इंग्लैंड vs ऑस्ट्रेलिया, पांचवां एकदिवसीय, काउंटी ग़्राउंड, ब्रिस्टल, 29 September 2024 - कमेंट्री

Full, on middle, Josh Inglis flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Outside off, punched straight to point.

FOUR! A bit too short from Rashid. Steven Smith gets across and pulls it firmly through mid-wicket. 147 more needed from 177 balls.

WIDE. The googly, but down the leg side, left alone.

Around middle, punched down to long on for a run.

Fuller, around off, Steven Smith gets across and clips it through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! VIOLENCE! A short ball, outside off, Josh Inglis picks the length up pretty quickly. Rocks onto his back foot in a flash and pulls it over mid-wicket. This stand moves to 33 from 40 balls and 150 COMES UP FOR AUSTRALIA. 159 more needed from 184 balls.

TOP EDGE, SIX! Not a bad ball from Carse. He goes short again, tempting Inglis to go for the pull and is obliged. There is extra bounce on this one and Inglis gets a top edge but it sails over fine leg.

A touch fuller, outside off, Josh punches it through the covers for a run. The stand moves to 40 (43).

Landed outside off, Steven Smith looks to flay at that one and misses. Harry Brook has a chat with his bowler and keeper regarding the review for a catch but does not take it.

And we shall have a result. Fuller, on middle, Smith pushes it towards mid on. 14 from the over, Carse's figures read 5-0-36-1. Australia needed to be 113/2 after 20 overs.

Short and wide outside off, Steven Smith slaps it through point for a single. Moves to 30 (42).

On a length, outside off, another airy-fairy swish from Josh Inglis, without moving his feet and misses.

EDGED, FOUR! A length ball, outside off, just a little bit of width again, moving away off the seam. Inglis throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge, behind Will Jacks at backward point and beats Adil Rashid running to his right from deep third.

Better from Inglis. On a length again, outside off, Inglis gets on top of the bounce and punches it nicely through point. By the time sweeper can get across to his left, two runs are taken.

Fuller and Josh goes hard on the off drive. The ball goes off the toe end of the bat towards mid off.

FOUR! TONK! Short and wide outside off, Josh Inglis slaps this through point and ends the over with a boundary. 11 from the over, 166 more needed from 186 balls. Stone's figures read 4-0-36-0.

On a good length, outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

Fuller this time, watchfully defended.

A bit wider outside off, Steven Smith lets it pass.

Landed outside off, Smith gets across and nurdles it through mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller, around off, Josh Inglis comes forward and drives it towards mid on.

Fuller, just around off, Inglis gets a big stride forward to defend.

Landed outside off, on a good length, Steven Smith comes forward to defend.

Similar ball, around off, Smith comes forward again to block.

SIX! That is majestic from Smith. He has played it on line, rather than on length. A length ball, outside off, angling in, Steven Smith gets across and picks it with the angle over deep backward square leg. 179 more needed from 201 balls.

Nearly chopped on! On a good length, outside off, the skipper gets across to punch it through the off side but is done in by the extra bounce. Gets a thick inside edge which goes past the stumps. Good work by the keeper, Jamie Smith, to dive to his left to stop the ball.

Another inside edge. Fuller, outside off, Steven looks to play an expansive cover drive but the ball comes slowly off the deck, takes the inner half of the bat and scoots through mid-wicket. A single taken.

On a good length, around off, Josh Inglis hops and defends.

Outside off, punched uppishly through the covers for a single.

Fuller, around off, watchfully defended.

On middle and leg, Steven Smith stays back to defend.

Pushed through from the front portion of his hand by Adil Rashid, Smith picks it really late and gets into a tangle, somehow managing to defend.

Fuller, around off, pushed towards point.

Floated, outside off, the skipper pushes it towards long off for a single.

Brydon Carse returns. 2-0-14-1 so far. Starts off with a length ball, outside off, Josh Inglis has a lazy slash at it, without moving his feet and is beaten.

On a good length, just outside off, Inglis hops and dabs it towards deep third for a single.

On a good length, just outside off, Steven Smith gets forward and across to defend it down the pitch.

Fuller, outside off, Smith gets a big stride across and shoulders arms.

Landed outside off, watchfully defended.

Fuller, outside off, the skipper walks into that shot and defends.

Landed around middle, Steven Smith gets across and flicks it uppishly through mid-wicket for a single.

Landed outside off, a touch short, spinning away, Josh Inglis punches it straight to cover.

Short again, wide outside off, much slower through the air, spinning away, Inglis punches it past cover this time, for a single to get off the mark.

Floated, around middle, Smith lunges and blocks.

Slower again, around off, the skipper gets across and nurdles it through mid-wicket for a run. 189 more needed from 217 balls.

Once again, Inglis sits back and plays Rashid off the pitch. It is not all that short but the keeper batter plays it off the back foot and punches it through the covers for one.

On a good length, around off, Steven Smith pats it down the pitch.

Around off, Smith gets across and tucks it through fine leg for a single.

