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 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.

Over 22.1 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and squeezes out the drive to mid-off.

Over 22.2 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, prods forward and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 22.3 Moeen Ali bowls a quicker arm ball to Steven Smith, no run, plunges forward and defends to cover.

Over 22.4 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, comes on to the front foot and goes hard on the drive and loses his timing, straight to cover.

Over 22.5 Moeen Ali bowls it flat in the air to Steven Smith,1 run, goes back in the crease and flicks it to deep square leg, for a single.

Over 22.6 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run, shimmies down and pushes it to mid-off.

Over 24.1 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, prods forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 24.2 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 24.3 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 24.4 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, lunges across and keeps it out.

Over 24.5 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, no run, stays deep in the crease to flick, straight into the shin pads of short leg.

Over 24.6 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Steven Smith, 3 runs, plunges forward and drives it through cover, the timing is absent and hence the ball stops just before the rope.

Over 26.1 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run, comes on to the front foot and works it towards mid-on.

Over 26.2 Moeen Ali bowls a slower one to Travis Head, no run, prods forward and defends with the head on top of the ball.

Over 26.3 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run, stays deep inside the crease and  block to the right of short leg.

Over 26.4 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run, plunges forward and keeps it out into the off-side.

Over 26.5 Moeen Ali bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Travis Head, no run, stays deep inside the crease and jammed out to mid-on.

Over 26.6 Moeen Ali tossed up delivery to Travis Head, no run, presses forward and keep it down the pitch back to the bowler. 

That is Lunch on Day 1.

Over 38.1Moeen Ali bowls flighted delivery to Steven Smith, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 38.2Moeen Ali bowls flighted delivery to Steven Smith, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 38.3Moeen Ali bowls flighted delivery to Steven Smith, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 38.4Moeen Ali bowls flighted delivery to Tim Paine, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 38.5Moeen Ali bowls flighted delivery to Tim Paine, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

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