England vs West Indies, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of England, 2024 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Jul 10-Jul 12, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Joe Root 68(114)
66.3
Motie to Root, out Bowled!! What a ball. Motie has bowled Root out of nowhere. Like Stokes Root is flabbergasted, he has a wry smile as he goes back. Root tells Jamie Smith that it swerved in and then moved away after getting out. Motie went wide of the crease and fired in the full delivery to off, pitches and then sort of holds its line, Root goes for the drive and misses, the ball misses the outside-edge and pegs back the off-stump. The pace on the ball beat Root and also the angle from where it was delivered. A timely wicket for West Indies just before lunch. Root b Motie 68(114) [4s-7]
66.2
Motie to Root, no run, tossed up on off, Root gets forward to defend to cover
66.1
Motie to Root, no run, full on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket
64.6
Motie to Root, no run, good length on off, quicker, Root is on the crease as he defends to cover
64.1
Motie to Root, 1 run, good length just outside off, Root goes on the back foot to punch to long-off
62.6
Motie to Root, no run, full on the stumps, driven back
62.5
Motie to Root, no run, an appeal for LBW but it dies down quickly. Was it sliding down leg? With the angle from where Motie is bowling, may well have been, umpire Nitin Menon does not agree with the appeal and West Indies don't review. Root misses the forward defence to a full ball on middle and leg, need HawkEye to see where the ball was headed
62.4
Motie to Root, no run, quicker and fuller on off, driven to cover
62.3
Motie to Root, no run, slower and tossed up on middle, Root gets forward to defend
62.2
Motie to Root, no run, it's a low full-toss on leg-stump, Root looks to paddle and toe-ends it to mid-wicket
61.2
Holder to Root, 1 run, full and angling into off-stump, Root again walks forward and flicks to deep square leg
61.1
Holder to Root, no run, Holder appeals for an LBW but this has an inside-edge on to the pad. A short of length delivery that nips back in and Root shuffles across outside off and gets a big inside-edge
60.6
Motie to Root, 1 run, good length on the stumps, Root goes on the back foot and makes room to punch to long-off
60.5
Motie to Root, no run, very full on the stumps, driven back
60.4
Motie to Root, FOUR, make that two low full-tosses in a row, Motie is not happy, turns away in disappointment, down leg and a free-hit for Root, he sweeps to the fine-leg fence
60.3
Motie to Root, 2 runs, Motie errs on the fuller side, it's a low full-toss and drifting into leg-stump, flicked wide of mid-wicket and an easy four
60.2
Motie to Root, no run, quicker on leg-stump, flicked to mid-wicket
60.1
Motie to Root, no run, tossed up on leg-stump, Root with a forward defence to short-leg
59.1
Holder to Root, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Root walks forward and pushes wide of cover for a quick single
57.6
Holder to Root, no run, wide of the crease and full outswinger outside off, Root gets forward to drive to cover
57.5
Holder to Root, no run, good length angling into top of off, met with a solid block
57.4
Holder to Root, no run, fullish outside off, Root walks forward to defend to cover
57.3
Holder to Root, no run, full outside off, floaty and Root is stuck on the crease as he defends to cover
57.2
Holder to Root, 2 runs, sloppy from Seales at deep backward square leg, he rushes and fumbles the ball, allows the batters to take two. Length ball angling into middle and leg and flicked to his right
57.1
Holder to Root, no run, beauty! Length delivery outside off, extra bounce and some seam away, Root was walking forward to defend, tries to take the bottom-hand away but is beaten. Gestures that it bounced awkwardly
55.6
Holder to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, Root walks forward and across to defend it back
55.5
Holder to Root, no run, fullish just outside off, Root with a solid forward defence
55.4
Holder to Root, FOUR, full and down leg, Root flicks and gets some bat on it, wide of Joshua Da Silva and it runs away to fine-leg. Holder went up for a mild LBW appeal but it was a slight inside-edge and probably he knew that too
55.3
Holder to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, Root gets forward to defend to cover
55.2
Holder to Root, 2 runs, full and angling into off and middle, Root flicks nicely wide of mid-wicket for a couple as Shamar gets across and cuts it off from deep mid-wicket
55.1
Holder to Root, no run, short of length outside off, nips back in a tad, Root gets across and then turns his back as he lets it go
54.4
Motie to Root, 1 run, 50 for Root. His 62nd in Tests. Tucks the length delivery on leg-stump to deep backward square leg and gets there. Just a raise of the bat to celebrate
54.3
Motie to Root, no run, good length around off, Root goes on the back foot to punch to extra-cover who is very deep
54.2
