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

Neser to Root, 1 run, tucked away as the bowler goes short

Neser to Root, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Root drives it through covers for a single

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 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

Boland to Root, 1 run, shimmies dowm the wicket and drives this towards long-on for one

Boland to Root, no run, fired down the leg-side, Root has a swing and a miss

Boland to Root, SIX, superb shot! On a length outside off, Root premeditates and reverse scoops this over the fielder at third man, just clears the boundary. Incredible execution!

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

Boland to Root, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler, Root shuffles across in the crease and whips it away to the deep mid-wicket boundary. Stokes and other England players are loving this. They won't mind these runs

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

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

Boland to Root, 1 run, on the batter's pads as Root glances this away to fine leg for one

Boland to Root, FOUR, on the shorter side, Root arches back and carves this away to the third man fence. Managed to beat the fielder in the deep who had put in a dive across to his left

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Root

Boland to Root, no run, advances down the wicket and pats this towards the off-side

Boland to Root, FOUR, celebrates his ton with a boundary. Advances down the wicket and flicks it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root knocks it towards covers

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around off, Root pats it towards the off-side

Boland to Root, FOUR, Joe Root brings up his 40th Test ton! His first ever in Australia, produced right when England needed it the most. Pink-ball centuries are hard to come by, but Root makes it look smooth as ever. No tons down under until this series. Pressure on and Root delivers. He rises from the Ashes to carve out a brilliant century in the Ashes. The Brisbane crowd goes wild as Root glances this away to the fine leg fence. His teammates are giving him a standing ovation, the spectators are up and roaring as England's best Test batter takes off his helmet

Boland to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, driven towards mid-on

Boland to Root, wide, banged in short by Boland outside off, Root lets it through to the keeper

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, nips back in as Root looks to defend. Gets an inside edge on to the thigh pad as the ball lobs in front of the keeper who was diving forward to grab it

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

Green to Root, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Root slaps it through cover-point and takes a single. He wanted the second as well, but Jacks wasn't up for it. Made the right call in the end

Green to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off, keeps straight as Root gets beaten on his defence

Doggett to Root, no run, another short ball by Doggett, Root was thinking of playing the pull shot once again, but he lets it go late

Doggett to Root, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! That's a short ball and Root has pulled it away to the deep square leg for a rollicking boundary. Just a hit away from his first-ever Test ton in Australia

Doggett to Root, FOUR, Root moves into the 90s! A short ball down the leg-side, Root helps it away to the fine leg fence. Is this going to be his first Test century on Australian soil?

Doggett to Root, no run, pulled towards Labuschagne at backward square leg

Green to Root, no run, 134.2kph, good length and wide of off, Root opens the bat-face and guides it to gully. Maiden over

Green to Root, no run, 134.5kph, Root cuts off the back foot, finds gully

Green to Root, no run, 134.2kph, wider line, easy leave for Root

Green to Root, no run, this one comes in with the angle and probably didn't bounce as much as Root expected. Root is in two minds - whether to play or leave. On seeing the lack of bounce, he belatedly tries to bring his bat down but the ball goes through to the keeper

Green to Root, no run, 127.8kph, oh close! The ball nibbles away from a length outside off and Root has a poke at it. Rare error and he's lucky not to get an outside edge on it

Green to Root, no run, 135.1kph, on a length and wide of off, Root covers his off-stump before shouldering arms

Doggett to Root, no ball, 3 runs, 133.4kph, shorter and wider, Root arches back to cut it through point

Doggett to Root, no run, fuller than a length, defended to mid-on

Doggett to Root, no run, 136.8kph. Root looks to play the late-cut and gets a bit cramped for room as the ball nips in from a length. Hits the glove and fortunately for him, it goes to the ground before going to the keeper

Green to Root, 1 run, 136.2kph, Root shuffles to play across the line against this fullish ball on the stumps. Gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball dribbles to midwicket

Green to Root, 1 run, 133.7kph, back of a length outside off, Root has ample time on the back foot to force it to deep backward point

Green to Root, 1 run, 130.3kph, full outside off, the ball actually curls away and Root drives with the swing to deep backward point

Doggett to Root, no run, left alone outside off

Doggett to Root, FOUR, wow! Shortish outside off, Root arches back plays a lovely late-cut piercing the gap between gully and backward point

