Australia vs England, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, pitched up by Mitchell Starc around off, driven to mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, length delivery around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Root

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off, Jofra Archer squeezes it through backward point

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, swivel-pulls this towards deep square leg for one

Mitchell Starc to Root, 2 runs, yorker length ball at the stumps, Root flicks it through the leg-side for a couple of runs

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 1 run, short ball on leg, Jofra Archer helps it towards fine leg for a single

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 1 run, a full toss outside off, driven through covers for a single

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, Jofra Archer is swinging hard. Throwing his bat at everything. Short in length outside off, Jofra Archer takes him on, miscues it towards deep mid-off and takes a couple of runs

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, short and quick on middle and leg, Root goes for a pull and miscues it towards mid-wicket for a single

Mitchell Starc to Root, FOUR, 300 up for England! Pitched up by the bowler and Root has smashed it over Starc for a rollicking boundary. Runs coming thick and fast towards the end of Day 1

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 1 run, full toss outside off, Jofra Archer gets an inside edge towards the on-side

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, SIX, just manages to clear long-on! A full toss by Mitchell Starc and Jofra Archer has lofted it over the long-on boundary. Comfortably cleared Doggett

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 1 run, low full toss from round the wicket, Jofra Archer squeezes it to long-off for one

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, no run, full toss outside off, Jofra Archer goes for a drive and misses

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, no run, fired down the leg-side, Jofra Archer looks to flick it away, misses

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, yorker length ball outside off, Root squeezes it towards point for one

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven to deep mid-off for a single

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, interesting! Attempts a reverse scoop, ends up getting it off the cue end towards cover

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, no run, short and wide outside off, angled across from the batter who leaves it alone

Mitchell Starc to Jofra Archer, no run, on a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by Archer

Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, out Caught by Carey!! Six wickets for Starc! On a length and outside off, Brydon Carse goes for a drive and gets a thick outside edge. Carey takes another fine catch, this time diving to his left. Australia only a wicket away from bowling out the opposition before stumps. Brydon Carse c Carey b Mitchell Starc 0(2)

Mitchell Starc to Brydon Carse, no run, full and wide outside off, Brydon Carse goes for a drive and misses

Mitchell Starc to Atkinson, out Caught by Carey!! It's all happening out there. A fantastic catch by Carey and that's a five-wicket haul for Starc! Atkinson looks to flick this away, ends up getting a top edge behind the keeper. Both - Carey and Labuschagne sprint back to take the catch and both go for it with a dive. Luckily, he isn't distracted by Labuschagne's attempt, and manages to get his mitts underneath. Marnus gives him a hug while both of them are on the floor. Starc waves off the ball signalling towards the crowd. This is high-octane stuff! Atkinson c Carey b Mitchell Starc 4(3) [4s-1]

Mitchell Starc to Atkinson, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Atkinson reaches out for it and creams it through covers to open his account in style

Mitchell Starc to Atkinson, no run, Atkinson defends the first ball he faces

Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, out Caught by Smith!! More and more and more. Everytime he comes back into the attack, Starc makes sure to deliver. Did it with the new ball earlier in the day by dismissing Duckett and Pope. Came back to remove Brook in the second session, and gets rid of Jacks. Doesn't matter if the ball is old or new. He knows how to take wickets. This was full and wide outside off, Will Jacks goes for a flashy drive outside off and the outside edge flies straight to Smith in the cordon. A fine low catch taken by the Australian captain and Starc needs only one wicket more to register a solid five-wicket haul. Will Jacks c Smith b Mitchell Starc 19(31) [4s-3]

Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, no run, full and wide outside off, Will Jacks goes for a flashy drive and misses

Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, short in length outside off, Root rides the bounce and taps it towards backward point

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root knocks it towards mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 136.7kph, overpitched and Stokes plays a good-looking drive but picks out extra cover

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 140.5kph, shorter length and the line is down leg, Stokes walks across and lets it go

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 140kph, back of a length outside off, Stokes wafts his blade at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. Bounced more than the batter expected. Very close to the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 137.9kph, on a length and marginally wide of off, Stokes defends it into off

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 139kph, Starc comes back with a in-seamer, Stokes is stuck in his crease as he defends and inside-edges onto his pads

