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Home  »  Cricket  »  England vs Australia 2023  »  5th Test Full Commentary

Australia vs England 2023 5th Test Full Commentary

Result · Jul 27 2023, Thu - 03:30 PM (IST)
ENGLAND
283, 395
AUSTRALIA
295, 334
England won by 49 runs
CRR:3.53
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Match
  • 54.4

    OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Head. Head takes a comfortable catch. England bowled out for 283. Harry Brook top-scored with 85, but other batters couldn't provide a significant contribution. Mitchell Starc picked up four wickets to his name. Stay tuned for Australia's first innings.

  • 54.3

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 54.2

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Warner.

  • 54.1

    SIX! Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

  • End of Over 54
    Over 54. 6 runs. Bowler: James Anderson. Australia: 191/3 (rr 3.54)
  • 53.6

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Starc.

  • 53.5

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Warner.

  • 53.4

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.

  • 53.3

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 53.2

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 53.1

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Starc.

  • End of Over 53
    Over 53. 2 runs. Bowler: Stuart Broad. Australia: 185/3 (rr 3.49)
  • 52.6

    APPEAL! Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Head, appeal made for L.B.W. Good decision from Wilson.

  • 52.5

    OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Head. High in the air and gone.

  • 52.4

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Length ball, middle stump backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

  • 52.3

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.

  • 52.2

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Head.

  • 52.1

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Murphy.

  • End of Over 52
    Over 52. 8 runs. Bowler: James Anderson. Australia: 183/3 (rr 3.52)
  • 51.6

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.

  • 51.5

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

  • 51.4

    Todd Murphy to Stuart Broad. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • 51.3

    OUT! Bowled. Todd Murphy to Mark Wood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Classical off-spinner's wicket.

  • 51.2

    FOUR! Todd Murphy to Mark Wood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Head.

  • 51.1

    Todd Murphy to Mark Wood. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

  • End of Over 51
    Over 51. 2 runs. Bowler: Mark Wood. Australia: 175/3 (rr 3.43)
  • 50.6

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 50.5

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 50.4

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, dropped catch by Marsh, fielded by Smith.

  • 50.3

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

  • 50.2

    APPEAL! Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Smith, appeal made for L.B.W. Inside edge saved him.

  • 50.1

    Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Murphy.

  • End of Over 50
    Over 50. 4 runs. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Australia: 173/3 (rr 3.46)
  • 49.6

    Todd Murphy to Mark Wood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for 1 run, fielded by Warner. That will be Tea on Day 1. England have scored 250 on the board for the loss of seven wickets. Australia have picked up some crucial wickets in this session. England will look to add more runs to their tally. Stay tuned for the final session of the day.

  • 49.5

    Todd Murphy to Mark Wood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 103.1

    OUT! Caught. Joe Root to Pat Cummins. Off break half volley, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Stokes. Top effort from Stokes! That will be Stumps on Day 2. Australia all out for 295. A fantastic last session for the Australian batters as they managed to take a lead of 12 runs. England bowlers struggled a bit against Murphy and Cummins who joined forces in a 9th wicket partnership of 59 to leave the game brilliantly poised. Join us for Day 3 tomorrow.

  • 102.6

    James Anderson to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Broad.

  • 102.5

    James Anderson to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 102.4

    James Anderson to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Woakes.

  • 102.3

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.

  • 102.2

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg for no runs.

  • 102.1

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Slower ball full toss, off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Brook.

  • 101.6

    Chris Woakes to Josh Hazlewood. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 101.5

    Chris Woakes to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 101.4

    FOUR! Chris Woakes to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

  • 101.3

    Chris Woakes to Josh Hazlewood. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 101.2

    OUT! L.B.W. Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad. Trapped in front.

  • 101.1

    Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 100.6

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 100.5

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs.

  • 100.4

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Wood.

  • 100.3

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 100.2

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 100.1

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.

  • 99.6

    Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 99.5

    Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 99.4

    Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, outside edge to third man for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Crawley, fielded by Root.

  • 99.3

    Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Anderson.

  • 99.2

    Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Duckett.

  • 99.1

    Chris Woakes to Todd Murphy. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to fine leg for 2 runs.

  • 98.6

    James Anderson to Todd Murphy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run.

  • 98.5

    James Anderson to Todd Murphy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Duckett.

  • 98.4

    FOUR! James Anderson to Todd Murphy. Length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs. Murphy plays it finely!

  • 98.3

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Crawley.

  • 98.2

    James Anderson to Pat Cummins. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Duckett.

  • 81.5

    OUT! L.B.W. Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad. Anderson gone! That brings England's second innings to a close. They posted a target of 384 runs. Aussies are heading towards a tricky chase to end the Ashes. Do join us back in a bit for the run chase.

  • 81.4

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 81.3

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump backing away driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • 81.2

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Marsh.

