Kyle Jamieson(6 | 13)*
Glenn Phillips(49 | 74)
J Bethell|5|1|8|2
| 0 | 76.6 | 76.6: Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, Temptation avoided. Flighted, around off, Kyle Jamieson drives it back to the bowler and that will be STUMPS ON DAY 1, NEW ZEALAND 291/7! |
6 Over | Run: 291/7 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 0 | 76.5 | 76.5: Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, Landed outside off, KJ pushes this towards cover. |
| 0 | 76.4 | 76.4: Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, Shorter, outside off, 91 kph, Kyle goes back and works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 76.3 | 76.3: Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, Tossed up a bit, 94 kph, Jamieson stays back to block. |
| 0 | 76.2 | 76.2: Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, The arm ball, around middle and off, Kyle Jamieson lunges to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 1 | 76.1 | 76.1: Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, Short, outside off, Glenn Phillips punches this through the covers for a single, to move to 49 and hoping that he will stay there till the end of the day. |
| 0 | 75.6 | 75.6: Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, Josh Tongue sees the batter making room, so he follows and bowls another bouncer, down the leg side. Kyle Jamieson misses his pull and takes a blow on his body, before the ball bounces off toward the keeper. |
6 Over | Run: 290/7 | Run Rate: 3.82
| 0 | 75.5 | 75.5: Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, Short and angling down the leg side, Kyle Jamieson is happy to let that one through. |
| 4 | 75.4 | 75.4: Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, FOUR! Excellent shot from Jamieson! Back of a length, on middle, Kyle Jamieson makes room and slaps it well over cover-point for four runs. |
| 2 | 75.3 | 75.3: Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, Whoa! Where has that come from? Short of a length, attacking the batter. Kyle Jamieson backs away and goes for an ugly hoick. He hits this miles in the air and mid-wicket runs back while deep mid-wicket comes running sideways to his left. Luckily for Jamieson, the ball lands in between and the batters get two runs. It is clear enough that Jamieson is not comfortable against the short ball, but with Stumps approaching, need such risks be taken? |
| 0 | 75.2 | 75.2: Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, Another bouncer, on off and middle. Kyle Jamieson once again sits under it to make a leave. |
| 0 | 75.1 | 75.1: Josh Tongue to Kyle Jamieson, The English pacers are just sticking with the short ball plan. Josh Tongue starts off with a bouncer, on off, Kyle Jamieson ducks under it. |
| 0 | 74.6 | 74.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Now Glenn Phillips takes a hefty blow on his right glove! Back of a length, pitching just outside off and nipping in. Glenn Phillips hops a bit to defend it down, but the ball carries some extra bounce off the deck and hits the right glove of the batter. |
6 Over | Run: 284/7 | Run Rate: 3.79
| 0 | 74.5 | 74.5: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Another bouncer, but down the leg side. Easily ducked under by Phillips. |
| 0 | 74.4 | 74.4: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Jofra Archer just keeps on making the batters uncomfortable, especially Glenn Phillips. Another nasty bouncer, angling in, into the batter's lane. Glenn Phillips sways away, loses his balance, and falls on his back. |
| 0 | 74.3 | 74.3: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 0 | 74.2 | 74.2: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Another short delivery, on off, shaping in. Glenn Phillips sits underneath and lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 4 | 74.1 | 74.1: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Enough of ducking, says Phillips. A bouncer, around off, Glenn Phillips looks to sway initially, but at the last moment, opens the face of the bat and guides it, over short fine leg. Yes, over short fine leg, you read it right! Moves to 48. |
| 0 | 73.6 | 73.6: Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, On a nagging length, on off, Kyle Jamieson works it across the line to short leg. |
6 Over | Run: 280/7 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 0 | 73.5 | 73.5: Jacob Bethell to Kyle Jamieson, Full and around off, Kyle Jamieson blocks it out towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 73.4 | 73.4: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! What a bonus for England! Jacob Bethell gives a wide smile with his hands on his head, as he knows it's not a good delivery. He spills out a low full toss, around the leg stump. Nathan Smith crouches down on one knee and tries to sweep it away, but the ball catches the top edge. The ball balloons toward the short fine leg region. It's Jordan Cox who runs backward from leg slip, judges the catch really well and pouches it near his chest. Smith's watchful intent is over and from 263/5, NEW ZEALAND ARE NOW 280/7! |
| 0 | 73.3 | 73.3: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Outside off, a touch short, Smith looks to punch but there is extra bounce on that. Somehow manages to push it away. |
