England vs Australia, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Broad 5-86(22.4 ov)
80.4
Broad to Smith, out Bowled!! It had to end. And it might not be the worst thing for Australia this -- giving them a near ten minute nervy period with a new ball under lights to two nervy-ier openers. But this moment is all about Smith, who runs off with arms aloft .. after playing all around this pretty straight delivery, with the ball sneaking under the slogging bat to leave a mess behind. Also, although it might seem a long time since he had the first four, Broad has his fifth, and his 100th in the Ashes. Smith b Broad 144(219) [4s-16 6s-2]
80.3
Broad to Smith, no run, nails the yorker, with a hint of reverse tailing in in this one. Smith manages to squeeze it straight down, but not single-worthy yet
80.2
Broad to Smith, no run, full, wide, outside off. Smith can't reach out well enough in his attempted third-man-dab
80.1
Broad to Smith, SIX, absolute raw meat this - good length on middle - with Smith doing his usual bit, clearing out his leg, making a lot of room and smoking it away into cow corner
78.6
Broad to Lyon, no run, leans forward, pushing it through the line, bat-pad stuck to cover
78.5
Broad to Lyon, no run, stern, really stern in the block
78.4
Broad to Smith, 1 run, moves away to leg, but then gets tied up for room as he jabs it out
78.3
Broad to Smith, FOUR, real wind up heave this .. walking across his stumps this time, using the leg-line to swipe it away, and fine leg makes a mess, running and diving all over it
78.2
Broad to Smith, no run, 74.5mph, spots Smith jumping away from his stumps and follows him smartly to cramp out the room. An adjusted knock away off the tummy to leg
78.1
Broad to Smith, no run, nipping in off the pitch, hurrying Smith into his from-the-crease defence
76.6
Broad to Lyon, FOUR, 84.7mph, there are wounds, and Lyon's got a truckload of salt. He gets an overcook and then squirts his forward drive uppishly and straight down the ground
76.5
Broad to Lyon, no run, 86.5mph, top of off, Lyon presses forward, firmly in the block
76.4
Broad to Lyon, no run, 83.4mph, full, but way outside off. Wasted. Left
76.3
Broad to Smith, 1 run, arches backwards, guiding the width down to third man. Finally, something different now for England to work around with ..
76.2
Broad to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, stabbed away to somebody in and around cover
76.1
Broad to Smith, FOUR, okay, carnage^carnage. He's toying around with the field, shuffling well inside the line and then mowing it away behind square. There's a motionless deep square leg, there's a motionless fine leg
74.6
Broad to Smith, no run, moves away and tries a cheeky square steer, but ends up getting cramped up for room, miscuing it tamely towards cover. He's not I0$ that good, even he has to surrender his strike
74.5
Broad to Smith, no run, length, outside off, tapped away further
74.4
Broad to Smith, FOUR, now the swagger to follow up the luck. Broad goes full, Smith has the perfect bat swing in getting under and lofting it straight down
74.3
Broad to Smith, FOUR, thick luck, thick edges. Broad has a jaffa in this, cutting in prodigiously off the pitch and just as it's about to scissor Smith in half, his bat wafts down at a weird angle, takes the inside of it and runs past his stumps
74.2
Broad to Smith, no run, England's LBW review. So Smith shuffles as usual, looks to whip this full one through mid-wicket, but the ball drifts in more than he'd anticipated to pin him on the front pad. And when there's a review about to be wasted, why not officially waste it -- Root takes it upstairs, and it's easily down leg
74.1
Broad to Smith, no run, 83mph, heavy back of a length outside off. Smith throws his bat at it, carving it away off the top edge to third man. Not single worthy yet ..
