4s
6s
Total 4's :
22
Total 6's :
5
Wickets :
10
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
0.3
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, FOUR! HANDSOME! Salt starts the chase with a boundary. Starc searches for swing and gets it too. Perhaps the line was a bit wide this time. Outside off and Salt gives it the treatment. Nothing extravagant, just covering the line, reaching the ball and driving it through the covers.
4
0.4
Mitchell Starc to Phil Salt, FOUR! Not a bad ball but it will be four more! Cross-seam delivery, pretty full, outside off, Phil Salt squeezes it between cover and point and finds the gap and the ropes.
4
2.3
Mitchell Starc to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Excellent from Duckett. There is no swing on this occasion and Starc gets too straight. Very full again and Ben Duckett just thumps it through mid-wicket, with a strong bottom-hand punch.
4
3.2
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, FOUR! Fortuitous. A length ball, outside off, Salt comes down the track, looking to alter Hazlewood's length. As always, the machine with a 100-year warranty does not swerve from his length or line and gets it on a good length just outside off. Generates extra bounce as well which cramps Salt for room as he goes hard at it. The outside edge is generated but it is wide of slip and to the left of deep third.
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3.6
Josh Hazlewood to Phil Salt, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! No review needed for this one. Australia have an early strike. It almost looked like an action replay of all the balls bowled by Hazlewood to Salt in this innings, barring that one edgy shot that went for a boundary. As mentioned earlier, this machine with a 100-year warranty does not care who is batting and how is the batting. Just keeps honing on a good length, just outside off. This one nips back in as well and as always, Salt tries to force it through the line. Gets cramped for room once more and this time, nicks it to Alex Carey, the keeper. Salt departs for 12 (14), England are 26/1 and need another 245 from 276 balls.
W
4.3
Mitchell Starc to Will Jacks, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Starc strikes now. Full, outside off, Will Jacks plays a loose drive, away from his body. The ball moves away, takes the outside edge and flies behind. Matthew Short redeems himself after that drop of Salt early on, as he flings himself to his right at second slip and takes the catch with both hands. Jacks gets a golden duck and England lose 2/2 in 4 balls. Need another 243 from 273 balls.
4
5.2
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Cheeky! Well, if there is a well-oiled machine in front of you, you need to figure out a way of countering the machine. Duckett does just that. He relies on Hazlewood being consistent. Expects a ball in line of the stumps, so pre-meditates the scoop. Gets across, finds Hazlewood satisfying the job requirements and picks it off the stumps, over the keeper. The ball nearly goes all the way and the umpire signals a four after confirming with his partner upstairs.
6
5.3
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, SIX! No doubts about this one! A length ball, around middle, Duckett whips this over mid-wicket!
4
5.6
Josh Hazlewood to Ben Duckett, FOUR! 14 from the over! Hmmm... from the machine. On a length, a bit too straight, Ben Duckett clips it off the pads through square leg. 229 more needed from 264 balls.
4
6.3
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, FOUR! You bowl to him there and he will cream you all day. Overpitched, on the pads, Harry Brook flicks it through mid-wicket to get off the mark in style.
W
6.6
Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook, OUT! LBW! That is a Starc special. Ashes fans would be remembering how he cleaned up Ollie Pope at Lord's in 2023. This is more or less of that quality. A killer inswinging yorker, around middle, Harry Brook looks to dig it out but the ball swings back in pretty late and that defeats him. Gets hit on the pads and Joel Wilson does not take long to raise his finger. Brook has a chat with Duckett and signals for the review. The replay seems to suggest that Brook might have hit it but UltraEdge detects a flat line when the ball passes the bat. Ball Tracker then projects the ball to be crashing into leg stump, meaning England lose both, their skipper and a review. 4 and out for Brook, England are 46/3 and need another 225 from 258 balls.
4
7.1
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, FOUR! 50 UP FOR ENGLAND! The wickets keep falling but the runs keep coming. Hardie starts off with a length ball, around middle, Ben Duckett calmly whips it through mid-wicket.
4
7.5
Aaron Hardie to Jamie Smith, FOUR! That is a solid shot. If there were doubts as to whether England will play watchfully from here on, trying to conserve wickets, the answer is NO. Brendon McCullum always advocates to play on the front foot and that is what we will see. Irrespective of the wickets, the shots will come. On a length, outside off, Jamie Smith leans and threads it to the left of Travis Head at mid off, who dives prematurely and misses the ball. Nice way to get off the mark. England need another 216 from 253 balls.
