England vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Pat Cummins 3-61(21 ov)
74.6
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, appeal for leg before but that seemed to be sliding down leg. Full and angled down the slope, beats Bairstow on the inside edge as he tries to flick and that's clearly missing leg peg - technology confirms the same
74.5
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, pitched up in the slot outside off, Bairstow pings the drive off the foot but he can't beat the fielder at mid-off
74.4
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, full and keeps a tad low on off-stump, Bairstow brings his bat down in time to dink it into the off-side
74.3
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, good length on off-stump, Bairstow inches forward with a compact front foot defence
74.2
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, another fifth-stump teaser, through to the keeper
74.1
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back to testing channels from Pat Cummins, nothing doing from YJB
72.6
Pat Cummins to Broad, no run, ups his pace and bowls a fiery bumper at the body, Broad gets stuck on the back foot and he sways his head out of the firing line. This is some spell of bowling from Pat Cummins...
72.5
Pat Cummins to Broad, 2 runs, gets control this time, pulls the short ball off his chest and manages a couple of runs backwards of square on the leg-side
72.4
Pat Cummins to Broad, byes, FOUR, leaking runs! Short and the line's far down the leg-side, so much so that Broad fails to get contact on the pull and Paine's dive wasn't good enough either
72.3
Pat Cummins to Broad, FOUR, dropped! A tough chance but Warner had it covered and should have been taken. Broad gets hurried for pace and ekes a thick leading edge on the swipe across the line, the edge balloons up over the slip cordon where Warner runs back (from first slip) and fails to cling onto it despite a dive forward
72.2
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, Jonny Bairstow brings up his first Test fifty of the Summer! Nails the cover-drive wide of point and shows no emotions while soaking all the applause from the crowd and the dressing room of course
72.1
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, full and shapes away late outside off, Bairstow lets it go
70.6
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, fuller and outside off, Bairstow waves it through to Paine
70.5
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, FOUR, looks like Bairstow will switch gears now. This was fraction short and did not rise much, Bairstow stays on the back foot and helps it backward of square with a well-timed pull
70.4
Pat Cummins to Broad, 1 run, short of length around off, Broad shuffles across and knocks it to the left of point
70.3
Pat Cummins to Broad, no run, and Broad gets the some welcome as some of his mates. Short and at the ribs, Broad plays this one well - hopping across and softening the impact so that it goes to ground quickly
70.2
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, out Caught by Khawaja!! Cummins is bouncing out the England batsmen. All three of his wickets have come of the short delivery. Archer surived a couple of close calls early but not this time. Short and aimed right at the body, Archer had nowhere to go and he tries to tuck it into the leg-side with a closed bat face, the leading edge balloons over point, Khawaja runs back from gully and takes a good catch diving head first. He dropped one earlier in the day but this was a superb catch. Jofra Archer c Khawaja b Pat Cummins 12(20) [4s-2]
70.1
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, short of length angled in, Bairstow pulls along the ground to long leg
68.6
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length around off, Bairstow is behind the line to defend to mid-on
68.5
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, 1 run, in the air and safe, again. Cramped by the short ball aimed for the body, Archer shuffles inside the line and tucks it uppishly past the backward square fielder
68.4
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, no run, short ball on middle and leg, Archer bends down and allows it to sail over
68.3
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, FOUR, attempted full delivery and Cummins loses his line, sprays it down leg and Archer gets enough wood on the glance, races away fine to the fence
68.2
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, no run, and again.. Much too short and gives Archer ample time to bend down and evade. A few boos still ringing around Lord's - they don't like this ploy from Cummins and Australia
68.1
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, no run, the bouncers keep coming, Archer sees it all the way and ducks under it
66.6
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, on a length and close to off, Bairstow is squared up and the outside edge goes on the bounce to Smith at second slip
