ऑस्ट्रेलिया vs इंग्लैंड, पांचवां टेस्ट, सिडनी क्रिकेट ग्राउंड (एससीजी), सिडनी, 04 January 2026 - कमेंट्री

Floated into the batter. Alex Carey defends this off his front foot.

FOUR! ALEX CAREY HITS THE WINNING RUNS! Tossed up, around off, Alex Carey strides to the pitch of the delivery and drives this one away to the right of the extra cover fielder for a boundary to wrap the game and the series. Australia have won this game by 5 wickets and have clinched the Ashes series 4-1.

Back of a length around off, Cameron Green punches this through the cover region for a single. Australia now need just 12 more to win.

Back of a length on leg, Alex Carey glances it off the hip. Short leg gets a hand to it, but parries it behind him. Carey sets off for a run, but Green quickly sends him back on a sharp call. 

Short pitched, on leg. Alex Carey dabs this to deep backward square leg for a single.

FOUR! Just 7 more needed after this boundary. Back of a length around off, Cameron Green rides the bounce of this one, hops onto his back foot and punches this behind square on off for a boundary. 150 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Carse comes around the stumps, darts a short one, around middle and off, Cameron Green ducks down but takes one on the left shoulder for the side.

FOUR MORE! Down to a hit now. Short, wide on off, Cameron Green hops up on his toes and cuts this square, away to the right of the backward point fielder for four more runs. 

Tossed up, on middle and off. Cameron Green blocks this out.

Fuller one, wide of off, around the rough patch. Green blocks this from the inside of his bat to short leg.

A bit more of yes-no between the batters. Tossed up, around off, Cameron Green pushes this to the left of Jacob Bethell at cover and Alex Carey sets off for one. Green sends him back just in time.

Quicker and flatter, on off. Cameron Green blocks.

THREE BYES! A top-spinner around middle and off, turning sharply down the leg stump from the rough, with extra bounce too. Cameron Green rocks back and bails out of the flick, as the ball beats both bat and keeper before trickling away towards deep fine leg for three byes, as it is hunted down by the deep backward square leg fielder to his right. 

Flighted around off, Alex Carey plays the reverse sweep and rolls this to point for no run.

WIDE! One for the over, says the umpire after gesturing a wide ball. Bumper, way too high over the batter and Green sits under it.

CHAOS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCG! Short pitched, on off, Green stands tall and dabs it into the off side before setting off. Carse is quick to the ball, turns, and has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end, but misses. With no one backing up, they take off for the second. Carey is halfway down when Green starts ball-watching and has run too far. Noticing that, Carey eventually sends him back, knowing he would never have made it to the striker’s end. The throw comes to the keeper but both the batters make it to their respective ends by then.

Short pitched, around leg. Alex Carey ducks down on this one.

Good length on the pads, Alex Carey tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Short and wide of off, Alex Carey leaves it all alone.

Back of a length on middle and off, Alex Carey hops up on his toes and keeps it out around silly point for a single.

Back of a length around off, Cameron Green tucks this towards the mid-wicket region and takes one.

Short and on off, Carey hangs deep inside the crease and knocks it to deep cover for a single. 

Flat and full, around off, Cameron Green is drawn forward and smothers the spin into the off side.

Touch short, wide outside off, steered off the back foot to deep backward point for a single. 

Darts in a length ball, outside off, Carey leaves. 

Nice and full, tossed up on middle. Alex Carey lunges ahead and gently pushes it to mid off. 

Slides into the batter, full in length, Alex Carey draws the front foot forward and defends it under his eyes. 

Full and on off, from around the stumps. Alex Carey plays off the front foot and bumps it back to the bowler. 

Jags back in from a good length, on middle. Alex Carey is flummoxed by the bounce and nip into him but plays with soft hands and fends it off the inner half to the mid-wicket region. Carse rushes to his left from the follow-through to cut the ball off, but Green, who is off for a single, almost rams into him, but hops to avoid the collision and reaches the other end, completing a quick single. 

Slammed hard into the pitch, on the leg stump. Green hops inside the line and tickles it behind to deep fine leg for a single. 

Back of a length, lasered at the pads. Carey is rushed on the back foot and glances it to the right of short fine leg for a single. 

FOUR! SOLIDLY CRUNCHED! Short of a good length, on off, rearing up off the deck. Cameron Green rides the bounce as he stands tall and punches it wide of cover for a cracking boundary. Australia need 22 more runs to win. 

