Australia vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: New Zealand tour of Australia, 2019-20 Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth Date & Time: Dec 12-Dec 16, 01:00 PM LOCAL
Pat Cummins 1-46(14.4 ov)
39.6
Pat Cummins to de Grandhomme, FOUR, crunched it! Was in the air but well beyond mid-off who was placed wider and this rocketed to the fence in a jiffy. Slightly full from Cummins and de Grandhomme pasted it with a blistering drive
39.5
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, more of the short length, Taylor swivels to get on top of the bounce and pulls this behind square leg
39.4
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, better direction on the bouncer, good height as well, Taylor ducks
39.3
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, bumper again but this is searing down the leg-side, easy leave for Taylor
39.2
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length angling into Taylor who fends it softly to short leg
39.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, fiery bumper, slightly leg-stumpish and Taylor gets out of the way
37.6
Pat Cummins to de Grandhomme, 3 runs, a touch too full and a hint of width, de Grandhomme frees his arms and strokes the drive through the big gap at cover. Wade chases it down but not before the batsmen take three
37.5
Pat Cummins to de Grandhomme, no run, slanting in on a length, de Grandhomme checks his defensive push to cover. Searches for a single, won't get it
37.4
Pat Cummins to de Grandhomme, no run, banged in short on middle and leg, de Grandhomme ducks under it
37.3
Pat Cummins to Watling, out Bowled!! Chopped on! This is a massive breakthrough, given Watling's time-consuming skills at the crease. Cummins had been probing away from the outset and gets his reward. Was the in-angler just around the off stump, beat Watling for pace as he tried to defend with an angled bat. Ended up dragging it onto the sticks. Just the kind of lift Australia were looking for, given that they're one bowler short. Watling b Pat Cummins 8(29) [4s-1]
37.2
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, sharp bumper, pacy and well-directed, Watling does really well to evade it
37.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, leg byes, 1 run, too straight in line, Taylor misses the flick and this goes off the pads down to fine leg
35.6
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, full again, slanting in on leg stump, tapped gently to mid-wicket
35.5
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, fuller and just outside off, Watling walks into the defensive stroke
35.4
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, comes in sharply! Don't think Watling accounted for this as he made the leave. On a good length and probably hit a crack, making it come back drastically and also kept a bit low
35.3
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, banged in short on leg stump, Watling ducks under the bumper
35.2
Pat Cummins to Watling, FOUR, shot! Overpitched by Cummins and Watling drives it sweetly with a straight bat face. Beats mid-on comfortably and it rockets away
35.1
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, back of a length closer to off stump, Watling sits back and lets it pass
33.6
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, around the off stump again, on a good length and Watling blocks firmly from the crease
33.5
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, fourth stump line this time, on a length and Watling lets it pass
33.4
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, pitched up again, attacking the stumps, blocked out to mid-wicket
33.3
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, full and slanting in on off stump, firmly blocked out this time
33.2
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, rapped on the front pad but a tad high perhaps! Yup! Was full and nipped back sharply with bounce to beat Watling who probably got a faint inside edge too
33.1
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, fullish and angling into Watling who blocks softly to short mid-wicket
31.6
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, FOUR, lovely on-drive and the ball runs away to the long-on fence for a four. Fuller delivery and Ross Taylor brought the bat down straight and just silked it past mid-on for a four
31.5
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, huge inside edge! Ross Taylor pushed at it away from his body and the ball rammed in to his pads off the inside edge
31.4
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, bangs the ball short and Ross Taylor ducks under it
31.3
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, left alone outside off as it was on a length
31.2
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, FOUR, edged and gone..gone to the fence through the gap between gully and slips for a four
31.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller and angling in, knocked out to the man at mid-on
29.6
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, full and quick outside off, Watling sees the line and leaves it alone
29.5
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it into the off-side
29.4
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, good thinking from Pat Cummins as he sends down a fuller ball which has been blocked out into the on-side
29.3
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, in the zone of dilemma outside off and has been left alone
29.2
Pat Cummins to Watling, no run, short of length delivery outside off and has been left alone. 10 more minutes for stumps
29.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, bowls it fuller and Ross Taylor clips the ball away off the pads for a single
27.6
Pat Cummins to Henry Nicholls, no run, fuller and angling across, Henry Nicholls lets it go to the keeper
27.5
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, hops back in his crease and tucks it past the man at FSL for a single
27.4
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, bottom-edges the pull away to the man at leg gully! That was short, Ross Taylor just could not place it as he was little on to the shot
27.3
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, length delivery and has been defended back to the bowler
27.2
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, length delivery and has been blocked back to the bowler
27.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, cut back in and Ross Taylor misses the tuck as the ball thudded in to his body
25.6
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, stabs the ball out into the off-side for a single
25.5
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller length delivery and Ross Taylor misses it. Played all around it as it decked in late to cut the batter into two halves
25.4
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, treks back, tucks the ball short ball down into the on-side with soft hands
25.3
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, gets up and steers it away through the cordon for a brace
25.2
Pat Cummins to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, tucks the ball away into the mid-wicket region and scampers off. Ross Taylor responds and dives into his crease to save himself as there was a direct hit from the mid-wicket region. The third umpire was called in but the dive had saved him
