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

Boland to Jofra Archer, 1 run, on a length outside off, Jofra Archer drills it through covers for a single

Boland to Root, 1 run, shimmies dowm the wicket and drives this towards long-on for one

Boland to Root, no run, fired down the leg-side, Root has a swing and a miss

Boland to Root, SIX, superb shot! On a length outside off, Root premeditates and reverse scoops this over the fielder at third man, just clears the boundary. Incredible execution!

Boland to Jofra Archer, 1 run, advances down the wicket and swings across, miscues it towards cover for a single

Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, full in length on leg, Jofra Archer swings and misses

Boland to Root, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler, Root shuffles across in the crease and whips it away to the deep mid-wicket boundary. Stokes and other England players are loving this. They won't mind these runs

Boland to Jofra Archer, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Jofra Archer slashes it towards deep backward point for one

Boland to Jofra Archer, FOUR, smashed! Boland goes short and Jofra Archer has pummeled this away to the deep mid-wicket fence. Almost went the distance for a flat six

Boland to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, short ball outside off, Jofra Archer advances down the wicket and slaps this through covers for a couple of runs

Boland to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, on the shorter side, Jofra Archer goes for a pull and miscues it towards backward square leg. Labuschagne charges in from the deep, while Carey charges towards the ball too. The ball lands in between them as they keep staring at each other

Boland to Jofra Archer, SIX, on the shorter side, Jofra Archer advances down the wicket and desposits this over the deep backward square leg for half-a-dozen

Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, played with soft hands towards gully

Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, banged in short by Boland outside off, the ball shapes away sharply to beat Jofra Archer's defence

Boland to Root, 1 run, on the batter's pads as Root glances this away to fine leg for one

Boland to Root, FOUR, on the shorter side, Root arches back and carves this away to the third man fence. Managed to beat the fielder in the deep who had put in a dive across to his left

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Root

Boland to Root, no run, advances down the wicket and pats this towards the off-side

Boland to Root, FOUR, celebrates his ton with a boundary. Advances down the wicket and flicks it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root knocks it towards covers

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around off, Root pats it towards the off-side

Boland to Root, FOUR, Joe Root brings up his 40th Test ton! His first ever in Australia, produced right when England needed it the most. Pink-ball centuries are hard to come by, but Root makes it look smooth as ever. No tons down under until this series. Pressure on and Root delivers. He rises from the Ashes to carve out a brilliant century in the Ashes. The Brisbane crowd goes wild as Root glances this away to the fine leg fence. His teammates are giving him a standing ovation, the spectators are up and roaring as England's best Test batter takes off his helmet

Boland to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, driven towards mid-on

Boland to Root, wide, banged in short by Boland outside off, Root lets it through to the keeper

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, nips back in as Root looks to defend. Gets an inside edge on to the thigh pad as the ball lobs in front of the keeper who was diving forward to grab it

Boland to Will Jacks, 1 run, 134.3kph, Jacks walks forward and across to clip this in-angling length ball to deep midwicket

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, 135.9kph, full delivery, Jacks brings his bottom hand into play as he drives to mid-on

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, pitched up delivery, Jacks drives straight to mid-off

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, walks forward and across to defend this length ball back to the bowler off the inner half of the bat

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, nip-backer, Jacks defends from the crease and inside-edges onto his thigh pad

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, length ball angling in, blunted into the leg-side

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, 133.4kph, half an appeal for caught behind. In-seamer, Jacks doesn't account for the movement as he pushes at it. Just past the inside edge before going into the keeper's mitts. Replay shows that the ball brushed the back leg

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, 135.5kph, defends this full ball to cover off the front foot

Boland to Will Jacks, no run, full ball, Jacks drives off the front foot and Inglis makes a diving stop to his right in the cover region

Boland to Jamie Smith, out Bowled!! Through the gate! 136.2kph, good length delivery that nips back in, Smith gets forward to defends and leaves a gap between his bat and pad for the ball to sneak through. Seam movement past the inside edge and the ball crashes into the middle-stump. Jamie Smith b Boland 0(2)

