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ENG beat AUS by 28 runs | England vs Australia, Highlights And Cricket Score One-off T20I Match - Commentary
Australia in England, Only T20 International, 2018
Date: Jun 27, 2018 Start Time: 23:00 IST | 17:30 GMT | 18:30 LocalVenue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
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England vs Australia Highlights And Cricket Score One-off Match - T20I Commentary
However, the likes of Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan and Jason Roy continued with their swagger and left the Aussie bowlers gasping for air. Billy Stanlake and Kane Richardson gave away runs at an economy of over 14, which tells the sad story of their efforts. Mitchell Swepson picked up two wickets and bowled decent lines and length and Andrew Tye's figures don't justify the way he bowled. Few chances were missed as well, which would have made some difference to the score. But it felt like it was England's day as whatever they touched turned to gold. The Australian batting will be under pressure and they will need to show fight to win this. It could turn out to be an exciting encounter given the pitch. See you on the other side of the break.
What a batting performance from the in-form English batters. They punished the bowlers ruthlessly and sprayed their shots all over the park. Jos Buttler was sent to the opening slot along with Jason Roy. They started the fireworks in the first over itself. The bounce on the pitch assisted batting and Buttler made full use of it by scoring the fastest half century for England in this format. Once he was dismissed by the debutant, Mitchell Swepson, in the 9th over, the visitors felt they had a chance of making a comeback into the contest.
Andrew Tye to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Bairstow finishes the innings with a massive blow. Gets a fuller length ball right in his half and hoists it over long on for a maximum. ENGLAND END ON 221/5!
Andrew Tye to Jonny Bairstow. OUT! Slower short delivery outside off, Bairstow looks to pull it but misses the ball. It goes into the hands of the keeper but Root wants to steal a bye. Bairstow doesn't and stays back in his crease as the ball is thrown to Tye, who knocks the bails off. Root is out off the penultimate ball of the innings.
Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Driven towards the mid-off region. One run added to the total.
Andrew Tye to Jonny Bairstow. Leg Bye! Fullish on the pads, Jonny misses the flicks as the ball raps him on his pads. One leg bye is taken from the square leg region.
Andrew Tye to Jonny Bairstow. Slower ball outside off, Jonny is beaten as he misses the line of the delivery.
Andrew Tye to Jonny Bairstow. A length in the line of the stumps, Bairstow blocks it out.
Marcus Stoinis to Jonny Bairstow. Short and pulled away to the mid-wicket region for another single.
Marcus Stoinis to Joe Root. He gets it this time. Similar delivery from Stoinis and Root opens the face of the bat and gets it fine for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Joe Root. Wide and full, Root misses to put bat to ball.
Marcus Stoinis to Jonny Bairstow. Driven towards the mid-off region. Jonny runs through for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Jonny Bairstow. SIX! Jonnny needs no sighters. He is in the purple patch for last two-three weeks. Full around off from Marcus, Jonny plays the uppish cover drive and gets it cleanly off the bat. The ball goes over the fence and Bairstow opens his account in style.
Marcus Stoinis to Alex Hales. OUT! This is more comical than anything else. A slower bumper outside off, Hales play the Tennis forehand. Stoinis sticks his right hand out and the ball sticks. He is laughing and so is Finch. Dangerous looking Hales is in the kitty but not before scoring 49 off 24.
Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Outside off, Root misses the cut. Runs are still coming thick and fast for England.
Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Another slower short one. Root manages to flat bat it down the ground and comes back for two.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. Short around off, Hales looks to heave it across but gets it from the edge. The ball goes behind the bowler and a single results.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. FOUR! 200 is up for England. It has been exhilarating from the English batsmen. The innovation is too high in this shot. A full ball outside off, Hales comes across, gets down on his knees and sweeps it to the deep square leg boundary.
Kane Richardson to Joe Root. A shortish delivery and pulled to square leg region for a single.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. Alex has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Andrew Tye to Joe Root. FOUR! Out comes the reverse hit. A slower ball around off from Tye, Hales gets into a nice position and gets from the bottom of the bat to the left of the fielder at short third man. The ball races to the boundary.
Andrew Tye to Alex Hales. Driven through mid-on by Alex. They pick up a single.
Andrew Tye to Alex Hales. SIX! Short and in the slot for Hales, who moves away and gets it nicely off the bat. The ball hangs in the air and drops among the crowd. England is running away with the script here.
Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Fuller one on the pads, Root clips to deep square leg and gives strike back to Hales.
Andrew Tye to Alex Hales. Short and pulled in front of mid-wicket for a single.
Andrew Tye to Alex Hales. FOUR! What power this man has. Its almost a yorker from Tye and yet, Hales manages it to punch it down the ground. The fielder from long on and long off tries to cut it but couldn't.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. Alex opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They pick up a single.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. Nothing on the Snicko. The umpire is right. There was some sound though but the umpire didn't think so. A fullish ball outside off, Hales flashes but misses. The keeper is confident and forces his skipper to go for the review, which suggests their is nothing to be excited about.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. FOUR! Nicely done by Hales. Fuller delivery outside off, Hales guides it wide of the short third man fielder and collects another boundary.
Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Back of a length around off, Joe cuts it off the back foot through cover-point and changes strike.
