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Australia vs England, 3rd Test

Scott Boland 3-45(15.2 ov)
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87.2
W
Boland to Jofra Archer, out Caught by Labuschagne!! Edged and taken! Pitched up outside off at 135.6kph, Archer goes hard on the drive. Thick outside edge goes to first slip and Marnus doesn't err. England have been bowled out for 286. Jofra Archer c Labuschagne b Boland 51(105) [4s-5 6s-1]
87.1
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, 134.9kph, full and angling in towards off, Archer defends off the front foot
73
Boland to Stokes, 2 runs, 134.3kph, short of length, leg-lined and Stokes works it through square leg for a couple more
72.5
Boland to Stokes, no run, 137kph, length ball outside off, left alone
72.4
Boland to Stokes, 2 runs, 135.6kph, cut away behind square on the off-side and Starc makes a superb stop diving to his right after sprinting across
72.3
Boland to Stokes, no run, 133kph, fullish ball and Stokes pushes it to midwicket with the bottom hand coming off the bat handle
72.2
4
Boland to Stokes, FOUR, second boundary of the day for Stokes. 136.9kph, fullish ball and the left-hander drives firmly off the front foot as he expertly finds the gap between cover and mid-off
72.1
Boland to Stokes, no run, 136.5kph, length ball marginally outside off, Stokes steers with an opened bat-face, can't beat Green at gully
71
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, 134.7kph, nips in a fraction and Archer does well to blunt it into the leg-side
70.5
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, 137kph, fuller than a length, Archer defends it to mid-on
70.4
F
Boland to Stokes, 1 run, fifty for Stokes! 134.7kph, fullish ball and Stokes eases it through point. Raises his bat does the England captain as there's a big round of applause. This is his slowest fifty in Tests
70.3
Boland to Stokes, no run, 135.2kph, back of a length, extra bounce and hits Stokes high on the bat as he stands tall to defend
70.2
Boland to Stokes, no run, 136.8kph, similar length, straighter line and Stokes defends towards mid-on from the crease
70.1
Boland to Stokes, no run, 134.3kph, short of a good length, Stokes hops and defends
69
Boland to Stokes, no run, 133.9kph, length ball around off and Stokes defends to cover
68.5
4
Boland to Stokes, FOUR, 135.2kph, good shot from the captain. Walks forward and across, converts it into a half-volley and beautifully drives into the gap through extra cover
68.4
Boland to Stokes, no run, 134.3kph, on a length and wide of off, Stokes leaves it alone
68.3
Boland to Stokes, no run, 135.2kph, full delivery outside off, Stokes gets forward and drives to mid-off
68.2
Boland to Jofra Archer, 1 run, fuller than a length, Archer defends and inside-edges to backward square leg
68.1
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, 132.2kph, full ball angling in, Archer defends solidly off the front foot
55
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, short of length outside off, nips back in a tad, Jofra Archer shoulders arms
54.5
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, good length and no room on off, Jofra Archer gets right behind the line to defend to cover
54.4
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, good length just outside off, Jofra Archer gets forward to defend to cover
54.3
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, now this holds its line outside off, Jofra Archer is playing the nipbacker, good length outside off, holds its line and beats the forward defence, lovely take too
54.2
Boland to Jofra Archer, no run, short of length and nips back in to off, a confident forward defence
54.1
W
Boland to Brydon Carse, out Bowled!! Cleaned up. That nipbacker and this is Boland at his best. Flicks the back thigh and may have been a tiny feather of an inside-edge too, it nips back in through the bat and pad gap, Brydon Carse went deep to block and the shiny side was inside, slight gap between bat and pad and the ball finds his way to hit middle-stump. Brydon Carse b Boland 0(5)
53
Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, good length and nips back in to middle, Brydon Carse gets forward to push it to mid-wicket
52.5
Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, short of length just outside off, Brydon Carse goes on the back foot to defend to backward point
52.4
Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, good length outside off, Brydon Carse goes on the back foot and steers it to gully
52.3
Boland to Brydon Carse, no run, Carey back. On a good length just outside off, Brydon Carse gets forward to push to cover
52.2
W
Boland to Will Jacks, out Caught by Carey!! That's why Carey is up. To catch it off the thick inside-edge. it's a nipbacker on a short of length and Will Jacks gets forward to push, the thick inside-edge goes to the left pad, lobs to Carey's right, simple catch and Australia have another. Fine bowling from Boland too, he concentrated on a line and length and that nip back in got Jacks. Will Jacks c Carey b Boland 6(29) [4s-1]
52.1
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, good length and tight on off, Will Jacks gets right behind the line to defend it back
51
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, full just outside off, Will Jacks walks into the push and finds mid-on
50.5
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, again sliding into the pads, length, Will Jacks inside-edges the flick on to the pad, rolls to square-leg
50.4
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, good length and on the middle and leg-stump line, Will Jacks flicks firmly but straight to the fielder at square-leg
50.3
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, good length outside off, Will Jacks gets forward to defend solidly to cover
50.2
Boland to Stokes, 1 run, fullish outside off, Stokes gets forward to drive to deep point
50.1
Boland to Stokes, no run, short of length on off, tight, Stokes gets right behind the line to defend to cover
49
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, good length and tight on off, Will Jacks gets forward to defend to mid-off
48.5
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, back of a length on off, Will Jacks is neatly behind that as he defends off the back foot to cover
48.4
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length and nips back in to off, Will Jacks gets forward to push, the thick inside-edge goes on the back thigh and rolls away to the backward square-leg area, that nearly sneaked through
48.3
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length on middle, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and tucks it straight to the fielder at square-leg
48.2
