England vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Travis Head 77(73)
74.2
Root to Head, out Stumped!! This was coming. Aggressive Travis Head vs Root was a great chance for England and Root does it. The key thing in this ball is how much the ball turned. Flighted delivery wide of off stump, it turned big with some bounce. Great Take for Bairstow because he had to go a long way to the left. In the end he effected a left-handed stumping reaching out for the poles as Head slipped after going a long way out of the crease. Root does a "I told you" gesture to someone. Outstanding innings from Head though. He's ensured Australia don't need to look back now. Head st Bairstow b Root 77(73) [4s-14]
73.6
Robinson to Head, no run, full and down leg, Head misses the glance and misses four
73.5
Robinson to Head, no run, good length delivery, Head pushes it towards cover
73.4
Robinson to Head, no run, short of length delivery, Head defends off the back foot
73.3
Robinson to Head, 2 runs, nips back in, pushed towards cover off the back foot
72.6
Root to Head, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Head pushes towards point
72.5
Root to Head, no run, flicked to mid-on
72.4
Root to Head, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Head guides to backward point
72.3
Root to Head, no run, beaten. Head was hinting at advancing, Root fired that flat, in no position to play so he tries the late cut, misses. Luckily had the back foot grounded when Bairstow took the bails off
72.2
Root to Head, FOUR, great use of the feet and thumped down the ground. Root thought of cramping him for room but bowling close to the feet but Head has got under the ball and smashed that wide of mid-on
71.6
Josh Tongue to Head, no run, short delivery, Head ducks under it
71.5
Josh Tongue to Head, FOUR, short delivery, Head pulls and doesn't both to keep it down, clears backward square leg and gets four more!
71.2
Josh Tongue to Head, 1 run, short delivery, Head pulls powerfully to deep mid-wicket and that's a 100-run stand in 104 balls. Aussie fans absolutely elated
71.1
Josh Tongue to Head, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, flat-batted down the ground and no mid-on. Massive open space and he gets four more
70.3
Root to Head, 1 run, short and wide, cut to deep point
70.2
Root to Head, no run, cut to point, fumble but they don't take the run
70.1
Root to Head, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Head defends off the back foot
69.1
Josh Tongue to Head, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Head pulls to deep mid-wicket
68.5
Broad to Head, 1 run, full and on the leg stump, Head flicks powerfully but picks out deep mid-wicket
68.4
Broad to Head, no run, drags the length back and bowls short of length , Head guides to backward point
68.3
Broad to Head, FOUR, and another slot ball! Oh it goes for four despite Broad getting a boot on it in his followthrough. Full and outside off stump, driven down the ground, Broad gets his right leg on it, ball escapes to long-off
68.2
Broad to Head, no run, good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Head defends towards point
68.1
Broad to Head, FOUR, take that kind of cover drive from Head. Broad has been very full to Head in his last few balls and Head is cashing in. Confident stride forward and smashed for four
67.5
Josh Tongue to Head, 1 run, jumps and flicks this short delivery to deep square leg
67.4
Josh Tongue to Head, no run, hops and defends
67.3
Josh Tongue to Head, FOUR, short delivery with a bit of weakness for Travis Head and a couple of fielders behind square for the top edge, but Head, with chest guard on, middles this nicely for four and gets a 48-ball fifty. What a middle order aggressor he has been of late for Australia
66.6
Broad to Head, 2 runs, Broad wants to get the away-going ball to find the edge but bowls too full and on the pads, clipped wide of mid-on
66.5
Broad to Head, no run, good length delivery swinging away just outside off stump, Head defends
66.4
Broad to Head, no run, full delivery on the off stump, Head drives it back to the bowler again
66.3
Broad to Head, no run, has a wild swing at this outswinger outside off stump, play and miss
66.2
Broad to Head, no run, full and on the stumps, Head drives it back to the bowler
65.6
Josh Tongue to Head, no run, Josh Tongue continues to pound it short, this one's in the channel outside off and Head fails to get bat on the attempted slash
65.5
Josh Tongue to Head, FOUR, I0$ short at the hip, Head looks for a tickle and gets it off the gloves and beats the diving effort of Broad to his left
65.4
Josh Tongue to Head, no run, dug in short at the stumps at I0$, Head arches back and looks for a late ramp. Did him for pace and bounce....
