England vs Australia, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Siddle 1-48(13 ov)
52.6
Siddle to Woakes, no run, good length delivery wide of off, left alone
52.5
Siddle to Bairstow, 1 run, clips this off the hip to long leg
52.4
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, length ball slanted in at Bairstow who plants his front foot right across, closing himself off completely as the bat isn't able to come round the front pad. Lucky that the ball was going down leg
52.3
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, good length ball just outside off, left alone
52.2
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, bottom hand takes over for Bairstow as he drives this length ball to mid-off
52.1
Siddle to Woakes, 1 run, kicks up from back of a length, Woakes takes his bottom hand off as he nudges it round the corner
50.6
Siddle to Woakes, no run, short of length around middle, turned to midwicket
50.5
Siddle to Woakes, no run, good length delivery outside off, Woakes shoulders arms
50.4
Siddle to Woakes, no run, back of a length delivery on off, blocked to mid-on
50.3
Siddle to Woakes, no run, short of length, Woakes stabs it into the pitch behind him and it veers away from the stumps after bouncing. Had it followed a straight line, he was a goner
50.2
Siddle to Woakes, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, blunted down the pitch
50.1
Siddle to Bairstow, 1 run, pitched up at the stumps, Bairstow flicks it through to deep midwicket
48.6
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, swinging away outside off, left alone
48.5
Siddle to Woakes, 1 run, overcompensates for the previous one, gets in close at the pads and is flicked to fine leg
48.4
Siddle to Woakes, no run, some way away outside off, left alone
48.3
Siddle to Woakes, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
48.2
Siddle to Woakes, no run, pitched up around off, turned to midwicket
48.1
Siddle to Woakes, leg byes, FOUR, slipping down leg, and even though Woakes misses out on it, the ball takes his pad and runs away fine
46.6
Siddle to Bairstow, FOUR, another confidence boosting punch down the ground from Bairstow, cashing in on the slight error in length with Siddle pitching it too full
46.5
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
46.4
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, relentless examination from Siddle. Brilliant with his lines here, not moving away from that off stump. Curves away late from Bairstow and beats the outside egde
46.3
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, good length delivery curling away from off, defended forward
46.2
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, length ball around off, played with a straight bat to mid-off
46.1
Siddle to Bairstow, FOUR, pitched up on off stump, it's met with a punchy drive from Bairstow to beat mid-on which is pretty close in. England badly need him to find his form here and this won't hurt
44.6
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, good length ball on off stump, Bairstow covers the swing and defends down the pitch
44.5
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, good length delivery outside off, extra bounce for Siddle but Bairstow was decisive with his leave
44.4
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, shoulders arms to this delivery outside off
44.3
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, they've got this ball moving in the air, and it's not reverse either. Conventional swing for Siddle, going against the direction of the shine. Length delivery pitching in line with off, meaning that Bairstow has to play. But once he commits forward, the ball leaves him, curves past the outside edge
44.2
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, floaty full ball outside off, hint of shape away from Bairstow who pushes it to point
44.1
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, withdraws his bat close to the body, lets it pass by outside off
42.6
Siddle to Bairstow, 1 run, nip-backer and Bairstow is caught on the forward move, the inside edge hits the pad and rolls away through square leg
42.5
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, short of length outside off, Bairstow keeps his bat inside the line and lets it go
42.4
Siddle to Bairstow, no run, oh no! How did that miss off-stump? Bairstow is caught in the crease and he has no clue whether to play or leave, the ball nips back in from a length and beats the inside edge. Not far from kissing the off-pole. Siddle is left with his hands on his head
42.3
Siddle to Buttler, out Caught by Paine!! A catch taken off Siddle, finally. England slip further. Good length ball in the corridor, but Buttler could have left it through, instead he stays back and leaves his bat hanging away from the body, the ball grazes the outside edge and Paine takes his third catch. Siddle has deserved this wicket especially after going wicketless in the second innings at Edgbaston and two catches being put down today. Buttler c Paine b Siddle 12(23) [4s-1]
42.2
Siddle to Buttler, no run, good length ball and Buttler meets it with a forward press, close to point
42.1
Siddle to Buttler, no run, on a length and outside off, Buttler lifts his bat and lets it go
37.6
Siddle to Buttler, FOUR, lovely shot! Siddle won't mind the batsman driving him through cover. Went full and invited the drive, Buttler obliges with a gentle push but the timing is such that the ball raced away to the fence
37.5
Siddle to Buttler, no run, wide of the crease and angled in, Buttler plays for the angle and closes the bat face, the ball straightens to take the leading edge and fortunately for Buttler it goes along the ground to point
37.4
Siddle to Buttler, no run, good length ball and it is an easy leave for Buttler outside off
37.3
Siddle to Buttler, no run, too far outside off and swinging further away, Buttler ignores. Paine dives in front of first slip to collect
37.2
Siddle to Buttler, no run, fuller and outside off, Buttler drives crisply but finds the man at mid-off
37.1
Siddle to Buttler, no run, on a length and swirling away outside off, Buttler lifts his bat and lets it go