25.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, shortish delivery, skids on, Ross Taylor mistimes the pull away into the on-side for a single
16.6
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, angling in, Williamson knocks the ball away to square leg off the inner half of the blade
16.5
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, bangs the ball short, Williamson saw it early and ducked under it
16.4
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery and has been blocked off the back foot
16.3
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and defends it
16.2
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, defends it into the off-side with soft hands as the length ball was delivered
16.1
Pat Cummins to Williamson, FOUR, to square third man, to guide it away past gully for a four. The man at gully tried to chase it down but wasn't able to
14.6
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, KW prods across and defends it to the on-side
14.5
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, on a good length and holding its line wide of off, left alone
14.4
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, KW stands tall and punches it to cover-point
14.3
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, KW presses across on the back-foot punch, gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to the off-side
14.2
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, KW cops another blow, didn't counter for one that nipped back in sharply, was pushing forward, gets a thick inside edge and gets struck on the box
14.1
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, KW hops across and pushes it to the off-side
12.6
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, on a good length and just outside off, KW is solidly forward as he defends it to the slip cordon
12.5
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, banged in short and at the batsman, KW ducks under it and lets it go
12.4
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, Cummins shortens his length and gets it to hold its line well outside off, left alone
12.3
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, short of a length and at the stumps, KW presses across and turns it to the on-side
12.2
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, peach, pitched up and in that channel outside off, the length made KW prod forward in defence, didn't go searching for the ball and is beaten on the outside edge
12.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short of a length and at the stumps, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single
10.6
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, that's a one-handed take from Paine, but there was no edge on that, banged in short and the ball flew past Taylor's attempted pull, was very late on the shot
10.5
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, another easy leave for Taylor
10.4
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, banged in short and at the stumps, Taylor rides the bounce and drops the ball at his feet
10.3
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, short of a length and well wide of off, Taylor saw the width and threw the kitchen sink on the cut, beaten on the top-edge
10.2
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, edged, but the ball went all along the ground, fuller length delivery and in that channel outside off, drew Taylor into the drive, he went with hard hands and the ball grazed the toe-edge
10.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Taylor leans across and finds cover with the drive
8.6
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, loose from KW, back of a length and holding its line outside off, could have left it go, but KW has a loose waft at it, so close to grazing the edge on its way to the keeper. Hang on! KW has indeed nicked it, a small spike on the RTS confirms it. No one really went up in an appeal, perhaps, only Smith looked interested. Can become a big talking point of the Test, if KW makes a big score
8.5
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, Cummins shortens his length around off, KW presses across and defends it back at the bowler
8.4
Pat Cummins to Williamson, FOUR, handy runs for KW, on a good length and angling into the pads, he waited on it and then tucked it fine - used Cummins's pace and the ball raced away across the outfield for a boundary
8.3
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, on a good length and just outside off, KW leans across and defends it to the off-side
8.2
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line wide of off, left alone
8.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, nicely played, full and at the stumps, Taylor leans forward, presents a straight bat and merely pushes it back past the bowler for a single
5.6
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, close, short of a length and rising onto the right-hander, KW didn't get on top of the bounce as he played with an angled bat-face, gets an inside edge and it could have so easily rolled back onto his stumps
5.5
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Williamson leans across and defends it to the off-side
5.4
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, 1 run, Taylor gets lucky, he isn't spotting the short balls under lights, once again, he was very late in getting behind the line, ended up pushing his gloves in front and is lucky that the ball rolled backward of square on the on-side
5.3
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, loud shout for LBW and Australia decide against a review. 'Two sounds', says Ian Smith on air, but it might have been both pads. The height was an issue as well - on a good length and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, caught Taylor on the move and struck him on the front-pad. Need to see replays of it
5.2
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, FOUR, edged and four, Taylor had some control over the shot, played it late and opened the face of the bat at the last moment, past the slip cordon and runs away to the ropes
5.1
Pat Cummins to Ross Taylor, no run, beaten, on a good length and shaping back in late, Taylor wasn't fully forward as he looked to defend, created a big gap between bat and pad - the ball snuck through and didn't miss the off-stump by much
3.6
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, back of a length and climbing from a length around off, KW rides the bounce and drops it to the off-side
3.5
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, KW plays with soft hands and drops it to the off-side
3.4
Pat Cummins to Williamson, no run, Cummins shortens his length around middle, KW got into a mighty tangle on the tuck past the inside edge and the ball dropped in front of the man at FSL, off his thigh-pad
3.3
Pat Cummins to Williamson, FOUR, streaky and four, more luck, this time for KW, back of a length and angling back into the right-hander, KW was neither forward nor back as he pushed, gets an inside edge that flew over the top of leg-stump
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