Australia vs England, 5th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: The Ashes, 2017-18 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Date & Time: Jan 04-Jan 08, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Mitchell Marsh 101(141)
173.2
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! The celebration is short-lived. Curran breaks the stand and gets his first wicket of the game. Mitch has done his job and should be satisfied with that knock. This back of a length delivery that stayed a touch low, nipped in as well, Marsh was undone by the bounce, he was shaping to play the punch, but the ball seamed in and hits the off-stump. Mitch Marsh walks back to a standing ovation from the SCG crowd. How much longer will Australia continue to bat? Mitchell Marsh b Tom Curran 101(141) [4s-15 6s-2]
173.1
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, hundred for Mitchell Marsh. Bit comical with the celebrations. Shaun was hugging his younger brother mid-way as they were going for the run, Mitchell tells Shaun to complete the second first. He lets out a roar as soon as he places it in the gap. Arms aloft and scampering to the other end. After completing the brace, the brothers embrace each other properly. What a moment for the Marsh family. The perfect innings from Mitch. Australia had taken the lead when he came out and they needed someone to put the foot on the paddle, he did just that. Coming to the ball: Short of length and just outside off, punched off the back foot in front of square to bring up his second Test hundred
172.6
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, no run, flattish and outside off, Marsh shuffles across and punches to short cover
171.5
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, short ball at 138kph, Mitchell Marsh gets into a good position after going across and pulls it powerfully through the mid-wicket region. Placed it well in front of square and there's no one to stop that
171.4
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, presses forward to solidly block this length ball towards the off-side
171.3
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, didn't quite time this well and hence has to settle for a couple. Fuller in length and angling in, Mitchell Marsh straight-drives off the inside edge. Mid-on runs back and hunts it down
171.2
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, ooh! That whizzed past the outside edge. That's quicker than the previous deliveries. Seam-up back of a length delivery around the sixth stump line and Mitchell Marsh is a bit lazy to play at it. Sticks his bat out casually and gets beaten. Bit of extra bounce there as well
171.1
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, in-nipper from a short of length, Mitchell Marsh bunts it to short mid-wicket
170.6
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, no run, forward and blocked
170.4
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, defends on the off-side
170.3
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, nice placement! Mitchell Marsh goes deep into his creasre to convert it into a short ball and scyhtes it behind square on the off-side. Good effort from Bairstow who beats first slip, removes the gloves and helmet to cut it off. Just two
170.2
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, shorter and wider outside off, Shaun Marsh goes after this with a cut shot. A single to deep point
169.5
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length delivery, Mitchell Marsh gets behind the line to block
169.4
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Broad pitches it up and Mitchell Marsh wants to hammer the drive, the bat turns at the point of impact and the ball rolls to mid-on off the inside edge
169.3
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, the partnership between Mitchell Marsh and Shaun Marsh is now 153. Good effort, but not good enough. Broad pulled his length back, rises up to the batsman's torso, Marsh still manages to pull it away through backward square leg. The man from deep square leg puts in the dive and gets a hand on it trying to pull it back, but can't stop it from going past the rope
169.2
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, short and wide outside off and Mitchell Marsh latches onto it. 128kph, that's all too easy for the younger Marsh. Moves back and across to flay the cut through point. Hit hard and through the gap
169.1
Broad to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, too stragiht, straying on the pads and that's been nurdled to backward square leg
168.5
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, floated up on leg and middle, Mitchell Marsh defends
168.4
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, couple of steps down to block this short of length ball towards short mid-wicket
168.3
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, spinning down leg, beating the glance of Mitchell Marsh
168.2
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, a direct hit would have made things interesting! In-drifter, Shaun Marsh nudges it on the leg-side and goes for the quick single. Bairstow gets to the ball swiftly and fires in a throw at the bowler's end. Shaun was short there
167.5
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, in-nipper on the stumps, Mitchell Marsh defends off the inside part of the bat
167.4
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Anderson shortens his length and the line is wide of off, Mitchell Marsh shoulders arms
167.3
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller in length and again Mitchell Marsh misses the clip through the on-side. Another lbw appeal and the umpire is not shaken. Missing leg
167.2
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run. Loud shout for lbw, but umpire Joel Wilson is unmoved. A cry from Anderson there. Nips in from a length and Mitchell Marsh is late on his flick. The impact is on leg and that's sliding down. Clipping leg-stump, shows HawkEye
167.1