4
8.3
Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, FOUR! LOVELY! This guy has taken the English summer by storm and Australia are getting a fresh taste of him. Overpitched, around middle, swinging in, Jamie Smith shows the full face of the bat and drives it back past the bowler, through mid on.
4
8.4
Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, FOUR MORE! Starc goes for the glory ball, aiming to tail it back into Smith from off. But he overcooks it and bowls it on middle. As a result, Jamie Smith flicks it to the right of mid on for consecutive boundaries. 206 more needed from 248 balls.
W
9.2
Aaron Hardie to Ben Duckett, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! That's an absolute screamer. A length ball, around off, Duckett looks to swing this out of the park. But the ball holds onto the pitch for a while and arrives late. Duckett is already through his shot and his bottom hand comes off the handle. The ball hits the toe end of the bat and flies wide of the bowler but Aaron Hardie, moving in that direction in his followthrough, sticks out his left hand and takes an absolute blinder. Duckett waits for a check from the umpire whether Hardie collected it cleanly and on getting the affirmative, turns back. Big wicket for Australia as the in-form Duckett departs for 32 (25). England are 65/4 and need another 206 from 242 balls.
W
9.3
Aaron Hardie to Liam Livingstone, OUT! CAUGHT DOWN THE LEG SIDE! Two in two for Hardie. Well, we saw this in the first innings as well, not-so-good deliveries getting wickets. Hardie gives a welcome gift to Liam Livingstone, a half volley on the pads. Livingstone looks to flick and does so, but can only get it fine! The keeper, Alex Carey, dives to his left and pouches another screamer, with his left glove! Livingstone does not want to go, so he waits. The umpire raises his finger and now he has to go for a golden duck!
4
10.3
Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! That's a cracking shot. This lad can bat, as was witnessed in that second T20I. Not a bad ball at all, on a length from Hazlewood, on middle, Jacob Bethell arches back and punches it to the right of point for a stunning boundary.
4
10.5
Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Fine shot again. England persist with the counter-attack. Hazlewood bowls short and Jacob Bethell is quick to pounce on it. Pulls it to the right of Glenn Maxwell at deep square leg. Maxwell puts in a bizarre chase. He first starts to run, then gives it up. Suddenly, he realizes that the ball is actually not coming that quickly and puts in a new sprint. In the end, that late decision costs him as he has to dive and misses the ball. England now need 196 from 235 balls.
4
11.4
Aaron Hardie to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Well, a critic might call it lazy from Starc but you can excuse fast bowlers for not giving their 100 percent on the field. A length ball, around off, Smith goes for the pull and gets it high off the bat. The shot takes more height than distance but because the field is up, it clears Mitchell Starc at mid on. Starc simply trots after it but after the ball lands, he suddenly feels he can stop it. Starts to put in the hard yards, then a weak slide, tries to pull the ball back and hits the ropes. The umpire checks the effort multiple times whether Starc has touched the ball and rope at the same time but in the final replay, it is seen that Starc actually pulled the ball back after it hit the ropes.
4
12.3
Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Up and over! A length ball, outside off, Jacob Bethell gets under the ball and hits it cleanly over mid off!
4
14.6
Josh Hazlewood to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! CLUNK! The dots were building and Jacob Bethell shakes off the pressure in magnificent fashion. A short ball, outside off, Bethell rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. England need another 177 from 210 balls.
6
16.5
Mitchell Starc to Jamie Smith, SIX! CLOUT! Starc looks to surprise Smith with a bumper but Smith is ready for it. Picks the length in a trice, swivels and pulls it brilliantly over mid-wicket! The stand is now worth 41 from 46 balls. England need another 165 from 199 balls.
4
20.1
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, FOUR! A freebie to bring up the 50-RUN STAND IN 66 BALLS! A full toss, outside off, Jamie Smith leans and caresses it through the covers to score more runs on the first ball than the entire previous over of Zampa.
W
21.1
Glenn Maxwell to Jacob Bethell, OUT! CAUGHT! Out of nowhere, Australia get a wicket. And not for the first time in a decade, Glenn Maxwell gives them a breakthrough. He bowls a short ball, outside off and Bethell's eyes light up, aiming to hammer this. He eyes the region around cover but there is extra bounce on this one and hence, a top edge is skewed. The ball has not gone far but Mitchell Starc at short third does not sight it at first. He is then guided by his keeper and starts off late and eventually, having to dive forward to break the 55-run stand. Bethell looks distraught but more than a poor shot, one feels that the bounce was his undoing. He departs for a bright 25 (35), England are 120/6 and need another 151 from 173 balls.
