside edge fell in front of the second slip fielder
58.1 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, short of length delivery and outside off, Voges leaves it alone
57.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, Finn keeps it in the channel outside off, Smith shoulders arms
57.5 -
Finn to Smith, FOUR, good batting from Smith there. He gets on top of the bounce and keeps his wrists down to cut this short and wide delivery through backward point for a four
57.4 -
Finn to Smith, no run, Finn bowls it in the corridor outside off, Smith shoulders arms
57.3 -
Finn to Smith, no run, Smith gets into a bit of tangle as he tries to defend a length delivery from Finn. In the end even though he got opened up, he defended it off the back foot
57.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, was that reverse swing? It was pitched on a length and swung away from Smith, left alone to the keeper
57.1 -
Finn to Smith, 2 runs, shortish delivery that was bowled outside off by Finn, Smith tries to pull but as Finn got good height on that delivery, Smith wasn't able to time it well, but fortunately for him it goes in the gap through mid-wicket and they take a couple of runs
56.6 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, from slightly wide of the crease, Stokes bowls it on a back of a length, Smith though covers his off-stump and works it to backward square leg
56.5 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery that holds its line outside off, left alone to the keeper
56.4 -
Stokes to Voges, 1 run, another inswinger from Stokes, Voges works it to backward square for a single
56.3 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, Stokes generates inswing on this full delivery, Voges defends it off the front foot
56.2 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, Stokes bowls this one down leg, Voges tries to flick and misses
56.1 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, well, Stokes is again creating problems for the visitors. This one nips back off the seam sharply, Voges isn't able to cover for the movement as he looks to leave, it hits him on the pad, but it is too high
55.6 -
Finn to Smith, FOUR, oops! That was in the air. Smith tried to cut a short and wide delivery, but he couldn't keep it down and it goes wide of the man at gully for a boundary. Smith would have had his heart in his mouth for a second or two
55.5 -
Finn to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery that nips back in off the seam, Smith tries to defend off the back foot, misses and it hits him on the thigh
55.4 -
Finn to Voges, 1 run, back of a length delivery that was drifting down leg, Voges works it to backward square leg for an easy single
55.3 -
Finn to Voges, no run, fuller length delivery from Finn, Voges tentatively defends it into the on-side
55.2 -
Finn to Voges, no run, fullish and bowled in the channel outside off, Voges shoulders arms
55.1 -
Finn to Voges, no run, Finn bowls it in the one square foot window outside off, Voges lets it go by
54.6 -
Stokes to Voges, 1 run, this one angles in on off-stump, Voges turns it to backward square leg for a single
54.5 -
Stokes to Voges, no run, Stokes keeps it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
Adam Voges, right handed bat, comes to the crease
54.4 -
Stokes to Clarke, out Caught by Buttler!! Clarke in his final Test is dismissed. It is again Stokes, who is the man of the moment for the hosts. It was a back of a length delivery that angled in and then seamed away from Clarke and the on-field umpire straightaway gave him out with Clarke getting the outside edge. However, Clarke went for the review and on the review it showed that there was a spike mark on RTS and the original decision was upheld. Stokes deserved that wicket as he also extracted bounce on that delivery. He certainly has that ability to produce magic deliveries from nowhere. Clarke c Buttler b Stokes 15(29) [4s-1]
Stokes to Clarke, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Clarke has gone up for a review for a caught behind decision. The original decision was out. The front foot is fine. The HotSpot shows there was no edge there. On the other hand, the RTS shows there is a spike mark and Clarke has to make his way back to the pavilion.
54.3 -
Stokes to Clarke, no run, from mid crease, Stokes bowls it on a back of a length, Clarke defends it off the back foot
54.2 -
Stokes to Clarke, no run, low full toss from Stokes, Clarke defends it off the front foot. A hint of inswing on that delivery
54.1 -
Stokes to Clarke, no run, lovely delivery from Stokes, this one angles in and seams away after pitching to beat Clarke's outside edge. Poor footwork from Clarke
Ben Stokes [9.0-3-38-0] is back into the attack
53.6 -
Finn to Clarke, 1 run, this one angles in on off-stump, Clarke gets a thick inside edge and collects a single behind square on the on-side
53.5 -
Finn to Clarke, no run, fuller and this one nips away off the seam, Clarke watches it carefully and leaves it alone
53.4 -
Finn to Smith, 1 run, Finn drifts this one down the leg-side, Smith works it to fine leg and they take a run. The fielder in the deep hunts it down
53.3 -
Finn to Smith, no run, full and on the stumps, Smith drives it to mid-on
53.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, Smith covers the off-stump and defends it off the back foot
53.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, fuller length and angling in, defended off the front foot
Players are making their way out to the middle. It will be Finn, who will start the proceedings with 2 slips and a gully in place. Mark Wood is off the field.
Welcome back for the final session on day 1. On the back of fine knocks by the openers, Australia find themselves in a position of strength. The hosts, who have been a touch below-par today, need one of their bowlers to stand up and be counted in the final session.
For the home team, Wood was the best bowler on show. He used the crease well and generated good pace. Moeen, who has a habit of taking crucial wickets, again proved his worth by snaffling Warner's wicket. It has to be said that having already won the series, England seemed to lack the intensity that they displayed at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge. The credit though, has to go to Australia for putting up a better show in the first two sessions. We will be back shortly for the final session. Do stay tuned...
At the other end of the spectrum, Warner checked in some cracking strokes after lunch. He even looked set to compose an enterprising hundred. But just in the nick of time, Moeen Ali was able to beat Warner in the flight to produce the edge and Lyth at first slip completed the catch. Warner would have been a disappointed man as he missed out on compiling a fine hundred.
In the second session, Australia continued to pile on the runs to get themselves into a good position. However, the hosts would be happy with the fact they were able to snare the wickets of both openers. It was Chris Rogers, who was the first one to be dismissed. Mark Wood bowled an incisive spell right after lunch and was eventually rewarded with the scalp of Rogers.
52.6 -
Broad to Clarke, no run, flirts around the outside off line again, Clarke doesn't want any of it. The Australian captain and vice-captain walk off the field as it's tea on day 1
52.5 -
Broad to Clarke, no run, very full and outside off, Clarke jams it out back to the bowler. This might well be the last over before tea
52.4 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, short and just outside off, Smith swivels across and pulls it along the ground through square leg. Every time he has played the pull today, he has looked in total control
52.3 -
Broad to Smith, no run, Broad is still aiming the outside off region, Smith doesn't want to play at those
52.2 -
Broad to Clarke, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle and leg, Clarke turns it off his hip towards backward square
52.1 -
Broad to Clarke, no run, hits it on a good length and gets it to shape back sharply, Clarke covers his off-stump and lets it go
51.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, on a length and outside off, Smith lets that go and gives out a sigh of relief. He still seems to be feeling the pain
51.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, nipped back in from a good length and hit Steven Smith right on the box (who was shuffling across a long way), he looks to be in some pain
51.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Smith stays back and punches it in front of backward point
51.3 -
Mark Wood to Clarke, 1 run, fullish and on middle and off, Clarke pushes it gently towards cover and calls for a quick single. Smith responds well too
51.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, 1 run, dug in short outside off, pulled through square leg for another easy single
51.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, way too short and going down leg, Smith just watches it sail over his head
50.6 -
Broad to Clarke, no run, here comes the short ball from Broad, on the stumps and not really at a troubling pace, Clarke lets that go
50.5 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, short and outside off, Smith goes on the back foot and pulls it with flair through mid-wicket
50.4 -
Broad to Smith, no run, in the channel outside off, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
50.3 -
Broad to Clarke, 3 runs, angled in and held its line outside off, caught the outside edge of Clarke who was looking to defend, ball rolls away towards third man fence. Root and Stokes do the relay work and save a run
50.2 -
Broad to Clarke, no run, slightly fuller and on middle and off, Clarke comes across and blocks it with a straight bat
50.1 -
Broad to Clarke, 2 runs, Clarke is looking relatively good here, on the stumps, Clarke flicks it with his beautiful wrists through mid-wicket. Comes back for an easy couple
49.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, pitched up just outside off, Smith presses it in front of cover and screams "no run". Calls the substitute fielder immediately, maybe for a change of gloves
49.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, well wide of off again, Smith won't play at that all day
49.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, length delivery in the area outside off, Smith doesn't like playing at those
49.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, Smith watches it sail through to the keeper
49.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, touch fuller and wide of off, Smith looked to push, got an outside edge which dribbles to the right of gully who makes a diving stop
49.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, Wood continues with that probing line outside off, Smith ignores it to the keeper
Mark Wood [10.0-1-32-1] is back into the attack
48.6 -
Broad to Clarke, no run, was that too high? It looks like so. On a good length and hurried onto the defending Clarke, he missed it and got hit on the thigh. Broad got excited for a moment but didn't go for an appeal
48.5 -
Broad to Clarke, no run, slightly fuller and hint of inswing on offer, Clarke did well to push it firmly towards cover
48.4 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, short of length delivery just outside off, Smith rocks on the back foot and pulls it through vacant mid-wicket region
48.3 -
Broad to Smith, no run, off-cutter outside off, Smith reads it early and lets that go
48.2 -
Broad to Smith, no run, pitched it a little further and kept it in the corridor of uncertainty, Smith shuffles across and lifts his bat
48.1 -
Broad to Smith, no run, good length delivery and nowhere near the troubling line, Smith lets it pass through to the keeper
Stuart Broad [10.0-3-23-0] is back into the attack
47.6 -
Moeen Ali to Clarke, no run, floated up just outside off, Clarke defends it off the front foot towards cover
47.5 -
Moeen Ali to Clarke, no run, yorker length outside off, Clarke digs it out to cover
47.4 -
Moeen Ali to Clarke, FOUR, that's Clarkey for you, the fearless batsman we've known for long. Advances and lofts this flighted delivery over mid-on, one bounce and into the ropes
47.3 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, flatter and on middle and leg, Smith comes down the track and drives it to mid-on, called for a quick single and got it easily in the end
47.2 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, fullish and outside off, driven down to cover
47.1 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, no run, slower and on the stumps, Smith looked to turn it to the on-side, missed and wore it high on the pad. Stifled appeal but that was missing leg to me
46.6 -
Finn to Clarke, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Finn got some good bounce too, Clarke drops his wrists and lets it go
46.5 -
Finn to Clarke, no run, belated appeal from the keeper, but there was nothing from the bowler though. Sliding down leg and beat the flick of Clarke, Buttler moves across to his left and claims the catch. However, Clarke missed it by a long way
46.4 -
Finn to Clarke, no run, on a length and just outside off, Clarke blocks it back to the bowler off the front foot
46.3 -
Finn to Clarke, leg byes, 2 runs, on the pads again, Clarke missed out on the glance after shuffling across, ball dribbles away towards fine leg off the pads
46.2 -
Finn to Clarke, no run, pitched up on the leg-stump line, Clarke push-drives it past the non-striker, mid-on gets across and stops the ball
46.1 -
Finn to Smith, 1 run, fuller delivery on the pads, Smith clips it in front of mid-wicket and offers the strike to his skipper
45.6 -
Moeen Ali to Clarke, no run, fullish and just outside off, Clarke skips out and drives it back at the bowler
45.5 -
Moeen Ali to Smith, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Smith takes a step forward and drives it past the non-striker
45.4 -
Moeen Ali to Clarke, 3 runs, floated up outside off, Clarke advances and pushes it past the diving fielder at cover, off the mark with a three
45.3 -
Moeen Ali to Clarke, no run, comes down the track and flicks it to short mid-wicket
45.2 -
Moeen Ali to Clarke, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Clarke turns it round the corner and thinks of a quick single, he didn't realise that the ball didn't go past Bell at leg-slip. Nervy start for the Aussie skipper
Michael Clarke, right handed bat, comes to the crease
45.1 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, out Caught by Lyth!! Warner's dream of scoring a century in this Ashes series might not come true. He was playing so well and he walks back disappointed. That's a soft, soft dismissal though, tossed up just outside off, Warner pushed it with hard hands, thick outside edge was nicely held by Lyth at first slip. Moeen Ali continues to pick wickets. Warner c Lyth b Moeen Ali 85(131) [4s-11]
Moeen Ali to Warner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
44.6 -
Finn to Smith, 2 runs, that's good running from the batsmen, Smith flicked it off his pads wide of mid-on, called for the second and made it with ease
44.5 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, on the pads, Warner nudges it in front of mid-wicket and gets to the other end
44.4 -
Finn to Smith, 1 run, Finn drags his length back and delivers it around middle and off, Smith nurdles it wide of mid-on and sets off for a single
44.3 -
Finn to Smith, FOUR, brilliant stroke by Smith, full and in the slot, Smith presents the full face and drives it wide of mid-off. Looked in perfect position while executing the shot
44.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Smith missed out on the flick, wears it on the thigh
44.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, pitched up just outside off, Smith gets across a tad and goes for the drive, Finn slides to his right and makes a good stop. Commendable effort from the tall lad
43.6 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, no run, tossed up around off, Warner came forward to defend, got an inside edge onto the pad
43.5 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, no run, flighted delivery around off, Warner blocks it towards short mid-wicket
43.4 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Warner defends it off the front foot
43.3 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, no run, fuller and outside off, Warner drives it to the right of short cover who dives and stops
43.2 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, no run, stifled appeal for lbw but that might have missed leg, slower and on the stumps, Warner missed on the flick and wore it high on the pad
43.1 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, FOUR, too full from Moeen Ali, Warner bisected both the short cover fielders to perfection. Drove that hard and nice and got the desired result
One slip and two short covers in place
Moeen Ali [3.0-1-12-0] is back into the attack
42.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery in the region outside off, Smith jumps high and pushes it gently to cover
42.5 -
Finn to Smith, 2 runs, smidgen fuller and in the channel outside off, Smith leant on the front foot looking to defend, thick outside edge flies towards third man
42.4 -
Finn to Smith, no run, well wide of off, Smith is well aware this time, covers his off-stump and lets it go
42.3 -
Finn to Smith, 2 runs, low full toss on the stumps, Smith wrists it off his pads through mid-wicket, gets back for the second with ease
42.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, good length delivery shaping back in sharply, Smith shuffled across a long way as he looked to force it through the off-side, missed the outside edge by some distance. Finn has a wry smile
42.1 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, Warner went hard on the drive, inside edge rolls away to fine leg
41.6 -
Stokes to Warner, byes, 1 run, going down leg, Warner missed on the glance. Sneaks a bye as Buttler fumbles
41.5 -
Stokes to Smith, 1 run, full and around the off-stump line, Smith mistimes the flick wide of mid-on
41.4 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, back of a length and wide of off, Smith pushes it towards gully via the outside half, gully dives across to his right and makes a good stop
41.3 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, short of length delivery in the channel outside off, Smith hops across and guides it towards gully
41.2 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, on a good length and outside off, Smith defends it from the crease
41.1 -
Stokes to Warner, 1 run, short and on the stumps, Warner goes for the pull, didn't time it as he would have liked to. Gets a single as the ball dribbles to fine leg
40.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, short of a length and outside off, Smith hops across and drops it to the off-side off the bat handle, he got into awkward position while doing so
40.5 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, on a length and on the stumps, Warner didn't have enough room to go for the cut, miscues it towards backward point. Fielder at backward point had a shy at the striker's end and missed, the duo take a single on the overthrow.
40.4 -
Finn to Warner, no run, angled across wide of off, Warner gets forward and lets it go
40.3 -
Finn to Warner, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Warner goes on the back foot and punches it in front of cover
40.2 -
Finn to Warner, FOUR, crunched by Davey Warner! full and just outside off, Warner got into good position as he drives it past the non-striker, got it off the middle
40.1 -
Finn to Smith, 1 run, fullish and around the off-stump line, Smith shuffled across and got an inside edge on the flick, ball rolls away to fine leg
So, that my friends, will be drinks. Mark Wood got the reward as he managed to find the outside edge of Rogers while he was on 43. Barring that not much of scary stuff from the English bowlers
39.6 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, on a length and angled across off, Warner defends it solidly and yells "no run"
39.5 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery in the area outside off, Warner went on the back foot and cut that hard, can't beat the diving Moeen Ali at cover
39.4 -
Stokes to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads, Smith missed out on the clip, ball runs away off the pad towards mid-wicket
39.3 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, length delivery wide of off, Smith shuffles across and ignores it to the keeper
39.2 -
Stokes to Smith, no run, fullish and hint of shape back in outside off, Smith leaves it all alone
39.1 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, pitched up in the corridor of uncertainty, Smith went for the push, thick inside edge escapes the stumps and races away to the fine leg fence. It wasn't far away from the leg-stump, Smith got lucky there
38.6 -
Finn to Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Smith hops across and turns it gently towards mid-wicket, retains the strike with that run
38.5 -
Finn to Smith, no run, outside off, left alone
Lyth is standing very close at fourth slip
38.4 -
Finn to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Smith looked to leave that after shuffling across, ball takes the thin outside half and rolls to the slip cordon
38.3 -
Finn to Smith, no run, short of a good length and well outside off, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
38.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, on a good length and outside off, Smith went with soft hands as he looked to defend, outside edge flies to the right of gully who slides and stops
38.1 -
Finn to Smith, no run, back of a length and wide down leg, Buttler moved across to his left to collect that
37.6 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, bouncer down leg, Warner lets it go
37.5 -
Stokes to Warner, leg byes, 2 runs, fired it on the pads again, Warner looks to flick and misses, ball dribbles behind square on the leg-side off the pads
37.4 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, pitched up just outside off, Warner push drives it to the right of the bowler who dives across and makes a commendable stop
37.3 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, down leg again, missed Warner's flick by a marginal distance
37.2 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, full and around the fourth stump line, Warner drives it firmly back to the bowler
37.1 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, wasted delivery from Stokes, sliding down leg, Warner misses out on the flick
Ben Stokes [6.0-2-32-0] is back into the attack
36.6 -
Finn to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Smith mistimes the punch into the off-side
36.5 -
Finn to Smith, leg byes, FOUR, Smith once again shuffles across and Finn fires in on middle and leg, Smith fails to glance it fine, the ball though runs away fine off the thigh pad, another four runs added to the Australian total
36.4 -
Finn to Smith, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Smith comes across and pushes at it, the ball takes the outside edge and goes on the bounce to the man at gully
36.3 -
Finn to Smith, no run, full and shapes away outside off, Smith leaves it alone
36.2 -
Finn to Smith, no run, down the leg-side, Smith fails to glance it fine and the keeper collects after moving to his left
Three slips and a gully in place
36.1 -
Finn to Warner, 3 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, Warner hangs back and punches it past extra cover, who dives to his right but fails to stop the ball, the batsmen take three before the ball is hunted down
Steven Finn [7.0-2-19-0] is back into the attack
35.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Smith looks to punch it through the on-side, ends up chopping it off the bottom edge, the ball rolls away into the off-side
35.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, 2 runs, full delivery angling in on off and middle, Smith clips it through mid-wicket and gets back for the second with ease
35.4 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, angling in from outside off, Smith solidly gets behind the line and blocks
35.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, on a fuller length and in the channel just outside off, Smith comes forward to drive, drags it back to the bowler off the inside half of the bat
35.2 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, length delivery shaping away outside off, Smith comes across and shoulders arms
35.1 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Smith hops and blocks it with soft hands
34.6 -
Broad to Smith, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in on middle and leg, Smith tucks it away to fine leg and gets to the other end
34.5 -
Broad to Warner, 1 run, on the pads this time, Warner works it through mid-wicket for a single
34.4 -
Broad to Warner, FOUR, short delivery on leg stump line, Warner tries to play a controlled pull, gets a top-edge that goes very fine and crashes into the fence in no time
34.3 -
Broad to Warner, no run, short of length delivery angling away outside off, Warner has nothing to do with it
34.2 -
Broad to Warner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Warner pushes it to mid-off
34.1 -
Broad to Warner, no run, angled across off, Warner bunts it to point
33.6 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, angling in from outside off, Smith comes across and works it towards short mid-wicket, can't get the single away
33.5 -
Mark Wood to Smith, no run, full delivery in the channel just outside off, Smith leans forward and looks to drive, mistimes it off the toe-end, the ball rolls back towards the bowler
33.4 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 1 run, another short delivery from Wood, Warner swivels on the pull and sends it backward of square leg for another run
33.3 -
Mark Wood to Smith, 1 run, banged in short and around off, Smith pulls it to deep backward square leg to get off the mark, he rolled his wrists over it to send it along the ground
Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
33.2 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, out Caught by Cook!! Finally, England have their first breakthrough. A short of length delivery angled across off, there is some extra bounce on the ball as Rogers looks to force it through the off-side off the back foot, he pokes at it away from his body and ends up getting a thick outside edge that flies to the left of Cook at first slip. The English captain moves across and gets both hands to it, the ball though pops out of his hands but he manages to take it on the second attempt. End of a gritty knock from Rogers. Chris Rogers c Cook b Mark Wood 43(100) [4s-7]
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
33.1 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Rogers hops in the crease and punches it to short cover
32.6 -
Broad to Warner, no run, fullish delivery angled across off, Warner taps it towards cover, who has a shy at the non-striker's end but Rogers got back in
Back over the wicket
32.5 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, short of length delivery angling in on the pads, Rogers tucks it away backward of square leg for a single
32.4 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, another bumper from Broad, Rogers ducks once again
32.3 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, in the air and just short of Broad! This was a slower ball on a fuller length just outside off, Rogers goes for the drive early and ends up dragging it towards the bowler off the inside half of the bat. Luckily for him, the ball bounces right in front of the diving bowler
32.2 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, a hint of outswing on this length delivery just outside off, Rogers gets behind the line and drops it into the off-side with soft hands
32.1 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, bumper aimed at the batsman, Rogers sits under it and leaves it for the keeper
31.6 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, leg byes, 1 run, on the pads this time around, Rogers fails to tuck it away and the ball rolls away behind square on the leg-side off the thigh pad, there was half an appeal from the bowler but it pitched outside leg. The batsmen sneak in a leg bye
31.5 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, FOUR, well played! This was overpitched just outside off, Rogers push-drives it to the left of mid-off and it races away to the fence
31.4 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, on a good length and in the channel outside off, Rogers opens the face of the bat and guides it to gully
31.3 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, beaten! On a good length and angled across off, Rogers comes forward and pushes at it, he is lucky that he didn't edge it to the keeper
A short leg is in place now as well
31.2 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, banged in short but it's well down the leg-side, Rogers ducks but it was not even close to him
31.1 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 1 run, inswinger on a fuller length and on the stumps, Warner works it away through mid-wicket and gets off strike
30.6 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, FOUR, lovely shot! 100 of the partnership comes up with this boundary. It was pitched up outside off, Rogers comes forward and drives it through the cover region, hits the fence in no time
30.5 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, just short of a good length and angled across off, Rogers looks to punch it into the off-side, gets it off the outside half of the bat and the ball dribbles away to backward point
30.4 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, bumper on the stumps, Rogers ducks under it
Round the wicket now
30.3 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, slightly back of a length and just outside off, Rogers bunts it towards short mid-wicket
30.2 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, angling away outside off, Rogers doesn't offer a shot yet again
Back to over the wicket
30.1 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, just short of a good length and angling in from outside off, Rogers covers his stumps and shoulders arms
29.6 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, length delivery just outside off, Warner punches it to the right of mid-off
29.5 -
Mark Wood to Warner, FOUR, nicely done by Warner. It was a short of length delivery outside off, Warner hangs back, opens the face of the bat and guides it to the right of backward point, who can't stop the ball after diving to his right, the ball hurries across the turf and crashes into the fence in no time
Wood will come round the wicket now
29.4 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, pitched up just outside off, Warner drives it back to the bowler off the inside half of the bat
29.3 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on leg stump line, Warner glances it behind square on the leg-side, good running ensures that Warner comes back for the second before the throw arrives at the striker's end
29.2 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, full delivery angling away outside off, Warner leans forward and drives it to the right of mid-off, Ali moves to his right and stops the ball, the batsmen can't get the single away
29.1 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Warner hops in the crease and defends it back to the bowler
28.6 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, FOUR, that's a beautiful shot! Pitched up outside off, Rogers opens the face of the bat and drives it in the gap between cover-point and backward point, races away to the fence in a jiffy
28.5 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, hint of outswing on this length delivery outside off, Rogers ignores it to the keeper
28.4 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, angling in on middle and leg, Rogers tries to work it away into the on-side, closes the bat face a little too early, gets a leading edge that rolls away into the off-side
28.3 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
28.2 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, on a good length and in the channel just outside off, Rogers lifts his bat and lets it go
28.1 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, angling in from outside off, Rogers comes across, covers the stumps and shoulders arms
Broad will come from round the wicket
Stuart Broad [6.0-3-8-0] is back into the attack
27.6 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, beaten! Another peach from Wood. It was angled across off and was on a fuller length, Warner looks to drive but the ball goes past the outside edge yet again
27.5 -
Mark Wood to Warner, FOUR, that's a lovely shot from Warner. Another one that's full and angled across off, Warner leans into the drive and sends it uppishly through the cover region, no need to run for those
27.4 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, pitched up outside off, Warner leans forward and drives it to cover
27.3 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, good ball from Wood. This was full and in the channel just outside off, Warner was lured to go for the drive, the ball whizzes past the outside edge and goes through to the keeper
27.2 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, this one was slightly short and well wide outside off, Warner reaches out and looks to cut it away but he can't lay bat on it
27.1 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, 3 runs, bit of inswing on offer but it's one the pads of Rogers, who works it away behind square on the leg-side. Good running ensures that the batsmen come back for the third
Welcome back. The players are making their way out to the middle. Wood will start the proceedings after lunch. Three slips and a gully in place for him.