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, sharp head-high bouncer, Mitchell Marsh decides to sway away from it
166.6
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, no run, too full and Shaun Marsh bends forward to blunt it to short cover
166.3
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, forward defence
166.2
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, that's poor stuff from Moeen Ali. Short and down the leg-side, Mitchell Marsh hangs back and smashes it with a vertical bat, beating the fielder at leg slip
166.1
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, turning in and Mitchell Marsh gets into a tangle as he comes down the track, gets an outside edge that dies down on the leg-side
165.6
Anderson to Shaun Marsh, no run, end of a good over from Anderson. Angling away outside off and Shaun Marsh shoulders arms
164.5
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, plays against the turn. Puts on the dancing shoes and drives a tossed up ball wide of off in front of square on the off-side. However, there is protection there
164.1
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, jogs down and employs the wristy drive. Broad dives to his right at mid-on and saves three runs for his team
163.5
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, back and across to get behind the line of this short of length delivery; followed with a straight-batted block
163.4
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, presses forward to stonewall this 137.8kph short of length delivery
163.3
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, back of a length delivery at 133.1kph, Mitchell Marsh gets on top of it and fences it to point
163.2
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, good length ball coming in with the angle, Mitchell Marsh defends from the crease
163.1
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, seams in from length, Mitchell Marsh hops across to pat it to cover
162.6
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, shorter in length and that allows Mitchell Marsh to go back in his crease and work it round the corner
162.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, a defensive tap into the off-side
162.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, 500 up for Australia and the lead is over 150. A good ball, the flatter ball that skids through and Mitchell Marsh is playing for the turn, lucky to get an inside edge and the ball rolls to fine leg
162.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, full toss on off and Mitchell Marsh's drive has been stopped by the man at short cover who makes a diving stop
162.2
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, gives air and bowls it wide of off, Mitchell Marsh goes for the booming drive and gets beaten as the ball turns and bounces past him
162.1
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, starts with a floated up, full ball, Mitchell Marsh plays it back to the bowler
161.6
Anderson to Shaun Marsh, no run, similar lines and lengths, Shaun Marsh is happy to see it out. Stays back and covers his stumps to blunt it towards short cover
160.4
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, taken on the full after a step down and then dinks it to deep mid-on for an easy single
160.2
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, another shimmy down the track to wrist the flighted delivery to mid-on
159.5
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, straight ball on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh defends it back to Moeen Ali
159.4
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, Shaun Marsh wanted to block this ball, but saw the length on the shorter side and guided it wide of first slip
158.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, juicy full toss and Crane gets away. He goes hard and miscues it to short cover
158.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, floated up and Marsh plunges forward to defend
158.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, shortens the length and is tucked to mid-wicket
158.2
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, a gift from Crane and Marsh accepts. Full toss close to off, Marsh stays leg-side of the ball and thumps the drive through cover, no chance for the man sweeping in the deep
158.1
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, flighted around off, blocked off the front foot
157.6
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, FOUR, he is going to play his shots. Short and outside off, stayed a bit low and Marsh cuts it in front of square, placed it wide of cover-point and it raced away to the fence
156.5
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Shaun Marsh will remain unbeaten on 98. Nothing easy from Anderson, keeps it tight close to off, Marsh gets behind the line and blocks it to the left of the bowler
156.4
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short and outside off, Marsh chops the cut to backward point
156.3
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller and teasing the batsman to drive, Marsh lets it pass
156.2
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length around off, Marsh taps it towards cover-point
156.1
Anderson to Shaun Marsh, 1 run.. and Marsh takes a single first ball. Angled in from back of a length and Marsh knocks it to mid-on, calls Mitch through for a run
155.5
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, 100-run stand comes up. First for the Marsh brothers. They shake hands and get on with it. Short and width provided outside off, Marsh needs no second invitation, hangs back and cuts it fiercely behind point
155.4
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, back of a length and hint of seam movement that foils Marsh's attempt punch, mistimed in front of cover
155.3
Tom Curran to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, short of length and Marsh pulls it straight to deep square leg. He is disappointed. Throws his head back as he goes for the single.
