Australia vs England, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of Australia, 2018 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Date & Time: Jan 14, 02:20 PM LOCAL
Pat Cummins 2-63(10 ov)
46.6
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, another bumper, Buttler lets this one sail over him as well
46.5
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, gets underneath the bouncer
46.4
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, swivels across and pulls the short ball to deep backward square
46.3
Pat Cummins to Buttler, 3 runs, no real footwork but he's able to drive this full ball away through the covers. Long chase. Comfortable three
46.2
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, another rap on the gloves for Buttler as he fends this into the covers. Getting too steep on him from a short of length
46.1
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, back of a length outside off, dabbed down to third man
44.6
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, patted to point
44.5
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, climbs at Buttler from a length and raps his fingers. Ouch. Nasty delivery
44.5
Pat Cummins to Buttler, wide, welcomes him with a quick bouncer, but this is too high
44.4
Pat Cummins to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Smith!! Makes a bit of room and cuts this straight to Smith at point. He hit that pretty nicely actually, just couldn't get the gap. So the England skipper goes for 1. Too late for Australia though. Eoin Morgan c Smith b Pat Cummins 1(4)
44.3
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, dabbed down to third man
44.2
Pat Cummins to Root, 2 runs, comfortably pulled away behind square for a couple
44.1
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, straightens from a good length and opens Root up as he defends back down the pitch
36.6
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, swivels inside the line of the short ball, misses out on the pull
36.5
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, slower ball outside off, dabbed to third man
36.4
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, slower ball outside off, clipped to mid-on
36.3
Pat Cummins to Roy, 1 run, short at the body, pulls it away to deep mid-wicket
36.2
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, short of length outside off, punched to deep point
36.1
Pat Cummins to Roy, 1 run, short of length at the body, pulled away to deep mid-wicket. This is now the highest score by a visiting player in a run-chase in Australia
34.6
Pat Cummins to Roy, 1 run, this seems to have flown off the back of the bat, dropping short of fine leg. He swayed away from this line of this short ball, but just forgot to get his bat down
34.5
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, swing and a miss. Roy screams in reflection. Back of length delivery outside off, just a loose waft
34.4
Pat Cummins to Roy, 2 runs, he has exploited the mid-wicket region so well today. Places the ball there and rushes back for two
34.3
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, gets away with a wide by the looks of it. Spongy slower bouncer, loops over Roy's head
34.2
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, flicked away off the pads to fine leg
34.1
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off, fended off to point
22.6
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, beaten! Short and outside off, not much room and Roy tries to manufacture the ramp. Doesn't connect
22.5
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, banged in short around off, Root walks across and controls the pull down to fine leg
22.4
Pat Cummins to Roy, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cut away behind point. The sweeper comes around to stop it
22.3
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, short of a length outside off, Roy cracks the pull but straight to forward square leg on the bounce. That man is stationed there particularly for this stroke, just in case he cannot keep it down
22.2
Pat Cummins to Roy, leg byes, 2 runs, good running! Converts one into two. Roy missed the flick and it went off the pads. Trickled past short fine leg and there was time for the second. Good awareness by this pair
22.1
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, on a length around off stump, bunted into the gap at cover. Good running
20.6
Pat Cummins to Root, 1 run, angling in on a good length, Root stays back and clips it through mid-wicket
20.5
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, excellent by Smith at backward point! Superb dive to stop a certain boundary. Short of a length outside off, was nicely cut by Root but the Aussie skipper intervened
20.4
Pat Cummins to Roy, 1 run, short and outside off, stays back and steers it down to third man for a run
20.3
Pat Cummins to Roy, 2 runs, mishit but lands safe! Roy has decided that the fast men have to go. Risky approach though. Looks to slog this over the long-on fence but doesn't time it well. Manages to clear Starc at mid-on comfortably. The tall pacer was running with his back to the ball but it was always going to land in front of him
20.2