Kane Richardson to Joe Root. FOUR! Ooh! it's just not Kane's day today. He rolls his finger on this one. Root shimmies down the track to hit it over the mid-wicket region. Due to the lack of pace, the ball shits the outside of the bat and lobs behind the keeper to the third man boundary. Second boundary of the over.
Kane Richardson to Joe Root. Wide! Just outside the tramline. The umpire signals wide.
Kane Richardson to Joe Root. FOUR! Lucky! Full and wide, Root goes with hard hands and manages to get it over the third man region for a boundary.
Mitchell Swepson to Joe Root. Swepson drags his length short and bowls it around off, Root plays a late cut wide of short third man and takes a run. 9 from this over.
Mitchell Swepson to Joe Root. FOUR! For once Swepson bowls it on a fuller length around off, Root kneels and slog sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Joe plays this shot particularly well.
Mitchell Swepson to Joe Root. Drags his pull shot through mid on and hurries back for the second run. England marching towards a big total!
Mitchell Swepson to Joe Root. Slower this time but the length is short and wide, Root mistimes his punch shot back towards the bowler.
Mitchell Swepson to Alex Hales. A googly this time but the length still is on the shorter side. Hales easily pulls it over mid-wicket for one.
Mitchell Swepson to Joe Root. Flatter and shorter on off, Root goes back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.
Andrew Tye to Joe Root. This time Root picks the change in pace which is on the slower side. He stays back and pulls it in front of square leg. Head makes a tumbling stop in the deep, keeping them down to a single. 10 from the over.
Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Digs in a short ball, a slower one, Root is way too early into his pull shot and hence misses.
Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Shortish and on off, punched to sweeper cover for another brace.
Andrew Tye to Joe Root. Angles in a length ball on middle and leg, Root hangs back and only manages to punch it down to long on. Runs the first run hard, wants the second but Richardson is quickly to the ball and Joe stops. Then, Kane misfields and the batsmen cross. He is having a really bad day, Richardson.
Andrew Tye to Alex Hales. Fullish and on middle, Alex flicks it through mid-wicket and takes a run.
Andrew Tye to Alex Hales. FOUR! Smartly played! Tye bowls a slower one but it's short and wide outside off, Hales waits for it and then guides it past short third man for a boundary. Good awareness of field.
Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Skidding back into the batsman from around off, Root hangs back to play at it but it takes the inner half of the bat and rolls to the right of the bowler. Ashton stops it.
Ashton Agar to Alex Hales. Quicker one, flat and short on off, Hales hits it down to long on for another run.
Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Shortish and on middle, punched back past the bowler for a single.
Ashton Agar to Alex Hales. Hits a big one and then knocks it down to long on for one.
Ashton Agar to Alex Hales. SIX! Flighted and full around off, Hales kneels and nails his shot over long on for a biggie. Fine connection.
Ashton Agar to Joe Root. Leans forward to a full ball and drives it with the spin to deep cover. A single taken.
Mitchell Swepson to Joe Root. Short in length again, around off, Root, the new batsman, goes back and cuts it through point for a single.
Mitchell Swepson to Alex Hales. Flatter and shorter on off, forced to sweeper cover for one.
Mitchell Swepson to Eoin Morgan. OUT! Morgan tries to be funky. He gets a short delivery from Swepson around off, could have slapped it through covers but he opts for the reverse-batted shot. Wheels his willow but it takes the top edge and flies to deep point where Tye takes an easy catch. Australia continue to chip away at the wickets.
Mitchell Swepson to Alex Hales. Presses forward to a full ball and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Mitchell Swepson to Alex Hales. A long hop again, on middle and leg, Hales moves back and pulls it in front of square leg. Not quite from the middle of the bat but still good enough for a couple.
Mitchell Swepson to Eoin Morgan. Flatter and shorter on off, Morgan goes back and cuts it square of the wicket on the off side for a run.
Mitchell Swepson is back into the attack.
Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Takes the pace off the ball and bowls it on a fuller length around middle, Morgan clips it through mid-wicket for a run. 12 from this over, 35 in Richardson's two.
Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. Stop the press, Kane has bowled a dot ball. On a length and around middle, Morgan defends it from the back foot.
Kane Richardson to Eoin Morgan. FOUR! Poor bowling! Richardson continues to struggle, seems it's not his day. A full toss outside off, Morgan opens the face of his bat and slaps it over backward point for a boundary.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. Fractionally short and around off, moving back in a bit, Hales goes on the back foot and punches it through covers for one.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. Nearly hits the blockhole this time, Hales digs it out through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second run.
Kane Richardson to Alex Hales. FOUR! Slow and short outside off, Hales attacks the width and packs a punch through backward point for a boundary. 27 off Richardson's 7 balls, so far.
Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. SIX! Eoin Morgan is the man! What a way to start. Full on off, Morgan moves across his stumps and swings his blade like a ninja. The connection is sweet and the ball lands behind behind the fence at mid-wicket. Another good over for England even after losing a wicket.
Billy Stanlake to Alex Hales. Hales is the new man in. Short outside off from Stanlake, Alex dabs it to third man and changes strike.