Banged short, on off, bunted out to the cover region. 

Full and tossed on off, Green drives it to mid off. 

Hangs up there, full and on off, Green drills it back to the bowler. 

Tossed up nicely, short and spinning in from off. Cameron Green uses the depth of the crease as he hangs back and blocks it watchfully.

An appeal for a catch, but not given! Miles away from the bat. Extracts prodigious turn into the batter with some bounce, does Root. Full and spinning across the bat as Cameron Green leans forward to defend it out. He gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball lobs off the front pad and is taken by Ben Duckett at short leg. 

Full and nicely looped around off, Green gets a big stride in and pushes it to cover.

Drops it full, on off, defended watchfully back to the bowler's left. 

Short and outside off, Alex Carey hangs back and steers it to deep backward point for a single. 

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Cameron Green gets inside the line and steers it to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Full and straight on middle, Carey cracks the straight drive and it is chased down by Ben Duckett to his left from mid off for a couple of runs. 

Full and slanted in on the pads, Care flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a single. 

Length-delivery, on the pads, Cameron Green stands tall and tucks it to deep backward square leg for a single. 

A steep bouncer on middle and leg. Alex Carey sits under it to leave.

OUT! MARNUS IS RUN OUT! Pinch yourselves because it is real. A needless throw of a wicket and England keep themselves alive in the contest. Tossed up outside off. Labuschagne strides forward to the pitch of the ball and drills it past a diving short extra cover to his right. He instantly calls for the single and charges halfway down, but Carey is ball-watching and doesn’t respond, forcing Marnus to turn back. Potts reacts sharply, moving left from mid off to collect and fire in a flat, simple throw to the keeper. Jamie Smith whips off the bails as Labuschagne dives in vain, and the replays confirm he is miles short of his ground. Marnus Labuschagne is down on his haunches and admonishes himself as he straightaway knew his fate. 37 off 40 for Marnus Labuschagne and Australia are 121/5. 

Spins in sharply from off, on a fuller length, Cameron Green leans forward to defend, but plays over the line and the ball clips the front pad and lobs into the hands of short leg. 

Full and pushed outside off, Cameron Green creams it through point for an easy single. 

Nice and full, around off, eased straight back at the bowler. 

Pitched full, on off driven off the front foot wide of cover for a single. 

On a shorter length, outside off, Cameron Green works it wide of extra cover for a couple of runs. 

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Josh Tongue keeps troubling the Aussies as he bags his third wicket. Short of a length in the channel outside off. Khawaja hops back and looks to punch on the off side, but there is just a hint of inward deviation. It takes the inside edge and deflects onto the top of the stumps. And that brings the curtain down on Khawaja in the Baggy Green. He receives a standing ovation as the SCG rises to applaud. Marnus Labuschagne walks up to embrace him, gives him a pat on the back, as the crowd gives Khawaja a warm, heartfelt farewell. The veteran gets down on his haunches and kisses the turf before he makes a long walk back to the dressing room for one last time as his Test career draws to a close. Unfortunately, he couldn't make much of an impact in his final Test, and walks back for 6 (7). Australia are 119/4, needing 41 runs. 

Bumper, around leg. Alex Carey ducks down on this.

Back of a length, outside off, Alex Carey smashes it through cover and point for a couple of runs.

Full and angling in and around off, Alex Carey forces the drive to mid off. 

Touch full, on middle, this is clipped to mid on.

On a length, around off, pushed towards mid off. 

FOUR! Good response! Full and turning into the stumps. Labuschagne drops to one knee, plays against the spin, rolls his wrists, and reverse-sweeps it neatly through backward point for a boundary.

Turns in from the rough, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne backs away and slaps it to deep extra cover for a couple of runs. 

FOUR! Smashed down the ground! Full, around off, Marnus Labuschagne advances down the pitch and plays with the spin. His bat does twist at the point of contact, but he goes through his shot and lofts it over mid on to beat the long on fielder to his left for a boundary.

Full and outside off at 88.5 kph. Labuschagne looks to reverse-sweep, but it comes off the bottom of the bat and dribbles out to deep point. He was aiming to place it much squarer, but will still come back for a comfortable two.

Good length outside off at 90.4 kph. It lands and then turns back in and stays low as Labuschagne steps down the track, covering the line to defend, only to nudge it off the inside edge towards short leg.

FOUR! Laced through the gap! Wide outside off, very full, Marnus Labuschagne strides across and carves it hard and beats the diving cover fielder to his right for a boundary. 