Motie to Root, 2 runs, good length and stays a fraction low just outside off, Root goes on the back foot and dabs it wide of backward point, two was the call initially and two it is
53.6
Holder to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone
53.5
Holder to Root, no run, fullish outside off, Root gets forward to defend to point
53.4
Holder to Root, no run, full and on off and middle, flicked to mid-wicket who dives to his right and cuts it off. Good stop and saved runs
53.3
Holder to Root, no run, full outside off, Root walks forward and across to off-drive straight to the fielder at mid-off
53.2
Holder to Root, no run, full and floaty outside off, hint of shape away, left alone
53.1
Holder to Root, no run, length delivery outside off, Root with a solid stride forward to defend to cover
52.6
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 1 run, shortish delivery, pulled to deep square leg
52.5
Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run, bit of tail away, Root pushes it to mid-off
52.3
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 1 run, worked away to square leg
52.2
Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run, short of length delivery, Root pushes it towards mid-off
52.1
Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run, short of length delivery moving away, Root defends. Was squared up a tad
51.1
Shamar Joseph to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery, Root dabs square of the wicket and gets a run
50.1
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 3 runs, fullish delivery, Root flicks to deep mid-wicket, was tailing in a bit but Root nailed that
49.2
Shamar Joseph to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery, Root dabs square of the wicket on the off-side
49.1
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, full delivery, Root works it towards mid-on
48.2
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 1 run, full and swinging away outside off stump, Root drives towards cover
48.1
Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run, short of length delivery, Root dabs to the off-side
46.6
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 2 runs, full delivery, Root leans forward and drives to deep extra-cover
46.5
Alzarri Joseph to Root, FOUR, full on the pads, Root flicks through square leg and this is along the carpet too. West Indies have no clue how to stop this bleeding
46.4
Alzarri Joseph to Root, FOUR, short delivery, Root rocks back and pulls through deep square leg. Kept it all along the ground and hit it for four
46.2
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root dabs to backward point
45.6
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, solid front foot defence
45.5
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, full and on the stumps, Root flicks to mid-wicket
45.4
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root dabs towards gully
45.3
Jayden Seales to Root, FOUR, now the front foot is fully forward for the drive and he nails it through cover. Width outside off stump and Root pounced
45.2
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, short of length delivery, Root defends
45.1
Jayden Seales to Root, FOUR, lovely pull shot! Short of a length delivery angling in, Root plays a very good shot rolling his wrists and opening up the hips to send it along the ground through square leg
44.1
Alzarri Joseph to Root, 1 run, full delivery, Root works it to mid-on
42.5
Shamar Joseph to Root, 3 runs, good length delivery on the stumps, Root works it away past mid-wicket, fielder dives chase and dives to save a run
41.6
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, fullish delivery, Root drives towards cover
41.5
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Root dabs towards gully
41.4
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, defended from the crease
41.3
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, fullish delivery, Root pushes it to cover
41.2
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, good length delivery from Jayden Seales, Root keeps it out
41.1
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, defended from the crease
40.6
Shamar Joseph to Root, 1 run, short of length delivery, Root taps it to cover-point
40.5
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, fullish delivery, Root defends
40.4
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, defended again
40.3
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, covers the line and keeps it out
40.2
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, nudged to the on-side
40.1
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, short of length delivery, Root defends off the back foot
39.6
Holder to Harry Brook, 2 runs, good length on middle, tucked to square leg and Motie slips, that turns 1 into 2 and that also will be stumps on day 1
39.5
Holder to Harry Brook, 2 runs, fullish outside off, Harry Brook gets forward to drive wide of cover and that's an easy couple
39.4
