ENG vs AUS, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Edgbaston, Birmingham
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Series
Men's Ashes
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Toss
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Wilson, J S , Dar, A S
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Match Referee
Madugalle, R S
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Tv Umpire
Gaffaney, C B
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Man of the Match
Steven Smith
ENG Batting: 146/10 in 52.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns | c: Lyon b: Cummins | 11 (33) | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jason Roy | b: Lyon | 28 (58) | 4 | 0 | 48.28 |
| Joe Root | c: Bancroft b: Lyon | 28 (57) | 3 | 0 | 49.12 |
| Joe Denly | c: Bancroft b: Lyon | 11 (16) | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Jos Buttler | b: Cummins | 1 (25) | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Ben Stokes | c: Paine b: Lyon | 6 (28) | 1 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c: Bancroft b: Cummins | 6 (8) | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Moeen Ali | c: Warner b: Lyon | 4 (28) | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Chris Woakes | c: Smith b: Cummins | 37 (54) | 7 | 0 | 68.52 |
| Stuart Broad | c: Smith b: Lyon | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Anderson | not out | 4 (9) | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Siddle | 12.0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Nathan Lyon | 20.0 | 5 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| James Pattinson | 8.0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Pat Cummins | 11.3 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.78 |
| Steven Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AUS Batting: 487/7 in 112.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | c: Buttler b: Ali | 7 (31) | 1 | 0 | 22.58 |
| David Warner | c: Bairstow b: Broad | 8 (8) | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Usman Khawaja | c: Bairstow b: Stokes | 40 (48) | 6 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Steven Smith | c: Bairstow b: Woakes | 142 (207) | 14 | 0 | 68.60 |
| Travis Head | c: Bairstow b: Stokes | 51 (116) | 6 | 0 | 43.97 |
| Matthew Wade | c: Denly b: Stokes | 110 (143) | 17 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Tim Paine | b: Ali | 34 (44) | 2 | 1 | 77.27 |
| Pat Cummins | not out | 26 (33) | 2 | 0 | 78.79 |
| James Pattinson | not out | 47 (48) | 2 | 4 | 97.92 |
| Nathan Lyon | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 22.0 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.14 |
| Chris Woakes | 13.0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.54 |
| Moeen Ali | 29.0 | 1 | 130 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.48 |
| Joe Root | 12.0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.17 |
| Ben Stokes | 22.0 | 5 | 85 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Joe Denly | 14.0 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 |
ENG Batting: 374/10 in 135.5 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Rory Burns | c: Paine b: Lyon | 133 (312) | 17 | 0 | 42.63 |
| Jason Roy | c: Smith b: Pattinson | 10 (22) | 2 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Joe Root | c&b: Siddle | 57 (119) | 6 | 0 | 47.90 |
| Joe Denly | lbw: Pattinson | 18 (36) | 3 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jos Buttler | c: Bancroft b: Cummins | 5 (10) | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ben Stokes | c: Paine b: Cummins | 50 (96) | 8 | 0 | 52.08 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c: Warner b: Siddle | 8 (35) | 1 | 0 | 22.86 |
| Moeen Ali | b: Lyon | 0 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Woakes | not out | 37 (95) | 1 | 1 | 38.95 |
| Stuart Broad | c: Pattinson b: Cummins | 29 (67) | 2 | 0 | 43.28 |
| James Anderson | c: Cummins b: Lyon | 3 (19) | 0 | 0 | 15.79 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 33.0 | 9 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.55 |
| James Pattinson | 27.0 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.04 |
| Peter Siddle | 27.0 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
| Nathan Lyon | 43.5 | 8 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.56 |
| Matthew Wade | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Travis Head | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Steven Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
AUS Batting: 284/10 in 80.4 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Cameron Bancroft | c: Root b: Broad | 8 (25) | 2 | 0 | 32.00 |
| David Warner | lbw: Broad | 2 (14) | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Usman Khawaja | c: Bairstow b: Woakes | 13 (23) | 2 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Steven Smith | b: Broad | 144 (219) | 16 | 2 | 65.75 |
| Travis Head | lbw: Woakes | 35 (61) | 5 | 0 | 57.38 |
| Matthew Wade | lbw: Woakes | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Tim Paine | c: Burns b: Broad | 5 (14) | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Pat Cummins | lbw: Stokes | 5 (10) | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Pattinson | lbw: Broad | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 12 (26) | 3 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Peter Siddle | c: Buttler b: Ali | 44 (85) | 4 | 0 | 51.76 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| James Anderson | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Stuart Broad | 22.4 | 4 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 |
| Chris Woakes | 21.0 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 |
| Ben Stokes | 18.0 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.28 |
| Moeen Ali | 13.0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Joe Denly | 2.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
Key Stats
51.5 Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes
Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Off break half volley, outside off stump down the track flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Siddle.
51.4 Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes
Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
51.3 Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes
Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Wade.
51.2 Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes
Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Warner.
51.1 Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes
Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Wade.
50.6 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Steer, to second slip for 1 run, fielded by Smith.