61.6
Broad to Smith, no run, good length ball outside off, Smith is back and across to defend it to cover
61.5
Broad to Smith, no run, fuller and around off, Smith prefers to hang back and knock it to mid-on
61.4
Broad to Smith, no run, another bouncer on the stumps, Smith moves inside the line and half ducks to let it pass
61.3
Broad to Smith, no run, bumper on middle and leg, Smith with his shuffle got into a bit of a tangle, but quickly went down to evade it
61.2
Broad to Smith, no run, fuller than a good length around off, Smith prods forward and defends to cover
61.1
Broad to Siddle, 3 runs, edged and safe. Siddle has been good while pushing at deliveries. He has gone with soft hands and hence the outside edge falls short of Roy at second slip, he gets a hand to it and leaves the chasing to Bairstow, who just manages to get there and flick it in for the tagging fielder
59.6
Broad to Siddle, 1 run, it was in the air but into the unmanned region of backward point. Full and luring the batsman to drive, Siddle has not needed a second invitation and he goes for it, squirts it uppishly and retains strike as the sweeper tidies up
59.5
Broad to Siddle, 2 runs, too straight - on middle and leg, Siddle glances it fine and collects a couple
59.4
Broad to Siddle, no run, oh! Almost, almost had his man. The leg-cutter on a length, Siddle moves forward and tries to play as he thought the angle will bring it in, but the ball breaked away to defeat the outside edge
59.3
Broad to Siddle, no run, fuller and outside off, Siddle drives it straight and down to mid-off, single not there
59.2
Broad to Siddle, no run, good length ball outside off, Siddle pushes it on the rise to cover
59.1
Broad to Smith, 1 run, slanting in at the stumps, Smith shuffles across and flicks it backward of square leg
57.6
Broad to Siddle, no run, good length ball and Siddle is stoic in his forward block to cover
57.5
Broad to Siddle, no run, fuller than a good length, Siddle pushes it meekly towards cover
57.4
Broad to Siddle, 2 runs, full and outside off, Siddle is not fully forward to play the drive but his hands allow him to get it past cover, two more
57.3
Broad to Siddle, no run, good length ball outside off, Siddle opens the bat face and dabs it to backward point
57.2
Broad to Siddle, no run, full and just outside off, Siddle creams the drive straight to mid-off. He's growing in confidence with each passing delivery
57.1
Broad to Smith, 1 run, full and angled into the pads, flicked away to deep square leg, for a single
55.6
Broad to Siddle, no run, back of a length outside off, Siddle is right behind the line to drop it into the off-side
55.5
Broad to Siddle, FOUR, Siddle is taken the onus of scoring the runs. Anything in his zone and he's not been afraid to play his shots. Full and outside off, Siddle moves forward and drives it through cover. Even Broad appreciates the shot
55.4
Broad to Siddle, no run, nippy short of length delivery and Siddle is caught in no man's land, the bat is away from the body and the inside edge cannons into the thigh pad. Touch fuller and he would be in business
55.3
Broad to Smith, 1 run, decks in from back of a length, Smith is cramped on the cut but manages to chop it away to deep point
55.2
Broad to Smith, no run, good length ball on the fourth stump, Smith squirts it off the outer half towards cover
55.1
Broad to Smith, no run, full and homing in close to off, Smith blocksn with the bat and pad together
53.6
Broad to Siddle, 1 run, very full delivery outside off, squeezed away square of the wicket and Smith is happy to let Siddle have the strike
53.5
Broad to Siddle, 2 runs, edge that doesn't carry. Broad probes away in the corridor just outside off, Siddle has to play at that and he does well not to go with hard hands, the outside edge lands in front of third slip and escapes past Stokes who only makes a half stop
53.4
Broad to Siddle, no run, on a length outside off, Siddle lifts his bat and lets it go
53.3
Broad to Siddle, 2 runs, fuller and outside off, Siddle strides forward confidently and drives through cover, Smith wanted a third but it was not on. Right call made by Siddle
53.2
Broad to Siddle, no run, oh! That is the line and length. Good length ball that draws the batsman forward and wobbles away ever so slightly, Siddle prods forward and has a feel, beaten on the outside edge
53.1
Broad to Siddle, no run, short of length outside off, Siddle hangs back and chops it to point
