4s
6s
Total 4's :
31
Total 6's :
1
Wickets :
9
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
3.2
Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Classy! That is as good as it gets. Just shows how true a wicket this has become. Length and on off, Crawley creams it through mid off and this one races away to the fence.
4
6.6
Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! That is a terrific shot! Full and on the pads, Crawley flicks it nicely and this one races away to the fence.
4
9.1
Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, EDGY FOUR! That is a nasty delivery! First ball to misbehave in this innings! Fortune favors Crawley. This is also the highest opening stand for England in this series. Length and on off, this one takes off after landing. Crawley looks to defend but it hits the shoulder and over the slip cordon. Warner hares after it and then dives but his effort goes in vain.
4
18.1
Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Lovely timing on that! Length, on the pads. Crawley works it nicely past deep backward square leg for a boundary.
4
18.5
Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Top shot again! Full, on middle and leg. Crawley flicks it nicely past mid-wicket to get a boundary. This is nice and positive batting by Crawley.
W
19.2
Scott Boland to Haseeb Hameed, OUT! TAKEN! This time Carey takes it! He redeems himself! Ruthless Boland provides Australia with the first wicket to get them started. The best opening stand for England in the series comes to an end. They looked together so far but Hameed has to depart now. Boland yet again hurls a length ball, right on the off pole. As we have seen many times in the series, Hameed looks to block it from the crease with his feet glued to the crease. The away movement takes the outside edge. Carey dives to his right now and takes it nicely. Australia have the opening now and would be ruthless.
4
20.2
Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Zak Crawley is looking in good touch here. A slight misfield in the deep gives him a boundary. A short ball around leg. Zak Crawley pulls this towards fine leg and Scott Boland there slides to stop it but fails and it's a boundary for Zak Crawley. That brings up the 50 for England. They would have liked Hameed to still be out there to get their first 50-run opening stand of the series though.
4
20.5
Pat Cummins to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Another superb shot! A short delivery on off again. Zak Crawley picks the length quickly and pulls this well in front of square for a boundary. Top shot!
4
22.2
Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Zak Crawley again, superb shot! A shorter delivery on middle and leg. Zak Crawley picks the length quickly again and pulls it to backward square leg for a boundary. He moves to 48.
4
26.5
Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Nicely played! A fuller delivery drifting on the pads this time. Zak Crawley is very good with the flick shot. He flicks and gets this through mid-wicket for a boundary.
4
26.6
Mitchell Starc to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Another boundary! Back of a length outside off. Zak Crawley plays it away from the body. It dabs it onto the ground and it bounces back up to go over the leaping gully fielder for a boundary.
W
27.5
Nathan Lyon to Dawid Malan, OUT! BOWLED! This one skids through and shatters the off stump! A natural variation from Lyon that goes straight on with the arm. He bowls this on off and quicker in pace. Malan stays on the back foot and looks to play it square on the off side but misses. The ball shatters the off pole and Dawid Malan departs. Australia get the second wicket just at the stroke of Drinks and they will be looking to capitalise on it now. England have started cautiously and they will hope that they can go to Lunch without further damage,
4
28.3
Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Zak Crawley just enjoys anything short of the length. A short delivery on off. Zak Crawley pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
4
30.2
Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Crawley keeps growing in confidence and this innings by him has been a delight to watch! Full, on off. He drives it past mid on and collects another boundary. Into the 70s now.
4
31.4
Scott Boland to Zak Crawley, FOUR! What timing on that! Length ball, on the pads. Zak Crawley flicks it nicely towards deep square leg. Starc runs to his left from deep backward square leg and puts in a slide but cannot stop it. A boundary off Boland, don't really remember the last time that happened. Also, the required runs are under 300 now if anyone is counting.
4
32.1
Cameron Green to Joe Root, FOUR! Easy pickings for Root! Too full and down the leg side. Root flicks it nicely to the fine leg fence. Nice way to get off the mark.
W
32.6
Cameron Green to Zak Crawley, OUT! LBW! And, out of nowhere, Green produces a corker of a yorker! Nicely done by him. He pushes Crawley back in his crease and then fires in the perfect yorker. Right on the middle pole. Zak Crawley looks to get his bat down in time but fails to do so. The ball hits him low on the pads and the umpire raises the finger right away. That looks plumb but Zak Crawley has a word with Root and then decides to review it. It looks like a review taken in hope. The TV umpire checks Hotspot and UltraEdge but finds no evidence of any bat on it. Then comes the Ball Tracker, impact in line and it is hitting the middle of the middle stump! Zak Crawley walks back to the hut after what has been a brilliant knock by him. A delight to watch and cover this knock by the young lad.
4
34.5
Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Straight as an arrow. Full, on off. Stokes offers the full face of the bat and drives it to the long on fence. 100 up for England now. They have scored at a decent rate this morning.
4
39.6
Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, FOUR! There comes the release! Tossed up, on off and coming back in with the angle. Stokes gets low and slog-sweeps it to the square leg fence. He would look to play such shots at regular intervals to not let the pressure get to him.
4
42.5
Pat Cummins to Joe Root, FOUR! Nice shot by Root! A shorter-length delivery on off. Root is quick to pick the length and pulls it strongly towards deep square leg for a boundary.
4
44.4
Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! A slight misfield gives away a boundary! A short ball around leg. Stokes pulls it well towards backward square leg. Scott Boland there slides and tries to stop it but fails and the ball goes past the fence.