  • 81.1

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • End of Over 81
    Over 81. 6 runs. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Australia: 293/7 (rr 3.62)
  • 80.6

    SIX! Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 80.5

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 80.4

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Marsh.

  • 80.3

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, hit pad to backward point for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 80.2

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, inside edge to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Smith.

  • 80.1

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

  • End of Over 80
    Over 80. 3 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Australia: 287/7 (rr 3.59)
  • 79.6

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey. That will be Stumps on Day 3. England will be happy with their batting performance today, taking the lead of 377 runs. For Australia, Starc picked up four wickets to his name. Join us for Day 4 tomorrow.

  • 79.5

    APPEAL! Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit body to short third man for no runs, fielded by Starc, appeal made for L.B.W. Anderson suceeds the review.

  • 79.4

    FOUR! Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

  • 79.3

    FOUR! Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs.

  • 79.2

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 79.1

    Todd Murphy to Stuart Broad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Head.

  • End of Over 79
    Over 79. 2 runs. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Australia: 284/7 (rr 3.59)
  • 78.6

    Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 78.5

    Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Reverse Swing-In yorker, to leg on the front foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.

  • 78.4

    Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 78.3

    Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.

  • 78.2

    Mitchell Starc to James Anderson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, hit body to short leg for no runs, fielded by Head.

  • 78.1

    Mitchell Starc to Stuart Broad. Length ball, to leg backing away working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.

  • End of Over 78
    Over 78. 5 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Australia: 282/7 (rr 3.62)
  • 77.6

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

  • 77.5

    APPEAL! Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for Caught. Clearly no bat has been involved.

  • 77.4

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, bottom edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Smith.

  • 77.3

    Todd Murphy to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.

  • 77.2

    OUT! Caught. Todd Murphy to Mark Wood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Marsh. Wood looks to go for a big shot but perishes.

  • 77.1

    FOUR! Todd Murphy to Mark Wood. Off break full toss, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs.

  • End of Over 77
    Over 77. 3 runs. Bowler: Chris Woakes. Australia: 277/7 (rr 3.60)
  • 76.6

    OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Moeen Ali. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Hazlewood. Short ball ploy works for England.

  • 94.4
    Alex Carey c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad 28 (50)

    OUT! Caught. Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Bairstow. There's the moment and it's that man again, Stuart Broad! England square the series 2-2 in some style. Warner and Khawaja gave the Aussies a good start before Smith and Head took over. Chris Woakes bowled splendidly well and bagged four wickets. Moeen Ali got three crucial wickets, but in the end, it is the man of the moment Stuart Broad who got the last two wickets. Chris Woakes has been adjudged the Player of the Match for his scintillating performance. Cheers!

  • 94.3

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 94.2

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 94.1

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Woakes.

  • End of Over 94
    Over 94. 4 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Australia: 334/9 (rr 3.55)
  • 93.6

    Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Duckett.

  • 93.5

    Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 93.4

    FOUR! Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

  • 93.3

    Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 93.2

    Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Brook.

  • 93.1

    Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to second slip for no runs, mis-fielded by Bairstow, fielded by Stokes.

  • End of Over 93
    Over 93. no runs. Bowler: Stuart Broad. Australia: 330/9 (rr 3.55)
  • 92.6

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump down the track defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 92.5

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip for no runs, dropped catch by Crawley, fielded by Root.

  • 92.4

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 92.3

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to silly mid on for no runs.

  • 92.2

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 92.1

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Half volley, middle stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • End of Over 92
    Over 92. 1 run. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Australia: 330/9 (rr 3.59)
  • 91.6

    Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Brook.

  • 91.5

    Moeen Ali to Josh Hazlewood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Duckett.

  • 91.4

    Moeen Ali to Alex Carey. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Brook.

  • 91.3

    Moeen Ali to Alex Carey. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 91.2

    Moeen Ali to Alex Carey. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

  • 91.1

    Moeen Ali to Alex Carey. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit body to silly point for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • End of Over 91
    Over 91. 6 runs. Bowler: Stuart Broad. Australia: 329/9 (rr 3.62)
  • 90.6
    Todd Murphy c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad 18 (39)

    OUT! Caught. Stuart Broad to Todd Murphy. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Bairstow. Broad gets the much-needed breakthrough.

  • 90.5

    Stuart Broad to Todd Murphy. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 90.4

    Stuart Broad to Todd Murphy. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.

  • 90.3

    FOUR! Stuart Broad to Todd Murphy. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

  • 90.2

    Stuart Broad to Alex Carey. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Stokes.

  • 90.1

    Stuart Broad to Todd Murphy. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.

  • End of Over 90
    Over 90. 8 runs. Bowler: Moeen Ali. Australia: 323/8 (rr 3.59)
  • 89.6

    Moeen Ali to Alex Carey. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Brook.

  • 89.5

    SIX! Moeen Ali to Alex Carey. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.

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