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
Usman Khawaja 101(138)
67.6
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, short of length around off, Khawaja blocks to cover
67.5
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, full ball on off stump, Khawaja hangs back and defends off the toe-end
67.4
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, dug in short outside off, Khawaja pulls gently to midwicket
67.3
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, short ball on leg stump, Khawaja ducks urgently to evade
67.2
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, slower ball pitched up outside off, Khawaja drives to backward point
66.3
Malan to Khawaja, 1 run, knocked away to deep mid-wicket
66.2
Malan to Khawaja, no run, defended
66.1
Malan to Khawaja, 2 runs, short ball, pulled away. "Two run, two runs" he says and he's celebrating on the second run. Fist pump, helmet off and then the raise of the bat. A hundred in both innings of a comeback Test. How about that? Soaks in all the applause. The Khawaja family is happy in the stands. He didn't have a place since 2019. He knows he's not a guarantee for the next Test in Hobart. But he doesn't think of all that. Just stays in the present and confidently goes about his business and uses the opportunity to the best he can. Classic example of just focusing on things you can control, not bothering about outside noise and succeeding. Uzzie Khawaja you beauty!
65.6
Mark Wood to Khawaja, leg byes, 1 run, appeal for LBW. not given. Leg bye signalled. England review. Is it going down leg? Khawaja looks worried. Impact around leg stump, comfortably missing and he will retain strike as well. Loud cheer from the crowd
65.5
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, low full toss wide of off stump, Khawaja fails to get bat on ball as he looks to guide past backward point
65.4
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, full and wide of off stump, Khawaja lets it go
64.5
Malan to Khawaja, 1 run, wrists this towards square leg and thinks of two but decides against it as the fielder attacks the ball
64.3
Malan to Khawaja, 1 run, full toss, clipped away to deep mid-wicket. Just a run
63.1
Mark Wood to Khawaja, 1 run, fullish delivery, Khawaja drives towards mid-off
62.6
Root to Khawaja, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Khawaja pushes square of the wicket on the off-side
62.4
Root to Khawaja, 1 run, plays the reverse sweep to deep backward point
62.3
Root to Khawaja, SIX, slog sweep all the way over mid-wicket. Flighted delivery, Khawaja clears the front leg out of the way and smashes over mid-wicket. Into the 90s now
61.6
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Khawaja defends
61.5
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery angling in, Khawaja backs away and looks to guide and misses
60.6
Root to Khawaja, no run, defended off the back foot
60.5
Root to Khawaja, no run, appeal for LBW turned down. Khawaja inside edge this reverse sweep onto pad
60.3
Root to Khawaja, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Khawaja drives to long-off
60.2
Root to Khawaja, FOUR, he was going along the ground with those reverse sweeps now goes aerial and takes the infield out of play. Hit over backward point
60.1
Root to Khawaja, no run, full and outside off stump, Khawaja lets it go
58.2
Root to Khawaja, 3 runs, now brings out the cheeky paddle sweep as Root bowls within the sticks. Fielder dives in front of the fine leg fence and saves one
58.1
Root to Khawaja, FOUR, full and outside off stump, Khawaja leans forward and drives hard, in the gap at cover and the fielder in the deep had no chance
57.6
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, on the leg stump, wristed to square leg
57.5
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, full delivery, Khawaja pushes towards the bowler
57.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 2 runs, reverse sweep but third man runs to his left and cuts it off
57.2
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, on the off stump, Khawaja cuts to backward point
56.6
Root to Khawaja, no run, oh edged and doesn't carry to slip. Full delivery outside off stump, Khawaja looks to drive hard, seems to have got the toe-end of the bat on that. Or was it dropped? Flew to the left of the man at slip, who didn't have much time to react
56.5
Root to Khawaja, FOUR, short delivery, rank long hop. Might have slipped out of his hands, Khawaja gets inside the line and helps it away fine behind square
56.4
Root to Khawaja, no run, full delivery, Khawaja plays towards point
56.2
Root to Khawaja, 1 run, this time he drives in the gap through extra-cover
56.1
Root to Khawaja, no run, fullish delivery, Khawaja drives to cover
55.6
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, clipped to deep square leg
55.5
Jack Leach to Khawaja, SIX, there's the slog-sweep from the left-hander to the left-armer. Down on one knee and powering this all the way over mid-wicket
55.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, spinning back in, Khawaja knocks towards short mid-wicket
54.6
Root to Khawaja, no run, full and outside off stump, Khawaja reverse sweeps and connects well, but picks out backward point
54.5
Root to Khawaja, no run, very full delivery, Khawaja drives towards short mid-wicket
54.4
Root to Khawaja, no run, fullish delivery, Khawaja defends towards point
54.2
Root to Khawaja, 1 run, full toss, Khawaja slaps to long-off
54.1
Root to Khawaja, no run, gets down on one knee to paddle-sweep, but mistimes. The man at slip runs to his right and stops
53.5
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, worked away towards square leg
53.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, goes back and defends towards short mid-wicket
