Australia vs England, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Doggett to Stokes, out Stokes Run Out!! Direct hit and gone! Stokes taps this length ball to the right of cover-point and sets off for a non-existent single. He's a long way down and then sees Root send him back. Australia needed a direct-hit and Inglis delivered. He moved swiftly to his right, picked it up cleanly and wasted no time as he hit the bullseye at the keeper's end. The England captain is short of his crease and Australia break this stand. Inglis has just one stump to aim there. Incredible work. Stokes threw his arm in the air after the direct-hit but had a chat with Root before taking the long walk back. Surely there was no run there and it was Stokes' fault. Stokes run out (Josh Inglis) 19(49) [4s-4]

Doggett to Stokes, no run, 135.2kph, Stokes opens the bat-face to steer this length ball behind square. Hits the turf and bounces but Green leaps to his left at gully to pouch it

Doggett to Stokes, no run, 137.8kph, away-angling length ball outside off, left alone

Doggett to Stokes, no run, full outside off, defensively pushed to cover

Doggett to Stokes, no run, 134.9kph, width on offer, Stokes cuts well but doesn't get it past backward point

Doggett to Stokes, no run, 130.1kph, good length around off, Stokes defends into off

Neser to Stokes, no run, 128.9kph, good length ball on off and Stokes defends to backward point

Neser to Stokes, no run, 130.5kph, defended to cover

Neser to Stokes, no run, 131.1kph, back to round the wicket and Neser bowls a short of length ball, Stokes plays late to keep it out on the off-side

Neser to Stokes, no run, 130.9kph, over the wicket and angling away from a good length, Stokes leaves it alone

Neser to Stokes, no run, 129.3kph, full again and Stokes is solid in his defence

Neser to Stokes, no run, 131.3kph, full ball from round the wicket with the keeper up to the stumps, Stokes is half-forward to block it into off

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 136.7kph, overpitched and Stokes plays a good-looking drive but picks out extra cover

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 140.5kph, shorter length and the line is down leg, Stokes walks across and lets it go

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 140kph, back of a length outside off, Stokes wafts his blade at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. Bounced more than the batter expected. Very close to the outside edge

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 137.9kph, on a length and marginally wide of off, Stokes defends it into off

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 139kph, Starc comes back with a in-seamer, Stokes is stuck in his crease as he defends and inside-edges onto his pads

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, FOUR, shot! 139.7kph, pitched up by Starc and the England captain plays a beautiful off-drive off the front foot. Superb balance and poses for the photographs. It's come right off the middle of the bat. England go past 200 with that boundary

Neser to Stokes, 1 run, 131.7kph, Neser pulls his length back by a fraction, Stokes turns it to midwicket and sets off for a sharp single. Doggett has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end and misses

Neser to Stokes, no run, 132kph, pitched up outside off, Stokes bends his back leg and gets forward to drive, inside-halves it back to the bowler

Neser to Stokes, no run, 133.5kph, good length delivery on the stumps, defended back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 137.9kph, short of length ball on middle, Stokes hops and defends it into off

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 136.1kph, very full, not quite in the blockhole and Stokes pushes it back to the bowler

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 138.2kph, good length delivery on leg, Stokes tucks it to midwicket

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 136.8kph, pitched up again, Stokes drives straight to cover-point off the front foot

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, 137.3kph, Starc overpitches and Stokes is on the walk as he drives to mid-off

Neser to Stokes, no run, Stokes safely negotiates the last ball of the session.. Defends this length ball towards cover and that shall be the Dinner on Day 1. Stokes and Root having a chat as they start walking back fo the pavilion..

Neser to Stokes, no run, banged in short by Neser outside off, Stokes sways away and Carey grabs it behind the wickets. He's standing up to the stumps, so that was a sharp take

Neser to Stokes, no run, fraction short outside off as it skids along the deck, Stokes is watchful as he leaves it

Neser to Stokes, no run, angled across the batter outside off, hint of movement in the air as Stokes gets beaten on the outside edge

Neser to Stokes, no run, on a length outside off, Stokes lets it through to the keeper

Neser to Stokes, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Stokes eases it in front of point

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, 1 run, full and wide outside off, driven towards cover for a single

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, tails back in as Stokes decides to let it through to the keeper

Neser to Stokes, no run, in the air, but safe! An outside edge earlier that flew between gully and the slip cordon earlier, and now this. Stokes is riding his luck. He needs it under such testing conditions. Neser goes short around off, Stokes looks to defend, but ends up getting it off the splice. The ball lobs towards cover and falls in no man's land

Neser to Stokes, wide, banged in short by Neser and this sails way above the batter's head. Called a wide by the umpire

Neser to Stokes, no run, watchfully knocks this back of a length delivery towards cover

Neser to Stokes, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Stokes plants his front foot forward and knocks it into the off-side

Neser to Stokes, no run, nudged towards the on-side by Stokes

Neser to Stokes, no run, short of a length around off, Stokes rides the bounce and knocks it into the off-side

Neser to Stokes, no run, back of a length outside off, Stokes taps it into the off-side

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, 1 run, on the shorter side around off, Stokes pats it towards the off-side and scampers across to the other end

Boland to Stokes, FOUR, loose ball. Fired down the leg-side and Stokes has glanced it away to the fine leg fence. Frustration on Boland's face as he deviates with his line and length

Boland to Stokes, FOUR, edged but safe! The cordon's full with three slips in place. There's a gully too, but this flew between that gap. Was full and wide outside off and Stokes got an outside edge towards the third man fence

Boland to Stokes, no run, back of a length outside off, Stokes lets it through to the keeper

Boland to Stokes, no run, on a length outside off, shaping away from the batter who shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, FOUR, Stokes is off the mark with a boundary. Pitched up the pacer outside off, hint of movement in the air and Stokes ends up getting an outside edge between slip and gully

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, fired down the leg-side as Stokes shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, it tails back in sharply as Stokes shoulders arms

Mitchell Starc to Stokes, no run, back of a length outside off, Stokes lets it through to the keeper