Australia vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Chris Woakes 2-76(25 ov)
99.6
Woakes to Lyon, no run, slower ball, lands on a length and moves away, Lyon wanted to play but belatedly decided against it. Goes to the keeper on the bounce
99.5
Woakes to Lyon, no run, 132.1kph, angled in from wide of the crease, pushed to mid-wicket
99.4
Woakes to Lyon, no run, 120.7kph, overpitched, Lyon straight to mid-off
99.3
Woakes to Lyon, no run, good length delivery angled in, knocked back to the bowler
99.2
Woakes to Lyon, 2 runs, in-seamer, Lyon stays in his crease and turns it around the corner for a couple, neatly tucked through backward square leg
99.1
Woakes to Head, 1 run, 127.9kph, short one, pulled to deep square leg
97.6
Woakes to Lyon, no run, 131kph, Lyon shuffles to drive and is beaten on the inside edge before getting pinned on the pads by this in-angler. The lbw appeal has been struck down. Was probably going over leg
97.5
Woakes to Lyon, no run, 114.5kph, off-speed, Lyon is early into his drive and hits it left of the bowler's left. Woakes sticks his left hand out in his followthrough but can't hold onto it. Parried towards mid-off. That's a drop!
97.4
Woakes to Lyon, no run, 131kph, fuller and wider, Lyon covers his off-stump and shoulders arms
97.3
Woakes to Lyon, no run, 130kph, extra lift in addition to the away-seam movement from a length. Lyon chases it for a punch and is comprehensively beaten on the outside edge
97.2
Woakes to Lyon, no run, 133kph, Lyon shuffles and punches this length ball towards extra cover
97.1
Woakes to Head, leg byes, 1 run, short of a good length on the pads, Head tries to tuck it away but misses. Off the thigh pad and the ball deflects backward of square
95.6
Woakes to Starc, out Caught by Rory Burns!! The 85-run stand has been broken. 112.7kph, slow and full, hint of in-curl, Starc flicks aerially and hits it straight down deep square leg's throat. The batter probably didn't spot the change of pace. Burns, who put down a sitter yesterday, doesn't err on this occasion. Finally, England strike, but the lead is nearing 250. Starc c Rory Burns b Woakes 35(64) [4s-5]
95.5
Woakes to Starc, no run, 106.1kph, slower ball wide of off, Starc decides to let it go at the last moment
95.4
Woakes to Starc, FOUR, Woakes goes fuller and Starc decides to go after this. Drive-able zone and Starc drives uppishly and to mid-on's left
95.3
Woakes to Starc, no run, 129.9kph, Starc is early into his block, hits the sticker and falls wide-and-short of the bowler
95.2
Woakes to Starc, no run, 132.2kph, away-angler from a length, seams away and beats Starc's push on the outside edge
95.1
Woakes to Head, 1 run, 122.7kph, over the wicket, short of length, Head stays leg-side of the ball and guides through backward point
86.6
Woakes to Starc, no run, 134.8kph, back of a length, Starc plays with soft hands and the ball trims the outer edge before rolling to backward point
86.5
Woakes to Starc, no run, banged in short, Starc drops his bat and sways away from it
86.4
Woakes to Starc, FOUR, 135.2kph, back to over the wicket to Starc and Woakes bowls a fullish length ball on middle. Starc gets half-forward and plays a lovely drive, beating mid-on comfortably to his left. Sweet timing
86.3
Woakes to Head, leg byes, 1 run, short of length, leg-lined, tickled away fine and Buttler runs back to cut it off
86.2
Woakes to Head, FOUR, 126.8kph, harmless short ball around off, hip-high. Head picks the length early, swivels and pulls fiercely through square leg. Was in total control of his shot there. Came off the meat of the bat
86.1
Woakes to Head, no run, 128.9kph, round the wicket, full and seaming away outside off, no shot offered
84.6
Woakes to Head, no run, 132.6kph, drives this pitched up ball straight to mid-off
84.5
Woakes to Starc, 3 runs, 131kph, good length on middle and leg, Starc drives with no feet movement and inside-edges it through square leg
84.4
Woakes to Starc, no run, 129.9kph, fuller in length, persists with the line outside off. Nothing doing from the batter
84.3
Woakes to Starc, no run, 132kph, fuller and slanted across the left-hander, left alone
84.2
Woakes to Head, 1 run, 127.3kph, short again, Head gets on top of the bounce with a hop and tucks it in front of square
84.1
Woakes to Head, no run, 126.1kph, Head gets squared up and fends this shortish ball tentatively. The outside edge falls well short of gully
82.6
Woakes to Starc, no run, pitched up outside off, no shot offered
82.5
Woakes to Starc, no run, fullish delivery darted across the left-hander, left alone
82.4
Woakes to Starc, no run, 135.1kph, fuller length ball, driven straight to mid-off
82.3
Woakes to Head, 1 run, 136.1kph, leg-lined back of a length ball, tucked in front of square
82.2
Woakes to Head, no run, very full ball, bunted to mid-on off the bottom half of the bat
82.1
Woakes to Head, 2 runs, 130.2kph, shortish ball, pulled away to deep mid-wicket
80.6
Woakes to Head, 3 runs, 134.1kph, short of length angled across, Head stays back and pokes at it with an opened bat-face. Trims the outside edge and goes between the slips and gully
80.5
Woakes to Starc, 3 runs, 132.5kph, fullish delivery wide of off, Starc slices the drive over the covers
80.4
Woakes to Starc, no run, 133.4kph, too full, too wide outside off, ignored
80.3
Woakes to Head, 1 run, back of a length, tucked to square leg
80.2
Woakes to Head, FOUR, there it is! 130.7kph, pitched up, Head plays a good-looking on-drive and beats a diving mid-on to his right. Off comes the helmet, receives a hug from Starc and now he soakes in the applause with his arms aloft. Top knock, there was some noise regarding his spot in the XI and he's silenced his critics with a ton. Third Test hundred; first in the Ashes ... and he's taken just 85 balls!