66.5
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, 1 run, in the air and wide of short leg. Archer tries to ride the bounce on the short ball but does not get on top of it, tucks it uppishly past Bancroft's outstretched left hand
66.4
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, no run, short of length delivery, Archer stands tall and defends it in front of short leg
66.3
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, no run, third in a row. Umpire Dar signals one for the over. Not sure how it is one though. Archer bends down and manages to elude it as boos ring around Lord's
66.2
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, no run, another bumper but this was too short and a much easier leave for Archer
66.1
Pat Cummins to Jofra Archer, no run, welcome to Test cricket Mr. Archer! A sharp bouncer right at the badge, Archer watches it late but has time to duck down and evade being hit
64.6
Pat Cummins to Woakes, out Caught by Paine!! There's the wicket. There's the plan working for Australia and Cummins. Woakes has shown vulnerability to the short ball and Cummins has exploited that superbly. He kept going short and had him in all sort of trouble, this was an innocuous short ball angled down leg, but Woakes goes looking for the pull, the ball brushes the glove and Paine does the rest behind the stumps. Aleem Dar took his time before raising the finger but he made the right decision. Not sure how Woakes did not feel the ball taking the glove as he went for the review almost immediately. Woakes c Paine b Pat Cummins 32(62) [4s-3 6s-1]
64.5
Pat Cummins to Woakes, no run, oh! That could have gone to hand but luckily for Woakes it drops safely. Cummins continues with his short ball barrage and Woakes is not comfortable, he is early into the one-legged pull and the toe-end almost carries to mid-on
64.4
Pat Cummins to Woakes, no run, ouch! Woakes has been struck on the helmet. Some of the Australian players immediately check on him. This short ball does not rise as much as he expected and Woakes ducks right into it, the ball hits the side of the helmet
64.3
Pat Cummins to Woakes, no run, short of length delivery sprayed down leg, Woakes makes no contact with the glance
64.2
Pat Cummins to Woakes, SIX, top-edge and six. This time he gets some part of the bat and it sails away. Bouncer and Woakes is trying to hook it from outside off, never in control and the edge flies away fine of Hazlewood in the deep
64.1
Pat Cummins to Woakes, no run, short ball around off, Woakes swivels to play the pull/hook but the ball climbs over the top-edge. A dangerous shot to and one that makes Woakes vulnerable
64.1
Pat Cummins to Woakes, wide, bouncer too high for everyones liking, easy duck for Woakes and the umpire calls it a wide for height
62.6
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, too far outside off to entice Bairstow into a shot, left alone
62.5
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, fuller than usual and Bairstow drives straight to mid-off
62.4
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, on a length outside off, Bairstow lifts his bat and lets it go
62.3
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, bouncer on middle and leg, Bairstow ducks and allows it to pass
62.2
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, fraction short and Bairstow is comfortable defending off the back foot
62.1
Pat Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length outside off, Bairstow's closed bat face blocks rolls to the right of Cummins
40.6
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, back of a length close to off, Buttler drops it dead down the wicket
40.5
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, bouncer on leg-stump, Buttler ducks a bit and evades it quite comfortably
40.4
Pat Cummins to Stokes, 1 run, short of length around off, Stokes rides the bounce and knocks it to the vacant cover pocket
40.3
Pat Cummins to Buttler, 1 run, nips back in from short of length and Buttler squirts an inside edge backward of square leg, Siddle keeps it to a single
40.2
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, short of length just outside off, Buttler's soft hands take the outside edge down to the ground quickly and it rolls towards third slip, where Bancroft makes the stop
40.1
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, angled into the pads, Buttler fails to meet with the glance and the ball takes a deflection off the thigh pad to Paine
38.6
Pat Cummins to Stokes, no run, angles the bumper across the left hander, Stokes swivels and lets it pass. He thought about it but the line was taking the ball away from him and hence aborts
38.5
Pat Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, audacious from Stokes. He will battle fire with fire. Short of length delivery around off, Stokes is quick to see the length and nails the pull in front of square. Dismissive stuff!