64.6
Broad to Head, no run, full and swinging away outside off whilst keeping low, Head doesn't bother with it
64.5
Broad to Head, 2 runs, short and angled in at the stumps, Head shuffles across and pulls to the left of Anderson at mid-wicket
64.4
Broad to Head, no run, full and curling away late outside off at I0$, left alone to the keeper
64.2
Broad to Head, 1 run, I0$ full and closing in on off, Head looks to flick leg-side and gets a leading edge to the left of mid-off
64.1
Broad to Head, no run, full and closer to off-stump at I0$, Head is happy to leave that alone
63.5
Josh Tongue to Head, 1 run, hops and tucks the I0$ back of a length delivery to the left of Broad at mid-wicket
63.2
Josh Tongue to Head, 1 run, dug in short at the stumps, Head mistimes the pull to the right of deep backward square leg. 250 up for Australia
62.6
Broad to Head, FOUR, I0$ full and swerving into the pads, Head flicks and times it superbly to get it racing up the hill to the right of mid-wicket
62.5
Broad to Head, no run, goes wide of the crease and fires it full on off-stump at I0$, Head toe-ends the drive to mid-on
62.4
Broad to Head, no run, full and shapes away late just outside off, Head looks to dab and gets beaten by the extra bounce
62.3
Broad to Head, FOUR, pitched up just outside off at I0$, Head goes hard on the drive and the outside edge goes racing past second slip to his left. He is dealing in boundaries at the moment is Travis Head
62.2
Broad to Head, no run, I0$ good length in the channel outside off, lures Head into a poke and beats the outside edge
62.1
Broad to Head, leg byes, FOUR, angled in from wide of the crease and it clips Head's pads before flying past YJB's dive to his right. Mild appeal for lbw but that was nowhere close...
61.4
Josh Tongue to Head, 1 run, full and angled in at the pads, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
61.3
Josh Tongue to Head, FOUR, Travis Head is comfortable with anything off the back foot. The length is short enough for him to rock back anc crunch that to the right of Brook at cover
60.6
Robinson to Head, 2 runs, pitches outside leg and drifts into the pads, Head flicks into the mid-wicket pocket and calls for two straightaway...
59.6
Anderson to Head, no run, full and swinging away outside off at I0$, Head doesn't bother with it
59.5
Anderson to Head, no run, I0$ pitched up outside off, Head goes for the expansive drive and picks out the fielder at short extra cover
59.4
Anderson to Head, no run, fuller and just outside off at I0$, Head opens the bat face and slots the drive to cover
58.6
Robinson to Head, no run, I0$ full and in the angling away in the teasing channel just outside off, Head pokes sans any feet and gets beaten on the outside edge
58.5
Robinson to Head, no run, full on the stumps, driven back to the bowler
58.4
Robinson to Head, FOUR, Head is enjoying Robinson's pace. I0$ full at the pads, Head flicks crisply and picks the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket
58.3
Robinson to Head, no run, I0$ good length outside off, Head opens the bat face and punches to cover
58.2
Robinson to Head, FOUR, I0$ juicy length delivery outside off, Head hops on the back foot and opens the bat face befire guiding it neatly in the gap through covers
58.1
Robinson to Head, 2 runs, loose from Travis Head. I0$ curving in from a length, Head pokes with minimal feet and the inside edge skims over the top of leg peg before dribbling down to fine leg
57.5
Anderson to Head, 1 run, I0$ full and slanting away wide of off, Head goes hard on the drive and slices it off the outside edge to the right of backward point. It goes on the bounce to Rehan Ahmed who fumbles to concede a single
57.4
Anderson to Head, no run, full and swinging away outside off at I0$, Head lifts his bat and lets it go
57.3
Anderson to Head, no run, good length asking for off-stump at I0$, Head shows the full face of the bat and defends to cover
57.2
Anderson to Head, no run, jags in from a length at I0$, Head was late to pick the nip-backer and tucks it off the splice into the leg-side
56.6
Robinson to Head, FOUR, not with that pace Ollie Robinson. Short and sat up nicely wide of off, Head slapped that flat and hard to the right of extra cover, hit that with one leg up in the air as well...
56.5
Robinson to Head, no run, full outside off, Head opens the bat face and drives to cover
56.5
Robinson to Head, no ball, beaten on the inside edge. Fuller and seams in sharply down the slope, Head opts for a drive and gets beaten on the inside edge. Could have easily chopped it on as well. Unfortunately for England, it's a front foot no ball...
56.4
Robinson to Head, no run, switches to round the wicket and bowls at I0$ outside off, left alone to the keeper
56.2
Robinson to Head, 1 run, too straight at I0$, Head clips it off his pads square on the leg-side
56.1
Robinson to Head, FOUR, that was begging to be bashed and Head obliges. Short and well wide of off, Head transfers his weight onto the back foot and thrashes it through covers
54.6
Robinson to Head, no run, I0$ full and tails in late outside off, Head shoulders arms
54.5
Robinson to Head, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Head ducks under it
54.4
Robinson to Head, no run, a much more confident leave from Head as Robinson hurls it wide of off stump
54.3
Robinson to Head, no run, full and swinging away outside off, Head thinks of a poke and decides against it at the last moment
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