Hard lenght, on middle, blocked watchfully off the back foot. 

Nips away from the seam, on a length, outside off, Marnus Labuschagne lets it go. 

A sizzling bumper, on the leg stump. Marnus Labuschagne ducks under it. 

Full and outside off. Marnus Labuschagne commits on the front foot and drives to get it past the cover fielder, but Ben Duckett dives to his left and cuts it off. 

Angles it into the batter, full in length, at 140.6 kph. Marnus Labuschagne lets the ball arrive and solidly bunts it down the pitch.

EDGED AND DROPPED! A hot chance goes begging as Bethell shells what could have been a stunner of a catch. Wide outside off, on a fullish length, nipping away. Marnus Labuschagne throws his bat at it to drive towards cover, but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball and gets an outside edge that is bound to fly over the gully fielder, but Jacob Bethell throws himself airborne with the leap and tries to catch it with both hands stretched over his head, but just couldn't cling on it as he lands hard on the ground and the ball pops out of his hands. A single taken. 10/10 for the effort there from the young bloke. 

Around off, spinning in on a length, Marnus Labuschagne goes deep inside the crease and nudges it behind square on the leg side, just past the forward square leg fielder for a single. 

FOUR! Khawaja is up and running! Drifts in and on the leg stump line, full in length. Usman Khawaja gets across the line and sits down on a knee as he paddles it to deep fine leg for a boundary. 100 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Sharp turn, flighted full and on off, Usman Khawaja plays with soft hands and defends it out.

Straighter outside off, on a length, left alone by Usman. 

Slower through the air at 86.1 kph, full and sliding on off with some turn. Usman Khawaja tries the paddle sweep, but gets a thick top edge and the ball lands safely in thereabouts of mid-wicket. 

Nearly! Dropped short, on off, Usman Khawaja rocks back and tries to punch it in front of square on the off side, but gets a fat outside edge. The ball shoots between the keeper and the first slip fielder. Ben Stokes at first slip, is a bit too wide and dives to his right to catch, but the ball evades him and rolls to the deep for a couple of runs. 

A massive appeal from the bowler for caught behind, but not given. Jamie Smith is not interested and Stokes gestures that it came off the thigh pad. And the English skipper is spot on. A bit too straight on the pads, on a good length, Marnus Labuschagne misses his flick and the ball grazes his front thigh pad before Jamie Smith takes a diving catch to his left. Snicko later confirms the same. 

Nagging length, around off, left alone alertly. 

Short on top of the stumps, Marnus ducks under it.

Outside off, on a length, Marnus is stubborn in leaving. 

Full and on middle, nipping in. Marnus Labuschagne looks to flick it across, but closes the bat face a bit too early, which ekes out a thick leading edge towards deep backward point. Two taken.

Back of a length, rearing up a bit, on middle, Marnus Labuschagne is a bit indecisive there. He leans back and just checks his pull shot towards deep square leg for a single. 

Good effort by Duckett in the deep, as he saves a run for his side. Full and tossed up outside off. Smith drops to one knee and goes for the sweep towards deep backward square leg, but gets a top edge and the ball slows on its way towards the fence. Duckett sprints to his right from deep square leg and slides to flick the ball in. Has he managed to stop it? The TV umpire takes a look, and the replays confirm a clean save. It will be three runs.

Straight and short, on the stumps, tucked across through widish mid-wicket for a single.

Too full, around off, Smith drives inside out to cover.

Spins in from off, on a fuller length, Steve Smith gets on the front foot to defend, but the ball goes off the inner half to mid-wicket. 

OUT! BOWLED! That's a ripper from Jacks! Dishes out a sharp off break that lands around off and spins across into the batter prodigiously off the rough patch. Steve Smith is sucked into the defensive shot on the front foot, but plays all over it as the ball beats the inside edge to rattle the stumps behind. Steve Smith is left stunned at the crease and falls for 12 (12). Australia are 92/3, needing 68 more runs. 

Full, on off, blocked watchfully off the front foot to the off side.

Gets across a long way, and blocks this length ball across to mid-wicket.

Full and on middle, Smith shuffles in the crease and clips it to mid-wicket again.

Around off and full, Steve Smith gets on the front foot and eases it to extra cover.

FOUR! Caressed away! On a fuller length, on the fifth stump line. Steve Smith throws his bat at it, plays through the line, and drives it to the left of cover as the ball races away to the boundary. Australia need 73 runs more. 

