28/06Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of England at London, Jun 28-Jul 2 2023
Australia won by 43 runs
Player of the Match
Steven Smith
Steven SmithAustralia
28/06Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of England at London, Jun 28-Jul 2 2023
Australia won by 43 runs
Player of the Match
Steven Smith
Steven SmithAustralia

12.33pm: England get the job done, although allowing the opposition to reach 400 after being inserted can never be described as "mission accomplished". Steven Smith racked up an inevitable hundred after the disappointment of Edgbaston - his eighth in England, behind only Bradman amongst visiting batters - and the runs flowed, despite England taking the last five wickets for the addition of 76 to the overnight total. It has now brightened up around Lord's, with conditions as good as they've been for batting... we'll see what that means for England's Bazballers against the Australia attack shortly

100.4
W
Robinson to Hazlewood, OUT, flappy edge, taken at first slip! Robinson has the final word - at least for now - and England have wrapped up Australia in around 90 minutes of play in this morning session. Fullish in the channel, again Hazlewood drives without footwork and Root holds the catch in front of his phizzog

JR Hazlewood c Root b Robinson 4 (12m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

100.3
0
Robinson to Hazlewood, no run, goes back over the wicket, banged in short and ducked
100.2
0
Robinson to Hazlewood, no run, round the wicket, tighter line to off stump, prodded away
100.1
4
Robinson to Hazlewood, FOUR, clobbered on the up through the covers! Hazlewood decides to show Robinson just how an Aussie No.11 plays. Ton up for Robbo, too

END OF OVER:
100 | 4 Runs | AUS: 412/9

  • Pat Cummins22 (33b)
  • Josh Hazlewood0 (2b)
  • Josh Tongue22-3-98-3
  • Ollie Robinson24-3-96-2
99.6
4
Tongue to Cummins, FOUR, creamed over cover point! Field up for the final ball of the over and he sits back, opens the shoulders and belts it up and away for four

"McKenzie is right, of course. Except that the loss of Ali was almost as devastating for Australia as hearing Leach wasn't playing," guffaws Shawry

99.5
0
Tongue to Cummins, no run, pitched up straight and clipped to midwicket
99.4
0
Tongue to Cummins, no run, beaten! Tongue goes slightly wide on the crease and drags Cummins into playing
99.3
0
Tongue to Cummins, no run, slightly short of a length, Cummins has a poke outside off
99.2
0
Tongue to Cummins, no run, good length in the channel, again he watches it through

Two slips in, five men out on the rope

99.1
0
Tongue to Cummins, no run, length ball, quite wide and Cummins lets it go

"Pat Cummins averaging a neat 100 for the series," observes Bill

END OF OVER:
99 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 408/9

  • Josh Hazlewood0 (2b)
  • Pat Cummins18 (27b)
  • Ollie Robinson24-3-96-2
  • Josh Tongue21-3-94-3

"Shouldn't that be hook, Lyon and sinker?" It absolutely should, Stephen. Please report for duty in this chair asap

98.6
0
Robinson to Hazlewood, no run, length ball, 78mph/126kph wide of off, this time he shoulders arms
98.5
0
Robinson to Hazlewood, no run, back of a length outside off, Hazlewood has an airy hack as he steps away and is beaten

Out walks Australia's genuine No. 11 Josh Hazlewood

98.4
W
Robinson to Lyon, OUT, short ball, hook... line and sinker! Straight down to the man at fine leg, and England's plan to Lyon has worked (this week). Robinson gets a bit more oomph in his bouncer, the ball climbing to hit high on the bat, well held by Tongue above his head a few yards in from the rope

NM Lyon c Tongue b Robinson 7 (17m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.84

98.3
4
Robinson to Lyon, FOUR, short and walloped! Lyon hooks in front of square and gets it away to the boundary

"Part of the reason to not declare, is to keep the English bowlers bowling," opines McEnroe, taking the declaration gags seriously. "3 days between this test and the next test. Tired sore bowlers will be easier to face in the next Test. England have already loss Ali to injury."

98.2
0
Robinson to Lyon, no run, full on fifth stump, 79mph/127kph and dinked watchfully into the covers
98.1
1
Robinson to Cummins, 1 run, pitched up and whipped off the pads out to deep midwicket

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England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd4BM DuckettOJ Pope
3rd28JE RootBM Duckett
4th4BM DuckettHC Brook
5th132BA StokesBM Duckett
6th16JM BairstowBA Stokes
7th108SCJ BroadBA Stokes
8th1SCJ BroadOE Robinson
9th0SCJ BroadJC Tongue
10th25JM AndersonJC Tongue