07/12Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 8-11 2021
Australia won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia
07/12Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 8-11 2021
Australia won by 9 wkts
Player of the Match
Travis Head
Travis HeadAustralia

END OF OVER:
103 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ENG: 297/10

  • Jack Leach0 (2b)
  • Cameron Green12-3-23-2
  • Nathan Lyon34-5-91-4

12.06pm: Nathan Lyon leads Australia off after completing 400 Test wickets, then adding No. 401, 402 and 403 shortly after. Carey, meanwhile, has equalled the record for most dismissals by a keeper on Test debut with eight. He's been near-faultless behind the stumps across 153.1 overs. Pretty miserable stuff from England's middle and lower order after Malan and Root's fight on the third afternoon. We'll be back in 40 minutes to talk you through a nervy run chase...

102.6
W
Green to Woakes, OUT, feathered through to Carey! England have lost 8 wickets for 77 runs on the fourth morning and Australia need 20 to win after lunch. Woakes was backing away, looking to upper-cut over the slips to keep himself on strike. Green followed him with the short ball, and Woakes could only edge it through to the keeper

CR Woakes c †Carey b Green 16 (65m 47b 2x4 0x6) SR: 34.04

102.5
0
Green to Woakes, no run, defended calmly off the back foot

Said Hassani: "Instead of Jack Leach, England should bring in Moeen Ali for the second test to give them some momentum." -- You must have missed his retirement from Tests, Said. And Mo took 5 wickets at 100+ on England's last tour to Australia!

102.4
0
Green to Woakes, no run, on a length, defended off the hip
102.3
0
Green to Woakes, no run, tight to the stumps, good length, steered to point with an open face
102.2
0
Green to Woakes, no run, defends off the back foot
102.1
0
Green to Woakes, no run, tight to the stumps, clipped off the hip to square midwicket
102.1
1w
Green to Woakes, 1 wide, innocuous start, short ball which sails harmlessly over the ducking Woakes

Cameron Green returns. He's bowled well throughout this Test

Another gem from Sampath: "Last time a spinner took a 5-for at the Gabba - Shane Warne in 2005 vs WI. Before that was also Warne in 1995 vs PAK"

END OF OVER:
102 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ENG: 296/9

  • Jack Leach0 (2b)
  • Chris Woakes16 (41b)
  • Nathan Lyon34-5-91-4
  • Mitchell Starc20-3-77-1
101.6
0
Lyon to Leach, no run, wide on the crease, Leach wasn't sure whether to play and was cramped on the cut. Not much turn but plenty of bounce thanks to the overspin. Very late on the shot
101.5
0
Lyon to Leach, no run, grips from a length, left alone

The interval will be delayed with England nine wickets down. Jack Leach strides out at No. 11, with Lyon hunting a five-for. He's round the wicket, with two slips and a silly point in place

"England should declare at lunch," Geoff jokes. "They have built an imposing total already!"

101.4
W
Lyon to Wood, OUT, tossed up, yorks him! Much more flight from Lyon than we've seen throughout the majority of this Test and some drift too. Very full, sneaking under the toe of Wood's bat as he came forward to drive, and it trims the outer half of off stump thanks to plenty of turn off the straight. Lyon has four, Australia have nine, England have big problems!

MA Wood b Lyon 6 (14m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 46.15

101.3
0
Lyon to Wood, no run, on a length, defended with a straight bat
101.2
1
Lyon to Woakes, 1 run, fullish outside off, hint of spin to take the inside edge and they scramble through for a single
101.1
0
Lyon to Woakes, no run, fullish and tight to the stumps, Woakes is forward in defence

END OF OVER:
101 | 4 Runs | ENG: 295/8

  • Mark Wood6 (11b)
  • Chris Woakes15 (39b)
  • Mitchell Starc20-3-77-1
  • Nathan Lyon33-5-90-3
100.6
0
Starc to Wood, no run, wide on the crease, wayward short ball at 87mph/140kph which Wood ducks underneath
100.5
0
Starc to Wood, no run, sharp short ball, Wood gets out the way of it

My colleague Andrew McGlashan has this: "Simon Taufel is making an interesting point on Channel 7 that Australia's target may be too small for England to make up much of their over-rate issue from first innings. He estimates they are 7-8 overs short at the moment."

100.4
0
Starc to Wood, no run, fuller, dug out via the toe towards mid-off
100.3
4
Starc to Wood, FOUR, carved away over the cordon! Not totally in control of the shot, but enough width for Wood to free his arms and upper-cut over deep third
100.2
0
Starc to Wood, no run, very wide on the crease, sharp short ball at 88mph/142kph which rears up to hit him on the glove. Vicious
100.1
0
Starc to Wood, no run, banged in, back of a length, defended into the covers

Stays round the wicket

END OF OVER:
100 | 2 Runs | ENG: 291/8

  • Mark Wood2 (5b)
  • Chris Woakes15 (39b)
  • Nathan Lyon33-5-90-3
  • Mitchell Starc19-3-73-1
99.6
1
Lyon to Wood, 1 run, full and straight, comes forward to defend and inside-edges into the leg side to retain the strike

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