Australia vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Hazlewood 5-48(18 ov)
69.6
Hazlewood to Woakes, FOUR, he's gone for it, and the top-edge has flown away into the boundary. Short and wide outside off, Woakes wanted to swing it away over square leg. Lucky
69.5
Hazlewood to Woakes, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, dabbed into the point region
69.4
Hazlewood to Woakes, no run, back of a length, Woakes is right behind the line in defence
69.3
Hazlewood to Woakes, no run, short of length outside off, Woakes is on his toes to fend it to gully
69.2
Hazlewood to Woakes, no run, back of a length just outside off, holds its line and Woakes steers it to point
69.1
Hazlewood to Woakes, no run, pops up past short leg. Was there bat? Doesn't matter. Doesn't look like it though
67.6
Hazlewood to Broad, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Broad hops across and offers a dead bat in defence
67.5
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, out Caught by Khawaja!! Hazlewood has five, Australia have eight now. Lovely delivery once again, this was the leg-cutter, must have missed the crack as it straightened just fractionally, Overton was lunging across on the flick, closed the bat-face early, the leading edge popped straight to gully and Khawaja will not drop those. WACA's last Ashes Test and Australia are looking good to end it on a high. Craig Overton c Khawaja b Hazlewood 12(21) [4s-2]
67.4
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Overton threw his hands at that, smashes it over point and into the fence. The deficit is now 49
67.3
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, no run, short of a length and angling down the leg-side, Overton was looking to flick and missed
67.2
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, FOUR, cracking shot, on a good length and well wide of off, Overton used his reach and slapped it in front of square on the off-side, beats mid-off and rolls away to the fence
67.1
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, no run, Hazlewood shortens his length outside off, defended towards the off-side
65.6
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, 1 run, short of a length and on Overton's pads, he was looking to tuck and gets an inside edge towards long leg
65.5
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, no run, Hazlewood slips this one down the leg-side, Overton was looking to flick and missed
65.4
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Overton leans forward and defends it back at the bowler
65.3
Hazlewood to Woakes, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Woakes drops it to the left of cover and calls his partner across for a quick single, raises England's 200
65.2
Hazlewood to Woakes, no run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Woakes stays in his crease and defends it towards mid-on
65.1
Hazlewood to Woakes, no run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but once again the ball was doing too much and was sliding down the leg-side, length delivery that jagged back in after hitting a crack, beat Woakes for movement and struck him on the pads
63.6
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, leg byes, 1 run, beautifully bowled by Hazlewood, he followed the away swingers with one that shaped back in, Overton was caught on the shuffle, but the ball did too much and would have been sliding down leg. Terrific over form the pacer though
63.5
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, no run, much better from Overton, on a good length and just outside off, he gets behind the line and defends it towards the off-side
63.4
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, no run, this is teasing bowling from Hazlewood, on a good length and straightening from the angle, made Overton play away from his body and beats him on the outside edge once again
63.3
Hazlewood to Craig Overton, no run, lovely, classy from Hazlewood, hits it on a good length just outside off and shapes away slightly, drew Overton into a poke and beat him on the outside edge
63.2
Hazlewood to Malan, out Caught by Paine!! That's a tame tame dismissal for Malan, is that the Ashes for Australia? This was a poor ball from Hazlewood, short and angling down the leg-sie, Malan saw some runs on offer, went for the pull and only managed a thin edge, easy take for the keeper and England have lost their seventh wicket. A fine innings under pressure from Malan, but surely not enough to save his team from a certain defeat. Walks away disgruntled, all the hardwork has been undone by one poor shot. Malan c Paine b Hazlewood 54(135) [4s-8]
63.1
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, nudged away towards the on-side
61.6
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, good leave from Malan, on a good length and shaping across the left-hander, the cracks meant that Malan wasn't so sure about the movement, trusts his instincts, hides his bat behind the pad and then lets it go
61.5
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, this one snakes down the leg-side after hitting another crack, Malan was looking to tuck it towards the on-side and missed
61.4
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, loud shout for LBW and Australia want a review. Did it pitch outside leg? It's a fair delivery and it looks like it's pad first. Hot Spot confirms it. Ball tracking in and it's pitched outside leg. Will stay NOT OUT. Good call from umpire Erasmus, the ball pitched just outside leg, stayed a tad low, caught Malan in his crease and thudded into his pads, in front of off
61.3
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, peach, lovely from Hazlewood, this is fuller and in that channel around off, hits the crack and jags away, Malan has to play and is lucky not to have edged it
61.2
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, what happened there? Must have hit a crack and balooned past the batnsman, Malan does well to not go through with the pull, drops his hands and sways away from the line
61.1
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Malan stays back and pushes it towards the off-side
59.6
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, banged in short and angling across the left-hander, Malan drops his gloves and sways away from the line
59.5