The Australian camp would be pleased with the way they played in the first session. It would have certainly soothed the tangle of nerves in the dressing room. England need to pick up wickets at regular intervals during the second session otherwise, it might feel like a long day in the field. The track has been a touch two paced and has offered Moeen Ali turn. We will be back shortly for the next session. Do stay tuned...
On the other hand, the likes of Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, Steven Finn and Ben Stokes, bowled well in patches. It has to be said that compared to his wondrous spell at Trent Bridge, Broad perhaps bowled it a touch short. The track at The Oval also didn't help the seamers as much as it did at Trent Bridge.
Australian openers played steadily to take them to lunch without losing a single wicket. After they were put into bat by England, Chris Rogers and David Warner showed good application and defence to counter the pacers. Once Warner and Rogers were able to get through the initial phase, they essayed some eye-catching shots. Warner also cracked a fine half-century.
All-out inside a session at TB. Here at the Oval - no wickets lost at lunch. Two sides of the Australian batting performance on show. Shows what old-fashioned application and treating the ball on merit can do in Test cricket. Warner and Chris Rogers have dug in and gritted it out
26.6 -
Finn to Warner, no run, full on off, Warner gets forward and defends solidly to mid-off. That was a textbook forward defence. It will be lunch on day 1. Clarke claps from the balcony while Warner and Chris Rogers shake hands before trudging off
26.5 -
Finn to Warner, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Warner gets forward and drives to mid-off
26.4 -
Finn to Warner, no run, good length on middle and leg, Warner shuffles across and defends it back to Finn
26.3 -
Finn to Warner, no run, pitches outside leg and raps Warner on the pads, the stifled appeal for lbw dies down quickly. Hit Warner above the kneeroll. Pitched well outside leg
26.2 -
Finn to Warner, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
26.1 -
Finn to Warner, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Warner shows the full face of the bat and defends it back to Finn
This will be the last over before lunch
25.6 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, dug in short and Chris Rogers ducks under that
25.5 -
Broad to Warner, 1 run, again slips it down leg, clipped to deep square leg, for a single
25.4 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, angled in and towards middle and leg, nudged wide of mid-wicket for a single
25.3 -
Broad to Warner, 1 run, full outside off, Warner gets forward to defend and the ball takes a thick inside edge and runs away to deep backward square leg, for a single
25.2 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, 1 run, short of length on the hips, Chris Rogers gets inside the line and glances it to fine leg
25.1 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, angled in from round the wicket, Chris Rogers sees it is still outside off, so leaves that alone
Stuart Broad [5.0-3-4-0] is back into the attack
24.6 -
Finn to Warner, no run, good length on the stumps, Warner hops back to defend to cover
24.5 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, 1 run, full and angled in, Chris Rogers flicks wide of mid-on for a single
Now round the wicket
24.4 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, defended to mid-on and a quick single taken. Well-judged single
24.3 -
Finn to Warner, no run, full on the stumps, Warner gets forward and drives to mid-off
24.2 -
Finn to Warner, no run, short of length on the stumps, Warner is solidly behind that
24.1 -
Finn to Warner, FOUR, Clarke claps from the balcony after Warner reaches fifty. Full and outside off, he gets forward and drives wide of mid-off. This is his first fifty in the first innings of this Ashes series. All the other ones have come in the second essay. Raises his bat and acknowledges the cheers
23.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, driven straight to the fielder at short cover
23.5 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, this one holds its line outside off, left alone
23.4 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, turn and bounce! Where did that come from? Tossed up outside off, drew Chris Rogers into the forward push but the big turn and bounce took it over the bat. Good take by Buttler too
23.3 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, 1 run, shortish but down middle and leg, tucked away to deep backward square leg, for a single
23.2 -
Moeen Ali to Warner, FOUR, no-one in the deep for the sweep and Warner gets four. It was tossed up on middle and leg, Warner kneels down and gets it away down to deep backward square leg. Middled that well
23.1 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, 1 run, hint of turn away, Chris Rogers plays with soft hands and guides it wide of slip for a single
22.6 -
Finn to Warner, no run, low full toss on the stumps, driven back to Finn
22.5 -
Finn to Warner, no run, another sharp inducker has Warner in strife. Nips back in and takes the thigh pad as it misses the inside edge of the bat, the ball rolls to the slips. Finn got that to deck off the pitch bit, extra bounce too
22.4 -
Finn to Warner, no run, now Warner is caught in a dilemma and gets a thick inside edge onto the pad on the pull, was late on the shot, the ball hits the pad and rolls away
22.3 -
Finn to Warner, no run, just short of Root at fourth slip now It bounced before his hands and he didn't throw the ball up to celebrate. The crowd thought it had carried but it didn't. Warner pushing with hard hands and luckily the edge didn't go straight into the hands of Root
22.2 -
Finn to Warner, no run, good length on the stumps, Warner shuffles across and defends to point
22.1 -
Finn to Warner, no run, full on the stumps, driven off the front foot to mid-on
Steven Finn [4.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
21.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, tossed up outside off, Chris Rogers gets forward and drives but can't beat Cook at short cover
21.5 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, tossed up outside off, turning away but only after Chris Rogers had left it alone
21.4 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, fraction short outside off, chopped to the right of backward point
21.3 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, flat and straight outside off, left alone
21.2 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, good length on the stumps, Chris Rogers reads it off the pitch and blocks
21.1 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, tossed up outside off, Chris Rogers plays outside the line on the forward defence and gets a thick inside half to short leg
20.6 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, full and swinging in towards middle and off, Warner gets forward to push to mid-on
20.5 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, full outside off, tempter, Warner resists
20.4 -
Stokes to Warner, FOUR, well played again. This one nips back in and cramps Warner for room, he rocks back and then steers it to the right of gully, beats the dive and races away. Controlled shot that one from Warner and he adjusted well at the last moment to play it wide of the fielder
20.3 -
Stokes to Warner, FOUR, smashed! Not all that short outside off, Warner went back and muscled it wide of Broad at mid-on. Kept it down too and got a boundary
Eoin Morgan is in attendance today
20.2 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, full outside off, Warner's bat came outside the line of the ball and he mistimed the drive to mid-on
20.1 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, good length outside off, left alone
19.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, slower and loopier, outside off, left alone
19.5 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, tossed up outside off, Chris Rogers gets forward and square drives, straight to the fielder at cover-point
19.4 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, 2 runs, full on the pads, flicked past short leg for a couple
19.3 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, drifted in and quicker on middle, Chris Rogers gets an inside edge on the forward defence, doesn't carry to short leg
19.2 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, no run, tossed up outside off, Chris Rogers gets forward and pushes to point
Slip and a short leg in
19.1 -
Moeen Ali to Chris Rogers, FOUR, first ball from Moeen Ali is fraction short from round the wicket, Chris Rogers rocks back and cuts it late, beats slip and backward point giving chase. Used the depth of the crease to play the shot. Executed it well
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
18.6 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, nearly carried to the second man close-in catching at short cover. Stokes causing problems to both openers with this round the wicket angle, full and on the stumps, Warner closes the face of the bat on the flick and the leading edge is found, Lyth dived forward to take it but it didn't carry
18.5 -
Stokes to Warner, FOUR, good work by Broad? No! Flicked wide of him at mid-on, he gives chase and tries to pull it back. But he was in contact with the cushions as he pulled it back. Slid and the feet were touching. The third umpire rules it as four
18.4 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, 1 run, middle and leg stump line, opens Chris Rogers up once more, but the thick leading edge dribbles wide of backward point for a single
18.3 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length outside off, Chris Rogers defends to cover
18.2 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, lovely delivery. Swinging in with the angle and then it opens Chris Rogers up on the forward defence, the ball hits the seam and jags away. Too good for Chris Rogers and he acknowledges it, by shrugging it off. Stokes can't believe that it hasn't kissed the outside edge
Chris Rogers stops Stokes as the field was being changed
18.1 -
Stokes to Warner, 3 runs, good length outside off, Warner gets forward and drives wide of mid-off. Was just a mere extension of the arms and the ball plugs near deep extra cover, they take three
17.6 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, no run, Finn comes back well. Beats Chris Rogers on the tentative push outside off, full and angled in, Chris Rogers tried to play that with an open face of the bat and got beaten. Buttler nearly dropped it behind the stumps
17.5 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, FOUR, nice punchy shot from the crease. It was a good length delivery outside off, Chris Rogers punched it wide of Stokes at point and the ball raced away. Came right off the middle of the bat
17.4 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, no run, angled in and it keeps a bit low, Chris Rogers handles it off the back foot
From round the wicket now with a leg gully in
17.3 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, full down leg, flicked wide of mid-on
Finn has a look at the finger. That ball caught him right at the edge of the finger. His index finger is the one that is taped on his left-hand
17.2 -
Finn to Warner, no run, Finn tumbles on his followthrough and deflects a drive to mid-on. Finn wore that on his left-hand
17.2 -
Finn to Warner, no ball, full outside off, Warner defends off the front foot to backward point. Finn has overstepped there
17.1 -
Finn to Warner, no run, short of length on the stumps, Warner takes the bottom hand off the bat handle and defends it towards cover, Chris Rogers wants a single but there is none there
16.6 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, good length and angled in, Chris Rogers lifts his bat and lets it go
16.5 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, loose from Chris Rogers. The feet don't move and he tries to square drive at a very wide full delivery outside off, he doesn't make contact. Buttler and Cook went up for a caught behind appeal but the sound was bat hitting ground
16.4 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, short of length outside off, Chris Rogers has rocked back and punched it wide of gully. Was in the air but in the gap. Stokes is a disappointed man and shakes his head. Was an airy fairy shot and Chris Rogers got away with that
16.3 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, did that stop on him? Looked like it, Chris Rogers is turned inside out, the ball lands on a good length and bounces extra, Chris Rogers tries to defend and the ball hits the bat splice and the ball rolls back down the track
16.2 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, full and on the stumps from round the wicket, pushed off the front foot to mid-on
16.1 -
Stokes to Warner, 1 run, full and down leg, flicked to fine leg, Finn runs around and slides to keep it down to a single. Rifles the throw back quickly too
15.6 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, wide of the crease and Warner's bat comes down late, the thick inside edge misses the stumps and rolls to deep backward square leg for a single
15.5 -
Finn to Warner, no run, pitched up outside off, Warner's bat turns as he mistimes the drive to mid-off
15.4 -
Finn to Warner, no run, full and on the stumps, driven back to Finn
15.3 -
Finn to Warner, no run, nasty short delivery. Right near the chest of Warner, he was looking to play at it and then dropped his bat and gloves in the nick of time. That was rising and Warner's weight was on the back foot, somehow he managed to avoid that searing delivery. Not far from brushing the glove on the way to Buttler
15.2 -
Finn to Warner, no run, full on the stumps, punched back to Finn
15.1 -
Finn to Warner, 2 runs, Warner plays an aggressive shot and finds the gap at deep mid-wicket, fetched the pull from outside off and hit it in the air, into the vast acres of space
14.6 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, FOUR, first boundary for Chris Rogers in this game. Off his 43rd delivery. Very full and wide of off, Chris Rogers reached out and drove it along the ground through the vacant cover region
14.5 -
Stokes to Warner, 1 run, inswinging yorker on the toes, Warner gets the bat down and digs it to mid-wicket
14.4 -
Stokes to Warner, FOUR, dug in short and Warner is onto it in a flash, rocks back and pulls it to deep square leg, and it races away
14.3 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, full outside off, Warner gets forward and shoulders arms
14.2 -
Stokes to Warner, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Warner gets forward and pushes it through cover for an easy couple of runs
14.1 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, full outside off, Warner gets forward and defends off the full face of the bat to silly mid-off
The first hour is done and it will be drinks. At drinks at TB they were 35/7. Here 19/0. Not as much sideways movement as there was at TB but still the Aussie openers have left well and shown application to emerge from the first hour unscathed. If only they could roll the clock back and do it all over again at TB. That was a horror opening session which eventually cost them the Ashes. Australia have ensured that the past scars don't reopen again and negated the initial burst from the seamers. With the outfield very lush and green, there won't be any reverse swing on offer for the fast bowlers on this Oval wicket
13.6 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length outside off, slanted across, left alone
13.5 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, short of length on the stumps, Warner hops back to defend and the thick inside edge runs to deep backward square leg
13.4 -
Finn to Warner, no run, down leg, Warner missed the glance and Buttler took it to his right
13.3 -
Finn to Warner, no run, short and wide outside off, cut straight to the fielder at point. Warner missed out there
13.2 -
Finn to Warner, no run, Warner shuffles across in defence and plays it to mid-off. A loud groan of 'no run' to Chris Rogers
13.1 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, 1 run, full outside off, Chris Rogers plays with soft hands and gets it to the left of backward point for a quick single
12.6 -
Stokes to Warner, no run, well bowled and Stokes has his hands on his head. Angled in towards off stump and that made Warner play, he was looking to defend off the front foot, the ball held its line and went past the edge. Also Stokes delivered that from close to the stumps
Silly mid-off in now for Warner
12.5 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, leg byes, 1 run, awkwardly played by Chris Rogers. He was aiming to get out of the way and then the ball followed him, brushes his back and rolls to fine leg. A single taken
12.4 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, close to the stumps and angled in on the stumps, Chris Rogers defends off the back foot
12.3 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, short outside off, Chris Rogers drops his gloves and lets it go
12.2 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length outside off, Chris Rogers watches it through to Buttler
12.1 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, short and outside off, Chris Rogers went for a big cut and missed. Went over the top edge of the bat
11.6 -
Finn to Warner, no run, full outside off, Warner drives to the left of mid-off where there is a sliding stop made
11.5 -
Finn to Warner, no run, good length outside off, Warner gets forward and defends to mid-off
11.4 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, 1 run, dab and run in front of mid-off, well-run as Warner responded in time
11.3 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, no run, good length on the stumps, Chris Rogers shuffles across and defends
11.2 -
Finn to Chris Rogers, no run, full outside off, left alone
That same shot has got Warner out twice in the series. Shane Warne calls that a 'rubbish' shot
11.1 -
Finn to Warner, 1 run, shortish on the stumps, Warner plays that swat-flick to deep backward square leg, rolled his wrists and played it down
Steven Finn, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, full and down leg, Chris Rogers flicks and misses, Buttler fumbles the take
10.5 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, good length outside off, Chris Rogers lets it go
10.4 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, full and Chris Rogers drives it back to Stokes
10.3 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, full on the stumps, Chris Rogers drives it back to Stokes who deflects it to mid-on
Four slips in
10.2 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, good length outside off, seaming away, left alone
10.1 -
Stokes to Chris Rogers, no run, good length on the stumps from round the wicket, Chris Rogers is opened up but the thick leading edge dribbles to backward point
Ben Stokes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, 1 run, good length outside off, Chris Rogers pushes it into the gap at cover and takes an easy single
Leg gully in for Chris Rogers
9.5 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 1 run, full and swinging in, clipped to deep backward square leg, for a single
9.4 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, short of length on the stumps, Warner defends to cover off the back foot
9.3 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, short and wide outside off, now Warner flashes and doesn't connect. Pacy delivery from Mark Wood and Warner didn't lay bat on ball. Carried nicely to Buttler
9.2 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, loud shout for lbw from Mark Wood, but that was a bit high. Nipped back in and Warner was caught on the crease, hit on the thigh pad, just above the pads and the umpire wasn't interested. Going over
Shane Warne on air calls that a 'rubbish shot'
9.1 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, short of length and around off, Warner fetches the short-arm pull and finds mid-on. Didn't time that as it hurried onto him
8.6 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, full outside off, left alone
8.5 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, turned to the right of short leg who parries it away. Went on the bounce to the man under the lid
8.4 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run,
8.3 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, Chris Rogers has a wry smile at Warner. The slower bouncer, Chris Rogers was early into the pull and missed. Broad - with a smile on his face - indicates that it was a banged in delivery to Chris Rogers
Five slips and a short leg in for Chris Rogers
8.2 -
Broad to Warner, 3 runs, back of a length outside off, Warner stands tall and punches through cover for three runs. Was in the air but in the gap too
8.1 -
Broad to Warner, no run, short of length outside off, Warner fends it down to backward point. Looked awkward there but importantly didn't play it in the air
This has been a much better start from Australia. Even though the runs haven't come they haven't lost wickets. Around this stage at TB they had almost lost half their side
7.6 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, full outside off, Chris Rogers' bat turns as he drives to the right of cover
7.5 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, good ball. Pitched up and then seaming away with the angle, extra bounce too and Chris Rogers is beaten on the outside edge. Pacy delivery and it beat Chris Rogers all ends up
7.4 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, full and Chris Rogers times the flick well but picks out Moeen Ali at square leg
7.3 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, swinging down the leg-side, Chris Rogers flicks and misses
7.2 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, angled across Chris Rogers, outside off, Chris Rogers pushes his bat inside the line
7.1 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, short outside off, Chris Rogers rides the bounce and lets it go
6.6 -
Broad to Warner, no run, beautiful delivery. Broad has a wry smile on his face. It was full and angled in, Warner was trying to push that with a straight bat and the ball held its line to beat the bat. That's the sucker delivery, angled in and then straightening
6.5 -
Broad to Warner, no run, angled in and Warner is solidly behind that
6.4 -
Broad to Warner, no run, back of a length outside off, Warner jerks his bat out of the line of the ball
6.3 -
Broad to Warner, no run, well wide of off, left alone
6.2 -
Broad to Warner, no run,
Jonny Bairstow has been brought in from the leg-side in at a silly mid-off position. The four slips stand
6.1 -
Broad to Warner, no run, short of length and outside off, Warner is solidly in behind it
5.6 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, just short of Cook at first slip. This has been a testing over from Mark Wood and he nearly has Chris Rogers off the last delivery. Chris Rogers pushing out and the thick edge didn't carry. Maybe Cook is standing a bit deep. Needs to come up a bit
5.5 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, yorker on the stumps, Chris Rogers digs it out
Four slips in
5.4 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, full and Chris Rogers' bat turns as he drives and mistimes it to cover
5.3 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, good bowling. Wide of the crease and angled across Chris Rogers, he pushes inside the line and is well beaten. Mark Wood used the depth of the crease well there
5.2 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, no run, Chris Rogers is surprised by that back of a length delivery outside off, bit of bounce for Mark Wood and Chris Rogers' body jerked back as he pushed out. Seemed surprised by that and the ball dribbles to backward point
5.1 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 1 run, short of length and nips back in, Warner gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad, Chris Rogers spots a chance for a quick single, they rush across to make it with ease. Aleem Dar gave it as runs so there must have been a slight inside edge
4.6 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, full outside off, Chris Rogers shows the full face of the bat to defend it back to Broad
Perhaps Broad is trying the big inswinger and hasn't got it right so far
4.5 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, second delivery in the over that has gone down leg, Buttler did well to dive and collect it
4.4 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, angled in once more, Chris Rogers pulls the bat inside the line and lets it go
4.3 -
Broad to Warner, 1 run, short of length outside off, Warner defends off the back foot into the vacant cover region and takes an easy single
4.2 -
Broad to Warner, no run, slipped down leg as Broad loses control, wasted delivery
4.1 -
Broad to Warner, no run, angled in and then seamed away, Warner watches it well and lets it go
3.6 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 1 run, dug in short on the stumps, Warner swivels and mistimes the pull to deep backward square leg, went too hard at it
3.5 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 2 runs, full and on the stumps, Warner shows the full face of the bat and pushes it to the left of mid-off for a couple
3.4 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, wide of the crease and Mark Wood delivers an attempted yorker, it isn't quite the perfect yorker but it swung and was full on the stumps, Warner digs it out though. Well played
3.3 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, good length outside off, Warner presses forward and defends solidly to mid-off
3.2 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, loose from Warner. Angled across Warner on a back of a length, he tries to play an aggressive square cut and misses. Extra bounce taking it over the outside edge
3.1 -
Mark Wood to Chris Rogers, 1 run, swung in late and had Chris Rogers in trouble, the thick inside edge squirts to fine leg
2.6 -
Broad to Warner, no run, pitched up outside off, Warner gets forward and defends to the right of Broad who tumbles and makes a half-stop
2.5 -
Broad to Warner, no run, full and outside off, Warner watches it carefully and lets it go
2.4 -
Broad to Warner, no run, again probing away is Broad, outside off, Warner leaves
2.3 -
Broad to Warner, no run, short of length outside off, Warner shoulders arms
2.2 -
Broad to Warner, no run, good delivery, in the corridor of uncertainty, shaping away, Warner is tentative, flirted at it and then pulled the bat away from the line of the ball
2.1 -
Broad to Warner, no run, slips down leg, Warner can't lay bat on the flick
1.6 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Warner gets forward and drives through the vacant cover for a single
1.5 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, good length and nips back in and is headed towards off and middle, Warner defends to mid-off
1.4 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, nips back in and Warner hops back to tuck to leg, gets an inside edge onto the pad, dribbles to square leg
1.3 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, good length outside off, left alone
Hawk-Eye in for that lbw call on Chris Rogers and it shows missing leg
1.2 -
Mark Wood to Warner, 2 runs, pitched up and swinging in, Warner gets half-forward and defends it wide of mid-off. Gets off the mark with that two. It was just a push
Three slips and a gully for Mark Wood
Good first delivery from Mark Wood, with a hint of shape back in
1.1 -
Mark Wood to Warner, no run, nips back in and on the stumps, Warner brings the bat down and defends solidly back to Mark Wood
Mark Wood, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, huge shout for lbw from Broad and he has a chat with Cook about a review. They don't go for it eventually. It was angled in fuller and Chris Rogers fell over and missed the flick. With the angle from round the wicket, would've headed down, if England had reviewed that, would've been a waste
Five leaves in a row. Broad hasn't made Chris Rogers play at one in this over. Can he do it off the last one?
0.5 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, still on a back of a length and outside off, Chris Rogers doesn't play at that
0.4 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, fourth leave in a row, but this was a good delivery, angled in and targetting off stump, but Chris Rogers trusted his judgement and let it go
0.3 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, pitched up outside off, well wide in fact and an easy leave for Chris Rogers
0.2 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, back of a length outside off, Chris Rogers shoulders arms and it carries nicely to the keeper
The sun is out now
0.1 -
Broad to Chris Rogers, no run, short of length outside off, Chris Rogers lifts his bat over his head and lets it go
Chris Rogers and Warner are at the crease. Chris Rogers is on strike. Broad will open the attack
Michael Clarke with the dark glasses and the Baggy Green on his head leads his side out for one final time in his career. Certainly an emotional moment for him. But all the emotion is hidden under those glasses. He has Chris Rogers alongside him. Clarke pats Rogers on the back. Lyon shakes Clarke's hand and Clarke has an arm around the offie. All set for the second innings
Today the last two wickets weren't expected to last long but Wood and Moeen Ali played some rousing strokes to add 42 runs in 8 overs. Runs came at a fair clip and soon Clarke turned to Johnson who finished off the innings in two balls. He will be on a hat-trick in the second innings. England need to bat well and bat big. The sun is out and that should help them a bit. We will be back soon for the reply. Do stay tuned...
That will be the end of the innings. Clarke calls for a team meeting, has a quick little chat with his bowlers and then decides to walk off. The Aussie openers don't run off the field which suggests that Australia are thinking of enforcing the follow-on. And official news is that Australia have enforced the follow-on. Clarke has done it for the first time in his captaincy career. He didn't do it for the last four times when he got a chance, but on the fifth occasion and in his last match has decided it is time to have another crack at the English
48.4 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Nevill!! Two in two. Moeen Ali pushed out at a length ball outside off and got a thick edge, it was going to the keeper's left and he dived to take it. Nice catch. Moeen Ali should've left it alone but flirted at it and paid the price. Moeen Ali c Nevill b Johnson 30(61) [4s-6]
Johnson to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Steven Finn, right handed bat, comes to the crease
48.3 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, out Caught by Starc!! The short ball gets Mark Wood out. End of a little cameo from Mark Wood. This one hurried onto Mark Wood, beaten for pace as he splices the pull straight up in the air, Starc runs in from mid-wicket and takes an easy catch. They check for the no-ball but Johnson was fine. Mark Wood c Starc b Johnson 24(41) [4s-6]
Johnson to Mark Wood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Short leg in
48.2 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, no run, short and down leg, Mark Wood flapped at it and missed
48.1 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, no run, short of length outside off, Mark Wood stays beside the line and punches to point
Mitchell Johnson [8.0-4-21-1] is back into the attack
47.6 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, pushed through outside off, Moeen Ali respects it with a block to short cover
47.5 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, he does, but Moeen Ali is forward and defending to short cover
47.4 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Moeen Ali has decided to take on Lyon here. It was tossed up outside off, Moeen Ali went for another big loft and timed it well, straight down the ground, one bounce over the ropes. Will Lyon toss the next one up?