Billy Stanlake to Eoin Morgan. Morgan guides it to third man. He runs through for a single.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. OUT! Gone! Billy has his man. Roy is walking. A short ball into the ribs, Jason goes for the pull over mid-wicket but only manages a top edge. The ball lobs in the air and Finch at short mid-wicket takes an easy catch. Both the openers are back in the dugout now. Australia can build on this perhaps.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. Six Runs! Are you kidding me? What is going on with Australia? Back of a length around middle and off, Roy drags it to the short square leg region and sets for the run straightaway. Mitchell Swepson stationed there gets to the ball quickly but changes his mind at the last moment and throws wide off the bowler at non-strikers end. The ball goes to the fence as a result.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. FOUR! Bang! It's fireworks all around. Full outside off, Roy gets behind the line and gets it up and over the fielder at mid off. He is powerful and these short are just telling me the same story.
Mitchell Swepson to Eoin Morgan. Touch short on the stumps, pulled to long on for a brace to end a successful over for Australia.
Mitchell Swepson to Eoin Morgan. Too wide for Morgan who leaves it alone. Wide signalled by the umpire.
Mitchell Swepson to Jos Buttler. OUT! Only Buttler could have gotten himself out today and that's exactly what has happened. A gentle half tracker from the debutant and Jos flat bats it straight to D'Arcy Short at deep mid-wicket. What a way to get your first wicket of the T20I career. England lose their first.
Mitchell Swepson to Jos Buttler. From the back of the hand from Mitchell, Buttler drags it to the deep square leg region and runs back for two.
Mitchell Swepson to Jos Buttler. Short and faster outside off, Buttler looks to cut it powerfully but only manages to hit it back to the bowler.
Mitchell Swepson to Jason Roy. Faster one outside off, Roy heaves it with the inside half of the bat and gets it to mid-wicket. One run is taken.
Mitchell Swepson to Jason Roy. Flighted around off, punched back to the bowler.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Comes forward and guides it to covers for nothing.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Tossed up on middle and off, kept out back to the bowler.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. SIX! WOW! Another beauty from Buttler. Flighted outside off, Buttler comes down the track and lifts it up and over the long on boundary. No respite for the Aussie bowlers.
Ashton Agar to Jason Roy. Faster one this. Heaved along the ground to the mid on region. One run added to the total.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Flatter from Agar on the stumps, Jos punches it down the ground for a another run.
Ashton Agar to Jason Roy. Flighted around middle and off, Roy gets forward and plays it down to the long on region for a single.
Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. Short around middle and off, kept out by Buttler. A rare dot ball.
Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Brutual, this is brutual. Buttler moves across and gets something on the short ball to get it to the left of the diving keeper. Another boundary. Fastest fifty for Buttler. He is in some form, to put it nicely.
Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. SIX! 'It's a rocket', shouts my colleague.Full in the line of the stumps, Buttler backsaway and pulls the trigger from the crease. The ball hits the water contatiner at the cover boundary on full. Engalnd is on fire right now.
Billy Stanlake to Jos Buttler. In the air...and safe! Back of a length ball into Jos, he gets it from the outside edge. The ball lobs in the air and goes behind the bowler. Billy runs back but the collision with Roy at the other end means he can't reach it. An escape for Jos probably.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. On a length in to the batsman, Roy gets it from the inside half and runs straightaway. The ball goes to the left of Aaron Finch at extra cover who comes across to collect it but fumbles while throwing it back at the non-strikers end. One run in the end.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. An attempted yorker from Billy becomes a gentle low full toss on pads of Roy. He looks to get it fine but gets a top edge to cow corner. It lands safe and two runs are taken.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Quicker and on middle, Buttler mistimes his shot straight to mid on. 70/0 in the Powerplay, England are sailing!
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Shortish and on middle, defended back to the bowler.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Goes on the back foot and pulls it straight to short mid-wicket.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. SIX! Buttler is cruising. He is the form of his life. Receives a short ball in his half with open arms. Goes deep inside the crease and muscles it over cow corner for a maximum.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Short in length and around off, Buttler hops back to make space and spanks it over extra cover.
Ashton Agar to Jason Roy. Agar returns in action and bowls a flighted ball around off. Roy tries going big over long off but fails to middle it properly. It travels straight down Richardson's throat who drops a dolly. Oh dear, a DROPPED catch at this stage is the last thing Australia wanted.
Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Offers no width and no pace, that's the way to go against these kind of batsmen. Jos defends it back. Excellent over by Tye, just 3 from it.
Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Lets out a grunt and delivers a knuckle ball on middle and leg. Buttler is early into the shot, checks his drive and pushes it away a bit uppishly. But it goes wide of the extra cover fielder and rolls to mid off. No run.
Andrew Tye to Jason Roy. Continues to take the pace off the delivery. On a length and outside off, a mistimed shot on the off side although it's in the gap at covers. A run pinched.
Andrew Tye to Jos Buttler. Slower in pace again, on a good length around off and shaping back in, Buttler punches it straight down the ground and ambles across to the other end.
Andrew Tye to Jason Roy. Back of a length delivery angling on middle and leg, another off pace ball, Roy helps it towards mid-wicket and takes a run.