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, tad fuller and on the off-stump line, Malan plays close to his body and defends it towards the on-side
59.4
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, the bouncer from Hazlewood, high and sailing over Malan's head
59.3
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, that was close, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, too close to play the dab, Malan attempts just that and misses
59.2
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, tad fuller and slanting across the left-hander, Malan covers the line and lets it go
59.1
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Malan watches it all along and defends it towards the off-side
43.6
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, no run, good length ball leaving Ali from off-stump, well left
43.5
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length around off, blocked off the back foot
43.4
Hazlewood to Malan, 1 run, short ball, it's a mistimed pull shot by Malan but it rolls away safely wide of short mid-wicket
43.3
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, blocked off the back foot
43.2
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, 1 run, you don't want to do this. You don't want to get run out on day 5 while trying to save the match. Ali almost does this. But Warner had just one stump to aim at and he missed. Gently punched wide of mid-off, and Warner is so quick there. Didn't miss by much
43.1
Hazlewood to Malan, 1 run, back of a length on leg, glanced away to fine leg
41.6
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, full ball around off, Malan doesn't move his feet much as he defends firmly to mid-off
41.5
Hazlewood to Malan, FOUR, Hazlewood lands this well down leg hoping for it to veer off the crack onto the stumps. It doesn't. Malan glances it away for four
41.4
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, significant deviation off the crack but nothing like what we saw two balls back. Left alone outside off
41.3
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked from the crease
41.2
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, blocked
41.1
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, byes, 1 run, good grief! This is a ridiculous delivery. Back of length on off, hits a crack and leaps to the left of first slip. Mitchell Marsh just about gets his left hand on it to prevent it from running away
39.6
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length, fended off
39.5
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, no run, Smith has claimed the catch at second slip, but the umpires are not so sure. In fact, their soft signal is not out. Oh this is going to be difficult to overturn. For me, he's got his fingers underneath the ball and it bounces off his fingers. It will be a bold call for Aleem Dar if he gives it out though. No, he's given it as not out. Smith is understandably furious as he kicks the turf in frustration. But you can see why this decision was made. He might have felt compelled to stay with the onfield decision on the basis of that evidence. My question is, why was the soft signal what it was? Back of length, squaring Ali up on off stump to take a genuine edge. The ball dies off the edge and Smith does really well at second slip. Well...
39.4
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, no run, decks away from a crack outside off, left alone
39.3
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, FOUR, pitched right up around off, Ali drives it past mid-off for four
39.2
Hazlewood to Moeen Ali, no run, short of length on off, fended off
39.1
Hazlewood to Bairstow, out Bowled!! He's knocked the side of off-stump first ball. Bang on the money from Hazlewood, hits a good length and the ball stays down off the pitch. It scoots under Bairstow's forward defence to send Australia roaring. Unlucky for Bairstow, don't think he could have done much different. He might have been just a touch late on it actually as the ball skidded through. Bairstow b Hazlewood 14(26) [4s-3]
37.6
Hazlewood to Bairstow, 2 runs, good length on off, straightened from the deck and caught the thick outside edge on the back foot block. Trickled wide of backward point for two more
37.5
Hazlewood to Bairstow, no run, short of length outside off, steered to point
37.4
Hazlewood to Bairstow, FOUR, brilliant riposte from Bairstow. It is pitched up and he gets forward to caress the drive wide of mid-off. Warner didn't dive as he knew that it was past him in a flash
37.3
Hazlewood to Bairstow, no run, going down. Erasmus knows it. Smith knows it too. Very full and sharp tail back in at Bairstow's pads. He missed the flick, but too much movement
37.2
Hazlewood to Bairstow, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended with soft hands to gully
37.1
Hazlewood to Bairstow, no run, ooh! Did that hit a crack? Or maybe an inside edge onto the pad? No inside edge. But hit a crack and moved sharply from there to catch the pad. But sliding well down leg - that's why the appeal was quickly aborted
32.6
Hazlewood to Bairstow, no run, good take by Paine after diving to his left. Rare bad ball by Hazlewood as he failed to control the swing and slipped it down leg
32.5
Hazlewood to Malan, 1 run, short on the stumps, Malan is hurried on the pull, mistimes it behind square
32.4
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, full on off, Malan gets forward to drive to mid-off
32.3
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, back of a length on off, Malan defends to point
32.2
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, full outside off, Malan shoulders arms
32.1
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, short of length on off, Malan defends off the back foot to point
30.6
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, back of a length on off, steered defence to point
30.5
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Malan arches back and then lets it go. Well played
30.4
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, full and moving away after pitching outside off, left alone
30.3
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, tails away late from a fuller length, induces the drive from Malan. Squirted to point
30.2