47.3 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, FOUR, flighted on off and Moeen Ali goes over mid-on. Lofted well and it beats the fielder easily. Over the head of the man
47.2 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali skips out and Lyon has pulled his length back, so the batsman defends to short cover
Slip, short leg and a short cover in
47.1 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, Moeen Ali gets forward and defends to short cover
Nathan Lyon [9.0-2-32-2] is back into the attack
46.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, tight delivery on the stumps, Mark Wood defends to cover
46.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, FOUR, that is a bad ball and Mark Wood puts it away. Short and wide outside off, Mark Wood plays a square cut and beats backward point to his left
46.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, FOUR, Clarke shakes his head as he isn't happy. On a back of a length outside off, Mark Wood stays beside the line and steers it wide of backward point, raced away once it beat the fielder
46.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, big outswinger, pitched well outside off, Mark Wood reached out for a drive and missed. Was too far wide of him to be attempting that shot
46.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, again short of length on the stumps, Mark Wood brings out the back foot defence
46.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, back of a length on off, Mark Wood defends to cover
45.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, FOUR, third boundary in the over and that's the most convincing of the lot. Overpitched from Siddle and Moeen Ali leant on the off-drive, beats Mitch Marsh at mid-off and the ball has enough legs to go all the way. When he plays like that he looks so elegant
45.5 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, swings in and late movement for Siddle, raps Moeen Ali on the thigh pad as the batsman didn't account for the inswing
45.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on the stumps, Moeen Ali stands tall and defends it back down the track
45.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, pushed across Moeen Ali, he thought about the cut for a moment, but then left it alone
45.2 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, FOUR, another outside edge on the forward defence and this time it beats Warner to his right at gully. Won't make Siddle happy. It was a good delivery, on off and middle, got the edge but it died down quickly and beat Warner
45.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, FOUR, straight through gully. Siddle isn't happy. Warner the fielder. Full outside off, Moeen Ali drove and the ball bounced before Warner, straight through his hands and raced away
44.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, full again, driven to Mitch at mid-off
44.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, full on the stumps, Mark Wood gets forward to drive to mid-off
44.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, so close to both the outside edge and the off stump, Mitchell Marsh pulls his length back and gets it to straighten outside off, Mark Wood was defending and the ball went past both stump and bat
44.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, FOUR, again Mark Wood drives and gets it wide of Mitch Johnson at mid-off. Mitch didn't dive and he needed to. Driven on the rise as Mitchell Marsh went full and wide outside off
44.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, nips back in and catches Mark Wood's thigh pad, rolls towards gully
44.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
Mitchell Marsh [7.0-2-18-3] is back into the attack
43.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended to square leg, Moeen Ali is sent back by Mark Wood
43.5 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, closer to off stump but Moeen Ali leaves well, carried nicely to Nevill
43.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, swung after Moeen Ali left it alone, Nevill takes it in front of first slip
43.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, full and angled across Moeen Ali, he sees it and then shoulders arms
43.2 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, length on middle and leg, tucked to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs
43.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched up outside off, Moeen Ali mistimes the drive back to the bowler
42.6 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, ducking in late, towards middle and leg, Mark Wood turns it to mid-wicket
42.5 -
Starc to Mark Wood, FOUR, superb drive from Mark Wood. On the rise. Full and outside off, Mark Wood came half forward and laced a drive through cover
42.4 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, pitched up outside off, Mark Wood gets forward and square drives, but finds Lyon at point
42.3 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, down leg, Mark Wood fails to get bat on the flick, Nevill dives to his left to glove that
42.2 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, very full and wide outside off, Mark Wood reached out and missed it. Should've left that alone
42.1 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, swinging in, Mark Wood gets forward and mistimes the drive to mid-on
41.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, pushed across Moeen Ali, he felt for it, but the ball died down pretty quickly after passing the bat, didn't carry to the keeper
41.5 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on the stumps, Moeen Ali defends with soft hands to gully
Two slips and a gully
41.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, well outside off, left alone
Since Blue is the color today, the stumps are painted Blue
41.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, pushed further wide of off, Moeen Ali lets it go
41.2 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, another flowing drive from Moeen Ali but again mid-off is in the way
41.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, full outside off, Moeen Ali gets forward and leans into a flowing drive, but straight to the fielder at mid-off
That was a good opening over from Starc. Got late swing and troubled Mark Wood
40.6 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, another one that beats the bat. Full and outside off, Mark Wood was pressing forward to block but the ball zipped past the outside edge. Pacy delivery from Starc
40.5 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, now this one goes over the top of off stump. Swung in and then held its line to beat the outside edge and the off stump. The extra bounce took it over the stumps. Mark Wood did nothing wrong there, he played the right line but the ball was too good for him
40.4 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, very full and wide outside off, Mark Wood looks to thrash a drive and doesn't connect. Missed it as his feet didn't move
40.3 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, brilliant inswinging yorker again, this time Mark Wood digs it out. Almost fell over after keeping it out
40.2 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, how did that miss off? Inswinging yorker, Mark Wood was trying to steer it down to third man, missed and it curved in late, missed off by a whisker
40.1 -
Starc to Mark Wood, leg byes, FOUR, big cheer from the crowd as the ball runs off the thigh pad and deflects away to the fine leg fence, it was swinging down leg and Mark Wood failed to get bat on the flick
Starc will start off proceedings on day 3. Mark Wood will take strike. Three slips and a gully in place
Brilliant sunny day at the Oval. "Jerusalem" being sung by the same lady who did the honors on the first two days. Today is Cricket United day and Blue is the color for the day. That is the theme. The Aussies hand over the Blue caps before they step on the field. The Cricket United day benefits three charities. So a great cause
"He hasn't shown any application whatsoever. It looks to me like his mind and confidence is shot for Test cricket - it's pathetic."
"Jos Buttler is like a rabbit caught in the headlights of Ashes cricket. A seven-year-old schoolboy would have played better. He hasn't made a run all series."
"Then Ben Stokes came in - almost every second or third ball he was whooshing at it, almost as if he was trying to win the match."
More criticism from Boycott and he really tore into the England batting and pointed fingers at the manner of the dismissals. Talking about Jonny Bairstow's pull - "Jonny Bairstow came in and they set the trap for him - they put two back and he knocked it straight down his throat."
"Adam Lyth grafted and played nicely, but Peter Siddle came on, his second ball was a loosener, a lollipop outside off stump and he went to pull it and it looped to mid-on. Your career is at stake here," he said.
"If I was the chairman of England cricket, I'd be going in to talk to the coaches. I'd want to know what you're going to do about this. Because if you don't solve it, I will - I'll get somebody else. England will follow on tomorrow and it will be all over by Saturday night."
More of the newspaper segment. Geoffrey Boycott pulled no punches as he described England's batting as "pathetic". Speaking to BBC Sport this is what Boycott had to say
There were a lot of talking points towards the end of day 2. No-balls not being called, whether or not Michael Clarke would ask England to follow-on (with rain predicted for the next two days), Lyth's disappointing Ashes series and many more. This might well be the penultimate day of this Ashes series. Do stay tuned for all the action...
"In losing 6-32 in the twinkling of 68 balls as late afternoon sun beat down on the same pitch where Australia had rattled up 481 in conditions mostly less friendly for batting suggested they were feeling that dose of Ashes let-down that Cook had spoken so defiantly about avoiding," opined Andrew Ramsey for the Cricket Australia website.
Chief sports columnist Greg Baum has this awesome headline-making ability. Here's what he said or should I say mocked: "No Ashes, but Australia make England eat dust."
Former England skipper Nasser Hussain, in his column for the Daily Mail spoke about the opening woes of England. "England have forgotten how to tough it out.. they need to find an opening partner for Alastair Cook instead of Adam Lyth," he affirmed.
"So far in this Test match, no matter how determined they were to win 4-1, no matter how persuasive Alastair Cook was in those pre-match telephone calls, there has been a monumental lack of discipline or nous in England's cricket. They have been comprehensively outplayed by Australia in a series where the front-runner in each match has never been overtaken or even threatened," wrote Vic Marks for The Guardian.
"Lack of ebb and flow in the series has been a major disappointment" described Simon Briggs writing for The Telegraph. "Counterattack, they say. That has been the watchword for England ever since the Lord's Test against New Zealand, when Ben Stokes came in at 30 for four and smashed the ball all over the place. The policy has been successful on a macro scale, in that it caught Australia off guard in this series. Yet there will always be times when the intended counterattack turns 180 degrees and becomes a rout. Times like on Friday, that is," affirmed Briggs.
Let's head back to our newspaper segment and find out what the cricket purists had to offer.
The Victorian-lad steamed in and produced the spell of his life. Although, his wickets column doesn't suggest the same, he bowled far better than what his numbers read. That was one mighty spell of bowling I can tell you. If there was one hour that England can cherish so far, that could well be the second hour of the first session on day 2. Barring that it was a humdrum England on display. English batsmen committed hara-kiri as they lost 7 wickets for 46 runs (from 46/1 to 92/8).
Day 3: Hello, everybody! All going Australia's way, but it's just a little too late. Their batsmen showing good judgment outside off, bowlers hitting perfect lengths - we've missed that all summer from the Aussies, but better late than never! Australia arguably had the best day of this Ashes series yesterday. If it was Steven Smith, who led them to a mammoth first innings total, the real carnage began when Peter Siddle was offered the red cherry.
That will be it from us today. A sorry day for England and a cheerful day for Australia. Join us back tomorrow to catch all the action from day 3. Till then, good night and goodbye from all of us here....
Earlier, Smith held the innings together with good support from Adam Voges and Mitchell Starc. Starc even played a flurry of shots. Steven Finn, Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes snaffled three wickets each. England's rather inexperienced batting line-up has crumbled under pressure again. On the other hand, Australian bowlers will look to plug at opposition's weakness and skittle them out as quickly as possible.
Nathan Lyon chipped in by snaring the crucial wicket of Alastair Cook. To make it a great day for Australia, their tormentor in this series, Joe Root was dismissed by Marsh. Mitchell Marsh then ran through the middle and lower order by hitting good areas. The likes of Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler and Stuart Broad looked clueless while facing up to some incisive bowling. In short, Siddle, Lyon, Mitchell Johnson and Marsh bowled well as a group.
Australia put up a thoroughly professional show to hold a vice-like grip on the proceedings at close of day 2. After Steven Smith showed spirit and spunk to collect runs at a brisk pace and amass a century to guide the tourists to a massive total, England lost a slew of wickets. It was Peter Siddle, who pitched it on a length and extracted enough movement off the seam to pick up the scalps of Ian Bell and Adam Lyth early on in the innings.
Siddle has bowled very well today and so has Mitch Marsh. Had it not been for that no-ball (referring to 36.4) England might have been all-out today. On flat decks, you need to hit the pitch hard and generate good bounce and swing, Aussie bowlers just did that. If you're an English fan looking at the scorecard, I can stand up to my full height and say, this surely is not a 107/8 pitch. Just that English batters threw it away.
39.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, angled across again, Ali shoulders arms. So that will be stumps on day 2.
39.5 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, full and on the off-stump line, Ali is solid in his front foot defence
39.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, i'm tired of saying that Siddle is bowling well. Probably the best of Siddle, Alan Border looks pleased too. Fuller and gets it to bounce extra outside off, Ali lifts his bat and lets it go
39.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, slightly fuller and gets good bounce outside off, Ali this time leaves it all alone
39.2 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, FOUR, on the leg-stump line, Ali looks to glance, gets an inside edge onto thigh pad and it raced away to the fine leg fence
39.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, hits it on a good length and generates good bounce past the batsman, Ali pokes and is beaten on the outside edge
Could be the last over of the day
38.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, length delivery around the fourth stump line, Wood pushes at it and the ball lobs off the outside half towards backward point
38.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, 1 run, fuller and on the pads, Ali clips it to long leg for a single. Wood has one ball to face now
38.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, good length delivery angled wide of Moeen Ali, he doesn't like playing at those
38.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, slightly fuller and angled across outside off, Ali lifts his bat and lets it go
38.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, a tad fuller and just outside off, Moeen again shoulders arms
38.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, Mitchell Marsh keeps it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
37.6 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, this one jags back in from Siddle to beat Wood's outside edge. This is the best I have seen Siddle bowl since the Gabba Test in 2010-11
37.5 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, this one was bowled on a back of a length and seams away from Wood. He had no idea as he didn't even come close to defending that delivery. It seemed more like a fast leg-break where Siddle rolled his fingers across the ball
37.4 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Wood tries to punch and misses
37.3 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, another back of a length delivery bowled on the stumps, Wood punches it to backward point. He is backing away though
37.2 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, back of a length delivery from Siddle, Wood backs away slightly and punches it to backward point, who dives and saves a few runs
37.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, leg byes, 1 run, this one angles back into the left-hander, Ali tries to work it through the on-side, it hits him on the thigh pad and they take a leg-bye
36.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, FOUR, short of length delivery and outside off, Wood punches it through gully and backward point for a four. The crowd cheered as England reached 100
36.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Wood dabs it to point
36.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, full and outside off, left alone to the keeper
36.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no ball, well, Marsh had got his fourth wicket in his spell, but he overstepped and that turns out to be a no-ball. The umpires went for the replay to see if it was a no-ball. It was a good delivery as Mitchell Marsh extracted extra bounce on this fuller length delivery to produce the outside edge and for Voges to take the catch at first slip. But in the end he was denied the wicket due to his own mistake
36.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, FOUR, from mid crease, Mitchell Marsh bowls it on a back of a length and extracts extra bounce. Wood gets into an awkward position and just hangs his bat out there and it scoops over the gully fielder for a four
36.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Wood shoulders arms
36.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, Mitchell Marsh keeps it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
35.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, oh! Boy! as Siddle goes slightly wide of the crease and this time produces the outside edge with the one that angles away from Moeen, but falls in front of the first slip fielder
35.5 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, the same story continues as Siddle pitches it on a length and seams away a wee bit to beat Moeen's outside off. Moeen is at sixes and sevens here!!
35.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen is just not able to pick the angle as for the third time in the over Siddle beats Moeen's bat outside off with the one that angled away from the left-hander
35.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, another back of a length delivery that nips away after pitching to beat Moeen's outside edge
35.2 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, this one goes down leg, Moeen tries to flick and misses
35.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length delivery that nips away off the seam to beat Moeen's outside edge. The tourists are all over England here
Peter Siddle [7.0-2-14-2] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Mark Wood, no run, short of length delivery and outside off, Wood pushes it into the off-side
Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
34.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, out Caught by Voges!! Well, England are in dire straits now. This one was bowled on a back of a length and Mitchell Marsh extracted extra bounce on that delivery, Broad was again hanging back in the crease, got an outside edge and it went to Voges at 1st slip, who did well to take the catch with both his hands and above his head. Broad c Voges b Mitchell Marsh 0(4)
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
34.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, no run, from close to the stumps, Mitchell Marsh bowls it in the corridor of uncertainty, Broad pushes at it, but falls in front of the second slip fielder - Clarke
34.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, no run, fuller and outside off, Broad swings his bat at it and misses
34.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, defended off the back foot
Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease
34.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, out Caught by Nevill!! What has Stokes done?? He tries to pull a back of a length delivery, gets a top-edge and Nevill takes the catch. It was up in the air for a long time, but Nevill kept his eyes on the ball all the way through to take it. Marsh too deserves some credit for hitting good areas. On the other hand, Stokes has just shown that he is an instinctive batsman, who can on occasions throw his wicket away on a platter. He was looking in fine touch today. Stokes c Nevill b Mitchell Marsh 15(25) [4s-2]
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Mitchell Marsh [4.0-1-8-1] is back into the attack
33.6 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, from slightly wide of the crease, Lyon tosses this one up, Moeen brings out the punchy drive but can't beat the fielder at short cover
33.5 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, defended off the front foot
33.4 -
Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, Lyon drags this one down, Stokes goes back in the crease and cuts it to sweeper cover for an easy single
33.3 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Lyon tosses this one up and bowls it outside off, Moeen guides it to third man. Warner from backward point hauls it down
33.2 -
Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, Lyon bowls this one on middle and leg, Stokes turns it to mid-on for a single
33.1 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, 1 run, tossed up delivery and just outside off, Ali drives it to sweeper cover
32.6 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, a touch of width on offer, Stokes again shows his penchant to punch it off the back foot, but can't beat the fielder at backward point
32.5 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, Johnson keeps it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
32.4 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery that climbs onto Stokes, he though defends it off the back foot. The good thing about Stokes is he keeps his head still while defending or playing a stroke
32.3 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, a tad fuller and on off-stump, defended off the back foot
32.2 -
Johnson to Stokes, 2 runs, back of a length delivery and outside off, Stokes punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover for two runs
32.1 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, well, that was a crackerjack bouncer from Johnson. It was very straight and bowled at 87.5mph, but Stokes kept his eyes on the ball, jumped in the air and swayed away from the line
31.6 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, floated up just outside off, Ali drives it to short cover
31.5 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, slower and spinning away outside off, Ali lifts his bat and lets it go
31.4 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up on off, Ali blocks it towards backward point with soft hands
31.3 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller and around off, Ali prods forward and defends it towards backward point
31.2 -
Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, short and just outside off, Stokes rocks back and cuts it square of the wicket
31.1 -
Lyon to Stokes, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Stokes gets an inside edge on the defensive stroke, it bounces well in front of short leg
30.6 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, full and just outside off, Ali drives it softly to the left of mid-off who dives across and fields
30.5 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, 88.3 mph from Johnson, but was wide of off, Ali lifts his bat and lets it go
30.4 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, short and on the stumps, Ali blocks it in front of short leg
30.3 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, short delivery down leg, Ali ducks underneath it
30.2 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Ali defends it towards mid-off
30.1 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, ohhhhhh! The battle is on here, how about that Moeen Ali. Nasty, nasty stuff from Johnson. Digs this short delivery on the batsman, Ali looked to duck but was late in doing so. Gets hit on the side of the helmet. Slip fielders and short leg enquire whether he was fine, Ali signals a thumbs up and he looks fine
29.6 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Ali pushes it in front of cover and gets off the mark with a single
29.5 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, defends this tossed up delivery back to the bowler
29.4 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Ali comes on the front foot and defends it
29.3 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, fuller and on off, Ali blocks it from the crease
Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease
29.2 -
Lyon to Buttler, out Bowled!! Australia are all over England here, Buttler's horrid series with the bat continues. They are checking for a no-ball but Lyon is fine. Tossed up on middle, Buttler goes for a loose drive. Ball turns in and sneaks through the bat-pad gap and knocks middle and leg. Lyon is ecstatic and so are the Aussie fielders, no intensity from the English batters today. Buttler b Lyon 1(3)
Lyon to Buttler, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
29.1 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, flighted delivery on off, Buttler defends it from the crease
28.6 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, loose again from Stokes, Johnson keeps it full and in the corridor of uncertainty, Stokes wanted to have a go at it, beaten on the outside edge. Going by the pace Johnson has bowled so far, he looks pumped up
28.5 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Stokes goes hard at it with laden feet, doesn't make any contact
Two slips, gully and a straight short mid-wicket in place
28.4 -
Johnson to Buttler, 1 run, full and on the stumps, bowled at 91 mph, Buttler manages to flick it fine and gets off the mark with a single
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
28.3 -
Johnson to Bairstow, out Caught by Lyon!! Bairstow gone too!! Mitchell Johnson gets his first wicket of this Test match. The umpires are checking for the no-ball, but Johnson is fine on that account. Plenty of pace on this short delivery, Bairstow fetches the pull from outside off and hits it high in the air. Ball swirled in the air towards Lyon who was stationed at deep backward square leg, he makes no mistake as he takes it comfortably. Bairstow c Lyon b Johnson 13(15) [4s-1]
Johnson to Bairstow, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
28.2 -
Johnson to Stokes, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle and leg, Stokes clips it off his pads through mid-wicket for a single
28.1 -
Johnson to Stokes, no run, short and on off, Stokes jumps high and defends it with a straight willow
Mitchell Johnson [5.0-3-17-0] is back into the attack
27.6 -
Lyon to Bairstow, 2 runs, on the stumps, Bairstow flicks it wide of short leg and comes back for the couple. It was in the air for a brief time but short leg had absolutely no chance
27.5 -
Lyon to Bairstow, no run, on a good length and skidded onto the batsman, Bairstow went too deep inside the crease, managed to punch it towards cover in the end
27.4 -
Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, short and outside off, Stokes goes back and cuts it square of the wicket
27.3 -
Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, edged and safe, slightly short and outside off from Lyon, Stokes pushed hard at it, outside edge flies wide of the lone slip fielder. Raced away into the third man fence
27.2 -
Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, on the pads, nudged away behind square on the leg-side
27.1 -
Lyon to Bairstow, FOUR, nice stroke by Bairstow, full and straight, Bairstow drives it straight down the ground. Timed it so well and it raced away
Slip, short leg and a short mid-wicket in place for Lyon
Nathan Lyon [5.0-2-14-1] is back into the attack
26.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, no run, back of a length delivery around the off-stump line, Stokes mistimes the punch back to the bowler
26.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, no run, angled across wide of the batsman, Stokes lets it go
26.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, no run, Stokes needed a fishing rod to fetch that, very wide of off, Stokes left it alone. Nevill collected it in front of the first slip fielder
26.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, no run, good bounce on this one too. Pitched on a good length and in the corridor outside off, Stokes flashed hard and doesn't make any contact. Ball went past the under edge
26.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, no run, wide of off, Stokes shoulders arms
26.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, FOUR, slightly fuller and in the slot, Stokes plays a classy punch wide of mid-off, gets off the mark with a four. No chance for the fielder to cut that off
25.6 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, extracts good bounce after hitting on a good length, Bairstow isn't interested in offering a stroke
25.5 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it into the pads of Bairstow, he was caught on the shuffle as he looked to flick. Missed and is rapped on the pads but that was missing leg though
25.4 -
Siddle to Bairstow, 2 runs, on the pads, Bairstow clips it through square leg and collects a couple for himself
25.3 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Bairstow lets it pass through to the keeper. Siddle is bowling with good venom here, Shane Warne who was harsh on Siddle's selection must be pleased
25.2 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Bairstow pushes it in front of point
25.1 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Bairstow tucks it to mid-wicket
24.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, no run, full and outside off, Stokes lifts his bat and lets it go
24.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Stokes, no run,
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
24.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, out Caught by Nevill!! Mitchell Marsh gets the world's number one batsman, he must be a happy man. Pitched on a good length and straightened just outside off, Root went too deep and looked to block. Clarke and Nevill didn't go for the appeal initially but Marsh was convinced that he had his man. He was proved to be right in the end. In real time it looked like Root might have missed that. Clarke after having a brief chat with his bowler went up for the review. Snicko showed a tiny spike and Dharma was asked to change his verdict. Root c Nevill b Mitchell Marsh 6(39) [4s-1]
Mitchell Marsh to Root, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Australia have gone for a review for caught behind, fair delivery says S Ravi, looks like the ball might have missed the bat, nothing on the HotSpot, there is a tiny spike on the Snicko though. Looks very similar to Clarke's dismissal. I guess Root is "OUT" here, S Ravi isn't convinced though, he is taking his own time and finally he recommends Dharmasena to change his decision
24.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, ohh! What has happened there? Back of a length and on off-stump line, Root didn't expect the ball to bounce that far, looks to defend and gets hit on the glove
24.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, on a length and outside off, Root plays it with soft hands as he defends it to the off-side
24.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, 3 runs, on the middle stump line, Bairstow gets across slightly and brings his bottom hand into play as he middles the clip, Starc hauls it down before the rope
23.6 -
Siddle to Bairstow, 1 run, fuller delivery just outside off, Bairstow drives it through cover and gets off the mark with a single. Looked for two but decided against it at the last instant
23.5 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, fuller and around the fifth stump line, Bairstow mistimes the drive back to the bowler
23.4 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, pitched up and in the corridor outside off, Bairstow leaves it all alone
Jonathan Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now
23.3 -
Siddle to Bell, out Bowled!! Peter Siddle - you little beauty!! What a ball, Siddle has bowled brilliantly so far, after watching this spell, the Australian selectors would surely feel that they have missed a trick (by not picking Siddle so far in this series). Siddle deserved this wicket. Pitched on middle and got it to straighten past the outside edge, Bell had no clue as he looked to block from the crease, ball hits the bails on the middle stump and Siddle is all smiles. Bell b Siddle 10(42) [4s-1]
Siddle to Bell, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
23.2 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, pitched up and in the corridor of uncertainty, Bell isn't interested in playing at those
23.1 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, goes wide of the crease and gets it to straighten this good length delivery outside off, Bell shoulders arms
22.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, slightly fuller again, Root defends it to the second gully
22.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, 1 run, fullish and shaping in late, Bell hops back and tucks it behind square on the leg-side, for a single
22.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, on a length and in that channel outside off, Bell dabs with an angled bat, again towards gully
22.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, length delivery delivery outside off, Bell taps it towards gully with soft hands
22.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, full and on the stumps, flicked straight to short mid-wicket
22.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, short and wide of off, Bell cuts it to the right of point who dives across and saves a certain boundary
21.6 -
Siddle to Root, no run, well, Australia go up for an appeal for lbw. However, the HawkEye showed the ball was going over the stumps. It angled back in, Root tries to work it through the on-side and misses. Siddle had a chat with Clarke to go up for a review, but they decide against it
21.5 -
Siddle to Root, no run, full and on the stumps, Root defends it off the front foot
21.4 -
Siddle to Root, no run, again Siddle doing what he does best and that is to bowl from wide of the crease. He angles this one and sucks Root into play at it, gets an outside edge, but doesn't carry to the 1st slip fielder
21.3 -
Siddle to Root, no run, this one nips back off the seam after pitching on a length. Well, that was brave from Root to leave it alone
21.2 -
Siddle to Root, no run, stump-to-stump line from Siddle, defended off the back foot. Siddle is bowling similar to what he did in the 2013 Ashes in England by mainly attacking the stumps
21.1 -
Siddle to Root, no run, length delivery that straightens a wee bit after pitching, Root pushes it to backward point
Two slips and two gullies for Siddle
20.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, Mitchell Marsh keeps it in the channel outside off, Bell lets it go by. All the Australian pacers are extracting good bounce from this deck. Maybe they are finding this track similar to some of the pitches that you get to see back home in Australia
20.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, fuller and outside off, Bell drives it to backward point. Mitchell Marsh needs to drag his length back a touch to bring out the false shot from Bell
20.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
20.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, leg byes, 1 run, nipped back in, Root tries to work it through the on-side and misses. They take a leg-bye
20.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, this one pitched on a length and moved away off the seam to beat the outside edge
20.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, Mitchell Marsh bowls this one on a back of a length and extracts bounce, Root punches it to backward point
Mitchell Marsh, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
19.6 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, this one angles back in with Siddle bowling from wide of the crease, Bell tries to work it through the on-side and misses. It hits him on the thigh pad
19.5 -
Siddle to Root, byes, 1 run, well, that pitched on a length and swung away big time to beat the wicket-keeper's dive. He actually got a bit of glove onto that one, but even then it beat him and then Voges too at 1st slip couldn't stop it
19.4 -
Siddle to Root, 2 runs, Siddle bowls this one on the pads, Root works it to deep square leg
19.3 -
Siddle to Root, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
19.2 -
Siddle to Root, no run, another lovely delivery from Siddle. It was bowled on a fuller length that angled in and then straightened after pitching to beat the outside edge. He is using the crease well for sure
19.1 -
Siddle to Bell, leg byes, 1 run, this one angles in, Bell tries to work it through the on-side and misses. It was going down leg and they take a leg-bye
18.6 -
Johnson to Root, no run, from round the wicket, Johnson keeps it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
The umpires seem to have missed out on 8 or 9 no-balls with Mitch bowling in this spell, but not one has been called till now.
