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27.6 M Starc to Cook, 1 run. 80/3
27.5 M Starc to Malan, 1 run. 79/3
27.4 M Starc to Malan, He is not looking comfortable at all. Malan needs to find a better way to deal with Mitchell Starc, otherwise the bowler is going to get the better of him soon enough. Short ball, it's ducked and evaded, barely. 78/3
27.3 M Starc to Malan, The bombardment continues. Into the body once again, Dawid Malan rises and awkwardly keeps it down beside short leg. 78/3
27.2 M Starc to Malan, Short ball into the body, Malan moves inside the line and plays it down beside short leg, where Bancroft makes a good stop to his left. 78/3
27.1 M Starc to Malan, Well played. Angled across on a short length to Dawid Malan, he rises and with an angled bat glides past gully along the ground. Two runs taken for doing so. 78/3
Drinks break! Australia's moment so far. They've managed to pluck two English wickets, and one of them was the big fish. Root's dismissal means the onus now lies on Alastair Cook, who has been in impeccable touch since the day has started. He and Malan now must make it till Tea without any further damage. Another wicket now and Australia could have a significant advantage in this game.
26.6 N Lyon to Cook, Just behind a driving length, on the off stick, Cook presents a forward defensive shot. 76/3
26.5 N Lyon to Cook, Not much pace on this, but some decent spin provided by Lyon. Cook stands firm and lets it go past him. 76/3
26.4 N Lyon to Cook, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 76/3
26.3 N Lyon to Cook, Drifting in from around off, fullish in length once more, defended to the left of the bowler comfortably. 76/3
26.2 N Lyon to Cook, Tossed up around the off stump, Cook presses forward and dead-bats it. 76/3
26.1 N Lyon to Malan, Flighted ball on the stumps, full in length, Malan clears his front leg and eases it towards mid off. Calls for the single, takes the fielder on and completes the run with ease. 76/3
25.6 M Starc to A Cook, Over the wicket to Cook now, it's full and fast at 143 kph. The batsman is forward to drive but gets a huge inside edge onto his pads. 75/3
25.5 M Starc to Malan, Into the body again, worked away past the short leg fielder for a single. 75/3
25.4 M Starc to Malan, Hangs back to this short of a length delivery to keep it out rather safely. 74/3
25.3 M Starc to Malan, Hits the deck hard and pounded in short, Dawid Malan is alert to this as he ducks under it in time. 74/3
The field set is definitely for the short ones. A short leg and a leg slip are in place. Basically says that 'be prepared for the peppering, mate'. And that's never a nice feeling. Important phase of play for England. Survive this and things might get easier for them.
25.2 M Starc to Malan, Bumper down the leg side, Malan moves inside the line and lets it be. 74/3
25.1 M Starc to Malan, Comes steaming in from around the wicket and bangs it in short, Malan ducks and evades. 74/3
24.6 N Lyon to Cook, Not much spin on this occasion, Cook is forward to this full ball and blocks it. 74/3
24.5 N Lyon to Cook, Another one on the shorter side, defended out from the back foot. 74/3
24.4 N Lyon to Cook, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. 74/3
24.3 N Lyon to Cook, Nice loop on this as it's pitched around off, Cook prods forward in defense. 74/3
24.2 N Lyon to Cook, Flatter and shorter around off, kept out off the back foot. 74/3
24.1 N Lyon to Cook, Drifting in on off, turns away and Cook is beaten as he looks to poke at this. 74/3
Two slips in place for Lyon.
23.6 M Starc to Malan, Length delivery kicking off the deck outside off, Malan rises and keeps it down on the off side. 74/3
23.5 M Starc to Malan, Bumper from Starc, outside off, Dawid ducks and evades. 74/3
23.4 M Starc to Cook, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single. 74/3
23.3 M Starc to Malan, Flicks it off his pads and turns it towards backward square leg for a single. 73/3
23.2 M Starc to D Malan, Run out chance goes begging! Oh my... Dawid Malan just panicked there. Nice work by Cameron Bancroft, did well in that quick situation. Short ball angling in, Malan works it past short leg and sets off without thinking. Bancroft is quick to the ball, turns and throws while sliding. Probably why he couldn't aim it better. Just misses the stumps at the striker's end. Malan was not even in the frame, would have been gone for all money had that hit. 72/3
Short leg in place now...