Doggett to Root, no run, another defensive stroke down the pitch

Doggett to Root, no run, 136.3kph, in-angling short of a good length ball, defended to the right of the bowler

Doggett to Root, no run, 134.7kph, Root plays late as he tries to steer this wide-ish ball past the gully fielder. Green dives to his right to stop it

Doggett to Root, no run, 135.8kph, back of a length, Root pokes it to point

Boland to Root, 1 run, pitched up, driven towards cover for a quick single

Boland to Root, FOUR, beauty! 131.7kph, pitched up by Boland and Root plays a glorious straight drive. Gets forward, offers a vertical blade and places it between the umpire and the non-striker

Boland to Root, no run, 134.6kph, full ball on off, Root wristily drives it to mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, 133.4kph, rides the bounce and steers this short of length ball to gully

Boland to Root, no run, 133.3kph, full ball and Root drives to mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, 136.3kph, short of length close to off, Root hops and guides it to gully

Boland to Root, no run, 134.6kph, on a length and just outside off, dabbed to gully

Boland to Root, no run, 134.7kph, lbw appeal, turned down and the impact seems to be outside off. Smith is interested, has a chat with the bowler and the keeper before reviewing it. Root walks forward and across, gets beaten by inward nip to get hit on the front pad. Snicko confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and the impact is clearly outside off. Australia burn their second review

Boland to Root, no run, 135.7kph, tight channel, on a length and around off, Root brings his bat down at an angle to pat it to backward point

Boland to Root, 2 runs, 133.2kph, straighter line, worked through backward square leg and Root calls for two straightaway

Boland to Root, no run, 131.5kph, slants in on this occasion from a good length and a shuffling Root defends it into the leg-side

Boland to Root, no run, 132.3kph, Root walks forward and across, opens the bat-face to guide this length ball to backward point

Boland to Root, no run, 127kph, back of a length, Root rides the bounce and pats it to backward point. He wants a single but gets rightly sent back

Neser to Root, 1 run, 129.1kph, bit of extra bounce from a length, Root nudges it to midwicket. Stokes calls for the single and Root responds

Neser to Root, no run, 131.9kph, fullish and angling in, Root defends to the left of the bowler

Neser to Root, no run, 131.3kph, short of length, Root turns it to midwicket

Neser to Root, no run, 133.4kph, fuller than a length and closer to off, Root blocks it back to the bowler

Neser to Root, no run, 135.4kph, good length around the fifth stump channel and Root shuffles across to keep it out on the off-side

Neser to Root, no run, 133.1kph, fullish ball on off-middle, Root knocks it to mid-on

Neser to Root, 1 run, good stop but poor throw! Full outside off, Root drives well to the left of cover and Inglis acrobatically dives to make a fine stop. He's off-balance while he throws and it's way over the keeper and that allows the batters to rotate strike

Neser to Root, no run, 130.1kph, fuller on middle, Root shuffles and knocks it to mid-on

Neser to Root, no run, 130.2kph, length ball angling in, Root gets forward to block

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 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 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

Boland to Root, 1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, Root clips it off an inside edge towards fine leg

Boland to Root, no run, tad short outside off, Root steers it towards gully

Boland to Root, no run, length delivery around off, shapes away as Root plays it with an open bat face, getting an outside edge to gully

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around off, shapes back in as Root knocks it towards mid-off

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

Boland to Root, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-on with soft hands for one

Boland to Root, no run, moves outside his crease and steers this towards backward point

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around off, nips back in to strike the batter on the thigh pad

Boland to Root, no run, 135kph, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, driven to mid-on by Root

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

Boland to Root, leg byes, 1 run, Australia have wasted a review! Good length delivery around middle and it nips back in sharply. Root gets pinned on the pads due to the movement. The impact was in line, but it was missing the leg-stump due to the extra bounce

Boland to Root, 1 run, flicked towards wide mid-on by Root for a single

Boland to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Root drives it towards mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root steers it towards the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, Root steers it towards backward point

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, holds its line as Root leaves it alone. Only the 2nd maiden of the day

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root steers it into the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, rides the bounce and taps it towards gully

Boland to Root, no run, walks out his crease and decides to leave it alone

Boland to Root, no run, gets an inside edge towards the on-side

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, knocked into the off-side

Green to Root, 3 runs, 133kph, full toss from Green and Root drives wide of mid-off to add three more to his tally