Back of a length, outside off, steered off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Stump-to-stump, full, blocked right under the bat. 

Full, on middle, clipped away to deep square leg for a single.

Tossed up, full and spinning in from middle, Steve Smith advances down the track and flicks it between mid on and mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Much fuller than the previous delivery, on middle, Smith flicks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Here we go! Jacks serves a genuine half volley, on off, Marnus Labuschagne charges down the track, gets underneath the ball nicely, and smokes it over wide long on for a six. That's a 92-meter biggie over cow corner.

Spins in from a length, on middle. Marnus Labuschagne hangs back and blocks it straight.

Full and in front of the sticks, Marnus takes a giant stride forward and smothers the spin.

In-between length, around off, Jake waits back and blocks it to mid on.

Big flash and a miss! For the umpteenth time. Back of a length, nibbling away with bounce, outside off. Jake Weatherald throws his bat at it swinging hard for a cut shot, but misses. 

This one nips back in on a good length, Jake Weatherald fends it to the off side.

OUT! TOP EDGE AND GONE! Tongue with an important wicket and both the Aussie openers are back in the hut now. A well-directed short ball from Tongue does the trick. It kicks sharply from a length, and with Weatherald pressing forward, he gets himself in a bit of a tangle. He looks to decide on leaving at the very last moment, but he just cannot get his bat out of the way from this rearing delivery. The ball balloons high off the top edge and travels behind towards deep fine leg. Matthew Potts charges in off the ropes and dives forward to take the catch. Another start cut short for Jake Weatherald as he departs for 34 (40). Australia are 71/2, needing 89 more runs. And that will be LUNCH on Day 5!

Straight at the stumps, full and on off, Steve Smith brings his bat in front to defend, but the ball nips in and rolls off the inner half of the bat to deep backward square leg for a single.

Full and on middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne flicks off the pads to deep backward square leg for a single.

Starts with a full ball, sliding in on middle, Jake pushes it back to the bowler.

Lands on one of the cracks around off and turns away sharply. Jake watchfully lets it go.

JUST SHORT! Very full from Jacks, dipping in on off, Jake Weatherald gets on the front foot and ends up chipping it off the toe end of the bat to the right of the bowler. Will Jacks dives full length on his follow-through, to his right, but the ball just yorks his right palm and rolls around him.

Not too short, around off, steered off the back foot to cover-point.

Full and on off, Jake Weatherald carves it inside out to short extra cover.

Serves it full, on off, Jake Weatherald drills it down to long off for a comfortable single.

A bit too straight down leg, on a fractionally fuller length. There is a leg slip in place, in the form of Harry Brook, but Marnus Labuschagne tries to flick it behind square on the leg side by getting far across and misses.

Straighter line, on middle, blocked straight back to the bowler.

Short and at the rib height, angling down leg. Marnus Labuschagne lets it be.

Nips in from a length, on off, Marnus Labuschagne hangs back and bunts it down the strip using soft hands.

Another one slanted down leg, on a length, Marnus Labuschagne ignores that again.

FOUR! Gracefully driven! Josh feeds in a fuller ball, just outside off, Marnus Labuschagne leans on it with a steady head and effortlessly laces it through the cover gap for a crisp boundary. Australia need 90 more runs. 

Flicked with the spin to the mid-wicket region for a single.

On a length, around middle, nudged off the back foot to mid-wicket. 

Pushed full, on off, Marnus leans forward and eases it to short cover.

In-drifter on a fuller length, at 87.3 kph, Marnus Labuschagne takes a giant stride forward to smother the spin.

Touch short, on middle, clipped off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

Goes back in the crease and bunts this length ball back to the bowler.

Slammed hard into the pitch, angling in and around middle, Jake Weatherald rides the bounce and nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Up and over gully! Back of a length, on the fourth stump line, Travis Head uses his wrists to square cut it over the leaping backward point fielder for a boundary. AUSTRALIA NEED 98 RUNS TO WIN!

OUT! STRAIGHT UP AND GONE! Josh Tongue provides the first breakthrough for England. Head's aggressive attempt becomes the reason for his downfall. Josh bangs in a sizzling bumper, angling it into the body. The ball rears up awkwardly as Travis Head looks to take on the pull, but the extra bounce forces a thick top edge that loops high over mid-wicket. Brydon Carse tracks back over his left shoulder, adjusts to the swirl, and settles underneath it to complete a fine catch. Head is gone for 29 off 35, and Australia are 62/1, still needing 98 more.