38.5
Pat Cummins to Stokes, 5 wides, too short for everyone. Banged it in almost near his shoes and got a lot of height, Stokes didn't even had to duck and Paine doesn't bother as well, it was well over him
38.4
Pat Cummins to Stokes, no run, greets the new batsman with a short ball, Stokes arches back and lets it fly over him
38.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, out Caught by Bancroft!! Cummins wins the battle. But the wicket belongs to Bancroft as much as it does to Cummins. That was an exceptional catch. Another short ball around the armpit, Burns had nowhere to go, tries his best to hop and fend, but lobs it to the left of short leg, Bancroft dives across and goes with one-hand, the ball pops out but he recovers even as he is going to ground and catches on the second attempt. That is a ridiculous stuff. The important thing was his eyes were on the ball the whole time and hence he was able to react quickly enough to take it on the second attempt. Rory Burns c Bancroft b Pat Cummins 53(127) [4s-7]
38.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, this is excellent stuff from Cummins. He gets the short of length delivery to rear up around off, Burns withdraws his bat but he was late, pulled it in once the ball has fizzed past the outside edge
38.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, bouncer on leg-stump, Burns sits down and allows it to sail over him
36.6
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, 2 runs, aimed for the ribs now, Burns hops and gets inside the line, gloves it fine right between Paine and leg gully, the fielder in the deep cleans up and Burns pockets a couple
36.5
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, and again.. Struck almost near the same region. He drops his gloves and takes another blow on the left arm. Grimaces a bit but gives no indication of pain. This is turning into an interesting battle. Can Cummins go for another over?
36.4
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, short ball angled across, Burns sways out of the line and lets it pass
36.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, aahh! Short and at the body, Burns arches a bit to evade it but it is not enough, the ball smashes into his left bicep. No sign of pain and doesn't even call for the phsyio. Tough bloke!
36.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, dug in short and Burns had to really get off his toes to fend that, he does extremely well to drop it near his feet with loose hands
36.1
Pat Cummins to Buttler, 1 run, nips back in from a length and Buttler is caught to the crease, squirts an inside edge backward of square leg
34.6
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, on a length around off, Buttler drops it dead into the off-side
34.5
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, banged in halfway down, Buttler watches it early and ducks down to evade it
34.4
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, fuller than a good length, Buttler is reluctant to come forward as he pushes it back
34.3
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, oh! Good bowling from Cummins. On a length at 88.9mph and swirling away, Buttler stays rooted to the crease and has a needless poke at that, lucky that it didn't kiss the outside edge
34.2
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, good length ball on off, Buttler hangs back and defends down the wicket
34.1
Pat Cummins to Buttler, no run, short of length outside off, Buttler bunts it towards point
32.6
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, another lifter around the off-stump, Burns sees it early and sways out of the line
32.5
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, banged in short at 85.8mph, Burns goes on his toes to fend it down the wicket
32.4
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, back of a length on off, Burns is right behind the line to defend
32.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, Burns hoists his arm up and gets out of the line
32.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Burns knocks it to mid-on
32.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, angled across the southpaw, Burns directs the forward block to point
30.6
Pat Cummins to Denly, byes, FOUR, pacy bouncer at 86.4mph and Denly played it well in the end, it kept coming in with the angle and Denly arches back to let it pass, Paine jumped up and got a glove but the ball had enough to trickle to the fence
30.5
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, ouch! Denly takes a blow on the arm. Banged in halfway down and aimed right at the batsman, Denly takes his eyes off the ball and takes no evasive action, the ball hits flush on the part above the forearm
30.4
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, 86.4mph bouncer around leg-stump, Denly stays inside the line and allows it to sail away
30.3
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, back of a length outside off, Denly knocks it from the crease to point
30.2
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, extra bite on the back of a length and Denly is taken by surprise, he does well to play it with loose hands, the ball pops up and lands safely well in front of short mid-wicket
30.1
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, pounds it on the three quarter length and hits the splice of the bat as Denly is reluctant to come forward
28.6
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, seams back in from a shortish length, Denly has time to adjust and bunt it out
28.5
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, big shout for LBW. Aleem Dar isn't convinced and Paine gestures to Cummins that it is high. Nip-backer and very similar to the one Denly survived in the first session off Hazlewood, beaten on the inside edge and struck on the back leg. HawkEye shows it to be clipping the bails - umpire's call
28.4
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, good length ball around off, Denly blocks with a half stride forward
28.3
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, back of a length on the fourth stump, Denly is right behind the line to defend
28.2
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, short delivery around off, Denly drops his wrists and arches back to let it pass
28.1
Pat Cummins to Denly, 2 runs, decks in from back of a length and Denly had to remove his bottom hand off as he nurdled it off the inner half in front of fine leg, long way to run in for Hazlewood and the second is completed easily
26.6
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, blocked firmly into the off-side and that's that for session one on day 2.