23.1 M Starc to Malan, Short of a good length around off, stays back and guards it out off the back foot. 72/3
22.6 N Lyon to Cook, FOUR! Loosener from the offie. Short and wide outside off, Cook rocks back and pounces on it with a fierce cut shot through point for a boundary. 72/3
22.5 N Lyon to A Cook, Full outside off, pushed to the cover fielder for nothing. 68/3
22.4 N Lyon to Cook, Looped up by Lyon, Cook blocks. 68/3
22.3 N Lyon to Malan, Knocks this into the covers and takes an easy run. Was in the gap, so no trouble at all. 68/3
22.2 N Lyon to Malan, Slower through the air on the stumps, Dawid presents a front foot defensive shot. 67/3
22.1 N Lyon to Malan, Drifting in on middle and off, Malan clears his front leg and flicks it to mid-wicket. 67/3
21.6 M Starc to Cook, Close to the off stick, touch fuller, Cook ensure there's no damage done and ends the over safely. 67/3
21.5 M Starc to Malan, Full and straight, swinging back in, Dawid Malan flicks it away square on the leg side and gets off strike. 67/3
21.4 M Starc to Malan, Outside off on a good length, left alone for the keeper to collect. 66/3
21.3 Starc to Malan, NOT OUT! Rather strange from the umpire. Height was always the concern, not sure what was going through his mind. Well, anyway, Starc comes steaming in and zips it off the surface on a length. Malan is beaten for pace as he's pegged back inside his crease. Caught on the pads and there's a loud shout for a leg before. Aleem Dar thinks, long and hard, and eventually raises his finger. Malan reviews and it's taken upstairs. Replays show that height is indeed the problem and so, Malan is safe. 66/3
Review! For an lbw call against Dawid Malan. Umpire Aleem Dar took a really long time to raise his finger. Height could be the issue here, and rightly Malan refers it.
21.2 M Starc to D Malan, Short of a good length outside off, Malan opens the bat face and with soft hands, plays it down towards gully. 66/3
21.1 M Starc to Malan, Instantly goes full. Tails it back into Malan on off, it's defended off the front foot. 66/3
Finally! Mitchell Starc will bowl for the first time today morning. Not sure why, but he's here now. And he has three slips in place for him.
20.6 N Lyon to Cook, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 66/3
20.5 N Lyon to D Malan, Full delivery on the stumps, driven towards mid off for a brisk single. 66/3
20.4 N Lyon to Cook, Decent air on this occasion, worked away off the pads for a run. 65/3
20.3 N Lyon to Cook, Third ball in a row where Cook hasn't picked him up. This time Lyon with the straighter one on off, Cook plays for the turn and as a result, plays it back to the bowler off the inner half. 64/3
20.2 N Lyon to A Cook, Edged and it's gone behind! Lyon with another amazing delivery. Similar to the previous ball, Cook with a front foot defense and the spin takes the edge. This time, the ball flies past the slip fielder and runs behind. Two runs taken. 64/3
20.1 N Lyon to Cook, Little bit of turn there for Nathan Lyon. Pitched full on off, spins away after the initial drift into the batsman. Cook comes forward to defend but it goes off the outer half on the off side. 62/3
19.6 Pat Cummins to Cook, Angling in on the pads, it's flicked away to mid-wicket for one. 62/3
19.5 Pat Cummins to Cook, Beaten! Oh, that's an excellent delivery. Movement off the seam for Pat Cummins. He lands it around off, angles in at first and then moves away ever so slightly, beating the outside edge of Alastair Cook's bat. He looks to have a tame poke at it from inside the line but can't connect. 61/3
19.4 Pat Cummins to Cook, Considerably away from the off stump, Cook is one to not bother himself with that. 61/3
19.3 Pat Cummins to Cook, Fuller in length, just outside off, a punchy-drive played straight to mid off. 61/3
19.2 Pat Cummins to Cook, Good length delivery just around off, nipping back in, Cook has his off stump covered and blocks it out on the off side. 61/3
19.1 Pat Cummins to Cook, Cummins too continues from around the wicket, lands it outside off and it zips off the surface. Cook shoulders his arms to it. 61/3
18.6 N Lyon to Malan, FOUR! Shot. Ends the over well. Short and wide, Dawid Malan hangs back and cuts it past point to send it across the rope for a boundary. 61/3
18.5 N Lyon to Malan, Uses his feet well to get close to the pitch and blocks it out before it can turn. 57/3
18.4 N Lyon to Malan, Straighter one on off, stays behind the line and defends. 57/3
18.3 N Lyon to Malan, Quicker through the air, flat and short around off, Malan is back as he punches it to point. 57/3
18.2 N Lyon to Malan, Floats it up around off, Malan prods forward and keeps it out. 57/3
18.1 N Lyon to Malan, Around the wicket, it's tossed up on middle and off, Dawid Malan prods forward and blocks. 57/3
Nathan Lyon into the attack. Still no Mitchell Starc. Good move? Think it is, the ball is a little old now and it has been said the wicket will turn, we saw that yesterday too. A slip and a short leg in place.
