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 22.1 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to DA Warner, 1 leg bye, gets forward and works it of the pads down the leg-side.

Over 22.2 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, comes across the line and whips it straight to mid-wicket.

Over 22.3 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, gets forward and clips it to square-leg for a single.

Over 22.4 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to DA Warner, 1 run, goes back and cuts it square of the wicket on the off-side.

Over 22.5 Joe Root bowls it flat in the air to SPD Smith, no runs, presses forward and defends it to the off-side.

Over 22.6 Joe Root bowls a quicker arm ball to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 24.1 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, gets forward and clips it down to fine-leg.

Over 24.2 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to DA Warner, no runs, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 24.3 Joe Root bowls it flat in the air to DA Warner, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight to point.

Over 24.4 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to DA Warner, 1 run, leans forward and pushes it to cover-point.

Over 24.5 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and drives it back to the bowler.

Over 24.6 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, gets forward and works it to mid-wicket for a single.

Over 63.1 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to backward-point.

Over 63.2 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, 1 run, gets forward and works it to square-leg for a single.

Over 63.3 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, no runs,  gets forward to drive and gets a thick inside edge to short mid-wicket.

Over 63.4 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, out Caught by Lyth!!  Starc was looking to force it off the back foot, got a thick outside edge, Cook was very close at 2nd slip, couldn't catch it and Lyth kept his eyes on the ball and then grabbed it.

Over 63.5Joe Root to MG Johnson Single ...

Over 63.6Joe Root to Mitchell StarcNo runs ...

Over 65.1 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to backward-point.

Over 63.2 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, 1 run, gets forward and works it to square-leg for a single.

Over 65.3 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, no runs,  gets forward to drive and gets a thick inside edge to short mid-wicket.

Over 65.4 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to Mitchell Starc, out Caught by Lyth!!  Starc was looking to force it off the back foot, got a thick outside edge, Cook was very close at 2nd slip, couldn't catch it and Lyth kept his eyes on the ball and then grabbed it.

Over 65.5 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to J Hazlewood, no runs, gets forward and defends it to silly-point.

Over 65.6 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to J Hazlewood, no runs, gets forward and defends it to short-cover.

Over 67.1 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, 2 runs, comes on to the front foot and drives through cover and picks up a couple.

Over 67.2 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, no runs, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 67.3 Joe Root bowls a quicker arm ball to MG Johnson, no runs, leans forward and pads it away.

Over 67.4 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to MG Johnson, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it pass the bowler.

Over 67.5 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to J Hazlewood, no runs, gets forward and the ball beats the outside edge.

Over 67.6 Joe Root bowls a tossed up delivery to J Hazlewood, 2 runs, gets forward and lifts it over cover for a couple.

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