- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR32.3 massive wicket! Huge appeal for lbw, Joel Wilson says not out. Hazlewood was imploring! Smith has called the review. Quite full, so height not an issue, Cook falling across it a little Where did it pitch? There's no bat. It's pitched on leg stump - by millimeters by the looks of it - and it's smashing middle! 95/39.5 that's the breakthough! The shorter delivery does the trick. Back of a length outside off, lifts on Stoneman and it takes the edge quite high up the bat. Didn't see much of that in Melbourne. Well bowled by Cummins, but a little half-hearted from Stoneman. Could he left it on length? 28/128.5 oh dear, oh dear! That's a shocker from Vince. Short and wide, Vince goes for the square cut and gets a top edge to Tim Paine. Was it there to hit? Probably. But he keeps nicking them when set. 88/280.3 full and swinging, flicked to leg - and this time he is gone, taken on the dive at square leg! Root's conversion rate drops again, he hangs his head and thumps the turf! Mitchell Marsh threw himself forward to snaffle the chance, it was an excellent catch to leave Root tantalised in his search for a hundred in Australia... Starc gets the breakthrough and is mobbed by his team-mates. A late intervention to prevent England from fully claiming the day 228/488.4 what a catch! That's a stunner from Smith at second slip, he's dropped a few but that's a beauty. Short of a length outside off, Malan just pushes at it off the back foot, takes a thick edge and it looked for all the world like it would be out of Smith's reach but he went full stretch, low to his left and pulled off one of the great grabs 251/681.4 edged and taken! Lovely bowling from Hazlewood, Australia have another! A huge one-two combo to the solar plexus, England go from controlling the ring to hanging on the ropes in a blink... Wide on the crease, fired in and then straightening off the seam to kiss the edge, the new ball thudding into the gloves to raucous celebrations around the SCG! 233/5102.4 snorting short ball, Moeen gloves to the keeper! He rarely looked comfortable out there and now he walks, the Australia fielders knew he'd got something on it, third wicket for Cummins... Was just the right height to get Moeen fending at it in self-preservation and there was a flick of glove as it steamed through 294/7108.4 hammered in at the body, 88mph and Curran steers it straight into the hands of short leg! Simple enough, when it works... Bancroft gratefully accepts a dolly of a catch and Curran walks off shaking his head after a spirited innings 335/8111.4 goes for the leg-side heave again, top edge over the keeper... but the back-pedaling Smith pouches it safely! Broad is on his way after a spunky thirty and Lyon has his first wicket of the innings. Australia one away from wrapping things up 346/9112.3 and it ends in a run-out! Anderson fended the ball around the corner and wanted to get up the other end, Crane was slow to react, I think, and was barely in the frame as Bancroft stepped across from short leg to receive the throw and break the stumps 346/10Extras4 (lb 2, w 2)TOTAL346 all out (112.3 Overs, RR: 3.07)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Mark Stoneman, 9.5 ov), 2-88 (James Vince, 28.5 ov), 3-95 (Alastair Cook, 32.3 ov), 4-228 (Joe Root, 80.3 ov), 5-233 (Jonny Bairstow, 81.4 ov), 6-251 (Dawid Malan, 88.4 ov), 7-294 (Moeen Ali, 102.4 ov), 8-335 (Tom Curran, 108.4 ov), 9-346 (Stuart Broad, 111.4 ov), 10-346 (Mason Crane, 112.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 21 6 80 2 3.80 0 0 JR Hazlewood 23 4 65 2 2.82 0 0 PJ Cummins 24.3 5 80 4 3.26 2 0 NM Lyon 37 5 86 1 2.32 0 0 MR Marsh 7 0 33 0 4.71 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.2 through him! That's 399 for Broad. Full, straight, and a rather loose drive from Bancroft. The ball nips back past the inside edge into middle stump. That's the length when Broad is at his best 1/131.4 lovely line, that's gottim - up goes the finger! Beautifully bowled, nipping away to kiss the edge and Bairstow snags a low catch to send Warner on his way! He shakes his head, probably feeling there was a big one in