Green to Root, no run, arches back and cuts hard, finds the second gully fielder

Green to Root, FOUR, sweetly timed by Root. Pitched up by Green, Root moves across and presses forward to offer a vertical blade as he plays a gorgeous straight drive. Mid-on gives the chase only to escort the ball to the fence

Green to Root, 2 runs, 136.1kph, plays late by opening the bat-face and guiding this short of length ball wide of gully. Weatherald mops it up in the deep

Green to Root, no run, 132.4kph, bit of extra bounce outside off, a shuffling Root watches it carefully and withdraws his bat at the last moment

Boland to Root, 1 run, 136.6kph, Root walks forward and across, opens the bat-face to guide this wide-ish ball to gully. Green scores a direct-hit at the keeper's end, the ball deflects away and the batters take a single. Smith isn't happy

Boland to Root, no run, 133.5kph, stays back and opens the bat-face to steer this length ball, finds gully

Boland to Root, no run, 132.7kph, good length ball, Root walks forward and across to poke it to cover

Neser to Root, 1 run, short ball angling in towards off-middle, Root uses the bowler's angle to pull it to fine leg

Neser to Root, no run, full ball with the keeper back, defended to cover off the front foot

Neser to Root, no run, 133.6kph, sees the line outside off and shoulders arms

Doggett to Root, 1 run, 135.9kph, swivels and pulls this bumper to backward square leg. The single brings up Root's 67th Test fifty. The crowd goes Roooot! 0 and 8 in the first Test, started tentatively today but he's looking in fine touch now. The senior batter raises his bat...

Doggett to Root, 1 run, 134.8kph, banged in short, Root goes for the pull and isn't in full control of the shot as it bounces more than he expects. Bit of a top-edge but the ball falls well short of the fine leg fielder

Neser to Root, FOUR, 133.7kph, superb wrist-work. Neser overpitches just outside off and Root beautifully flicks it wide of mid-on. No chance for the fielder to stop that

Neser to Root, no run, 134.7kph, full ball, Root drives and finds mid-off

Neser to Root, no run, 134.5kph, Root falls over on the flick, misses and gets hit on the pad. Appeal for lbw and that's been struck down. Smith asks for the bowler's opinion and Neser says "wide of the crease." So, that's definitely missing leg

Neser to Root, no run, 136.5kph, pitched up, Root drives to mid-on

Neser to Root, no run, 133.4kph, fuller than a length, Root presses forward and drives to cover

Neser to Root, no run, 134.5kph, good length outside off, left alone

Doggett to Root, 1 run, 134.4kph, hip-high and Root swivels across to pull it to fine leg

Doggett to Root, 1 run, 134.9kph, gets inside the line and nicely pulls along the ground to deep backward square leg

Doggett to Root, no run, 136kph, bouncer, Root has a look at the toe-edge of his bat as he miscues the pull to midwicket

Neser to Root, 1 run, 134.5kph, nips back in from a length and Root fortunately gets an inside edge as he pushes at it. The ball rolls towards square leg and the batters take a single. Neser has his hands on head

Neser to Root, no run, 134.4kph, short of length ball, Root hops to poke it to backward point

Neser to Root, 1 run, 134.4kph, short of length outside off, Root opens the bat-face to steer it to deep backward point

Doggett to Root, 1 run, 137.2kph, head-high short ball, Root pulls again and there are shouts of catch it. Well wide of square leg and the man at deep-ish backward square leg mops it up

Doggett to Root, no run, 135.6kph, short again, Root pulls to square leg

Doggett to Root, FOUR, 139.1kph, bouncer, just above the left shoulder, Root swivels to pull and gets a glove on it. Fortunately for the batter, it beats the leaping keeper to his left. The ball runs away to the fence and Doggett has his hands on head

Doggett to Root, 1 run, 137.6kph, short and angling down leg, Root pivots to help it on its way to fine leg with a pull shot

Neser to Root, no run, 136kph, good length, Root defends to cover off the front foot

Neser to Root, no run, 134.5kph, a shuffling Root leans across and wristily pushes this full ball to mid-on

Neser to Root, 1 run, 136.1kph, Neser has his hands on head. Seams back in from a length, Root hops across to push and gets a thick inside edge which takes the ball to deep backward square leg

Neser to Root, no run, 133.8kph, good length ball around the fifth stump zone, Root shuffles and defends it into the off-side