4
46.5
Mitchell Starc to Joe Root, FOUR! Top shot! Back of a length, angling away from Root. He cuts it past backward point for a boundary.
6
48.2
Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, SIX! All the way! Short ball, on middle and leg. Stokes rocks and pulls it nicely over the square leg fence.
4
51.3
Cameron Green to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Fluent shot from Ben Stokes. An overpitched delivery outside off. Stokes drives this off the front foot crisply through covers for a boundary.
4
52.5
Mitchell Starc to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Thumped away but that will hurt Stokes! Any time that he plays a cross-batted stroke, he has a grimace on his face. Short, on middle. He rocks and pulls it away for a boundary. That brings up the 50-run stand and these two are looking quite good now.
4
57.6
Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Up and over! A bit more flight and Stokes dances down the track. He hits it over mid on for a boundary.
W
58.1
Scott Boland to Joe Root, OUT! TAKEN! The dream continues for Scott Boland in Test cricket! He must be over the moon currently! That is the big wicket of Root and Australia are delighted now. Boland bowls a length ball, around the fifth-stump channel. Root puts in half a stride to block it. But the ball moves away just enough to get the faintest outside edge! Carey does the rest and Root is disappointed. He cannot believe it and he stays in that position for a couple of seconds after playing that shot.
4
63.2
Marnus Labuschagne to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Whacked away! A high full toss, on off. Stokes smacks it over mid-wicket and gets a boundary.
4
68.6
Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Fifty for Ben Stokes! England under the pump and Ben Stokes delivers again! A fuller delivery on middle. Stokes flicks it wide of mid on and gets it in the gap for a boundary. Superb shot and Australia need to take out Ben Stokes quickly if they want to win this game.
4
70.4
Pat Cummins to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Short ball and pulled away by Stokes! A shorter delivery on middle. Stokes pulls it to backward square leg for a boundary. He is looking quite comfortable now. Boland there thought that he was in play for a brief moment but he had no chance.
4
74.3
Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Ooh, that is interesting! Tossed up, on off. Stokes comes down the track but doesn't reach the pitch of the ball. He goes through the shot though and lifts it to the long off fence.
W
74.4
Nathan Lyon to Ben Stokes, OUT! TAKEN! GONE! Lyon does it! Stokes is furious with himself and he cannot believe what has just happened! He thinks about slamming his bat on the ground for a brief moment. This is good bowling by Lyon. A bit of drift, a bit flatter, on off. Stokes stays in the crease looking to block it out but Lyon gets a bit of turn and gets the outside edge. The ball goes to Steven Smith at first slip. He fumbles a bit but manages to hold on! Australia needed to break this partnership and they have finally broken through before the second new ball.
4
80.2
Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Slashes it away! Short and outside off. Bairstow rocks back and cuts it past point for a boundary.
W
84.4
Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler, OUT! LBW! GONE! First wicket for Pat Cummins in this innings and what a time to strike! He bowls a fiery yorker, on middle. Buttler looks to flick it away but the bat hits the left boot and the ball goes onto hit the back pad! There is a big appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The review is taken by Cummins. UltraEdge shows a spike but that is of the bat hitting the boot. Ball Tracker rolls up and it has three reds! Mark Wood is the new man in.
W
84.6
Pat Cummins to Mark Wood, OUT! LBW! That is as plumb as it gets! A yorker, on off. Wood fails to get his bat down in time and gets hit on the boot. That has hurt him but there is a big appeal and the finger goes up right away. Wood has a word with Bairstow and he knows that he is likely out but the review is taken with a second left on the clock. The replays roll in. No bat on that and the ball is hitting the stumps! This over has changed the game and Australia can smell the victory.
4
88.6
Pat Cummins to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Good shot but Jack Leach will be on strike now! A short ball around off. Jonny Bairstow upper-cuts it over the slip cordon for a boundary.
4
90.4
Cameron Green to Jonny Bairstow, FOUR! Huge cheers from the Aussie fans as this reaches the fence! Short, on off. Jonny Bairstow pulls it to the square leg fence for a boundary.
W
91.2
Scott Boland to Jonny Bairstow, OUT! TAKEN! GONE! That should seal the Test for Australia! Length ball, lands way outside off but it snakes back in. Bairstow wants to block it from the crease but gets the inside edge on the pads. The ball pops up to Marnus Labuschagne at silly point and he takes a sharp catch! He surely heard the edge this time and one can hear the cheers getting louder. Just two wickets away Australia now and new ball has done the trick for them.
4
94.5
Mitchell Starc to Jack Leach, FOUR! Whipped away! Full, on the pads. Leach whips it off his pads for a boundary.
4
97.6
Pat Cummins to Jack Leach, FOUR! Boundary for Leach! A full delivery on off. Leach drives it beautifully towards long off for a boundary. Runs don't matter here though.
W
99.6
Steven Smith to Jack Leach, OUT! TAKENNNNN! SMITH HAS DONE IT! He tosses it well, around off. Leach has to play at it. But the ball takes the outside edge. It goes towards first slip after taking a small deflection off Carey's gloves and David Warner takes a good low catch to his right. First wicket for Smith in 6 years and what a time to get it! He is surrounded by his teammates! Jack Leach who played so well so far has to walk back now, disappointed. This is getting quite intense and exciting here. Test cricket at it's best!