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 1.6Chris Woakes bowls short and rising delivery to Cameron Bancroft, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 2.2SCJ Broad bowls short and wide to DA Warner, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 2.3SCJ Broad bowls short and wide to DA Warner, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 7.3Moeen Ali bowls short and wide to Usman Khawaja, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.Boundary!

Over 9.6Moeen Ali bowls flighted delivery to Usman Khawaja, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 10.1SCJ Broad bowls short and rising delivery to Steven Smith, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 10.2SCJ Broad bowls half volley to Steven Smith, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 11.5Moeen Ali bowls short and wide to Usman Khawaja, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 16.3Chris Woakes bowls short and wide to Usman Khawaja, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 16.6Chris Woakes bowls short and wide to Usman Khawaja, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 19.5Moeen Ali bowls half volley to Travis Head, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 25.1Moeen Ali bowls short and wide to Steven Smith, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 29.3Joe Root bowls short and rising delivery to Travis Head, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 29.4Joe Root bowls short and rising delivery to Travis Head, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 30.1Ben Stokes bowls short and wide to Steven Smith, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 36.5SCJ Broad bowls good length delivery to Steven Smith, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 40.1SCJ Broad bowls pitched up delivery to Travis Head, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 40.3SCJ Broad bowls good length delivery to Travis Head, gets forward and drives it straight to mid off.Boundary!

Over 43.4Moeen Ali bowls flighted delivery to Travis Head, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 48.2Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Steven Smith, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 48.3Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Steven Smith, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 50.6Ben Stokes bowls good length delivery to Travis Head, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.Boundary!

Over 51.1Joe Denly bowls flighted delivery to Steven Smith, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 51.2Joe Denly bowls short of length delivery to Steven Smith, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 54.2Ben Stokes bowls half volley to Steven Smith, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 55.2Joe Denly bowls good length delivery to MS Wade, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 57.1Joe Denly bowls quicker and flatter in the air to MS Wade, gets forward and drives it straight to mid onBoundary!

Over 58.3Ben Stokes bowls pitched up delivery to MS Wade, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 61.2SCJ Broad bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Steven Smith, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 62.4Chris Woakes bowls short and wide to MS Wade, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

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