17.6 Pat Cummins to Cook, Wide outside off stump, the batsman leaves it alone. More of those, as far as England are concerned. 57/3
17.5 Pat Cummins to A Cook, MISFIELD! FOUR! Much better from Cook. He sees it short and goes after it because it is not that dangerous and not that wide. Pulls it on the bounce towards square leg. There is a substitute on the field who gets to his left but he gets a bad bounce too and the ball goes through. 57/3
17.4 Pat Cummins to Cook, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 53/3
17.3 Pat Cummins to Cook, Dangling the carrot. England batsmen are batting like rabbits who get enticed easily. No disrespect but their minds are being flirted with. Even Cook, who is usually the most composed of them all, is looking temperamentally flustered. Full and wide outside off. Early in the morning. Nothing much happening. Need to settle down. Calm yourself. All Cook needs to do is watch such balls go by. But he reaches out for that one. Does not move his feet and nearly pays the price. Inside edge, but does not hit the stumps, luckily for him. Hits the pads, but could have hit the stumps. Good bowling, yes. Smart bowling, definitely. But England are just giving this away. Need more focus. Spend some time in the middle. 53/3
17.2 Pat Cummins to Cook, Landed outside off, not played at again. 53/3
17.1 Pat Cummins to Cook, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. 53/3
16.6 J Hazlewood to Malan, Landed outside off, safely left alone. Better sense prevails. 53/3
16.5 J Hazlewood to Cook, Down the leg side, clipped away for a run. 53/3
16.4 J Hazlewood to D Malan, MISCUE, SAFE! The short ball is the ploy against Malan. Once again, temperamental issues, one can say. Short and outside off, Malan goes for the pull but the ball is away from his body. Gets a top edge which lands wide of the man running in at short mid-wicket. A single taken. 52/3
16.3 J Hazlewood to Malan, Fuller in length, let through again. 51/3
16.2 J Hazlewood to Malan, Outside off, left alone. 51/3
16.1 J Hazlewood to Cook, Around middle and leg, Cook walks across his sticks and looks to flick. The ball goes off the inside edge, hits him on the thighs and then rolls towards fine leg. A single taken. 51/3
15.6 Pat Cummins to Malan, Landed outside off, not played at. A decent over from Cummins. 50/3
15.5 Pat Cummins to D Malan, EDGED, SHORT! Cummins bowls this short again, outside off, Malan needlessly has a poke. Luckily for him, it lands short of the slip cordon. One can understand a batsman playing at balls around off and outside if he is not sure whether they will come in or go away. But not quite sure why play at balls which can be left alone, especially when you are new at the crease. 50/3
15.4 Pat Cummins to Malan, Short and outside off, left alone. 50/3
Dawid Malan walks in at number 5, replacing Root.
