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

Boland to Pope, out Caught by Carey!! Gone! Two in two overs for Boland. He has finally come to the party. This is a poor shot from Pope. He has once again gotten himself off to a start and thrown it away. After beating the bat close to off-stump, Boland throws one outside off and entices Pope into the drive, the feet don't move and the hands go reaching for the ball, the outside edge flies behind and Carey makes no mistake. Both set batters gone and Australia can sense they are back in the contest. Pope c Carey b Boland 33(57) [4s-2]

Boland to Pope, no run, uhhh! That's a jaffa. This is Boland's length. That inbetween length, right in the channel, Pope is not sure whether to go forward or hang back, has a tentative poke and is lucky not to have edged it

Green to Pope, 3 runs, uhhh! Green attempts the delivery that got Pope out in the first innings. Very full but instead bowls a full toss, flicked through the vacant mid-wicket region and the pair scamper back for the three

Green to Pope, no run, an enquiry for a strangle down leg. But no one is interested. Short of length and angled down leg, Pope swivels around and backs out of the pull shot, the ball was close to the glove but does not brush it

Boland to Pope, 1 run, 130.3ks angled into off-stump, Pope turns it wide of mid-on and switches over

Green to Pope, 1 run, 135.6ks back of a length delivery, Pope plays it with soft hands to cover and quickly crosses over

Green to Pope, FOUR, this time Pope decides to play. 134.5ks very similar delivery to the previous one - short and outside off, Pope stands tall to get on top of the bounce and cracks it square of the wicket. No need to run for that..

Green to Pope, no run, 138.3ks shortens the length outside off, Pope thought about playing that but dropped his hands at the last moment and let it go

Green to Pope, no run, swing for Green. Fullish delivery, outside off and there was width, Pope sees that and throws his bat on the booming drive, the ball shapes away and beats the outside edge

Boland to Pope, 1 run, to long-on, 136.6kph pitched up delivery outside off, driven on the up towards mid-on for a brisk single

Boland to Pope, no run, Boland is bowling with good rhythm now! On a length in the channel, angling in initially but after pitching, it seams away a bit. Pope has no option but to play at it and he is once again beaten on the outside edge

Boland to Pope, no run, 137.2kph good length delivery on the sixth stump channel, Pope covers his off-stump to let it through

Boland to Pope, no run, testing stuff! This one seams in sharply from a length outside off, Pope covers his off-stump and makes a good leave. Much better from Boland - first maiden for him in this Test so far (15 overs)

Boland to Pope, no run, pitched up outside off, Pope drives it off the toe-end towards mid-off

Boland to Pope, no run, good length delivery outside off, Pope doesn't fiddle with it

Boland to Pope, no run, brilliantly bowled! 135.1kph delivery in the corridor of uncertainty, angling in initially but after pitching, it seams away. Pope pushes at it with minimal foot movement and is lucky not to nick it behind

Boland to Pope, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Pope makes a watchful leave

Boland to Pope, no run, beaten! On a fuller length outside off, Pope tries to drive it on the up but once again misses. He is trying to take the bowlers on but is getting beaten on numerous occasions

Doggett to Pope, 1 run, length delivery wide outside off, Pope slashes at it and it flies towards deep backward point

Doggett to Pope, no run, nicely bowled! 134.4kph back of a length delivery on off, seams away sharply, Pope hops and feels for it and is lucky not to nick it behind

Doggett to Pope, no run, pitched up outside off, Pope points his bat skywards to allow it through

Boland to Pope, 1 run, short of length delivery angling towards the hips, Pope works it through square leg

Boland to Pope, no run, 136.6kph pitched up outside off, Pope lets it go

Boland to Pope, no run, 136.3kph length delivery in the channel, Pope camps back and keeps it out watchfully

Boland to Pope, no run, beaten! 132.3kph fuller length delivery outside off, hint of away movement, Pope goes for a drive on the up but can't connect

Boland to Pope, no run, length ball angling in, Pope covers the line to block it solidly

Doggett to Pope, 3 runs, full delivery in the channel, Pope drives it through covers. The fielder chases it and cuts it off to save a run for his side