154.5
Anderson to Mitchell Marsh, no run, missed out there. Short of length and outside off, Marsh goes a bit hard on the punch and mistimes it towards cover, shadow practices the shot
154.4
Anderson to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, good early call. Pushes the back of a length delivery to the right of point and calls his younger brother, easily done
153.5
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pitched up on off, Marsh drives it down the ground, Curran gets a hand to it
153.4
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller and on off, Marsh blocks it back to Curran
153.3
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length on off, Marsh defends to the off-side
153.2
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, back of a length around off, Marsh angles it away to point
153.1
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Root does not seem happy. He is gesturing to umpire Wilson that the ball missed the edge. Angled in and Marsh plays down the wrong line, surely it beat the inside edge and crashed into the pad in front of leg. Ball-tracking shows it to be missing leg-stump. So, even if there was no inside edge Marsh would have survived that. England can't blame the TV umpire for overturning the decision
152.6
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, no run, looped up on middle, Marsh prods forward and defends
152.4
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, uses his feet to counter the off-break, blocked back to Ali
152.3
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, missed out there. Sprayed down leg and Marsh went a bit too hard on the whip, does not connect and is rapped on the pads
152.2
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, lands it full in search of flight, Marsh wrists it to deepish mid-on
151.5
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, much better line and length, back of a length on off, Marsh respects it with a straight-bat block
151.4
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, good length ball on off, defended back down the wicket
151.3
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, wow! That was very close to his body and though he did not have the space to free his arms, he manages to get the cut away, more like a short-arm jab and the timing is exquisite as the ball beats the point fielder with ease
151.2
Tom Curran to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, back of a length and Marsh squirts an inside edge to backward square leg
150.6
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, no run, deceived him there did Moeen Ali. Marsh skips down and is nowhere close to the pitch, had to adjust as the ball was spinning past his bat, pokes and the outside edge bobbles away to backward point
149.2
Tom Curran to Mitchell Marsh, no run, good length ball on off, Marsh greets it with a straight bat. Should have been forward but handled it well in the end
149.1
Tom Curran to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, slanted across the left-hander, Marsh brings his bat down at an angle and directs it to square on the off-side
148.5
Root to Shaun Marsh, 3 runs, sliding down leg and Marsh manages to get some wood on that, runs away fine and it is a long chase for substitute Ballance, he saves a run for his side
147.5
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Root persisting with fielders up and Marsh taking a toll of that. Even a mishit is clearing the field. This came off the inner part of the bat, but a clean swing meant it went over the mid-on fielder
147.4
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, slower and on the stumps, Marsh defends with the bat in front of the pad
147.3
Moeen Ali to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, couple of steps down and eases it to mid-on, a look at his younger brother and off they go
146.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, brute power. Nothing else. Flighted outside off, Marsh is nowhere close to the ball but his hands are freed and he muscles the drive past the diving extra cover fielder, who got a hand and still the ball raced to the fence
146.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, nice loopy delivery and Marsh dead-bats it down the pitch
146.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, another big stride forward to smoth the leg-break to point
146.2
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, floated up around off, Marsh plunges forward and keeps it out
146.1
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, spinning into the southpaw and Marsh nurdles it square on the leg-side
145.5
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, he is nicknamed the Bison. We all know why. Moeen Ali switches to round the wicket and pushes it outside off, Marsh crouches a bit and bludgeons the drive through cover. Not a muscle moved
145.4
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, 50 partnership for the Marsh brothers. This is the fourth time they are batting together in Tests. Marsh repeats the six he hit a couple of balls earlier. Dances down and gets real close to the flighted delivery, smacks it over mid-off. Once again it goes flat
145.3
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, slower and around off, Marsh sits back and blocks
145.2
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, flat and all the way. Tossed up and inviting Marsh to take it on, he does by advancing down the wicket and hammering the loft against the turn over mid-off. It carried the distance
145.1
Moeen Ali to Mitchell Marsh, no run, flattish and just outside off, punched to cover
144.6
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, no run, slower and turning in, defended back down the pitch
144.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, tossed up on middle, blocked back to the bowler
144.2
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, rushes down the wicke to take it on the full, driven towards mid-on
143.5
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, very full and curling in, Marsh jams it out to mid-off
143.4
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, bouncer around leg, Marsh half ducks and allows to sail over his left shoulder
143.3
Broad to Shaun Marsh, leg byes, 1 run, drifts on the legs and Marsh can't meet with the clip, off the pad behind square leg
142.6
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, no run, skips down the wicket and almost yorks himself, squirted off the inside edge to backward square
142.3
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, googly on a shortish length, Marsh cue-ends the cut towards point
142.1
