England vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Jack Leach 3-37(16.3 ov)
47.3
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, slides in from round the wicket, strikes Cummins on the pad but it's missing leg stump with the angle. That's it, Aleem Dar tips the bails over. Australia have survived, protecting their 1-0 lead in the series
47.2
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, drifting in on leg, nudged through short leg
47.1
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, smothered back down the pitch
45.6
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, back round the wicket, and Cummins back to offering solid front foot blocks
45.5
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, pitches outside leg, Cummins kicks it away
45.4
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, just a speculative review from Root. From over the wicket, this is clearly spinning away from off stump as Cummins pads up to it. Missing comfortably
45.3
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, pushed through outside off, Cummins leaves
45.2
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, length ball skidding through on off, defended right into the ground
45.1
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, doesn't stick for Burns at silly point. He's almost standing on the pitch there, hardly giving himself much reaction time. He tries scooping up Cummins' forward defence but can't hold on
43.6
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, leans forward and defends it down the pitch. Not the best over from Leach
43.5
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, length ball that straightens on off, Cummins' front foot block has it covered
43.4
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, wide enough of off stump to be left alone
43.3
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, too full now, not great from Leach. Cummins smothers it down
43.2
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, drops this short on off stump, Cummins steers with the turn to point
43.1
Jack Leach to Pat Cummins, no run, full toss at the stumps, one of the easier balls Cummins will get to deal with
41.6
Jack Leach to Head, no run, inside-edge onto pad, trickles back down the pitch. Tense, tense moments
41.5
Jack Leach to Head, no run, hides his bat behind pad as he lets this slide past him outside off
41.4
Jack Leach to Head, no run, stays a touch low but Head has ample time to watch it on the back foot, turns it to midwicket
41.3
Jack Leach to Head, no run, length ball turning in towards off, Head gets forward and knocks it back
41.2
Jack Leach to Head, FOUR, overpitches this flighted delivery outside off, free runs for Head who drives through the large vacant spaces at mid-off. Runs are of no value
41.1
Jack Leach to Head, no run, flighted up outside off, smothers it to slip
39.6
Jack Leach to Paine, no run, offers his pad again as the ball pitches well outside leg
39.5
Jack Leach to Paine, no run, change in angle means that majority of deliveries are going to pitch outside leg. Paine kicks this one away
39.4
Jack Leach to Paine, FOUR, tossed up full at the stumps, it's overpitched so Paine doesn't need to worry about playing against the turn. There's excellent wristwork involved as he whips it through the vacant mid-on region
39.3
Jack Leach to Head, 1 run, Leach pitches this well short of the rough, allowing Head to nudge it comfortably through backward square
39.2
Jack Leach to Head, no run, slides back in the crease and turns it to leg slip
39.1
Jack Leach to Head, no run, flighted up outside off, good stride forward to defend
37.6
Jack Leach to Paine, no run, overpitched at the stumps, driven back timidly to Leach
37.5
Jack Leach to Paine, no run, nicely on top of the ball this time to defend past silly point
37.4
Jack Leach to Paine, no run, length ball that hits Paine on the sticker as he presses forward in defence
37.3
Jack Leach to Paine, no run, flat length ball turning away from off, Paine jumps back - giving himself time to cover for the turn - and punches it down the pitch
37.2
Jack Leach to Paine, no run, slides in on middle, Paine gets forward and defends
37.1
Jack Leach to Wade, out Caught by Buttler!! Gloved to short leg. England have come alive here, with Leach being the instigator. Lands this ball into the rough, causes an explosion off the top surface and Wade - committed to the forward defence - can't cope with the extra kick. Leach on a hat-trick! Wade c Buttler b Jack Leach 1(5)
35.6
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, out Caught by Root!! Labuschagne's so desperately unlucky here. But hang on! They're checking for a clean catch. The soft signal on the field was out. Replays coming in are very contentious. There's an argument that the ball may have bounced before going to hand, but the third umpire concludes that it's bounced off Root's fingers and straight into his palm. Out flashes on the big screen to a mixed reaction from the crowd. Labuschagne shakes his head as he walks off. He's considering himself unlucky on two counts. The first was that he swept this ball nicely, only for it to ricochet off short leg's thigh. Spooned up towards Root at square leg who dived forward for it. From that point, the decision came down to third umpire Joel Wilson's interpretation, which was debatable. Labuschagne c Root b Jack Leach 59(100) [4s-8]
35.5
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, down the leg-side from over the wicket, Labuschagne leaves
35.4
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 2 runs, reverse-swept out of the rough through backward point
35.3
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 2 runs, ventures down and drives with the turn wide of sweeper cover
35.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, slightly quicker on off, Labuschagne defends to silly point
35.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, FOUR, nimble footwork from Labuschagne as he dances down to the pitch of it and creams it through extra cover
33.6
Jack Leach to Head, no run, shimmies down and knocks it back to Leach
33.5
Jack Leach to Head, no run, now he lunges forward to smother this flighted ball to silly point
33.4
Jack Leach to Head, no run, no real bite in the delivery as Leach pitches short of the footmarks, Head goes back and defends
33.3
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 1 run, pushes this to mid-off for a quick single. Was helped by the fact that he came down the pitch too. A fifty for Labuschagne, who's proving to be a worthy subtitute for the man he's replacing
33.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, pitches outside leg, strikes Labuschagne on the pad
33.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, FOUR, if you're one for signs, this is a telltale one as Leach delivers a full toss on leg stump to start the final stretch. Labuschagne helps himself to a well-swept boundary wide of long leg
31.6
Jack Leach to Head, no run, this one spun back in off the footmark outside off, it missed the inside edge of Head and struck him on the pads. Deflected away to the off-side
31.5
Jack Leach to Head, no run, that hit the footmark and kept low drastically, Head was on the backfoot, he adjusted brillianly and defends it back
31.4
Jack Leach to Head, no run, this one was much straight, it spins back in and Head nudges it to the on-side
