Australia vs England, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: The Ashes, 2021-22 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Date & Time: Jan 05-Jan 09, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Pat Cummins 2-68(20 ov)
69.6
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, over the wicket and he beats him with some away seam movement from short of length. Survives the day, which is what England want
69.5
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, outside off stump, ignored
69.4
Cummins to Bairstow, FOUR, cut away in the airrrr and over the infield. Finally, England have a hundred on the tour. Jonny Bairstow runs with arms aloft and roars in joy. Takes the helmet off and raises the bat as the SCG crowd stands and applauds. The Barmy Army are in full voice. England finally standing for themselves. Finally something to cheer. Irrespective of the number of runs, to put up this sort of resistance after 36/4 is pleasing. Bairstow knew Cummins was going to bowl wide, so he moved across and sliced this over backward point. What a briliant counterattacking hundred from this highly talented keeper-bat
69.3
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, beaten again. All that expectation of the hundred and Cummins beats him twice with that wide angle. Bairstow tries to slash through the off-side and misses. Wry smile from him
69.2
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, "wait on" he shouts after squeezing this wide yorker straight to backward point
69.1
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, round the wicket. Short of a length angling wide across, Bairstow slashes and misses. Oohs and aahs
67.6
Cummins to Jack Leach, no run, covers the line and keeps it out
67.5
Cummins to Jack Leach, no run, stays back and defends
67.4
Cummins to Jack Leach, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Leach defends
67.3
Cummins to Jack Leach, no run, shortish delivery rising at the batter, Leach fends and gets hit on the glove. Thankfully it dies down on the way to gully
67.2
Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, fullish delivery on the leg stump, Bairstow wrists this to deep square leg
67.1
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, covers the line and defends this length delivery
65.6
Cummins to Jack Leach, no run, I0$ swinging away in the outside off channel, Leach looks to block and gets beaten once again
65.5
Cummins to Jack Leach, FOUR, I0$ short and wide of off, Leach jumps on the back foot and punches it in the gap behind point. That should ease his nerves...
65.4
Cummins to Jack Leach, no run, good length swinging away in the outside off channel, Leach looks to poke and gets beaten on the outside edge
65.3
Cummins to Mark Wood, out Caught by Lyon!! Cummins banged it short and gave no room for Wood on the off-side, he looked to go for the pull and seemed to have got the faintest of top-edges that delfects off the helmet straight to Lyon at backward point. The review was taken almost at the last second and no-one really looked confident on the field. Wood looks befuddled as he makes the long walk back to the pavilion. Has been an entertaining knock from the Durham lad. Mark Wood c Lyon b Cummins 39(41) [4s-2 6s-3]
65.2
Cummins to Bairstow, leg byes, 1 run, I0$ drifting into the pads, Bairstow misses the flick around leg stump and it rolls off the pad towards fine leg
65.1
Cummins to Mark Wood, 1 run, backs away and slashes hard at a short ball, gets a faint top edge to the left of Starc at fine third man
65.1
Cummins to Mark Wood, wide, dug in short and well over the pulling blade of Wood, called for height you'd reckon
63.6
Cummins to Mark Wood, 1 run, short on the stumps, Wood controls the pull to the right of deep mid-wicket. 14 runs off the over.
