England vs Australia, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Marnus Labuschagne 74(129)
51.2
Stokes to Labuschagne, out Lbw! Given out and it's reviewed by Australia! Unless the impact is outside off, I don't see this being overturned. A surprise of a full-toss in store for Labuschagne, who is struck on the back-pad. Is there bat? Might be! Nope, no bat. Impact in-line, that was the only thing that could have saved him, and the dipping full-toss is crashing into the very center of the middle-pole. A rather eccentric dismissal, that found Labuschagne on his knees at the end of it all, but an important one for England. Labuschagne lbw b Stokes 74(129) [4s-10]
51.1
Stokes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, walks too far across the stumps, Stokes rightly goes for the full one on middle and leg, a whip away to Buttler at deep midwicket who scores a direct-hit at the non-striker's end! He's comfortably in, is Lyon, and that's an easy decision for the third umpire - NOT OUT
50.6
Woakes to Lyon, no run, back of a length and angling in, no lateral movement of note, and Lyon blocks from the crease
50.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, Labuschagne gets forward and across to block
50.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length delivery marginally wide outside off, left alone
50.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery on middle, pushed towards mid-on
48.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery on off, check-driven back to the bowler
48.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, skids through on off, Labuschagne gets across and forward to deadbat
48.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, on a good length and marginally wide outside off, Labuschagne gets his foot across and shoulders arms
48.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, closer to the stumps and banged in on a back of a length again, Labuschagne backs away and allows it to go through
48.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, angling in, pitching on a back of a length, and jagging sharply back in - and that's a brave leave by Labuschagne
47.6
Jofra Archer to Pat Cummins, no run, 87.8mph, full, a falling across flick it is, mid-on
46.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, swings away outside off. Smith swings his leave
46.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, full, Labuschagne's on a walk across his stumps in flicking it away to mid-on
46.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, closes his bat face a touch early, knocking it out softly
46.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, real top leave. Woakes goes wide of the crease, nearly forcing Labuschagne to play for the angle that's coming in .. only for him to trust the bounce and watch it fly over off
46.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, length, sixth-stump, Labuschagne won't flirt
45.2
Jofra Archer to Pattinson, 1 run, 87.8mph, leg-lined, wristed away neatly behind square
44.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, FOUR, 83mph, chases a wide one, slicing a square drive of sorts, and neatly in the gap backward of point and inward of third man
44.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, has a big stride out, leaning forward to block it back
44.3
Woakes to Pattinson, 1 run, 84mph, tickled away off his thighs, behind square
43.5
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, 72.5mph, tries the fooling knuckle ball. Labuschagne as usual waits deep in his crease, gets behind, and blocks
43.4
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, 84.3mph, jumps, sticks out an opened up bat face in front of his chest to dab it away to gully
43.3
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, 2 runs, 82.6mph, feeds the pads now. Easy flicks these, mid-wicket
43.2
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, 82.1mph, stays deep in the crease to a length that's rather full - defensively
43.1
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, 81.2mph, wastes it down leg, swinging in further
41.5
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, 84.8mph, jumps backwards, riding the bounce as he bunts it down by his feet
41.4
Stokes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, 85.5mph, sits up nicely, and is pulled just as nicely through mid-wicket
41.3
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, 83.8mph, length, wide-lined. No stroke given
41.2
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, 85.7mph, quicker short stuff. Labuschagne half-pulls, half-leaves
41.1
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, 86.2mph, length, on off, solidly blocked back
40.6
Broad to Labuschagne, 3 runs, 81.1mph, adjusts well to the away-jag, softening his palms as he outside-edges genuinely, past third slip. Eventually needed a sliding chase down at third man
40.5
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 83.3mph, shuffles in front of off, lining up his leave well
40.4
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 82mph, swinging away now conventionally. Quite far outside off in the first place, and left alone
40.3
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 80.8mph, a hint of reverse perhaps, swinging in and then going further down leg
40.2
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 85.1mph, very simliar - full, wide, outside off - and Labuschagne has his lessons learnt this time, leaving
40.1
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, loose waft. Broad lays the trap with a dangle outside off. Labuschagne drives away from his body, with the line straightening past
39.6
Stokes to Paine, no run, 83.2mph, pitched up outside off. Paine isn't tempted enough to chase these, surely not yet
39.3
Stokes to Labuschagne, FOUR, oh he's clearly zoned out after the box-blow .. pokes at a delivery outside off, then closes his bat face as he does, streakily running it off the leading edge just wide of third slip
39.2
Stokes to Paine, 1 run, chest-lined. Paine places his pull behind square, and then does pretty well in a loud denial of the second run. Labuschagne's still reeling from his earlier physical misadventures