Andrew Tye to Jason Roy. Make it fifth bowler in the fifth over. Tye bowls it on a length around off, a knuckle ball, Roy pushes it off his back foot to covers.
Kane Richardson to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Short in length and outside off, Buttler camps back and flat-bats it over mid off for a boundary. A tennis-forehand that. 23 from Kane's first over.
Kane Richardson to Jos Buttler. FOUR! A mishit, this. A length ball in the line of the stumps, Buttler tries to power it over the off side but it takes the outside edge and flies over short third man for a boundary. 50 up in no time!
Kane Richardson to Jos Buttler. FOUR! A cutter this time by Richardson, it's on a fuller length around off and Buttler moves across his stumps to paddle it over the keeper. Runs are coming thick and fast is an understatement.
Kane Richardson to Jos Buttler. SIX! England going great guns and want to use the Powerplay to the maximum. Uses the depth of the crease to make some room and then his bottom hand takes over. Gets it from the middle of his willow and smashes it over the bowler's head.
Kane Richardson to Jason Roy. Hits the yorker mark this time, Roy adjusts well to glide it down towards third man for a run.
Kane Richardson to Jason Roy. Fourth over begins with a fourth different bowler and it's a FOUR! Richardson it is. He runs in to bowl it on a length outside off, Roy makes room by going towards leg and then hammers it over wide mid off for a boundary.
Mitchell Swepson to Jos Buttler. SIX! 16 from the over! Excellent use of the feet by Buttler. Dances down the track, gets to the pitch of it and sends it sailing over the long on fence. An expensive start for the leg spinner. England are off to a flier.
Mitchell Swepson to Jason Roy. Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Mitchell Swepson to Jason Roy. FOUR! Reverse sweep and he has played it really well. The bowler also does him a favor by bowling a full toss. Roy sweeps it through backward point for the second boundary in the over.
Mitchell Swepson to Jos Buttler. A referral for a run out has been taken upstairs... NOT OUT! This is bowled very full on middle, Buttler works it to short fine leg and the batsmen go for a run. The fielder there fires it to the keeper who takes the bails off and appeals. Roy's bat is down on the ground, it seems like he has jammed it as he tried to ground. The Australians seem confident. Time for the replays and yes, Roy did jam his bat outside the crease but his foot has made it in time.
Mitchell Swepson to Jos Buttler. FOUR! Buttler there was completely deceived in flight but such are the bats now, it goes to the fence off the inner half too. Flighted ball on middle, Buttler swings but the ball goes off the inside part and to the mid-wicket fence.
Mitchell Swepson to Jos Buttler. Swepson who is now into the attack. Starts off with a googly on off, no turn for him though. Buttler goes back and punches it to covers.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Quicker and flatter on middle, Buttler pulls it towards mid-wicket and sets off for a run. Finch there has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Buttler tries to go with the turn, inside out over covers. The ball goes straight on with the arm, takes the inside edge and goes to mid-wicket.
Ashton Agar to Jason Roy. Floats it up on off, Roy is quite watchful against the left arm spinner. He eases it down to long off for a run,
Ashton Agar to Jos Buttler. Flatter and on middle, Buttler hangs back and works it towards mid-wicket, dot ball.
Ashton Agar to Jason Roy. On the move this time, Roy. Walks forward to a full ball and drives it down to long off for a single. First look of Buttler now.
Ashton Agar to Jason Roy. Spin from the other end. Ashton Agar to bowl. Starts with a full toss around middle, Roy plays a wristy drive but finds the cover fielder.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. Width on offer outside off, Roy runs it down to third man and takes a single.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. FOUR! Bang! Absolute crunch from the middle of the bat. Roy stands back to a shortish ball outside off and smacks it through point for a boundary.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. On a good length around off, some extra bounce, Roy pushes it with a straight bat to mid off. Nasser Hussain screams on air, why would you go with a pacer early on? Makes a point that Jason struggles against spin. Hmm...
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. FOUR! Shot! Roy gives the charge to a length ball and absolutely clubs it past the right side of the mid on fielder. Not from the middle of the bat but still it races away.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. Another great shot, looks a belter of a surface. Roy hits his on drive on the up but finds the mid on fielder.
Billy Stanlake to Jason Roy. FOUR! Great start! Pace on the ball but it's full and on middle and leg, Roy leans forward and across before clipping it off his pads through mid-wicket.
Out come the English openers. As we already know, Jos Buttler will be opening today alongside Jason Roy. Such a strong batting unit that in-form Jonny Bairstow has to slip down the order. Australia beginning with the pace of Billy Stanlake. A slip in place.
Toss - Up goes the coin, Aaron Finch calls it correctly and AUSTRALIA WILL FIELD!
Hello! A sunny and warm welcome to the one-off T20I between England and Australia at Edgbaston, Birmingham. We are back to the shortest format of the game, which should bring a sigh of relief for the visitors. It's a different ball game for Australia as they haven�t done too bad in the T20Is recently. They will look to give back to the English team after the whitewash in the ODI series. On the other hand, England will look to swipe the new look Kangaroos� slate clean. A fun fact - England haven�t lost a match against the team from Down Under at this venue across all formats while Australia is ranked above the hosts in the T20I format. It should be an exciting contest, to say the least. Stay tuned as the action starts in a short while.