41.6
Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, length delivery aimed at the stumps and it's been knocked back to the bowler by Pat Cummins
41.5
Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, on his front foot to drive the overpitched delivery to extra-cover
41.4
Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, this one kept a touch low around off, Pat Cummins plays this with soft hands and gets an outside edge that flies towards the man at slip
41.3
Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, seaming away from the batsman outside off, length delivery that beats Pat Cummins' tentative poke, actually he withrew from his shot at the last moment
41.2
Broad to Pat Cummins, FOUR, Australia need a few more of these, Cummins can bat. Transfers his weight on to the front foot and slices this one through backward point, no fielders in the deep and shall be a boundary
41.1
Broad to Pat Cummins, no run, lovely delivery by Broad, comes from wide of the crease and dishes in a length delivery around off, probing line that beats his defence, very close to the outside edge
39.6
Broad to Pattinson, out Lbw!! 2015's Trent Bridge avatar is replaying on loop. Poor Pattinson, gets a full quick wobbler on middle which he thinks he can whip away with ease. Well he tries. Plays all around it. And is caught in front of middle. Could it have gone down leg? Well, well, well, it IS MISSING. Another missed review, another umpiring blunder. Pattinson lbw b Broad 0(2)
39.5
Broad to Pattinson, no run, full, outside off, Pattinson leaves for it to die through to the keeper
39.4
Broad to Paine, out Caught by Rory Burns!! The trap was for the world to see -- surely Paine saw it too, but decides to walk right into it with his eyes shut. A really nothing bouncer this, begging to get up even to the shoulder. Paine pulls, with only one guy in the deep on the leg-side being at deep square leg, and doesn't even bother keeping it down. Well, this is getting embarrassing. Paine c Rory Burns b Broad 5(14)
39.3
Broad to Paine, no run, 86.7mph, a slight walk forward into the line, blocking
39.2
Broad to Paine, 2 runs, 86.7mph, draws him forward on defence, but Paine's not quite I0$, outside-edging it past the third slip
39.1
Broad to Smith, 1 run, 86.4mph, straightening on the pads. Smith walks across, tucking round the corner
37.6
Broad to Paine, no run, 87.1mph, another teasing line outside off, full enough to get him driving again. Paine does give the impression of falling for it again with the large stride he takes initially, but then it was always meant to be a block
37.5
Broad to Paine, no run, 84.1mph, length, off-lined. This one's a solid block
37.4
Broad to Paine, no run, 85.1mph, entices the drive with a full one. Paine falls into the trap, succumbing for it, luckily getting a thick inside edge onto his pad
37.3
Broad to Paine, no run, 88.6mph, good forward stride into the line in defending it out to mid-on
37.2
Broad to Paine, no run, length, fourth-stump somewhere. Smartly left alone
37.1
Broad to Paine, no run, 87.2mph. Ummmm, it's getting deliciously unplayable. Broad continues rolling his fingers on an already scrambled seam, keeps it in the channel of uncertainty, and Paine can only HOPE TO MISS
35.6
Broad to Smith, no run, 83.9mph, fuller, middle-lined, Smith has a wristy defence
35.5
Broad to Smith, no run, 87.7mph, length, off-lined. Smith plonks, blocks
35.4
Broad to Smith, no run, hurried on the front foot in a drive to mid-on
35.3
Broad to Smith, no run, bumper, leg-lined, Smith ducks early enough
35.2
Broad to Smith, no run, 84.3mph, comprehensively fooled. Starts wide of the crease, has Smith defending in front of his body as this seams just enough to go past. Yea, one of those that's too good to be nicking
35.1
Broad to Smith, no run, length, but safely outside off with some nip away as well to be leaving
33.6
Broad to Smith, no run, fifth-stump, and this one's the drama-less leave alone
33.5
Broad to Smith, no run, the leave of doom .. shuffling and then leaving a delivery that comes back in just enough to rap him on the front knee. Now the umpire's convinced, but Smith is quick to disagree. Remember, the impact will not matter here as Smith wasn't even close to playing a shot. But, but, HawkEye shows it's just not coming back in enough - missing off. Ahh, the umpiring today ..