15.3 Pat Cummins to Root, OUT! Caught behind! One brings two. Now Cummins will smile even more. Loose from Root. Almost the way Mitchell Johnson got him in the previous Ashes Down Under. Only this time there was no short stuff before the sucker ball. This is pretty much full outside off and a wide one as well. Root thinks he can drive but Australia have made that road their own. You cannot drive so early, they say. You don't have license. Root does not agree and goes after it. There is not too much issue with the footwork but he is not exactly to the pitch of the ball. Edges it, looks behind and then walks off. Cameron Bancroft does not drop it at third slip. No big partnership from the big two. Australia have gone bang bang this morning. 50/3
15.2 Pat Cummins to Root, FOUR! Pretty much intentional. On a length outside off, Root waits in his crease and then opens the bat-face at the last moment to guide it past gully to third man. Cummins smiles. He likes that intention from Root. 50/2
15.1 Pat Cummins to Root, Full and outside off, driven straight back to the bowler. 46/2
14.6 J Hazlewood to Cook, Full delivery angling in on off, met with a straight blade in defense. 46/2
14.5 J Hazlewood to Cook, Positions himself right behind the line of this length ball and keeps it out. 46/2
14.4 J Hazlewood to Cook, The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 46/2
Astute observation from the commentators on air. Alastair Cook had a part of the shoulder of the bat shaved off. His grip is such that his thumb is blocked, thereby not allowing him to grip it properly. No shoulder on a bat. Amazing. Don't think I've personally seen anybody doing that before.
14.3 J Hazlewood to Cook, This is a beauty! Hazlewood comes from around the wicket and serves this full outside off, it swings away and beats the outside edge of Cook's bat, who attempts to drive it through the covers. Lovely, just lovely. 46/2
14.2 J Hazlewood to Cook, In the channel outside off, on a good length, Cook has nothing to do with it. 46/2
14.1 J Hazlewood to Cook, Angling down the leg side, Cook tries to put bat on ball but misses. 46/2
13.6 Pat Cummins to Cook, Full and a tad straighter in line, Cook works it just wide of mid-wicket and will keep strike with a run. 46/2
13.5 Pat Cummins to Cook, Short and wide outside off, too far out for Cook to even think of playing at that. 45/2
13.4 Pat Cummins to Cook, Full ball on off stump, Alastair Cook with a solid defensive shot. 45/2
13.3 Pat Cummins to Root, Full again, swinging back in, Root once again flicks it through that relatively vacant mid-wicket area. Both batsmen run hard and are able to come back for the third this time. 45/2
13.2 Pat Cummins to Root, Outside off on a good length, moving away a little, dabbed to point with an open face. 42/2
Interesting to note. It's not the ideal thing to bring it back in to Root early in his innings. It's a noted fact that he's susceptible to get out by the full away swinger. But, if they plan to swing it in, then keeping a bat-pad in place would be better. Maybe even get a catching mid-wicket fielder in place since he's working it through that area.
13.1 Pat Cummins to Root, Full delivery swinging back in, Joe Root flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up a brace for doing so. 42/2
12.6 J Hazlewood to Cook, Short delivery just outside off, Cook drags the pull and keeps it in control too. Places it through the mid-wicket area and takes two. 40/2
12.5 J Hazlewood to Cook, Full delivery angling across, arms shouldered by the southpaw. 38/2
12.4 J Hazlewood to Cook, Good shot, very good shot. Cook drives this full length ball outside off through the covers and both batsmen come back for the second. The third run would be on usually, but credit to Davey Warner where it's due. He's lightning fast as he chases the ball down and stops the batsmen from taking that third run. 38/2
12.3 J Hazlewood to Cook, Oooh! Bit risky from from the former England Test skipper. Length delivery pretty close to off, slight nip back in, Cook looks to leave it really late but it goes off the bottom part of the bat behind towards the slip cordon. 36/2
12.2 J Hazlewood to Cook, Better line, that's where he should be staying. On a good length and just outside off, with some movement away, Cook makes a safe leave. 36/2
12.1 J Hazlewood to Cook, On the pads again to Cook, not where you should be bowling to him. He flicks it through mid-wicket and picks up a couple as Mitchell Starc runs after it. 36/2
11.6 Pat Cummins to Root, Another full ball, on the stumps again, driven to mid on to end the over. 34/2
11.5 Pat Cummins to Root, Full delivery attacking the stumps, Root drives this straight to the man at mid on. 34/2
11.4 Pat Cummins to Cook, Fuller in length and outside off, at almost 140 clicks, it's pushed in front of covers with soft hands for a quick single. 34/2
11.3 Pat Cummins to Cook, Full and straight from Cummins, flicked well through the mid-wicket region for a double. Nicely played, he's quite strong off his pads. 33/2
11.2 Pat Cummins to Cook, Wider away from outside off, moving a decent amount, Alastair lets it be. 31/2
11.1 Pat Cummins to Cook, Slightly fuller in length, outside off, Alastair Cook comes half-forward and pushes it out. 31/2
10.6 J Hazlewood to Root, Stays right behind the line and keeps it out. Excellent over from Hazlewood comes to an end. 31/2
10.5 J Hazlewood to Root, Outside off and angling away, Joe Root lets it be. 31/2
Joe Root, the skipper, walks in at No.4. Big, big task ahead of him. England have their two best and most experienced players out in the middle, they must see through this first session at the very least.