| 0 | 73.2 | 73.2: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Fuller with some flight on in, much fuller in leg, around the boots of the batter. Nathan Smith misses his flick and wears on the front pad, before the ball rolls to leg slip. |
| 2 | 73.1 | 73.1: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Full and straight, Nathan Smith goes back and helps it through fine leg. Jordan Cox tracks it down from leg slip but jogs to the ball, probably teasing Smith to take the third. But it is pretty much evident now that Smith and New Zealand will try and shield Phillips from the strike till Stumps. |
| 0 | 72.7 | 72.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Pitches it fuller, does Archer, on off, Glenn Phillips defends it to cover. |
7 Over | Run: 278/6 | Run Rate: 3.81
| 0 | 72.6 | 72.5: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length, around off, Phillips hops to defend it down the pitch. |
| 1 | 72.5 | 72.4: Jofra Archer to Nathan Smith, On a nagging length, at the stumps, Nathan Smith nudges it to the front of square leg and takes a quick single. |
| 0 | 72.4 | 72.4: Jofra Archer to Nathan Smith, FIVE WIDES! Jofra Archer bangs another bouncer, but fails to control this one. The ball sprays way, way down the leg side. James Rew tries to leap to his left but fails to gather the ball and it races away to the deep fine leg fence. |
| 0 | 72.3 | 72.3: Jofra Archer to Nathan Smith, Down the leg side, Smith gets outside the line and looks to tickle but misses. |
| 0 | 72.2 | 72.2: Jofra Archer to Nathan Smith, Back of a length, on off, Nathan Smith takes a small leap and fends it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 72.1 | 72.1: Jofra Archer to Nathan Smith, A good short ball, outside off, angling in, Nathan Smith sways away from the line. |
| 0 | 71.6 | 71.6: Jacob Bethell to Glenn Phillips, Short again from Bethell, just outside off, Glenn Phillips hangs back and punches it to mid off. |
6 Over | Run: 272/6 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 1 | 71.5 | 71.5: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Short and wide outside off, Nathan cuts it through point for a single. |
| 0 | 71.4 | 71.4: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Flatter and fuller, around the pads. Smith works it to short leg. |
| 0 | 71.3 | 71.3: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Full, around middle, Smith looks to work it to the leg side, but the ball goes straight on, beats the bat and goes off the front pad to the off side. |
| 0 | 71.2 | 71.2: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Tossed up, fuller, on off, Smith leans on it and blocks it down. |
| 0 | 71.1 | 71.1: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Exceptionally fielded by Emilio Gay. A short ball, outside off, Nathan Smith rocks back and pulls really hard. Poor Gay, standing at short leg, turns around to avoid getting hit, but gets hit on his left shin. Is down in pain. |
| 0 | 70.6 | 70.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Short of a length, on middle, Glenn Phillips spots another bouncer and decides to duck under it again. |
6 Over | Run: 271/6 | Run Rate: 3.82
| 0 | 70.5 | 70.5: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Another bouncer, but down the leg side. Easily ducked under by Phillips. |
| 0 | 70.4 | 70.4: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Short, on off, Glenn Phillips squats under it. |
| 0 | 70.3 | 70.3: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Ouch. Archer hits Phillips this time. A short ball, at the body, the batter tries to sway but misses and is hit on the left shoulder. He shrieks in pain, but does not show it. |
| 4 | 70.2 | 70.2: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Wonderfully played. On the back of a good length, just outside off, Glenn Phillips opens the face of the bat and pushes it toward the right of the gully fielder for four runs. |
| 0 | 70.1 | 70.1: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, A bouncer outside off, Glenn Phillips ducks again. |
| 0 | 69.6 | 69.6: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Short, and around off, Nathan Smith stays back and defends. |
6 Over | Run: 267/6 | Run Rate: 3.81
| 0 | 69.5 | 69.5: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, LBW shout, but not given. Landed around off, going down with the angle, but straightening a bit. NS looked to work it to the leg side but missed. Seemed to be going down leg only. |
| 0 | 69.4 | 69.4: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Quicker, outside off, the round-arm ball, Nathan goes back to defend and gets a bottom edge nearly onto his boot. |
| 0 | 69.3 | 69.3: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 0 | 69.2 | 69.2: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Another good take. Full and down the leg side, Smith gets down to sweep but misses. The keeper does well to jump across to his left to collect that. |
| 0 | 69.1 | 69.1: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Fired down the leg side, Nathan Smith cannot get it away. |