the offing... but Anderson has landed the big fish. Maybe just cut his fingers down the side of the ball and it left Warner appreciably 86/2130.4 got him, Khawaja is left stranded and Bairstow completes a simple stumping! Crane has his maiden Test wicket, he's on the board! It's a bit of bowling too, saw Khawaja make an early move and he slid the ball out wide, beat the forward lunge as it spun sharply past the inside edge and into the gloves. Plenty of emotion in the celebration, some of it doubtless relief; Khawaja, after a fantastic knock, is gone 375/493.1 he's got him! Moeen. Has. Got. Smith. Out. Round the wicket, a full delivery, and Smith chips a drive very low back to the bowler. Just drifted away from Smith a fraction, the bat twisted a fraction. He's furious with himself. Lovely moment for Moeen on what has been a tough tour 274/3185.6 dropped into the covers, they go for the quick single... but Stoneman's direct hit does for Marsh! It was Paine's call, maybe some tired running from Marsh but he picked up and released swiftly, completing the job that England's bowlers had strived to do for nearly 300 deliveries. Another memorable innings from Marsh and it's put Australia in an impregnable position 596/6173.2 and he's gone now! On off stump, nips back, keeps a touch low and scoots under the bottom edge as Marsh looks to play into the off side 544/5188.4 attempts the big mow again, but this one goes straight up... and Vince swallows a steepler! Six and out from Starc, who was never likely to hang around, small consolation for Moeen with his fifth wicket of the series. Didn't go much further than mid-off, turned out of the rough and he skewed the shot 613/7Extras9 (b 2, lb 4, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL649/7d (193 Overs, RR: 3.36)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Cameron Bancroft, 1.2 ov), 2-86 (David Warner, 31.4 ov), 3-274 (Steven Smith, 93.1 ov), 4-375 (Usman Khawaja, 130.4 ov), 5-544 (Mitchell Marsh, 173.2 ov), 6-596 (Shaun Marsh, 185.6 ov), 7-613 (Mitchell Starc, 188.4 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.5 bowled him, with a beauty! Pitches around middle, spins, and clips the top of off stump as Cook plays back. That is a gem for the offspinner. Could Cook have got forward? 15/22.6 given lbw! He's gone back and across, the delivery wasn't that full so height could be an issue and Stoneman reviews. Well, taken him on the knee roll, didn't bounce as first thought. Might not be high after all. Nope, it's hitting leg stump full on! 5/120.6 gottim - edged to slip! No doubt about this one carrying, it flew off the bat, Smith had to juggle it but held the catch safely at the second attempt! Vince heads off into the sunset, a cowboy with the perfect lasso technique who sadly can't ride a horse... This was a decent ball, coming back in at him, but the hands were hard and the outside edge of doom did for him again 43/374.6 full and straight, some late swing, clipped firmly to midwicket 144/533.4 given lbw! He took a long time to raise the finger, Joel Wilson, and it's an excellent decision. Malan reviewed, but it couldn't save him. This one slid on with the air, Malan was playing back. He's late bringing the bat down. Hits the back leg, on the pad flap. Umpire's call on height 68/477.4 fullish and stays low, arrowing into the pads, trapped in front of the stumps - and up goes the finger! Bairstow's dogged resistance is over, he asks Curran about the review but then decides it's not worth the bother, the ball was heading towards leg stump but it looked a good appeal. England six down, the white flag being slowly unfolded 144/661.2 sliding on, raps the front pad - and given! Moeen doesn't hang around, he's not even interested in spinning the DRS wheel, Lyon has bagged him for one last time in the series! Looked pretty Tweedle Dum on first glance, Australia have their first of the day 121/577.6 hurls down the bumper, Broad fends it in the air... and Paine completes the dismissal with a catch above his head! Superb bouncer to a man as vulnerable as Broad, all he could do was throw the hands up, like a boxer being pounded on the ropes, it lobbed up off