35.6
Siddle to Rory Burns, 2 runs, fifty for Burns. He is having a fine start to his Ashes career. Follows up his hundred at Edgbaston with a fifty at Lord's. Yes, he has played and missed and even dropped, but Burns has the mental strength to battle through those. He once again remains the key for England to get a good first innings total. Coming to the ball: Short of length around off, Burns uncorks the bottom hand to punch it through the vacant cover region, Wade runs back from mid-off and keeps it to a brace
35.5
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, back of a length just outside off, Burns is right behind the line to defend
35.4
Siddle to Rory Burns, 2 runs, offers width outside off, Burns eases it off the back foot in front of square and scampers back for the second
35.3
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, fraction short in length and Burns is comfortable sitting back, defended
35.2
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, back of a length close to off, Burns defends into the on-side
35.1
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, dropped! Siddle back into the attack and induces the edge straightaway, it carries to Paine and he puts it down. Angled across the left hander and seaming away, Burns as he so often does has a feel for that away from the body, the outside edge goes low to the left of Paine, who dives across and goes with one hand. The ball does not stick and Burns has another life. He's now dropped twice off Siddle
16.6
Siddle to Denly, FOUR, edged and wide of the slip cordon! Denly flirts with an away swinger and he goes for it with soft hands which helps the edge race away past the diving third slip to his right
16.5
Siddle to Rory Burns, 1 run, good length on off, Burns punches it into the gap at cover and nabs a quick single
16.4
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, driven off the front foot and Wade does well with a diving effort to his left, certainly saved a couple of runs (or more) for his side
16.3
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, left alone once again, testing the patience of Rory Burns is Peter Siddle
16.2
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, keeps hunting in the same channel outside off, Burns shoulders arms
16.1
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, full and wide of off, Rory Burns lets it go
14.6
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, dropped! First one in this game and sure won't be the last. Siddle keeps it well wide of off and entices Burns into a flashy drive wide of his reach, he ends up slicing it off the outer edge and it has been shelled by Khawaja at gully. Straight in and straight out. Perhaps Khawaja was a tad late to react
14.5
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, full and swerving down the slope at I0$, Burns does the leaving dance
14.4
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, fuller and wider of off at I0$, Burns seeks to drive and ekes a thick inside edge towards gully
14.3
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, I0$ on a good length and in the outside off corridor, Burns gets across and plods into the off-side
14.2
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, still short and wide of off at I0$, Burns drops it into the off-side and thinks of a quick single, a late call of no from his partner Denly
14.1
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, full outside off, Burns gets across and blocks it solidly into the off-side
12.6
Siddle to Denly, FOUR, driven and driven gorgeously square on the off-side! Denly gets plenty of width outside his off-stump and this time, his fast hands do the talking with a crunching stroke off the front foot
12.5
Siddle to Denly, no run, I0$ full and asking Denly to drive, gently tapped back to the bowler
12.4
Siddle to Rory Burns, 1 run, I0$, back of a length outside off, Burns bunts it into the off-side and hares across for a quick single
12.3
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, full and nipping away outside off, keeps low too as Rory Burns shoulders arms
12.2
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, full on off, tapped into the off-side
12.1
Siddle to Denly, 3 runs, angles it into the pads and Denly flicks it through the legs of FSL square on the leg-side. Travis Head had very little time to react and it nearly died down in front of him
10.6
Siddle to Denly, no run, back of a length, cuts in and strikes Denly around the thigh
10.5
Siddle to Denly, no run, stays a touch low from Siddle. Short of length around off, Denly adjusted well to the low bounce by bending down in defence
10.4
Siddle to Rory Burns, 1 run, full ball angling across Burns who has a nice stride forward as he taps it wide of point
10.3
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, angled away outside off, hoping to find Burns fiddling at it. Burns just shoulders his arms
10.2
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, doesn't look in too much bother on that back foot. Back of a length on off, blocked
10.1
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, back of a length delivery around off, defends it down the pitch
8.6
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, length ball around off, defended into the point region
8.5
Siddle to Rory Burns, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off, authoritatively punched through point from Burns who stood tall to get right on top of it. Third boundary of the over
8.4
Siddle to Rory Burns, no run, back of a length delivery around off, blocked
8.3
Siddle to Rory Burns, FOUR, poor start this from Siddle. Off line again, as he strays down leg to Burns from round the wicket. Just a help-me ball for the left-hander who glances it fine into the fine leg boundary
8.2
Siddle to Root, 1 run, off the inside half from Root through square leg
8.1
Siddle to Root, FOUR, loosener from Siddle to start. Sprays this wide outside off. Root, in his positive mindset, sees runs written over it. He goes chasing across on the back foot and punches it through point
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