10.4 J Hazlewood to Vince, OUT! GOT HIM... YES, HE'S GONE! Josh Hazlewood has given his side the best of starts possible. An early breakthrough. Keeps it around off, in that zone, on a back of a length and Vince goes at this with hard hands. The extra zip off the deck does him in and the ball takes the edge behind. Tim Paine behind the stumps takes a regulation take which spells the end of the right-hander's knock. James didn't exactly play that with a straight bat, which proved to be his undoing. Marginal factor, but it plays a huge role in such games. Also, it's interesting to note that in England, it would have been a fine shot, but given the pitches in Australia bounces a bit more, it's proved to be his undoing. 31/2
10.3 J Hazlewood to Vince, Good length delivery aiming the top of off stump, Vince keeps it out. This is where Hazlewood needs to be all day, right around that niggling area. 31/1
10.2 J Hazlewood to Vince, Full delivery coming in, Vince flicks it towards mid-wicket. 31/1
10.1 J Hazlewood to Vince, Good, positive intent from James Vince straightaway. Length ball outside off with some extra bounce, Vince with good balance stands tall and offers a firm punch through the covers. Nathan Lyon chases after it and keeps the batsmen to two. 31/1
Josh Hazlewood surprisingly to bowl from the other end. Think Mitchell Starc would have been ideal given the conditions on offer. Interesting. Anyway, three will be three slips and a gully for him as well.
9.6 Pat Cummins to Cook, Fuller ball on the stumps, nice and straight, it's blocked with a straight blade to end the over. 29/1
9.5 Pat Cummins to Cook, Probing without wasting much time. Pat Cummins keeps it close to that off pole and bowls it on a length, nips back in as Cook makes a watchful leave. 29/1
9.4 Pat Cummins to Cook, Wider away outside off, arms are shouldered to that one. 29/1
9.3 Pat Cummins to Cook, Fullish in length, attacking the off stump, Cook prods forward and blocks it out back down the track. 29/1
9.2 Pat Cummins to Cook, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Alastair Cook makes a safe leave on that one. 29/1
The players are out in the middle to get things underway. Alastair Cook and James Vince stride out to the middle, with Pat Cummins ready to race in first up and finish his pending over. Three slips and a gully set for him. Early wickets will be on the Aussies' mind. Here we go...
If it doesn't rain now - advantage Australia! The new ball is just 9 overs old and with the overcast conditions present, it will make their threat even more lethal. However, on the flip side, England have avoided the danger under the floodlights and have two sessions to bat through before they undergo that danger again. If the pair of Cook and Vince can at least manage to survive this first hour, things could be interesting. Should be fun either way.
Welcome to the third day of this rain-hit affair so far in Adelaide. Just an FYI for everyone tuned in - it's quite overcast out there and there are chances it could pour down, so let's hope that's not the case. Now, coming to the game, a little recap of what happened on Day 2. Shaun Marsh rose to the occasion and grinded out an unbeaten ton, making significant contributions with Tim Paine and Pat Cummins. That saw Australia get around 450 after which, they had a go at the Englishmen under lights. Starc got Stoneman and the hosts were right on it, but the rain saw to the fact that there were only 9 overs bowled before play was called off.
