Australia vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Joe Root 15(50)
70.4
Pat Cummins to Root, out Lbw!! What a breakthrough and that's an excellent review. Pat Cummins was jumping in his appeal and he knew he had the batsman. Convinced the captain to go for the review and Australia have got the big fish. Root has this tendency to fall over looking to flick the ball, Starc almost troubled him a few moments ago with a sharp inswinger that was flicked for four. This time it's reverse swinging late into the right-hander, the front foot went right across and the swing meant he had to adjust his leg late, but Pat Cummins is quick to beat the bat and impact was right on the off stump. Looked OUT to the naked eye but umpire Marais Erasmus probably thought impact wasn't in line. Australia reviewed and got three reds to reverse the on-field call. Root lbw b Pat Cummins 15(50) [4s-1]
70.3
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Root lets it go
70.2
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, very full ball just outside off stump, Root digs it out
70.1
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Root shoulders arms
69.6
Lyon to Malan, no run, the slider from Lyon, Malan has it covered, defends
68.5
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Root defends off the front foot
68.4
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, that's a really tight leave, good length delivery angling in and probably just nipping back in as well, Root lets it go trusting the bounce, was pretty close to the off pole and Cummins has his hands on his head
68.3
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, full and outside off stump, Root lifts his bat and lets it go
68.2
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, covers the line and defends well
68.1
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Root shoulders arms
67.6
Lyon to Malan, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Malan knocks it into the on-side
65.5
Lyon to Root, no run, looks to tuck it away and that was uppish! The man at FSL was in with half-a-chance of picking that one out of thin air. He went back and tucked it uppishly for the ball die down at almost the feet of the fielder under the scanner
65.4
Lyon to Root, no run, hurries back and blocks it out into the on-side
65.3
Lyon to Root, no run, sliding down leg and the batsman makes no effort in playing at that
65.2
Lyon to Root, no run, looks to reverse. The ball pings the cue-end of the bat and goes onto the off-side
65.1
Lyon to Root, no run, dip and turn. The ball thuds the pad after the inside edge and falls safely into the off-side
64.6
Starc to Malan, no run, short ball outside off, the batsman is happy to stay rooted onto the back foot and leave it
64.1
Starc to Root, no run, back of a length delivery outside off and has been pushed out into the off-side. 'Wait, wait' was the call from the skipper. Will be circumspect after the run-out of Vince
63.6
Lyon to Malan, no run, almost traps him with a luring offie. The ball lands on middle, turns away past the poking blade into the mitts of the 'keeper for the cry of anguish to be heard. Close to the edge but not close enough
63.2
Lyon to Root, no run, the ball takes the pads on the forward prod, lobs up and is taken by the man at FSL. The appeal was quashed immediately
63.1
Lyon to Root, no run, clips the full ball into the on-side
62.6
Starc to Malan, no run, shortish delivery outside off and the batsman is happy to arch back and let it go untouched
62.3
Starc to Root, no run, stays his crease and blocks the ball out into the deck. Root looking solid as a rock
62.2
Starc to Root, FOUR, swings in but onto the pads. Bread and butter for Root. He clips the ball away through square leg for a four. Had he missed it, he would have been a goner. He played it late and ensured he threaded the ball into the gap
62.1
Starc to Root, no run, down leg, poor channel. The batsman had no chance to connect bat onto that
61.6
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, steadies his bat into a defence into the off-side as the bowler bowled it closer to the sticks forcing him to play at that
60.5
Starc to Root, no run, length ball and the batsman kicks back to defend it onto the on-side
60.4
Starc to Root, no run, yorkerish delivery and has been dug out into the deck
60.3
Starc to Root, no run, slanting away with the angle and an easy leave is a retort from the skipper
60.2
Starc to Malan, 1 run, a poky push into the off-side and he steal his first run in Ashes. Off the mark. Settles the butterflies
59.5
Hazlewood to Root, no run, jammed out to the man at gully. Crowd catch as it was a bump ball. There was a polite query but was not considered
59.4
Hazlewood to Root, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and the batsman has left it alone
58.5
Starc to Root, no run, the ball sprays away and the batsman looks to drive it and gets beaten away from his body. The ball went away with the angle and the batsman chased it in a meek manner
58.4
Starc to James Vince, 1 run, too full, too wide, squeezed out to deepish point for a single. He is trying too much. Has been spraying the ball all over the mat since the tea interval
57.5
Hazlewood to Root, 2 runs, another ball sprayed past the leg stump, Root tickles it to fine leg and rushes back for the second
57.4
Hazlewood to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root defends towards cover
57.3
Hazlewood to Root, no run, outswinger on a good length, ignored
57.2
Hazlewood to Root, no run, oh Root played the pull shot early and got an under edge that rolled beside the pitch. This bumper didn't come quickly as Root expected
57.1
Hazlewood to Root, 2 runs, full and angled in, looking for the LBW was Hazlewood on that occasion, but Root is pretty good with the flick shot and works wide of mid-on
56.6
Starc to James Vince, no run, short ball, pretty harmless, Vince knocks it towards square leg
55.5
Hazlewood to Root, no run, interestingly, the ball starts to shape back in, but Hazlewood started too wide and it's an easy leave for Root outside off stump
55.4
Hazlewood to Root, no run, "nooo" shouts Root after defending this incoming length ball down the pitch
55.3
Hazlewood to Root, no run, full and just tailing away outside off stump, Root covers the stumps and lets it go
55.2
Hazlewood to Root, 2 runs, driven in the gap at cover, good enough for two
55.1
Hazlewood to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Root goes back and defends towards mid-off
54.6
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, "Roooot," is the shout from the England fans as their captain opens his account with a tuck into the on-side
54.5
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, Cummins is steaming in, 145kph yorker close to the off pole, Root is very watchful and he digs it out
54.4
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, good leave, incoming length ball just outside off stump, Root shoulders arms
54.3
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, first ball for Root and he makes contact, defends this length delivery towards mid-off
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