Australia vs England 2nd Test at Adelaide, 16 Dec, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 473/9 (150.4)  &  230/9 (61)
England 236/10 (84.1)  &  192/10 (113.1)
Australia won by 275 runs
Man of the Match: Marnus Labuschagne

    Over 45.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it on the off-side.

    Over 45.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 45.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and leaves it alone watchfully through to the keeper.

    Over 47.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and  play at it and then goes past the outside edge

    Over 47.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and left alone watchfully through to the keeper.

    Over 47.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and blocks towards mid-on

    Over 47.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets waits on the back foot and leaves it alone through to the keeper.

    Over 47.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, Boundary! Stays on the front foot and guides it away down to the third man fence with the open bat face for four.

    Over 47.6 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler, no run, stays back and shoulders arms to lets it go.

    Over 48.2 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Jos Buttler, no run,  stays back and blocks it to mid-wicket

    Over 48.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, comes on to the front foot and went for the slog sweep and this lobbed up for a while. Came off the forearm

    Over 48.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Jos Buttler,1 run, goes down on his knee and nails the sweep to deep square leg

    Over 49.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and defended solidly from the crease

    Over 49.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 49.3 Mitchell Starc bangs it short onto the pitch to Jos Buttler, no run, stays deep inside the crease and sways away from the bouncer.

    Over 49.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, slanting across from a middle stump line, squares up Buttler a bit as this goes off the back thigh, towards the slip cordon

    Over 49.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler,1 run, gets forward and tucks it backward of square to get off-strike

    Over 51.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 51.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and blocked out down the track

    Over 51.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and  defended well from the crease

    Over 51.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, goes pushing with no real footwork. Not far away from the edge

    Over 51.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Jos Buttler, no run, stays deep inside the crease and squeezed it out

    Over 51.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and blocks it out back to the bowler.

    Over 53.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 53.2 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run,  leans forward in defence watchfully.

    Over 53.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a back of length delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, gets inside the line and lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 53.4 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Jos Buttler, no run, comes on to the front foot and defended well from the crease

    Over 53.5 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler,1 run, goes back in the crease and tucks uppishly just past short leg. Flew off the bat anyway, so don't think the close-in fielder a chance even if it was straight at him

    Over 54.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Jos Buttler,1 run, gets forward and tucked it towards backward square leg

    Over 54.4 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to Jos Buttler,1 run, camps back and cuts it through point. Lyon has been too short this afternoon so far, has to bowl it fuller and get the batters play forward

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