18.5 -
Johnson to Root, no run, another quick short delivery from wide of the crease that follows the batsman, Root ducks under it
18.4 -
Johnson to Root, no run, fuller and outside off, Root comes forward and leaves it alone. This battle reminds one of what we saw in the Ashes 2013-14, when Mitch either bowled full across the right-hander or the bouncer
18.3 -
Johnson to Root, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
18.2 -
Johnson to Root, no run, Root rides well on the bounce to this back of a length delivery that was bowled just outside off to punch it to backward point
18.1 -
Johnson to Root, no run, another short delivery from Johnson, Root again gets into an awkward position as he neither looks to duck or leave it. In the end it hits the left bicep and goes away into the on-side
17.6 -
Siddle to Bell, FOUR, from wide of the crease, Siddle looks to create the angle, but Bell comes forward to this full delivery and threads the gap through extra cover for a boundary. If that boundary hadn't been hit, it would have been five maiden overs in a row
17.5 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, this one angles back in on off-stump, Bell defends it off the back foot into the on-side
17.4 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, Siddle keeps it in the one square foot window outside off, Bell lets it go by
17.3 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
17.2 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, short and wide delivery, Bell tries to cut and mistimes. That should have been put away for a boundary. Bell isn't getting his timing right here
17.1 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, from slightly wide of the crease, Siddle angles it in and then it moves away a bit off the seam, Bell leaves it alone
16.6 -
Johnson to Root, no run, Johnson bowls this one on a back of a length and outside off, left alone to the keeper
16.5 -
Johnson to Root, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Root defends. Warne is again going after his former coach Buchanan by talking about how Buchanan used to tell that three maiden overs in a row leads to 85% chance of a wicket
16.4 -
Johnson to Root, no run, another short delivery from Johnson, Root hunkers under it
16.3 -
Johnson to Root, no run, another short delivery that was bowled at 91mph, Root tries to defend it off the back foot, but he jumps in the air and in the end defends it with his bottom hand coming off the bat handle. Thankfully for him, it didn't go to the fielder at short leg. Well that seems like a no-ball too as Johnson overstepped
16.2 -
Johnson to Root, no run, Johnson continues to test the patience of Root outside off, he shoulders arms
16.1 -
Johnson to Root, no run, Johnson bowls this one across the right-hander, Root leaves it alone
15.6 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Bell leaves it alone. Australia are just doing what South Africa with Kallis and Morkel did to Bell in 2012. Just hit a length and bowl outside off and he will go after it with half-hearted shots
15.5 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, again Siddle gets a wee bit of movement after pitching it on a length, Bell plays what you can call as him trying to run it down to third man and gets beaten
15.4 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, length delivery and outside off, Bell covers his off-stump and shoulders arms
15.3 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, Siddle looks to use the crease, but there was width on offer. Bell tries to cut and misses
15.2 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, Siddle keeps it in the channel outside off, Bell watches it carefully and leaves it alone
15.1 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, superb delivery from Siddle. It angles in and then seams away after pitching to beat Bell's outside edge
Peter Siddle [1.0-0-5-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Johnson to Root, no run, another bouncer and this time it is bowled at 91mph by Johnson. Root though gets under it. The big quick is pumped up today
14.5 -
Johnson to Root, no run, Johnson keeps it in the corridor outside off, Root pushes at it and gets beaten. The left-armer's angle almost did the trick there
14.4 -
Johnson to Root, no run, now there comes the quick bouncer from Johnson. It is a sort of warning signal from Johnson that you don't come onto the front foot to me. It followed Root as well, but he was able to duck under it
14.3 -
Johnson to Root, no run, back of a length delivery and Johnson extracts a bit of bounce on this one, Root punches it off the back foot to backward point. He rode well on the bounce there
14.2 -
Johnson to Root, no run, fuller and outside off, left alone to the keeper. Root has a habit of going after those deliveries that are bowled fuller in length and outside off
14.1 -
Johnson to Root, no run, back of a length delivery from Johnson, Root stays on the back foot and punches it to backward point
Mitchell Johnson [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, Bell comes forward to this flighted delivery and drives it back to the bowler
13.5 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, Bell cuts this delivery that is shorter in length to backward point
13.4 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, quicker delivery from Lyon, Bell defends it off the front foot
13.3 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, Bell looks to come forward, but plays this straighter one from the crease
13.2 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, Bell turns this delivery to short leg
13.1 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, tossed up delivery that turned in, Bell tries to defend, but misses and goes straight off the thigh pad to FSL
12.6 -
Siddle to Root, no run, Siddle continues to bowl in the one square foot window outside off, Root shoulders arms
12.5 -
Siddle to Root, no run, Siddle keeps it in the channel outside off, Root leaves it alone
12.4 -
Siddle to Root, no run, huge appeal for lbw, but it seems like it is angling down the leg-side. It was a length delivery that angled in, Root got rooted to the crease and missed as he looked to defend
12.3 -
Siddle to Root, FOUR, short and wide delivery from Siddle, Root goes up and over as he brings out the cut shot to smash it over backward point for a four
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.2 -
Siddle to Lyth, out Caught by Starc!! Siddle's second ball of the series has done the trick for Australia. It was more of a loosener from Siddle as he dug it short, but Lyth gets it off the toe-end of the bat on the pull and it goes straight to the fielder at mid-on who makes no mistake by completing the catch. The days of Lyth scoring 1,619 runs and 7 hundreds in County cricket in 2014 seems to be a long time ago now. Lyth c Starc b Siddle 19(42) [4s-4]
Siddle to Lyth, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
12.1 -
Siddle to Bell, 1 run, short delivery from Siddle, Bell looks to pull, doesn't get it off the middle of the bat, but luckily for him it goes in the gap and they take a single
Peter Siddle, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, Lyon gets this one to drift and turn, Lyth comes forward, gets an outside edge, but falls in front of Clarke at 1st slip. He is standing a touch too deep there
11.5 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Lyth defends it off the front foot
11.4 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, Lyth tries to go back and plays a half-hearted punch, but gets beaten on the outside edge. The length did him there and also Lyon extracted spin and bounce on that delivery
11.3 -
Lyon to Lyth, FOUR, another dragged down delivery, Lyth cuts it off the back foot square of the wicket on the off-side for a four
11.2 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, tossed up delivery and it turns away from Lyth, he defends it off the back foot
11.1 -
Lyon to Bell, 1 run, slower through the air from Lyon, Bell nurdles it to backward square leg
10.6 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, back of a length delivery from Starc, defended into the on-side
10.5 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, a yorker from Starc and it almost does the trick for him. Lyth was slightly late on that ball, but somehow gets an inside edge to backward square leg
10.4 -
Starc to Lyth, 2 runs, fuller length and on off-stump, Lyth punches it through the line to long-off for a couple of runs
10.3 -
Starc to Bell, 1 run, back of a length delivery that jags back in, Bell tries to defend off the back foot, but his bottom hand comes off the bat handle as the ball hits him on the glove and it rolls away to backward square leg. The ball seemed to have pitched on a patch of grass there
10.2 -
Starc to Bell, no run, good length delivery and on off-stump, Bell presses forward and defends
10.1 -
Starc to Bell, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Bell lets it go by
9.6 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, Lyon bowls this one on off-stump, Lyth comes forward, gets an inside edge onto the pad. If there was no inside edge there would have been a huge appeal for lbw
9.5 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, Lyth comes forward to defend this flighted delivery
9.4 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, this one spins back in sharply, Lyth tries to cut, in the end he wriggles out by pushing it into the off-side
9.3 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Lyth defends it off the front foot
9.2 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, Lyon drags it down, Lyth cuts it to backward point
9.1 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, flatter and on the stumps, defended off the back foot
8.6 -
Starc to Bell, no run, back of a length delivery from Starc, Bell was opened up, it went off the outside edge of the bat to backward point on one bounce
8.5 -
Starc to Lyth, 1 run, this one was bowled on a fuller length and swung back into Lyth, he works it to mid-wicket. The fielder at mid-on does the chasing
8.4 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, a hint of away swing on that delivery, but it was outside off, easily left alone by Lyth
8.3 -
Starc to Bell, 1 run, this one drifts down leg from Starc, Bell neatly works it to backward square leg
8.2 -
Starc to Bell, no run, full and again pushed across Bell, he plays a half-hearted drive and misses. Bell is known to play those half-hearted drives early on in his innings
8.1 -
Starc to Bell, no run, Starc keeps it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper. He is perhaps looking to push it across the right-hander to tempt a drive
7.6 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper. Lyth watched that one carefully
7.5 -
Lyon to Lyth, no run, a bit of drift from Lyon, Lyth defends it with his bat and pad tucked together
7.4 -
Lyon to Lyth, FOUR, Lyon drags it short, Lyth goes back in the crease and cuts it square of the wicket on the off-side for a four. A rare loose delivery from Lyon
7.3 -
Lyon to Bell, 1 run, a bit more air and on off-stump, Bell pushes it to cover-point and takes a quick single
7.2 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, from round the wicket, Lyon bowls it on the stumps, Bell defends it off the back foot. The ball then hits him on the pad
Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
The players are making their way out to the middle. Lyon will complete the over. The tweaker has a slip and a FSL in place.
Australia continued to hold a vice-like grip on the proceedings. The tourists put the runs on the board and then Nathan Lyon prised out the key man in the opposition ranks - Cook. England need their much vaunted batting line-up to come good today.
Starc and Mitchell Johnson steamed in and bowled with fire and aggression. Lyon then sent Cook back to the pavilion to make it a great session for Australia. With the sun coming out, the deck is flat, but Australia have put runs on the board. So, the visitors are in pole position.
Mitchell Starc also showed flashes of brilliance by playing a flurry of shots. He scored a quick-fire fifty. It turned out to be his 3rd Ashes half-century. Steven Finn, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali were the chief wicket-takers. All three of them picked up three scalps each. However, their hero from the Trent Bridge Test, Stuart Broad, was below-par.
Despite England whittling away at the late order, the visitors continued to pile on the runs and posted a substantial total. To put the icing on the cake for the tourists, Nathan Lyon prised out Alastair Cook just before tea. It was Steven Smith, who turned out to be the cornerstone of Australia's innings. He went on to amass a superb century. In fact, it was Smith, who helped the tourists to make a smart recovery after they lost their way a bit before lunch.
7.1 -
Lyon to Cook, out Bowled!! Much needed wicket for Australia just before tea. Cook walks back with a grim face. Pitched on middle and leg and spun past the outside edge of a tentative defending Cook, he is castled (off-stump is knocked over). Cook was too deep inside the crease and that allowed the ball to spin past his blade. That will be tea on day 2. Cook b Lyon 22(21) [4s-4]
Lyon to Cook, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
6.6 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Lyth is late in pulling his bat inside the line, no harm done though
6.5 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, fires it down leg, Lyth yet again misses on the flick
6.4 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, wide of off again, Lyth is not interested in playing at those
6.3 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, good length delivery wide of off, Lyth watches it sail through to the keeper
6.2 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, full inswinger on the stumps, Lyth defends it towards mid-on
6.1 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, full delivery angled into the left-hander, Lyth misses on the flick and gets hit on the front pad, that was going down leg
This could well be the last over before tea
5.6 -
Lyon to Cook, FOUR, not that short but Cook makes it count this time. On a length and width on offer, Cook goes back and cuts it to the left of backward point, collects a four to his name
5.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, slightly fuller and on off, Cook presses forward and blocks it to silly point
5.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, short and outside off, Cook rocks back and goes for the cut, finds Warner at backward point
Slip, silly point, short leg and a short cover in place
5.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Cook pushes it gently back to the bowler
5.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery around off again, Cook blocks it off the front foot
5.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Cook defends it from the crease
Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, on a length and wide of off, Lyth covers his off-stump and lets it go
4.5 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, stifled appeal but that was too high. Short of a length delivery on middle and leg, Lyth jumps high and is beaten for pace as he didn't offer a stroke. He got hit high on the thigh pad, that was clearly missing the stumps
4.4 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, that's a peach, pitched on a good length and seamed away outside off, Lyth was poking, beaten on the outside edge. That one kept low as well
4.3 -
Starc to Cook, 1 run, down leg, Cook banks on it as he clips it straight to Johnson at fine leg
4.2 -
Starc to Cook, no run, well outside off, Cook lifts his bat and lets it go
4.1 -
Starc to Cook, FOUR, good length delivery around off, Cook went for a soft push, thick outside edge runs away wide of gully, Lyon gives the chase and puts in the dive but to no avail
3.6 -
Johnson to Lyth, FOUR, on the pads again, but this time Rogers can't get there. Lyth middles the flick through mid-wicket, ends the over on a high
3.5 -
Johnson to Cook, 3 runs, too straight from Johnson, Cook clips it through mid-wicket. Siddle and Rogers do the relay work and save a run
3.4 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, 90mph stuff from Mitchell Johnson, Cook did well to block this towards mid-on
3.3 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, Cook is going too deep inside the crease, length delivery just outside off, Cook jumps inside and defends it
3.2 -
Johnson to Cook, FOUR, short and at the batsman, Cook got into good position as he middled the pull wide of square leg. First convincing boundary from the bat of English skipper
3.1 -
Johnson to Cook, 2 runs, on the leg-stump line, Cooks glances it fine off his pads, Starc from fine leg runs across and puts in the dive. Saved two runs for his team
2.6 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, down leg, Lyth flicks and misses. Nevill dives to his right and collects
2.5 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, good stop from Mitch Marsh again, this time at mid-off. Back of a length outside off, Lyth punched it with a straight bat but couldn't beat the fielder
2.4 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, fullish and around the off-stump line, Lyth drives sans any timing towards cover
2.3 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, on a good length and swinging away outside off, Lyth shoulders arms
2.2 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, full and just outside off, Lyth goes for the drive, Mitch Marsh at extra cover dives to his right and stops a certain boundary
2.1 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, back of a length delivery on middle and off, Lyth blocks it back to the bowler
1.6 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, this was well wide of off, Cook is finally certain on this, lets it go through
1.5 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, too good from Johnson, pitched on a length and held its line past the outside edge of a poking Cook. The English skipper is clearly struggling against Johnson
1.4 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, on the stumps, Cook jumps inside the crease and defends it
1.3 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone to the keeper
1.2 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, short and outside off, Cook pushed at it and then pulled his bat inside the line, beaten
1.1 -
Johnson to Cook, FOUR, that's a corker from Johnson, he overstepped though, the umpire didn't spot it. Pitched on a good length and swung late around middle and off, Cook was squared up as he was looking to defend, outside edge raced away wide of gully, Cook too is off the mark with a four
Same field for Johnson
Mitchell Johnson, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, on a length and too wide to make Lyth play, Lyth lets it go
0.5 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, pitched up and swinging away outside off, Lyth shoulders arms
0.4 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, full and swinging away outside off, Lyth doesn't want any of it
0.3 -
Starc to Lyth, FOUR, very full and wide of off, Lyth squeezes it wide of the slip cordon, the pace on the ball took it to the boundary ropes, Lyth off the mark with a four
0.2 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, full and outside off, Lyth covers his off-stump and lets it go
0.1 -
Starc to Lyth, no run, hello Adam Lyth!! He's been greeted with a bouncer first ball, he did well to jump away from the line and drop his wrists
Lyth and Cook are at the crease. Lyth is on strike. Starc will open the attack
Redemption for Cook after leading his side to a morale-shattering 0-5 whitewash Down Under in 2013-14. He should be a proud man. On that note we bid goodbye. It has been a long, long post-match stint but certainly we have enjoyed every moment of it. Till next time it is bye bye from all of us here. Remember to enjoy your Sunday (whatever of it is left) and also to sleep tight! Adios!
The mind goes back to Haddin's drop of Joe Root on the first day at Cardiff when England were 43/3. Was that a series turning moment? One could argue about that endlessly. Had Haddin caught that, who knows what might have happened. Lots of ifs and buts. Anyway it was a pleasure bringing you the entire series. We have loved every moment of it. Hope you did as well. A legend in the form of Michael Clarke waved goodbye. As did Chris Rogers. One may never see Haddin and Watson play Tests again.
It has been a strange series. There have been no close contests. All one-sided games. When one side has gained the momentum then they have ran away with it. A clash between two flawed teams. Cricket not of the greatest quality but still plenty of moments that gave everyone the chills and thrills during the five Tests. In the end England were better in their three wins and that's what mattered as they regained the Urn.
Four days at Cardiff. Four at Lord's. Three at Edgbaston. Three at Trent Bridge. Four at the Oval. So that's a total of 18 days - out of a possible 25 - that one has seen action in this Ashes series. Not a single Test in the series went into the fifth day. Can you believe that! If you are a bit of a pedantic then you would argue that the three days at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge weren't full days as well. Along with today when rain delayed Australia's victory.
Broad: "It has been a funny series. As soon a side has grabbed the initiative the other side hasn't come back. That's because both sides are similar. The best Test pitches we have had was Cardiff, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge for us. Everytime you win the toss and bowl first there is pressure. Test decks are never minefields. You try and bowl the side out for 250 and try and bat big. He has been really good, quiet and calm guy (talking about Trevor Bayliss). Speaks when he has to say something. After the Lord's Test, the week after that, that was the pinnacle. Lot of senior guys told us to take our minds off and that really refreshed us when we came into Edgbaston. It was a strange period of cricket I think (on the manic opening session at TB). Very special morning to be a part of. Still can't believe that it has happened. All the catches that we took especially when the series is on the line. The 120 that we were chasing at Edgbaston was the most nervous that I have been throughout the whole series. We probably cruised it but in the changeroom it felt awful. That's why the Ashes series is so exciting and the crowd love it."
Moeen Ali: "It is very tough. To play Australia, one of the best sides in the world and to win 3-2, on a personal note I couldn't have been happier. The team that has been on top in the game has won every Test match. At crucial times we have built some partnerships. An Ashes series is completely different, the whole media and the pressure. Broady told me about it. When I bat with Broady, we tell each other to tee off."
Trevor Bayliss: "It has been a fantastic three wins. We didn't play very well in two matches. Tonight we will enjoy this moment. We are disappointed with the way we played in two matches. The boys are very happy that we did well in three games though. Especially from the batting point of view it is still very inexperienced but moving forward in a couple of years time, it will be a very good team. In the UAE at some stage we will play two spinners. How we will fit the second spinner in is something we will discuss. Will have a look at the wickets and then make a decision. To be successful over a period of time you need depth in your squad and over time we will get there. Possibly, I haven't had a chat with him yet (on giving Root a rest). We've got to be conscious of not overburdening someone. Next 12 months, it's only cricket, cricket and more cricket. At some stage the players will get a small rest. The support staff have made it very easy for me to fit in. They are a great bunch of guys. At the start of the series, everyone were talking about Australia winning 5-0. It took a lot of courage and belief to stand up against that Australian team. Winning the first Test gave them a lot of confidence."
Lehmann: "Full credit to England for winning the Ashes. They outplayed us. They won key moments - we didn't do that. Unbelievable series wasn't it. Not one Test went five days. I know Warney gives us a lot of stick - that's how he is (talking about team selection). Shane is entitled to his opinion and that's fine. We are all trying to get as best as we can as a selection panel. It is harder with the schedule now to get players into County cricket. Something we will look at. New captain and new vice-captain and we will move forward. Lost a great player and Rogers who has been fantastic as well. We are pretty happy with it (on the domestic structure back home). Pretty disappointed with losing the Ashes. It is going to be an exciting ODI series."
Steven Smith topped the batting charts. He aggregated a double hundred at Lord's and then a century in the final Test. Unfortunately, with his exaggerated shuffle, struggled to make an impact in the rest of the series. Chris Rogers, playing in his final series for Australia, was in good touch. His opening partner, David Warner also was amongst the runs. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood were the chief wicket-takers for them. But they were erratic on occasions. Johnson bowled some fiery spells. Nathan Lyon, the tweaker, put up consistent shows. In hindsight, Australia could have picked the metronomic Peter Siddle for the first four Tests.
Australia series summary: Before the 2015 Ashes, most cricket pundits reckoned that Australia would come out on top. However, in the end, it was their arch-rivals, England, who regained the Ashes. Australian cricketers performed well in patches, but at crucial junctures of the series, they weren't able to handle the pressure well. Their inability to counter the moving ball also played a major role in their defeat. However, they still had their share of great moments. Australia posted crushing wins at both Lord's and The Oval. But lost the Tests at Cardiff, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge. This series also saw their inspirational leader, Michael Clarke, retiring from international cricket.
Root was head and shoulders above other English batsmen and ended up with 460 runs to his name, which included two tons and two fifties. Stuart Broad was simply an irresistible force at Trent Bridge, as he blew away Australia. With 21 wickets, he turned out to be the best bowler in the series. James Anderson, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Moeen and Steven Finn all made an impact at different stages of the series. Their slip catching, which has been criticised for the last 2 years, was largely on the money.
England series summary: The young English side surprised one-and-all by winning the Ashes series. Their wins at Cardiff, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge were mainly set up by excellent bowling performances. Joe Root was ultra-consistent during the series. Moeen Ali rose to the occasion when England needed someone to chip in with wickets or add crucial runs lower down the order. Alastair Cook, on his part, led the side well. However, the hosts would be concerned with the fact that when Australia put them under pressure at Lord's and The Oval, they collapsed in a heap.