38.5
Broad to Paine, 1 run, 84.7mph, short, comfortably down leg. Paine has a swivel of his own as he rolls his wrists on this one to swat it away to fine leg
38.2
Broad to Paine, 1 run, back-foot shuffle in defence, but ends up squirting it down to fine leg off the inside edge
37.5
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, 85mph, shuffles across, gets behind the line and drops it softly to leg. Tries pinching in the quick one, but no, Stokes' quicker
37.4
Stokes to Paine, 1 run, a tad too straight, glanced away round the corner
36.5
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, shuffles, stays back-footed and bunts it back down the pitch under his nose
36.4
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 86.6mph, top of off. And Labuschagne's defence on top of it
36.3
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 82.5mph, corridor outside off, jagging away. No poke, no fuss
36.2
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 83.7mph, loses his wrist down leg, past the flick
36.1
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, 85.2mph, pitched up, fifth-stumped. Labuschagne isn't sucked in
35.6
Jofra Archer to Paine, no run, 86.2mph, the surprise in-nipper, but again, the bounce-trusting leaves
34.5
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, good length ball jagging away outside off, Labuschagne leaves
34.4
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, good length ball outside off, left alone
34.3
Broad to Paine, 1 run, full ball at the stumps, Paine shuffles across and glances it down to fine leg
33.3
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, wasted short ball down leg, Labuschagne evades comfortably
33.2
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, really uncomfortable from Archer. Short of length, lifts sharply onto Labuschagne and smashes him on the glove as he dabs to gully. Went straight down
33.1
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, short ball just down leg, Labuschagne ducks
32.6
Broad to Wade, no run, good length delivery wide of off, left alone
32.1
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, good length ball wide of off, left alone
31.6
Jofra Archer to Head, no run, short of length delivery that deviates prodigiously outside off, Head was nowhere close to it
30.6
Broad to Warner, no run, well wide outside off, left alone
29.5
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, sharp lifted that whistles past Labuschagne's gloves. Did well there to drop his hands as he swayed away
29.4
Jofra Archer to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, short of length around middle and leg, deflects off Warner's thigh pad down to fine leg
28.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery swinging away, the line's too wide though. Easy leave
28.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, FOUR, drifts onto the pads of Labuschagne who helps it on its way. Woakes immediately turns back, shaking his head as he walks to his mark
28.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, length ball swinging away from off, left alone
28.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, length ball on off stump, Labuschagne covers for the swing and defends
28.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, full ball swinging away, no hesitation from Labuschagne who shoulders arms to it
27.6
Stokes to Warner, FOUR, back of a length delivery around off, Warner waits on it and then guides it past backward point
26.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, FOUR, clipped off the pads through square leg. Definite sense of restlessness - both among the England players and the crowd as this partnership grows
26.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, full and wide outside off, left alone
26.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, full ball on middle, defended down the pitch
26.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on middle, thick inside edge from Labuschagne - not for the first time today. It rolls away through backward square
26.1
Woakes to Warner, 5 runs, overthrows again. Brilliant delivery to start with, getting the ball to nip in from off stump. Warner was indecisive with his footwork but managed to avoid the leg-before threat through a thick inside edge. It rolls wide of square leg where the fielder throws off balance. Warner the beneficiary again. Bonus runs in the kitty
25.5
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, good length ball swinging away outside off, Labuschagne leaves
25.4
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, slanted down leg, the inducker from Stokes which is always an option with Labuschagne shuffling across so much. Misses leg stump
25.3
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, gets underneath the bouncer from Stokes
25.2
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length delivery outside off, left alone
25.1
Stokes to Labuschagne, FOUR, short of length delivery at the body, Labuschagne's relatively in control of it as he swivels across and pulls behind square to the boundary
24.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, swings back in at Warner and hits him on the back leg. The appeal is turned down on the field. England don't pursue the matter either, with Woakes motioning to ask about the height, which was indeed the thing going against them
24.1
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length delivery well wide outside off, left alone
23.6
Stokes to Warner, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
23.1
Stokes to Labuschagne, FOUR, off a thick outside edge, darts away through gully. He's done well to play with soft hands, even as Stokes claims the moral victory
22.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, lets this go outside off
22.1
Woakes to Warner, 5 runs, the throw from backward point deflects off Warner's bat and runs away for overthrows. An apology from Warner. Expect England would be very understanding in this matter. Short of length around off, was dabbed softly in front of Denly who saw a chance at the non-striker's. Suspect Warner was home anyway