... Day 3, First Session ...
A rather sad end to this day. It was wonderful throughout. First with Shaun Marsh batting like a stalwart for his side. And then, the Aussie bowlers being unleashed at the Englishmen after a calculative declaration from Steven Smith. Mitchell Starc got Mark Stoneman and the Aussies were on top, but the rain intervened and ruined good day's finish. England will be happy, having survived playing under the lights and will feel they can do better tomorrow. It should be a good third day, having an early start again at 1330 local time. Do join us for it. Take care till then. Be safe, peeps!
Update 2100 local time - That's it. The outfield is still pretty wet and there isn't enough time to get it ready for playing again. So, the umpires have made their decision. That will be STUMPS ON DAY 2!
Update 2044 local time - Word from the middle is that play has to start by 2110 latest, otherwise it'll be close and we'll be done for the day. We should have some news in just a few minutes.
Update 2040 local time - The rain has stopped, but the outfield is still quite wet. The big rope and the supersoppers are out in full swing, looking to get this game back on ASAP. The square is still covered, but the action might begin soon enough. No evidence suggesting otherwise for now at least.
Update 2030 local time - Well, that was unexpected. Pleasant surprise of course. The rain has let up and the COVERS ARE COMING OFF. Think we're going to have resumption sooner than expected.
England will welcome this halt. The Australian pacers are breathing fire and under these conditions, it's extremely difficult to play. The more time lost, the better for them. Another drawback of them coming back out is that if they do, there will be more juice in the wicket due to the rain, so batting will become more difficult.
Play has stopped. IT'S RAINING AND THE COVERS ARE ON. It's pretty windy out there too, the groundsmen are finding it difficult to even spread the covering around. It's coming down quite heavily, so we might be in for a long delay. We'll keep you guys posted. Stay tuned...
9.1 Pat Cummins to Cook, This is the trouble for opposition batsmen when facing Australia. You take one out of the attack, but then another comes on and then begins to terrorize them. Talk about a wonderful first delivery from Pat Cummins. Lands it on middle and leg, gets it to move away sharply and opens Cook up completely. Barely, barely whiskers past the edge and goes behind. There's a loud appeal from every Aussie player out there, but the umpire denies it. Great eye from him too, we know why he denies it in the replays. The noise is off the ball brushing the flap of his pocket, than the edge of the bat. Excellent call, but what a delivery. Cummins already showing he's ready to rumble. 29/1
Pat Cummins is the first bowling change for Australia.
8.6 M Starc to Vince, Lucky to get away with that, Mitchell Starc. Darts it on the pads, Vince flicks, there's an open field out there but he somehow manages to find the only fielder positioned on the leg side. The lone man at square leg. 29/1
8.5 M Starc to Vince, Shorter again, outside off, Vince with no shot on offer. 29/1
8.4 M Starc to Vince, Holds the length back this time and keeps it around off, Vince with a solid back foot defense to keep it out. 29/1
8.3 M Starc to Vince, Mitchell Starc is on fire! What a delivery. Hurls it across in that channel, forces James Vince to bring his bat and leave it hanging there. He almost edges it, lucky not to, as the ball goes behind. 29/1
8.2 M Starc to Vince, Length delivery outside off, Vince doesn't bother playing at it. 29/1
8.1 M Starc to Vince, Well bowled and equally well played. Yorker fired on off, James Vince brings down his bat in time, opens the face too and jams it out behind towards the slip cordon, where a diving stop ensures the ball doesn't go through. 29/1
7.6 J Hazlewood to Cook, Chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. End of the over. 29/1
7.5 J Hazlewood to Cook, On a good length once more, outside the off stump, left alone. 29/1
7.4 J Hazlewood to Cook, Hazlewood has been a bit leg sidish this session. Strays it on the pads and catches Cook low over there. Won't get anything though as it's obviously missing leg. 29/1
7.3 J Hazlewood to Cook, Moving away, in that tempting zone, Cook with all his wisdom, lands up on the conclusion that he should leave it. Good call if you ask me, Cookie. 29/1
7.2 J Hazlewood to Cook, Angles it across, touch fuller outside the off stick, brings his bat forward and blocks it out. 29/1
7.1 J Hazlewood to Cook, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Cook has nothing to do with that one. 29/1
James Vince is in at No.3.