Going into the Test at Trent Bridge, there were concerns regarding, who will lead England's attack as Anderson was out of the game with a side-strain. However, Broad's matchless brilliance with the ball, completely dismantled Australia's batting line-up and they were cleaned up for just 60 runs. Broad returned believe-it-or-not figures of 8 for 15. It was yet again Root, who turned out to be the fulcrum of England's batting line-up as he compiled a ton. Ben Stokes then gave a glimpse of his immense potential by bowling a game-changing spell. After 599 agonising days, England celebrated by reclaiming the Ashes in unrehearsed reactions.
In the third Test at Edgbaston, it was England's turn to return the favour as they registered a convincing win. On a wicket that offered the seamers a bit of assistance, Anderson gave a wonderful exhibition of seam bowling. He used the 'wobble ball' to great effect, and the opposition ranks tumbled down like a house of cards. Ian Bell and Joe Root cracked fifties. It was followed by Moeen essaying a key half-century. He also stitched a handy stand with Stuart Broad to put the home team in a pole position. Despite Australia's lower middle-order giving a good account of themselves, the hosts were left to chase down a modest target. Steven Finn was the hero for the home team as he picked a 6-for. England whittled down at the target quickly and won by 8 wickets.
Australia though, made a rip-roaring comeback in the second Test at Lord's by thrashing the hosts. If Chris Rogers and Steven Smith cracked big scores to set up the game, then Mitchell Johnson bowled with venomous pace in the second innings. For the hosts, Ben Stokes and Alastair Cook resisted in the first innings, but they were blown away by a rampant Australian side in the second essay. Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Marsh also chipped in with crucial wickets. On his part, Michael Clarke juggled his resources well.
It was England, who started on a bright note by winning the first Test in Cardiff. After losing early wickets, Joe Root exuded command over the situation and composed a brilliant hundred. He was indeed a picture of serenity personified at the crease. Moeen Ali also made his presence felt with a rollicking innings. Mitchell Starc was a touch erratic, but picked up a five-for for the visitors. James Anderson then generated prodigious swing to lead the attack. He was well supported by the rest of the attack as the hosts gained a crucial lead. Australia were eventually set an imposing target of 412. However, wickets tumbled at regular intervals and England drew the first blood. Australia would rue the fact that Root was dropped by Brad Haddin off Starc, when he hadn't even opened his account in the first innings.
Let's look back at the Test series and also some riveting performances put up by cricketers from both teams.
Test matches summary: The fortunes of both England and Australia swung back and forth quite a few times in the Ashes 2015. The hosts, on the back of some awe-inspiring feats, emerged victorious by winning the series 3-2 and regained the Ashes-urn. However, Australia, too, had their moments as they registered a couple of thumping wins. Unfortunately, with the tourists losing the series, their captain Michael Clarke and opening batsman Chris Rogers hung up their spiked boots from international cricket.
The Australian camp would be pleased with the fact that they ended the series with a win. It also meant that Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers could end their international careers with a victory. However, it is the English unit, who have a lot to rejoice about as they won the series.
It was Siddle then who bowled with indomitable spirit to keep the opposition's batsmen on tenterhooks. He bowled with excellent control and made the ball to move this way and that way off the seam. Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Lyon also played pivotal roles. None of the English batsmen could make an impact. In the second innings, too, Siddle bowled with perseverance and tenacity to keep the batsmen on a tight leash. Lyon, Johnson and Marsh were again among the wickets. To make it a good Test for the tourists, Australia's fielding was mostly on the money.
Earlier in the match, Steven Smith held Australia's innings together with a supreme century. He cajoled the ball into gaps with his willow and kept the scorecard ticking. In between, when there was a loose ball on offer, he made the English pacers pay by collecting boundaries. The likes of Chris Rogers, David Warner and Adam Voges also played with equanimity and poise. Even Mitchell Starc set the ground alight with some cracking strokes. For England, Steven Finn, Ben Stokes and Moeen bowled well in patches to pick up three wickets apiece.
Match summary: Australia wrapped up the game by taking the last four wickets on day 4. The tourists started well by snaffling the scalps of Jos Buttler and Mark Wood, before the rain arrived. However, once play resumed, it didn't take long for them to clean up England's innings. Buttler, Moeen Ali and Stuart Broad played a few eye-catching strokes, but they were just delaying the inevitable. The Australian bowlers certainly bowled well as a unit.
We still have lots of post-match stuff. Do stay tuned. For the match summary, series summary and all the other extras. Meanwhile the celebrations continue. Fireworks go up in the sky. Stokes sips champagne. More celebratory scenes. England as a team are enjoying every moment of their win and soaking it all in. The WAGs are there as well. Cook has the Union Jack draped over his shoulders. Stokes and Root do the Samuels salute if one may call it that way. Wood does his imaginary horse impression and has a little jig. He for sure is one showman. The Durham lad. Always keen to show off that move
Champagne sprayed once more and Root empties the bottle on Cook's head. The photos are done and Cook's shirt is soaked in liquid. "Jersualem" is being sung. Cook kisses the Urn. He throws the Urn to Buttler and has a big smile. Now the England team are walking around the ground and appreciating the support that they are getting from the crowd. Root and Lyth - two Yorkshiremen get emotional and oopsy, Lyth plants a smooch on Root. Shane Warne on air goes "ugghhhh". That is a comical moment!
Cook is presented the Urn and the waterford crystal trophy. He lifts it in the air and his mates surround him. Champagne sprayed all over. The confetti go up too. Photographers scrambling everywhere to get a snap or two. The England team will now kneel down and pose for a photo with the Urn. Cook calls out the support staff and Trevor Bayliss, Paul Farbrace and Co.
Cook: "It has been an interesting Test match. Both sides were a little bit off in their intensity. Credit to Australia for their character to bounce back after losing the Ashes. We haven't played well at all. We have seen how Australia have been so strong in this game, so to have beaten them three times is a huge credit to the guys here. We have played some really good cricket at crucial moments. It has been a great series to have been part of. The crowd have been absolutely fantastic, every one of the five venues. The support we've got from the general public has been absolutely amazing. From all the players here we thank everyone. I honestly believe that this is a talented group of players who could surprise. The fact that we were huge underdogs at the beginning of the series helped us. Not much pressure on us and no expectation helped us make that advantage count. It has to rank right up there (on where this Ashes win stands). It has been a very different series. Two-and-a-half day Test matches - sides getting on top and the other side not managing to come back. Exciting matches and I'm very proud of the lads. It is a culmination of a lot of hard work. Sitting in the SCG, 5-0 losers there and we didn't play very well, Australia were brilliant. To rebuild a side, lots of different faces, learning the hard game of Test cricket as young players - they have been brilliant. There is going to be some amazing times and a few tough times as well. Losing 8 wickets in a session in this game - you lose a game of cricket. We can't afford to do that too many times, but at other times we will grab the sessions by the scruff of the neck and hammer home our advantage. That's the type of players they are."
Now the England players receive their medallions. Big cheer for Cook and he now will talk
Clarke: "After the last Test, I don't think it couldn't have gone any better. The way the guys have come in and played in this game is a great reward for the hard work we have put in throughout the tour. Credit to Alastair and his boys. They have outplayed us. They deserve to win the series. I don't think regret is the right word, there was disappointment after we lost the series - that shows the true character of these players to get up and perform in this game. Probably because I haven't scored many runs (on getting a standing ovation from the crowd). They are used to booing me, now they are clapping me for not scoring many runs (smiles). Every single trip I have had to England I have absolutely loved. Probably my favorite tour has been the 2005 one. That we didn't win. But I had such amazing memories. And that introduced me to how hard Test cricket is. I'm extremely thankful and grateful that I have toured the UK. Now I can hopefully come back and have a holiday or watch some cricket. I certainly didn't think that I would've played for so long with my body. That's for sure. I was very lucky that I came into a very experienced and great Australian team. Didn't matter whether I got a duck every game the first 20-30 matches. We still had good enough players to win the game. They mentored me and helped me grow. I just hope I have been able to pass that knowledge onto these players now. This team is as good a team as I have played with. I love their work ethic and their dedication to get better every single day. I think Australian cricket team is in great hands under Steven Smith. Enjoy every single moment! (if there was a word of advice for Steven Smith). I'm blessed to have played as much as I have and been lucky enough to have captained Australia. It is a privilege and honor to captain your country and I'm sure Alastair will say the same. This is not my stage - this is now for Alastair and the England team. Congratulations Alastair and the England team." And he leaves the stage immediately - what a man! Respect!
Now time for the Aussies to come up and receive their medallions
Root: "Credit to Australia. They outplayed us in all departments. We have got to take that on the chin. We can celebrate now. The guys prepared very well for this Test match, we have had a poor couple of hours two days ago which really hurt us. We have to make sure going forward that we learn from that and improve quickly. It has been such a team performance throughout the whole series. Great to be a part of such a fantastic team. Tonight will be hard to beat. It is hard to pick out individual parts. I love spending time with that group of guys. You always have a responsibility to score runs for England. That is never going to change. I will keep trying to improve on what I have done this year and be the best player that I possibly can."
England's Man of the Series - nominated by Australia's coach Darren Lehmann - is Joe Root. 'For his outstanding batting in bowler-friendly conditions suplemented by his catching.' The crowd go "Rooooottttttt". He flashes that trademark schoolboy grin. He gets the Compton-Miller medal as well - nominated by James Whitaker and Rod Marsh. Root made 460 runs at an average of 57.50. Two hundreds and two fifties in the series.
Rogers: "I have never been up here, so it is pretty special. A bit bitter-sweet that we didn't win the series but nice to win the last Test. And be a part of Michael's last Test as well. I played most both in England and Australia - so I probably had an advantage. My first series back against England a couple of years back was exceptionally tough. It has been hard work. The wickets have been tough, but to stand up and make a little bit of a difference is something to be proud of. I'm a very proud Australian but it is quite fitting that I get to finish in England. England's been particularly good to me. I've had a lot of support here and I owe my time here - so thank you very much. I was playing cricket for a living - it is not the toughest life in the world. I got the opportunity quite late. To have had the experiences that I have had with these group of guys I will never forget it. Thanks to the Aussie guys for making me feel so well"
Australia's Man of the Series - nominated by Trevor Bayliss, England's coach - is Chris Rogers. 'For his consistency at the top in testing pitches and in his final series'. He made 480 runs at an average of 60. One hundred and three fifties in the series
Smith: "It certainly was (on a tough Test series). Coming into this game there was a lot to play for us. Michael and Chris' last Test. They asked for some grit and determination and after being sent in on that wicket, the way the batters played was outstanding and then the bowlers backed it up as well. No I don't think so (on being surprised on the conditions here in England). It was always going to be tough playing against England here. It was quite hard work as a couple of pitches were spicy. I like batting in London - it has been good here. It has been disappointing for us to have played the way we have in those other Test matches. Credit to England as they have played very good cricket and thoroughly deserved to win the series. Michael's been outstanding. A terrific career. He has been a great captain and I will certainly learn a lot of him. As Test players we judge ourselves most on Ashes series. We've got a lot of cricket to play before then. There will be new players who will come in and hopefully they can come in and fit in well. And we keep improving as a team."
The umpires receive their medallions. Now the turn for the player to get his Man of the Match. Steven Smith is the man as he gets the award for his 143 runs and the wicket of Alastair Cook
The England players walk down the steps for the presentation and so do the Aussie players. We are all set for the presentation. I'm sure Mike Atherton will ask lots of questions. He for sure does grill them. Waiting to hear what Cook and Clarke have to say. Also for the celebrations after the Urn is presented. Great moments these
Cook and Co. may have lost the match but they are happy. Cook and Bell have a beer in hand and are all smiles. Meanwhile Clarke is signing some autographs. The presentation isn't far off. Stay tuned. There is lots of post-match stuff that we will bring you. You don't want to miss out on anything. The Urn will be presented to Cook as well. That will be a big moment
Rogers: 'Pretty sad actually (on retiring). I don't get usually emotional. It is a fantastic journey and having the honor of finishing at the same time as an Aussie great - that's amazing, pretty privileged. Still not happy with the skipper about that (on standing at short leg). Been hit on the head enough. I will miss the moments when you do win - the few hours after we get today, I'm going to cherish tonight.'
Clarke: 'Very kind I think (on the guard of honor that he got at the end). Both Chris and I are sick of the attention. Every time we walked out the boys wouldn't let us go unless we both walked out first. Both Chris and I made it very clear before the start of the Test match that this win wasn't about us. Both proud of the result. England and Alastair deserve a lot of credit. It is a really nice way to finish - that's for sure. Not really - I might wear it in the house (on not wearing the Baggy Green again). It doesn't matter whether you play for 1 Test or 100 Tests for Australia. You cherish every single one. You never want to say goodbye but for us two old boys our time is up. I have been really lucky to have played with some fantastic players. I have enjoyed every minute.'
Emotional scenes as Clarke is hugged by his mates. Then he claps and acknowledges the cheers from the crowd. I think he has a tear in his eye. Not sure though. And the Australian side give him a guard of honor. Clarke walks through it. That's great to see. Would've made him even more emotional. One has seen Clarke cry lots of times recently. Cook comes out and shakes his hand. As do the other English players. Lots of patting and congratulatory taps
101.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Nevill!! Australia win! But it is England who have won the Ashes. Fittingly Siddle finishes things off. Length outside off, Moeen Ali went for a big drive and edged it behind. Clear deflection and Nevill catches it to his left. Clarke gets a winning send-off. Moeen Ali knew he had edged it and didn't even think of a review. Moeen Ali c Nevill b Siddle 35(57) [4s-6]
Siddle to Moeen Ali, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
101.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, that same line and length, around the off stump line, angled across, Moeen Ali defends and gets beaten. Nearly the edge
101.2 -
Siddle to Finn, 1 run, good length outside off, Finn gets a thick inside half wide of short leg. Siddle has a big grin on his face as Finn runs past him
Two slips and two gullies, and a short leg
101.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, 1 run, full on the stumps, Moeen Ali looks to defend and the thick inside edge runs away to fine leg, takes the single. Surprising that
100.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, 1 run, angled in towards the pads, Moeen Ali flicks and gets a leading edge well wide of mid-off. Is happy with just a single as the ball rolls away
100.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Moeen Ali is enjoying himself. On a length and outside off, Moeen Ali plays a flashy square drive, wide of point. Was in the air but in the gap as well. Free-flowing stroke
100.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, full on the stumps, Moeen Ali gets forward and drives well, finds mid-off though
100.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, FOUR, drifting down leg, Moeen Ali has it easy and glances it very fine, was a buffet ball and Moeen Ali cashed in. Got a tiny bit of bat and it raced away fine
100.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, on the middle and leg line, Moeen Ali closes the face of the bat too early and the leading edge runs wide of backward point, they take two
100.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, good length outside off, Moeen Ali softly dabs it to backward point
99.6 -
Siddle to Finn, no run, back of a length outside off, Finn stands tall and blocks it to the left of the bowler. He was expecting the short ball and was back but handled it well
99.5 -
Siddle to Finn, no run, wide of the crease and outside off, left alone
99.4 -
Siddle to Finn, FOUR, right in between the two gullies. Siddle has his hands on his head. Full on the stumps, Finn drove and the edge died on the way, beating the two men. Clarke grimaces
99.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, 1 run, full on off, Moeen Ali drops it in the vacant cover region and takes an easy single
99.2 -
Siddle to Finn, 1 run, short of length on the hips, softly tucked wide of short leg for a single to fine leg. Again that single draws cheers from the crowd
99.1 -
Siddle to Finn, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Finn ducks under that
98.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Finn, 1 run, full on the stumps, clipped wide of mid-on and Finn takes the single. Mitch Starc slid to his right and kept it to a run
98.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Finn, no run, short outside off, Finn has all the time in the world to pull the bat inside the line
98.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Finn, no run, lovely probing away seamer and nearly the last wicket, Finn is uncertain and pokes at it, is beaten. Not far from the edge
98.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Finn, no run, short and down leg, Finn ducks under that
Three slips, a gully, short leg, short cover and a leg gully crowd Finn
98.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, 1 run, short ball on the stumps, Moeen Ali is in trouble, but manages to pull to fine leg, didn't carry to the fielder. Completely mistimed it. They take a single
98.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, full and wide outside off, Moeen Ali plays a loose drive and is beaten. Mitchell Marsh is bowling from over the wicket to Moeen Ali
97.6 -
Siddle to Finn, 2 runs, wide of the crease and angled in, Finn gets forward to defend and the ball runs off a thick outside edge wide of gully. They are happy with just two
97.5 -
Siddle to Finn, no run, didn't carry to the keeper. It was an outswinger, full and outside off, Finn went for the drive and missed
97.4 -
Siddle to Finn, no run, angled in on a good length and Finn gets forward to block it to mid-on. That block draws cheers from the crowd
97.3 -
Siddle to Finn, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, seaming away, Finn shoulders arms
Steven Finn, right handed bat, comes to the crease
97.2 -
Siddle to Broad, out Bowled!! Siddle knocks over Broad. The off stump is sent out of the ground. Top of off. That's a fast bowler's dream. Full and nipped back in, beat Broad's loose drive and sent the stump flying. Siddle has his arms raised in triumph. Just a wicket away now. Broad b Siddle 11(28) [4s-1]
Siddle to Broad, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
97.1 -
Siddle to Broad, no run, wild swing from Broad. Full and wide outside off, Broad throws his hands at that and misses
Peter Siddle [22.0-12-25-2] is back into the attack
96.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, another tempter, full and outside off, Moeen Ali shoulders arms
96.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Moeen Ali plays another of his favorite drives. This time he gets forward and lofts it in the gap at cover. Bent his front knee and put it away. Mitchell Marsh overpitched and saw the ball disapppear
96.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, angled in on the stumps, Moeen Ali shows the full face of the bat and defends it to mid-on
96.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, well wide of off, left alone
Now round the wicket
96.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, 1 run, full on the stumps, pushed in the gap at cover for a single
96.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, no run, full outside off, left alone
We are back again. Looks bright and sunny at the moment. The Aussies are in a huddle. Looks like Rogers is doing the talking. Clarke has a smile on his face. The umpires walk out slowly to the middle. Mitch Marsh will start off. Broad to face. Two slips and two gullies in place
14:33 Local Time, 13:33 GMT, 19:03 IST: Lawrence Booth has great news for us in this tweet: "3pm restart". So just under 30 minutes before we get play again
14:02 Local Time, 13:02 GMT, 18:32 IST: Good news as the rain has stopped and it has also got brighter at the ground. The covers are coming off. The groundsmen might take another 40 minutes to dry the ground
13:40 Local Time, 12:40 GMT, 18:10 IST: The lights are on. Steady drizzle. The players wait patiently. Aleem Dar and S Ravi share a smile. The Supersopper is out there doing its job. A look at the heavens and one sees it is brightening up. Let's wait and watch
13:14 Local Time, 12:14 GMT, 17:44 IST: Still raining. Unfortunately there is no other update to add to the rain bit. Fingers crossed that the weather will clear and we get more play in today
So plenty of time still left for Australia to wrap it up today. We will be back soon once the lunch break is over. Do stay tuned...
12:35 Local Time, 11:35 GMT, 17:05 IST: Since it is raining, the umpires have decided to take an early lunch. Sensible decision. Australia did well to take the two wickets in the opening hour. Siddle trapped Wood lbw and then Buttler played a loose drive and was caught at mid-off. The ball has swung and seamed but Australia couldn't get it done before the rain came down. The forecast is for the weather to clear in a couple of hours time
12:17 Local Time, 11:17 GMT, 16:47 IST: The umpires ask the players to go off. The rain has gotten heavier. Finn is smiling in the dressing room. The Hovercover is coming on. More covers come out. Cook is sipping on some coffee. Drizzling heavily now. The square is covered.