80.1
Woakes to Head, no run, 128.9kph, angled away outside off, left alone
64.6
Woakes to Cummins, no run, back of a length on middle, turned into the on-side
64.5
Woakes to Cummins, no run, back of a length around off, blocked
64.4
Woakes to Carey, out Caught by Ollie Pope!! Finally, finally Woakes has his reward! Has bowled well all day, persisting with a nagging line and length. Ironically it's a poor half-pitcher that does the trick. Carey fetches the pull from outside off, gets it off the toe-end and Pope takes a good catch at midwicket, jumping up to grab it over his head. Carey c Ollie Pope b Woakes 12(32) [4s-1]
64.3
Woakes to Carey, no run, good length outside off, left alone
64.2
Woakes to Carey, no run, full ball just outside off, Carey defends
64.1
Woakes to Carey, no run, full on off, pushed back down the pitch
62.6
Woakes to Carey, 3 runs, banged in short and the line's well outside off, Carey slaps it over cover. Didn't get hold of it but will take three
62.5
Woakes to Head, 1 run, good length across off, Head is squared up looking to play through the on-side. Takes a thick leading edge through cover
62.4
Woakes to Carey, 1 run, short of length into the body, Carey tucks it to square leg
62.3
Woakes to Carey, no run, back of a length on middle, blocked down the pitch
62.2
Woakes to Carey, no run, short of length into the body, cramps Carey and climbs on him too as he looks to tuck it away. Raps him on the glove
62.1
Woakes to Carey, no run, good length just outside off, left alone
60.6
Woakes to Carey, no run, now he finds the edge but it dies on the bounce to gully! Bowling well, bowling those channels consistently. Fuller side of a length across off, draws Carey forward in defence and takes a thick edge
60.5
Woakes to Carey, no run, full on middle, 135kph, defended to short mid-on
60.4
Woakes to Carey, no run, good length on middle, Carey defends forward
60.3
Woakes to Carey, no run, good length in the channel, left alone
60.2
Woakes to Carey, no run, short and wide, Carey throws his bat at it but misses
60.1
Woakes to Carey, no run, full ball across off, left alone
58.6
Woakes to Head, no run, back of a length on off, blocked in front of short cover
58.5
Woakes to Head, no run, back of a length across off, steered to backward point
58.4
Woakes to Head, no run, pokes at this one in the channel and steers it to point. Back of a length across off, Woakes won't mind Head playing away from the body
58.3
Woakes to Head, no run, back of a length at the stumps, Head's behind the line of it in defence
58.2
Woakes to Head, no run, beats the outside edge! He just hasn't found the edge today. So many plays and misses off Woakes's bowling. Good length across off, Head rooted to the crease in defence as it leaves him with the angle
58.1
Woakes to Head, no run, back of a length on middle, blocked down the pitch
46.6
Woakes to Warner, 2 runs, the 150-run partnership is up. Slower and wider of off, Warner reaches out and drives wide of cover for a couple. Worrying times for England
46.5
Woakes to Warner, no run, 131.1kph, a late call to play at that by Warner, almost pulled his bat from the line of the ball., then as an afterthought, defends to the cordon
46.4
Woakes to Warner, no run, 132.3kph, full on off, pushed back to Woakes
46.3
Woakes to Warner, no run, 135kph, back of a length on off and middle, defended
46.2
Woakes to Warner, no run, 131.8kph, short of length around off, Warner defends from the crease
46.1
Woakes to Warner, 2 runs, very full on off, jammed wide of mid-off for another couple
44.6
Woakes to Labuschagne, 1 run, 135.1kph, short of length, straighter line, a shuffling Labuschagne turns it around the corner. 150 up for Australia..