Lots of cricketing action coming up. Keep checking this space to catch all the action. That is all from us for this game. Till then, Ciao!
So what is coming next for these two teams - To start with, England will take on India in their own backyard from July 3rd while the team from Down Under travels to Africa. They will take on Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in a triangular series starting from 1st July.
That is it for Australia in the English summer. This was their first tour after the controversy-marred one to South Africa earlier this year. With the newer management and players, they tried to make something out of the situation but the inexperience costs them. On the other hand, England are in prime form. Their top-order is in sublime touch. Their spin duo also created a repertoire for themselves. The team as whole looks threatening, led by an intelligent leader and should win trophies in the upcoming few months.
Nasser Hussain conducts the post-match presentation. Man of the match, Adil Rashid starts by saying that his bowling has been getting better throughout the whole summer and it has been really nice for him. Asserts that he has worked hard, stayed positive and backed himself at all times. Further adds that when Aaron Finch was going nicely, he backed himself as he knows his strengths well and tossed the ball up to him. Praises his skipper Eoin Morgan by saying that he gives confidence to his bowlers and lets them express themselves in the field. Concludes by saying that he has no regrets on retiring from Test cricket as he is confident of having a long career with the white ball.
However, the credit must be given to the bowlers, especially Adil Rashid. Moeen Ali had an off day today but the leggie was in his own. He flighted the ball nicely and made life difficult for the visiting batters. His figures of 27/3 will tell the tale. Chris Jordan also shared the accolades with 42/3 and together they swept away the kangaroos. All-in-all, it was an easy win for Morgan and Co.
What an evening for England! They have whitewashed Australia on this tour and haven't let them crawl back into any of the games. A win set up by their batsmen and concluded by the bowlers, it's a team win to put it rightly. The Aussies had no answers for the English bowlers as they gave away wickets at regular intervals. None of the top-order batsmen applied on an easy looking pitch. Aaron Finch, however, showed the way with 84 off 41 but he alone couldn't have finished it off.
Liam Plunkett to Billy Stanlake. OUT! It's all over. Australia go home empty-handed. They have lost yet another game to England. Liam bowls a cross-seam back of a length delivery on middle and off, the batsman goes after it from his crease but only manages to slice it in the air. The ball lobs to Morgan who runs in from the cover region in and takes an easy catch. England win by 28 runs!
Liam Plunkett to Billy Stanlake. SIX! Whoops! A rare full ball for Billy and he swings it out of the park over the mid-wicket fence.
Liam Plunkett to Billy Stanlake. Third short ball in a row. Billy goes for the hook only to miss it.
Liam Plunkett to Billy Stanlake. Wide! Another short ball but this one goes too high. Wide signalled by the umpire.
Liam Plunkett to Billy Stanlake. Bumper! Billy ducks under it and lets it be.
David Willey to Billy Stanlake. Full outside off, Billy does well to guide it to backward point. One run added.
David Willey to Mitchell Swepson. Fullish around middle and off, driven to covers for a single.
David Willey to Andrew Tye. OUT! But he couldn't continue with his fun for long. Similar line and length from Willey, Tye swings again but this time the height is more than the distance. Liam Plunkett at long on settles himself and takes a jumping catch near the boundary line. He is a big man and using his height well. End is nigh for Australia.
David Willey to Andrew Tye. SIX! Tye is having some fun it seems. A full ball in his slot, he swings his bat with all his might and hits it straight down the ground for a maximum.
David Willey to Andrew Tye. Just inside the tramline and evades the swinging blade of Tye.
David Willey to Mitchell Swepson. Swepson looks to clear his right leg to make some room. He gets a length ball on middle and leg. He gets it down the ground and changes strike.
Chris Jordan to Andrew Tye. Full in the line of stumps, Tye does well to dig it out to the mid on region. Two runs added to the total.
Chris Jordan to Mitchell Swepson. Driven towards the mid off region by Swepson. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Chris Jordan to Mitchell Swepson. No hat-trick. That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads.
Chris Jordan to Kane Richardson. OUT! Jordan has another and the bad day continues for Richardson. A length ball outside off, Kane goes for the full-blooded uppish drive but hits it straight to Alex Hales at mid off. Chris is on a hat-trick.
Chris Jordan to Ashton Agar. OUT! Gozunder! Jordan has cleaned up Agar with a yorker. Too much to ask from Agar to say the least. He moves across to play a fullish ball over the infield on the on side but misses the ball altogether. He has to walk back as his stumps are shattered. Australia lose another.
Chris Jordan to Andrew Tye. Full and wide outside off, Tye does well to push it to covers. He sets off for a run straightaway but Morgan stationed there rushes in and has a shy at the stumps. Tye would have been a goner had he hit but it wasn't to be. Australia need 48 off 17.
Chris Jordan comes back to bowl the 18th over.
David Willey to Andrew Tye. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.
David Willey to Ashton Agar. Ashton has done well to keep that yorker at bay. One run added to the total.
David Willey to Andrew Tye. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
David Willey to Ashton Agar. That ball has taken the inside edge onto the pads. They pick up a single.
David Willey to Ashton Agar. And he stays inside the line this time. Full and wide, Agar fails to put bat to ball.