95.6 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, outside off, holds its line, Moeen Ali lets it go
95.5 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, on middle and leg, defended to short leg
95.4 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, well wide of off, sharp turn for Lyon, left alone
95.3 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, sensibly lets go a delivery outside off
95.2 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Moeen Ali slog sweeps and misses, the ball rips off the rough and lands in slip's hands. That spun a mile
95.1 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, tossed up outside off, Moeen Ali pushes at it and the ball runs off a thick inside half to short leg
94.6 -
Johnson to Broad, no run, good length outside off, Broad punches and is beaten on the outside edge. Again Broad should've left that alone
94.5 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, 1 run, full down leg, clipped past short leg to deep square leg, for a single
94.4 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, poor from Moeen Ali. Wide length delivery and he gets forward to flash at it, should've left it alone. Swung hard and missed it
Rain is in the air. Few brollies go up in the crowd
94.4 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, wide, high bouncer and Moeen Ali lets it go. Called a wide for height
94.3 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, good length outside off, punched to mid-of
94.2 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, FOUR, Moeen Ali gets lucky. He wanted to pull out of the hook but the ball kisses the hanging bat and evades the leaping Nevill. Pacy short delivery and Moeen Ali wanted to leave it as he realised it was getting big on him
Three slips, a short leg, two men out on the hook, third man halfway in from the boundary
94.1 -
Johnson to Moeen Ali, no run, short outside off, left alone
Mitchell Johnson [15.0-2-59-1] is back into the attack
93.6 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, very quick and on the stumps, Broad defends wide of silly point
93.5 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, flat and still turn, outside off, left alone
Silly point comes in now
93.4 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, again full and Broad defends it to the left of the bowler
93.3 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, very full outside off, Broad dead-bats to short cover
93.2 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, tossed up again, outside off, turning away, Broad lets it go
93.1 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, tossed up outside off, left alone
92.6 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, no run, well wide of off and Aleem Dar doesn't call it. Nevill took it almost near first slip
92.5 -
Starc to Broad, 1 run, flicked wide of mid-on once more, only a single taken
92.4 -
Starc to Broad, no run, yorker length and swinging away, Broad is rooted to the crease and wafts at it, close to the edge again
92.3 -
Starc to Broad, 2 runs, clipped in the air but wide of Rogers at mid-on, they take a couple
92.2 -
Starc to Broad, no run, full and attacking the pads, Broad defends it back to Starc
92.1 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked to deep backward square leg, takes the single
Moeen Ali has called for a change of bat. Meanwhile the players have taken drinks as well. First hour done and Australia need two wickets for a consolation win. But the weather is closing in and it won't be long before the rain hits the ground. Australia need to be quick to mop up the two wickets needed
91.6 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, byes, 1 run, what a ball that is. Tossed up nicely around off, then it spins viciously past the outside edge, beats Nevill and the diving Clarke at first slip, he deflected it away and they take a quick bye
91.5 -
Lyon to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali gets forward and dead-bats that solidly
91.4 -
Lyon to Broad, 1 run, punched to the left of backward point - half-stopped with a dive and they take a single
91.3 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, Lyon draws Broad out with a flighted delivery outside off, the batsman pushes forward and is beaten by the spin and bounce, ripped out of the rough and into Nevill's gloves
91.2 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, this one doesn't turn but still it is outside off, so Broad lets it go
Slip and a short leg in
91.1 -
Lyon to Broad, no run, tossed up from round the wicket, turning away, Broad leaves it alone
Nathan Lyon [25.0-5-52-2] is back into the attack
90.6 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, no run, well wide of off and an easy leave
90.5 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, no run, another play and a miss, on a length and rising through to the keeper, Moeen Ali wafted at it and was well beaten
90.4 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, FOUR, yorker length outside off, Moeen Ali squeezes it wide of gully and since there is no third man, Moeen Ali will get a boundary. Had to hit the gap which he did
90.3 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, no run, great take by Nevill as he dives to his right and grabs it one-handed. It was slung down leg and Nevill leapt acrobatically to haul it in
90.2 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, no run, and again. Angled in towards off stump and then it seamed away, leaving Moeen Ali groping at it, late movement and Moeen Ali was playing for the angle in
90.1 -
Starc to Moeen Ali, no run, angles in and then holds its line to beat the outside edge of Moeen Ali. Lovely delivery from Starc. Good start
Mitchell Starc [14.0-4-32-0] is back into the attack
89.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, 1 run, down leg, clipped to fine leg, for a single
89.5 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, nips back in and strikes Moeen Ali on the thigh pad. That jagged back off the surface
89.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, Moeen Ali is beaten on the outside edge, pushed out limply to a delivery that was angled across, did well not to edge it
89.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, byes, 2 runs, again late swing after passing the bat, Nevill dives to his left and gets a glove on it, can't make a clean stop and the ball runs away for two byes. The amount of swing that is happening after the ball passes the bat is extra-ordinary
89.2 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, this one doesn't carry to Nevill after Moeen Ali leaves. May have been the slower one
89.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, byes, FOUR, the late swing befuddles Nevill and runs away for four byes. It suddenly dipped on him at the last moment and deflected off his gloves and went away. Moeen Ali had left that alone and then it swung
88.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Moeen Ali gets forward and mistimes the drive wide of mid-off, to the left of the fielder, takes a single
88.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, swinging down leg, Moeen Ali flicks and misses
88.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, swings in towards the pads, Moeen Ali nudges it back to the bowler
88.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, FOUR, when it is pitched up Moeen Ali latches on. Drives wide of the cover fielder, opens the face of the bat and then gets it in the gap, lovely sweet extension of the arms as Moeen Ali drove that
88.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, well wide of off, easy leave
88.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length outside off, Moeen Ali shoulders arms
87.6 -
Siddle to Broad, FOUR, nice punch from Broad and that's four. Spoils Siddle's attempt at getting another maiden over. On a good length and on the stumps, Broad gets forward and punches it through cover, raced away
87.5 -
Siddle to Broad, no run, full on the stumps, Broad mistimes the drive to mid-on, came off a thick inside half
87.4 -
Siddle to Broad, no run, runs off the thigh pad behind square, Broad wants a run, sent back by Moeen Ali
87.3 -
Siddle to Broad, no run, brilliant bowling from Siddle. This one lifts off a good length area and Broad did well to miss it. He was surprised by the extra bounce and the ball zipped past the outside edge on the way to the keeper. Too good from Siddle. Kissing the surface and getting the ball to talk
87.2 -
Siddle to Broad, no run, full on middle and leg, Broad defends from the crease to backward point, more off a thickish outside edge that one
87.1 -
Siddle to Broad, no run, loose from Broad as he tries to punch at a delivery that is angled across, nearly edged it
86.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, 1 run, swinging down leg, flicked to fine leg, Broad will retain strike
86.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Moeen Ali, 1 run, Moeen Ali is off the mark with a nudge into the vacant short mid-wicket area
86.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, 1 run, good length outside off, Broad pushes it through extra cover for a single. Happy with just one
86.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Broad, no run, swinging down leg, Broad flicks and misses
Stuart Broad, left handed bat, comes to the crease
86.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, out Caught by Starc!! Good tumbling catch at mid-off. End of Buttler. He shakes his head on the way back. Full and outside off, Buttler went for a big drive and Starc made good ground to snaffle that low to his left. Buttler should've kept it down. Australia inch closer. Buttler c Starc b Mitchell Marsh 42(107) [4s-4]
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
86.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, on the stumps, softly turned back to the bowler
85.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, lifter outside leg, Moeen Ali lets it go, good take by Nevill to his right. Another maiden for Siddle
85.5 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, now a shout for lbw, Moeen Ali plays outside the line of the delivery and is beaten on the inside edge. It brushes the back thigh and goes to the keeper. Dharmasena immediately gave it not out. Moeen Ali may have got outside the line there and also looked to be high when it struck Moeen on the thigh pad
85.4 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, loud shout for caught behind. Clarke shakes his head when asked for a review. Slight sound as the ball passed bat. Need HotSpot and RTS to confirm whether there was an edge. Again on a short of length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Moeen Ali tried to defend and looked like he missed it. Not entirely sure. Nevill dives to his left to take it and he too was convinced. Siddle belted out a loud appeal too
85.3 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, pitched up outside off, Moeen Ali leans into an off-drive but straight to the fielder at mid-off. Nice-looking stroke for no run
85.2 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, half-a-leave and half-a-play and it doesn't carry to Voges at first slip. Clarke is frustrated. Full outside off, Moeen Ali was shaping to leave, was late in withdrawing the bat, the outside edge lands in front of the slip fielder
85.1 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length and angled across Moeen Ali, pitches middle and curves away, Moeen Ali hangs his bat at it and is nearly beaten
84.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, full and outside off, Buttler lifts his bat and lets it go. Carried nicely to Nevill
84.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, fullish length outside off, Buttler gets forward and defends to mid-off
84.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, swinging down leg, Buttler flicks and misses, Nevill dives to his left to glove that
84.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, 2 runs, full on the stumps, Buttler gets forward and plays a bottom-handed drive wide of Mitch at mid-on for a couple
Two slips and two gullies
84.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, full on the stumps, Buttler checked his drive, since he did that it didn't carry back to the bowler
84.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, that is a fine first delivery from Mitchell Marsh, nipped back in off the seam and Buttler did well too, trusting the bounce and then leaving it alone. The ball flies over the off stump
Mitchell Marsh [10.0-4-28-1] is back into the attack
83.6 -
Siddle to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on off, Moeen Ali plays it back down the track off the back foot
Moeen Ali, left handed bat, comes to the crease
83.5 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, out Lbw!! Siddle strikes and sends the nightwatchman back. To the naked eye it looked like there was an inside edge onto the pad when one saw it initially. But there was no bat. Pitched up, curving in, strikes Mark Wood below the kneeroll on the pad. Hitting leg and Dharmasena overturns his original decision. Clarke and Siddle thought about it and it turned out to be a very good review. Mark Wood lbw b Siddle 6(16) [4s-1]
Siddle to Mark Wood, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
Clarke goes up for an lbw review against Mark Wood. Given not out by Dharmasena. Looks like there is no inside edge onto the pad. S Ravi is the third umpire. Just hit below the kneeroll. Nothing on HotSpot. Three reds and Mark Wood is out. Hitting leg and Mark Wood has to go. Dharmasena overturns the original decision
83.4 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, bit of extra bounce from a good length, Mark Wood takes the bottom hand off the handle as defends it back down the track. That seemed to have surprised Mark Wood but he played it well
83.3 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, FOUR, frustration for Siddle and Australia. Pitched up outside off, Mark Wood went for a big drive and the thick outside edge went over the gully fielder. Mark Wood didn't hold back there and that ensured the edge carried over the fielder
83.2 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, outside off and shaping away, Mark Wood lets it go
83.1 -
Siddle to Mark Wood, no run, on the stumps, Mark Wood gets right behind the line and defends solidly
82.6 -
Johnson to Buttler, leg byes, FOUR, dug in short and Buttler ducks under that, it brushes the back and goes over the keeper. Will count as leg-byes as Buttler was taking evasive action
82.5 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, short of length on the stumps, Buttler defends to the right of square leg
82.4 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, dug in short and well outside off, left alone
82.3 -
Johnson to Buttler, FOUR, pitched up outside off and Buttler plays a lovely drive straight down the ground, that came right out of the screws, leant on the shot and put it away
82.2 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, 1 run, clipped past short leg, for a single to deep square leg
The lights are coming on now as it is a bit dark
82.1 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, no run, short of length and down leg, wasted delivery again
82.1 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, wide, Johnson slings it down leg, well down in fact and Nevill leaps goalie style to catch it two-handed. Has a smile after pouching that. Called wide
81.6 -
Siddle to Buttler, 2 runs, good delivery, on middle and leg, straightening, Buttler closes the face of the bat too early and the leading edge dribbles wide of cover for a couple
81.5 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, well wide of off, easy leave
81.4 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, what was Mark Wood doing? He set off for a run and has to dive back to make it in. It deflected off Buttler's thigh pad and for some reason Mark Wood wanted a quick single, sent back and despite his dive, had Rogers hit the stumps, he would've been gone. Not far from the direct hit was Rogers. Mad thinking from the nightwatchman, Buttler rightly shakes his head. There was no single there
81.3 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, wide of the crease and full outside off, Buttler gets forward and defends solidly to mid-off
81.2 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, length outside off, the ball flies to the keeper after Buttler lets it go
Two slips and two gullies for Siddle
81.1 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, lovely outswinger, fullish length and Buttler does well to leave
80.6 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, no run, on a length and outside off, rising to the keeper after Mark Wood shoulders arms
80.5 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, no run, angled across Mark Wood, he pushes out with no feet and is well beaten. The ball was miles away from the edge
80.4 -
Johnson to Buttler, 1 run, this ball is definitely swinging for Johnson, late swing and Buttler gets a thick inside edge on the defence, wide of the square leg fielder
Three slips, two men close-in catching on the on-side
80.3 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, swung in late and rapped Buttler high on the pad, Buttler was deep in his crease and missed the flick. That was going over and sliding down too
80.2 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, swinging into the pads, Buttler gets forward and clips it to mid-on
80.1 -
Johnson to Mark Wood, 1 run, short of length on the hips, tucked in the air but just past the right hand of Rogers at short leg. It went too quickly and before he could react it was past him. Can at best call it as a half-chance
The new ball has been taken
Mitchell Johnson [13.0-2-51-1] is back into the attack
79.6 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, bit fuller and straightening outside off, Buttler lets it go. Siddle notches up his 11th maiden in the innings
Johnson is warming up
79.5 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, good length outside off, Buttler goes deep in his crease and defends to backward point
79.4 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, pitched up outside off, Buttler gets forward and drives well but finds mid-off
79.3 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, pitched up outside off, Buttler gets forward and drives to backward point. Went off the thick outer half of the bat
79.2 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, good length outside off, lifting through to the keeper after Buttler lets it go
79.1 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, short of length outside off, seamed away after pitching, Buttler lets it go
Two slips and a gully and after this over the new ball is due. That's what Australia are looking for. Here we go then...
Standing ovation for Michael Clarke as he leads his side out for what could possibly be the final time (if the rain doesn't play spoilsport) in international cricket. He waves to the crowd. Then hugs Siddle. Emotional moment for Clarke. It is overcast and rain is predicted during lunch time which is two hours away. Australia will hope that they finish the job before that. Siddle will start proceedings
Unless rain plays spoilsport, Australia are on course to win this game. However, they can only ruefully look back at the series and ponder about what might have been. On the other hand, even if they lose today, this young English side for now will celebrate long and hard, as regaining the Ashes-urn is no mean feat. Stay tuned for all the action coming your way shortly.
Australia's man of the moment Peter Siddle was wary about the threat of rain. In his press conference he said, "I do know that [threat of rain] well enough," said the street-smart pacer. "We've got to be prepared once we walk out on the field, get on with the job, do it straight away and try and do it as quick as possible."
Chief Sports Columnist for The Age, Greg Baum opined about Australia being complacent before the series started. "Australia were doubly complacent, at the start of the series and after the Lord's Test, and had lost the urn before they knew it, and only gathered themselves up again in all their endeavours, including selection, at The Oval."
Jesse Hogan, in his column for the The Age, elucidated on Clarke's captaincy at The Oval. "The retiring captain's regular shuffling of his bowlers at the Oval brought 10 of the 16 wickets Australia had claimed over days two and three. The last of those, of his England counterpart Alastair Cook, removed the biggest obstacle to Australia finishing the series with a second win, after Clarke enforced the follow-on for the first time in his career even though it meant he will probably not bat again in his international swansong."
Andrew Ramsay, penning his views for Cricket Australia's website also showered praises on Siddle. "As Mitchell Johnson flattened the final two wickets of England's sub-par first innings this morning and Nathan Lyon subtly and sedately spun his way through an obdurate top-order in a laborious second that directly followed-on, Siddle produced one of the more notable Ashes spells. Bald bowling figures of 1-14 are never going to excite man of the match adjudicators, or even front bar cricket bores who like to bang on about how they were there the day that something marginally beyond the ordinary took place."
Michael Atherton, writing for The Times, gave his views on Siddle's superb performance with the ball. "Siddle's value is not necessarily in the wickets he takes - he picked up just one today, that of Adam Lyth - but in the pressure he applies, which in turn helps others. It enables Mitchell Johnson to rest and bowl in short, sharp spells and gives Clarke the kind of control he enjoyed throughout the last Ashes series."
Jonathan Agnew, writing in his column for BBC Sport, praised Clarke's move to bring Steven Smith into the attack just before the end of day 3. "It was a clever bit of captaincy from Michael Clarke to try something different after front-line spinner Nathan Lyon had bowled well but mechanically."
Geoffrey Boycott on BBC Test Match Special was critical of Adam Lyth's technique. He said, "Adam Lyth is vulnerable - even though he's from Yorkshire, he's not making runs and averaging 14. He may get saved because England have won the series, and because there's nobody making a case to replace him. His feet didn't move at all - you transfer your weight forward or back with footwork. It was always going to be tough for whoever coming in as you're stepping up from county cricket which is not as tough as international cricket."
Now, let's look at some of the views and opinions of cricket journalists and experts.
For England, it is all about extending the match as much as they can. Jos Buttler, who has been in bad form, would look to notch up a good score. On the other hand, Australia will try to wrap up the game as quickly as possible, as there is a chance of showers coming into play. Australian players will look to give a fitting farewell to both Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers with a win.
Day 4: Hello everybody! Australia hold all the aces going into what could turn out to be the final day of the 2015 Ashes. For the second time in a row in this game, the English batsmen put up an enervated performance with the bat and look set to tumble towards an innings defeat. The Australian bowlers again took their game to an elevated plane. Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh and Peter Siddle were all among the wickets. In fact, the exhibition of a fine craft of seam bowling by Siddle in this match has been applauded by many in the cricketing world. Lyon, with his path of flight and guile, deceived the English batsmen in the air, and was rewarded with wickets.
Australia put up a thoroughly professional performance on day 3 and now they are just four wickets away from registering a resounding victory. England have a lot to ponder about as when they have been put under pressure, the hosts have crumbled. We will be up nice and early tomorrow. Until then good-bye, ciao....
Earlier, Mark Wood and Moeen Ali stitched a quick-fire stand of 57. However, Johnson picked up two wickets off successive deliveries to skittle out the hosts for a paltry total in the first innings. Clarke then enforced the follow-on for the first time as a captain in Tests. Showers are predicted for tomorrow, but with two days to ago, one expects the hosts to wrap it up and win the dead-rubber contest.
Nathan Lyon bowled superbly for the tourists. He got lovely drift and extracted overspin to trouble the English batsmen. Peter Siddle, Mitchell Marsh and Mitchell Johnson gave creditable performances, too. Siddle, in fact, stood out among the pacers by bowling with excellent control. He bowled as many as 10 maiden overs. Other than Michael Clarke dropping Ian Bell, Australia's fielding, too, was largely sharp.
England's batsmen continued to put up a listless show and it looks certain that they will suffer a massive defeat. Alastair Cook was the only batsman, who stood tall amidst the runs, but just before stumps, Smith, the part-timer, took his scalp. It meant that Cook's stubborn innings came to an end. It has to be said that he received little or no support from rest of the batsmen. Ian Bell and Adam Lyth yet again flopped miserably and now they will come under heavy scrutiny to retain their places.
So, that will be stumps on day 3. Smith has already proved that he has a golden arm. Just when things looked a little lackluster, he came in and claimed the big fish (the English skipper). Cook isn't a happy man in the dressing room as he manages to tap Wood on his shoulder after he survived that scary last delivery.
78.6 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, brilliant inswinging yorker to end the day. Wood knows he got rid off it, he walks to his right straightaway after managing to dig that ball out. He will have to face more of these from Mr Starc and co. when he comes out to bat tomorrow
78.5 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, full and in the channel outside off, Wood shoulders arms. Lyon from short fine comes around the wicket and has a few words with Wood. Wood doesn't like it, shakes his head
78.4 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Wood taps it gently to Steven Smith at cover-point
78.3 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, this one too is outside off, Wood has already shown enough signs that he can bat. He isn't tempted by that line and length, lets that go
78.2 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, this time Wood is more cautious and lets it go. On a good length and angled wide of off
78.1 -
Starc to Mark Wood, no run, pitched on a good length and gets it to bounce extra just outside off, Wood was hanging his bat outside off, lucky that he didn't get any edge
Mitchell Starc [13.0-3-32-0] is back into the attack
77.6 -
Lyon to Buttler, FOUR, a little too full and straight from Lyon, Buttler skips out and wrists in the gap through mid-wicket, timed it well and it raced away
77.5 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, inside edge and this one falls short of FSL, tossed up around off. Buttler went too deep inside the crease as he looked to block, inside edge brushes the pad and lands well in front of short leg
77.4 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, flatter and on the stumps, Buttler turns it to the leg-side
77.3 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, tossed up delivery just outside off, driven straight to the fielder at short cover
77.2 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, flighted delivery on off, Buttler defends it back to the bowler
77.1 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, good turn and bounce for Lyon outside off, Buttler leaves it alone
Mark Wood, right handed bat, comes to the crease
76.6 -
Smith to Cook, out Caught by Voges!! Clarke's move to bring Smith has done the trick. The cornerstone of England's batting line-up is gone. It was a leg-break from Smith, Cook came half-forward, got an inside edge onto the pad and straight to the fielder at short leg, who completes the catch. Cook has repelled everything that was thrown at him today, but he finally loses his wicket. Cook is still waiting for his first Ashes hundred at home. Remember, he played his first Ashes series at home back in 2009. Cook c Voges b Smith 85(234) [4s-11]
Smith to Cook, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
76.5 -
Smith to Cook, 2 runs, another low full toss, Cook flicks it to deep mid-wicket for an easy two
76.4 -
Smith to Cook, no run, Smith bowls this one outside off, Cook punches it off the back foot
76.3 -
Smith to Buttler, 1 run, on the stumps from Smith, Buttler drives it to cover, Lyon dives to his left, but fumbles and they take a run
76.2 -
Smith to Buttler, FOUR, that is a waist high full toss from Smith, Buttler takes advantage of it by punching it through deep backward for a boundary
76.1 -
Smith to Buttler, no run, leg-break from Smith, Buttler defends it off the back foot
Steven Smith, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
75.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Cook prods forward and defends this tossed up delivery
75.5 -
Lyon to Cook, 2 runs, Lyon gets this one to grip off the surface, Cook is a touch hesitant to come well forward, gets an inside edge that runs away to fine leg. They collect two runs
75.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, another forward defence from Cook as he blocks this one out
75.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Cook brings out the forward defence to block this floaty delivery
75.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, it sharply turns and was bowled outside off, left alone to the keeper
75.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Cook defends it off the front foot
74.6 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, Starc bowls this well outside off, left alone to the keeper
74.5 -
Starc to Buttler, 2 runs, Buttler tries to flick this full delivery that was going down the leg-side. But gets an inside edge. It still scurries to the fine leg fence, where Marsh runs to his right, puts in the dive and saves a few runs
74.4 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery, left alone to the keeper
74.3 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, full and outside off, Buttler again drives at it half-heartedly and gets beaten on the outside edge
74.2 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, Starc continues to attack the stumps, Buttler mistimes the drive to mid-on
74.1 -
Starc to Cook, 1 run, Starc bowls this one stump-to-stump, Cook works it to deep mid-wicket. Starc generated a bit swing back into the right-hander on that one
73.6 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, another one going down the leg-side with bounce, It hits Buttler on the thigh. Lyon has struggled for line in this over
73.5 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, again Lyon extracts turn, but this one was going down the leg-side, Buttler leaves it alone
73.4 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, again turn and bounce from Lyon, Buttler tries to defend it, misses and hits him on the thigh pad. It rolls away past the fielder at short leg
73.3 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, Lyon gets overspin on this delivery, but Cook goes right back in the crease, plays late and cuts it to deep backward point
73.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Cook brings out the forward defence to block this flighted delivery
73.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Nathan Lyon [22.0-5-45-2] is back into the attack
72.6 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, Starc bowls this one on the stumps, defended by Buttler
72.5 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, that is where Buttler gets into trouble. Buttler pushes at a back of a length delivery, but this time plays it with soft hands and luckily for him it falls in front of the second slip fielder
72.4 -
Starc to Buttler, 2 runs, another inswinger from Starc but it was going down the leg-side, Buttler flicks it to deep backward square leg for two runs
72.3 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, from close to the stumps, Starc bowls it short and wide, Buttler shoulders arms
72.2 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, fuller and outside off, Buttler resists
72.1 -
Starc to Buttler, 2 runs, full and swings back into the right-hander, Buttler though covers for the movement and flicks it wide of mid-on. Johnson from mid-on does the chasing
71.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, another wayward delivery that was bowled well outside off, left alone to the keeper
71.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, Cook stands tall in the crease and cuts this short and wide delivery to backward point
71.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, again Mitchell Marsh generates swing, but this was going down the leg-side, Cook tries to flick and misses
71.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, full on the stumps, Cook pushes to mid-on
71.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, 5 wides, Mitchell Marsh bowls this one well wide of off-stump. In fact, even the keeper depsite making a full length dive can't get to it and it runs away for five wides. Ironic cheers from the crowd
71.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, finally the full delivery that is bowled outside off almost does the trick as Cook drives and gets beaten on the outside edge. Cook has shown a single-minded focus to leave deliveries outside off today, but not on that occasion
71.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, from close to the stumps, Mitchell Marsh keeps it in the channel outside off, Cook leaves it alone
70.6 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, the tempter from Starc as he bowls this one full and outside off, left alone to the keeper. Buttler has a habit of going after those full deliveries with no footwork. He didn't this time around though
70.5 -
Starc to Buttler, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and on the stumps from Starc, Buttler punches it to long-off for a couple of runs. Johnson from mid-on does the chasing
Starc seems to be having some problems with his ankle. Remember,a lot of seamers have had their share of problems with the footholes at The Oval
70.4 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, good length delivery and on the off-stump, defended into the off-side
70.3 -
Starc to Cook, 1 run, a hint of swing back into the left-hander, but Cook clips it to fine leg for a single. He needs to be aware of the fielder at leg-slip though
70.2 -
Starc to Cook, no run, Starc bowls it on a fuller length and on the stumps, Cook drives it to mid-on
Clarke now is using a fine leg-slip along with two slips and a gully in place
70.1 -
Starc to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Cook shoulders arms
Mitchell Starc [10.0-3-22-0] is back into the attack
69.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Buttler lets it go by
69.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, very full from Mitchell Marsh, Buttler drives it off the front foot to mid-off
69.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, Mitchell Marsh bowls it on the stumps, Buttler defends it off the back foot
69.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, this one angles back in to the right-hander, defended by Buttler
69.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, short delivery that nips away off the seam, too, Buttler gets his bat inside the line of the ball. Ever since Marsh had a successful season for WA in 2011-12 when he took a 6-for against Queensland, he has come up by leaps and bounds as a bowler. 6 for 84 to be exact
69.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Buttler, no run, fuller length delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Mitchell Marsh [8.0-3-23-1] is back into the attack
68.6 -
Johnson to Buttler, 1 run, a hint of swing back into the right-hander, Buttler gets an inside edge and the ball rolls away to backward square leg
68.5 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, Johnson is cranking it up again as this one was bowled at 91mph and it goes across the right-hander. Buttler pushes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge
68.4 -
Johnson to Buttler, 2 runs, good length delivery that was on the stumps, Buttler works it to deep mid-wicket, the fielder at mid-on hauls it down and keeps it down to two
68.3 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, this one nips back off the seam sharply, Buttler though leaves it alone. It was a brave leave as it went over the off-stump
68.2 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, short delivery from Johnson, Buttler ducks under it. It is sometimes hard to pick Johnson's bouncer, but Buttler picked it up early and that helped him on that occasion
68.1 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery and well outside off, left alone to the keeper
67.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Cook gets an inside edge on the defensive stroke. It goes to the left of FSL
67.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flatter and around off, Cook is solid in his front foot defence
67.4 -
Lyon to Cook, FOUR, short and Cook had all the time in the world to rock back and cut it through cover. Timed it well and fielder in the deep had no chance
67.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery on off, Cook defends it in front of short cover
67.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, quicker and outside off, that one dipped and spun past the forward defending Cook. He got forward but was beaten by the turn, Nevill took the bails off but Cook was well inside
67.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook pushes it to backward point
66.6 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, pitches this one on a fuller length and gets it to zip past around the sixth stump line, Buttler unlike what Geoffrey described (leaves it like a gentleman). Remember Boycott described him as a seven-year-old school boy yesterday
66.5 -
Johnson to Cook, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, Cook pushes it firmly wide of mid-off and hustles for a single. Cook shares a wry smile with Johnson, he knows that he got away with one
66.4 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, length delivery outside off, dabbed straight to the fielder at cover-point
66.3 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, loose from Cook, he has batted so patiently for this long and looks like he is tired right now. Looks to pull this short and wide delivery, lucklily for him - doesn't make any contact
66.2 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, this one is wide of off too, this time Johnson hits it on a good length, Cook yet again L-E-A-V-E-S
66.1 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, full and slinging away outside off, you can't make any top-order batsman play (in Test cricket) if you bowl it that wide. Cook is a class player and he leaves it all alone
65.6 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, slower and on the stumps, Buttler goes back inside the crease and nudges it in front of backward square leg
65.5 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, short and outside off, Cook is waiting for this delivery, rocks back and cuts it through cover for a single
65.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, floated up around middle and leg, turned to mid-wicket
65.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery on off, Cook bends forward and blocks
65.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, gets good turn on this one, pitched around middle and off and spun wide of off, Cook shoulders arms
65.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, straighter one on middle and leg, Cook leans forward and defends it to the on-side
64.6 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, goes a little wider of the crease and attempts a lifter, that was well outside off and Buttler had nothing do with it
64.5 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Buttler defends it to the on-side with soft hands
64.4 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, bouncer but nowhere near the troubling line, Buttler stays away from it
64.3 -
Johnson to Buttler, no run, pitched further up and angled across Buttler, he lifts his bat and lets it go
64.2 -
Johnson to Cook, 1 run, Cook likes it there - length delivery on the pads, he clips it neatly through mid-wicket for a single
64.1 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, pitches on a good length and keeps it wide of off, Cook doesn't want any of it
Two slips, gully and a short mid-wicket in place
Mitchell Johnson [10.0-2-46-1] is back into the attack
63.6 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, flatter and just outside off, Buttler goes with soft hands as he blocks it towards gully
63.5 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, slightly fuller and wide of off, Buttler leaves it all alone
63.4 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, floated up around off, defended back to the bowler
63.3 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, slightly short and width on offer, Cook goes back deep inside the crease and cuts it hard past the square leg umpire. Aleem Dar did well to get out of the way
63.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, quicker one on the pads, Cook turns it to the right of FSL
63.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery on off, Cook pushes it back to the bowler
62.6 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, this one was a little wide to make Buttler play, well outside off, Buttler leaves. Tenth maiden for Siddle
62.5 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, length delivery just outside off, Buttler shuffles across a tad and turns it gently in front of mid-on
62.4 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, very full and on the pads, Buttler gets across and looks to flick. Missed it by a country mile, got rapped on the pads but that was going down leg. Siddle has his hands on his head. No real appeal from the fielders
62.3 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, this one kept low after passing the batsman, on a length and seaming away outside off, Buttler didn't offer a stroke
62.2 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, tad fuller and on off, Buttler blocks it off the front foot
62.1 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, on a good length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Buttler lets it go
Michael Clarke is off the field and guess who's in-charge now. It's Steven Smith, the future of Australian cricket
61.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Cook blocks it towards backward point
61.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, slower through the air on off, Cook prods forward and pushes it to the right of the bowler who gets across and collects it
61.4 -
Lyon to Buttler, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Buttler skips out and clips it through mid-wicket for a single
61.3 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, quicker and on middle and leg, Cook manages to turn it wide of short leg and runs across for a single
61.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, defends this tossed up delivery off the front foot
61.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Cook lunges forward and blocks it
Drinks are on the field now. Buttler despite edging a few, looks settled with the skipper battling at the other end. This will be a crucial hour of play for England...