Doggett to Root, 1 run, short of length, hip-high, Root swivels to pull it to deep square leg

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

Green to Root, 1 run, pulled through the leg-side as Green goes short

Green to Root, no run, lovely delivery! Pitched up by the bowler outside off, shaping away from Root who gets beaten on the outside edge

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

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

Green to Root, 1 run, low full toss at the stumps, Root flicks it through mid-wicket

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

Boland to Root, 1 run, on a length outside off, Root steers it to backward point rotates strike

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, shapes back in, Root leans forward and defends

Boland to Root, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Root leaves it alone

Doggett to Root, 1 run, pulled towards fine leg as the bowler goes short

Doggett to Root, no run, back of a length around off, Root taps it in front of gully

Doggett to Root, no run, thinks of poking at it and almost falls in the trap. This was shaping away from the batter as Root got beaten

Doggett to Root, no run, short and wide outside off, Root shoulders arms

Doggett to Root, no run, Doggett goes full as Root drives it towards mid-on

Boland to Root, 1 run, walks down the track and steers this into the off-side for one

Boland to Root, no run, on a length outside off, nips back in slightly as Root shoulders arms

Boland to Root, FOUR, nicely timed shot! This was on a length and Root simply walks down the wicket and drives it past the bowler. Boland tries to grab it with his right hand, but fails in doing so. Straight down the ground for four runs

Doggett to Root, 1 run, drifting on the pads, worked through backward square leg

Doggett to Root, no run, 135 clicks, driven to mid-off as Doggett goes full

Doggett to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven down the pitch by Root

Doggett to Root, no run, fired down the leg-side, Root goes for a flick and misses

Doggett to Root, no run, back of a length around off, Root pats it into the off-side

Doggett to Root, no run, appeal for an lbw turned down! On a length around off, it nips back in slightly to beat Root's defence. The impact was in line, but was a touch too high. Would've missed the stumps, reckons Smith. Doesn't opt for the review, owing to the same reason

Doggett to Root, 3 runs, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Root drives it through covers as the fielder chases it and stops it with a slide in the deep. Three runs taken

Doggett to Root, no run, wayward short ball down the leg-side, left alone by Root

Doggett to Root, no run, on the shorter side, Root plays it on the rise, knocking it towards mid-off

Doggett to Root, no run, short and wide outside off, Root cuts to towards the fielder at point

Boland to Root, no run, fullish outside off, Root defensively pushes to point

Boland to Root, FOUR, glorious! 136.1kph, Boland pitches up and Root gets forward to caress it to the left of the bowler. The timing is spot-on and the ball dribbles away to the fence. Fifty partnership!

Boland to Root, no run, short of a good length, nips in and Root trusts the bounce as he leaves it alone

Boland to Root, 2 runs, full on off-middle, Root shuffles across to flick it away to deep midwicket

Boland to Root, no run, Boland slips in a yorker and Root brings his bat down just in time to dig it out

Doggett to Root, no run, 132.9kph, back of a length, Root shuffles across before blunting it into the leg-side

Doggett to Root, no run, shortish outside off, Root advances and moves across before shouldering arms

Doggett to Root, 3 runs, nicely played! 132.6kph, back of a length outside off, Root cuts through cover off the back foot and it's a big chase for Jake Weatherald who hunts it down to save a run. Root into the doubl digits now

Doggett to Root, no run, 133kph, full outside off, ignored

Boland to Root, 1 run, 139.7kph, Root advances forward and across with a walk, taps this length ball in front of cover with soft hands for a quick single

Boland to Root, 1 run, nip-backer from a length, a shuffling Root pushes at it and inside-edges to fine leg. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle as well

Boland to Root, no run, 136.8kph, short outside off, Root jumps and opens the bat-face to push it to point

Boland to Root, no run, 138.4kph, seams in from a short of length, Root walks across to cover his off-stump before shouldering arms

Boland to Root, no run, 134.9kph, back of a length, Root walks forward and across, hops and defends it to the left of the bowler

Neser to Root, no run, 130.8kph, inswinger from Neser, short of length, Root presses forward to defend. The ball may have trimmed the inside edge, brushes the flap of the pad as well before rolling towards the keeper

Neser to Root, no run, 132.3kph, full and angled in, Root is half-forward to push it to cover

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 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