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
Southee 5-69(21.1 ov)
69.1
Southee to Starc, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! Soft dismissal! Short ball and Starc was looking for the slog across the line, gets a thick edge and Taylor at the unconventional fly slip position. Ballooned straight to him. Fifer for Southee. What a performance it's been from him!! Starc c Ross Taylor b Southee 23(21) [4s-4]
67.6
Southee to Lyon, no run, on the pads and Lyon nudges it softly towards mid-wicket
67.5
Southee to Lyon, no run, banged in really short this time, leg stumpish and Lyon gets under it
67.4
Southee to Lyon, no run, shortish and down the leg-side, tucked gently to the leg-side
67.3
Southee to Starc, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cut hard but cover makes a good half-stop
67.2
Southee to Starc, no run, shortish and on middle and leg, blocked out from the crease
67.1
Southee to Starc, no run, that's hit Southee hard on the body! Fractionally short and Starc flat-batted with real power, crashing into Southee's shin and it deflected towards the mid-wicket region. Lyon at the non-striker's end jibes about 'how it has to hurt' to egg Southee on. This is fun
65.6
Southee to Lyon, no run, full and angling into Lyon who defends firmly off the front foot
65.5
Southee to Lyon, no run, back of a length around off stump, Lyon stays back and blocks
65.4
Southee to Lyon, no run, cuts in from a good length and raps Lyon near the groin region. Few words exchanged between him and Southee
65.3
Southee to Starc, 1 run, shortish and wider outside off, cut away towards sweeper cover
65.2
Southee to Starc, FOUR, up and over! On a good length and Starc decides to go aerial. Wisely goes straight and swings this cleanly over mid-off. Not entirely off the middle but enough to get it over the fielder comfortably. A few bounces to the fence
65.1
Southee to Starc, no run, shortish and angling across Starc who isn't interseted to play at it
55.6
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, played out off the front foot as he got behind the line of the ball
55.5
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, blocked off the back foot without any qualms
55.5
Southee to Pat Cummins, wide, too short and wided the umpire
55.4
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, right up there and has been dug out by Pat Cummins by getting his bat down
55.3
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, back of a length delivery and has stabbed down to the man at FSL
55.2
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, short followed by a fuller delivery and has been blocked back to the bowler
55.1
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, good short ball and Pat Cummins took his eyes off the ball but manages to eke it out behind square
53.6
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, tucks the ball out into the on-side with soft hands
53.5
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, slips a fuller ball down leg and might have been a slower one as well. Pat Cummins misses the clip
53.4
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, short delivery and Pat Cummins sits under it to let it go
53.3
Southee to Pat Cummins, no run, slips that down leg and Pat Cummins doesn't bother much
53.2
Southee to Paine, out Bowled!! That has gone through the gate to strike timber. Southee is doing it for the Kiwis. That was fuller, Paine missed the line and the ball traversed between bat and pad to hit the sticks. Southee was ecstatic. Cross seam delivery it was and it moved across a little to plot the dismissal. Paine b Southee 0(2)
53.1
Southee to Paine, no run, shortish delivery angling away, Paine has enough time to let it go to the keeper
51.6
Southee to Head, out Caught by de Grandhomme!! Another one falls to the short ball. Tucked straight to leg gully. That was a hip high delivery and was down leg, Head went for the tuck and to his misfortune found the able hands of the fielder. Kiwis chipping away with the wickets here. The short ball plan is working wonders for the Kiwis. Head c de Grandhomme b Southee 5(8) [4s-1]
51.6
Southee to Head, wide, contorts his body to let that short ball go but that has been wided as it was too short
51.5
Southee to Head, no run, short ball, angled across, Head lets it go by flexing his body
51.4
Southee to Head, no run, hops back and tucks it away this time to find leg gully
51.3
Southee to Head, FOUR, awkwardly fended away fine and they get a four. The batter hopped back and nudged it fine past the man at leg gully to get it away
51.2
Southee to Head, no run, hops up and taps the ball down into the off-side with soft hands
51.1
Southee to Head, no run, gloves the ball down to the man at leg gully as that was banged in short down leg
49.6
Southee to Wade, no run, leaves a widish delivery outside off to the keeper
49.5
Southee to Wade, no run, bangs the ball short and Wade ducks under it
49.4
Southee to Wade, FOUR, short ball, Wade gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down behind square for a four. That was very well timed and placed
49.3
Southee to Wade, no run, gets back and pushes the ball back to the bowler
49.2
Southee to Wade, no run, pokes the ball out square of the wicket
49.1
Southee to Smith, 1 run, short ball and has been pulled down to deep square for a single
47.6
Southee to Wade, no run, fuller ball outside off and has been left alone
47.5
Southee to Wade, no run, short ball again, doesn't rise much and Wade still manages to duck under it
47.4
Southee to Wade, no run, length delivery and stabbed out into the off-side with soft hands
47.3
Southee to Wade, no run, banged in short and has been ducked under by Wade
47.2
