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Australia vs England, 3rd Test

Josh Tongue 1-64(16 ov)
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91
Tongue to Boland, no run, short of a length around off, Boland knocks it towards cover-point
90.5
Tongue to Boland, no run, opens the bat face, steering it towards backward point
90.4
Tongue to Boland, no run, short and wide outside off, Boland attempts a cut and misses
90.3
Tongue to Lyon, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Lyon steers it through backward point for one
90.2
Tongue to Lyon, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven to mid-off by Lyon
90.1
Tongue to Lyon, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards square leg by Lyon
69
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, 139.3kph, taps this short of length ball in front of cover-point with soft hands for a quick single
68.5
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, 1 run, 136.8kph, short of a good length, Starc closes the bat-face early and gets a leading edge which takes it towards the extra cover region. A late call to take the single and it's an easy run
68.4
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 135.4kph, bouncer just outside off, Starc pulls out from playing the pull shot and drops his wrists to let it pass
68.3
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 138.3kph, short again, Starc jumps and defends with a vertical blade
68.2
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 139.6kph, short and around the ribs, Starc fends it just wide of the short leg fielder
68.1
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 139.7kph, moves leg-side and punches this in-slanter to mid-off
67
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 136.8kph, short ball and Starc defends it into off with soft hands
66.5
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 137.5kph, moves leg-side and uses the bowler's angle to tuck it to midwicket, can't find the gap
66.4
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 140.1kph, short and wide of off, Starc drops his wrists to sway away from it
66.3
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, 2 runs, 135.2kph, length ball angling in, just a mere push to the left of the bowler and straight of mid-off. The timing is good and Starc opens his account with a brace
66.2
Tongue to Mitchell Starc, no run, 136.5kph, pitched up ball and Starc knocks it to mid-on
66.1
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, 134.6kph, fullish ball on the pads, Carey clips it to midwicket
65
Tongue to Carey, no run, 139.5kph, short ball to end the over and Carey ducks under it
64.5
Tongue to Cummins, 1 run, 139.2kph, Tongue hits the deck hard and generates extra bounce. Cummins takes his eyes off the ball as he fends awkwardly. Hits the glove and rolls to backward square leg and Cummins calls for the single
64.4
Tongue to Cummins, no run, 140.5kph, angling in from wide of the crease, Cummins hops and defends it into off
64.3
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, 137.4kph, back of a length delivery, leg-lined and that's been turned to square leg
64.2
Tongue to Cummins, 1 run, 135kph, shortish ball, Cummins hops to tuck it to backward square leg
64.1
4
Tongue to Cummins, FOUR, 139.2kph, length ball straying onto the pads and Cummins glances it away fine. The ball is quick to run away to the fine leg fence
63
Tongue to Cummins, no run, in-slanting back of a length delivery, Cummins stays back to dab it to backward point
62.5
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, 143.5kph, short ball, Carey jabs it to square leg
62.4
4
Tongue to Carey, FOUR, 135.3kph, Carey advances by dancing down the pitch, moves leg-side in the process and throws his hands at this length ball. Slices it uppishly behind square on the off-side off the outside edge
62.3
Tongue to Carey, no run, 137.3kph, Carey stands tall to cut and makes good contact but he can't get it past Root who makes a diving stop at point
62.2
Tongue to Carey, no run, 144.6kph, angling away from a shortish length, Carey arches back to let it pass
62.1
Tongue to Carey, no run, 136.5kph, Carey flashes at this length ball outside off. Did he get a nick on it? England think he has, umpire Ahsan Raza doesn't. There's no spike on RTS when the ball is close to the bat. No under-edge and England lose their second review. England, particularly Jamie Smith, was certain that there was some wood on it. There was a pretty big spike on Snicko but the ball wasn't near the bat at that stage
61
Tongue to Cummins, no run, 141.7kph, angling down leg, may have brushed the batter's thigh pad before going into the gloves of the diving keeper
60.5
W
Tongue to Josh Inglis, out Bowled!! That sharp angle from Tongue has got Josh Inglis. The Barmy Army are celebrating. No room to dab or defend this as this is a short of length delivery on middle-stump, Inglis looks to do just that, the thick inside-edge goes back on. Tongue always angles it in and this nips in to further cramp Inglis. Also bit of extra bounce there. Inglis looked in no trouble at all till now. Josh Inglis b Tongue 32(39) [4s-4]
