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Australia vs England, 1st Test

Duckett 21(20)
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6.4
W
Mitchell Starc to Duckett, out Lbw!! Duckett has been trapped in front but after a chat with his partner, he decides to challenge the decision. It looks adjacent to the naked eye. Was a fuller length delivery that swung in on middle and leg, Duckett was caught in the crease as he tried to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge and pinned on the pad. Snicko shows a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals three reds. That would have crashed into the leg-stump. Duckett departs and takes a review with him as well. The lack of foot movement cost him his wicket there. Also, the brilliant stop from Green on the previous delivery was instrumental as it was only a single and that kept Duckett on strike. Small things like these matter a lot. Duckett lbw b Mitchell Starc 21(20) [4s-4]
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Boland to Duckett, no run, a stifled appeal for caught behind! Boland switches to round the wicket and bowls a skiddy back of a length around off, Duckett doesn't have much space to work with as he tries to chop it square of the wicket but misses
5.5
4
Boland to Duckett, FOUR, Boland hasn't hit his straps yet! He usually bowls with pinpoint precision but his lengths have been a bit off this morning. Overpitched outside off, Duckett creams the drive through mid-off to pick up another boundary
5.4
Boland to Duckett, no run, this one nips in to cramp Duckett a bit. He pushes at it and gets it off the outer half towards gully
5
Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, 142.7kph pitched up delivery outside off, no swing this time, Duckett drives it crisply but finds wide mid-off
4.5
Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, a play and a miss! Short and room on offer, Duckett slashes at it but misses. He got beaten for pace and also some extra bounce on this occasion
4.4
4
Mitchell Starc to Duckett, FOUR, easy pickings! Back of a length delivery anglung towards the hips, Duckett moves inside the line and tickles it fine. The fielder at fine leg hares to his left but has no chance to stop it
4.3
Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, Mitchell Starc loses his radar as he slips this one down leg, Duckett fails to flick it away
4.2
Mitchell Starc to Duckett, no run, top delivery! 143.9kph delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, seams away to open Duckett up in his stance. He feels at it and gets beaten on the outside edge
4
4
Boland to Duckett, FOUR, cracking stroke! 136.9kph fractionally overpitched delivery outside off, Duckett stands his ground and drills it through mid-off. That traveled to the fence at the rate of knots. Not much feet movement from the southpaw, just pure hand-eye co-ordination
3.5
Boland to Duckett, no run, 136.3kph very full delivery swinging in on off, Duckett drives it back to Boland
3.4
Boland to Duckett, 2 runs, Duckett is on the move to the full delivery outside off and push-drives it nicely past mid-off. Gets a couple of runs for doing so
3.3
Boland to Duckett, no run, 134.9kph length delivery outside off, Duckett has his off-stump covered and makes an assured leave. Good carry to Carey once again
3.2
Boland to Duckett, no run, 137.3kph short of length delivery in the channel, Duckett hangs back and taps it towards point
3.1
4
Boland to Duckett, FOUR, lovely shot! 136.1kph pitched up delivery around off, Duckett leans ahead a bit and drives it beautifully past mid-on. The chase is on but there's no chance for the fielder to stop it
2
Boland to Duckett, 2 runs, oh, nicely bowled but equally well played! Yorker length delivery shaping in from outside off, Duckett flicks it nicely in front of square on the leg-side and comes back for the second run
1.5
Boland to Duckett, no run, 136.2kph good length delivery on the sixth stump channel, takes off after landing, Duckett makes a watchful leave
1.4
Boland to Duckett, no run, Boland switches back to round the wicket to Duckett. He bowls a hard length delivery at 136.5kph that angles in on off, Duckett hops and keeps it out
1.2
Boland to Duckett, 1 run, some late movement from a length on off, Duckett gets squared up but manages to tap it towards covers for a single. England are underway
1.1
Boland to Duckett, no run, that's a cracker first up from Boland! 135.5kph fullish delivery just outside off, moving away, Duckett tries to drive on the up but gets beaten on the outside edge