26.5
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, this one goes down the slope and beats Burns on the front foot
26.4
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, FOUR, the best of square drives from Rory Burns! Allows the ball to get in his zone and smashes the drive past backward point with an air of unfaded elegance
26.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, full on off-stump, Burns gets across and plonks out a front foot push to mid-on
26.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, full outside off at I0$, Burns opens the bat face and drives into the covers
26.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, I0$ angles into the thigh pad Burns tries to flick and gets beaten on the inside edge
24.6
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, seaming away outside off, Burns lifts his bat and lets it go
24.5
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, I0$, pitches it further up and Burns finds himself at sea undecided to play it off the front/back foot. I1$ past the edge
24.4
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, I0$ wobbly seam delivery outside off, Burns gets drawn into a front foot block and is beaten all ends up
24.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, full and nipping away at I0$, left alone to the keeper
24.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, still short and sliding down the leg-side, Burns looks for a tickle off his hip but to no avail
24.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, bumper flying away at I0$ outside off, Burns arches back and sways his head out of the way
22.6
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, fullish and just outside off, blocked to the man at short cover
22.5
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, on a length and wide of off-stump, left
22.4
Pat Cummins to Denly, FOUR, nice from Denly! Plays late and plays it under his eyes. Wanted to place this square but ekes an educated edge that races in the gap between slip cordon and gully, the length was short and prompted Denly to play off the back foot
22.3
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, the fiery bumper on the stumps, but has been made to look harmless by a ducking Joe Denly
22.2
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, I0$ short of length outside off, Denly practices the back foot punch into the off-side
22.1
Pat Cummins to Denly, no run, back of a length outside off at I0$, a solid block back to the bowler
6.6
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, takes a thick inside edge off Root into his pad
6.5
Pat Cummins to Root, FOUR, and again. May not have been as full as the previous one, but it's not far from a half-volley. Punished by Root who'll deal with these all day
6.4
Pat Cummins to Root, FOUR, proper half-volley from Cummins, probably the first instance this morning where Australia have traded discipline to search for something extra. And Root lays into it. Absolutely creams it through the covers
6.3
Pat Cummins to Root, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, stabbed into the ground by Root who's comfortable on the back foot
6.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, 1 run, length ball in at off stump, Burns angles it into the cover region which is kept vacant
6.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, slanted in on leg stump, Burns misses out an opportunity to tuck this away. Gets it on the thigh pad
4.6
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, in the channel outside off and Burns isn't going after that. Through...
4.5
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, yet again flirts with a sixth stump channel delivery and the outside edge dribbles down to the same man in the cordon. I0$
4.4
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, comes forward to push and the swing takes the outside edge en route to third slip, dies down well in front of Bancroft
4.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, unveils the bumper and hurries Burns to crouch on his feet to evade that
4.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, goes wide of the crease from round the wicket and makes Burns play around the sixth stump channel and the swing defeats the wafty outside edge
4.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, short of length outside off, Rory Burns shoulders arms
2.6
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, 2 runs, errs in line for the first time and Burns takes toll of it, glances it off his pads and slots it wide of the man at fine leg. Good enough to squeeze a double
2.5
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, I0$, pitches it on a fullish length and takes it down the slope before beating the hanging blade of Rory Burns
2.4
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Rory Burns has a good, fine look at it before ducking underneath
2.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, full on off-stump, blocked solidly off the front foot into the off-side
2.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, I0$, trying to lure Burns into a drive, 'not interested' says Rory
2.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, I0$, good length around off and middle, Burns gets across to dink it down with dead hands
0.6
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, keeps it further away of off-stump, Burns happy to let it pass
0.5
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, a firm front foot defence now! Walks forward with a straight bat and covers for all the swing with an assured position
0.4
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, the tempter now! Keeps it full and wide of Burns' off-stump, happy to let it go is the Surrey lad
0.3
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, draws Rory Burns forward with a full one and forces a nimble-footed defence into the pitch
0.2
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, slightly fuller on off-stump, Burns opens the bat face and guides it to the left of backward point
0.1
Pat Cummins to Rory Burns, no run, fullish delivery with a hint of inswing around off, Rory Burns shuffles across and taps it down the pitch
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