Australia vs England 1st Test at Brisbane, 08 Dec, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 147/10 (50.1)  &  297/10 (103)
Australia 427/10 (104.3)  &  20/1 (5.1)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Travis Head
  • Marcus Harris 9 * (10)
  • Marnus Labuschagne 0 * (0)

Over 63.1 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and drives to mid-off

Over 63.2 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and driven to short cover

Over 63.3 Joe Root bowls it flat in the air to Alex Carey, no run, gets back in the crease and  mistimes this drive to short cover

Over 63.4 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Alex Carey,1 run, gets forward and attempted a reverse-sweep. Ran away fine past leg stump

Over 63.5 Joe Root bowls it flat in the air to Travis Head, no run, comes forward and  driven to cover

Over 63.6 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Travis Head, Six! Came down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and goes big over long-on for six.

Over 65.1: Three runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 65.2: No runs. Joe Root to Pat Cummins,

Over 65.3: No runs. Joe Root to Pat Cummins,

Over 65.4: No runs. Joe Root to Pat Cummins,

Over 65.5: No runs. Joe Root to Pat Cummins,

Over 65.6: No runs. Joe Root to Pat Cummins,

Over 67.1: Two runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 67.2: No runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 67.3: No runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 67.4: No runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 67.5: No runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 67.6: Single. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 75.1 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Travis Head,1 run, jogs down, takes it on the full and drives to long-off. 300 up for Australia and the crowd likes it

Over 75.2 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Pat Cummins, 3 runs, Makes room by backing away and elevates this flat-and-full ball on the stumps over extra cover

Over 75.3 Joe Root bowls it short of length to Travis Head, 2 runs, gets back in the crease and slaps the cut through the covers off the back foot for a couple.

Over 75.4 Joe Root bowls it short of length to Travis Head,1 run, rocks back and scythes to deep cover 

Over 75.5 Joe Root bowls a quicker arm ball to Pat Cummins, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 75.6 Joe Root tossed up delivery to Pat Cummins, out Caught by Haseeb Hameed!! Cummins looks to nudge it into the on-side and gets an inside edge that's been gobbled up at leg-slip by Hameed

Over 77.1: Single. Joe Root to Mitchell Starc,

Over 77.2: Two runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 77.3: Three runs. Joe Root to Travis Head,

Over 77.4: No runs. Joe Root to Mitchell Starc,

Over 77.5: No runs. Joe Root to Mitchell Starc,

Over 77.6: No runs. Joe Root to Mitchell Starc,

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