| 0 | 68.6 | 68.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, And Phillips is down again! Another bouncer, at the head, Glenn is down while trying to sway and falls over. Gives a thumbs up and the crowd loves it at The Oval! |
6 Over | Run: 267/6 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 0 | 68.5 | 68.5: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, FOUR BYES! Poor James Rew. Archer loses his radar, slipping it down the leg side. Phillips looks to flick but misses. The ball pitches and keeps on moving away, with Rew's dive to his left unable to stop the ball. |
| 0 | 68.4 | 68.4: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Another scorcher. Short and at the head, Glenn sways away and can smell the leather as the ball whistles past his helmet. Remember the country where Jofra actually hails from - the one which has given us the likes of Malcolm Marshall, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Michael Holding. That was the 70s. This is 2026. Refreshing. |
| 0 | 68.3 | 68.3: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Glenn Phillips falls over again. Serious gas from Archer, on a back of a length, at the body, outside off, angling in, Phillips manages to sway away. Gets down on a knee, but then loses his balance and falls on his stomach to the off side. Sees the funny side of it, laughing merrily. |
| 0 | 68.2 | 68.2: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Another short ball, but Phillips is able to sway away as the ball is well outside off. |
| 0 | 68.1 | 68.1: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, The bouncer barrage continues. At the body, Glenn Phillips ducks. |
| 0 | 67.6 | 67.6: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, LBW shouts all around. Umpire Nitin Menon shakes his head. Joe Root is not interested in the review. Full and straight, Nathan Smith stays back to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Possibly going down leg. |
6 Over | Run: 263/6 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 0 | 67.5 | 67.5: Jacob Bethell to Nathan Smith, Down the leg side, Nathan Smith looks to flick but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 0 | 67.4 | 67.4: Jacob Bethell to Tom Blundell, OUT! CAUGHT! 50 and out for Blundell as another batter cannot convert his start! It is not the best of deliveries but England won't care. Full and around off, Tom Blundell gets down and slogs it with all his might, but in front of him is standing Mount Joe Root at short mid-wicket, who uses his height to the fullest and leaps to take the catch! Blundell is on his knees, thinking why did he have to counterattack, but he has to walk back now. The 75-run stand is broken and Root's inspirational captaincy to bring on Bethell works wonders for his side. NEW ZEALAND ARE 263/6, with roughly three-quarters of an hour left for Stumps! |
| 0 | 67.3 | 67.3: Jacob Bethell to Tom Blundell, Down the leg side again, Blundell helps it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 67.2 | 67.2: Jacob Bethell to Tom Blundell, FOUR! 50 FOR BLUNDELL! A resolute innings. It first started as a counterattack but after Mitchell's exit and Phillips' entry, he has toned down, significantly looking to bat deep. Gets a short ball, down the leg side and Blundell pulls it to the fine leg fence. The first batter to reach the 50-mark in this innings. |
| 0 | 67.1 | 67.1: Jacob Bethell to Tom Blundell, On middle, Blundell looks to flick but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 0 | 66.7 | 66.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, A bouncer again, let through comfortably this time. |
7 Over | Run: 259/5 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 0 | 66.6 | 66.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, A NO BALL, but did Glenn Phillips glove that? This spell from Archer is certainly not comfortable for the Kiwi and he is clearly struggling. Another quick short delivery, at the body, almost like the bodyline, Glenn Phillips hops and looks to tuck it away, but seems to miss it. Or did he? The replays seem to suggest that he might have got a glove on it as the ball went through to the keeper. Archer appeals and so do all the other English fielders. The umpire disagrees. Archer is frustrated and just when Root contemplates about the review, the umpire is informed by the third umpire that Archer has overstepped. Waiting for the UltraEdge for this ball. |
| 0 | 66.5 | 66.5: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, On a length, around off, Glenn pats it down the track. |
| 0 | 66.4 | 66.4: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Another short ball, let through this time. |
| 0 | 66.3 | 66.3: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, BOOM! Phillips is on the ground again! Reminiscence of the 2019 Ashes. Archer steaming in. Smith dancing. Labuschagne swirling. 7 years later, it is Phillips. A quick short ball, around off, Phillips looks to evade that, but in trying to sway away, loses his balance and gets hit on his right shoulder. |
| 0 | 66.2 | 66.2: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Around middle and off, nudged to the leg side. |