FOUR! SUBLIME! On a length, outside off, Matthew Short punches this on the up, to the left of Ben Duckett at short cover and the ball beats sweeper cover to his left.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Once again, Short plays a short innings, lasting just 30 balls. The line is similar to the previous ball but the length is slightly held back a touch. Short looks to drive it on the up but this is nowhere even close to a half volley. He only succeeds in getting a thick outside edge behind and the keeper, Jamie Smith makes no mistake. Matthew Short departs for 58 (30) and Australia are 118/2, needing another 192 from 224 balls.

Full and wide outside off, left alone.

On a good length, hitting the deck hard, outside off, Josh Inglis defends it to the off side. 5 runs and a wicket from the over, Matthew Potts's figures read 6-0-48-1.

Immediately, some sharp spin for Rashid. Landed outside off, Matthew Short comes forward to defend but is beaten by the massive away turn.

Fuller, outside off, driven through the covers for a single.

Landed outside off, pushed through from the front of his hand, Smith punches it towards cover.

Landed outside off, driven towards long off for a single.

Fuller, arund off, driven back to the bowler.

Around off, watchfully kept out. Australia are not going to take any risks against Rashid.

On a good length, outside off, left alone.

Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

SIX! THWACK! A 23-BALL 50 FOR MATTHEW SHORT! It has been an aggressive innings alright and once again, he has got a start. The problem with Short has been his innings, which seem to be like his name - short. Here, he has got another opportunity to make it big. Gets to the landmark with a no-look pull over mid-wicket, picking the ball from a short length outside off. It is also his maiden half century in ODIs.

Outside off, stays a touch low, Short looks to cut but gets a bottom edge. The ball rolls towards point and a single is taken. 199 more needed from 236 balls.

Outside off, on a length, Steven Smith looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Outside off, pushed towards point.

A heart-in-mouth moment for Steven Smith. Fast bowlers have a memory similar to that of an elephant and Potts remembers that he has got Smith twice in this series. Comes in, bowls pretty full and targets the stumps. It comes back in a long way from outside off and raps Smith on the pads as he looks to flick. Potts straightaway goes up in an appeal for LBW and the umpire raises his finger. Smith suspects that is sliding down the leg side and has a discussion with Short and takes the review. Ball Tracker shows it to be missing leg.

Outside off, nudged to the leg side.

FOUR! PRISTINE! Overpitched, outside off, Steven Smith comes forward and drives it to the left of mid off!

Around off, Smith looks to push but misses. Is hit on the pads again.

Outside off, steered towards deep third for a run.

WIDE. Down the leg side, flick shot missed.

FOUR! Full ball, down the leg side, Matthew Short flicks it to the right of short fine leg. 10 from the over, AUSTRALIA END POWERPLAY 1 ON 103/1. They need another 207 from 240 balls.

FOUR! 'Tch' says Michael Atherton on air, as he seems to be disgusted with that ball. Short and wide outside off, Steven Smith gets across and punches it through point.

Around off, much better from Stone, Smith gets forward to defend.

Fuller, pushed down the ground.

A length ball, outside off, the skipper gets across and works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Gets away with one there, Stone. Another short ball, outside off, Matthew Short looks to pull but misses. Unless, this is a plan from England to bowl short to Short and get him out pulling or hooking.

FOUR! MARVELLOUS! Fuller, just outside off, Short comes forward and lofts it over mid off. Harry Brook starts to trot back for the catch but then slips. Would not have mattered as the ball goes well above him.

OUT! CAUGHT! And like last game, Carse strikes immediately! Well, in the 4th ODI, once Head got out, Australia fell like a pack of cards. Will it be the same case here as well? On a length, just outside off, Travis Head stayed leg side of the ball and tried to open up the off side. But he got cramped for room and aiming point, he got it directed towards cover. Simple catch for Phil Salt and England break the 78-run opening stand. Travis Head departs for a brisk 31 (26), Australia need another 232 from 257 balls.

Nearly dragged on! On a good length, around off, Steven Smith looks to defend but the ball jags back in, takes the inside edge and drops down, perilously close to the stumps.

WIDE. Down the leg side, left alone.

FOUR! Another streaky boundary. Carse bowls this on a good length with an upright seam and generates movement. Smith is squared up as he looks to defend, thinking the ball will come in but it moves away off the seam. Takes the outside edge but flies past first slip to the deep third fence. 227 more needed from 255 balls.

Outside off, another edge as Smith looks to run this down to deep third. Gets a single.

Good length, outside off, Matthew Short stokes it straight to cover.

On a good length, outside off, punched straight to point. 6 runs and a wicket to get Carse up and running.

CATCHING CHANCE, MISSED! Fuller, outside off, Matthew Short looks to heave it through the on side but is early into the shot. Gets a massive leading edge which goes straight up in the air. Adil Rashid is unable to pick the trajectory of the ball and loses the white ball against the grey background. Starts to circle under the ball and eventually, his hands don't even touch the ball when it lands and it hits him flat on his moustache. A single taken.

Around middle and leg, pushed towards mid on.

Fired down the leg side, Travis Head misses his flick. The ball goes off his pads past the off stump towards deep third and a leg bye is taken.