Southee to Burns, out Caught by Henry Nicholls!! That is a rippah! Burns was jumping up trying to tap it down but couldn't and the ball ballooned up for it to be taken at gully. Good short ball angled across that had the batter hopping and he just couldn't do anything! Good strike for the Kiwis. Burns c Henry Nicholls b Southee 53(123) [4s-6]
47.1
Southee to Burns, no run, slips that down leg, Burns lets it go to the keeper
45.6
Southee to Smith, no run, knocks the ball away and finds the man at leg gully
45.5
Southee to Smith, FOUR, this man is a mathematician as well! Gets his angles right and places it superbly, first past the man at leg gully and then also managed to beat the man at long leg as well
45.4
Southee to Smith, no run, and now the ball jumps up like a ping pong ball. That hit a crater on the deck and lifted up to rap the knuckles of Smith. He is having a look at his fingers. They will be sore in time. He is good to continue though. That was banged in, Smith tried to tap it down the bounce undid his efforts
45.3
Southee to Smith, no run, raps the pads and a huge appeal has been turned down! That I guess pitched outside leg and angled across to hit the pads. Kept a shade low as well but I think Smith missed the line of it to be beaten. NZ don't have a review remaining
45.3
Southee to Smith, wide, the short ball saga doesn't seem to have an end. Too short and wided this time by umpire Aleem Dar
45.2
Southee to Smith, no run, short delivery down leg, Smith ignores it
45.1
Southee to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery from round the wicket and Smith walks across his sticks, then knocks it out into the on-side
43.6
Southee to Smith, FOUR, fuller delivery and has been drilled down the ground. This man is seeing it like a football! That wasn't a bad ball but Smith just rocketed that past the bowler. Southee couldn't even bend down
43.5
Southee to Smith, FOUR, fuller delivery and has been stroked past cover for a four. That was wide, Smith went after it sans any feet but managed to time it well enough
43.4
Southee to Smith, no run, gets back in his crease, rides the bounce and taps the ball out into the off-side. Wanted a single but Burns wasn't really interested
43.3
Southee to Smith, no run, left alone outside off
43.2
Southee to Smith, no run, length delivery, curving away outside off and has been left alone
43.1
Southee to Smith, no run, starts with a friendly full ball which was pushed away to mid-on by Smith. Hardly bent his back on it
37.6
Southee to Burns, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line wide of off, left alone
37.5
Southee to Labuschagne, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, nudged in front of mid-wicket for a single
37.4
Southee to Labuschagne, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, left alone
37.3
Southee to Burns, 1 run, fifty for Burns, his 6th in Tests, on a good length and well outside off, pushed into the gap wide of cover for a single
37.2
Southee to Labuschagne, 1 run, banged in short and well outside off, Labuschagne rolls his wrists over and pulls it past square leg for a single
37.1
Southee to Labuschagne, 2 runs, on a good length and at the stumps, nudged wide of mid-on and Labuschagne scampers back for the second run
35.6
Southee to Labuschagne, no run, fraction fuller and shaping back into the right-hander, Labuschagne has it covered as he let it go by
35.5
Southee to Burns, 1 run, short of a good length and well outside off, steered down towards third man for a single
35.4
Southee to Labuschagne, 1 run, banged in short and well outside off, Labuschagne swivels across and pulls it over mid-wicket for a single
35.3
Southee to Labuschagne, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, defended to the on-side - Burns wanted a single and then has to scamper back home with a slide
35.2
Southee to Labuschagne, no run, banged in short and holding its line around off, Labuschagne drops his wrists and sways away from the line
35.1
Southee to Burns, 1 run, Southee shortens his length outside off, dabbed down towards third man for a single
33.6
Southee to Burns, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Burns leans across and places the drive wide of cover, comes back for the second run
33.5
Southee to Burns, 2 runs, short of a good length and well wide of off, Burns leans across and cuts it square behind point - Raval gets across near the ropes to deny him a boundary
33.4
Southee to Labuschagne, 1 run, fuller length delivery on Labuschagne's pads, whipped wide of mid-wicket for a single
33.3
Southee to Labuschagne, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Labuschagne is all over it like a rash - leaps across, gets on top of the ball and slashes it over the slip cordon for a boundary
33.2
Southee to Labuschagne, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
33.1
Southee to Labuschagne, no run, fuller length delivery on off, defended back at the bowler
19.6
Southee to Burns, no run, pitched up, induces the drive and Burns bunts it firmly to mid-off
19.5
Southee to Burns, no run, pitched right up outside off stump, Burns reaches out and defends it to mid-off
19.4
Southee to Burns, no run, fuller and wider outside off, Burns checks his drive towards short cover
19.3
Southee to Labuschagne, 3 runs, full and angling into Labuschagne who clips this away stylishly through the gap at mid-wicket. Call was for two but they have the time to get the third run as well
19.2
Southee to Burns, 1 run, dug in short on middle and leg, Burns swivel-pulls to deep backward square leg
19.1
Southee to Labuschagne, 1 run, fuller and outside off, driven off the front foot towards mid-off
17.6
Southee to Warner, out Caught by (sub)Tom Blundell!! Southee draws first blood. Dug this short but Warner was rushed on the pull stroke, and he was clearly late on it. Ends up popping it off the bat splice and the sub Blundell came charging forward from mid-on to take a straightforward chance. Warner c (sub)Tom Blundell b Southee 19(63) [4s-3]