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, FOUR, shot! 139.7kph, pitched up by Starc and the England captain plays a beautiful off-drive off the front foot. Superb balance and poses for the photographs. It's come right off the middle of the bat. England go past 200 with that boundary

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 137.9kph, short of length ball on middle, Stokes hops and defends it into off

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 136.1kph, very full, not quite in the blockhole and Stokes pushes it back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 138.2kph, good length delivery on leg, Stokes tucks it to midwicket

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 136.8kph, pitched up again, Stokes drives straight to cover-point off the front foot

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 137.3kph, Starc overpitches and Stokes is on the walk as he drives to mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, 136/8kph, pitched up ball, Root push-drives to deep mid-off and there's an easy single on offer

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root looks to nudge it away, gets a leading edge towards cover

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, 1 run, full and wide outside off, driven towards cover for a single

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, tails back in as Stokes decides to let it through to the keeper

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, shuffles across and nudges this in front of mid-wicket for one

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, back of a length around off, Root opens the bat face, steering it towards gully

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Root squeezes it back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Root opens the bat face, gliding it towards gully

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, 1 run, on the shorter side around off, Stokes pats it towards the off-side and scampers across to the other end

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, length delivery around off, Root steers it towards gully for one

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter as Root lets it through to the keeper

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, on a length outside off, holds its line as Root shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nips back in to strike Root on the thigh pad

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, pitched up by Mitchell Starc around leg, Root flicks it through square leg for one

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Root drives it off the front foot towards wide mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, width on offer outside off, Root carves it towards backward point

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 140kph, full length delivery around off, driven to mid-off by Root

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, angled across the batter outside off, Root shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, short ball down the leg-side, left alone

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, FOUR, Stokes is off the mark with a boundary. Pitched up the pacer outside off, hint of movement in the air and Stokes ends up getting an outside edge between slip and gully

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, fired down the leg-side as Stokes shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, it tails back in sharply as Stokes shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, back of a length outside off, Stokes lets it through to the keeper

Mitchell Starc to Brook, out Caught by Smith!! This is why Isa Guha called him the 'King of Pink-ball cricket,' just moments ago. Mitchell Starc goes full, wide outside off and Brook's natural instincts take over. Goes for a flashy drive away from his body and the outside edge flies straight to the Australian captain in the slip cordon. Smith at 2nd slip makes no mistake and England have lost their second wicket of the session. Starc with his third wicket. That flew quickly at him and Smith lost the sight of the ball for a bit in the background, but he manages to take it. Brook c Smith b Mitchell Starc 31(33) [4s-4]

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Root gets a leading edge towards cover-point and takes a single

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, Root pats it into the off-side

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, Root knocks it towards cover

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, short and wide outside off, angled across Root who lets it through to the keeper

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, appeal for a caught behind, but the umpire isn't interested! Was a length delivery down the leg-side and it flicked the thigh pad on its way to the keeper. Good call by Australia to not opt for the review

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, good length ball on the pads, worked through the leg-side

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, yorker length ball at the stumps, Crawley squeezes it down the pitch

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, defends this towards the off-side

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Crawley clips it towards mid-on and brings up his fifty. Gets a round of applause from the spectators in Brisbane. Root walks towards him and congratulates his teammate. Has been a solid knock after losing those two wickets earlier in the session

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, on the shorter side outside off, carries to the keeper as Crawley shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Root steers it towards point for a single

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, on a length around off, knocked towards cover by Root

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, short ball outside off, taps it towards gully

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, flicked away through the on-side for one

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, short in length outside off, nice amount of carry as Crawley leaves it alone

Mitchell Starc to Root, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Root drives it to wide mid-off for one

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, angled across as Root shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, on a length around off, shaping away at 138.8kph, Root pats it in front of cover

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven towards mid-off by Root

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, 142.6kph, Starc pulls his length back, Crawley looks to tuck it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge towards mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, FOUR, shot! 141.9kph, fraction too full from Starc, Crawley offers the maker's name and uppishly drives to the left of the bowler. Not too far away from the bowler who sticks his left hand out. Very similar to how he got out in the second innings at Perth. Crawley and Starc exchange smiles

