England vs Australia, 5th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Root 2-26(9 ov)
75.6
Root to Lyon, no run, right up there and has been yorked out into the on-side
75.5
Root to Lyon, no run, too full and pushed out into the off-side
75.4
Root to Lyon, no run, stayed forward and blocked it
75.3
Root to Lyon, no run, and was that a leggie? Tried bowling him round his legs I suppose. That was floated up down leg and Lyon missed the sweep
75.2
Root to Lyon, no run, quicker ball on the pads and has been pushed back to the bowler
75.1
Root to Wade, out Stumped!! Australia's hopes are now gone for all money. They were holding on to the last straw which now has been taken away. The English skipper strikes. That was a flatter delivery outside off, Wade skipped out, missed the line and was stumped. This time Bairstow didn't have bad bounce to counter and whipped the bails off in a flash. Gets a round of applause as he walks off does Wade. Wade jumped out too early and that allowed the bowler to drag his length a bit. Second strike for Root. Wade st Bairstow b Root 117(166) [4s-17 6s-1]
73.6
Root to Wade, no run, flatter ball outside off and has been left alone
73.5
Root to Wade, 2 runs, charges out, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes inside out on the drive for a brace
73.4
Root to Wade, no run, flatter delivery outside off and Wade lets it go by lifting his bat
73.3
Root to Siddle, 1 run, kneels down and sweeps it fine to find the man at deep fine for a single
73.2
Root to Siddle, no run, floated up delivery on the pads, clipped away uppishly into the on-side
73.1
Root to Wade, 1 run, tossed up delivery and has been driven into the covers for a single
71.6
Root to Siddle, 1 run, that was a dicey single... Siddle pushed the ball away into the on-side and called for a single. Wade started off late but made it in the end. Third umpire's services were called in but the man at mid-wicket had a lot to do
71.5
Root to Siddle, no run, that was poor! Looks to for the slog sweep and misses as that angled across to hit him almost on the arm
71.4
Root to Siddle, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and turns it away into the on-side
71.3
Root to Siddle, no run, quicker ball outside off and Siddle misses the push off the back foot
71.2
Root to Wade, 1 run, squirts the ball out fine on the off-side for a single
71.1
Root to Wade, no run, that was full, turned a bit after landing in the rough and went to the slip fielder. The umpire felt there was an edge and gave it out but the ball missed the bat and instead hit the ground to create the noise. Wade in the end survives after reviewing it
69.6
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, fuller delivery fired in and has been blocked out
69.5
Root to Wade, 1 run, dropped now! Tough chance again. That was floated wide, Wade threw his bat at that and the thick edge flew almost over the head of Stokes, who flung a hand to pip it over. Wade is living dangerously. Needs to calm down
69.4
Root to Wade, no run, and a stumping chance goes down!! That landed in the rough, Wade's dance down the track doesn't help him to reach the pitch of the ball. The ball exploded off the rough and Bairstow behind the sticks had a tough chance as he had to gather it close to his chest. Failed to whip the bails off as he took time to collect it
69.3
Root to Wade, no run, chips down the track and almost yorks himself to push it back to the bowler
69.2
Root to Wade, FOUR, chops the ball down and the man at sweeper cover fails to cut it off to his left despite the dive. Four more. That was nicely done. Just used the pace of the bowler by rocking back
69.1
Root to Wade, 2 runs, goes inside out after a tango down the track! Gets it through the covers for a couple
67.6
Root to Wade, no run, and that was a corker! Wade went back to a flatter ball and almost ended up edging it to the keeper. Quicker ball outside off, arrowed in and Wade played the length pretty poorly by going back to that
67.5
Root to Pat Cummins, 1 run, neat tuck off the pads and it goes to the fine leg region for a single
67.4
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, pads the ball away again as it was turning down
67.3
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, pushes the ball away off the front foot into the on-side
67.2
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, stabs the ball down into the on-side
67.1
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, thrusts his front pad forward but that pitched outside leg and hence he was not in trouble. Landed just outside leg
65.6
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, 56.1mph, extra bounce on this in-turner and Cummins belatedly shoulders arms. Allows the ball to hit him
65.5
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, 55.1mph, slower ball on the stumps, Cummins opens his bat-face and deflects it wide of the slip fielder
65.4
Root to Pat Cummins, no run, pitches outside leg, Cummins allows the ball to his pad
65.3
Root to Wade, 1 run, short and wide, cut away to deep point
65.2
Root to Wade, no run, comes down the track to take on the full and drills it to extra cover
65.1
Root to Wade, no run, 60mph, almost in the blockhole from round the wicket, dug out into the off-side
45.6
Root to Paine, FOUR, overpitched and Paine pounces. Leans forward and drills it through extra cover
45.5
Root to Wade, 3 runs, Wade comes down the track and lofts this ball inside-out over wide mid-off. Broad runs back from mid-off and flicks the ball into play. Did he make contact with the ad-cushion too at the same time? Nope. Good job from the senior bowler ... to save a run!
45.4
Root to Wade, no run, 58.4mph, flat ball on off, defended towards cover with an opened bat-face
45.3
Root to Wade, no run, comes down the track, almost yorks himself and squirts it to backward point off the outer edge
45.2
Root to Wade, no run, fuller ball, Wade gets forward to push it back to Root
45.1
Root to Wade, no run, quick, in-dart, Wade defends it back to the bowler
43.6
Root to Wade, no run, a ripper! Pitches around middle and Wade goes back to defend playing for the spin. The ball turns viciously to beat the outside edge comfortably
43.5
Root to Wade, no run, 58.9mph, full ball on the stumps, blocked out
43.4
Root to Paine, 1 run, full and wide of off, Paine gets forward and pushes it towards cover to get off the mark
43.3
Root to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Buttler!! Would you believe it? Root has broken the partnership! Marsh is distraught. An innocuous flat ball on leg from round the wicket. Marsh closes his bat-face, probably for a gentle nudge, and spoons it straight to short leg. A nothing shot. Right off the face of the bat and into the bucket hands of Buttler. Good reflexes and Australia have now lost half their side. Mitchell Marsh c Buttler b Root 24(67) [4s-4]
43.2
Root to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pitches outside leg does this fullish ball and Marsh easily blunts it into the on-side
43.1
Root to Wade, 1 run, in the blockhole, squeezed out towards point
41.6
Root to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, uppish, but in the gap. Full again and Root strays on the pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side off the inner edge
41.5
Root to Mitchell Marsh, no run, on the pads and Marsh nudges it to mid-wicket
41.4
Root to Mitchell Marsh, no run, leg-stump line, clipped to mid-wicket
41.3
Root to Mitchell Marsh, no run, pushed through fuller and quicker, Marsh defensively pushes it to mid-off
41.2
Root to Mitchell Marsh, no run, tossed up ball, full on middle, Marsh is content in dead-batting it into the pitch
41.1
Root to Wade, 1 run, fullish ball from round the wicket, Wade moves across and gets low to broom it away to backward square leg. The single brings up his fifth Test fifty!
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