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England vs Australia 2017 1st Test Full Commentary
Result · Nov 23 2017, Thu - 05:30 AM (IST)
1st Test, - Brisbane Cricket Ground
ENGLAND302, 195
AUSTRALIA328, 173/0
Australia won by 10 wickets
CRR:3.46
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OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, by Handscomb.
Broad swats the ball out to the deep but this time the catch is taken. It's Handscomb out at deep square leg who runs around and makes the catch looks relatively simple.
Australia have done exactly what they would have wanted after bowling out England in the first session. Malan and Ali were beginning to put together a nice partnership this morning but once the former fell the rest of the batsmen went quite easily. The pitch hasn't been that easy to find your timing though so the new ball could be crucial for both teams at the start of the afternoon session and England passing 300 might be vital.
Josh Hazlewood to Stuart Broad. Back of a length, down leg side moves in front flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson. Short, down leg side moves in front working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson. Back of a length, down leg side moves in front flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Bouncer, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. 300 up for England. Broad is onto the short delivery. He knows which length every ball is going to be which makes it easier for him if the ball is slightly fuller and below the shoulder.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Marsh.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Length ball, down leg side moves in front flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep square leg for 4 runs, dropped catch by Marsh, mis-fielded by Marsh. A life for Broad. He skies the ball straight up but Marsh never got settled under the catch. To rub salt into the wounds the ball bounces off his head and runs to the rope.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Bouncer, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to James Anderson. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot, hit body to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Warner.
Pat Cummins to James Anderson. Short, down leg side on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to James Anderson. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Extravagant from Jimmy. Jumps to the legside and swipes the bat across the line. Fortunate that the edge flew over the slips but he won't mind.
Pat Cummins to James Anderson. Short, down leg side on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
Pat Cummins to James Anderson. Short, down leg side on the back foot Fended, to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Warner.
Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side on the back foot flick, in the air under control to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Bouncer, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Short, down leg side moves in front glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Jake Ball. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot flick, mis-timed to leg slip, by Warner. The change to Mitchell Starc pays off in the first over. Ball will be gutted after he whipped the ball beautifully off his hip but unfortunately he picked out David Warner who was hiding around the corner. The players will stay on for an extra half an hour since England are nine down.
Mitchell Starc to Jake Ball. Bouncer, outside off stump swayed away, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
Pat Cummins to Jake Ball. Short, down leg side on the back foot working, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, run save by Marsh.
Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
Pat Cummins to Stuart Broad. Bouncer, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to Jake Ball. Short, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Handscomb.
Pat Cummins to Jake Ball. Bouncer, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Nathan Lyon to Jake Ball. Off break length ball, outside off stump no foot movement driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Jake Ball. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. What a shot. Transfers the weight onto the back foot and punches the delivery through the off side. Shot of the morning.
OUT! Caught. Joe Root to Nathan Lyon. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, mis-timed to leg slip, by Cook.
The England captain finishes off the innings with his handy off spin. Lyon clips it off his pad but straight to the man hiding just around the corner.
The day has belonged to Steve Smith after he batted all day and finished unbeaten on 141. It has been topsy-turvy cricket with neither team dominating the game. Australia though have a lead of 26 and going into the third innings that could prove crucial.
Joe Root to Nathan Lyon. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Stoneman.
Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
FOUR! Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Short, outside off stump moves in front pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. The shots are coming out now. Smith stands tall and whacks the ball with the horizontal bat into the gap.
Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Root.
Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Root.
Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Vince.
Joe Root to Nathan Lyon. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Quicker length ball, down leg side on the front foot cutting, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Malan.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Joe Root to Nathan Lyon. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.
Joe Root to Nathan Lyon. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Joe Root to Steven Smith. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Broad.
FOUR! Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs. Takes on the short ball and helps it on its way. Every run is important for Australia.
Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for no runs.
Chris Woakes to Nathan Lyon. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Broad.
FOUR! Jake Ball to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Don't bother running. Supreme shot back down the ground as Ball goes a touch too full.
Jake Ball to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.
Jake Ball to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Broad.
Jake Ball to Steven Smith. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Broad.
Jake Ball to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Anderson.
Jake Ball to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ball.
Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Length ball, down leg side moves in front, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Bouncer, outside off stump swayed away cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Chris Woakes to Steven Smith. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to gully for no runs, fielded by Vince.
OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Jake Ball. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot Fended, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man, by Handscomb.
How quickly this game has changed. At one point Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow were batting England into a solid position but one wicket fell and the rest went like skittles. The short ball barrage from Australia easily cleaned up the tail which was reminiscent of the first innings and is exactly what the papers predicted before the first ball was bowled.
The hosts will require 170 to win when they come out to bat and England will need to bowl incredibly well to win this match.
Pat Cummins to Jake Ball. Bouncer, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to Jake Ball. Bouncer, down leg side ducked Fended, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to Jake Ball. Bouncer, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Bouncer, down leg side moves in front defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
OUT! Caught. NOT OUT changed by umpire to OUT after REFERRAL. Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Half volley, outside off stump no foot movement defending, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Paine. Well this is a strange one. Only Tim Paine appeals but Smith decides he might as well ask for the review. We might be seeing this overturned. There is a tiny mark on Hot Spot and snicko seems to suggest an edge as the ball passes the bat. Broad is not convinced though and neither is the on-field umpire.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side moves in front glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, down leg side moves in front defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Mitchell Starc to Jake Ball. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot Fended, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air under control to third man, by Handscomb. Jonny Bairstow what have you done? Final over before tea and the trap is set for the short ball. Starc obliges but at the last second Bairstow decides he can help it down to third man. He must not have seen the fly slip though as the ball goes straight to him.
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Jonny Bairstow. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Marsh.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, to leg moves in front defending, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. Back of a length, off stump no foot movement driving, to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Marsh.
Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump no foot movement defending, inside edge to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot Fended, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to slips, by Smith. The match twists again. Starc hasn't been at his best today but he still has the pace and bounce which can trouble batsmen. Woakes tried to ride the bumper but he couldn't get his hands high enough to keep it down. Simple catch for the captain at second slip.
Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. Short, outside off stump moves in front working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
Steven Smith to Jonny Bairstow. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Handscomb.
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. Short, outside off stump swayed away, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.
FOUR! Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Drilled back down the ground and a pump of the fists from Bancroft after he hits the winning runs in his first Ashes Test. This pair have broken the record for the highest unbeaten opening stand in a successful Test chase. Australia come out as victors by ten wickets after four and a bit hard-fought days in which nobody really knew who was going to win until the very end.
England have a few issues to look at, their lack of potency with the ball on a flat wicket and the batsmen's struggles with the short ball. As well as the way the tail are being blown away so comfortably. The hosts though also have a couple of issues going into the second Test with their number three a problem and the reliance on Steve Smith who was superb once again in this match.
All eyes now move to the next Test which is a day/night affair at Adelaide, England will be looking forward to the prospect of the pink ball and the movement which should come with it. See you then.
Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Ali.
FOUR! Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. The scores are level. Woakes hasn't been at his best and that ball pretty much sums up his Test.
Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Broad.
Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Ball.
FOUR! Chris Woakes to Cameron Bancroft. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. Four less runs needed. Fired in down the legside and it's picked off by the debutant.
Joe Root to Cameron Bancroft. Quicker ball bouncer, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Ball. Joe Root summons his inner Mitchell Johnson but Bancroft is up to it. Into single figures now.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Root.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Root.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cook.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Vince.
Jake Ball to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Jake Ball to Cameron Bancroft. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Malan.
Jake Ball to Cameron Bancroft. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ball, fielded by Root.
Jake Ball to David Warner. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Vince.
Jake Ball to David Warner. Back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, in the air under control to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Cook.
FOUR! Jake Ball to David Warner. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Swatted away as the ball begins to target the helmet. Root had placed himself at backward square leg but he didn't have a chance to take the catch.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ali. 150 partnership up for Australia and 20 more runs required for the win.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Root.
Joe Root to Cameron Bancroft. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track flick, to deep square leg for 3 runs, fielded by Ali.
Joe Root to Cameron Bancroft. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Joe Root to David Warner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Jake Ball to Cameron Bancroft. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Stoneman.
FOUR! Jake Ball to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front pushing, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. False shot from Bancroft which draws an edge. It doesn't go to hand though even with a diving Cook at first slip.
Jake Ball to Cameron Bancroft. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Ali.
Jake Ball to Cameron Bancroft. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Malan.
Jake Ball to David Warner. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.
Jake Ball to David Warner. Bouncer, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.