Boland to Jamie Smith, no run, short of a good length, blocked

Boland to Root, 1 run, pitched up, driven towards cover for a quick single

Boland to Root, FOUR, beauty! 131.7kph, pitched up by Boland and Root plays a glorious straight drive. Gets forward, offers a vertical blade and places it between the umpire and the non-striker

Boland to Root, no run, 134.6kph, full ball on off, Root wristily drives it to mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, 133.4kph, rides the bounce and steers this short of length ball to gully

Boland to Root, no run, 133.3kph, full ball and Root drives to mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, 136.3kph, short of length close to off, Root hops and guides it to gully

Boland to Root, no run, 134.6kph, on a length and just outside off, dabbed to gully

Boland to Root, no run, 134.7kph, lbw appeal, turned down and the impact seems to be outside off. Smith is interested, has a chat with the bowler and the keeper before reviewing it. Root walks forward and across, gets beaten by inward nip to get hit on the front pad. Snicko confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and the impact is clearly outside off. Australia burn their second review

Boland to Root, no run, 135.7kph, tight channel, on a length and around off, Root brings his bat down at an angle to pat it to backward point

Boland to Root, 2 runs, 133.2kph, straighter line, worked through backward square leg and Root calls for two straightaway

Boland to Root, no run, 131.5kph, slants in on this occasion from a good length and a shuffling Root defends it into the leg-side

Boland to Root, no run, 132.3kph, Root walks forward and across, opens the bat-face to guide this length ball to backward point

Boland to Root, no run, 127kph, back of a length, Root rides the bounce and pats it to backward point. He wants a single but gets rightly sent back

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 Root, 1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, Root clips it off an inside edge towards fine leg

Boland to Root, no run, tad short outside off, Root steers it towards gully

Boland to Root, no run, length delivery around off, shapes away as Root plays it with an open bat face, getting an outside edge to gully

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around off, shapes back in as Root knocks it towards mid-off

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

Boland to Root, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-on with soft hands for one

Boland to Root, no run, moves outside his crease and steers this towards backward point

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around off, nips back in to strike the batter on the thigh pad

Boland to Root, no run, 135kph, pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, driven to mid-on by Root

Boland to Root, leg byes, 1 run, Australia have wasted a review! Good length delivery around middle and it nips back in sharply. Root gets pinned on the pads due to the movement. The impact was in line, but it was missing the leg-stump due to the extra bounce

Boland to Brook, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Brook advances down the wicket and slashes it through the off-side for one

Boland to Root, 1 run, flicked towards wide mid-on by Root for a single

Boland to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Root drives it towards mid-on

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root steers it towards the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, Root steers it towards backward point

Boland to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, holds its line as Root leaves it alone. Only the 2nd maiden of the day

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root steers it into the off-side

Boland to Root, no run, rides the bounce and taps it towards gully

Boland to Root, no run, walks out his crease and decides to leave it alone

Boland to Root, no run, gets an inside edge towards the on-side

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, knocked into the off-side

Boland to Brook, no run, 138kph, pitched up, driven firmly but straight to extra cover

Boland to Brook, 2 runs, 134.8kph, full outside off, Brook throws his bat at it as he slices it in front of square on the off-side

Boland to Brook, no run, 138.5kph, pushes this fullish ball to cover

Boland to Root, 1 run, 136.6kph, Root walks forward and across, opens the bat-face to guide this wide-ish ball to gully. Green scores a direct-hit at the keeper's end, the ball deflects away and the batters take a single. Smith isn't happy

Boland to Root, no run, 133.5kph, stays back and opens the bat-face to steer this length ball, finds gully

Boland to Root, no run, 132.7kph, good length ball, Root walks forward and across to poke it to cover

Boland to Crawley, no run, back of a length around off, shapes back in as Crawley shoulders arms