60.4
Tongue to Josh Inglis, no run, angled in on off, fullish length, Josh Inglis gets forward to defend it back
60.3
Tongue to Josh Inglis, 2 runs, full outside off, Josh Inglis gets forward to drive wide of cover and mid-off, Stokes chases and cuts it off
60.2
4
Tongue to Josh Inglis, FOUR, thick outside-edge but it goes down. On a short of length outside off, Josh Inglis goes on the back foot to punch, the thick outside-edge splits the wide slip and the gully. Stokes shakes his head
60.1
Tongue to Josh Inglis, no run, full and very wide outside off, left alone
37
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, short of length just outside off, Khawaja goes on the back foot and defends to cover, took his bottom-hand off after playing that
36.5
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, good length and tight on off, Khawaja gets forward to push to backward point
36.4
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, short of length and just outside off, rises a tad, Khawaja does well to drop it down with soft hands to backward point
36.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, short outside off, loops to Jamie Smith as Khawaja sways away to leave
36.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, short of length and down leg, Khawaja lets it go
36.1
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, good length outside off, Carey cuts well but deep backward point is there
35
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, fired down leg, full, Khawaja flicks and misses
34.5
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, on a short of length and outside off, Khawaja goes on the back foot and cuts well, finds backward point who moves to his right to cut it off
34.4
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, Carey puts in the full-length dive even as the direct-hit is not made. Would have been in even with a direct-hit as the dive helped. On a short of length just outside off, Khawaja goes on the back foot and taps to the left of Pope at gully, Carey is halfway down when he is sent back, makes it in
34.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, short of length outside off, Khawaja looks to cut and misses, went after the width again
34.2
4
Tongue to Khawaja, FOUR, no backward point and put away. On a short of length outside off, Khawaja leans back and cuts, opens the face of the bat to get it wide of gully, runs away, was in the air but in the gap
34.1
4
Tongue to Khawaja, FOUR, good length and sliding down leg, Khawaja clips nicely, runs away and beats Duckett's chase and dive to his left from fine-leg
33
Tongue to Carey, 2 runs, good length outside off, Carey gets forward and drives on the rise, wide of point and comes back for the 2nd
32.5
Tongue to Carey, no run, full outside off, Carey gets forward and drives nicely, but Stokes at mid-off tumbles to his right to cut it off
32.4
4
Tongue to Carey, FOUR, he is so strong square of the wicket on the off-side, short of length outside off, Carey leans back and cuts, wide of backward point and races away, can't offer any width to this man there
32.3
Tongue to Khawaja, 1 run, short of length on middle, Khawaja goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep backward square-leg
32.2
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, a juicy low full-toss on the pads, Carey gets forward and flicks to deep square-leg
32.1
4
Tongue to Carey, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Carey goes on the back foot and cuts it wide of cover, gentle loosener to start his spell, put away
28
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 137kph, wide of the crease and fires in the yorker just outside off, Khawaja digs it out to backward point
27.5
Tongue to Khawaja, 2 runs, 131.3kph, short of length outside off, Khawaja goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it through vacant backward point for two
27.4
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 141.9kph, edged but doesn't carry. On a good length outside off, Khawaja pushes at it, the thick outside-edge doesn't carry to 1st slip, it's a slow pitch that's why it didn't carry
27.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.2kph, goes for the yorker, just outside off, Khawaja squeezes it out to backward point, on the bounce
27.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 144.2kph, short outside off, left alone
27.1
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 141.8kph, good length on middle, Khawaja gets forward to flick to mid-wicket
26
Tongue to Carey, 1 run, 143.8kph, short of length outside off, Carey cuts well and Duckett at point dives to his right to cut it off, still they take one
25.5
Tongue to Khawaja, 1 run, 142.1kph, short of length and angling into middle, Khawaja shuffles across slightly, flicks and it's a thin inside-edge on to the thigh pad, rolls away to the backward square-leg area