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 141.7kph, pitched up ball, Crawley is half-forward to bunt it to mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, byes, FOUR, 141.9kph, banged in short by Starc, Crawley looks to pull and is beaten by the bounce on it. Carey jumps and it's out of his reach

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 2 runs, aerial drive. 141.5kph, full outside off and Crawley bends across to drive uppishly through the covers. The man at deep cover-point runs across to his right to mop it up

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 141.4kph, back of a length, Crawley hops to pat it to backward point

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 144.4kph, hurled full, searching for inswing. Turns out to be a low full toss on off and Crawley bunts it to mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 143.9kph, full ball, another drive off the front foot and Crawley finds Head at mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 140.3kph, pitched up, Crawley drives sweetly but straight to mid-off

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 141.3kph, very full and wide of off, Crawley tries to reach for it as he attempts a drive and misses

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 143.3kph, too wide outside off, left alone

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 2 runs, 142.6kph, full outside off, Crawley chip-drives it over backward point. Wanted to go over cover and ended up outside-halving behind square

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 142.7kph, back of a length wide of off, Root hops and punches it to backward point with an opened bat-face

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 142.5kph, full delivery that swings in a bit, Root defends it back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 141kph, full outside off, no shot offered

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 142.3kph, Starc goes short, Root hops and plays with soft hands to drop it adjacent to the pitch on the leg-side

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, 143kph, full and sprayed outside off, easy leave for Root

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, very full outside off and Crawley leans across to drive it wide of the man at cover

Mitchell Starc to Root, FOUR, chance! 142.6kph, short of a good length ball that goes away with the angle. Squares up Root who has to play at it as the line is around off. Off the outside edge and Smith (second slip) dives to his left in front of first slip to go for a one-handed. Excellent effort to get a hand on it as the ball was dipping. The ball doesn't stick and the captain ends up deflecting wide of the first slip fielder. Dribbles away to the fence. Very tough chance...

Mitchell Starc to Root, no run, beaten! 142.3kph, it's the sucker ball from Starc. Full and outside off. Cemented feet from Root who throws his bat for an expansive drive. Loose from England's No. 4 and he's fortunate not to get an edge on it

Mitchell Starc to Root, 2 runs, Root gets off the mark straightaway! 142.6kph, inswinger, fullish on middle and Root closes the bat-face to clip it through square leg

Mitchell Starc to Pope, out Bowled!! Chopped on! 144.3kph, slanted across the right-hander from a short of length, Pope shuffles across to flay it through the off-side with an angled blade and ends up dragging it onto his sticks via an inside edge. Pope departs for a 3-ball duck. Pope b Mitchell Starc 0(3)

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, 141.4kph, full inswinger but Starc errs with his line - down leg. Pope flicks and misses, Carey dives to his left to pouch it

Mitchell Starc to Pope, no run, 143.1kph, late inswing for Starc, the line is outside off and Pope covers his off-stump before he shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Duckett, out Caught by Labuschagne!! Mitchell Starc, for the third time in as many innings in this series, strikes in the first over. 142.2kph, full delivery that curls away late outside off. Duckett doesn't believe much in shouldering arms, so he chases it for a tentative push. Thick outside edge and carries to 1st slip where Labuschagne lunges forward to gobble it. Perfect start for Australia. Duckett c Labuschagne b Mitchell Starc 0(1)

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, 1 run, 141.5kph, full and on the stumps, Crawley knocks it to the right of mid-on

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, FOUR, Crawley is underway! 141.6kph, Starc pitches up and Crawley leans forward to play a good-looking cover drive. No real feet movement, all hands and he caresses it through extra cover. First runs for Crawley in this series and that should settle his nerves

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 142.2kph, fuller than a length, no swing, goes away with the angle, Crawley defends from the crease and the ball goes past the outside edge once again

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, 140.4kph, nibbles away off the deck from a similar length, Crawley pokes and then belatedly pulls his bat inside the line. Beaten!

Mitchell Starc to Crawley, no run, good carry! 141.9kph, away-angling short of length ball with good lift outside off, Crawley shoulders arms. Carey pouches it in front of his face