Australia vs England, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Nathan Lyon 2-70(28 ov)

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Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 83.3kph, flighted ball, full in length and Archer solidly blocks off the front foot. Loud applause from the Barmy Army

79.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, 2 runs, 84.5kph, spins from a short of length, Archer waits on the back foot and nicely late-cuts behind backward point for a couple more

79.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 83.6kph, slightly shorter, punched to cover off the back foot

79.3

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, spins in from a length and Archer blunts it to short leg with a closed bat-face

79.2

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, fraction short, Stokes cuts with the spin to sweeper cover

79.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, 82.2kph, flighted offbreak on a full length, Stokes blocks off the front foot

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 81.9kph, spins in from a short of length and Archer defensively pushes it to midwicket

77.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, spins in from a length outside off, Archer shapes to cut and misses

77.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 81.6kph, slower and closer to off, defended off the front foot

77.3

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 85.4kph, length ball outside off, punched to cover

77.2

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, 83.4kph, worked through midwicket and the single brings up England's 250

77.1

Lyon to Jofra Archer, byes, 3 runs, beats everything! Nicely flighted, dips and turns, Archer goes for the big swing over mid-on and is beaten comprehensively on the inside edge. Pitches just outside off and spins past the leg-stump, beats Carey as well to roll to fine leg

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 84.3kph, fraction short and Archer stays back to knock it back to the bowler

75.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 84.2kph, full again, Archer drives it back at the bowler

75.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 84.8kph, flighted outside off, Archer defends it to cover off the front foot

75.3

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, Lyon shortens his length and Stokes chops it to sweeper cover

75.2

Lyon to Stokes, FOUR, 86.1kph, Stokes brings out the reverse-sweep and makes superb contact! Inverses his stance and brooms it over backward point for a one-bounce four

75.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, 85.4kph, tossed up ball on a length, Stokes punches it to cover

Lyon to Stokes, no run, gets forward and defensively pushes this flighted ball to backward point

73.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, 86kph, drifting in towards off and Stokes lunges forward in defence

73.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, 1 run, 84.6kph, Archer swings hard, doesn't time well and the ball goes over the non-striker. A single to long-on

73.3

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, 86.9kph, Stokes moves leg-side as he goes on the back foot to cut with the spin to deep point

73.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, 85.3kph, Stokes flicks this length ball off the back foot, finds mid-on

73.1

Lyon to Jofra Archer, 1 run, 86.2kph, short of length, punched to the right of a diving bowler. A single to long-on

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, Lyon pulls his length back a fraction and it hits Archer high on the bat as he gets forward to block

71.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, SIX, 85.7kph, tossed up ball, full and in the slot, Archer uses the long handle to good effect. Slightly bends his back leg, gets under this ball and swings his bat hard to bludgeon it over long-on. Way over Green's head in the deep for a 97m six

71.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, over the wicket, floated up, fullish ball and Archer defends off the inner part of the bat

71.3

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, goes back, allows the ball to do its bit and punches with the spin to deep point

71.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, 86.7kph, more flight and fuller, blocked stoutly off the front foot

71.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, 87kph, fraction short, Stokes goes deep in his crease to cut, finds cover

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, "that's better," says Carey as Lyon tosses this outside off. The length is fuller and the line is outside off, Archer gets forward and defends off the inner part of the bat

69.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 87.2kph, another in-turner, slightly on the shorter side and Archer pushes it to cover

69.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 84.9kph, turn on offer, Archer flicks with the spin to midwicket

69.3

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 85.4kph, spins in from a length, Archer punches off the back foot. Lyon moves to his right to stop it

69.2

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 85kph, tossed up slightly wider and Archer us half-forward to tap it to point

69.1

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, 83.4kph, flighted delivery, on a length and around off, Archer defends off the front foot

Lyon to Stokes, no run, Stokes safely negotiates the last ball of Day 2. That shall be Stumps. A tossed up delivery and Stokes defends it watchfully. Stokes and Archer start walking back to the pavilion, but the Australian players look satisfied as they have put up a clinical performance with the ball

67.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, full and straight on off, Stokes defends it into the off-side

67.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, loopy delivery around off, Stokes defends it off his front foot