Doggett to Pope, no run, chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! Fullish delivery swinging in, Pope tries to drive it through mid-on perhaps but misses to get struck on the pads. There was a big inside edge so the appeal died down quickly

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, another play and a miss! 140.8kph full delivery swinging across Pope. He again goes for a drive with hard hands but only meets thin air. Mitchell Starc has a wide grin on his face

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, 141kph shortish delivery outside off, Pope camps back and dabs it towards point

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, oh, that one kicked up! 140.3kph back of a length delivery in the channel, shoots up, Pope is surprised by the bounce. He fends at it but is struck on the gloves. The replay shows that it deflected off the right thumb onto his elbow as well

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, that's loose from Pope! 141.5kph delivery on a driveable length outside off, Pope goes chasing after it as he attempts a booming drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. Mitchell Starc has a wry smile on his face

Doggett to Pope, no run, fullish delivery swinging in on off, Pope leans ahead and presents a water-tight defence

Doggett to Pope, FOUR, a gift and duly accepted! Short and wide, Pope lines it up and slashes it uppishly through point. He went full-throttle at that and the ball went to the fence at the rate of knots. He struck that brilliantly

Doggett to Pope, no run, length delivery shaping in on middle, Pope blocks it towards mid-wicket

Doggett to Pope, 3 runs, 132.1kph short of length delivery and some width on offer, Pope chops it to covers. Lyon is not able to bend down properly and lets it through. He recovers and gives it a chase to cut it off. Lyon is having a grimace on his face. He was struck on his hip while batting and that might be giving him a bit of pain

Doggett to Pope, no run, 132kph back of a length delivery in the channel, kept out watchfully

Mitchell Starc to Pope, leg byes, 1 run, good length delivery shaping down, Pope looks to tuck but it deflects off his pads towards fine leg for a leg bye

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, close shave! A pacy back of a length delivery seaming in from around off, Pope is cut into half as he attempts to hit it through covers but gets beaten on the inside edge. That almost grazed the off-stump

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, nice inward curl on this length delivery at 138kph, Pope is a bit late on it but manages to keep it out off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, 140.7kph back of a length delivery outside off, Pope throws his bat at it but mistimes the stroke towards point

Boland to Pope, 1 run, 134.9kph back of a length delivery in the channel, Pope hops and plays it with soft hands towards mid-wicket to retain strike

Boland to Pope, no run, 138.3kph pitched up delivery shaping in on middle and off, Pope pushes it off the toe-end back to Boland

Boland to Pope, no run, fullish delivery shaping in on off, Pope leans ahead and dead-bats it

Boland to Pope, 3 runs, full delivery shaping towards the pads, Pope stays well-balanced and flicks it with good timing through mid-wicket. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take three runs

Mitchell Starc to Pope, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Pope hangs back and pushes it towards covers for a brisk single

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, on a length in the channel at 141.4kph, Pope leans ahead and eases it towards mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Pope, 2 runs, pitched up delivery shaping away from Pope. He leans towards it and drives it through cover-point for a couple

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, 139.9ks very full and outside off, Pope reaches to squeeze it out and does not make contact

Boland to Pope, 3 runs, angled into the pads, Pope flicks it square on the leg-side and the pair race back for three

Boland to Pope, no run, that's a good leave. 136.3ks good length ball and nips in, Pope trusts the bounce and shoulders arms

Boland to Pope, no run, 135.5ks on a length and outside off, Pope lifts his bat and lets it go

Boland to Pope, no run, nips back in from good length, Pope allows the ball to arrive and defends it late

Mitchell Starc to Pope, 1 run, 141.2ks full and swinging in, Pope is drawn into the drive and squirts an inside edge to backward square

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, 141.3ks back of a length delivery, Pope rides the bounce and pats it to point

Boland to Pope, leg byes, 1 run, 132.7ks big inswinger, ends up down leg, Pope misses the glance and the ball rolls off the under side of the thigh pad

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Swinging down leg, Pope misses the glance and there was a sound. But it was ball brushing the pad