Australia vs England 2nd Test at Adelaide, 16 Dec, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 473/9 (150.4)  &  230/9 (61)
England 236/10 (84.1)  &  192/10 (113.1)
Australia won by 275 runs
Man of the Match: Marnus Labuschagne

    Over 37.1: No runs. Cameron Green to Dawid Malan,

    Over 37.2: No runs. Cameron Green to Dawid Malan,

    Over 39.1 Cameron Green bowls a back of length delivery to Joe Root,1 run, gets forward and tapped on the head off a hop to point for one

    Over 39.2 Cameron Green bowls it short of length to Dawid Malan,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and pulled away to the deep square leg.

    Over 39.3 Cameron Green bowls a pitched up delivery to Joe Root, 2 runs, leans in and drives this between cover and cover point  and picks up a couple of runs.

    Over 39.4 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 39.5 Cameron Green bowls it short of length to Joe Root,1 run, swivels on his heel, pulling this down to backward square leg for one

    Over 41.1 Cameron Green tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no run,  leans into the push-drive, finds mid-off.

    Over 41.2 Cameron Green bowls it short of length to Joe Root, no run, goes on to the back foot to defend, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 41.3 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 41.4 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Plays this really late and opens the bat face to get it through that gap between the slip and gully. Wasn't aerial anyway, so he had it under total control

    Over 41.5: No runs. Cameron Green to Joe Root,

    Over 41.6: No runs. Cameron Green to Joe Root,

    Over 45.1 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 45.2 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

    Over 45.3 Cameron Green bowls it short of length to Joe Root, no run, gets on top of the bounce and punches it straight to the man at backward point.

    Over 45.4 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root,  out Caught by Smith!! Root wasn't looking comfortable. This is another similar delivery, he goes poking at it and gets a healthy edge to first slip.

    Over 45.5 Cameron Green bowls it short of length to Ben Stokes, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it watchfully.

    Over 45.6 Cameron Green bangs it short onto the pitch to Ben Stokes, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

    Over 47.1 Cameron Green bowls it short of length to Ben Stokes, no run, gets back in the crease and blocks it down the leg side.

    Over 47.2 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Ben Stokes, no run, goes back and across in defence


    Over 47.3 Cameron Green bangs it short onto the pitch to Ben Stokes, no run, stays deep inside the crease and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 47.4 Cameron Green bowls it short of length to Ben Stokes, no run, stays back and lets it through.

    Over 47.5 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Ben Stokes, no run, gets forward and  defended strongly from the crease

    Over 47.6 Cameron Green bowls a pitched up delivery to Ben Stokes, no run, gets across and blocks firmly.

    Over 49.1 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Ben Stokes, no run, gets forward and jammed this towards mid-on who made a good half-stop. Stokes was jogging across for a single and is sent back just in time

    Over 49.2 Cameron Green bowls a back of length delivery to Ben Stokes, no run, gets forward and  defended from the crease

    Over 49.3 Cameron Green bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Ben Stokes, no run, gets forward and dug out in time

    Over 49.4 Cameron Green bowls a good length delivery to Ben Stokes, no run, gets forward and goes after it. Gets beaten on the pull around the top edge

    Over 49.5 Cameron Green bowls a pitched up delivery to Ben Stokes, no run, gets forward and punches it back to the bowler.

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