44.5
Woakes to Warner, 1 run, 135.5kph, Woakes offers a bit of width outside off, Warner rocks back and cuts between backward point and gully. The former takes pace off the ball with a dive to his right and the latter hunts it down
44.4
Woakes to Warner, no run, 133.9kph, fuller and wider, Warner lifts his bat and lets it go
44.3
Woakes to Warner, no run, 134.1kph, short of length, patted to cover point off the back foot
44.2
Woakes to Warner, no run, pushed across the left-hander outside off, Warner leaves it alone
44.1
Woakes to Warner, 2 runs, 130.9kph, short and just outside leg, swivel-pulled to fine leg. Zak Crawley makes a sliding and tumbling stop to his left. Australia into the lead!
42.6
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 109.3kph, a slower ball to end the over, hint of away-curl. Labuschagne spots and barricades it into the off-side
42.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 133.9kph, targets the sticks from a length and Labuschagne blocks it out
42.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 132.3kph, banged in short, Labuschagne crouches low before swaying away from it
42.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 136.4kph, beaten on the outside edge! Scrambled seam, hurled on the fuller side and the ball seams away. Labuschagne goes for the drive and is lucky not to nick off
42.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 134.1kph, Woakes pulls his length back, wristily turned to mid-wicket with a hop
42.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, fuller than good length, Labuschagne defends into the on-side
40.6
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 133.3kph, rises outside off from a short of length, ignored
40.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, FOUR, 135.7kph, in the air ... and ... wide of the fielder. Overpitched on the pads, Labuschagne flicks aerially and beats a leaping backward square leg fielder to his right. Runs away to the fence
40.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, 136.7kph, beats mid-wicket on this occasion. Angled in from wide of the crease and Labuschagne clips it past the diving fielder to his right for a brace
40.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 137.9kph, too full, clipped away with one leg off the ground but he's hit it straight to mid-wicket
40.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 135.9kph, full ball, push-driven into the off-side and Stokes moves to his left from mid-off to cut it off
40.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 135.1kph, close leave! In-angling ball, very close to the off-bail, Labuschagne exposes his off-stump and shoulders arms. Bounces over..
38.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, 136.5kph, shortened length, Warner hops and blocks. Maiden over
38.5
Woakes to Warner, no run, 135.1kph, in-seamer from a length, Warner defends and gets an inside edge that dies down on the leg-side
38.4
Woakes to Warner, no run, 135.1kph, fuller and wider, easy leave
38.3
Woakes to Warner, no run, 137.3kph, skids off a length marginally outside off and Warner belatedly decides to let it go. Good leave
38.2
Woakes to Warner, no run, 137.2kph, pitched up ball on the stumps, driven straight to Stokes at mid-off
38.1
Woakes to Warner, no run, 132.1kph, back of a length, scythed straight to backward point
29.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
29.5
Woakes to Warner, no run, full around off, Warner gets forward and defends to mid-off
29.4
Woakes to Warner, no run, good length across off, left alone
29.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, 1 run, length ball on middle and leg, Labuschagne turns it wide of mid-on
29.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, blocked into the off-side
29.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, FOUR, short and wide, Labuschagne cuts it through backward point and brings up fifty off just 71 balls. All that hard work from England in the first couple of hours is vapourising as things are turning ugly real quick
27.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, goes for a flashing drive outside off, it's not all that full and it nips in a touch to beat the inside edge. Woakes hangs his head, ruing his luck
27.5
Woakes to Warner, no run, Buttler fumbles again behind the stumps, and the crowd cheers! Good length across off, kicks up off the pitch this time as Warner leaves
27.4
Woakes to Warner, byes, FOUR, this is just so frustrating for England. Good length outside off, dies off the pitch, bounces in front of Buttler who isn't able to get much of a hand on it
27.3
Woakes to Warner, no run, back of a length on leg, turned into the on-side
27.2
Woakes to Warner, no run, good length on off, defended down the pitch
27.1
Woakes to Warner, no run, back of a length across off, left alone
25.6
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, blocked from the crease
25.5
Woakes to Warner, 1 run, length on middle and leg, Warner nudges into the on-side
25.4
Woakes to Warner, no run, goodness me! Flies past the outside edge off a length! That absolutely sprang off the pitch, leaving Warner's mouth wide open. Pitched in line with middle, had to play, but was unplayable. The edge still remains elusive though
25.3
Woakes to Warner, no run, short of length across off, 137kph, blocked in front of cover
25.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, 1 run, back of a length around off and middle, straight enough for Labuschagne to turn into the midwicket region for a single
