England vs Australia 1st Test at Birmingham, 03 Aug, 2019

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 284/10 (80.4)  &  487/7 (112)
England 374/10 (135.5)  &  146/10 (52.3)
Australia won by 251 runs
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
  • JM Anderson 4 * (9)

Over 14.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, stays on the front foot and blocks it towards mid-on.

Over 14.4 Chris Woakes bowls a back of length delivery to Travis Head, no run, hops a bit and shoulders arms.

Over 14.5 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, prods forward and lets it pass, mighty close to the off-stump.

Over 14.6 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 15.2 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, comes on to the front foot and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 15.3 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 15.4 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, comes across and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 15.5 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and tries to push at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 15.6 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and once again leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 16.4 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 16.5 Chris Woakes bowls it short of length to Travis Head, no run, gets cover the off stump line and shoulders arms to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 16.6 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and watches it along with going through to the keeper.

Over 18.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 18.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and once again let it go through to the keeper.

Over 18.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 18.4 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Travis Head, 2 runs, gets reaches out for it and drives it through mid-off and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 18.4 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Travis Head, 2 runs, gets reaches out for it and drives it through mid-off and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 18.5 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, 3 runs, stays inside the line and clips it to deep square leg,

Over 19.1 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and tries to push at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 19.2 Ben Stokes bowls it short of length to Travis Head, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and pulled away through mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 19.3 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 19.4 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, no run, gets forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 19.5 Ben Stokes bowls a pitched up delivery to Travis Head, Boundary!gets forward and knocks it in front of square, no chance for the chasing fielder. Second boundary of the over.

Over 19.6 Ben Stokes bowls a good length delivery to Travis Head, 3 runs, gets wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man and picks up three runs.

Over 20.1 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run, presses forward and defends to the off-side.

Over 20.2 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run, leans forward and pushes it firmly to mid-off.

Over 20.3 Moeen Ali bowls a quicker arm ball to Travis Head, no run, stays on the front foot and knocks it to mid-off watchfully.

Over 20.4 Moeen Ali bowls it short of length to Travis Head, Boundary! Rocks back and cuts it fiercely through the cover-point region, no point chasing that.

Over 20.5 Moeen Ali bowls it short of length to Travis Head, Boundary! Gets back in the crease to play the cut but the low bounce does not allow him to middle it, squirts it off the outer half past the slip fielder. Roy's desperate chase and dive goes in vain.

Over 20.6 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run,  comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the delivery and drives it to mid-on.

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