31.3
Jack Leach to Head, no run, fuller and spinning back into Head, he pushes it away to the off-side
31.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 1 run, it was down the leg-side, Labuschagne goes right back in the crease to deal with it. He fails to put a bat to it, it clips his pads and ends up fine of short fine leg
31.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, fuller and attacking the stumps, flicked wide of FSL
29.6
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, another sweep shot attempted and he missed it again. Jack Leach is getting the ball to turn square but Labuschagne is in super aggressive mode for some reason. Not a major appeal since it pitched outside leg again
29.5
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, went for another sweep and missed it this time. He was struck on the pads, it would have pitched outside leg
29.4
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, wow! That was a ripper from Jack Leach. Around off and sharp away turn, gets it to bounce extra too and it whizzes past the outside edge. Too much spin and bounce to find the outside edge
29.3
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, FOUR, bowls it down the leg-side and Labuschagne takes him on, goes down on his knees and slog sweeps it wide of deep backward square leg
29.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, blocked back
29.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 2 runs, flicks it past square leg and comes back for a double
27.6
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, Jack Leach can't come any close to getting past Labuschagne's defence. It skids off the deck, Labuschagne gave the feeling that he was beaten but got his bat down just in the nick of time to defend it back
27.5
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, very full and attacking the stumps, Labuschagne prods forward and drives it straight to cover
27.4
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, fuller and on the stumps, driven to mid-on
27.3
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, more revs on this delivery and it was wide of off, it spins away and beats the outside edge of Labuschagne
27.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, that was pushed quicker from Jack Leach, Labuschagne goes back and gets his bat down just in time to push it to cover
27.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, very full and on the stumps, flicked to mid-on
21.6
Jack Leach to Head, no run, goes right back in the crease and blocks it back with a straight bat
21.5
Jack Leach to Head, no run, he was in two minds there, wasn't sure whether to defend back or sweep. Ends up sweeping and get hit on the pads, manages to get himself outside the line though
21.4
Jack Leach to Head, no run, very full and wide of off, driven straight to mid-off
21.3
Jack Leach to Head, no run, fuller and on the stumps, Head prods forward and defends it back
21.2
Jack Leach to Head, FOUR, bowls it on that footmark wide of off, Head plunges forward, reaches the pitch of it and flays into the drive like a boss. It beats cover and races to the fence
21.1
Jack Leach to Head, no run, fuller and wide of off, pushes it to cover
19.6
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 1 run, full on leg-stump, flicked away wide of Archer at mid-wicket
19.5
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, full on the stumps, played back to the bowler
19.4
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, quicker outside off, Labuschagne backs away and punches it to the man at deep cover
19.3
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, fired in with the arm, Labuschagne hangs back and blocks it to FSL
19.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, strides across and drives the full delivery to cover
19.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, low full toss on leg-stump, Labuschagne stays leg-side of it and drives it back to the bowler
17.6
Jack Leach to Head, no run, full on off-stump, Head strides forward and negates it into the off-side
17.5
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 1 run, loopy and full on leg-stump, nudged away wide of mid-wicket
17.4
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, full and sliding down the hill, Labuschagne drags the sweep off the top half, can't beat the man at short fine
17.3
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, stays back and defends off the splice into the off-side
17.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, turned to FSL
17.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, full on leg-stump, blocked into the leg-side
15.6
Jack Leach to Head, no run, Head is flirting with danger, he is staying deep inside the crease against full deliveries, once again plays the ball late and just about opens the bat face to diffuse it into the off-side
15.5
Jack Leach to Head, no run, flighted outside off, Head opens the bat face and smothers it into the off-side
15.4
Jack Leach to Head, byes, FOUR, shapes up to sweep from outside off and then pulls out at the last moment, the ball hits the fuller length area outside off and scoots through YJB to his right. Head had no clue about that
15.3
Jack Leach to Head, no run, this one spits off the rough and bounces extra, Head goes deep inside the crease and blocks it off the splice into the off-side
15.2
Jack Leach to Head, no run, drifts in, kisses the rough and skids on quickly into the pads, Head manages to get bat off the back foot
15.1
Jack Leach to Head, no run, that's a roller outside off, never got up from a full length and skids under the sweeping blade of Travis Head
13.6
Jack Leach to Bancroft, out Lbw!! PLUMBBBBBBBBBED! Cannot get any easier for umpire Aleem Dar. Jack Leach goes wide of the crease, floats in a slider which refuses to turn and just scoots through to pin Bancroft dead on the back foot. He should have been forward to this, instead hangs back and the bat never arrives, almost a day late. Smashing the middle of middle.Bancroft lbw b Jack Leach 16(40) [4s-2]
13.5
Jack Leach to Bancroft, no run, skidder on off-stump, Bancroft presses forward and brings his bat in front of pad to block
13.4
Jack Leach to Bancroft, no run, very full outside off, Bancroft lunges across and drives to cover
13.3
Jack Leach to Bancroft, no run, loopy delivery on the pads, flicked to the right of mid-wicket
13.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 1 run, tucked away off the pads to deep backward square
13.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, floater pitches outside leg and its been padded away
11.6
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, 1 run, now sweeps it off the rough to deep backward square
11.5
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, defended down the pitch
11.4
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, shifts to over the wicket and immediately finds the rough, getting the ball to rip sharply past Labuschagne. It kicked and turned, wasn't far from the gloves
11.3
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, smothered back down the pitch
11.2
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, slides in on middle, Labuschagne blocks from the crease
11.1
Jack Leach to Labuschagne, no run, length ball spinning away, punched to point
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