67.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up delivery around leg, Stokes doesn't offer a shot, pads it away

67.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, rock solids in his front foot defence

67.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, pushed through by Lyon, tad fuller as Stokes defends it into the off-side

Lyon to Jofra Archer, 1 run, spinning into the batter around middle and leg, driven along the carpet to long-on

65.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, floated around off, Jofra Archer watchfully defends it into the off-side

65.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, sharp off-break, Jofra Archer waits for it to arrive and nudges it towards short leg. In fact, this hit his gloves

65.3

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, tossed up delivery around off, pushed towards the off-side by Jofra Archer

65.2

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, a lot slower through the air, pushed down the pitch by Jofra Archer

65.1

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, tad short outside off, punched through covers for a single

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, spinning away from the batter outside off, Stokes opens the bat face, slicing it through backward point

59.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, Jofra Archer knocks it towards long-on for one

59.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, slower through the air on off, Jofra Archer stands tall and defends it into the off-side

59.3

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Jofra Archer defends it into the off-side

59.2

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, punched through covers as the bowler goes short outside off

59.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, fraction short outside off, punched to the fielder at cover by Stokes

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, tossed up and full outside off, Jofra Archer with a big mow across the line, was there a top-edge on to the body? Anyway it lands safely on the off-side as slip tries to get to the ball

57.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, tossed up full outside off, Jofra Archer gets forward to defend, it hits the sticker of the bat and falls safely to the vacant silly-point area

57.4

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, good length and flat on middle, Stokes goes on the back foot and makes room to cut it to sweeper cover, Stokes hobbles to the other end

57.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on middl,e Stokes gets forward to push it back to Lyon

57.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on middle, Stokes goes for a big reverse-sweep, thick edge on to the pad and the stifled appeal for LBW dies down

57.1

Lyon to Jofra Archer, 3 runs, tossed up full outside off, Jofra Archer gets forward to drive, Lyon gets a hand on that, takes the pace off it, Green chases it and pulls it back, saves a run

Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker good length delivery on the stumps, Stokes goes on the back foot to defend

55.5

Lyon to Jofra Archer, 1 run, spinning down leg, Jofra Archer gets forward and glances to short fine for one

55.4

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, quicker good length on middle and leg-stump, Jofra Archer gets forward to keep it out

55.3

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, quicker good length on middle, turned to forward short-leg

55.2

Lyon to Jofra Archer, no run, tossed up full on middle, a forward defence back

55.1

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Stokes gets forward to push wide of cover for one, trusts Jofra Archer and gives him the strike

Lyon to Stokes, no run, another quick good length delivery and sliding down leg, flicked to forward short-leg

53.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker and on a good length on leg-stump, Stokes goes on the back foot and tucks it to mid-wicket

53.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on a length outside off, Stokes gets forward to drive on the rise, picks out cover

53.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on middle, Stokes gets forward to push to Lyon's right, he dives to his right and cuts it off

53.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up on leg-stump, Stokes gets forward to push it back to Lyon

53.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length and flat on off, Stokes goes on the back foot to defend

Lyon to Stokes, no run, slower and fuller on leg-stump, Stokes gets forward to push it back to Lyon

51.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, fired flat and full on middle, Stokes is happy to get forward and defends it back

51.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, wide of the crease and tossed up full on middle, Stokes with a solid forward defence to cover

51.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length and flat just outside off, Stokes gets forward to defend to the backward point region

51.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length just outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches it hard, but cover dives to his right to cut it off

51.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on middle, Stokes gets forward to defend to cover

Lyon to Will Jacks, no run, good length and flat on middle, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and flicks to short fine

49.5

Lyon to Will Jacks, no run, tossed up outside off on a good length, turns in, Will Jacks goes on the back foot to turn it to mid-wicket, a puff of dust when the ball pitched, Jacks went back when he should have been forward

49.4

Lyon to Will Jacks, FOUR, lovely shot. That's a shot he plays well, too full outside off, Will Jacks gets forward and drives inside-out, the bottom-hand coming into play, wide of mid-off and cover

49.3

Lyon to Will Jacks, no run, tossed up full outside off, Will Jacks gets forward to defend it back

49.2

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Stokes gets forward to drive to long-off