33.4
Broad to Smith, no run, much straighter, Smith softens his wrists to tap it around to leg
33.3
Broad to Smith, no run, length, on off, the shuffling block back down the ground
33.2
Broad to Smith, FOUR, edged. And luck. A very wobbly seam that grips, goes away and Smith tentatively pokes. Oh well he HAD to, for the outside edge to come to his rescue, wide of the slips
33.1
Broad to Smith, no run, on the move across, pushing defensively through the line to mid-off
31.6
Broad to Head, no run, 84mph, fuller on off, a rather toe-ended drive this to mid-off
31.5
Broad to Head, no run, length, holding its line outside off, Head lines his leave
31.4
Broad to Head, no run, 86.2mph, slight in-nip from round the wicket now. But again, Head has the bounce as well on this to trust as he shoulders arms
31.3
Broad to Smith, 1 run, 86.6mph, full, fourth-stumped. Smith has a good stride, pushing through the line into the covers
31.2
Broad to Smith, no run, floated up in the channel just outside off. Stern, bat-pad stuck keep out
31.1
Broad to Smith, 2 runs, feeds the pads, and Smith never really needs invites for these, whipping powerfully through mid-wicket
29.6
Broad to Head, FOUR .. and now an overcook. Head doesn't even need to get out a big stride as he waits and then drills it straight down the ground
29.5
Broad to Head, no run, angling in this time, Head gets well across, head-on-ball stuff
29.4
Broad to Head, no run, beaten on the seam. There are some indentations on the pitch which Broad finds, getting it to whizz past Head's half-a-poke
29.3
Broad to Head, no run, squared up big time, but the wrists are soft, guiding it wide of second slip
29.2
Broad to Head, no run, 86.6mph, too full, driven really hard down the ground. Woakes - the mid-off - is harder on the cutting off dive
29.1
Broad to Smith, 1 run, some inswing onto the toes, whipped, deep mid-wicket
27.6
Broad to Smith, no run, 87mph, full on off, neatly punched back, mid-off
27.5
Broad to Head, 1 run, 84.4mph, just too full on the legs, easy flick, fine leg
27.4
Broad to Smith, 1 run, 84.7mph, tummy-lined stuff. Smith gets behind once again knocking off the inside half through square leg
27.3
Broad to Smith, no run, 82.6mph, wobbly seamed outside off, wide enough to leave
27.2
Broad to Smith, no run, 81.7mph, back, across, and then a straightest of blocks back
27.1
Broad to Smith, no run, the usual shuffle, clipping a rather straight middle-leg line to square leg
11.6
Broad to Smith, no run, solid in defence as he transfers weight on the front foot and squeezes the length ball down the ground
11.5
Broad to Smith, no run, 83.5mph, pitched on a length and moving away from the batsman, Smith doesn't mess with it
11.4
Broad to Smith, no run, behind the line of this full ball as he knocks it down the pitch
11.3
Broad to Smith, FOUR, that's a well executed shot by Smith. Opens his bat-face early and squirts the full length ball through backward point, there wasn't any fielder outside the ring, hence he only had to connect his shot, did that really well eventually
11.2
Broad to Smith, no run, back of a length outside off, seams away off the deck and Smith decides to play well inside the line
11.1
Broad to Smith, no run, Broad is consistenly hitting this length outside off, seaming away from the batsman and beating him once again
9.6
Broad to Smith, no run, beaten on his outside edge now, excellent line and length by Broad. This one pitched around the off-stump line and nipped away to make the batsman look mediocre. Back-to-back maidens by England. The same pair that did the damage against Ireland last week
9.5
Broad to Smith, no run, another caught behind appeal but the ball has flicked his pad once again. Attempts a glance by shuffling across but the ball comes off the pad and sails to Bairstow down the leg side
9.4
Broad to Smith, no run, covers his stumps and knocks this length delivery in front of mid-on, does Smith. Eager to get off the mark
9.3
Broad to Smith, no run, hops in his crease and drops the short ball next to the pitch, does Smith
9.2
Broad to Smith, no run, in the channel outside off, length delivery and it's been left alone by Smith
9.1
Broad to Smith, no run, for a moment, Broad was excited! There was a certain sound when the ball went past him, but, it was the ball clipping the pads. Seaming away from the batsman around off, Smith looks to defend this one from within the crease but get beaten due to the movement before the ball brushes the pads and settles into Bairstow's gloves
7.6
Broad to Smith, no run, in the channel outside off, seaming into the batsman who has left this one for the keeper, no need to play at those
7.5
Broad to Smith, no run, pitched up Broad as Smith knocks it back to the bowler
7.4
Broad to Smith, no run, pitched up by Broad, Smith times his drive to perfection but straight to the man at short point. That's a crowd catch!