50.6 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Over 51. 5 runs. Bowler: Peter Siddle. England: 9-141(rr 2.76)
50.5 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
FOUR! Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs, dropped catch by Smith. Waft of the bat, edge drawn, but put down at second slip by Smith! He would've expected to hold onto that. It did go quickly and low to his left, but he got two hands to it. Went straight through him to the fence.
50.4 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Pattinson.
50.3 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Pattinson.
50.3 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Over 51. no runs. Bowler: Peter Siddle. England: 9-136(rr 2.67)
50.2 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Siddle.
50.1 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
49.6 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to short third man for no runs, fielded by Siddle.
49.6 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Over 50. no runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. England: 9-136(rr 2.72)
49.5 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
49.4 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
49.3 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
49.2 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
49.1 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
48.6 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Head.
48.6 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Over 49. no runs. Bowler: Peter Siddle. England: 9-136(rr 2.78)
48.5 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
48.4 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
48.4 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Over 49. no runs. Bowler: Peter Siddle. England: 9-136(rr 2.78)
48.3 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
48.2 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
48.1 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
47.6 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
47.6 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Over 48. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. England: 9-136(rr 2.83)
47.5 Nathan Lyon to James Anderson
Nathan Lyon to James Anderson. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
47.4 Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad
OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Stuart Broad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, by Smith. Two in two for Lyon, who now has six wickets to his name. Broad lunges forward, pushes out with hard hands, and the ball deflects off the outside edge to first slip this time. Smith isn't going to drop them.
47.3 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to second slip, by Warner. Finally Lyon gets one on the money, and Moeen is helpless in defence. Plays down the line, rags away to take the outside edge, and Warner snaps it up at second slip. Looks pretty simple, and now Australia are just two wickets away!
47.2 Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes
Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Pattinson.
47.1 Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes
Nathan Lyon to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
46.6 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine. Still 50 overs left to go in the day for Australia to find three good deliveries. Shouldn't be a problem, but Woakes and Ali are fighting hard for England. Good to see.
46.6 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Over 47. 2 runs. Bowler: Peter Siddle. England: 7-135(rr 2.87)
46.5 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Pattinson.
46.4 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Wade.
46.3 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
46.2 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Cummins.
46.1 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Pattinson.
45.6 Steven Smith to Chris Woakes
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner full toss, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Wade.
45.6 Steven Smith to Chris Woakes
Over 46. no runs. Bowler: Steven Smith. England: 7-133(rr 2.89)
45.5 Steven Smith to Chris Woakes
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Siddle.
45.4 Steven Smith to Chris Woakes
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, to short extra cover for no runs.
45.3 Steven Smith to Chris Woakes
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot padded, padded to point for no runs, fielded by Siddle.
45.2 Steven Smith to Chris Woakes
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side no foot movement padded, padded to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
45.1 Steven Smith to Chris Woakes
Steven Smith to Chris Woakes. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs.
44.6 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
44.6 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Over 45. 1 run. Bowler: Peter Siddle. England: 7-133(rr 2.96)
44.5 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
APPEAL! Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Bancroft, appeal made for L.B.W. Carbon copy of the last delivery. Movement back into Moeen, but struck on the thigh pad this time, and it was heading way over the top.
44.4 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
APPEAL! Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump no foot movement defending, hit pad to for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. This will boost the confidence of the umpire. A good decision from him here. Moeen isn't full forward to defend this, and gets beaten on the inside edge after it jags back in off the wicket. Australia want to review this. HawkEye suggests it was bouncing over the top of the stumps.
44.3 Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali
Peter Siddle to Moeen Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
44.2 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Siddle, fielded by Pattinson.
44.1 Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes
Peter Siddle to Chris Woakes. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
43.6 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Off break back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
43.6 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
Over 44. no runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. England: 7-132(rr 3.00)
43.5 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
43.4 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
43.3 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
43.2 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.
43.1 Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali
Nathan Lyon to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to short third man for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
42.6 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
FOUR! James Pattinson to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep point for 4 runs. Three boundaries in the over! It has been a bit erratic from Pattinson. Very wide, and a touch too short as well. Woakes stretches out, and slaps it away in front of point this time.
42.6 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
Over 43. 12 runs. Bowler: James Pattinson. England: 7-132(rr 3.07)
42.5 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
James Pattinson to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Wade.
42.4 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
FOUR! James Pattinson to Chris Woakes. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Pattinson fires it into the pads now, and Woakes is good enough to whip it away gloriously through mid wicket once more. Cracking stuff.
42.4 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
Over 43. 8 runs. Bowler: James Pattinson. England: 7-128(rr 2.98)
42.3 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
FOUR! James Pattinson to Chris Woakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Woakes doesn't want to stand there and fend the short balls away anymore. He rocks back and takes this on superbly. Walloped in front of square for four.
42.2 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
James Pattinson to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Wade.
42.1 James Pattinson to Chris Woakes
James Pattinson to Chris Woakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Bancroft.