49.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length just outside off, hint of extra bounce, Stokes goes on the back foot and defends it down, took his bottom-hand off to soften the impact

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on off, Stokes gets forward to drive and Lyon goes to his right and dives to cut it off

47.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length outside off, turns away a tad, left alone

47.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker good length on the stumps, Stokes goes on the back foot to defend

47.3

Lyon to Will Jacks, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Will Jacks gets forward to drive, slightly uppish but well wide of mid-wicket, down to long-on

47.2

Lyon to Will Jacks, no run, tough chance and Head at forward short-leg can't hang on. He goes with an outstretched left hand as he dives, palms it away, tossed up outside off, Will Jacks gets forward and flicks with the spin, would have been a stunner had Head hung on

47.1

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and cuts it hard and straight to sweeper cover

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length on off, a solid forward defence to silly-point

37.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, flat good length on off, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches to cover

37.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length on middle, Stokes gets forward to defend to the right of cover

37.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on a good length just outside off, Stokes gets forward to defend to the left of backward point

37.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker good length outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and cuts, backward point goes to his left to cut it off, Khawaja the man

37.1

Lyon to Stokes, no run, flat good length outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and cuts straight to the fielder at cover

Lyon to Stokes, no run, slower and fuller on off, Stokes gets forward to drive to cover

35.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length and quicker on middle, a forward defence

35.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, very full on the stumps, Stokes gets forward to drive to mid-on

35.3

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Brook gets forward and flicks wide of the dive of mid-wicket to his right

35.2

Lyon to Brook, no run, flat good length on middle, Brook goes on the back foot to defend

35.1

Lyon to Brook, no run, off the pad and umpire Nitin Menon's decision is overturned. Brook knew it and that's why he reviewed rightaway. Flat good length down leg, Brook flicks and misses, off the pad and well-taken by Carey. Snicko works this time and it shows a spike when ball hits pad and a flat line when ball is close to bat

Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker on leg and middle, Stokes goes on the back foot to defend

33.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, flat good length on middle, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches to cover

33.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length on middle, Stokes gets forward to push it back

33.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on middle, a forward defence

33.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length and flat just outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and cuts hard and straight to cover

33.1

Lyon to Stokes, 2 runs, flat good length and sliding down leg, Stokes goes on the back foot and tucks it to the deep square-leg region for two

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, on a good length on middle and leg, Brook goes on the back foot and tucks to backward square-leg

31.5

Lyon to Brook, no run, Lyon round the wicket. On a good length on middle, Brook goes on the back foot to defend to mid-wicket

31.4

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, good length just outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and cuts it wide of cover for one

31.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length on off, quicker, Stokes goes on the back foot and makes room to punch to point who's deep

31.2

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, on a good length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and punches it wide of backward point for one

31.1

Lyon to Brook, no run, flat good length on off, Brook goes on the back foot to defend

Lyon to Stokes, no run, full just outside off, Stokes gets forward to drive to cover

25.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on middle, Stokes gets forward to push to cover

25.4

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, good length on off, Brook goes on the back foot and turns it wide of square-leg for one

25.3

Lyon to Brook, no run, quicker good length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot to defend it back

25.2

Lyon to Brook, no run, on a good length and turns in to off, Brook goes on the back foot and pushes, the thick inside-edge goes to square-leg

25.1

Lyon to Brook, no run, on a good length on middle, Brook goes on the back foot to turn it to mid-wicket

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length on off, Stokes gets forward to drive to cover

23.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker good length just outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and cuts to point who's very deep

23.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, good length and drifts into leg-stump, Stokes gets forward to push it back

23.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, full on middle and leg, pushed back to Lyon

23.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, full just outside off, Stokes gets forward to drive to cover

23.1

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, good length on middle, Brook goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on off and middle, Stokes gets forward to defend square to backward point, again Marnus says, Nathan that's a good set

21.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on middle, a forward defence wide of silly-point, "oh Nathan, that's good" is the comment from Marnus

21.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, 92.9kph, flat good length and quicker on middle, Stokes goes on the back foot to defend

21.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on a good length on off, a forward defence wide of silly-point

21.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, quicker good length on middle, Stokes goes on the back foot and defends it back

