England vs Australia 1st Test at Cardiff, 10 Jul, 2015

Toss: England, who chose to bat first
England 430/10 (102.1)  &  290/10 (70.1)
Australia 308/10 (84.5)  &  242/10 (70.3)
England won by 169 runs
Man of the Match: Joe Root
  • Nathan Lyon 0 * (5)

Over 2.4MG Johnson bowls short of length delivery to AN Cook, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 7.2J Hazlewood bowls good length delivery to Adam Lyth, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 11.4J Hazlewood bowls good length delivery to IR Bell, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 12.3Mitchell Starc bowls half volley to IR Bell, leans forward and drives it gloriously past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 12.6Mitchell Starc bowls half volley to IR Bell, gets forward and drives it past extra covers.Boundary!

Over 13.3J Hazlewood bowls half volley to Adam Lyth, leans forward and drives it gloriously past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 13.6J Hazlewood bowls pitched up delivery to IR Bell, gets forward and drives it straight down the groundBoundary!

Over 14.1Mitchell Starc bowls short of length delivery to Adam Lyth, pulls it through mid onBoundary!

Over 14.2Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Adam Lyth, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 14.3Mitchell Starc bowls good length delivery to Adam Lyth, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 20.3MG Johnson bowls pitched up delivery to IR Bell, lofts it in the air over covers.Boundary!

Over 21.3Nathan Lyon bowls flighted delivery to IR Bell, gets forward and drives it straight down the groundBoundary!

Over 21.4Nathan Lyon bowls flighted delivery to IR Bell, flicks it off his pads towards the deep mid wicket regionBoundary!

Over 22.3MG Johnson bowls short of length delivery to Joe Root, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 26.1J Hazlewood to Joe Root Boundary! ...

Over 28.2J Hazlewood to Joe Root Boundary! ...

Over 30.2SR Watson bowls short of length delivery to Joe Root, gets back into the crease and punches it past coversBoundary!

Over 30.5SR Watson bowls short of length delivery to Joe Root, goes back and cuts it away towards the thirdman region.Boundary!

Over 33.1J Hazlewood bowls short of length delivery to IR Bell, pulls it through squareleg.Boundary!

Over 33.4J Hazlewood bowls pitched up delivery to IR Bell, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past the fielder at point.Boundary!

Over 34.5Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to Joe Root, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squareleg regionBoundary!

Over 35.1MG Johnson bowls pitched up delivery to IR Bell, gets forward and defends it towards mid on.Boundary!

Over 37.1MG Johnson bowls short of length delivery to Joe Root, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 39.5MG Johnson bowls half volley to IR Bell, gets forward and drives it past extra covers.Boundary!

Over 42.2Mitchell Starc bowls pitched up delivery to Ben Stokes, gets forward and drives it wide of mid off.Boundary!

Over 43.1MG Johnson bowls half volley to Joe Root, gets forward and drives it past extra covers.Boundary!

Over 43.6MG Johnson bowls half volley to Joe Root, strides forward and drives it elegantly past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 48.1SR Watson to Ben Stokes Boundary! ...

Over 50.2SR Watson to Ben Stokes Boundary! ...

Over 50.4SR Watson to Ben Stokes Boundary! ...

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