Holder to Harry Brook, no run, big shaping inswinger on the stumps, Harry Brook is saved by the thick inside-edge as he went to drive, rolls to the slip cordon, Holder thought he nearly got through Brook there
39.3
Holder to Harry Brook, no run, fullish on off, a neat forward defence
39.2
Holder to Harry Brook, no run, full on off, fine straight drive by Harry Brook but the ball hits the stumps at the other end, Root was anyway in
39.1
Holder to Harry Brook, no run, full on middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket
37.6
Holder to Harry Brook, no run, short of length and nips back in awkwardly to Harry Brook who bunts it to mid-wicket
37.5
Holder to Harry Brook, 2 runs, length delivery on middle and leg, tucked to deep square leg for an easy two
36.6
Motie to Harry Brook, no run, yorker length outside off, dug out to backward point
36.5
Motie to Harry Brook, no run, full on off, again some spin away, Harry Brook steers to backward point
36.4
Motie to Harry Brook, no run, wide of the crease and that's a good length on off, hint of turn away, Harry Brook is forward to push to cover
36.3
Motie to Harry Brook, no run, good length outside off, punched firmly but straight to the fielder at cover-point
35.6
Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, FOUR, regulation shot for Harry Brook. A half-volley on the pads, easy for him as he flicks to the deep mid-wicket fence
35.5
Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, 2 runs, short of length just outside off, Harry Brook flat-bats straight down the ground for a couple, again did not time it
35.4
Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, no run, dug in short outside off, left alone and it moves very late to Joshua Da Silva's right who dives and gloves it. That swung very late after passing Brook
35.3
Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, 2 runs, that's an audacious shot, a back of a length delivery outside off, Harry Brook lifts it up and over mid-on, did not get all of it but enough to clear the man
34.6
Holder to Harry Brook, no run, full and wide outside off, square-driven nicely but picks out the fielder at point
34.5
Holder to Harry Brook, no run, length ball on middle and leg, flicked to the square leg region
34.4
Holder to Harry Brook, FOUR, length delivery outside off, just the hint of width and Harry Brook opens the face of the bat to drive square and wide of backward point, races away
32.6
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, fullish outside off, a solid forward defence with an open face to point
32.4
Jayden Seales to Root, 1 run, short of length on off, Root is late on the defence, thick inside-edge runs away to deep backward square leg
32.3
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, short of length outside off, just about carries to Joshua Da Silva as Root lets it go
32.2
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, short of length and well outside off, moves away, Root thinks about a cut but lets it go
32.1
Jayden Seales to Root, 2 runs, full outside off, Root gets forward to drive wide of mid-off for a couple
31.4
Shamar Joseph to Root, 1 run, full and down leg, flicked to fine-leg
31.3
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, full and angling into off-stump, Root on-drives straight to the fielder at mid-on
31.2
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, good length just outside off, tapped to the point region
31.1
Shamar Joseph to Root, no run, fullish and on off, Root gets the bat down in time to defend
30.3
Jayden Seales to Root, leg byes, 1 run, angling into the pads, going down, Root flicks and misses, they take a legbye
30.2
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, full outside off, left alone
30.1
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, good length and angling into middle, Root defends it back
28.6
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, beaten! A short of length delivery outside off, holds its line, Root plays a nothing shot, trying to run it down and misses
28.5
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, cut to backward point
28.4
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, full on the stumps, Root shows the full face of the bat to drive it back to Jayden Seales who threatens a shy back
28.3
Jayden Seales to Root, FOUR, that's the late-cut from Root. Length delivery outside off, not short but Root created his own room and cut that wide of the diving gully
28.2
Jayden Seales to Root, no run, fullish and on leg-stump, turned to mid-wicket
27.6
Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run, short of length down leg, Root flicks and misses
27.5
Alzarri Joseph to Root, no run, good delivery this, short of length and just outside off, Root watches it till the last moment and then lets it go
26.5
Holder to Root, 1 run, flicked away to mid-on
26.4
Holder to Root, no run, short of length delivery angling in, Root pads it away, wasn't close to off stump so he could afford to do that
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