63.6
Cummins to Mark Wood, wide, goes short and splays it well down the leg-side, too high and too wide as Wood misses the slog
63.5
Cummins to Mark Wood, no run, back of a length angling away outside off, Wood looks to flay it on the off-side and gets beaten by the extra bounce
63.4
Cummins to Mark Wood, SIX, and again! This time it's deep square. The fielders there had given up and one of them in fact started signalling six even before it went past him. Short again and Wood nailed the pull off the upper half of the bat to send it soaring into the crowd
63.3
Cummins to Mark Wood, SIX, clears fine leg by some distance! Wood is a fast bowler himself and he knew what was coming, cleared his front leg and sat back to slam the pull. The moment the short ball arrived, he went I0$ into the fine leg stands
63.2
Cummins to Mark Wood, no run, pacy skiddy length delivery that refuses to bounce and hits Wood on the glove as he looks to pull, his momentum was taking him backwards and did really well to avoid the stumps
63.1
Cummins to Mark Wood, no run, whoa! Mark Wood cleared his front leg and looked to heave Cummins on the leg-side, it was a skiddy bumper and he got nowhere near it
55.6
Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, full on middle and leg, flicked to fine leg
55.5
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, that's a sharp bouncer that goes flying past Bairstow's left shoulder. He thought about taking it on but bailed out at the last moment
55.4
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length around off, Bairstow blocks down the pitch
55.3
Cummins to Mark Wood, 1 run, short of length under the left shoulder, Wood awkwardly tucks it to fine leg
55.2
Cummins to Mark Wood, SIX, sharp bouncer, Wood takes it on and hooks it over fine leg for six! Goes sailing over the fielder. A smile from Cummins
55.1
Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, short of length outside off, slapped to deep point
53.6
Cummins to Mark Wood, no run, good length around off, Wood is nicely forward in defence
53.5
Cummins to Mark Wood, no run, short of length outside off, Wood's early through the pull and toe-ends it into the covers
53.4
Cummins to Mark Wood, no run, speared in full on middle, Wood pushes to mid-on
53.3
Cummins to Buttler, out Caught by Khawaja!! Buttler's gone pushing well in front of the body. It's a fuller length just outside off, Buttler looks to flick and it goes off a leading edge to cover. Stopped on him a touch perhaps. Good low catch by Khawaja there to give Cummins his first wicket. Buttler c Khawaja b Cummins 0(8)
53.2
Cummins to Buttler, no run, good length around off, defended from the crease by Buttler
53.1
Cummins to Buttler, no run, back of a length on middle, tucked to midwicket
51.6
Cummins to Buttler, no run, full ball around off, Buttler defends down the pitch
51.5
Cummins to Buttler, no run, short of length delivery rising in the channel and Buttler fends it off the splice to point
51.4
Cummins to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
51.3
Cummins to Buttler, no run, fuller than a length just outside off, Buttler defends forward
51.2
Cummins to Buttler, no run, full on middle, Buttler flicks to midwicket
51.1
Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow's in pain here. He's in real agony. This one rears up off a length and smashes him on the right thumb! Balloons over the slips and Bairstow is wringing his hand repeatedly after dropping his bat while running across to the other end
49.6
Cummins to Stokes, 2 runs, that's flown off a thick outside edge over backward point. Full outside off, Stokes goes swinging and finds luck on his side again
49.5
Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, short of length into the body, Bairstow fends it backward of square
49.4
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, banged in short, Bairstow ducks underneath
49.3
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, overpitched on off, Bairstow gently flicks to midwicket
49.2
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length on off, tucked to square leg
49.1
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length down leg, Bairstow doesn't get anything looking to glance
47.6
Cummins to Stokes, 1 run, pitched up around off, it's slanting across with the angle and loops off a thick edge as Stokes looks to drive. Falls short of deep backward point
47.5
Cummins to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, left alone
47.4
Cummins to Stokes, no run, lifter outside off, Stokes looks to pull and is beaten on the top-edge
47.3
Cummins to Stokes, no run, tries to get out of the way of a short ball but it doesn't get up as high as he expect. Strikes him on the arm
47.2
Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, good length around middle, Bairstow turns it into the midwicket region. Stokes almost runs into Khawaja at silly mid-on
47.1