Full in length, on middle and leg, Marnus Labuschagne gets across and flicks it to the left of deep fine leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

A rib-tickling bumper, on the leg stump. Marnus Labuschagne gets inside the line and lets it fly behind to Jamie Smith.

Fired in at the stumps, full in length. Marnus gets a bit squared up on his back foot defence and the ball rolls off his inside edge to mid-wicket. 

Lands it around off, on a shortish length, Travis Head shimmies a little and slaps it to the left of deep point for a couple of runs. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA! The hosts need 109 more runs to win.

Full and outside off, Head dances down the track and mistimes his heave across the line. The ball goes off the inner half towards long on for a single. 

FOUR! Runs coming thick and fast for Australia! Flat and full, outside off with some bounce and grip into the batter. Jake Weatherald employs the reverse sweep, but it goes off the top edge, into the backward point gap and races away to the fence for four more. Jake Weatherald moves to 30 (26).

Fractionally short, just outside off, steered off the back foot to the point region for a single.

Lands on the footmark and spins in from off, on a length, Travis Head rocks back and fends it to the off side in front of square.

Outside off, on a fullish length, Travis Head reaches for it and tickles it to the left of the first slip fielder. 

Banged in short, around off, Travis Head lines up to pull it across, but fails to get the connection.

Rises up from a length, outside off, Travis Head tries the uppercut but misses. 

Nagging length, outside off, played late off the back foot, and on the bounce to the right of the gully fielder.

FOUR! That has pinged off the bat! Much fuller from Carse, outside off. Enough width for someone like Head to deal with. He presses back and punches it crisply to the deep cover fence to collect a boundary.

He hops on to ride this length ball, on off, and drops it in front of short mid-wicket for a quick single.

FOUR! Textbook! That will annoy Carse a lot more. Fullish delivery, around off, Jake Weatherald gets on the front foot and nonchalantly executes the drive between cover and mid off for a cracking boundary.

FOUR! Welcome to the attack, mate! Pitched full and on the stumps, Jake Weatherald reverse sweeps it through backward point for a cracking boundary.

Turns in from off, on a fuller length, forced out to extra cover.

 Full and outside off, at 90.4 kph. Head gets forward and looks to defend, but gets an inside edge and wears it on the pads. 

Touch full, spinning in sharply around off. Travis Head covers the stumps and lets it hit his back pad. A desperate appeal from the English players behind the stumps, but nothing doing.

Darted in, full and on off, Head leans to block.

Short, outside off, cut away off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Banged halfway into the pitch, on top of off. Jake Weatherald stands tall and controls the pull shot, and drags it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Slanting away from the southpaw, on a good length, nipping away further, Jake Weatherald is sucked into the cover drive. He slashes at it but misses. 

FOUR! A left-hander's delight! That will serve as a real confidence booster for Weatherald. Width outside off, on a hard length, Jake Weatherald hangs back and square cuts it through backward point for a cracking boundary. 

DRAMA AGAIN! Back of a length, outside off, jagging back in a touch, Jake Weatherald tries to play the square cut again, but the ball whispers past his under edge and carries to Smith behind the wickets. A big appeal for caught behind, but not given. There is a lot of yelling and screaming from the men behind the stumps, including Jamie Smith, but when Stokes asks about the review, there is hardly any confidence. But still, Stokes goes upstairs for a review. There is a little murmur on Snicko when the ball is close to the bat, but after checking several times, the third umpire deems Weatherald not out as the spike is not conclusive enough to overturn the decision. Carse storms towards umpire Ahsan Raza for an animated exchange, but Stokes is quick to step in and pull him away. The England captain then stays back to have a word with Ahsan Raza himself before taking his spot. 

It's heating up, folks! Weatherald again flashes and misses out on the cut shot on the outside edge and Carse is in the batter's face, giving him a bit of mouthful. 

Back of a length, on the pads, this is tucked behind square on the leg side for a single. And here we go again, Brydon Carse again walks to the batter and there is a heated exchage of words between Jake and him. 

Touch full, in and around middle at 136 kph, Travis Head hops on the toes and tucks it to widish mid-wicket for an easy single.

Back of a length, skidding through the deck, angling into the batter. Jake Weatherald looks to steer it to the leg side, but it nips back slightly to beat the inside edge. The ball then pings him on the thigh pad before spooning towards the gully fielder who dives in front to take it. 

