Australia vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length on off, tight delivery, Brook gets right behind the line to defend it back

Boland to Brook, 4 runs, he will play his shots. He comes down the track and doesn't time the drive but it's into the gap, rolls away slowly and to the longer part of the fence, Head chases it but they run four, you can do that here in Australia with those massive grounds

Boland to Brook, no run, short outside off, Brook rehearses the pull after the ball flies to Carey, a bit of kiddology there from Brook

Boland to Jamie Smith, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Jamie Smith goes on the back foot and punches it into the gap at cover

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, short of length and Jamie Smith who is advancing, has to defend it down, was looking at another aggressive shot, had to counter it in the end

Boland to Jamie Smith, FOUR, he plays this shot well. A short of length delivery just outside off, Jamie Smith goes on the back foot and pulls, almost forehands that, wide of mid-on, took on Boland and put it into the gap

Boland to Jamie Smith, FOUR, soft hands and wide of gully. On a short of length just outside off, Jamie Smith goes on the back foot to defend, the soft hands helps, the ball dies down and runs away into the gap between 3rd slip and gully

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, Australia review for a lbw. Smith has a chat with Boland and a few others of his mates. He has a second thought about it but challenges the decision just before the timer runs out. Looked like going down leg in real time. Was a fuller length delivery that angled in sharply from around off, Jamie Smith tries to flick it across but is pinged on the pads. Snicko shows a gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it's missing the leg-stump. Australia lose a review. Didn't look like a good review in real time

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, hard length delivery outside off, Jamie Smith rises on his toes and taps it towards cover-point

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, good length delivery angling in, Jamie Smith hangs back and defends it towards covers

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, short of length outside off, Jamie Smith hangs back and blocks it to the off-side

Boland to Jamie Smith, no ball, 136.7kph pitched up delivery shaping in, flicked to mid-wicket. Boland has overstepped

Boland to Brook, 1 run, straying on the hips, tucked through mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, no run, fuller length delivery around off, Brook opens his bat-face and taps it to backward point

Boland to Brook, no run, hard length delivery on off, Brook hops and blocks it towards mid-on

Boland to Brook, no run, 136.8kph full delivery on off, Brook leans ahead and dead-bats it

Boland to Brook, 2 runs, Brook hops to this back of a length delivery and tucks it through backward square leg. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Boland to Brook, SIX, what a shot! Audacity at its best! Brook dances down the track and moves leg-side in the process. He converts it into a half-volley and smashes it over deep extra cover for a maximum. Not an easy shot to play against a seamer but he makes it look easy

Boland to Brook, no run, well bowled! On a back of a length in the channel outside off, Brook plays inside the line and gets beaten

Boland to Brook, 1 run, was that a run-out chance? No Brook was in. Short of length delivery, Brook gets on top of the bounce and pats it in front of cover. He wants a single but Pope is quick to send him back. Marnus swoops down and under-arms a throw while on the dive. But Brook turns around and dives in to make his ground. They eventually get the single as the throw is off target

Boland to Brook, no run, 137.8ks back of a length around off, Brook stays rooted to the crease and blocks it to the off-side

Boland to Brook, no run, 136.6ks full and angled in, Brook clips it wide of mid-on and Starc makes a sliding stop

Boland to Brook, no ball, 136.8ks back of a length outside off, Brook opens the bat face and dabs it to gully. Boland has overstepped..

Boland to Brook, no run, 134.8ks keeps it tight around off, Brook turns it gently to mid-on

Boland to Brook, no run, 135.5ks good length ball close to off, Brook prods forward and jams the defence onto the pad

Boland to Brook, no run, 137.1ks back of a length delivery, Brook gets behind the line and knocks it to mid-on

Boland to Brook, no run, makes room and Boland follows him with a short of length delivery, Brook is cramped and he tucks it gently towards mid-wicket

Boland to Brook, FOUR, lovely shot! There's a long-off in place but he had no chance. Full pitcher around off, Brook allows the ball to come and creams the drive past Boland. Excellent timing as Head was beaten comfortably near the rope

Boland to Brook, no run, short of length delivery close to off, Brook stands tall and defends with soft hands to the off-side

Boland to Brook, no run, oh ho! Big swing and a miss by Brook. 132.1ks back of a length delivery and Brook attempts an outrageous pull shot, that too off the front foot and misses it completely

Boland to Brook, no run, 137.1ks full and angling in, Brook flicks and picks out square leg

Boland to Pope, 1 run, 138.7ks good length ball outside off, Pope pats it with soft hands to the off-side and Brook calls for a quick single

Boland to Brook, no run, that's more like. 137ks good length ball and bit of extra bounce, Brook takes his bottom hand off the the bat handle and fends it down into the leg-side. He was a bit surprised by the extra lift

Boland to Pope, 3 runs, 136ks good length ball, not quite full as some of Boland's previous deliveries in this Test, but Pope drives it on the up to the left of Boland and picks up three as Head hunts it down from mid-off

Boland to Pope, no run, back of a length around off, Pope gets behind the line and defends to the off-side

Boland to Pope, no run, 134.1ks back of a length outside off, Pope leaves. Boland might have lost his footing as he landed. He sorts it out landing area while walking back

Boland to Pope, no run, 139.9ks on a length and outside the leg stump, Pope watches it closely and ignores

Boland to Pope, no run, 135.4ks good length ball around the fifth stump line, Pope lifts his bat and lets it go

Boland to Pope, no run, length delivery outside off, Pope lets it go

Boland to Pope, FOUR, beautifully played! Pope is on the move to the pitched up delivery around off and check-drives it past the bowler. Mid-off gives it a chase but to no avail. The timing was spot on there

Boland to Pope, no run, Pope leans ahead to this one and eases it to covers

Boland to Pope, no run, Boland got his fingertips to it but Root was alert there! Good game awareness from him. Was a fullish delivery that angled in on off, Pope drove it back towards Boland who got low on his followthrough and there was a bit of deflection off his hand and the ball hits the stumps. Root was sharp as he plonked his bat inside the crease before the bails came off

Boland to Pope, no run, back of a length outside off, Pope taps it with an open bat-face to gully

Boland to Pope, 2 runs, fullish on middle and leg, Pope flicks it nicely past the right side of mid-on and comes back for the second run

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

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

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

Boland to Pope, 1 run, Pope drives this one off the toe-end to covers for a single. Lyon runs after it as he slides to stop it but loses his balance a bit as he can't stop it cleanly. Duckett wants the second run but Pope sends him back

Boland to Pope, no run, 136.9kph short of length delivery seaming in on off, Pope gets behind the line and stonewalls it

Boland to Pope, 2 runs, good length delivery wide outside off, Pope square drives it. Lyon at point dives to his right but can't stop it cleanly. The batters take a couple of runs

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

Boland to Duckett, no run, 136.3kph very full delivery swinging in on off, Duckett drives it back to Boland

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

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

Boland to Duckett, no run, 137.3kph short of length delivery in the channel, Duckett hangs back and taps it towards point

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

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

Boland to Duckett, no run, 136.2kph good length delivery on the sixth stump channel, takes off after landing, Duckett makes a watchful leave

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

Boland to Pope, 3 runs, edged but safe! Length delivery angling in from over the wicket, Pope pushes at it with hard hands and gets an outside edge wide of third slip. Three runs the result

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

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