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length on middle, Bairstow looks to turn it into the on-side but misses. Wears it on the back thigh
29.6
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, short of length delivery nipping in from outside off, Bairstow punches to mid-off
29.5
Cummins to Stokes, 3 runs, advances down and throws his hands on the drive outside off, managing it to carve it through the covers. Not perfectly timed, so it won't go to the boundary
29.4
Cummins to Stokes, no run, good length ball on off, defended forward
29.3
Cummins to Stokes, no run, back of a length angled in on middle and leg, Stokes turns it to midwicket
29.2
Cummins to Bairstow, 1 run, catches the bat-shoulder as it climbs on Bairstow, but drops short of third slip! Back of a length around off, the bounce took Bairstow by surprise there as it reared up on him. Maybe took a bit of glove as well which is why it didn't travel to Khawaja there
29.1
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length on off, Bairstow blocks it wide of short leg
27.6
Cummins to Stokes, no run, that's a close leave! Coming in with the angle from round the wicket, it's a whisker away from the top of off
27.5
Cummins to Stokes, no run, punches it straight as Cummins pitches it up. Mid-on cuts it off
27.4
Cummins to Stokes, no run, oh Cummins fails to hang on in his followthrough! Had a couple of attempts at it as it was driven straight back at him. First time it hit him on the wrist, he snatched at it again while tumbling down but wasn't able to get a good grab
27.3
Cummins to Stokes, no run, good length delivery angled in on middle, Stokes knocks it to mid-on
27.2
Cummins to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, left alone
27.1
Cummins to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, left alone
25.6
Cummins to Stokes, FOUR, pulled away fiercely into the boundary. Short of length into the waist, Stokes takes it on and crunches it behind square
25.5
Cummins to Stokes, no run, stays a bit low and Stokes manages to keep it out
25.5
Cummins to Stokes, no ball, FOUR, two scoring shots in six balls. England on a roll. This time Stokes puts away the half-volley, getting forward and punching it straight of mid-off. Bit of a grimace as he played the shot. Might be feeling some discomfort. Cummins has overstepped as well
25.4
Cummins to Stokes, no run, good length just outside off, left alone
25.3
Cummins to Stokes, no run, half-volley just outside off, driven to short mid-off
25.2
Cummins to Stokes, no run, left alone outside off
25.1
Cummins to Stokes, no run, full ball nipping away across off from over the wicket, and it goes past the outside edge. Stokes very tentative there as he looks to defend
23.6
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, looks to pull but it balloons up in front of gully. Fielder dives forward but can't get there. Don't there there was any bat/glove though. Straight off the body
23.5
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, good length delivery around off, Bairstow is pretty much rooted to the crease as he defends
23.4
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, full down leg, Bairstow misses the flick
23.3
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, good length around the fifth stump, Bairstow gets forward and defends to cover
23.2
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, back of a length outside off, probably didn't need to play at it but Bairstow pokes and it nips away past the edge
23.1
Cummins to Bairstow, no run, good length outside off, left alone
12.6
Cummins to Malan, 1 run, leg-side freebie but Malan is watchful and glancing through backward square leg
12.5
Cummins to Malan, no run, tight leave. Good length close to off stump but Malan let that pass
12.4
Cummins to Malan, no run, good from Cummins to drop it short to test the batter. Malan sways out by dropping his hands
12.3
Cummins to Malan, 2 runs, short of length delivery down leg, Malan glances through backward square leg
12.2
Cummins to Malan, no run, and there is Malan playing right back and allowing this short of length delivery come all the way to him in his open-face defence
12.1
Cummins to Malan, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Malan defends
10.6
Cummins to Crawley, 3 runs, fullish and angling in, Crawley on-drives past mid-on, bat turns so it's not racing off. Boland slides and saves just inside the rope. They don't run four this time
10.5
Cummins to Crawley, FOUR, that is a confident cover drive. Looking good is Zak Crawley out there. Clarity with his shots, clarity with his feet movement and confidence in his play. Spotted that full ball and gave the full face of the bat to the ball
10.4
Cummins to Crawley, no run, outside off stump, Crawley leaves
10.3
Cummins to Crawley, no run, in the airrrr and almost a freak catch from Harris at short leg. Crawley would have been gutted had this been taken. He got an inside edge onto thigh pad looking to flick, flew to the right of short leg, who stuck his right hand out but was off balance so he could only fingertip that