Boland to Crawley, FOUR, was that a chance? Yes, it was. This was driven back to the bowler by Crawley uppishly and Boland failed to grab it in his followthrough. Had hardly any time to react, but this bursts through his mitts before he could even blink. Tough chance, but will go down as a dropped catch

Boland to Crawley, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone

Boland to Root, 1 run, on a length outside off, Root steers it to backward point rotates strike

Boland to Root, no run, on a length around off, shapes back in, Root leans forward and defends

Boland to Root, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Root leaves it alone

Boland to Crawley, no run, short of a length outside off, shapes away slightly as Crawley lets it through to the keeper

Boland to Crawley, no run, some extra bounce outside off, nips back in as Crawley lets it through to the keeper

Boland to Crawley, no run, good length delivery outside off, Crawley lets it through to the keeper

Boland to Root, 1 run, walks down the track and steers this into the off-side for one

Boland to Root, no run, on a length outside off, nips back in slightly as Root shoulders arms

Boland to Root, FOUR, nicely timed shot! This was on a length and Root simply walks down the wicket and drives it past the bowler. Boland tries to grab it with his right hand, but fails in doing so. Straight down the ground for four runs

Boland to Crawley, no run, 137.1kph, on a length outside off, nice carry as Crawley goes for a drive and misses

Boland to Crawley, no run, 137.7kph, on a length around middle and leg, Crawley walks across and clips it towards mid-wicket

Boland to Crawley, wide, 134.kph, banged in short by Boland outside off, above the batter's head and has been called a wide

Boland to Crawley, no run, flicked towards mid-on the bowler pitches it up

Boland to Crawley, no run, 133.9kph, back of a length around off, Crawley pats it towards mid-off

Boland to Crawley, no run, pitched up by the bowler, Crawley plays it across the line, mistiming it towards mid-wicket

Boland to Crawley, no run, 136.1kph, short one outside off, some extra carry as Crawley shoulders arms

Boland to Root, no run, fullish outside off, Root defensively pushes to point

Boland to Root, FOUR, glorious! 136.1kph, Boland pitches up and Root gets forward to caress it to the left of the bowler. The timing is spot-on and the ball dribbles away to the fence. Fifty partnership!

Boland to Root, no run, short of a good length, nips in and Root trusts the bounce as he leaves it alone

Boland to Root, 2 runs, full on off-middle, Root shuffles across to flick it away to deep midwicket

Boland to Root, no run, Boland slips in a yorker and Root brings his bat down just in time to dig it out

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, 137.7kph, Crawley moves across and pushes this back of a length delivery through point

Boland to Crawley, no run, Australia appeal, they ponder and decide against the review. Crawley walks forward and across to flick this length ball. Beats the inside edge and brushes the back leg before going into the keeper's mitts. Clearly no inside edge and the impact was well outside off

Boland to Crawley, no run, 135.2kph, sees the line outside off and leaves it alone

Boland to Crawley, no run, 138.4kph, fuller ball, Crawley wristily drives to mid-on

Boland to Crawley, no run, play and miss! 135kph, good length that nibbles away outside off, Crawley moves forward and across to defend and the ball whizzes past the outside edge

Boland to Root, 1 run, 139.7kph, Root advances forward and across with a walk, taps this length ball in front of cover with soft hands for a quick single

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, 138.5kph, Crawley shuffles across to tuck this length ball to square leg

Boland to Crawley, 1 run, 134.3kph, slightly fuller outside off, Crawley delays his shot a bit to ease it through cover-point

Boland to Crawley, no run, 136.9kph, good length delivery wide of off, Crawley leaves it alone and Carey collects it in front his face

Boland to Root, 1 run, nip-backer from a length, a shuffling Root pushes at it and inside-edges to fine leg. The bottom hand comes off the bat handle as well

Boland to Root, no run, 136.8kph, short outside off, Root jumps and opens the bat-face to push it to point

Boland to Root, no run, 138.4kph, seams in from a short of length, Root walks across to cover his off-stump before shouldering arms

Boland to Root, no run, 134.9kph, back of a length, Root walks forward and across, hops and defends it to the left of the bowler