60.6 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, good length delivery on off, Buttler manages to defend it off the inside half again
60.5 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles it just outside off, Buttler isn't interested in playing at those. Looks like Jos has learnt some lessons from the past, showing relatively good judgement against deliveries that are bowled outside off
60.4 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, this one nips away too, Siddle hits this one on a good length and gets good shape outside off, Buttler lifts his bat and lets it go
60.3 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, tight line and length from Siddle, Buttler plants his front foot to defend, got it off the inside half towards mid-on
60.2 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, this time Siddle makes Buttler play, around off, Buttler plays with soft hands as he dabs it towards gully
60.1 -
Siddle to Buttler, no run, good movement on this one, pitches on a good length and seams away outside off, Buttler lets it go through to the keeper
59.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, fuller and around middle stump-line, Cook flicks it to mid-on
59.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery just outside off, Cook bends low and defends it in front of silly point. Looked like he got it off the inside half
59.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery around off, Cook pushes it back at the bowler
59.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, floated up on middle and leg, Cook turns it to short leg
59.2 -
Lyon to Buttler, 1 run, flat and on the stumps, Buttler bends low and sweeps it fine for a single
59.1 -
Lyon to Buttler, 2 runs, slower through the air on middle and leg, Buttler moves across slightly and helps it towards fine leg. The fumble in the deep allows the batsman to come back for the second run. Warner was the fielder in fact
58.6 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, slightly fuller and just outside off, Cook pushes it with soft hands in front of short cover
58.5 -
Siddle to Cook, 2 runs, on the pads this time, that will be easy pickings for Cook, he works it through mid-wicket and comes back for the double
58.4 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, gets sharp bounce on this good length delivery that pitched around the fifth stump line, Cook lifts his bat and lets it go
58.3 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, on a length and just outside off, Cook gets across and blocks it in front of his front pad, towards the leg-side
58.2 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, pushed across wide of off, Cook lets it pass through to the keeper
58.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, splays it down leg, Cook went for the flick and missed
Two slips and a gully for Siddle
Peter Siddle [13.0-8-12-1] is back into the attack
57.6 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, this one skidded on from Lyon, defended off the back foot
57.5 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, Buttler advances and works this one to mid-wicket
57.4 -
Lyon to Buttler, 2 runs, Buttler brings out the paddle sweep to this delivery that was drifting down the leg-side and collects a couple of runs
57.3 -
Lyon to Buttler, no run, Buttler defends this delivery off the back foot
57.2 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Cook drives it to cover for a single
57.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Lyon bowls this short and wide, Cook though leaves it alone
56.6 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, good length delivery and on the stumps, Buttler defends it off the front foot
56.5 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, full and on the stumps, Buttler defends it solidly
Well, well! Mikey Holding on air has spotted that Bairstow's dismissal shouldn't have stood. The ball went onto Voges' grille and then came down before being caught. According to the laws of the game once it hits the fielder's protective equipment - in this case the helmet - it shouldn't be out. Bairstow saw that on the television just now and was disappointed. Not the first time it has happened. Bairstow got out like that in India once. Got to know the laws of the game. If he had known that, he would've straightaway pointed out that it came off the grille
56.4 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, Starc again keeps it in the channel outside off, Buttler leaves it alone
56.3 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, full and outside off, left alone to the keeper
56.2 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, another very full delivery from Starc, Buttler drives it to cover, but not convincingly. He is horribly out of nick here
56.1 -
Starc to Buttler, FOUR, full and tempting the drive, Buttler is rooted to the crease and gets a thick outside edge past the diving gully fielder for a boundary. It went low and to the left of the man. Buttler got lucky as he went with hard hands
55.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Cook gets forward and defends to silly point
55.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, another forward defence from Cook to block this flighted delivery in front of square on the off-side
55.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Cook prods forward and defends. Lyon got lovely drift on that delivery
55.3 -
Lyon to Cook, FOUR, low full toss, Cook takes it on the full and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Rare boundary for England
55.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery and sharp turn away from the left-hander, Cook lets it go by
55.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery and on off-stump, defended off the front foot. When Cook plays the spinners, he usually gets right forward and goes right back. Good decisive footwork
54.6 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, very full and on the stumps, Buttler digs it out to gully
54.5 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, Starc bangs it half way down the track and bowls it outside off, Buttler though ducks under it. They are giving Buttler a dose of bouncers here
54.4 -
Starc to Cook, 1 run, short delivery from Starc, Cook pulls it to deep backward square leg. Cook again uses his height to get on top of that short delivery
54.3 -
Starc to Cook, no run, full and angling away from the left-hander, Cook defends it into the off-side
54.2 -
Starc to Cook, no run, yorker from Starc, Cook digs it out. Starc certainly has good control, while he tries out the yorker
54.1 -
Starc to Buttler, 3 runs, full delivery, Buttler flicks it from the stumps to deep mid-wicket for three runs. Rogers from mid-wicket hauls it down and keeps it down to three
53.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, defended off the front foot
53.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Cook uses the forward defence to block this floaty delivery
53.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon. He is getting nice drift on his deliveries. Cook again shows good defence by coming forward and blocking it
53.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, going down the leg-side, Cook flicks it to FSL
53.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, slightly shorter in length, Cook tries to punch and misses. Lyon got extra bounce on that delivery
53.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Cook defends it off the front foot
52.6 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, well, that nipped back a long way after it pitched on a fuller length, Buttler drives, but leaves a gap between bat and pad. luckily for him, it misses the off-stump
52.5 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, another short delivery and that was well-directed as it followed the batsman, Buttler though ducks under it
52.4 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, short delivery from Starc, Buttler hunders under it
52.3 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, Buttler was late on this very full delivery but luckily for him, he got an inside edge to the right of the bowler
52.2 -
Starc to Buttler, no run, Starc bowls it on a fuller length and outside off, left alone to the keeper
52.1 -
Starc to Cook, 1 run, this one drifts down leg, Cook works it to backward square leg for a single
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
51.6 -
Lyon to Stokes, out Caught by Clarke!! Another batsman pushing out in front of his pad and has paid the price for it. This time it is Stokes, who is the culprit. It was a tossed up delivery and was bowled outside off, Stokes came forward and played what you can call as a half-hearted drive without any conviction behind it and it went to Clarke at first slip, who completed the catch. A puff of dust came off the track after it pitched. Stokes c Clarke b Lyon 0(4)
Lyon to Stokes, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
51.5 -
Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker delivery from Lyon, Stokes defends it off the front foot
51.4 -
Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up delivery and on the stumps, defended off the front foot
51.3 -
Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
51.2 -
Lyon to Bairstow, out Caught by Voges!! Lovely bowling from Lyon has resulted in Bairstow losing his wicket. Lyon tossed it up, got it to drift and then it gripped off the surface, too. Bairstow came half-forward, got an inside edge and it went to the fielder at short leg, who showed sharp reflexes to take the catch. Actually, while trying to take the catch, it wobbled off Voges' chest, before he took it on the rebound. Well, well! Mikey Holding on air has spotted that Bairstow's dismissal shouldn't have stood. The ball went onto Voges' grille and then came down before being caught. According to the laws of the game once it hits the fielder's protective equipment - in this case the helmet - it shouldn't be out. Bairstow saw that on the television just now and was disappointed. Not the first time it has happened. Bairstow got out like that in India once. Got to know the laws of the game. If he had known that, he would've straightaway pointed out that it came off the grille. Bairstow c Voges b Lyon 26(48) [4s-5]
Lyon to Bairstow, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
51.1 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, Lyon drags this one down, Cook cuts it to sweeper cover for an easy single
Nathan Lyon [13.0-4-26-0] is back into the attack
50.6 -
Starc to Bairstow, no run, another one that strays down the leg-side from Starc. The keeper does well to dive to his left and save a few runs. This is the problem with Starc as he rarely gets his lines and lengths on the money
50.5 -
Starc to Cook, 1 run, this one was drifting down the leg-side from Starc, Cook works it to deep backward square leg for an easy single
50.4 -
Starc to Cook, no run, inswinging yorker from Starc, Cook digs it out. Cook is playing late and that is helping his cause
50.3 -
Starc to Cook, no run, very full and swings from the arm, but it is outside off and Cook lets it go by
50.2 -
Starc to Bairstow, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery and drifting down leg, Bairstow tries to flick and misses. It was going down the leg-side. Starc made a stifled appeal for lbw
50.1 -
Starc to Bairstow, no run, short and wide, Bairstow leaves it alone
Mitchell Starc [6.0-3-12-0] is back into the attack
49.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, good length delivery and Mitchell Marsh extracts a bit of bounce on this one, Cook though comes forward and leaves it alone. A tidy over from Marsh. They surely missed his services at Trent Bridge
49.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, yorker and outside off, Cook digs it out
49.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, a tad fuller and outside off, Cook resists
49.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, Mitchell Marsh bowls this one on a back of a length and outside off, Cook leaves it
49.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, leg byes, FOUR, well, Cook was lucky there as he shuffled across towards the off-stump, Marsh bowled it down the leg-side, Cook misses the flick, but it just went past the leg-stump for four leg-byes. He shuffled across too much there and that caused the problem
49.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, Mitchell Marsh keeps it in the channel outside off, Cook lets it go by
48.6 -
Siddle to Bairstow, FOUR, back of a length delivery and outside off, Bairstow opens the face and guides it past the slip cordon for a boundary. Yet again one finds that there is no third man in place and that results in a boundary. This is the first boundary scored of Siddle in this innings
48.5 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, fuller and outside off, left alone to the keeper
48.4 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, now Bairstow's bottom-hand takes over there as he looks to turn this delivery that was bowled on the stumps into the on-side
48.3 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, back of a length delivery that angles in, Bairstow works it to the right of short mid-wicket
Two slips, a gully and a short straight mid-wicket
48.2 -
Siddle to Cook, 1 run, back of a length delivery from Siddle, Cook turns it to deep backward square leg for a single. Good strong throw from the man in the deep
48.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, good length delivery and on the off-stump, Cook defends it off the back foot. He played late there
47.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Bairstow shows good judgment by shouldering arms
47.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, from close to the stumps, Mitchell Marsh tests the patience of the batsman outside off, Bairstow leaves it alone
47.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, fuller and on the stumps, Bairstow defends it solidly
47.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, Mitchell Marsh keeps it in the channel outside off, left alone to the keeper
47.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, back of a length delivery from Mitchell Marsh, Bairstow defends it off the back foot. Bairstow is looking to play straight these days. However, there is always a chance where his bottom-hand takes over and with him playing all over straight deliveries
47.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Bairstow pushes it to short-cover
Mitchell Marsh [6.0-1-23-1] is back into the attack
46.6 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Cook defends it back to the bowler
46.5 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, Siddle bowls this one down the leg-side, Cook tries to flick, it deflects off his thigh pad and Nevill dives to his right and saves a few runs
46.4 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, Siddle bowls it in the corridor outside off, left alone to the keeper
46.3 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery and outside off, Cook cuts it but yet again finds the fielder at cover-point. Now that is unusual as he usually finds the gap while he plays the cut shot
46.2 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, Siddle bowls this one on the stumps, Cook works it to mid-on
46.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, a bit of width on offer, Cook cuts it, but can't beat the fielder at backward point. Cook certainly loves it when there is any width on offer
45.6 -
Lyon to Bairstow, no run, turn from Lyon and he extracts extra bounce too, Bairstow leaves it alone. He watched that delivery carefully
45.5 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, full delivery from Lyon, Cook just turns it to backward square leg for an easy single
45.4 -
Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow uses his feet to take the ball on the full and work it to deep mid-wicket
45.3 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, Lyon drags this one down, Cook cuts it to sweeper cover
45.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, a bit of drift on this delivery from Lyon, Cook again comes forward and defends it to FSL
45.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Cook comes forward and defends
44.6 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, this one jags back from a length, Bairstow doesn't cover for the movement and it hits him on the pad, but it was going down leg. He didn't offer a shot there as it rolled away into the on-side
44.5 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, from mid crease, Siddle bowls this one fuller and on the stumps, Bairstow drives it to mid-off
44.4 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, from round the wicket, Siddle hits a good length and it straightens after pitching, Bairstow leaves it alone
44.3 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, stump-to-stump line from Siddle, Bairstow works it into the on-side
44.2 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, this one angles in and nips away off the seam to beat Bairstow's outside edge. We are back to Siddle extracting seam movement to beat the outside edge
44.1 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, good length delivery and outside off, Bairstow shoulders arms
Peter Siddle [10.0-6-7-1] is back into the attack
43.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery from Lyon, Cook shows good defence by coming right forward and blocks it
43.5 -
Lyon to Bairstow, 1 run, Lyon bowls this one on a fuller length, Bairstow works it to fine leg
43.4 -
Lyon to Bairstow, no run, from round the wicket, Lyon bowls it on the stumps, Bairstow works it to FSL
43.3 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, Lyon drags it down and extracts extra bounce, Cook goes right back in the crease and cuts it past the fielder at backward point for a single
43.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery and just outside off, Cook prods forward and defends
43.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery and outside off, left alone to the keeper
Players are making their way out to the middle. It will be Lyon who will start the proceedings with a slip, FSL and a silly point in place.
Australia made further inroads into opposition's batting line-up as they continued to get closer to registering a consolation win. For the hosts, can Alastair Cook amass his first Test century against Australia at home and give England's score some respectability?
It has certainly been an impressive show put up by the Australian bowlers. They have done well as a bowling unit in this Test. If Johnson has been the battering ram, then Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle and Marsh have bowled with exemplary control and also extracted more from the track than their English counterparts.
Joe Root, England's best batsman in this series, hung in for a while before finally succumbing to yet another short delivery from Mitchell Johnson. English batsmen getting out to short deliveries has been a familiar sight in this series. Jonny Bairstow and Cook then steered them to tea. It has to be said though, it would take a miracle for the hosts to get a positive result from this game.
Australia made inroads into the opposition's line-up as the hosts continued to slip towards a heavy defeat. Alastair Cook played with courage and calmness as he looked to hold the innings together. However, he didn't get much support from other batsmen. Ian Bell, who has been out of form for a while now was dropped a couple of times. But his luck ran out quickly as Mitchell Marsh snared his wicket.
That will be tea on day 3 as Clarke leads his men off the field
42.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, Bairstow is happy to defend that. He knows that this will be the last ball before tea. Pitched on a good length and around off, Bairstow manages to block it off the inside half
42.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, fuller and on the fourth stump line, Bairstow drives firmly and finds the fielder at mid-off
42.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, this one is the in corridor of uncertainty again, Bairstow, this time lets it go
42.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, the same old story at The Oval. Edges not carrying that is. On a length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Bairstow looks to defend with hard hands, outside edge falls well in front of the gully fielder
Two slips and 2 gullies in place
42.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bairstow, no run, length delivery around off, Bairstow punches it to the off-side
42.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Cook goes on the back foot and clips it through square leg
Mitchell Marsh [5.0-1-22-1] is back into the attack
Could be the last over before tea
41.6 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, again in that fuller length region, Bairstow moves across and pushes it gently, straight to the fielder at mid-on
41.5 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, pitched slightly further up, Bairstow turns it with soft hands towards mid-on
41.4 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, hits the good length again, just outside off. Bairstow gets across and blocks it to mid-on
41.3 -
Siddle to Cook, 1 run, on a length and on middle and off, Cook works it in front of mid-wicket for a single
41.2 -
Siddle to Bairstow, 1 run, on the pads again, Bairstow clips it behind square on the leg-side. He looks more comfortable with these sort of deliveries
41.1 -
Siddle to Cook, 1 run, round the wicket, short outside off, Cook pulls it to deep backward square
40.6 -
Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR, another edge and Johnson doesn't know what to do, has a wry smile on his face. Short and wide, Bairstow looks to stab and gets a thick edge which goes in the gap between the slip cordon and gully. Had there been another gully, it would have been a regulation catch for him
40.5 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, this one angled across outside off, Bairstow stays inside the line and lets it go
40.4 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, well bowled and equally well played by Bairstow, pacy short delivery on the stumps, 89mph. Bairstow spots it early and ducks underneath it
40.3 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, this one was pitched on a length and got good bounce after passing the batsman, Bairstow resists
40.2 -
Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR, another edge and another four, this time Bairstow went for the push outside off, healthy outside edge flies between the slip cordon and the gully fielder
40.1 -
Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR, slightly fuller and around the sixth stump line, Bairstow hangs his bat outside off. Ball catches the outside edge and flies wide of gully. Lucky boundary that
39.6 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, again in the probing area outside off, Cook is settled and is unmoved as he leaves it all alone
39.5 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery on the hips, Cook jumps inside and pushes it neatly towards mid-on
39.4 -
Siddle to Bairstow, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Bairstow clips it off the inside half, places it behind square on the on-side for a single
39.3 -
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, fuller but wrong line from Siddle, on the leg-stump line, Bairstow missed on the flick and gets rapped on the pads. That was going down leg
39.2 -
Siddle to Cook, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the middle-stump line, Cook moves across and tucks it in front of mid-wicket
39.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, angled across from a good length and keeps it an yard outside off, Cook watches it sail through to the keeper
38.6 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, lifter again and this time down leg, Bairstow lets it pass through
38.5 -
Johnson to Bairstow, 2 runs, short of length delivery just outside off, Bairstow punches it through cover and collects a couple for himself
38.4 -
Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR, full and straight from Johnson, Bairstow punches (in the air) it to the right of the bowler who puts in the valiant dive. Johnson missed it by a couple of inches, it looked so close to the naked eye. He landed awkwardly while attempting to take the catch, looked in some pain. Commendable effort though
38.3 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, dug in short again, but this time on the leg-stump line, Bairstow sees it early and lets it go
38.2 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Bairstow tucks it wide of short leg, straight to the man at mid-wicket
38.1 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, short and wide, Bairstow chases it and gets beaten for pace. Beaten on the outside edge
37.6 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, ohhh! That looked close but inside edge saved Cook there. Pitched on a good length and gets it to swing late into the left-hander, Cook is late on the flick. Gets an inside edge onto the pad
37.5 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, fuller and around the fifth stump line, Cook shuffles across and pushes it back to Siddle
37.4 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, back of a length delivery and angled across wide of off, Cook lifts his bat and lets it go
37.3 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, slightly fuller and outside off, Cook drives it off the front foot towards mid-off
37.2 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, on a good length and a bit too wide to make Cook play, he doesn't want to have a go at it
37.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, angled across just outside off, Cook shoulders arms
Peter Siddle [7.0-5-2-1] is back into the attack
36.6 -
Johnson to Bairstow, no run, welcome Bairstow!! Mitchell Johnson greets him with a pacy bouncer. But the line wasn't a troubling one, Bairstow lets that go
Jonathan Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease
36.5 -
Johnson to Root, out Caught by Starc!! Ohhh no!! Just when Root looked in good shape he falls to a short delivery. However, he has been the best English batsman this summer. He can walk back with his head held high. He looks very disappointed though. Short delivery on the stumps, Root pulled and mistimed it completely, got a big top-edge on that. Starc at fine leg went back and took it easily, just inches inside the ropes. Root c Starc b Johnson 11(30) [4s-1]
Johnson to Root, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
36.4 -
Johnson to Root, no run, on a length and on off, Root hops inside the crease and presenst the full face of the bat as he defends it
36.3 -
Johnson to Root, FOUR, short and wide from Johnson and he pays the price for it, Root jumps high and cuts it high and wide of point. Raced away into the fence
36.2 -
Johnson to Cook, 1 run, there it is, much needed fifty for Alastair Cook, will he make his first Ashes hundred in England? He has looked patient throughout the innings. He reaches the milestone with a tuck through mid-wicket
36.1 -
Johnson to Root, 1 run, length delivery on the hips, Root goes back and tucks it neatly to the right of short leg
Mitchell Johnson [7.0-2-22-0] is back into the attack
Cook took his time but he looks settled now. If there was ever a time an innings was needed from the English skipper, this is it. Will he go onto play the innings of his life? I suspect not (looking at the way the Aussie seamers are going).
35.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, pitched outside off and spun a long way, Cook is cautious and he shoulders arms at it
35.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, slower and around off, pushed back straight to the bowler
35.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, a little fuller and just outside off, Cook pushes it straight to the fielder at mid-off
35.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Cook prods forward and blocks
35.2 -
Lyon to Root, 1 run, on middle and leg, Root wrists it through mid-wicket for an easy single
35.1 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Cook pushes it to the right of backward point and gets a single
34.6 -
Siddle to Root, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Root is an intellegent man. He doesn't like that area, lifts his bat and lets it go
34.5 -
Siddle to Root, no run, goes wide of the crease and angles in outside off, ball straightens after passing the batsman, Root isn't tempted though
34.4 -
Siddle to Root, no run, a little fuller and in that off-stump line again, dabbed with an angled bat towards the second gully
Two slips and two gullies in place
34.3 -
Siddle to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, Root jumps inside the crease and punches it to the off-side
34.2 -
Siddle to Cook, 1 run, slips this one on the leg-stump line, Cook tucks it off his pads in front fo square on the leg-side
34.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, here we go then. Mr Siddle into the action, fasten your seatbelts ladies and gentlemen. Pitched on a good length and extracts good bounce outside off, Cook lets it go
Peter Siddle [6.0-5-1-1] is back into the attack
33.6 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, short and width on offer, Cook goes on the back foot and flays it square of the wicket. There is protection in the deep and he can only get a single
33.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, full and on the middle stump line, Cook presses forward and dead-bats it
33.4 -
Lyon to Root, 1 run, on the stumps, Root comes down the track and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single
33.3 -
Lyon to Root, no run, tossed up on off, a solid front foot defence by Root
33.2 -
Lyon to Root, no run, slower and turning down leg, Root looked to turn it fine, Nevill gets across and collects
33.1 -
Lyon to Root, no run, flighted delivery around the fourth stump line, Root comes forward a tad and blocks it towards the off-side
32.6 -
Starc to Cook, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Cook jumps back and defends it towards the leg-side
32.5 -
Starc to Cook, no run, very full aimed at the base of off-stump, Cook digs it out towards cover
32.4 -
Starc to Cook, no run, a little fuller and outside off, Cook pushes it in front of mid-off
32.3 -
Starc to Cook, no run, down leg, Cook flicks and misses
32.2 -
Starc to Cook, FOUR, a firm push and what more do you need when you can middle the ball so well. On a length and wide of off, Cook middles it through the non-existent cover fielder and inches closer to his fifty
32.1 -
Starc to Cook, 2 runs, fullish and on the pads, Cook clips it wide of mid-on, Johnson runs across and makes a fumble as he slid and that allowed the couple to hustle back for the second
31.6 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, slower through the air on middle, Cook works it to square leg and sneaks a single
31.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, quicker and outside off, Cook went back to defend. Ball went off the inside half past the short leg
31.4 -
Lyon to Root, 1 run, on middle and leg, Root goes back and turns it towards backward square
31.3 -
Lyon to Cook, byes, 1 run, Cook is beaten all ends up and so is Nevill. No clue what that ball did, pitched on leg and spun past the defending Cook and the keeper, nearly a yard outside the off-stump. It missed Nevill's gloves and they take a bye
31.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, pitched on a fuller length and keeps it on middle and off, Cook is solid in his front foot defence
31.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery on off, Cook prods forward and defends
Right then, time for spin, slip and a short leg in place
Nathan Lyon [8.0-4-15-0] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now. Australia have bowled well so far. Bell despite getting a reprieve couldn't make the most of it. Mind you! The dangerman Siddle is yet to bowl in this session, once he comes in then we can expect more aggression from the Aussie pacers.