6.6 M Starc to Stoneman, OUT! STARC STRIKES! Draws first blood and gets the Kangaroos flying in this game. A change of bats has not bought the opener any luck. Stoneman was looking good out there, had a good start but has been undone for pace. Full delivery tailing back in on middle and leg, raps Mark low on the pads and the Aussies immediately appeal. The umpire raises his finger but the batsman thinks it's going down leg. So he reviews and it's taken upstairs. Replays show there's a tick on all three boxes and that spells the end of his short knock. The Adelaide Oval erupts, there's a loud buzz around everywhere. 29/1
Review from Stoneman! He's been caught leg before but he feels the ball is going down leg. Over to the TV umpire now...
6.5 M Starc to A Cook, A short delivery which has been pulled away. They pick up a single. 29/0
6.4 M Starc to Cook, Slightly fuller just outside off, buried into the track from the front foot. 28/0
6.3 M Starc to Cook, Good length delivery on the fifth stump line, Alastair covers his off stump well beforehand and lets the ball through. 28/0
6.2 M Starc to Cook, Going down the leg side, Cook misses his tickle. Paine looks to collect, but the ball is a little away from him. Seeing this, Stoneman wants the run but Cook sends him back. 28/0
6.1 M Starc to Cook, Starc comes steaming in and bowls it full on off, Cook takes a big stride forward and works it towards mid-wicket. 28/0
5.6 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, FOUR! Flashes at that and flashes hard. Nothing wrong with that, the width's there, the pace is there and the field is inside the ring. Slashes it over backward point and across the boundary line. Needs to be careful not to do it too often, but that's a good shot. 28/0
5.5 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, FOUR! Flashes at that and flashes hard. Nothing wrong with that, the width's there, the pace is there and the field is inside the ring. Slashes it over backward point and across the boundary line. Needs to be careful not to do it too often, but that's a good shot. 26/0
5.4 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, Rock solid in defense, is Mark Stoneman. Looks completely unfazed by the threat in front of him. Stands his ground, waits for the length ball to come to him and blocks it down beside him. 22/0
5.3 J Hazlewood to Cook, A little too full, on middle and off, Cook nicely leans forward, a little across and clips it wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a single. 22/0
5.2 J Hazlewood to Cook, Bit fuller than a length around off, stays back and pushes it out with soft hands. 21/0
5.1 J Hazlewood to Cook, Rare bad ball from Josh Hazlewood. Arrows it full on the pads, Cook's strong suit. He will hit you all day if you bowl him there. Picked off the pads and away to the mid-wicket fence. 21/0
4.6 M Starc to Stoneman, Bit uppish on this occasion. Stoneman flicks it aerially towards Cummins at mid-wicket. He misfields there and allows the batsmen to take two. Bit sloppy, but Australia won't mind that right now, really. 17/0
4.5 M Starc to Stoneman, Short of a good length on the stumps, Stoneman is right behind this as he taps it down under his nose. 15/0
4.4 M Starc to Cook, Too full, a bit too straight from Starc and that's played very well by Alastair Cook. Times the flick well through mid-wicket and picks up a triple. 15/0
4.3 M Starc to Cook, Tailing back in on middle and leg, raps Cook low on the pads. No appeal from anyone as the ball was clearly going down leg. 12/0
4.2 M Starc to Cook, What a ball! That pace and that carry. Full outside off, Cook is forward to push it away from his body to the covers but is beaten. Has to forget about that now, these misses will be frequent till that ball is moving under these lights. Only focus on the next ball. 12/0
4.1 M Starc to Cook, Full ball aiming the base of off stump, Cook meets it with the full face of the bat. 12/0
3.6 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, Another shout for a leg before, this too has pitched outside leg. Similar the previous now, Stoneman is caught missing his flick. The umpire rightly turns the appeal down. 12/0
3.5 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, Angling across the batsman, Mark does not bother himself with that. 12/0
Stoneman will have a change of bats. The bottom part of the willow broke while keeping that last one out at bay. Can see why, look at the pace these bowlers are bowling at. Sheeesh!
