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

Boland to Atkinson, out Caught by Doggett!! Caught at fine-leg. Atkinson runs off. And it will be tea as well. It's a length delivery on off, Atkinson sinks low to heave and times it, Doggett at fine-leg initially ran in to catch that then backtracked to take it with two hands on the reverse-cup. Adjusted well and at the last moment. A four-fer for Boland and Australia need 205 to win this game. Atkinson c Doggett b Boland 37(32) [4s-2 6s-2]

Boland to Atkinson, no run, short of length and wide outside off, Atkinson backs away outside the leg-stump, then tries to reach it, doesn't make contact on the cut, got too far outside the leg-stump

Boland to Atkinson, no run, the field spread out and Atkinson gives the charge to this length delivery, lofts and it doesn't have the legs to carry to Head at long-off, had he hit that well, may as well have carried

Boland to Atkinson, no run, short of length outside off, Atkinson taps it square of the wicket on the off-side, doesn't take the run

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, short of length just outside off, Brydon Carse goes on the back foot and punches it down to cover

Boland to Atkinson, 1 run, full just outside off, Atkinson gets forward to drive to long-off and takes one

Boland to Brydon Carse, 1 run, short of length on middle, Brydon Carse looks to defend off the back foot, the thick outside-edge rolls wide of Green at gully, they take a quick single

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, fine delivery. Fine comeback. It's short of length and on the fifth-stump line, Brydon Carse is staying back and leg-side of the ball, pushes at it and is beaten

Boland to Brydon Carse, SIX, what a blow that is. It's full on the stumps, Brydon Carse comes down the track and lofts straight down the ground, didn't hold back and it flies all the way, clean clean strike that

Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, fullish and angled in on the stumps, Brydon Carse gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to push it to mid-on

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, length delivery outside off, wide enough to leave and Jamie Smith lets it go as he shoulders arms

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, the nipbacker now, on a good length and nips back in to catch the thigh pad of Jamie Smith as he gets forward to defend, too high for LBW and Australia are not interested

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, length delivery outside off, in the channel, rising, left alone

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, this is a peach. It's full and angled in towards the fourth-stump line, then seams away late, Jamie Smith pushes at it and is beaten on the outside-edge, moved away late after beating the bat

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 132.8ks good length ball around off, Smith angles it with an open bat face to backward point

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 133.2ks decks in from good length, Smith closes the bat face and turns it to square leg

Boland to Stokes, no run, 136.5ks angled outside off, Stokes covers the line and shoulders arms

Boland to Jamie Smith, 3 runs, 137.5ks short of length delivery, Smith stands tall to get on top of the bounce and pulls through mid-wicket, easy three

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 134.8ks full and attacking the stumps, Smith leans forward and pushes it to mid-on

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 135.4ks decks away as a leg-cutter outside off, Smith keeps his bat inside the line and lets the ball beat the outside edge

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 135ks full and slanting in, Smith pushes it off the inner half to mid-on

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, 135.4ks back of a length outside off, Smith rides the bounce and taps it to gully

Boland to Brook, out Caught by Khawaja!! Wowza! Boland on fire. Three wickets in this session for him. Brook is gone for a duck. But another poor shot from an England batter. Good length ball outside off, not quite there for the drive but these English batters love to play on the up, just like Crawley in the first innings, Brook goes for the expansive drive and nicks it to first slip. The ball goes at a good height for Khawaja to hang on. So, England have gone from 65/1 to 76/4. Is there a collapse on the cards? Brook c Khawaja b Boland 0(3)

Boland to Brook, no run, 137.3ks fuller and around off, Brook's feet don't come forward but he defends with soft hands and the outside edge rolls to gully

Boland to Brook, no run, 138.5ks on a length and close to off, Brook camps back and defends to Boland

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

Boland to Root, 1 run, 137.5ks back of a length delivery on off, Root tucks it backward of square leg

Boland to Root, no run, fullish delivery around off, Root drives sans timing and picks out mid-off

Boland to Root, no run, 135.9ks on a length and close to off, Root gets behind the line and defends to the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, short of length around off, Root rides the bounce and guides it towards backward point, slight fumble but no risky single taken

Boland to Root, 2 runs, Root is off the mark in this Test. That should be a relief. He shuffles across, converts it into a pad-lined delivery and flicks it backward of square leg, races back for the second

Boland to Duckett, out Caught by Smith!! That's the start Australia needed to the session. Also, the first wicket for Boland. He was getting back to his best just before lunch and has struck with his second ball post the break. Back of a length delivery, angled across and kicks up more than Duckett anticipated, catches the shoulder of the bat and goes low to second slip, Smith bends down and scoops it up with fingers under the ball. He started to celebrate immediately but Duckett wasn't sure and stayed there for the third umpire's decision. Duckett c Smith b Boland 28(40) [4s-3]

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

Boland to Duckett, no run, Duckett has been given out lbw but after a discussion with Pope, he challenges the decision. Is height a factor there? Was a good length delivery that seamed away, Duckett was caught in the crease as he tried to keep it out but got beaten on the inside edge to get struck above the knee roll on the back leg. Snicko shows a clear gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it has just pitched outside leg. That puts the argument to bed. Good review from Duckett indeed. That's Lunch on Day 2 as well

Boland to Duckett, no run, ouch that will hurt! Duckett ventures out of the crease and Boland shortens his length. He tries to play across the line but misses and gets hit near his left elbow. He shakes his hand in pain

Boland to Duckett, no run, short and wide, Duckett tries to reach out but it's too far away from him to do so

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

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

Boland to Duckett, 1 run, Duckett skips down the track but the inward angle on this shortish delivery from round the wicket cramps him for room. He fends at it and the ball deflects off his gloves towards mid-wicket. That will sting. 50 up for England

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 Duckett, 1 run, 138kph shortish delivery outside off, Duckett steers it past gully

Boland to Duckett, no run, 138.4kph back of a length delivery seaming in from round the wicket, Duckett hops and taps it towards point

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

Boland to Duckett, FOUR, risky but that's how they play. Duckett charges down and sees a bit of width, throws his bat on the big shot and slices it off the outside edge over backward point. Not convincing but effective..

Boland to Duckett, 2 runs, 135.6ks fullish delivery around off, Duckett defends with soft hands and the outside edge rolls past gully, couple more

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

Boland to Duckett, no run, 136ks good length delivery on off, Duckett defends late and right under his eyes

Boland to Duckett, no run, uhhh! Duckett shimmies down once again, gives himself room and tries to flay it through the off-side, gets a thick under-edge and the ball bounces wide of the off-stump

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

Boland to Duckett, 1 run, 135.5ks angled into the pads, Duckett tucks it in front of square and gets England going in the second essay

Boland to Duckett, no run, edge and it does not carry! Duckett charges down and does not get to the pitch of the ball, tries to defend and the ball flies off the outside edge. Luckily for him it falls short of Webster at third slip

Boland to Duckett, no run, that's a good start. 134.3ks good length ball and bit of extra lift, Duckett was pressing forward to defend and is wrapped on the gloves. He does well to soften the grip and keep it down