30.6 -
Starc to Root, no run, this time Starc gets it right, a good yorker on the stumps, Root manages to dig it out to the leg-side
30.5 -
Starc to Cook, 1 run, nearly a yorker on middle and leg, Cook manages to jam it down towards mid-wicket and runs across for a single
30.4 -
Starc to Cook, no run, on the off-stump line, Cook brings his bat in front of his pad and defends it solidly
30.3 -
Starc to Cook, no run, teasing line and length from Starc, lured Cook to play at it. He obliged and went for a tentative poke, beaten on the outside edge
30.2 -
Starc to Cook, no run, on the stumps, Cook defends it down the wicket
30.1 -
Starc to Root, 3 runs, overpitched and wide, Root leans on the drive and places it in the gap at cover, Shaun Marsh does well as he gives the chase and hauls the ball back just before the ropes
Pat Cummins is on the field. Mitchell Marsh is off and Shaun Marsh is on for Rogers
29.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, FOUR, a little short again and Cook scores his third boundary of the over, this time cuts it more elegantly through cover, no need to run for those
29.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, on the leg-stump line, Cook falls over the flick, rapped on the pads but that was clearly missing leg. There was a stifled appeal but an easy call for the umpire
29.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, FOUR, full and width on offer, Cook drives it on the up but placed in the gap through cover. Cook's bat handle turned as he played that shot. Clarke might have missed a trick by not placing a short cover there
29.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, FOUR, this one is slightly short and Cook takes full toll of it, punches it past a diving point and it raced away
29.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, pitched on a good length but a little too wide to tempt Cook into playing at it, left alone to the keeper
29.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, again wide of off, Cook is calm and composed as he always is, left alone
28.6 -
Starc to Root, no run, length delivery wide of off, Root doesn't want any of it
28.5 -
Starc to Root, no run, Root has a wry smile as Nevill and Starc went for an optimistic appeal. Full but down leg, Root missed on the flick, ball brushed the pad on the way to the keeper. Umpire Dar is unmoved though
28.4 -
Starc to Root, no run, fuller and just outside off, Root pushes it with soft hands to the off-side
28.3 -
Starc to Root, no run, full, full, full is the length. This is good bowling from the Australians. This time in the channel outside off, Root hangs his bat and the ball sneaks under his bat
28.2 -
Starc to Root, no run, length delivery but a bit too wide, Root resists himself from attempting a cut/drive
28.1 -
Starc to Root, no run, good length delivery on off and middle, Root presents a straight bat as he blocks it back to the bowler
27.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, lured Cook with a fuller length and angled wide of off, Cook nearly fell into the trap. went for a flashy drive, beaten on the outside edge. Hands-on-head moment for Mitchell Marsh
27.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, testing Cook in that fourth stump channel again, Cook is watchful as he defends it back to Marsh
27.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, angled across the left-hander on a good length, very wide of off though, left alone
27.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, full and in that fourth stump line, Cook goes for a half hearted drive, miscues it towards mid-wicket
27.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, on a length and angled wide of off, Cook doesn't like playing at those
27.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Cook, no run, fuller and just outside off, Cook presses forward and defends it in front of point
26.6 -
Starc to Root, no run, this one was a yard wide outside off, Root shoulders arms
26.5 -
Starc to Root, no run, Root is looking tentative here, pitched on a fullish length and gets it to straighten past the blade of a pushing Root, beaten again
26.4 -
Starc to Root, no run, pitched up but too wide to make Root play, he lifts his bat and lets it go
26.3 -
Starc to Root, no run, way down leg, Nevill does well as he dives to his left and collects it
26.2 -
Starc to Root, no run, on a good length and gets it to straighten after angling across Root, he played inside the line and lucky that he didn't get any edge
26.1 -
Starc to Cook, leg byes, 1 run, slanting down leg, Cook hops late and misses out on the flick, ball deflects off the pad towards square leg
Mitchell Starc [2.0-1-2-0] is back into the attack
25.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, slightly fuller and around the fifth stump line, Root doesn't bother with it
25.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, back of a length and wide of off, Root plays with an angled bat as he dabs it towards gully
25.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Root, no run, a grand welcome to the world's number one batsman, in the corridor of uncertainty, Root was caught poking at it, beaten on the outside edge
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
25.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, out Caught by Clarke!! That drop doesn't cost much and Belly has to walk back. He never looked comfortable at the crease, Clarke who has dropped him earlier has made amends. It was a length delivery that bounced extra around the off-stump line, Bell was looking to defend, ball kisses the bat handle and goes to the right of second slip who takes it easily, this time. Bell was surprised by the bounce and that undid him. Bell c Clarke b Mitchell Marsh 13(40) [4s-2]
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
25.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, FOUR, another drop and this time it's Rogers, it's Bell again. This was not that short but Bell decides to pull it from outside off, burst through Rogers' hands at mid-wicket, Bell hit that hard and it raced away. Rogers dived to his left and still allowed the ball to burst through his hands. He might have done something to his webbing and he is off the field
25.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, a little too straight on the stumps, easy for Bell as he defends it with a straight blade
24.6 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, fuller and shaping away late outside off, Cook is circumspect, not remotely interested in playing at it
24.5 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, very full and on the stumps, Cook gets across and turns it to the leg-side
24.4 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Cook lets it go
24.3 -
Johnson to Cook, FOUR, short of a length and well outside off, Cook stabs at that, manages to keep it down and finds the gap between fourth slip and gully, another boundary for Cook
24.2 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, Johnson slips one down the leg-side, Cook looks to flick and is beaten
24.1 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Cook covers for the movement, lifts his bat and lets it go
23.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Bell gets a big stride forward and drives it crisply, straight to the fielder at extra cover
23.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Bell covers for the movement and defends it towards gully
23.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, Marsh comes from wide of the crease and keeps to a tight line outside off, Bell covers the off-stump, lifts his bat and lets it go
23.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, Bell presses across and defends it towards the on-side
23.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, on a length and holding its line outside off, Bell covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
23.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, FOUR, Bell has more fortune, this was a short of a good length and nipped away late, Bell was caught in two minds, makes a late call to let it go. The ball went off the face of the bat and runs away past the slip cordon
22.6 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, the slower yorker from Johnson, Cook spots it early, gets his bat down and jams it out
22.5 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of nip away from off, Cook gets behind the line and defends it
22.4 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Cook covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Two slips, a wide third slip, a wider fourth slip and a gully in place
22.3 -
Johnson to Cook, FOUR, edged and four, more luck for England. Johnson follows the short ball with a fuller one, in that channel outside off, Cook is drawn into poking at that, gets a thick edge that races away past the diving gully fielder for a boundary
22.2 -
Johnson to Cook, FOUR, lovely shot, Johnson banged in short and well outside off, Cook swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it past square leg, the timing is sweet and the ball races away to the fence
22.1 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, short of a length and angling into Cook, he was looking to nudge it towards the on-side, is done in for pace and gets struck high on the pads
21.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, fraction fuller and on the stumps, Bell shuffles across and clips it neatly towards square leg
21.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Bell shuffles across and defends it towards mid-on
21.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Bell prods across and defends it towards the off-side
21.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, 2 runs, on a good length and a hint of late shape away from off, Bell is slightly opened up as he looked to defend, plays with soft hands and gets it wide of gully for a couple
21.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, edged and dropped, Clarke has dropped a catch in his last Test. Marsh looks gutted as well. This was a lovely delivery, pitched up and nipped away at the last moment, lures Bell into the drive, he goes for it with hard hands, gets a thick edge - high and to the right of Clarke at second slip. He was late to spot it, gets both hands and shells it. Voges attempts to take the rebound from first slip, but it fell well wide of him
21.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Bell, no run, that's a cracker from Marsh, on a length and a hint of shape away from outside off, straightened at the last moment. Bell had to play at that, pushes down the original line and is beaten on the outside edge
Mitchell Marsh, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
20.6 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, short and angling down the leg-side, Cook gets inside the line as he looks to work it fine and is beaten
20.5 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, tad fuller and holding its line outside off, Cook watches it all along and lets it go
20.4 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, on a length and holding its line outside off, left alone
20.3 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Cook hops across and dabs it towards the off-side
20.2 -
Johnson to Bell, 1 run, another excellent bouncer from Johnson, Bell can't get away from his line once again, plays at it awkwardly and the ball lobs off the gloves, rolls away behind square on the on-side for a single
20.1 -
Johnson to Bell, leg byes, FOUR, Johnson is troubling Bell with the short delivery, this was a hostile bouncer, directed on Bell's body, he took his eyes off as he ducked under the ball, it hits him on the forearm and races away to the long leg boundary
19.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Lyon drifts one on off, Cook lunges forward and blocks
19.5 -
Lyon to Bell, 1 run, pushed through by Lyon, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
19.4 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, tossed up and on off, Bell prods forward and defends it
19.3 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, appeal for a caught behind, but it wasn't convincing enough, Dharmasena says NO. This was pushed through on Bell's pads, he was looking to nudge it towards the on-side and missed. Nevill was quick to get across, appeals, but there was no bat there
19.2 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, fraction short and wide outside off, Cook makes room and cuts it square on the off-side for a single
19.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Cook gets forward and defends it
18.6 -
Johnson to Bell, no run, that's an excellent call from umpire Dar. This was a ripper of a short delivery from Johnson, it reared onto Bell from a length, he was hopping across on the defensive push, drops his gloves and looks to sway out of the line. The ball clipped his shoulder and looped to Voges at first slip. The Australians were convinced, but Bell stood still
The Australians are celebrating. Bell is standing his ground and Australia want a review. It's for a catch at first slip. Fair delivery, says Ravi. He wants to check with the Hot-Spot, there's nothing on the bat, might have just brushed the shirt on its way to Voges. He wants to check with RTS now. No spike as it crossed the bat, he concludes that there was no bat or glove on that, went off Bell's shoulder, the decision remains NOT OUT
18.5 -
Johnson to Bell, no run, Johnson shortens his length and gets it to angle across the right-hander, Bell plays inside the line and lets it go
18.4 -
Johnson to Bell, no run, much better from Johnson, brings it closer to that off-stump line, but it's a fraction too wide to make Bell play, left alone
18.3 -
Johnson to Bell, no run, tad too full and wider outside off, Bell doesn't need to play at those, left alone
18.2 -
Johnson to Bell, no run, Johnson keeps it full and gets it to angle across the right-hander, he covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Two slips, a gully and a FSL in place
18.1 -
Johnson to Bell, no run, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Bell covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Mitchell Johnson [3.0-1-9-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, this one is given more air, Cook gets a big stride forward as he looked to defend, gets an inside edge towards FSL
17.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Lyon drifts one outside off, Cook gets a big stride forward and blocks
17.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up and wider outside off, Cook gets a big stride forward in defence
17.3 -
Lyon to Bell, 1 run, tossed up and on Bell's pads, he goes back and tucks it behind square on the on-side for a single
Lyon is bowling from round the wicket for Bell
17.2 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, pushed through flatter and on Cook's pads, allows him to back and nudge it behind square on the on-side for a single
17.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up and just outside off, Cook lunges forward and blocks
A slip and a FSL in place for Lyon
Welcome back.. It's all Australia so far, Can England hold on and take this match to Day 4?
Australia are in the driver's seat in this game as they look to register a consolation win. After winning the Ashes series, their opponents, England, have been mediocre at The Oval and are hurtling towards what seems like a heavy defeat. We will be back shortly for the second session. Do stay tuned...
Earlier, Mark Wood and Moeen Ali played a flurry of shots to stitch an enterprising stand of 57. However, just when Michael Clarke was a touch frustrated, Mitchell Johnson picked up wickets off successive deliveries to clean up the home team. Even though, he picked only a couple of scalps, Siddle was the best bowler on show for Australia in the first innings as well. He was well supported by the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Johnson and Lyon.
After asking the hosts to follow-on, Australia continued to surge towards victory by snaring the wicket of Adam Lyth. After what was a limp dismissal in the first innings, Lyth pushed at a delivery on off from Peter Siddle to be dismissed. Alastair Cook and Ian Bell then survived a few nervous moments to guide the hosts to lunch. It was Siddle, who yet again impressed by bowling a probing spell and extracting enough movement off the deck to trouble the batsmen. He even bowled five maiden overs in a row. Nathan Lyon, too, bowled with purpose.
That will be lunch on day 3. Clarke walks back chatting to Siddle. He looks pleased. Didn't realise that Siddle had bowled five maidens in a row. Such has been his accuracy and metronomic precision to land the ball where he wants to. He will be the key along with Lyon and Johnson as Australia look to give Clarke a winning send-off
16.6 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, full on the stumps, solidly defended to mid-off
Last ball before lunch and there are four slips and a gully. Clarke setting the field and the bowler waits
16.5 -
Siddle to Cook, 1 run, on the stumps, turned wide of mid-on and a single taken. That is the first run off Siddle's spell today. Five maidens in a row before this. Cook has a smile and a word with Siddle after taking the single. Siddle smiles back. Good to see
16.4 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, much more confidently left that time
16.3 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, Cook flirted at it and then pulled his bat inside the line, just in time, it was angled across him and he had a dabble
Siddle has been superb today. The way he set Lyth up before dismissing him was great to see. Kept plugging away in the corridor of uncertainty, on or around off stump, with a bit of seam movement. The angle across the left-hander worked in favor of the Victorian too. Lyth didn't go fully back nor fully forward. Kept playing and missing and finally nicked one. It was just a matter of time. The kind of patience with the ball that Australia have missed in this series. Wonder what the eventual series result might have been had Siddle played in all Tests. The mind boggles!
16.2 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, full and slanted across Cook, left alone
16.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, short of length on the hips, nudged to mid-wicket
15.6 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, pre-meditated from Bell, he kneels down to lap the low full toss but can only edge it onto the pad. Ensured he got outside the line to play the stroke
Now over the wicket for the final delivery
15.5 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, flat and short, allows Bell to block off the back foot easily
15.4 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, tossed up outside off, Bell dead-bats
15.3 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, flat and outside off, Bell hangs back and defends
15.2 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, shortish and turning in, Bell punches it from the stumps to backward point
Lyon is bowling from round the wicket to Bell too
15.1 -
Lyon to Bell, byes, FOUR, turning down leg, beats Nevill and races away. The keeper was slow to move
14.6 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, short of length on the stumps, Cook was shaping to flick it away, but the leading edge dribbles to mid-off. Was in the air but miles short of the fielder
14.5 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, good length around off, Cook pushes it to cover
14.4 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, pitches outside leg and raps Cook on the pads, stifled appeal for lbw is turned down. Cook fell over and missed the flick
14.3 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, another good leave as Siddle probes away in the corridor of uncertainty
14.2 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, middle and leg line, Cook defends to mid-on
14.1 -
Siddle to Cook, no run, angled across Cook, left alone
13.6 -
Lyon to Bell, no run, on the middle and leg line, flicked to short leg
13.5 -
Lyon to Cook, 1 run, full outside off, Cook leans into a cover drive and gets a single wide of extra cover
13.4 -
Lyon to Cook, FOUR, bad ball and Cook cuts it away. Short and outside off, kept a bit low but Cook chopped it wide of backward point. Hit the gap and raced away
13.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, turning away after pitching outside off, left alone
13.2 -
Lyon to Cook, 2 runs, flighted delivery outside off, Cook opens the face of the bat on the square drive, Warner gives chase and pulls it back. Saved two
13.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook gets forward and drives to mid-off
12.6 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, edged and doesn't carry to Clarke at 2nd slip. What a ball that was as well, full and brought Bell forward, got the edge but died on the diving Clarke, he grabbed it on the bounce to his left. Siddle has his hands on his head
12.5 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, this is brilliant bowling, short of length and outside off, Bell pulls his bat inside the line and lets it go
12.4 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, around the fifth stump line, Bell lifts his bat and lets it go
12.3 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, full outside off, left alone. Nevill takes it over his head
12.2 -
Siddle to Bell, no run, beautiful outswinger from Siddle, angled in and then curved away late, Bell felt for it and then pulled his bat inside the line, swung after passing the bat too
Ian Bell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.1 -
Siddle to Lyth, out Caught by Clarke!! End of Lyth and perhaps the end of his Test career for the foreseeable future as well. His miserable tour and series is over. He walks back with a grim expression on his face. That line and length, around off, seam movement and Lyth is neither here nor there, caught on the crease, the outside edge carries low and nicely to 2nd slip where Clarke makes no mistake. Siddle screams in delight. Lyth c Clarke b Siddle 10(33) [4s-2]
Siddle to Lyth, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Lyth pulls away as there is movement behind the bowler's arm
11.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook gets forward and defends with an open face to backward point
11.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, defended past silly point and no chance of a quick single
11.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, this one keeps low and Cook chops it to backward point
11.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, shortish outside off, extra bounce too, Cook cuts hard and finds backward point
11.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, on middle, forward defence back to the bowler
11.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up on off, defended to silly point
10.6 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, that's the line and length and sooner rather than later Lyth will nick off. Full around off stump, pitching and seaming away, beating the forward defence of Lyth. He is all at sea against Siddle, the angle across him doing the trick for the Victorian. Another top over comes to an end
10.5 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, full outside off, left alone
10.4 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, short outside off, Lyth ducks under it early and lets it go
10.3 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended to mid-on
10.2 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, beautiful delivery. Siddle slowly getting into his groove. Pitches middle and nips away off the seam to beat the outside edge of the defending Lyth
10.1 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, loose from Lyth. Saw the full delivery outside off and went for a big drive, didn't connect. So nearly nicked it behind
9.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, full outside off, Cook leans into a cover drive and finds Mitch Marsh at extra cover
9.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, on the off stump, solidly blocked
9.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, Lyon is plugging away on the off stump line, defended to silly point
9.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, full on the stumps, Cook gets forward and drives wide of mid-off, he cuts off any runs with a slide
9.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flighted outside off, Cook again defends to silly point
9.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up on off and middle, Cook gets forward to block to silly point
8.6 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, good length on middle and leg, tucked to mid-wicket
8.5 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, short of length on the stumps, Lyth defends to cover
8.4 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, on the stumps and Lyth defends it back to Siddle
A delay as Siddle's boot is ripped off. He wants a change and Pat Cummins is on to get him a fresh pair
8.3 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, short of length and Lyth comfortably defends off the back foot to cover
8.2 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, beautiful delivery and nearly the edge. Pitches outside leg and slants across Lyth, beats the outside edge as the batsman was stuck on the crease, lucky that he didn't edge it. Lots of swing on that delivery and Lyth after getting beaten has a wry smile at the bowler. He knew what a fine delivery that was
8.1 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, another outside edge but played with soft hands and that ensures it didn't carry to the first of the two gullies in place. Siddle probing away
7.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, very full, Cook gets forward to push to extra cover
7.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, blocked to silly point
7.4 -
Lyon to Cook, FOUR, fraction short and Cook puts it away, went deep in the crease and cuts it square of the wicket, beats backward point to his left. He had to hit the gap which he did to a nicety
7.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, again Lyon inviting Cook on the front foot, the batsman stretches out to defend to backward point
7.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook gets forward to defend and the ball goes to backward point, turned a bit
7.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, short and wide outside off, Cook cuts and finds backward point. Should've been put away
A silly point added now for Lyon
6.6 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, nips back in and extra bounce, Lyth is on the hop and awkwardly nudges it to mid-wicket
6.5 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Lyth sees it early and then shoulders arms
6.4 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, 'catch' was the cry as Lyth was shaping to defend off the back foot, the ball goes on the bounce to gully. Was a tad squared up that time
Two slips and two gullies in place
6.3 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, Lyth pulled the bat inside the line of that as he saw the delivery, in the nick of time as the ball slanted away
6.2 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, gets this a bit fuller, but still the angle and the line is the same, Lyth shoulders arms
6.1 -
Siddle to Lyth, no run, good length and angled across, left alone
Peter Siddle, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, on middle, Cook defends it back to Lyon
5.5 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, flat outside off, forward defence to short cover
5.4 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up on off and middle, Cook gets forward to block
5.3 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, now stretches out and pushes it to short cover
5.2 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, and again, Cook defending to backward point
Lyon from round the wicket with a slip and a short leg in
5.1 -
Lyon to Cook, no run, tossed up outside off, Cook gets forward and defends with an open face to backward point
Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, tempter outside off, Lyth resists
4.5 -
Johnson to Lyth, FOUR, now a back foot punch. Bit of width from Johnson, outside off, sat up to be punched and Lyth went deep in his crease to play the stroke. Through cover-point and it raced away. Was in the air but in the gap
4.4 -
Johnson to Lyth, leg byes, FOUR, short ball and takes the elbow of Lyth and runs away to fine leg. It was into the ribs, grazes the right elbow and beats Nevill. When the short ball is directed at his body, he seems to be in trouble
4.3 -
Johnson to Lyth, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Lyth leaps off his feet and square cuts in the air, over gully and gets a nice boundary. Had to leap to get the balance on the shot right
4.2 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, this one is further wide of off, Lyth leaves
4.1 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, short of length outside off, good leave by Lyth
3.6 -
Starc to Cook, no run, outswinger but starts well outside off, easy leave for Cook
3.5 -
Starc to Cook, no run, angled in and Cook gets a bit squared up, the thick outside edge though doesn't carry to gully. Appreciation for that delivery from the slip cordon
3.4 -
Starc to Cook, no run, very full and wide of off, Cook leaves
3.3 -
Starc to Cook, no run, gets the line closer to off, short of length and seaming away, Cook hops back and lets it go
3.3 -
Starc to Cook, no ball, Starc oversteps and Cook leaves that alone. Ironic cheers from the crowd for the no-ball call
3.2 -
Starc to Cook, no run, swinging down leg, Cook flicks and misses
3.1 -
Starc to Lyth, 1 run, nips back in and Lyth was pushing forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto the pad, then the ball runs away to fine leg
2.6 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, very wide of off, left alone
2.5 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, quick bouncer and over the head of Cook, he was flapping at it and was too quick for him. Nevill leapt to take it over his head. It was dug in and rose appreciably
2.4 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, keeps it in the corridor of uncertainty, Cook watches it and leaves
2.3 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, slightly wide of the crease and full delivery angled in, Cook gets forward and dead-bats it to mid-off
2.2 -
Johnson to Cook, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
2.1 -
Johnson to Lyth, 1 run, short of length on the hips, Lyth tucks it away to deep backward square leg, for a single, is off the mark
1.6 -
Starc to Cook, no run, very disappointng maiden over from Starc, apart from one ball he didn't make the batsman play. And all the five leaves were comfortable ones
1.5 -
Starc to Cook, no run, angled in and hits a good length, the ball seams away and Cook shoulders arms
1.4 -
Starc to Cook, no run, and again, Nevill takes it in front of the first slip
1.3 -
Starc to Cook, no run, very wide outswinger, no need for Cook to play at that
1.2 -
Starc to Cook, no run, full and targetting off stump, Cook is deep in his crease and pushes it to backward point
Three slips and a gully in
1.1 -
Starc to Cook, no run, fullish outswinger, curved away, left alone
Mitchell Starc, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, full on the stumps, Lyth watchfully pushes it towards mid-on, a maiden over from Johnson
0.5 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, Johnson has hit Lyth. 90.7 mph short delivery right at Lyth, he is late in getting out of the way and is hit on the glove, tried to fend it away but the short ball was too quick, luckily the ball doesn't pop straight up in the air. No short leg though. That was a nasty short delivery and looked like Lyth wasn't expecting that
0.4 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, wide of the crease and short of length outside off, Lyth shoulders arms
0.3 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone
0.2 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, again well played by Lyth, short and directed at him, he hops and fends it down, the ball doesn't carry to gully, ensured that he played it with soft hands
0.1 -
Johnson to Lyth, no run, good first ball, full and outside off, the tempter, but Lyth played it well too, shoulders arms to that
Lyth and Cook are at the crease. Lyth is on strike. Johnson will open the attack
It will be Mitch to start off with the new ball. He is on a hat-trick remember. Lyth will face. Big innings for Lyth. He is playing for his career. If he fails here, he might not go to UAE. All set to rock and roll. Can Mitch get a hat-trick?