Nip-backer on a fuller length, around the middle stump line, Jake Weatherald presses forward to flick, but gets an inside edge on the front pad as the ball rolls away to point. A half-hearted appeal from the Englishmen, but the umpire stays unmoved. 

Nagging length, on top of the stumps, Jake Weatherald rocks back and nudges it to the square leg region.

Slammed hard at 141.5 kph, on the leg stump line, waits back and knocks it across to the leg side, in front of square.

Overpitched, outside off, Jake fails to carve it away to the off side as the ball breezes past the outside edge.

Singles coming easily for the hosts! Back of a length, around off, Travis Head waits back and knocks it through extra cover for a single. 

Overpitched delivery, wide outside off, Jake Weatherald carves it away by playing the expansive cover drive for a single at deep extra cover.

BEATEN! Wobbles away from the batter, on a good length, on top of middle. Travis Head's feet go nowhere and he tries to drill it straight down the ground. But the ball lands and deviates away to zip past his outside edge.

SLASH AND A MISS! Not too short and not too full, around off, Travis Head weighs back and attempts to slap that in front of square on the off side, but misses.

A sizzling short ball, outside off, Travis Head hangs back and drags it across with the pull shot towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller ball, around off, Jake Weatherald leans on it and crisply drives it, but he is unrewarded as it goes straight to the man at extra cover.

Short of a good length, around off, with extra bounce. Jake Weatherald hops off and tries to nudge it across to the leg side, but the ball hits the splice and rolls away to the off side for a quick single.

On a length, on the leg stump, Head stays back and knocks it to the right of mid on for a quick single.

Length-delivery, angling into the pads with some bounce. Jake tries to ride the rising ball, and tries to glance it to the leg side, but misses. The ball goes off the thigh pad and rolls in thereabouts of square leg for a leg bye.

BEATEN! Tongue spears one outside off, on a hard length, and it nips away sharply. Travis Head goes fishing at it as he throws the kitchen sink to slash it away, only to get beaten on the outside edge.

And again! He tries to square cut this length ball, which is fairly outside off. But Tongue puts in an extra effort on it and extracts extra bounce that passes above Head's angled bat. 

Hard length, rising up on top of off, Travis Head gets on the toes and dabs it away to the point region for a single. Australia need 136 runs.

Good length on middle and off. Travis Head blocks it out to mid on.

On a length around the pads, Travis Head flicks this through square leg for a single.

Good length, wide of off. Jake Weatherald dabs this in front of point and takes a single.

Good length, around off, Travis Head pushes this towards cover for no run.

Yorker on off. Travis Head keeps it out.

Full and on off, Travis Head defends this one.

Good length, around the pads, going down the leg. Jake Weatherald goes for the flick but misses. Loud appel for LBW but the umpire turns it down.

Good length wide of off, Jake cuts this to deep point for a couple.

Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Jake leaves it.

Good length, spraying down the leg. Jake Weatherald flicks this through backward square leg for two more.

FOUR! A bit too short and way too wide outside off. Jake Weatherald rides the bounce and slaps this through the right of the fielder at extra cover for four runs. 

Good length on off, Jake Weatherald defends this off his front foot.

DRAMA STRAIGHTAWAY! Full toss, swinging into the batter, around leg. Travis Head misses out on the flick. The ball clips the pads of Head and rolls back towards the slips cordon. There is a direct hit from one of the slip fielders towards the striker's end as Head tries to plant his bat inside the popping crease. On-field umpire sends this upstairs. Replay shows that Head's bat was grounded behind the crease when the stumps were hit.

Full and on the pads, Travis Head flicks this through square leg for a single.

Good length on middle and leg, Jake Weatherald tucks this through mid-wicket and gets off the mark.

Hard length, into the batter. Travis Head hops up on his toes and blocks it out.

FOUR! Carse was keen and England decided to review for LBW. The players had seen umpire Ahsan Raza signal leg byes before going upstairs. It was a very full delivery from Tongue. Head stayed in the crease to work the flick, but got a faint leading edge onto his pad and the ball then trickled away to the deep third fence, between the second slip and gully fielders. Snicko confirmed a clear spike when the ball was next to the bat. But, in any case, even without the bat involved, the ball had pitched outside the leg stump, so England would have lost that review either way.

FOUR! Boundary down the ground. Full and on the pads, Travis Head gets right on top of the bounce and flicks this through the right of the mid on fielder for four runs.