David Willey to Ashton Agar. Wide! Just outside the tramline, wide signalled by the umpire.
David Willey to Andrew Tye. The ball has been square driven by Tye. One run added to the total.
David Willey is back for a bowl.
Adil Rashid to Andrew Tye. Goes aerial again, this time over mid on. Jordan makes a good stop in the deep as the batsmen cross for a run. 13 from this over but it accounted for the big wicket of Finch too. Rashid has bowled out. 4-0-27-3, outstanding figures for him.
Adil Rashid to Andrew Tye. SIX! Tye also wants to put up a fight, unlike Australia's top order. Tossed up ball around off, Tye gets across the stumps a bit and thwacks it over mid-wicket.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. Rashid drags his length short and bowls it on middle, Agar pulls it to deep mid-wicket and crosses.
Adil Rashid to Andrew Tye. Flighted on off, driven down the ground to long off for one.
Andrew Tye is the new batsman.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch. OUT! And Rashid responds with a wicket. Went for a boundary on the last ball but that doesn't stop him from flighting the ball. Shows courage to give it air and once again lands it on middle. Finch tries muscling it out of the ground but probably fails to get under the delivery properly. As a result, his shot has more height than distance. Jordan settles himself under it and takes the catch safely at long off. End of a breathtaking knock by the Aussie skipper but sadly for the visiting team, that won't be enough by the looks of it.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Boom! Finch has smashed it. A flighted full ball landing on middle, Aaron clears his front leg and blazes it straight down the ground for a boundary. Pressure straightaway on the leggie.
Adil Rashid is back on.
Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch. Too full in length on middle, Finch brings down a straight bat and drives it down the ground. The long off fielder cuts it off and they take a single.
Chris Jordan to Ashton Agar. Jordan finds the yorker, Agar manages to dig it out down to long on for a run.
Chris Jordan to Ashton Agar. FOUR! Fuller in length, a cutter on middle, Agar attacks it and drives it firmly through extra cover. The long off fielder tries cutting it off with a dive but fails.
Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch. Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch. Bowls it full and on off, Finch drills his drive through covers and hares back for the second run. On a closer look in the replays, the second run would have been close. Finch was trying to avoid the throw and the ball nearly hit the stumps. Touch and go.
Chris Jordan to Ashton Agar. Full and around off, it's driven down to long off for a single.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. SIX! That has gone a mile. The chase is on as far as the Aussie skipper is concerned. Finch sits down on one knee for another slog sweep. Connects well and smokes it over mid-wicket. Deep into the stand she goes. 22 from the over, Moeen is bowled out. 4 overs, 58 runs and a wicket. 78 needed off 36 balls.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Bang! Finch is smashing each and every thing coming his way. A flatter delivery, on the shorter side outside off, Aaron stands back and hammers it over the bowler's head.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. SIX! Full toss this time by Moeen, Finch latches onto it and muscles it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
Moeen Ali to Ashton Agar. Once again makes space and tries to drive through covers. But it takes the inside edge and rolls through mid-wicket for a run.
Moeen Ali to Ashton Agar. FOUR! Slower through the air, full and around middle and leg, skidding in, Agar gets deep inside the crease and clobbers it down the ground for a boundary.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Goes down on one knee to a full ball and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket. Takes a run, eyes the second but Willey is too quick.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. Back of a length from Liam, Finch pulls it to mid-wicket for a single. It brings up 50-run stand between the two as Australia need 100 off 42 now.
Liam Plunkett to Ashton Agar. On the hips this time, tucked to square leg for another single.
Liam Plunkett to Ashton Agar. FOUR! Agar hasn't shied away from playing his shots. Gets a length ball outside off, he punches it through covers and earns himself a boundary.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. A shortish delivery on middle and off, pulls to the leg side for a single.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. SIX! OH! What a pick up shot from Finch. A length ball around off, he goes to his leg side to make some room for himself. Plunkett sticks to his line but can't stop the batsman from hitting it cleanly over the extra cover region. The ball sails into the crowd and hits an old lady on her shoulder. Speactators, beware, Finch is going for the big ones.
Liam Plunkett is back into the attack.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Played to the point region by Aaron. They pick up a single and Finch keeps the strike.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. SIX! Moeen has been punished in this over by the mighty Finch. Another flighted delivery outside off, Finch lines it up and pulls the trigger. He goes across the line and gets it up and over the mid-wicket boundary. It brings up his 8th fifty in this format.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Tossed up outside off, Finch is going after the spinner now. Gets on his knee and hits it straight down the ground. The fielder from long on looks to cut but can't. 100 Up for Australia.
Moeen Ali to Ashton Agar. Agar hangs back and play the flatter delivery to the off side for a run.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Lifts the flighted delivery around off and middle to long on and changes strike.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. SIX! Down one knee, full swing on the bat and the ball goes up in the sky. Good thing he had decent connection on it as the ball lands behind the boundary for a maximum.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. Ashton has driven it straight down the ground.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. Another googly from Adil. Agar looks to punch it through covers but can't beat the fielder there.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. SIX! A conventional slog sweep from Agar this time. Lines up the flighted delivery on middle and heaves it over the mid-wicket boundary.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. Similar delivery and almost goes through the left-hander's defence.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. A classic googly from Rashid. On the leg side and nicely defended by Agar from the crease.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch. A half tracker spinning away, Finch pushes it through covers and takes a single.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Stays back and taps it down towards backward point. Pinches a quick single as the fielder scores a direct hit at the striker's end. The keeper appeals but the umpire finds Ashton safe. 83/5 at the halfway mark, 139 needed off 60.