25.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, good length outside off, nips away, Labuschagne leaves
13.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, 137.9kph, full on the stumps, compactly defended
13.5
Woakes to Warner, no run, 133.7kph, short of length and angled across, Warner defends to backward point
13.4
Woakes to Warner, no run, 135.1kph, short of length on the stumps, Warner defends with a rise on his toes
13.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, 3 runs, 132.8kph, shortish outside off, Labuschagne flaps a pull into the acres of space on the leg-side. Three taken
13.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 133.1kph, edged and short of Root at 1st slip. Similar to Root's dismissal yesterday, full and angled in, a regulation outside-edge and is Root standing a bit deep? Doesn't carry to the skipper
13.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, fullish on the stumps, Labuschagne shuffles across to defend
11.6
Woakes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Labuschagne drives wide of mid-off and comes back for an easy two. That's what he wants to do, when it is in his zone he will take runs or else leave all day
11.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended
11.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, length delivery outside off, another leave
11.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, rising and Labuschagne lifts his bat and lets it go
11.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length outside off, defended
11.1
Woakes to Warner, 3 runs, "wait on" was the first call but then Warner goes "yeah, yeah" after the push goes wide of a diving Woakes, easy three
9.6
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 137.2kph, full outside off, Labuschagne defends and looks for a run but Stokes is in quickly and a good loud early call of no from Warner
9.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 136.1kph, full outside off, Labuschagne yanks his bat away from the ball to leave
9.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 135.4kph, pitched up outside off, Labuschagne defends well
9.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 133.9kph, inseamer, but too high and going down maybe. Raps Labuschagne on the thigh pad as he misses the defence, the line was on middle and leg. A mild appeal from England
9.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, Woakes hits a nice line and length outside off, another leave by Labuschagne
9.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, 136.1kph, short of length outside off, left alone
4.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, on the hips, Warner fails to tuck it away, takes it on the body and the ball rolls in front of him
4.5
Woakes to Warner, no run, 139kph, full in the corridor of uncertainty, Warner gets forward and then shoulders arms. Well-left
4.4
Woakes to Warner, no run, 135.1kph, good short ball and expertly weaved away by Warner, sinks back and allows the ball to go through to Buttler
4.3
Woakes to Warner, no run, 137.7kph, fullish outside off and Warner doesn't play at it
4.2
Woakes to Warner, no run, 136kph, back of a length outside off, rising too, left alone
4.1
Woakes to Warner, FOUR, 136.6kph, half-volley just outside off and Warner leans into a glorious off-drive, got forward and punches it off the full face of the bat, races away wide of mid-off. A hold the pose stroke from Warner
2.6
Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, 135.1kph, short outside off, Marcus Harris drops the hands and allows it to go through to Buttler. Nice carry to the keeper
2.5
Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, full outside off and another leave by Marcus Harris
2.4
Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, 138.1kph, full outside off, good leave by Marcus Harris
2.3
Woakes to Warner, 1 run, 138kph, full on middle and leg, nudged wide of Mark Wood at mid-on and another quick single taken
2.2
Woakes to Warner, no run, 135.2kph, full on the stumps, Warner defends it back to Woakes and has to hare back into his crease as Woakes fields and threatens to shy at the stumps
2.1
Woakes to Warner, no run, 135.1kph, first one from Woakes that has swung, hoops away fuller and across Warner who goes searching for it, well away from the edge though but encouraging signs for England
0.6
Woakes to Marcus Harris, 1 run, 136.1kph, very full outside off, Marcus Harris jams it out through point, just a single as Hameed does well running back
0.5
Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, again shortish, but on the hips, Marcus Harris fails to nudge it away, takes it on the body
0.4
Woakes to Marcus Harris, 2 runs, 137.2kph, full delivery across Marcus Harris who gets off the mark with a nice drive wide of backward point for a couple
0.3
Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, another short ball and Marcus Harris again rises to drop it down, near his feet
0.2
Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Marcus Harris rises on his toes to fend it down - remember no short-leg
0.1
Woakes to Warner, 1 run, and he's off and running first ball. Warner drops the back of a length delivery in front of Stokes at cover and runs like a whippet between the wickets, Stokes throws at Warner and hits him on the back, the ball deflects away towards mid-wicket but the Aussie opener immediately puts his hand up to his partner to say no for any extra runs
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