the glove, and goodnight 148/781.1 dug in, screaming bouncer, Crane leaps and fends at it... another one goes! Crane walks up and chats with Curran, decides to review, hoping perhaps that it hit him on the shoulder (which you'd think he would know all about) rather than the glove; but the replays quickly show that it looped off the thumb, straightforward even before they go to Hot Spot and Australia are almost there 156/888.1 been given caught behind! Short of a length, angled across, feathered through to Paine. Anderson wants to review, but England have none left. Not sure he actually nicked that. And Joe Root won't come out, so that's the end of the match 180/9Extras7 (lb 2, pen 5)TOTAL180 all out (88.1 Overs, RR: 2.04)Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Mark Stoneman, 2.6 ov), 2-15 (Alastair Cook, 5.5 ov), 3-43 (James Vince, 20.6 ov), 4-68 (Dawid Malan, 33.4 ov), 4-93* (Joe Root, retired not out ), 5-121 (Moeen Ali, 61.2 ov), 5-144* (Joe Root, retired not out ), 6-144 (Jonny Bairstow, 77.4 ov), 7-148 (Stuart Broad, 77.6 ov), 8-156 (Mason Crane, 81.1 ov), 9-180 (James Anderson, 88.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 16 4 38 1 2.37 0 0 JR Hazlewood 17.1 6 36 1 2.09 0 0 NM Lyon 35 12 54 3 1.54 0 0 PJ Cummins 17 4 39 4 2.29 0 0 SPD Smith 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0 MR Marsh 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
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- Thu, 4 Jan - day 1 - England 1st innings 233/5 (DJ Malan 55*, 81.4 ov)
- Fri, 5 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 193/2 (UT Khawaja 91*, SPD Smith 44*, 67 ov)
- Sat, 6 Jan - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 479/4 (SE Marsh 98*, MR Marsh 63*, 157 ov)
- Sun, 7 Jan - day 4 - England 2nd innings 93/4 (JE Root 42*, JM Bairstow 17*, 46 ov)
- Mon, 8 Jan - day 5 - England 2nd innings 180 (88.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- England: 100 runs in 52.2 overs (314 balls), Extras 1
- JE Root (2) retired hurt on 42* from 93/4 to 121/5
- JE Root: 50 off 136 balls (1 x 4)
- Lunch: England - 144/5 in 75.0 overs (JM Bairstow 38)
- JE Root (2) retired ill at 144/5 (58, 74.6 overs)
- England: 150 runs in 80.1 overs (481 balls), Extras 2
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Over 81.1: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - MS Crane (Struck down)
- Penalty: 87.5 - Ball striking Fielding Team helmet
- Drinks: England - 180/8 in 88.0 overs (TK Curran 23, JM Anderson 2)
- SE Marsh: 100 off 212 balls (11 x 4)
- New ball taken at 161.1 overs
- Australia: 500 runs in 162.4 overs (978 balls), Extras 8
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 233 balls (SE Marsh 65, MR Marsh 86, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Australia - 542/4 in 172.0 overs (SE Marsh 125, MR Marsh 99)
- MR Marsh: 100 off 140 balls (15 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Australia: 550 runs in 174.4 overs (1050 balls), Extras 8
- Lunch: Australia - 578/5 in 183.0 overs (SE Marsh 145, TD Paine 14)
- SE Marsh: 150 off 283 balls (17 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (SE Marsh 30, TD Paine 20, Ex 0)
- Australia: 600 runs in 186.6 overs (1124 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Australia - 618/7 in 190.0 overs (TD Paine 30, PJ Cummins 2)
- Innings Break: Australia - 649/7 in 193.0 overs (TD Paine 38, PJ Cummins 24)
- England 2nd innings
- Over 2.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - MD Stoneman (Struck down)
- Tea: England - 25/2 in 12.0 overs (JM Vince 6, JE Root 8)
- Over 19.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - JM Vince (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 49/3 in 25.0 overs (JE Root 19, DJ Malan 1)
- England: 50 runs in 25.5 overs (155 balls), Extras 1
- Over 33.4: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - DJ Malan (Struck down - Umpires call)
- End Of Day: England - 93/4 in 46.0 overs (JE Root 42, JM Bairstow 17)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 94 balls (3 x 4)
- Australia: 200 runs in 68.3 overs (412 balls), Extras 2