6
22.6
Adam Zampa to Jamie Smith, SIX! CRACK! The bad ball comes and irrespective of the situation, it has to go. Short, on middle, Jamie Smith crouches and pulls it over mid-wicket. Moves to 42 from 47 balls.
4
24.1
Adam Zampa to Brydon Carse, FOUR! CRASH! Tossed up, outside off, Brydon Carse leans and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. 138 more needed from 155 balls.
4
25.5
Glenn Maxwell to Brydon Carse, FOUR! Gets it through this time! Glenn Maxwell drags his length back again but this is outside off, Brydon Carse gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point or a boundary.
6
27.3
Matthew Short to Brydon Carse, SIX! BOOM! Breaks the shackles now! Tossed up and around middle, turns in a bit, Brydon Carse dances down the track, gets to the pitch of it and tonks it over the bowler's head for a biggie. 150 up for England!
4
28.3
Josh Hazlewood to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Very streaky! Josh Hazlewood hits the good length and on middle, Jamie Smith stays back and looks to heave it across the line, but the ball is not that short, takes the inside edge and just goes past the stumps to the fine leg fence for a boundary, Smith moves to 48 now!
W
30.3
Josh Hazlewood to Jamie Smith, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Hazlewood gets the massive breakthrough for his team! So often we have seen a wicket fall just after the drinks break, and it has happened again. Jamie Smith who was batting so well has to go back one short of his fifty here. This one is on a good length and around middle, angling in, Jamie Smith takes a couple of steps to flick it away, but gets a bit cramped for room and ends up hitting it aerially towards short mid-wicket, Jake Fraser-McGurk (Sub) moves quickly to his left and takes a fine catch tumbling in the end as well. Smith falls on 49 off 61 and England are seven down now!
4
30.4
Josh Hazlewood to Adil Rashid, FOUR! Gets off the mark in good fashion! The crowd likes it as well! Hard length and just around off, Adil Rashid uses the pace, opens the face of his bat and steers it away wide of third man for a boundary.
W
33.5
Adam Zampa to Brydon Carse, OUT! TAKEN! Adam Zampa strikes! This is why he is so important for this Australia side in white-ball cricket. He bowls this slower through the air, full and around off, turns away a bit, asking the batter to go after it, Brydon Carse accepts the offer and goes for the big slog sweep, but he is early into his shot and only manages to get a top edge, the ball flies high in the air towards long off where Aaron Hardie runs forward, settles under it and pouches it safely. Carse goes back after a decent knock of 26 off 46, but England are starring down the barrel now.
4
35.4
Adam Zampa to Adil Rashid, FOUR! Good effort but in vain! Fires one full but down the leg side, Adil Rashid clips it away nicely off the pads, Mitchell Starc from short fine leg chases after it, slides in but fails to push it back inside.
6
35.5
Adam Zampa to Adil Rashid, SIX! Oh..wow! Where has that come from? One leggie to another leggie! Flighted, full and around middle, Adil Rashid gets down on one knee, swings through the line and dispatches it over the sightscreen for a biggie.
W
39.5
Glenn Maxwell to Adil Rashid, OUT! LBW! Well, Rashid has reviewed this but if there is no bat, there is not much hope. It was a length ball, around off, Adil Rashid tried to paddle it around the corner. He missed and was hit on the pads. Maxwell appealed and umpire Joel Wilson raised the dreaded finger. Rashid seemed to realize the mistake in the choice of his shot, because the risk in that stroke if you miss, you are gone. He had a long look at Potts, which means that he did not hit it and then took the review. Sure enough, UltraEdge detected nothing when the ball passed the bat. Ball Tracker then completed the formalities, with the ball projected to be hitting leg stump. Rashid goes for a fighting 27 (34) and England are 201/9, needing another 70 from 61 balls.
W
40.2
Mitchell Starc to Olly Stone, OUT! CAUGHT! Unfortunate end for England and Stone but it is what it is. A short ball, outside off, from around the wicket, Olly Stone actually exhibits good technique, in ducking, to avoid the short ball. But he takes his eyes off the ball and as a result, it comes in, hits the grille of the helmet, then his shirt, goes onto the top portion of the bat and lobs in the air. Steven Smith runs behind from slip and takes a comfortable catch. The Aussies celebrate but Stone is as still as his name. The umpire smiles and eventually raises his finger. Maybe, he felt that the wicket was too obvious. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 68 RUNS AND TAKE A 2-0 LEAD IN THE 5-MATCH SERIES!