Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 10 Runs | ENG: 162/7 | RR: 8.10

  • Chris Jordan14 (8b)
  • Adil Rashid1 (4b)
  • Pat Cummins3-0-24-1
  • Kane Richardson3-0-13-2

7.28pm An entertaining innings, that, with both teams attacking all the way. Some out-of-the-box captaincy, but Aaron Finch knows this isn't a T20 World Cup game, and Australia were clearly trying a few things to start their season. the pitch seemed pretty flat at first, but there's a bit of grip if you're a spinner or bowl slower balls. England have a decent total, but will 162 be enough against a quality Australia line-up with plenty of experience? We'll find out very soon when Andrew Miller brings you the chase.

Corey: "England's tail is very long or very short entirely dependent on form. "

Vinod Rajpal: "5 of the last 6 completed T20Is in England have been won by the chasing team....Can Aus start with a WIN after the long gap of return in cricket !!"

GoanIndian: "As an Indian, it bothers me a great deal when all the English supporters complain about their tail. We go in with Bumrah, Chahal, Yadav and Shami for Sachin's sake!" -- Haha, I know exactly what you mean!

19.6
4
Cummins to Jordan, FOUR, swatted away, lots of bottom hand once more, and Jordan takes England past 160. Back-of-a-length offcutter nipping in towards leg stump, and Jordan spotted it early and was into his pull quickly, met it well in front of his body and picked out the gap between deep midwicket and deep backward square leg
19.5
2
Cummins to Jordan, 2 runs, low full-toss on leg stump, whipped down the ground to the left of long-on. Another from Jordan's eye-catching bottom-handed array of strokes

Mash: "Shouldn't Mark Wood now be ahead of Rashid as a proven boundary-hitter (in Tests at least)?"

19.4
2
Cummins to Jordan, 2 runs, short outside off, pulled to the right of deep midwicket, lots of bottom hand, almost a tennis smash
19.3
1b
Cummins to Rashid, 1 bye, now Rashid looks to step across and target fine leg, and Cummins spots the movement and bowls the shortish slower ball wide of off. Another swish and miss, just like the previous over, but this time they sneak a bye with Jordan starting nice and early
19.2
0
Cummins to Rashid, no run, another wide yorker, and Rashid can't put bat to it. Seriously quick delivery, juuust inside the tramline

Rose: "You talk about Rashid's FC hundreds (fair) but the fact England bat down to 11 disguises the fact that their tail starts at 6..."

19.1
1
Cummins to Jordan, 1 run, wide yorker, sliced down to third man

Cummins to finish. The three quicks will finish with an over unbowled each.

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 152/7 | RR: 8.00

  • Adil Rashid1 (2b)
  • Chris Jordan5 (4b)
  • Kane Richardson3-0-13-2
  • Adam Zampa4-0-47-0
18.6
0
Richardson to Rashid, no run, slower ball again. Rashid sees fine leg in the circle and looks to step across to swipe or scoop it in that direction. Richardson keeps it wide outside off, outside his body, and slows it down so he has no pace to work wit. Swishes at it and misses
18.5
1
Richardson to Jordan, 1 run, middle-stump yorker, stays leg-side of it and squeezes it towards backward point
18.4
2
Richardson to Jordan, 2 runs, back of a length, not far outside off, gets his bottom hand into this forcing back-foot shot to place it to the right of deep point
18.3
1
Richardson to Rashid, 1 run, back of a length on off stump. Stays leg side of the ball and dabs it gently into the off side, square
18.2
1
Richardson to Jordan, 1 run, back of a length outside off, dabbed to third man

We're into No. 10, and in walks a guy with ten first-class hundreds.

18.1
W
Richardson to Malan, OUT, gone. Slower ball slanting away from off stump, quite short, and Malan goes in the pursuit of more quick runs. Flat-bats it pretty well, but he's looking to miss long-off running to his right, not to hit it into his hands. Excellent innings from the No. 3

DJ Malan c Smith b Richardson 66 (59m 43b 5x4 3x6) SR: 153.48

Richardson continues.

END OF OVER:
18 | 22 Runs | ENG: 147/6 | RR: 8.16

  • Dawid Malan66 (42b)
  • Chris Jordan1 (1b)
  • Adam Zampa4-0-47-0
  • Kane Richardson2-0-8-1
17.6
1
Zampa to Malan, 1 run, fuller now to deny the elevation, on off stump. Driven on the bounce to long-off
17.5
6
Zampa to Malan, SIX, shot! Malan makes a bit of room again, and ends up having all the room in the world to free his arms as Zampa delivers a googly spinning away from off stump. Hits cleanly over the wide long-off boundary
17.4
6
Zampa to Malan, SIX, bang. Not the worst ball, quickish length ball on leg stump, and Malan opens up at the hips as he stretches forward for the slog-sweep, and he hits it hard and square and all the way over the square leg boundary
17.4
5w
Zampa to Malan, 5 wides, Malan's been trying to make room to hit through the off side all through this over, and now he goes the other way, stepping across and exposing leg stump. Zampa looks to hit leg stump with a quick legbreak, but he gets his line wrong and beats everyone down the leg side as Malan misses the sweep
17.3
2
Zampa to Malan, 2 runs, wrong'un on a length, spinning away from off stump, flat-batted to the left of sweeper cover
17.2
1
Zampa to Jordan, 1 run, wrong'un, turning in towards leg stump. Stays back and tucks it into the square leg region
17.1
1
Zampa to Malan, 1 run, shortish on off stump, makes room and slaps to deep point

Interesting. Zampa to bowl the 18th over. Over the wicket to Malan. Australia still have two to go from Cummins and one from Starc.

Predictor: "Maxwell feels like Sachin Tendulkar when he is bowling, very smart, somehow gets wickets in white-ball cricket and that too big players at key moments"

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | ENG: 125/6 | RR: 7.35

  • Dawid Malan50 (37b)
  • Chris Jordan0 (0b)
  • Kane Richardson2-0-8-1
  • Glenn Maxwell3-0-14-2
16.6
1
Richardson to Malan, 1 run, short, slanting across to off stump, pulled to deep square leg to bring up his fifty. He's looked really good after a slowish start

Aayushman: "The pitch seems slow. Reckon Australia might miss Labuschagne to complete a tricky run-chase." -- We will see. Australia will have the advantage of knowing their target and tailoring their approach from the start.

Here's Chris Jordan.

16.5
W
Richardson to Curran, OUT, short, wide, another slower ball, I think, and Curran waits and slaps it hard but can't control it because it gets up higher than he estimates, and he ends up hitting it straight to deep cover point

TK Curran c Agar b Richardson 6 (13m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00

16.4
0
Richardson to Curran, no run, slower ball, just back of a length, on middle and off. Curran sees third man in the circle and goes for the reverse-scoop, but can't connect at a ball that's dying even as it reaches him

Third man up in the circle for the right-hander.

England v Australia 2020 News

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st98AJ FinchDA Warner
2nd26DA WarnerSPD Smith
3rd3DA WarnerGJ Maxwell
4th2DA WarnerMP Stoinis
5th4MP StoinisAT Carey
6th15MP StoinisAC Agar
7th12MP StoinisPJ Cummins