17.5
Southee to Warner, no run, full and this keeps a bit low, driven back past Southee
17.4
Southee to Warner, no run, angling in on off stump, Warner leans across slightly and blocks
17.3
Southee to Warner, no run, appeal for LBW! Not given and I think it's the right call because the impact was outside the line for sure. This was the nip-backer from Southee and although it struck Warner on the back pad, he had shuffled across to be outside the line of off stump
17.2
Southee to Warner, no run, full and angling in from outside off, Warner shoulders arms
17.1
Southee to Warner, no run, angling in from a good length, Warner sits back and blocks it to mid-off
15.6
Southee to Burns, FOUR, a bit streaky this time but Burns won't mind. Fullish outswinger with a bit of width, he chases this one with a hard-handed drive and ends up slicing it wide of the man at gully. Not entirely in control of the stroke
15.5
Southee to Burns, no run, wide of the crease and tries to angle in the yorker, a bit too straight in line and hits Burns's boot in front of leg stump
15.4
Southee to Burns, no run, slanting in on off stump, Burns defends it off the inside half towards mid-wicket. Southee falls over in his followthrough but seems alright
15.3
Southee to Burns, FOUR, widish overcook and despite the away movement, Burns leans into it to cover the swing and strokes it behind point with an open-faced drive
15.2
Southee to Burns, no run, shortish and on off stump, Burns shuffles a bit and blocks it out
15.1
Southee to Burns, no run, widish outswinger, Burns doesn't bother playing at it
13.6
Southee to Warner, no run, Warner keeps it full and at the stukmps, Warner plays with a straight bat and finds mid-on
13.5
Southee to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Warner leans across and defends it to the off-side
13.4
Southee to Warner, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, another leave
13.3
Southee to Warner, no run, fraction fuller and wider of off, Warner covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
13.2
Southee to Warner, no run, on a good length and well wide of off, Warner leans across and defends it to the off-side
13.1
Southee to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Warner went chashing after that and gets a bottom-edge towards third slip
8.6
Southee to Warner, no run, fuller and angling in, Warner misses the clip. The inside edge was found and that saved him. There was an appeal but not a convincing one
8.5
Southee to Warner, no run, stays in his crease and blocks that
8.4
Southee to Warner, no run, and that slips under the bat as Warner tried to block. The ball skidded through and slipped under the bat for the keeper to get low and stop that
8.3
Southee to Warner, no run, wider bait outside off and has been left alone
8.2
Southee to Warner, no run, fuller ball and blocked back to the bowler
8.1
Southee to Warner, no run, angles the ball in from wide of the crease, Warner lets it go
6.6
Southee to Warner, no run, looks to jab at it and misses. That almost took the outer edge to the keeper
6.5
Southee to Warner, no run, knocks the ball out into the on-side
6.4
Southee to Warner, FOUR, fuller ball outside off and has been steered behind square for a four. That was well outside off and Warner squirted that out. 7000 Test runs for him. He has put the Ashes horror well behind him
6.3
Southee to Warner, no run, angling away outside off and has been left alone
6.2
Southee to Warner, no run, stays back and pokes the ball out into the off-side
6.1
Southee to Warner, no run, Southee throws a fuller bait outside off and Warner doesn't take it
4.6
Southee to Burns, no run, rides the bounce, with soft hands, and steers it to the man at gully
4.5
Southee to Burns, no run, fuller ball angling in, Burns pushes the ball out to mid-on
4.4
Southee to Burns, no run, stabs the ball out into the off-side
4.3
Southee to Burns, no run, length delivery outside off and has been left alone
4.2
Southee to Burns, no run, nipping away, Burns lets it go outside off
4.1
Southee to Warner, legbyes, 1 run, gets the ball to shape in a little and Warner was late on it to inside edge it away into the on-side
2.6
Southee to Warner, no run, angling away, left alone by Warner
2.5
Southee to Warner, no run, gets across his sticks and dinks the ball down into the on-side
2.4
Southee to Warner, FOUR, crisp drive down the ground and the ball races past the bowler for a four. Pure timing and the ball raced away to the fence
2.3
Southee to Warner, no run, fuller again, at the sticks and has been defended into the off-side
2.2
Southee to Warner, no run, fuller delivery and has been driven on the up to find mid-off
2.1
Southee to Warner, no run, length delivery zoning in a little and has been left alone
0.6
Southee to Burns, no run, Southee comes from wide of the crease and angles one back into the right-hander, defended straight to the fielder at mid-on
0.5
Southee to Burns, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, Burns will not chase those, not with lunch looming, left alone
0.4
Southee to Burns, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, left alone
0.3
Southee to Warner, 1 run, too straight from Southee, on Warner's pads and it's clipped down to long leg for a single
0.2
Southee to Warner, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, Warner prods across and defends it to the off-side
0.1
Southee to Warner, no run, good start from Southee, pushed this one across the left-hander and drew him into playing at that - Warner was pushing forward and is lucky not to have edged it
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