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 1.3JL Pattinson bowls short of length delivery to Jason Roy, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 3.2 JL Pattinson bowls a pitched up delivery to Jason Roy, Boundary! Gets forward and went hard on the drive, the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the slip region and raced away to the fence.

Over 4.1 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the offside, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 16.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and looks to play with the turn, the ball takes the outside edge past the man at slip and raced away to the third man fence for four.

Over 24.2 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Goes deep inside the crease and flicks it away through backward square leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 26.4 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and transfers his weight on to the front foot and drills it past the man at mid-on with amazing timing.

Over 32.1Nathan Lyon to Rory Burns Boundary! ...

Over 34.4 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to Joe Root, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and pulls it hard through mid-wicket and the ball beats the man in the deep and reaches the fence.

Over 38.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Gets inside the line, staying typically on the back foot and nurdling it really fine and gets a boundary.

Over 39.4 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and went for a drive away from the body, the ball takes the outside edge and goes over the slips, raced away to the third man fence for four.

Over 40.2 JL Pattinson bowls a pitched up delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Gets across the line and flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 40.6 JL Pattinson bowls a good length delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and went for a drive through the line, the ball takes the outside edge and goes through the slips and raced away to the fence for four.

Over 41.4 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Joe Root, Boundary! Backs away in the crease and slashes it over the short third man and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 43.5 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets forward and went for a drive through the line, the ball takes the outside edge down to the third man fence for four.

Over 46.4 JL Pattinson bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Presses forward to defend, the outside edge runs away between second slip and gully. 

Over 47.1 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Joe Root, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and flicks it down to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 50.6 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to Rory Burns, Boundary! Gets quick to transfer his weight back and crack the cut in front of square, sweeper didn't even bother to chase it.

Over 55.2 PM Siddle bowls a pitched up delivery to Joe Denly, Boundary! Moves forward and plays a textbook cover drive past a sliding mid-off. The balance, timing and placement was top notch.

Over 56.6Nathan Lyon bowls half volley to Joe Denly, leans forward and drives it gloriously past covers for a boundary.Boundary!

Over 59.5Pat Cummins bowls pitched up delivery to Rory Burns, gets forward and drives it wide of mid off.Boundary!

Over 60.3 JL Pattinson bowls a good length delivery to Joe Denly, no run, gets forward and tries to pokes at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 62.6 JL Pattinson bowls a pitched up delivery to JC Buttler, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it hard through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 67.2Pat Cummins bowls short of length delivery to Rory Burns, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 71.4PM Siddle bowls short of length delivery to Ben Stokes, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 72.3Nathan Lyon bowls flighted delivery to Ben Stokes, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 74.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes, Boundary! Goes down on his knee and swept it hard through square leg and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 76.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ben Stokes, Boundary! Sitting down right under it in lapping it away into some deliciously vacant regions behind square.

Over 77.3Travis Head to Rory Burns Boundary! ...

Over 83.5 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Ben Stokes, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it hard through mid-off and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 85.3 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to Rory Burns, Boundary! Goes deep inside the crease and  trying to cut this skidder, only to somehow jab his bat down and run it through the keeper's legs.

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