7.3
Broad to Bancroft, out Caught by Root!! English supporters have sand paper in their hands as Broad gets Bancroft. The cameraman focues on them, that's cheeky. Perfect delivery by Broad in the channel outside off, back of a length ball that nips away and the batsman gets an outside edge as he pokes at it. Regulation catch for Root at first slip and Australia are in early trouble with the openers back in the hut. Bancroft c Root b Broad 8(25) [4s-2]
7.2
Broad to Bancroft, FOUR, text-book straight drive by Bancroft! There's a different high of Test cricket, just look at this shot. Keeps his head steady, latches on to the full ball and creams it down the ground with impeccable timing
7.1
Broad to Bancroft, no run, harmless delivery by Broad, length was decent but it was well outside off, Bancroft leaves it alone
5.6
Broad to Khawaja, FOUR, two boundaries in the over! Just like Bancroft, even Khawaja gets off the mark with a four. This was on his pads and the left hander clips it through mid-wicket and the timing was sweet enough to send that away to the fence. 9 runs off that Broad over
5.5
Broad to Bancroft, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, nice carry on that delivery, Bancroft was trying to work it through the leg side but got beaten due to the bounce. The ball clips his pads and rolls towards short fine leg as the batsmen cross over for a leg bye
5.4
Broad to Bancroft, no run, hint of movement off the pitch, good length delivery around off and it's been defended solidly by Bancroft
5.3
Broad to Bancroft, no run, drags back the length on this one, the ball holds its line and Bancroft shoulders arms
5.2
Broad to Bancroft, FOUR, Bancroft gets off the mark, finally. Not a bad shot too. Gets hold of the full length ball and drills it down to long-off for a lovely looking boundary
5.1
Broad to Bancroft, no run, full and quick at 89mph, Bancroft brings his bat down in time and eases it to mid-on
3.6
Broad to Khawaja, no run, on a length around off, Khawaja defends the first ball he faces
3.5
Broad to Warner, out Lbw!! Broad strikes and Warner gets booed on his way to the pavilion. He's going to have a tough time this series. Broad pitches this one on a full length and Warner gets beaten on his flick. The impact was on middle and the umpire reckons this would have crashed into the stumps. The batsman thought he was plumb, hence he didn't even bother to use the review. English fans are ecstatic as Stuart Broad strikes. Replays confirm this would have missed leg. He had anyways nicked one in the second over, so things are leveled, he can continue walking... Warner lbw b Broad 2(14)
3.4
Broad to Warner, no run, sprays this one down the leg side, Warner tries to glance it away but the ball holds its line and settles into the keeper's mitts
3.3
Broad to Warner, no run, overpitched delivery around middle and leg, Warner connects his flick but finds the man at short mid-wicket
3.2
Broad to Warner, no run, pitched on a full length by Broad and it's been drilled to mid-on by Warner
3.1
Broad to Warner, no run, England take a review against Warner! They're not excited though, as it could probably be umpire's call. Broad had his hands on the head but this might go in favor of the batsman as he's standing way outside his crease. It's missing, in fact. Warner looked to defend this one off his toes but got beaten for pace. The impact was in line but the ball was sailing over the stumps. Umpire's decision stays as it is and England have lost one review
1.6
Broad to Bancroft, no run, ends the over with a nip-backer, however the line is well outside off, Bancroft has a look and lifts his bat
1.5
Broad to Bancroft, no run, living dangerously, a nervy start for Bancroft. Probing line and length in the channel outside off, scrambled seam delivery by Broad and the batsman gets beaten as he pokes at it
1.4
Broad to Warner, 1 run, off the mark with a single, eases the overpitched delivery into the gap at covers and quickly moves to the other end
1.3
Broad to Warner, no run, in the channel outside off, fullish length and it's been driven to covers by Warner
1.2
Broad to Warner, no run, pitched up by Broad and it's been jammed towards mid-on by Warner
1.1
Broad to Warner, no run, appeal by Broad on his first delivery! Sprays this one down the leg side and Warner gets beaten as he tries to flick it away. In fact there was a bottom edge, confirms UltraEdge. Broad could have had Warner for a duck! Bairstow was certain there was an edge but the bowler wasn't interested. How costly will this prove to be? Warner can hurt you!
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