England vs Australia 1st Test at Birmingham, 03 Aug, 2019

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 284/10 (80.4)  &  487/7 (112)
England 374/10 (135.5)  &  146/10 (52.3)
Australia won by 251 runs
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
  • JM Anderson 4 * (9)

Over 5.2 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Cameron Bancroft, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven beautifully along the ground through mid-off and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 5.6 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Usman Khawaja, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and clips it through mid-wicket and the timing was sweet enough to send that away to the fence.

Over 7.2 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Cameron Bancroft, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot, present the full face of the bat and driven along the ground to the long-off fence for four.

Over 10.3 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Gets forward and flicks it along the ground through square leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 11.3 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off-side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 19.2 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Travis Head, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and pulled away through mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 19.5 Ben Stokes bowls a pitched up delivery to Travis Head, Boundary!gets forward and knocks it in front of square, no chance for the chasing fielder. Second boundary of the over.

Over 20.4 Moeen Ali bowls it short of length to Travis Head, Boundary! Rocks back and cuts it fiercely through the cover-point region, no point chasing that.

Over 20.5 Moeen Ali bowls it short of length to Travis Head, Boundary! Gets back in the crease to play the cut but the low bounce does not allow him to middle it, squirts it off the outer half past the slip fielder. Roy's desperate chase and dive goes in vain.

Over 29.6 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Travis Head, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and punches it straight down the ground for four.

Over 33.2 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Gets forward and went for a drive away from the body, the ball takes the outside edge down to the third man fence for four.

Over 41.2 SCJ Broad bowls it short of length to Pat Cummins, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 50.4Moeen Ali bowls quicker and flatter in the air to PM Siddle, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 51.1 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Steven Smith, Boundary! Gets into position early and swats it through the gap at mid-wicket with a powerful pull shot.

Over 54.1Chris Woakes bowls pitched up delivery to PM Siddle, gets forward and drives it straight down the groundBoundary!

Over 55.5SCJ Broad bowls pitched up delivery to PM Siddle, leans forward and drives it gloriously past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 60.3Ben Stokes bowls short of length delivery to Steven Smith, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 60.5Ben Stokes bowls short of length delivery to PM Siddle, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 65.1 Joe Denly bowls a pitched up delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Dances down the wicket, gets it on the full and drives it straight past the bowler and gets a boundary.

Over 69.4 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Goes down on his knee and swept it hard through mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 70.1 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Nathan Lyon, Boundary! Gets reaching out to a wide sucker half volley and then steering it away backward of point and gets a boundary.

Over 72.4Ben Stokes to Steven Smith Boundary! ...

Over 73.3Moeen Ali to Steven Smith Boundary! ...

Over 74.3 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Gets forward and went hard on the drive, the ball takes the outside edge past the keeper and raced away to the fence for four.

Over 74.4 SCJ Broad bowls a pitched up delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it straight down the ground for four.

Over 75.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Stands tall and slogs it over mid-on and the ball raced away to the long-on fence for four.

Over 75.4 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Walks across settles beside the line and then has a flat-batted hack, splitting deep mid-wicket and long-on perfectly.

Over 76.1 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Shuffling well inside the line and then mowing it away behind square. There's a motionless deep square leg, there's a motionless fine leg.

Over 76.6 SCJ Broad bowls it short of length to Nathan Lyon, Boundary! Gets an overcook and then squirts his forward drive uppishly and straight down the ground.

Over 78.3 SCJ Broad bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, Boundary! Walking across his stumps this time, using the leg-line to swipe it away, beating fine leg.

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