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, huge shout for LBW. Crane and Bairstow confer and then the former has a word with Root, they decide not to review. Umpire Dharmasena gave away there, he gestured it was missing leg, not sure if he is allowed to do that. In fact, ball-tracking shows it to be pitching outside leg, Marsh is on the back foot and is hurried by the slider, beaten for pace and struck in front of leg. Can't give those out
141.6
Broad to Shaun Marsh, no run, keeps it tight around off and Marsh is content with a block to mid-off
141.3
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, hat-trick of fours for the younger Marsh. Too straight in line, on middle and leg, Marsh gets a thick inside edge on the flick and the ball races away fine leaving Broad with hands on head
141.2
Broad to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, short and at the ribs, Marsh hops across and short-arm jabs it to backward square. I0$ up for Australia
140.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, bludgeoned! Floated up outside off, Marsh lunges forward with a big stride and smokes the drive past the diving cover fielder, mid-off can only fetch the ball from the fence
140.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, how did that miss the stumps? Bairstow and Crane have their hands on the head. The scrambled seam leggie and Marsh is lured into the forward defensive, spins past the outside edge and almost kisses the off-stump on the way to Bairstow
140.3
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, sashays down and nudges it with the turn to mid-wicket
139.6
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, another short ball, and Mitchell Marsh is early to pull. It probably hit the back of the bat and went through the gap between slip and gully
139.5
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Broad bends his back and bangs one short. 128.2kph and down the leg-side, Mitchell Marsh isn't interested to go after that
139.4
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, 129.6kph back of a length delivery, Mitchell Marsh hops and tucks it to short mid-wicket
139.3
Broad to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, straighter ball at 137.4kph, Shaun Marsh turns it to the left of mid-on and collects a single
138.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, drifting on leg, Mitchell Marsh stands tall dinks it to mid-on
138.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, another fullish ball on middle, Mitchell Marsh pats it to mid-on
138.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, very full, in-drifter, driven hard, but straight to cover
138.2
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, more flight and Mitchell Marsh drives hard, can't find the gap through the off-side
138.1
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Mitchell Marsh stays low on his forward stride to push it to cover
137.6
Broad to Shaun Marsh, no run, another one that comes in with the angle, Shaun Marsh leans across and bunts it down to mid-on
137.2
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, defends this length ball from the crease
137.1
Broad to Shaun Marsh, leg byes, 1 run, a loud over-optimistic appeal for lbw. That's clearly pitching outside leg. Everyone knew that. Bairstow was way down the leg-side when he was appealing. Shaun Marsh is late on his tuck and the ball dies down on the leg-side off his pad
136.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, drifting in and turning away, Mitchell Marsh defends with soft hands and gets an outside edge that goes past the lone slipper. Trickles to third man and finally, Mitchell Marsh gets off the mark. Needed 19 deliveries for him
136.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, slightly quicker at 88.9kph, Mitchell Marsh plunges forward and defends it to cover
136.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pushes this floated full ball to point
136.2
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, width served outside off and Shaun Marsh stays low to push it through the off-side. A single to sweeper cover
135.5
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, another tight defence to a shortish ball
135.4
Broad to Mitchell Marsh, no run, decks in at 132.6kph from a back of a length, Mitchell Marsh stands tall and blocks it right under his nose
135.3
Broad to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, Broad pulls his length back and Shaun Marsh pats it to the left of point off the back foot
134.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, slips in a wrong 'un, good line as well. On the stups, Mitchell Marsh defends off the inside edge
134.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, turning away and Mitchell Marsh is early to plant his bat down. Hits the top part of the bat and dies down in the off-side
134.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, the younger Marsh is quick to pick the length and pokes drops this leg-break into the off-side
134.2
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Mitchell Marsh lunges forward to stonewall this in-drifter back to the bowler
134.1
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pitches on middle and turns towards off, the batsman comes forward with a good stride and defends it towards cover
133.6
Anderson to Shaun Marsh, no run, a tad fuller and Shaun Marsh comes half-forward to push it to cover
132.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run. Edged and taken? Mitchell Marsh and umpire Kumar Dharmasena are unmoved. England review! Looks like, it's bat hitting the ground. "I can see a gap between bat and ball," says the TV umpire. So, the onfield call stays. NOT OUT! England lose a review. It was a full leg-break and Marsh plays slightly down the wrong line as he brings his bat down in a hurry. Spins past the outside edge and at the same time Marsh's bat hit the ground. Carried straight into the hands of Root at first slip
132.4
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, a nice stride forward to push away this leg-break
132.3
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, for the third time in as many balls, Mitchell Marsh has been beaten on the outside edge against Crane. Another turning leg-break that goes past the tentative blade of Marsh
132.2
Mason Crane to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, shortish leg-break, tucked to deep square leg
131.5
Anderson to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, guides this short of length delivery wide of backward point for a single
130.5
Mason Crane to Mitchell Marsh, no run, beautiful ball first up! Too good for Mitchell Marsh. Excellent line and length, drawing the batsman forward and the ball spins past the outside edge
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