21.1

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, short of length and turning into middle, Brook goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Lyon to Stokes, no run, full on middle, Stokes gets forward to defend it back

19.5

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and cuts it to sweeper cover

19.4

Lyon to Brook, no run, tossed up full outside off, into the rough, spins in a tad, Brook gets forward to drive it back to Lyon

19.3

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches it wide of cover

19.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, on a good length and tossed up just outside off, Stokes gets forward to defend to the silly-point fielder

19.1

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, good length and turns into middle, Brook goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Lyon to Stokes, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches it through the point region

17.5

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on leg-stump, a forward defence back

17.4

Lyon to Stokes, no run, drifts into off, full, Stokes with a forward defence to silly-point

17.3

Lyon to Stokes, no run, tossed up full on off, Stokes gets forward to defend to cover

17.2

Lyon to Stokes, no run, wide of the crease and flat good length outside off, Stokes goes on the back foot and punches to cover

17.1

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, good length on middle and turns in, Brook goes on the back foot and nudges it wide of mid-wicket for one

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, full outside off, Brook gets forward to drive to long-on

15.5

Lyon to Brook, no run, tossed up full just outside off, Brook gets forward to defend

15.4

Lyon to Root, 1 run, good length outside off, turns in, Root goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

15.3

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, flat good length outside off, turns in slightly, Brook goes on the back foot and taps it to the vacant backward point area

15.2

Lyon to Root, 1 run, flat good length on off, Root goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

15.1

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, good length on middle, Brook goes on the back foot and tucks it wide of mid-wicket, he slides but can't cut it off

Lyon to Brook, no run, that shall be Lunch on Day 2. Tossed up delivery around off, Brook defends it into the off-side

13.5

Lyon to Brook, FOUR, Brook with his first boundary of the innings. Tad short outside off, Brook steers it through backward point for a boundary

13.4

Lyon to Root, 1 run, grip and turn there, Root rocks back and steers it towards point for one

13.3

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, worked through the leg-side by Brook for a single

13.2

Lyon to Brook, no run, goes deep in his crease and defends this onto the pitch

13.1

Lyon to Brook, no run, defended by Brook from within the crease

Lyon to Root, 1 run, attempts the reverse sweep again, but finds deep backward point this time around

11.5

Lyon to Root, FOUR, that's a fine shot by Root. Goes down on his knee and reverse sweeps this away to the third man fence. Nicely executed shot

11.4

Lyon to Root, no run, played towards mid-on by Root

11.3

Lyon to Root, no run, leans forward and knocks this on to the pitch

11.2

Lyon to Root, no run, sharp turn there, Root looks to defend, gets an inside edge on to the pads

11.1

Lyon to Brook, 1 run, tossed up delivery on leg, Brook clips it through backward square leg for a single

Lyon to Duckett, out Bowled!! Lyon on fire! He has struck twice in the same over. Was a peach of a delivery. He has gone past McGrath and now has 564 wickets in Test cricket. Coming back to the ball. This was pitched up by the off-spinner, it landed around middle and off and spun away sharply. Duckett gets beaten on the defence and the off pole has been knocked over. McGrath in the comm box looks pretty animated as well. A fantastic over by Lyon that was. First Pope and now Duckett. Duckett b Lyon 29(30) [4s-5]

9.5

Lyon to Duckett, no run, flatter through the air outside off, Duckett opens the bat face, steering this towards backward point

9.4

Lyon to Root, 1 run, driven along the carpet to long-on for a single by Root

9.3

Lyon to Pope, out Caught by Josh Inglis!! Back into the team and he strikes in his first over. Absolute legend. Tossed up delivery by the ace off-spinner and Pope flicks it straight to mid-wicket. Inglis stationed there takes a sharp low catch and Pope's lean patch continues. He stands there in disbelief, but unfortunately has to make his way back to the pavilion. Lyon is pumped up as he has equalled Glenn McGrath's record of 563 Test wickets. Pope c Josh Inglis b Lyon 3(10)

9.2

Lyon to Pope, no run, pitched up by Lyon as Pope drives this towards mid-off

9.1

Lyon to Duckett, 1 run, tossed up delivery on leg, Duckett flicks it through the leg-side for a single