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| Steve Smith (AUS): It is nice to get few more runs tonight. We pulled it back nicely in the last 20 overs. They(the bowlers) were tight in the end and restricted them to 300. It was a good score for us to chase. I won't forget this summer. I think Haddin was very positive when he came out and took pressure off me. Starc held his nerve to hit the winning runs. It is the Australian Day (January 26th) and I am looking forward to playing in front of my home crowd. | | Steve Smith is the Man of the Match | | Morgan (ENG): I think it was not a bad day in general. Ian Bell played a terrific role at the top and showed his class once again. Australia were brilliant at the death. They made good use of the reverse swing. The variations were also well used and that made it difficult for us. 300 was a par score, but 330-340 was a match-winning one. We will grow in confidence with every game |
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Australia won by 3 wickets. |
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49.5
1 Over 49.5 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Mitchell Starc, 1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover and picks up a winning run. |
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49.4
1 Over 49.4 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, shuffles across and flicks it to deep mid-wicket. |
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49.3
W Over 49.3 Chris Woakes to MC Henriques, out Henriques Run Out!! It was full and around off, Henriques digs it out to mid-off and hares across, Taylor had one stump to aim and he hit the bulls-eye. Henriques was nowhere in the picture, he was waiting for the fielder to miss. Henriques run out (James Taylor) 4(11) |
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49.2
0 Over 49.2 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to MC Henriques, no runs, comes down the track and squeezes it to cover. |
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49.1
0 Over 49.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to MC Henriques, no runs, gets forward and knocks it to cover. |
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End of Over 49 (3 runs) Australia 302/6 MC Henriques 4/8 JM Anderson 10-0-56-0
SPD Smith 101/94 |
48.6
1 Over 48.6 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to MC Henriques, 1 run, gets forward and plays the on-drive down to long-on. |
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48.5
0 Over 48.5 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to MC Henriques, no runs, makes room and fails to nail the clip, ball hits the pad and dribbles to the right of the bowler. |
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48.4
2 Over 48.4 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to MC Henriques, 2 runs, leans forward and flicks it elegantly to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
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48.3
0 Over 48.3 JM Anderson bowls a back of length delivery to MC Henriques, no runs, blocked off the back foot to the right of Anderson. |
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48.2
0 Over 48.2 JM Anderson bowls a pitched up delivery to MC Henriques, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight to the man at cover. |
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48.1
0 Over 48.1 JM Anderson bowls a good length delivery to MC Henriques, no runs, gets forward and defends it to cover. |
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End of Over 48 (4 runs) Australia 299/6 MC Henriques 1/2 Chris Woakes 9-0-56-2
SPD Smith 101/94 |
47.6
1 Over 47.6 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to MC Henriques, 1 run, gets forward and drives it wide of mid-off and picks up a single. |
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47.5
0 Over 47.5 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to MC Henriques, no runs, gets across and works it gently to short mid-wicket. |
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47.4
1 Over 47.4 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, gets forward and nurdles it to deep square leg for a run. |
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47.3
W Over 47.3 Chris Woakes to BJ Haddin, out Caught by Bell!! It was a slower ball that is banged in halfway down the wicket, Haddin backs away and looks to ramp it over point, gets it off the toe-end, balloons it to Bell at point, who picks up his third catch. Haddin c Bell b Woakes 42(29) |
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47.3
W Over 47.3 Chris Woakes to BJ Haddin, out Caught by Bell!! It was a slower ball that is banged in halfway down the wicket, Haddin backs away and looks to ramp it over point, gets it off the toe-end, balloons it to Bell at point, who picks up his third catch. Haddin c Bell b Woakes 42(29) |
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