Stoinis to Thornton, SIX, hoists it in the air and clears long-on! Slower one on off, back of a length, Thornton hangs back in the crease and generates an impressive amount of power off the back foot
18.5
W
Haris Rauf to Harry Nielsen, out Caught by Sam Harper!! Nielsen gone first ball. Same tactic that he used against Wadia - angling it away from the left-hander and keeping it wide. It's back of a length, Nielsen goes for the cut and nicks it behind. Good diving catch by the keeper. Harry Nielsen c Sam Harper b Haris Rauf 0(1)
18.4
W
Haris Rauf to Jerrssis Wadia, out Caught by Campbell Kellaway!! Creamed over extra cover, and Kellaway makes good ground to get to it. Charges across from long-off before holding on while on the move. It's a length ball angling away from off, Wadia holds his shape, times it nicely as he goes inside-out, but isn't able to get it wide enough of the fielder. Jerrssis Wadia c Campbell Kellaway b Haris Rauf 7(9) [4s-1]
18.1
4
Haris Rauf to Jerrssis Wadia, FOUR, smashed down the ground! Angling away outside off, back of a length, Wadia goes hard and pulls it over Rauf's head
17
4
Haris Rauf to Hasan Ali, FOUR, straying down leg, helped away fine! Rauf will be disappointed with that after such a fine over. And even more unhappy that his compatriot now has bragging rights. Just lost his line and Hasan Ali glanced it away
16.5
W
Haris Rauf to Jamie Overton, out Caught by Hilton Cartwright!! Holes out in the deep! Another slower length ball and again Overton is probably early through the slog. Gets it off the toe-end to deep midwicket. Jamie Overton c Hilton Cartwright b Haris Rauf 11(10) [4s-1]
15.4
W
Peter Siddle to Ross, out Caught by Sam Harper!! Nicked and gone! Down the track comes Ross, gets outsmarted by Siddle who bangs it in short and he's rushed on the pull. It takes the top-edge through to the keeper. Ross c Sam Harper b Peter Siddle 22(21) [4s-1]
15.2
4
Peter Siddle to Jamie Overton, FOUR, speared in full at the stumps, Overton clears the front leg to slog and drags it off the inside half behind square
14.2
Mitchell Swepson to Jamie Overton, 1 run, Stoinis is in pain after putting down a catch. Physio is attending to him. Flat and slightly short outside off, slapped hard, he dives across to his left and is struck on the wrist
13.4
W
Tom Curran to Matthew Short, out Caught by Stoinis!! Well taken at extra cover! Short and wide, slapped hard and flat, above Stoinis's head and he reaches out with both hands to hold on. Had to go full stretch there. Matthew Short c Stoinis b Tom Curran 56(42) [4s-4]
12.2
F
Mitchell Swepson to Matthew Short, 1 run, short and down the leg-side, Short pulls to deep backward square, brings up his fifty
12
Peter Siddle to Ross, 1 run, back of a length on off, slower one, Ross punches it down to long-off
11
4
Haris Rauf to Ross, FOUR, slower one but Ross still manages to scoop it fine enough to the boundary. Shuffles across premeditatedly, holds his shape and helps it fine
9.5
Tom Curran to Ross, 1 run, nipping back in, strikes him on the pad as he looks to flick it away and there's an appeal for LBW. Missing leg I think, and so does the umpire. Stars aren't convinced though and go for the review. Oh there's a little murmur on UltraEdge when it's next to the inside edge. Review lost!
9.3
Tom Curran to Matthew Short, 2 runs, catch goes down! Slower one floated up at the stumps, Short swings across the line, through the shot early and it goes high off the leading edge. Should've been taken at backward point but the fielder makes a mess of it. Tried going with the reverse-cup while plunging low, just a terrible way to go about it. Down it goes, and so does Curran in frustration
9.1
4
Tom Curran to Matthew Short, FOUR, low full toss at the stumps, Short drives hard down the ground and beats the fielder at long-off
8.5
4
Maxwell to Matthew Short, FOUR, darted in at the stumps, flat and slightly short, Short makes some room and pumps it down the ground off the back foot. Ross had to be quick in order to get out of the way at the non-striker's end
7.5
W
Stoinis to Liam Scott, out Lbw!! Absolutely dead. Full and straight, Scott goes across the line, misses completely and is hit low on the back leg. Liam Scott lbw b Stoinis 25(19) [4s-2 6s-1]
7.3
4
Stoinis to Matthew Short, FOUR, down the leg-side, pace off, and it's flicked away fine by Short, runs away to the boundary
7.2
Stoinis to Liam Scott, 1 run, hard length in the channel, Scott dabs it into the point region
6.5
Mitchell Swepson to Liam Scott, 3 runs, fired in at the stumps, full toss, Scott bends across and paddles it fine
4
4
Tom Curran to Liam Scott, FOUR, ball nips away and that results in a thick outside edge that escapes past backward point and they don't have a third man. Fullish delivery outside off stump, Scott looks to drive, gets lucky with the edge
3.4
6
Tom Curran to Liam Scott, SIX, and there's the pick up shot Scott was looking to play earlier. This time the line is slightly outside off stump but he didn't have any problem putting his right foot across the line before whipping it over deep backward square leg
2.2
4
Peter Siddle to Matthew Short, FOUR, classic use of pace on the ball. Knows there is true bounce, lets this short of length delivery come, opens the bat face and creams it off the middle of the bat with a mere push past backward point
1.5
4
Tom Curran to Liam Scott, FOUR, oh starts with a cover drive, but of a misfield and he gets four! Full delivery swinging away outside off stump, Scott leans forward and times the ball well. Should have been saved in the infield but it's gone for four
1.4
W
Tom Curran to Jason Sangha, out Bowled!! Oh now he's got this to leave the right-hander and hit the top of off stump. Tom Curran has silenced the Strikers crowd. Another length delivery pitching around off and nipping away to completely open up Sangha on the defence. Ball escapes past the outside edge and stikres target. Jason Sangha b Tom Curran 0(2)
1.2
W
Tom Curran to Chris Lynn, out Bowled!! He's bowled a peach. Held the ball for a nip-backer and it caught Lynn off guard. He didn't expect this good length delivery to nip back in that much. Tried to defend, got surprised by the seam movement and tried to adjust and fend. Ball sneaked through the massive bat-pad gap to hit timbaah. Chris Lynn b Tom Curran 4(4)