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length around off, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and defends it back to Boland
48.1
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length outside off, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and punches it wide of cover, doesn't want the single
47
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, length and on off and middle, Will Jacks gets forward to nudge it down to mid-on
46.5
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, good length and nips back in a tad on off, Will Jacks gets forward to defend to the cover region
46.4
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
46.3
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length on off, Will Jacks gets right behind the line and gets forward to defend to cover
46.2
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, short of length on off, angled in, Will Jacks goes on the back foot and turns it to mid-wicket
46.1
Boland to Will Jacks, no run, good length and tight on off, Will Jacks gets forward to defend to cover
31
Boland to Brook, 1 run, good length outside off, Brook gets forward and opens the face of the bat to play it to deep backward point
30.5
Boland to Brook, no run, full just outside off, Brook gets forward to drive to mid-on
30.4
Boland to Brook, no run, short of length and angling into the right-hander on middle and leg, Brook closes the face of the bat to turn to leg, the leading-edge rolls to mid-off
30.3
Boland to Brook, no run, short of length on off, angled in, Brook is right behind that
30.2
Boland to Brook, no run, good length just outside off, Brook gets forward to defend to cover
30.1
Boland to Brook, no run, good length and sliding down leg, Brook shuffles across and flicks, misses, off the pad and Carey dives to his left to collect
29
Boland to Stokes, 2 runs, full and angling into the pads, Stokes gets forward and flicks wide of deep backward square-leg for two
28.5
Boland to Brook, 1 run, length outside off, Brook gets forward and drives on the rise, straight to the fielder at deep backward point
28.4
Boland to Brook, 2 runs, fullish outside off, Brook gets forward to drive through cover-point and two more before sweeper cover gets across and cuts it off
28.3
Boland to Brook, 2 runs, good length and angling into the right-hander on leg-stump, tucked away wide of deep backward square-leg for an easy two
28.2
Boland to Brook, no run, short of length on off, Brook gets right behind the line to defend it back
28.1
6
Boland to Brook, SIX, what a shot. Finally Brook has broken the shackles he set for himself. Charges at Boland and it's on a good length outside off, lovely lofted drive and it's all the way over sweeper cover, clean hit
27
Boland to Brook, 2 runs, full outside off, Brook gets forward and drives, off the open face, beats Green's dive and the outstretched right hand at gully, Weatherald gets across and cuts it off from sweeper cover
26.5
Boland to Stokes, 3 runs, good length and angling into the pads, Stokes gets forward and flicks nicely wide of mid-wicket and mid-on, three easy runs
26.4
Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and taps it to the vacant backward point area
26.3
Boland to Brook, no run, good length just outside off, Brook gets forward and defends softly to gully
26.2
Boland to Brook, no run, good length just outside off, Brook gets forward to defend, the ball threatens to roll back on towards off-stump, but goes wide of it, Brook was aware where it was going
26.1
Boland to Brook, no run, short of length and angled in just outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and defends solidly to mid-on
25
4
Boland to Stokes, FOUR, superb off-drive. Fullish on off, Stokes gets forward and nicely drives wide of mid-off, races away
24.5
Boland to Stokes, no run, good length on middle, Stokes gets forward and awkwardly turns it to mid-wicket
24.4
Boland to Stokes, no run, good length on middle, a solid forward defence to mid-off, Stokes with a loud call of NO to Brook
24.3
Boland to Brook, 1 run, short of length on middle, Brook goes on the back foot and turns it wide of mid-on for one
24.2
Boland to Brook, no run, good length outside off, Brook gets forward and defends solidly to cover
24.1
Boland to Brook, no run, short of length outside off, Brook goes on the back foot and taps it down, hint of extra bounce, Green is there at gully
13
Boland to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, keeps a touch low as Root opens the bat face, steering it towards backward point
12.5
Boland to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, shapes back in to hit Root on the thigh pad. He got an inside edge onto the thigh pad
12.4
Boland to Root, no run, rides the bounce and pats this into the off-side
12.3
Boland to Root, no run, short of a length outside off, shapes back in as Root shoulders arms
12.2
4
Boland to Root, FOUR, 50 up for England! Drifting on the pads, Root flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary once again
12.2
Boland to Root, no ball, back of a length outside off, Root leaves it alone
12.1
Boland to Root, no run, advances down the wicket and pats this short ball down the pitch
11
Boland to Root, no run, good length delivery around off, shapes back in as Root gets an inside edge on to the pads
10.5
Boland to Root, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Root clips it towards the on-side
10.4
Boland to Root, no run, nips back from a good length and Root defends it from within the crease
10.3
Boland to Root, no run, short of a length outside off, Root looks to defend, gets beaten on the outside edge
10.2
Boland to Root, no run, the benefit of doubt goes to Root! Was a back of a length delivery around off and it shaped back in, Root gets an inside edge as the ball flicks his pads and flies towards the keeper. Carey dives forward to grab it, but the ball has just landed in front of him. Good decision from the third umpire and Root survives
10.1
Boland to Root, no run, short in length around off, Root taps it towards point as he plays in on the rise
9
Boland to Pope, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, nips back in as Pope gets beaten on his off-drive
8.5
Boland to Pope, no run, sticks this his line outside off, Pope has a look and lets it through to the keeper
8.4
Boland to Pope, no run, 137.1 kph, on a length around off, Pope knocks it in front of cover
8.3
Boland to Pope, no run, banged in short by Boland, this one shapes back in sharply as Pope shoulders arms
8.2
Boland to Pope, no run, short ball outside off, some extra carry as Pope gets hit on the glove as he tries to evade this
8.1
Boland to Pope, no run, 135.4 kph, short of a length outside off, nips back in as Pope shoulders arms