Moeen Ali to Ashton Agar. Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Moeen Ali to Ashton Agar. Goes on the back leg to a short ball and punches it through to covers.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Flatter and shorter outside off, quite slower in pace, Aaron goes back and dabs it towards backward point for one.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. SIX! Finch has nailed this. He has faced only 20 balls in this innings, England have been doing a great job in keeping him off strike, although it appears unintentional. Moeen gives it the flight and Finch jumps out to the pitch of the delivery. Flexes his muscles and sends it miles over mid-wicket for a maximum.
Moeen Ali to Ashton Agar. Flatter and shorter on off, strokes off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. Goes on the back foot and punches it to long on for a run.
Adil Rashid to Ashton Agar. Tossed up ball on off, defended off the front foot.
Ashton Agar is the new man in.
Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis. OUT! Another one bites the dust! Really getting ugly for the Men in Yellow. Rashid gives this one some extra flight and delivers it wide outside off on a fuller length. Stoinis strides forward and lofts it through the line. The timing seems fine but not enough to clear the fielder in the deep at long off. Roy makes no mistake and Australia have lost half their side now.
Adil Rashid to Marcus Stoinis. Stays back and punches it straight to covers.
Marcus Stoinis comes to out bat.
Adil Rashid to Alex Carey. OUT! Bowled 'em! If Moeen won't, Rashid will get you, says a jubilant Nasser Hussain on air. This one lands in line of the stumps and skids away a bit. Carey hangs on the back foot as he tries to work it on the leg side. But he fails to connect and the ball goes on to shatter the stumps. It's going from bad to worse for the Aussies.
Adil Rashid to Alex Carey. Flighted and full ball on middle, Carey flicks it through mid-wicket and calls his partner for the second run. The throw comes to the bowler's end where Morgan breaks the stumps even before collecting the ball. Finch although would have been safely in anyway.
Moeen Ali to Alex Carey. Quicker and fuller on leg, Carey flicks it through square leg for a run.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Taps it down to backward point and takes a single.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Smartly played! Moeen is on the shorter side just outside off, Finch stays back and at the last moment gives it a little tickle of his bat. It runs wide of Adil Rashid at short third man and finds the fence.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Advances down the track to a full ball but fails to middle his shot. Gets hit on the pads but it's outside the line of the stumps.
Alex Carey is the new batsman in.
Moeen Ali to Travis Head. OUT! That's called finding the fielder with accuracy. Moeen switches to 'round the wicket for the southpaw and bowls a slider around middle. It's on the fuller side as Head runs down the track to go over long on. But he fails to middle his shot and it goes straight into the hands of Hales at long on. Australia continue to lose wickets in this chase.
Moeen Ali to Aaron Finch. Shortish and on off, Finch moves back and cuts it through the line. A bit uppish but on one drop to the point fielder. They rush across for a run.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch. Touch flatter from Rashid, lofted over the infield and a run taken from the long on region.
Adil Rashid to Travis Head. Stays to the leg side and pushes it down the ground for another single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch. Tossed up, pushed to mid on for a single.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch. Similar line and length from Adil, Finch doesn't do anything ambitious and blocks it out.
Adil Rashid to Aaron Finch. Touch short and in the line of the stumps, Finch hangs back and keeps it out.
Adil Rashid to Travis Head. Flighted on middle and leg, Head flicks to the leg side and changes strike.
End of the Powerplay and Adil Rashid comes in to bowl.
David Willey to Aaron Finch. FOUR! A gentle loosener from Willey on the pads. All Finch had to do is get bat on ball, which he does easily. He beats the man at deep square leg and earns himself a boundary.
David Willey to Travis Head. Full on middle and leg, Head does well to punch it to the mid off region for a single.
David Willey to Aaron Finch. Another back of a length delivery around middle and off, tucked through covers from the crease. One run is taken.
David Willey to Aaron Finch. Aaron goes for the hook but misses the line of the delivery.
David Willey to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Now Finch backs away to make some room and well. Willey follows him with a short ball but the line is on top of the stumps. Finch gets into position and gets it up and over the infield as the ball races to the cover boundary.
David Willey to Travis Head. Head moves away and Willey follows. A fullish ball, heaved from the inside half of the bat to the mid-wicket region for a single.
David Willey comes back for a bowl.
David Willey to Travis Head. Wide! Wide down the leg side, Head leaves it alone. The umpire has signalled a wide.
Liam Plunkett to Travis Head. Comes down the track to play the shortish delivery but only manages to get an inside edge on to his pads. the ball rolls to the off side and the batsmen scampers for a run.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. Bye! Bumper from Plunkett. Finch looks to pull it but misses. Buttler fails to collect the ball cleanly and one run is taken off the misfield.