3.4 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, Pacy yorker around the off stump, 145 kph. Hazlewood isn't holding back here at all. Stoneman brings his bat down and jams it out. 12/0
3.3 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, Expected from Hazlewood. He'll bowl there all day if he has to. In that niggling line around off, Stoneman could just as easily be drawn forward to play at it, but the opener does really well to resist the temptation and let it be. This is good batting. 12/0
3.2 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, That's a wonderful leave. Shows he's seeing the ball till the last second. Landed on a length around off, cuts in a decent amount. Stoneman covers the line and shoulders his arms. 12/0
3.1 Hazlewood to Stoneman, Shout for an lbw but it's denied, probably pitched outside leg. But the length is superb and it's troubling the batsman. Coming on middle and leg after pitching outside leg, Stoneman is struck on the pads as he looks to flick. The umpire correctly shuts the appeal down. 12/0
2.6 M Starc to Cook, Yorker speared outside off, brings his bat down and squeezes it out to point. 12/0
2.5 M Starc to Cook, Short delivery into the body, Alastair Cook swivels to pull but finds square leg. 12/0
2.4 M Starc to Stoneman, Brings it back in this time, full on off, closes the face and drives it towards short mid-wicket. Single taken. 12/0
2.3 M Starc to Stoneman, There's the swing. Fast, full swing. 146 kph. Full and moving away around off, Stoneman drives without any foot movement and the ball whizzes past the outside edge. 11/0
2.2 M Starc to Stoneman, Short of a good length outside off, Stoneman leaves it this time. 11/0
2.1 M Starc to Stoneman, FOUR! In the air... But safe! Now Starc has his hands on his head. Angles it in and then swings it away on middle and leg, Stoneman is squared up as he attempts to block. It goes off the leading edge and flies past the diving Usman Khawaja away to the boundary line. 11/0
1.6 J Hazlewood to Cook, Holy moly! Seemed like that took the edge. Was super close. Excellent length delivery angling away, around off, Cook hangs his bat forward and nearly nicks it behind. Hazlewood has his hands on his head. Dear me... End of a testing over from Josh. 7/0
1.5 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, That's a good shot. The outfield is a little slow which stops the ball from getting to the fence but a good shot nonetheless. Full outside off, Stoneman drives it down through mid off. Warner from short extra cover chases after it and keeps it inside the rope. Three taken. 7/0
1.4 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, Fullish in length and attacking the stumps, a firm punch down towards mid on which sees the batsman get no run. 4/0
1.3 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, That's the length. Perfect line too. Just around off, drawing Mark Stoneman forward to play at it. Just about misses the off stick as the ball goes behind. 4/0
1.2 J Hazlewood to Cook, Errs in length slightly, fires it full on the pads, Cook flicks it down towards fine leg for a single. 4/0
1.1 J Hazlewood to Stoneman, Full delivery outside off, Stoneman drives just wide of mid off and takes a brisk single. 3/0
Josh Hazlewood will bowl from the other end. Three slips and a gully in place for him.
0.6 M Starc to Cook, Back of a length around off, the speed gun clocks 150 clicks on this, Cook stays back and blocks. Starc hasn't taken time to warm himself up, he's pumped. 2/0
0.5 M Starc to A Cook, Great effort from Pat Cummins, saves a certain boundary for his side. Cook pushes this back down the ground, Pat from mid on moves swiftly to his right and puts in a great dive. The batsmen don't even take a single. 2/0
0.4 M Starc to Cook, Peach! Marvelous pace from Mitchell Starc. On a length and just outside off, Alastair Cook lets it be. 2/0
0.3 M Starc to Stoneman, Good running between the wickets from these two. Stoneman drops this in front of covers and Cook responds to the call. Both rush and finish the run before even David Warner can get to the ball from mid off. 2/0
0.2 M Starc to Cook, First runs for England. Cook picks it off his pads and works it away through square leg to get off the mark. 1/0
0.1 M Starc to Cook, Here we go! Ripper from Starc as he starts off with a length delivery outside off, at 145 clicks, Cook leaves it alone. 0/0