21.5
Stokes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, full toss around off, Labuschagne drops his bat on it as he steers through point. Good for two
21.4
Stokes to Warner, 1 run, brilliant diving stop from Woakes. Seemed a certain four when Warner crunched this half-volley. But Woakes at mid-off intervened with a full-stretch dive to his right, reaching out with the wrong hand
21.2
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
21.1
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, strange leave from Labuschagne, clear misjudgement in picking the ball. Line was middle stump from Stokes, it slanted in with the angle and smashed Labuschagne on his thigh as he was busy shouldering arms
20.6
Woakes to Warner, no run, another patient leave from Warner to end the over
19.5
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, didn't need to play at it. Short of length, nips away well outside off, Labuschagne went searching for it and was beaten
19.4
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, dug in short, Labuschagne's quickly under it
19.3
Stokes to Labuschagne, no run, went for the yorker on middle with Labuschagne shuffling across. Not a bad idea at all, although Labuschagne's awake to it this time and digs it out
19.2
Stokes to Warner, 1 run, some width on offer here and he's keen to exploit it, although the hard hands don't help. Chopped off the under-half to the left of backward point
18.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, misdirects this down leg, Labuschagne doesn't get any bat on it
18.4
Woakes to Labuschagne, 2 runs, back of a length delivery around off, squirted away off a thick edge through backward point
18.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, beautiful delivery to beat the outside edge. Back of a length from Woakes just outside off, curves away late past Labuschagne's flat-footed defence
18.3
Woakes to Labuschagne, 5 wides, massive swing for Woakes after the ball pitches outside off. Seam aligned perfectly and it just swung prodigiously, going right through the slips
18.2
Woakes to Warner, 1 run, nice stride into the forward push towards mid-off, and excellent hustling too
17.5
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, jags back in really sharply from a length and raps him on the glove
17.4
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, ooooooh! On a good length and in the channel, scrambled seam and jagging in, Labuschagne decides to get the bat out of the way at the last moment, gets a the bat's inside edge on the upward-arc and onto the pad
17.3
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery on off, blocked off a half-cocked stride
17.2
Jofra Archer to Warner, 3 runs, fuller length delivery on middle, clipped away towards cow corner for a triple
16.5
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, in the channel outside off, pitching it on a good length, straightening and going past the off-stump as Labuschagne executes a well-judged leave
16.4
Woakes to Warner, 1 run, good length delivery angling away, a confident stride forward and a push to cover for a sharp single
16.2
Woakes to Labuschagne, no run, banged in on a back of a length, straightens from the inward angle, and Labuschagne gets across to drop it off the backfoot and into the wicket
16.1
Woakes to Warner, 1 run, to cover, good length delivery in the channel outside off, angling away from over the wicket, Warner pushes with an angled bat towards point for a single
15.5
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, yorker length delivery on off, dug out off the toe-end
15.4
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, in the channel and on a good length, Labuschagne gets forward and shoulders arms
15.3
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, bouncer, but not bodyline, left alone
15.2
Jofra Archer to Warner, 3 runs, half-volley on off-stump, check-driven into a mushy outfield for a treble
14.5
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Labuschagne gets across and pushes it into the off-side
14.4
Broad to Warner, 1 run, another fuller one, pushed to cover for a single
13.5
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, angling in towards the imaginary 4th stump, straightening, and that's left alone by Labuschagne
13.4
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, full delivery just outside off-stump, Labuschagne digs it out towards wide mid-off
13.3
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, angling in, 5th stump line, seaming away just a touch, and he's beaten on the ill-advised drive on the up
13.2
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, left alone by Labuschagne
13.1
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, short ball, heading for the arm - doesn't have an elbow guard on, Labuschagne - and that whizzes past the dropping arm
12.6
Broad to Warner, no run, marginally wide outside off, very full, and that's left alone again
11.5
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, very full delivery at the base of off-stump, Labuschagne punches it back to the bowler
11.4
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, angling in, straightening a little bit, Labuschagne boldly leaves this alone
11.3
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, marginally wide and on a good length, Labuschagne gets his leading eye across to off and leaves it like Smith
11.2
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, 86.8mph, Labuschagne gets across and blocks solidly
11.1
Jofra Archer to Labuschagne, no run, angles it down leg, and Labuschagne misses the flick - 86.7mph
10.6
Broad to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, pushed away towards mid-on from the crease
9.5
Jofra Archer to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, angling into the pads, tucked away off a hop towards fine leg for a single
8.5
Broad to Labuschagne, no run, on a good length but far too wide outside off, seaming away, and that's left alone by Labuschagne
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