Liam Plunkett to Travis Head. Goes around the wicket and bowls a slower delivery into the ribs. Travis swivels and flicks it to deep square leg. One run taken.
Liam Plunkett to Travis Head. Short around off, Head stays to the leg side and plays it to the fielder at point for nothing.
Liam Plunkett to Travis Head. FOUR! Nice shot! Full on the pads, Head clips it with power to the square leg boundary.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. Back of a length on the pads, Finch tucks it to mid-wicket and changes strike.
Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch. On the pads, helped to short fine leg for one.
Chris Jordan to Travis Head. Five bonus runs for Australia. Head stands back to tap a shortish ball to cover-point and sets off for a quick single. Willey takes aim at the non-striker's end but fails to hit the target. Root backing up also fails to stop the ball and it races to the long on boundary.
Travis Head is the new batsman.
Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell. OUT! The off stump goes for a walk! Jordan has outsmarted Maxwell with a well-executed slower one. It's bowled at 65.1 mph. An off cutter landing on a length around off, Maxwell tries swinging it over mid-wicket but is way too early into the shot. Misses the ball completely and it goes on to peg the off stump back. A massive setback for Australia in this massive chase.
Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell. FOUR! Jordan bowls it full and around middle, Maxwell stays back to get under the delivery and powers it over mid on for a boundary.
Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell. Jordan oversteps and bowls a short ball. Maxwell swings and misses. Called a no ball and the next ball will be a Free Hit.
Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell. In the air...safe! A length ball in line of the off stump, Maxwell hops back to make space and launch it over covers. But he ends up slicing it over mid off. Two fielders run after it but the ball falls safely in their front. Two taken.
Chris Jordan to Glenn Maxwell. Appeal for a run out! Good length ball on off, slower in pace, Maxwell steers it through backward point and returns for the second run. The third man fielder releases a sharp throw to the keeper who takes the bails off. They appeal and it's referred upstairs. The replays roll in and they find Glenn safely in.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length delivery outside off, Finch tries to punch it through the line but it takes the outside edge and flies down to third man for a boundary.
Liam Plunkett to Glenn Maxwell. Once again there is room on offer outside off and Glenn eases it down to third man for a run.
Liam Plunkett to Aaron Finch. Finch has pushed it to the cover region. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Liam Plunkett to Glenn Maxwell. Width on offer outside off, Maxwell reaches out for it and guides it down to third man for a single.
Glenn Maxwell is the new batsman.
Liam Plunkett to D'Arcy Short. OUT! D'Arcy looked good but didn't last long. Plunkett with a smart variation in pace has removed Short. Delivers a slower one on the shorter side around leg, Short turns to pull but ends up handing a straightforward catch to Moeen Ali. He takes it easily over his head and Australia suffer an early blow.
Liam Plunkett to D'Arcy Short. Follows the batsman down the leg side with a fuller length ball, Short fails to work it away and it goes off his pads. The keeper dives across to his right to stop the ball.
Liam Plunkett to bowl from the other end now.
Chris Jordan to Aaron Finch. Play and a miss! Jordan bends his back and bangs in a short ball around off, Finch tries to pull but it goes over his bat.
Chris Jordan to D'Arcy Short. Hits the blockhole this time, Short digs it out square of the wicket on the off side and crosses.
Chris Jordan to D'Arcy Short. FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries. Jordan is struggling with his line. Bowls it on a length but outside off, Short makes room and smacks it through the gap between mid off and extra cover.
Chris Jordan to D'Arcy Short. FOUR! Jordan once again errs in his line and bowls a length ball on the pads, Short turns and works it fine, past the left side of the fielder inside the ring and it races away.
Chris Jordan to D'Arcy Short. FOUR! First of the Australian chase! A length ball around middle and leg, Short picks it off his pads and deflects it wide of the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
Chris Jordan to D'Arcy Short. A wide yorker to begin with, just inside the tramline, Short goes chasing after it but fails to get bat on ball.
Chris Jordan to operate from the other end.
David Willey to Aaron Finch. Excellent yorker, outside off, Finch is on the move as he digs it out near the surface. Fine start by David.
David Willey to D'Arcy Short. Bang! A firm straight drive to an over-pitched ball by Short. But dear me, it has gone too straight and hits the stumps at the other end. The ball ricochets to mid on and they cross for a run.
David Willey to D'Arcy Short. Too full in length and around leg, Short flicks it in front of square leg and Jordan makes a fine diving stop near the fence. A couple taken.
David Willey to D'Arcy Short. Wide! Australia are away! Willey slips a full ball down the leg side, Short tries to flick but misses.
David Willey to D'Arcy Short. On a length and just outside off, D'Arcy mistimes his shot straight towards mid off.
David Willey to D'Arcy Short. Beaten again! Back of a length delivery, this time closer to the off stump line, a hint of away shape as well, Short tries to punch it through the line but misses.
David Willey to D'Arcy Short. Play and a miss! Willey serves it on a good length and wide outside off, Short throws his bat at it but fails to connect. A stifled appeal from the keeper but nothing doing.
Back for the run chase! D'Arcy Short and Aaron Finch are the Aussie openers. David Willey to open the attack with a slip in place. Here we go...