EDGED, FOUR! On a length, outside off, Matthew Short goes with hard hands on the drive through the covers with his feet going nowhere. The ball straightens a touch, takes the outside edge and flies to the left of short third, into the fence. 238 more needed from 260 balls.

Better from Potts, on a length, just outside off, Short pushes it towards mid off.

SIX! THUMP! A short ball to finish, outside off, Matthew Short pulls it with ease over mid-wicket, splitting deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. 12 from the over, 62 in the last 4!

FOUR! Not the best of starts. Short and outside off, Travis Head rocks back to cut and gets it to the left of cover. The fielder over there dives to his left and gets a hand to it, but can only parry it behind. 50-RUN OPENING STAND IS UP!

SIX! THRASH! Fuller, outside off, Head leans in onto this and lofts it nicely over mid off. Gets more height than distance but still manages to clear the ropes. 254 more needed from 268 balls.

Outside off, punched straight to cover this time.

SIX! Short again and it is made short work of. On middle and off, Travis Head rocks back and pulls it high and handsome over long on. 248 more needed from 266 balls.

FOUR! The short stuff continues. Outside off, Head rocks back and cuts it through point this time.

Around off, punched towards mid off. 20 from the over, 50 in the last 3!

SIX! TAKE THAT! That has gone many a mile. Potts goes short outside off and Matthew Short climbs all over it. Comes on the front foot, takes on the bounce and pulls it massively over mid-wicket.

FOUR! Not the best of connections but Short won't mind. It is on a length, outside off, Short goes for the pull again but skews it off the inner part of the bat. Luckily for him, it runs through the gap at mid-wicket. 268 more needed from 274 balls.

A length ball, outside off, coming in, Matthew defends.

FOUR! A bit streaky again. Outside off, on a length, Matthew Short looks to punch but gets it off the outer half of the bat. It beats Adil Rashid's dive to his right at short third and later, Jacob Bethell's dive to his left from deep point.

Better line and length, just outside off, on a good length, MS defends.

Outside off, punched straight to cover. 14 from the over, 30 in the last 2!

FOUR! Three boundaries for Australia in the last 4 balls. Too straight from Stone, from over the wicket, Travis Head just helps it to the fine leg fence.

Down the leg side again, but this time Head misses his connection. He looks to tuck but the ball goes off his thighs towards square leg. A leg bye taken. 289 more needed from 280 balls.

FOUR! Width and Short cashes in. On a length, but wide outside off, Matthew Short gets on top of the bounce and punches it through the covers.

SIX! SPANKED! No width this time but the length is short. Outside off, Short comes forward and pulls it magnificently over mid-wicket. 279 more needed from 278 balls.

Fuller, around off, much better from Stone. Matthew looks to flick but is beaten by the inward movement. The ball goes off the inner half of the bat towards square leg and a single is taken.

Around middle, Travis looks to punch it down the ground but is beaten by the extra bounce. MIstimes it down the pitch. 16 from the over!

On a good length, around off, Travis Head punches it towards cover.

Again, Matthew Potts tucks Head for room. He is not giving the southpaw any width and Travis is looking to make something happen. Looks to tuck this one away but it comes in big time with the seam, beats the flick and catches him on the pads.

Another excellent delivery. This is disciplined bowling. Not giving Australia anything. On a good length, outside off, Travis looks to tuck it away but misses. The ball hits his right thigh and rolls back on, almost hitting the leg stump! Head had no idea where the ball went.

FOUR LEG BYES! Down the leg side this time, Travis Head looks to tuck it away but misses. The ball hits his right thigh and scoots past the keeper, Jamie Smith, to his right, to the fine leg fence. 299 more needed from 284 balls.

FOUR! Finally Head gets bat on ball. Fuller length, outside off, Head gets on top of the bounce and punches it between point and short third. Consecutive boundaries.

On off and middle, TH pushes it towards cover and takes a quick single.

Landed around middle, Travis Head punches this behind point for a single.

On a good length, just around off, Matthew Short defends it towards cover.

Big movement off the seam. Outside off, on a length, Short is not prepared for the movement at all and does not offer any shot. Then he decides to play it but is months late by the time the bat comes down, as the ball skids onto the pad and rolls towards short third. A leg bye taken but a closer look might indicate that it should have been given as a dead ball as Short did not offer a shot.

Landed around middle, Travis Head tucks it towards short fine leg.

Around off, Head punches it towards backward point.

Down the leg side, Travis misses his tuck. The ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg and a leg bye is taken. Good start by the English seamers.

On a good length, around off, Matthew Short helps it through mid-wicket and takes a quick single to get things underway.

Around off, from around the wicket, on a good length again, Travis Head hops and punches this through the covers for a run. Both openers are off the mark.

Around off, Short punches it through the covers for one.

This one nips back in from a good length, good seam movement, Head is cut into half and gets a thick inside edge as he looks to defend. Almost chops it on.

A tad fuller this time, outside off, Travis is on his toes to punch it through the covers but cannot pierce the gap.

Nips back in sharply from outside off, TH is caught in his crease as he looks to flick and is hit on the pads. A leg bye taken.