- UT Khawaja: 100 off 222 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 300 balls (UT Khawaja 81, SPD Smith 68, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Australia - 237/2 in 82.0 overs (UT Khawaja 110, SPD Smith 68)
- New ball taken after 80 overs
- Australia: 250 runs in 85.4 overs (515 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Australia - 277/3 in 95.0 overs (UT Khawaja 132, SE Marsh 2)
- Australia: 300 runs in 107.3 overs (647 balls), Extras 4
- UT Khawaja: 150 off 334 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 319/3 in 113.0 overs (UT Khawaja 155, SE Marsh 21)
- Over 114.3: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - SE Marsh (Upheld)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 137 balls (UT Khawaja 23, SE Marsh 26, Ex 2)
- Australia: 350 runs in 124.4 overs (750 balls), Extras 6
- SE Marsh: 50 off 121 balls (6 x 4)
- Tea: Australia - 365/3 in 127.0 overs (UT Khawaja 166, SE Marsh 54)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 216 balls (UT Khawaja 39, SE Marsh 58, Ex 3)
- Over 132.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - MR Marsh (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 389/4 in 140.0 overs (SE Marsh 68, MR Marsh 4)
- Australia: 400 runs in 141.2 overs (850 balls), Extras 7
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (SE Marsh 15, MR Marsh 36, Ex 2)
- Australia: 450 runs in 148.5 overs (895 balls), Extras 8
- MR Marsh: 50 off 64 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 153.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - MR Marsh (Upheld)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 151 balls (SE Marsh 38, MR Marsh 63, Ex 2)
- End Of Day: Australia - 479/4 in 157.0 overs (SE Marsh 98, MR Marsh 63)
- England: 250 runs in 88.2 overs (530 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: England - 288/6 in 100.0 overs (MM Ali 25, TK Curran 22)
- England: 300 runs in 103.5 overs (623 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: England - 346/10 in 112.3 overs (JM Anderson 0)
- Australia 1st innings
- Australia: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 90 balls (DA Warner 33, UT Khawaja 16, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Australia - 53/1 in 17.0 overs (DA Warner 36, UT Khawaja 16)
- DA Warner: 50 off 88 balls (5 x 4)
- DA Warner: 50 off 89 balls (5 x 4)
- Tea: Australia - 96/2 in 34.0 overs (UT Khawaja 36, SPD Smith 3)
- Australia: 100 runs in 35.2 overs (212 balls), Extras 1
- UT Khawaja: 50 off 107 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (UT Khawaja 36, SPD Smith 13, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Australia - 147/2 in 51.0 overs (UT Khawaja 69, SPD Smith 20)
- Australia: 150 runs in 51.1 overs (308 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 203 balls (UT Khawaja 57, SPD Smith 43, Ex 1)
- End Of Day: Australia - 193/2 in 67.0 overs (UT Khawaja 91, SPD Smith 44)
- Lunch: Australia - 0/0
- England 1st innings
- Rain: England - 0/0
- Lunch: England - 0/0
- Drinks: England - 39/1 in 14.0 overs (AN Cook 11, JM Vince 2)
- England: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (AN Cook 25, JM Vince 24, Ex 1)
- Drinks: England - 86/1 in 28.0 overs (AN Cook 36, JM Vince 24)
- Over 32.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - AN Cook (Upheld)
- England: 100 runs in 33.5 overs (203 balls), Extras 2
- Tea: England - 122/3 in 42.0 overs (JE Root 16, DJ Malan 16)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls (JE Root 34, DJ Malan 17, Ex 0)
- England: 150 runs in 54.1 overs (325 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: England - 160/3 in 55.5 overs (JE Root 42, DJ Malan 28)
- JE Root: 50 off 82 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 194/3 in 69.0 overs (JE Root 65, DJ Malan 39)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 230 balls (JE Root 61, DJ Malan 39, Ex 0)
- England: 200 runs in 74.1 overs (445 balls), Extras 2
- DJ Malan: 50 off 146 balls (5 x 4)
- New ball taken after 80 overs
- Over 80.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batsman - JM Bairstow (Struck down)
- End Of Day: England - 233/5 in 81.4 overs (DJ Malan 55)
Match Coverage
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