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, lovely bumper, well-directed and Roy arches his back to evade it
20.1
Pat Cummins to Roy, FOUR, just past a diving Paine! Short and angling down the leg-side, Roy tries to pull but gets it off the glove. Desperate dive by Australia's wicket-keeper but he cannot reach it. First boundary after 60 balls
7.6
Pat Cummins to Root, 2 runs, too straight in line and fuller as well, Cummins continues to be inconsistent. Root works it gently wide off mid-on and they get back for the second. There was a thought about the third run but that wasn't on
7.5
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, the outswinger on a nice length, Root is forward in defence as he taps this to cover
7.4
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, shorter this time and outside off, tapped off the back foot towards cover-point
7.3
Pat Cummins to Root, FOUR, top shot! Cummins gets greedy and overcooks this, Root leans forward and drives it straight back past the bowler. It was past mid-on in a flash and raced away
7.2
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, lovely ball! Cummins hasn't been at his best so far but this is on the money and extracts lift off the pitch. A bit of outward movement as well and Root is bamboozled totally
7.1
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, short of a length outside off, steered towards backward point where it is stopped well with a dive
5.6
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, Root defends it well off the back foot towards cover
5.5
Pat Cummins to Hales, out Caught by Stoinis!! Got him! Cummins has his revenge. It's the short ball and much like the previous over, Hales isn't in control. This time though, it goes off the toe and is aerial towards mid-on where Stoinis grabs it comfortably. This is the issue with such intent, wickets are bound to fall especially against a good attack. The plan has worked though in terms of reducing the run rate but England will have to be smart. Australia won't mind these boundaries as long as they get wickets at regular intervals. Hales c Stoinis b Pat Cummins 4(3) [4s-1]
5.4
Pat Cummins to Roy, 3 runs, loses his radar once more, drifts onto the pads and it's full as well. Roy flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket. It's hauled back in just inside the ropes but they'll get three
5.3
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, on a good length just outside off, better lines from Cummins and it's defended to cover
5.2
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, nice shape on this outswinger, Roy reaches it to cover the movement and taps it towards backward point
5.1
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, full and around off, swinging in a bit and Roy defends off the front foot
3.6
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, short again and this time a bit of extra bounce, Bairstow is unable to connect the cut
3.5
Pat Cummins to Roy, 3 runs, lifts it over cover-point. Cummins is livid with himself, he is probably losing it currently. Short and wide this time, asking to be hit and Roy cuts it away. Doesn't bother keeping it down and clears the infield with ease
3.4
Pat Cummins to Roy, no run, angling in around middle and off, leans across and defends it well
3.3
Pat Cummins to Roy, FOUR, raining boundaries at the MCG. Timed the pants off this one. Full and too straight from Cummins, it's driven sweetly by Roy wide of mid-on. Races away
3.2
Pat Cummins to Roy, SIX, another top edge, another six! He's living dangerously, is Roy but he is not going to die wondering. The bouncer and he swivels on the pull stroke. Not really in control but manages to clear fine leg easily. England are on the rampage
3.1
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, slanting in on middle and leg, a bit short and tucked off the back foot behind square
1.6
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, FOUR, fab shot! England are off the blocks quickly here in this run chase. Cummins errs on the fuller side this time and it's straight in line as well, Bairstow times the on-drive beautifully. Mid-on was a mere spectator
1.5
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, 2 runs, a direct hit at the bowler's end and Roy was a goner! Great effort from Starc at fine leg but it was always going to be hard to hit the bulls eye from there. Too straight from Cummins and it's worked behind square off the inner half. They took on Starc with the second run and it could have gotten worse
1.4
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, stays back and jams it towards mid-on
1.3
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, 2 runs, leg-stump line and it's coming in with the angle as well, nicely flicked behind square. Starc at fine leg gets around quickly and fires a flat throw but the running was good from England
1.2
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, FOUR, super shot! Bairstow picked the length early there, a bit too short from Cummins and it's been dispatched cleanly over mid-wicket with a pull
1.1
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length angling into Bairstow, raps him high on the thigh as he misses the flick
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