53.3
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 2 runs, reverse sweep, hit through backward point cut off in the deep
53.2
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, spinning back in, Khawaja misses the glance, gets hit on the thigh pad
53.1
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Khawaja flicks towards mid-wicket
52.2
Root to Khawaja, 1 run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Khawaja cuts to deep backward point
51.6
Broad to Khawaja, no run, defended
51.5
Broad to Khawaja, FOUR, smart batting. Good length delivery angling in, Khawaja waits on the back foot and just opens the bat face late to guide it past slip. No third man, so he picked his spot
51.4
Broad to Khawaja, no run, defended
51.3
Broad to Khawaja, FOUR, cracking cover drive and he follows up the first innings hundred with a fifty. Easy ball and he smashed that for four. Raise of the bat to acknowledge the applause
51.2
Broad to Khawaja, no run, defended
51.1
Broad to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery angling in, Khawaja looks to cut, beaten on the angle as the ball was close to the body
50.6
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, Khawaja wrists this to deep square leg
50.5
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, spinning back in, Khawaja defends to leg
50.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, FOUR, use of the feet to get to the pitch of the ball and then flicking over mid-wicket
49.6
Broad to Khawaja, no run, covers the line and defends
49.3
Broad to Khawaja, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Khawaja pulls through deep square leg
49.2
Broad to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery just around off stump, Khawaja defends
49.1
Broad to Khawaja, FOUR, tickled fine, Pope dives to the right but the ball escapes. Broad runs in and bowls a leg stump length ball, easy glance for Khawaja
48.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, advances and drives the flighted delivery to long-on
48.3
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, turns back in, Khawaja defends off the front foot
47.6
Root to Khawaja, no run, Root fires in a bouncer and Khawaja ducks underneath it. Pope is taken by complete surprise but he does well to catch it. Smiles all round as they walk off for tea
47.5
Root to Khawaja, no run, length ball sliding in from round the wicket, Khawaja punches it back to Root
46.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, flicked to long-on after a little shimmy
45.6
Anderson to Khawaja, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, driven through backward point. They come back for two as the fielder gives chase
45.5
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, back of a length on off, blocked down the pitch
45.4
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
45.3
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, overpitched outside off, driven to short point
45.2
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, pitched up outside off, driven to short cover
45.1
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, back of a length around off, Khawaja blocks from the crease
44.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, similar line, similar length, this time Khawaja clips it with the turn behind square
44.3
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, hangs back to defend this length ball again
44.2
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, length ball turning in at the stumps, Khawaja defends from the crease
44.1
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 2 runs, overpitched outside off as Leach floats it up, Khawaja shimmies down and drives throigh the gap at cover
42.2
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, has pulled it in the air and the fielder at deep square leg fields it on the bounce running across to his left
42.1
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, length ball turning in on off and middle, Khawaja closes the face early looking to flick it away and it pops up off a leading edge down the pitch. Goes on the bounce to Leach
41.2
Mark Wood to Khawaja, 1 run, short ball into the rib-cage from over the wicket, really awkward for Khawaja who jumps across and manages to tuck it down to fine leg
41.2
Mark Wood to Khawaja, 5 wides, digs it in way too short and it flies over the keeper's head
41.1
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, back of a length in line with the stumps, Khawaja blocks down the pitch
40.2
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, shimmies down and flicks it to long-on
40.1
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, beats the outside edge! Nicely tossed up outside off, draws Khawaja across on the front foot in defence, and then slides on past the edge
39.3
Mark Wood to Khawaja, 1 run, fuller than a length around off, Khawaja knocks it from the crease to the left of mid-off
39.2
Mark Wood to Khawaja, FOUR, dug in short, but it's not quite at full steam from Wood. 134kph, Khawaja goes after it and hammers the pull through square leg
39.1
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, good length around off, Khawaja hangs back and defends
37.6
Broad to Khawaja, no run, good length outside off, Khawaja hangs back and defends to cover-point. Probably stayed a touch low
37.5
Broad to Khawaja, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Khawaja punches it crisply through extra cover
37.4
Broad to Khawaja, no run, back of a length around off, Khawaja blocks down the pitch
37.3
Broad to Khawaja, no run, kicks up a touch and hits Khawaja on the splice as he gets forward to defend
37.2
Broad to Khawaja, no run, short of length, Khawaja turns it into the on-side