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, moves away late from a fullish length, Malan defends from the crease
30.1
Hazlewood to Malan, no run, fullish outside off, Malan hides the bat inside the pad to leave
11.6
Hazlewood to Root, no run, keeps Root pinned on the back foot with a length delivery on the stumps, defended
11.5
Hazlewood to Root, no run, short of length outside off, punched to Lyon at point
11.4
Hazlewood to Root, FOUR, tremendous shot. A length delivery outside off and Root was on the front foot in a flash, stroked the cover-drive in the gap and this time no-one bothered chasing it down. Positive footwork from Root there, right to the pitch of it
11.3
Hazlewood to Root, no run, short of length on the stumps, defended off the back foot
11.2
Hazlewood to Root, FOUR, even Warner with his speed can't pull it back with a head-first dive. It kept running away after Root pushed that in the gap off the front foot. Great timing and it beat Warner for pace
11.1
Hazlewood to Root, no run, fullish and on the stumps, Root's bat comes down straight and he defends it back to Hazlewood
9.6
Hazlewood to James Vince, no run, fuller than a good length outside off, nice carry to Paine as James Vince shoulders arms
9.5
Hazlewood to James Vince, no run, the hands went up in an appeal but it died down quickly as it was sliding down leg. Moved in sharply, but too much movement, James Vince missed the flick and Erasmus had an easy call to make
9.4
Hazlewood to Root, 1 run, well-run single. Defends in front of point, takes on Lyon and makes it easily
9.3
Hazlewood to Root, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, kept a bit low, but Root had no problems in defending that to gully
9.2
Hazlewood to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, nice back foot punch but straight to the fielder at point. Lyon didn't stop it cleanly, but no chance of a quick single
9.1
Hazlewood to Root, no run, short of length and angling back in, on the stumps, Root defends well off the back foot
7.6
Hazlewood to Root, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Root plays close to his body and defends
7.5
Hazlewood to Root, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
7.4
Hazlewood to Root, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Root waits on it and defends it back at the bowler
7.3
Hazlewood to Cook, out Caught&Bowled!! Stunning return catch and Cook has another failure to his name. This is all about Hazlewood though, pitched up in that channel around off, might have stopped a bit on the batsman. Cook was looking to work it towards the on-side, he was playing against the angle, closed the bat-face early, the leading edge popped to the right of the bowler. Hazlewood was on his followthrough, stops and then sticks his right hand out, the ball stuck and it's time for the celebrations. England have lost both openers now. Cook c and b Hazlewood 14(20) [4s-2]
7.2
Hazlewood to Cook, FOUR, that should give plenty of confidence for Cook, banged in short and well wide of off, Cook swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it into the gap through mid-wicket, teased the fielder all the way before hitting the ropes
7.1
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, Cook hops across and defends it towards mid-on
5.6
Hazlewood to James Vince, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into the left-hander, defended towards the on-side
5.5
Hazlewood to James Vince, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Vince hops across and defends it towards the off-side
5.4
Hazlewood to James Vince, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone
5.3
Hazlewood to James Vince, no run, more brilliance in the field, this time it's Shaun Marsh, tumbles to his left at mid-wicket and intercepts a delectable clip from Vince, saved a ceratin boundary there
5.2
Hazlewood to Cook, 3 runs, on a good length and in that corridor outside off, Cook plays with soft hands and finds the gap past the slip cordon. Smith hares after the ball and hauls it back in time, saves a run for his team
5.1
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, Hazlewood is setting Cook here nicely, shortens his length and gets it to shape away from the left-hander, Cook almost went chasing after that, beaten by a long way
3.6
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Cook hops across and defends it towards the off-side
3.5
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, lovely bowling, tad fuller and slanting across the left-hander, drew Cook into almost playing at that, played with his feet rooted to the crease and nearly edged it to the keeper
3.4
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Cook prods across and defends it towards mid-on
3.3
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, another watchful leave from Cook
3.2
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, fraction fuller and wider of off, Cook covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
3.1
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Cook covers the line, gets his gloves out of the way and lets it go
1.6
Hazlewood to James Vince, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Vince lets the ball come onto him and defends it with soft hands
1.5
Hazlewood to Stoneman, out Caught by Paine!! Edged and caught! Hazlewood has struck in his first over, but that's a nothing shot from Stoneman. On a good length and in that channel outside off, Stoneman wasn't fully forward, had a feel for the ball, played with an angled bat and nicked off. Paine moved across to his left and gobbles the chance. Stoneman would be disappointed with that, just didn't need to go poking so early in his innings. Stoneman c Paine b Hazlewood 3(8)
1.4
Hazlewood to Stoneman, no run, short and angling across the left-hander, Stoneman got into a clumsy position as he looked to pull and missed
1.3
Hazlewood to Stoneman, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Stoneman gets behind the line and defends it towards backward point
1.2
Hazlewood to Stoneman, no run, this one stayed a bit low, on a good length and shaping away from off, hit a crack and jagged away sharply, Stoneman was playing inside the line and lets it go
1.1
Hazlewood to Stoneman, no run, short of a good length and angling away from outside off, left alone
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