Australia vs England, 5th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Day 1: Match delayed due to bad light
ENG
211
-3
(45)
CRR4.69
P'SHIP154(192)
OVS LEFT45
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15:30 Local Time, 04:30 GMT, 10:00 IST: There's lightning and thunder in the vicinity. Full covers on at the moment. We will have quite a delay here.
15:17 Local Time, 04:17 GMT, 09:47 IST: Welcome back. No rain but bad light means we can't start on time. So we wait.
14:56 Local Time, 03:56 GMT, 09:26 IST: The lightmeter comes out. And off they go. The crowd boo. Just 15 minutes for tea. Starc has a chat with the groundsman. The two umps hang on in the middle. The lights are on meanwhile. The covers coming on at the moment. In anticipation of rain. And tea has been taken. Good conditions for batting and both Root and Brook have added 154 unbeaten so far. The former so solid while Brook has had a few nervy moments. That's how he plays. Always gives a chance to the bowlers. A top-edge landed in between three men and he flashed and missed at balls too. But apart from that, he has looked solid. Australia even tried the short-ball ploy but apart from Starc the other bowlers were honest at best. Bad light has meant an early tea. England in a very good position. Can they make it count? Back for the final session shortly...
The lightmeter comes out.
45
0 0 1 1 0 1 (3 runs)
ENG 211-3
Joe Root
72(103)
Harry Brook
78(92)
Michael Neser
10-0-36-1
44.6
Neser to Root, 1 run, full on middle, Root gets forward to drive wide of mid-on for one
44.5
Neser to Root, no run, short of length on middle, Root goes on the back foot to defend to mid-wicket
44.4
Neser to Brook, 1 run, good length on off, Brook gets forward and opens the face of the bat to run it wide of gully for one
44.3
Neser to Root, 1 run, full on middle, Root gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket
44.2
Neser to Root, no run, fullish and angled in on off, a solid high-elbow full-faced forward defence to mid-on
44.1
Neser to Root, no run, full outside off, Root gets forward to drive and picks out mid-on
Michael Neser [9.0-0-33-1] is back into the attack
44
0 4 1 1 0 0 (6 runs)
ENG 208-3
Harry Brook
77(91)
Joe Root
70(98)
Cameron Green
8-0-57-0
43.6
Green to Brook, no run, play and a miss again. A rising short of length delivery outside off, Brook goes on the back foot to slash and misses, flies over the top-edge
43.5
Green to Brook, no run, Brook again gives the charge and this is a rising short of length delivery and following him, Brook glides and misses, Carey appeals for a caught behind and gets no support from the others. Nothing on Snicko, poor shot that
43.4
Green to Root, 1 run, full and angled in on off, Root gets forward to flick wide of mid-on
43.3
Green to Brook, 1 run, short of length and down leg, Brook goes on the back foot and flicks to deep backward square-leg, the 150-run stand is up
43.2
4
Green to Brook, FOUR, Brook takes charge. He comes down the track and flays the length delivery wide of short cover, in the air and in the gap
43.1
Green to Brook, no run,
43
0 0 0 1 0 1 (2 runs)
ENG 202-3
Harry Brook
72(86)
Joe Root
69(97)
Scott Boland
13-0-48-1
42.6
Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide to deep backward point
42.5
Boland to Brook, no run, length outside off, Brook gets forward to drive and mistimes it to cover
42.4
Boland to Root, 1 run, good length and nips back in to off, Root gets forward to defend, the thick inside-edge goes to fine-leg