10.2
Cummins to Crawley, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Crawley defends
10.1
Cummins to Crawley, no run, shortish delivery, ignored
8.6
Cummins to Crawley, no run, well outside off stump, easy leave
8.5
Cummins to Crawley, no run, the short ball to push the batter back, Crawley dropped his hands and let it go to Carey
8.4
Cummins to Crawley, no run, good leave again. This length delivery cut back in off the seam but Crawley, unlike Hameed, covered the off stump, so was confident to leave
8.3
Cummins to Crawley, no run, this time he sprays down the leg-side, Crawley lets it go
8.2
Cummins to Crawley, no run, beaten. Draws the batter forward and viciously gets it to bounce and move away off the seam. Crawley looks to defend, the ball flies past the splice of the bat
8.1
Cummins to Crawley, no run, now that is a proper leave. Gets his feet across outside off stump to cover the sticks and lets this short of length delivery pass
6.6
Cummins to Crawley, no run, covers the line nicely and defends towards short mid-wicket this time
6.5
Cummins to Crawley, no run, oh beaten! Cummins runs in nicely and bowls short of length, gets bounce with some away seam movement. Crawley plays inside the line looking to defend and the ball threatens the outside edge
6.4
Cummins to Crawley, no run, oh rushes Crawley on the defence from back of a length, thuds the inner thigh but too high for LBW
6.3
Cummins to Crawley, no run, solid in defence is Crawley this time to this fullish delivery
6.2
Cummins to Crawley, no run, outside off stump, left alone
6.1
Cummins to Crawley, 4 runs, lovely off drive. Again Crawley not lunging on the ball for the front foot drive. Good balance at the crease when he met the ball and the full face of the bat was brilliant to see. Marnus gives chase, dives and flicks it back before the ropes but they have run four
4.6
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ full delivery just outside off and Hameed offers a solid block. That is that for the day then...
4.5
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ skids off the deck and seams in towards off-stump, Hameed pushes and the outside edge drops well short of third slip to his left
4.4
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ skiddy length delivery closing in towards off, Hameed ambles across and taps gently into the off-side
4.3
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ seeking top of off, Hameed waits on the back foot and blocks it under his nose
4.2
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ goes wide of the crease and angles it full around off-stump, Hameed prods across and defends with soft hands
4.1
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone to the keeper
2.6
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, another sharp nip-backer from Cummins, Hameed looks to block and it rips past the inside edge to the left of the keeper
2.5
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, this one came back a mile, gee! I0$ inswinger that deviated from well outside off and went past leg stump to the left of Carey. Hameed did well to leave it on length
2.4
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, fuller and swinging away at I0$, Hameed lets it pass
2.3
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ back of a length outside off, Hameed leaves it on line
2.2
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ short and swinging down the leg-side, Hameed looks to help it away but no dice
2.1
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, I0$ full outside off, Hameed looks to push and the outside edge flies to the left of gully on the bounce
0.6
Cummins to Crawley, byes, FOUR, woof! That just exploded off the surface. Dug in short on the stumps, Crawley half-ducks and it bursts through the leaping mitts of Carey into the fine leg fence. Sheer pace from the Australian skipper...
0.5
Cummins to Crawley, no run, mild appeal for lbw as Crawley gets struck on the front pad. Too high and maybe missing leg as well. I0$ wobble seam that shaped back in with a hint of zip and Crawley did well to get across and shoulder arms. The impact wasn't an issue, but the height clearly was
0.4
Cummins to Crawley, no run, good length just outside off at I0$, Crawley plays it late and blocks it under his eyes
0.3
Cummins to Crawley, no run, I0$ short and wide of off-stump, Crawley shoulders arms
0.2
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, 1 run, goes full and straight this time, Hameed flicks it wide of mid-wicket and is the off the mark with a single
0.1
Cummins to Haseeb Hameed, no run, and music it is first ball. Swinging away from a good length in the corridor of uncertainty, draws Hameed into a tentative poke and beats him on the outside edge
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