37.1
Broad to Khawaja, no run, back of a length on off, blocked
34.6
Jack Leach to Khawaja, FOUR, this time he gets the reverse-sweep away, slapping it fine past slip and into the third man boundary
34.5
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, goes for a reverse-sweep but it kicks up a touch and hits Khawaja on the helmet via a top-edge
34.1
Jack Leach to Khawaja, leg byes, 1 run, length ball outside off, slides on past the outside edge as Khawaja jumps across to defend. It deflects off the pad past slip
33.6
Anderson to Khawaja, 1 run, wristed away to backward square leg
33.5
Anderson to Khawaja, 2 runs, now Khawaja pushes off the front foot to the left of mid-off for a quick single. Oh fumble and they stroll for the second run
32.6
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, spinning back in, Khawaja defends
32.5
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, defended off the back foot
32.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, on the off stump, solid in defence
32.3
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, turning back in, Khawaja knocks it to the left of the bowler
32.2
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Khawaja defends off the front foot
32.1
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 2 runs, out comes the reverse sweep as Leach bowls outside off stump, cut off at third man
31.4
Anderson to Khawaja, 1 run, short delivery, Khawaja pulls through backward square leg
31.3
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, ohhh is the cry from Khawaja as this short of length delivery kicks up and hits him on the side of the abdomen. Tried to defend this short of length delivery but missed
31.2
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, goes back and defends this short of length delivery
31.1
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, shortish delivery, Khawaja defends off the back foot
30.6
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, plays with an angled bat and plays towards backward point
30.5
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, goes back and knocks towards short leg
30.4
Jack Leach to Khawaja, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Khawaja defends off the front foot
29.6
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Khawaja covers the sticks and lets it go
29.5
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Khawaja lets it go
29.4
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, full and outside off stump, Khawaja covers the sticks and lets it go
29.3
Anderson to Khawaja, FOUR, pull shot, in the gap at mid-wicket and middled. No chance for deep square leg running to the right. Short delivery, Khawaja rose tall and swivelled nicely to execute that shot
29.2
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Khawaja hops and defends off the back foot
29.1
Anderson to Khawaja, no run, delightful off-drive, straight to mid-off
28.2
Jack Leach to Khawaja, 1 run, he does flick along the ground to this full ball, played to deep mid-wicket
27.6
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, gets behind the line and defends
27.5
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Khawaja lets it go
27.4
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, oh gas! Proper gas on this short delivery, Khawaja had to jump in his rushed back foot defence
27.3
Mark Wood to Khawaja, 2 runs, nice off-drive. Didn't overhit, just played that on the rise with gentle feet movement and hit it pretty well
27.2
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, fullish delivery, Khawaja defends
27.1
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, short delivery, Khawaja sits under it. Too high? Ump says not really
25.6
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Khawaja defends off the back foot
25.5
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery, Khawaja hops and defends
24.6
Broad to Khawaja, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Khawaja defends off the back foot
24.5
Broad to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery wide of off stump, Khawaja lifts his bat high
24.4
Broad to Khawaja, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Khawaja ducks under it
24.3
Broad to Khawaja, no run, outside off stump, ignored
24.2
Broad to Khawaja, no run, bit of a nip-backer from short of length, Khawaja covers the sticks and lets it pass
24.1
Broad to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery angling in, Khawaja defends
23.5
Mark Wood to Khawaja, 1 run, shortish delivery, Khawaja hops and wrists towards backward square leg, fumble
23.4
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, follows up with a lovely full delivery angling across looking for a drive from Khawaja, ignored by the batter
23.3
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, oh this keeps a tad low and escapes under Khawaja's attempted pull shot. Shortish delivery, Khawaja thought he had a shot through mid-wicket, missed it
23.2
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, jumps and fends this short delivery with control to the right of short leg
23.1
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, beaten. Pacy short of length delivery angling across, Khawaja plays inside the line in his back foot defence
21.6
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, wow! Look at that carry again. Khawaja lifts his bat high this time and Pope collects overhead. The Aussie bowlers will not mind this behaviour from the pitch
21.5
Mark Wood to Khawaja, no run, welcome to the crease Uz! Well directed short delivery, again steep bounce, Khawaja looks to fend in front of his face and gets smashed on the glove. Khawaja looks at the pitch
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