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

Stokes to Head, out Caught by Brydon Carse!! The English skipper strikes and he is cock-a-hoop! It's a really soft dismissal to be honest. That's an important wicket for England as we all know the superlative ability of Head to take games away from the opposition from difficult situations. Short of a length delivery angling in towards off from round the wicket, Head hops and whips it and doesn't bother to keep it down. Carse at mid-on takes a simple catch. That's what a consistent period of disciplined bowling can do to the opposition. Head was particularly looking susceptible with his footwork and never quite looked settled out there. Head has thrown his wicket away. Head c Brydon Carse b Stokes 21(35) [4s-1]

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, 137.2kph good length delivery on off, Head covers the line and tucks it to mid-wicket for a brisk single

Stokes to Head, no run, 136.3kph fuller length delivery on off, Head drives it to extra cover

Stokes to Head, no run, 134.5kph short of length delivery outside off, punched from the crease towards point

Atkinson to Head, no run, 135kph delivery in the tight off-stump channel, Head covers the line and blocks it to the left of Atkinson

Atkinson to Head, no run, beaten! 135.8kph short of length delivery outside off, a bit of extra bounce, Head tries to punch on the up but gets beaten on the top-edge

Atkinson to Head, no run, 135.3kph short of length delivery around off, Head camps back and punches it to extra cover

Atkinson to Head, no run, 135.2kph fuller length delivery around off, played with an open bat-face towards backward point

Atkinson to Head, no run, short of length delivery shaping in on off, kept out from the crease watchfully

Atkinson to Head, no run, 136.4kph length delivery on off, punched towards backward point

Atkinson to Head, no run, short of length outside off, punched to point

Atkinson to Head, no run, Head continues to be nervy! He fishes at a skiddy back of a length delivery outside off and gets a thick outside edge through the gap between second slip and gully. Head rightly took off for a single but Green refused him

Atkinson to Head, no run, 137.1kph back of a length delivery outside off, Head chops it to backward point

Atkinson to Head, FOUR, streaky but counts! Shortish and some room on offer, Head slashes at it and gets a top-edge over the cordon for a boundary

Atkinson to Head, 2 runs, slightly overpitched on off, Head drives it through extra cover and picks up another couple for doing so

Atkinson to Head, 2 runs, 133.4kph pitched up delivery outside off, Head leans into it and drives it on the up through mid-off. The fielder gives it a chase and a couple results

Mark Wood to Head, 3 runs, 143.3kph back of a length delivery outside off, Head has room to free his arms as he punches it through covers. The chase is on and the fielder cuts it off. Three runs result

Atkinson to Head, no run, 132kph back of a length delivery outside off, Head makes a watchful leave. Head continues to look jittery against Atkinson. He is not quite sure which way the ball will move and hence, his footwork is not in place

Atkinson to Head, no run, 133.4kph length delivery, shoots off the deck, Head camps back and blocks it down the track

Atkinson to Head, no run, 134kph fullish delivery shaping in from round the wicket, Head hangs back to keep it out

Mark Wood to Head, 1 run, 146.4kph length delivery on the pads, Head rises on his toes and tucks it through mid-wicket

Mark Wood to Head, leg byes, FOUR, a false start to his second spell from Mark Wood! 145.4kph back of a length delivery around leg-stump, Head tries to work it across but it deflects off his pads past the keeper and goes through to the fine leg fence

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, oh. almost chopped on! On a length in the channel, Head is caught in the crease as he tries to hit it on the up but gets a thick inside edge that brushes the flap of his back pad and goes behind towards fine leg

Atkinson to Head, no run, 138.7kph skiddy back of a length delivery shaping towards leg-stump, Head hops to block but gets struck high on the pads

Brydon Carse to Head, 3 runs, 136kph back of a length delivery and some width on offer, Head rises on his toes and hits it uppishly over point. Didn't get it off the middle but pretty good enough to clear the infield. Three runs result

Atkinson to Head, 1 run, this one shoots off from a back of a length, Head is rushed for pace and gets it off the inner half down to fine leg

Atkinson to Head, no run, this could have gone straight to hand! Almost a replica of the previous delivery. The straightening of the delivery after landing squares Head up again as he fails to counter it and gets a leading edge. Three men around the point region but it lands in no man's land

Atkinson to Head, 2 runs, in the air... but safe! A back of a length delivery angling in intially and then straightens to square Head up. He is hopping as he tries to tuck it across but gets a leading edge. Pope at backward point leaps but it evades his outstretched hand

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 143.3kph, short of length and tight on the stumps, Head goes on the back foot and defends to cover

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 142.8kph, good length just outside off, hint of seam movement away, Head is rooted to his crease, is lucky that he doesn't edge it. Definitely sparred at it, Jofra Archer closes his eyes in disappointment

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 144.7kph, short outside off, Head looks to slash and misses, flies over the top-edge, was too quick for him

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 146.6kph, short of length just outside off, Head rises to defend, the thick outside-edge is found, but it goes down, to the left of backward point

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 144.3kph, good length and angled in on on the stumps, Head gets forward to push to mid-on

Jofra Archer to Head, no run, 146kph, short of length and drifting into the pads, Head flicks and misses, sliding down leg

Brydon Carse to Head, 1 run, short of length and tight on off, angled in, Head goes on the back foot and nudges it to the backward square-leg area for one, is off the mark