25.4
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.7kph, full outside off, Khawaja gets forward to drive and Tongue sticks a right hand out to stop it
25.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.4kph, good length and tight just outside off, Khawaja gets forward to defend to mid-off
25.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 143.5kph, full and angled in on off, Khawaja gets forward to flick to mid-on
25.1
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, wow! That's clocked at 151.1kph, but it's a low full-toss just outside off, Khawaja gets forward to push it to mid-off
20
Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length and keeps low, down the leg-side though as Labuschagne leaves it alone
19.5
Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery around middle and leg, nudged in front of mid-wicket by Labuschagne
19.4
Tongue to Khawaja, 1 run, flicked towards wide mid-on by Khawaja for a single
19.3
4
Tongue to Khawaja, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Khawaja rocks back into the crease and carves it away to the deep backward point boundary. Was a loose delivery and Khawaja made sure to put it away to the boundary
19.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, yorker length delivery at the stumps, Khawaja digs it out towards the leg-side
19.1
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.1 kph, short of a length outside off, Khawaja lets it through to the keeper
18
Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length around off, Labuschagne defends it with ease
17.5
Tongue to Labuschagne, no run, pitched up by Tongue, directed at the stumps as Labuschagne watchfully knocks it back to the bowler
17.4
Tongue to Khawaja, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, knocked into the off-side for one
17.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, banged in short by Tongue outside off, Khawaja sways away
17.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, back of a length outside off, Khawaja steers it towards gully
17.1
4
Tongue to Khawaja, FOUR, easy pickings for Khawaja! On the pads and Khawaja nonchalantly flicks it through square leg for four runs. Perfectly timed flick by the left-hander
16
Tongue to Labuschagne, 1 run, at the hips as Labuschagne tucks it down the leg-side
15.5
Tongue to Khawaja, 1 run, dropped! Could have been the third wicket of the session. A full ball outside off and Khawaja is lured into the drive. Tries to chase it by playing away from his body and the outside edge flies towards Brook at second slip. He tries to grab towards his left side, but fails to hold onto the catch. Should have taken that. Was in a good position to take it, but probably lost his balance in the process
15.4
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 142kph, full and quick at the stumps, Khawaja drives it down the pitch
15.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, short in length outside off, some extra carry as Khawaja gets a bottom edge towards the slip cordon
15.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone by Khawaja
15.1
Tongue to Khawaja, 2 runs, 142.3kph, on a length outside off, Khawaja plays it with soft hands and gets a thick outside edge through gully for a couple of runs. 50 up for Australia
14
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 148kph, short and quick outside off, Khawaja lets it through to the keeper
13.5
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 143.5kph, short of a length around off, Khawaja goes for a pull, gets an inside edge onto the pads
13.4
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.7kph, good length delivery around middle and leg, keeps a touch low as Khawaja clips it towards mid-on
13.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 141.6kph, short and slightly wide outside off, hint of away movement as Khawaja shoulders arms
13.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.8kph, on a length outside off, holds its line as Khawaja lets it through to the keeper
13.1
Tongue to Labuschagne, 1 run, 139.2kph, short ball at the hips, Labuschagne swivel-pulls it towards fine leg for one
12
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.4kph, short of a good length ball angling in, defended
11.5
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 144.6kph, full outside off, Khawaja lets it be
11.4
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 139.4kph, full and wide of off, left alone. The ball swings in towards the keeper after passing the batsman
11.3
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 140.1kph, full outside off, no shot offered
11.2
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 138.5kph, shortened length and he hits the deck hard, Khawaja defends it into the on-side
11.1
Tongue to Khawaja, no run, 136.4kph, on a length and wide of off from round the wicket, Khawaja lifts his bat and lets it go