| 0 | 66.1 | 66.1: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Whoa! Did that take the outside edge? Archer thinks but his slip fielders don't. On a good length, outside off, Glenn Phillips is forced to follow the ball as it lands, bounces and then deviates off the seam massively, just past the outside edge! |
| 0 | 65.6 | 65.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Another one in line of the stumps, around off, TB keeps it out. |
6 Over | Run: 258/5 | Run Rate: 3.91
| 0 | 65.5 | 65.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Full and straight, Tom keeps it out. |
| 0 | 65.4 | 65.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On middle and off, worked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 65.3 | 65.3: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, FOUR BYES! The ball is still swinging. Full and down the leg side, Blundell looks to flick but misses. The ball moves further away and the poor keeper is blinded. Barely moves and the ball is past him in a flash to the fine leg fence. The stand moves to 70 (76). |
| 2 | 65.2 | 65.2: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, A tad short, down the leg side, Blundell tucks it behind square leg. Jofra Archer gives it a good chase to his right from deep square leg but the batters run well to come back for the second. |
| 0 | 65.1 | 65.1: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On a good length, around off, 130 kph, Tom Blundell blocks it out towards short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 64.8 | 64.6: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, Short again, outside off, Tom Blundell goes for a pull shot, but gets the inside edge. The ball bounces off toward the right of James Rew and the batter gets a single. |
8 Over | Run: 252/5 | Run Rate: 3.88
| 0 | 64.7 | 64.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, TWO WIDES! Short of a length, but sprayed way away outside off. Glenn Phillips makes a leave. The ball is so wide that it beats the keeper and Joe Root, who is standing at first slip, has to stop the ball as it comes straight at him, just evading the outstretched right glove of the keeper. As a result, Root is distracted and the ball bursts off his hands and loops behind him. The batter gets a single. 250 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND. |
| 0 | 64.6 | 64.5: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Pitches it up, does Archer, on off, Glenn looks to flick but misses. The ball clips the thigh pads and once again, the keeper, James Rew, does extremely well to stop it with a dive to his left. |
| 0 | 64.5 | 64.4: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Good-length delivery, outside off, Glenn Phillips gets on his toes and punches it to point. |
| 0 | 64.4 | 64.3: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, On a nagging length, around off, Glenn Phillips defends it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 64.3 | 64.2: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Now that's a nasty bouncer from Jofra Archer. Back of a length, on middle, nipping in as the batter is swaying away from it. Glenn Phillips loses his balance by the end and drops on his back. |
| 1 | 64.2 | 64.1: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, Archer bends his back, pitching it on the good length. Tom Blundell pulls it away to deep square leg for one. |
| 0 | 64.1 | 64.1: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, WIDE. A bouncer, but that sails way over the helmet of the batter. Tom Blundell tries to hook it away, but misses. Wide signalled for height. |
| 0 | 63.6 | 63.6: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, On the back of a good length, outside off, Glenn Phillips once again decides to let it pass. |
6 Over | Run: 247/5 | Run Rate: 3.86
| 0 | 63.5 | 63.5: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, Full-length delivery, shaping away, outside off, Glenn Phillips lets it through. |
| 4 | 63.4 | 63.4: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! BALLISTIC! Half volley, outside off, Glenn Phillips pounces on it, coming forward and hammering a drive through the covers. There is not much a gap between extra cover and cover but he threads it with power. Moves to 40 (39). |
| 0 | 63.3 | 63.3: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, Another one which is a touch fuller, wide outside off, swinging away. Phillips yet again leaves it alone to the keeper. |
| 0 | 63.2 | 63.2: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, On a nagging length, outside off, Glenn Phillips shoulders arms this one as well. |
| 0 | 63.1 | 63.1: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, Pitches it fuller, does Fisher, wide outside off and nipping it away. Glenn Phillips makes a leave. |
| 0 | 62.6 | 62.6: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, FOUR LEG BYES. Down the leg side, Blundell misses his clip but the ball races off his thighs past the keeper, to the fine leg fence. |
6 Over | Run: 243/5 | Run Rate: 3.86
| 0 | 62.5 | 62.5: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, On off, jagging back in, Blundell misses his flick and is hit on the thigh. |
| 0 | 62.4 | 62.4: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Another brilliant piece of keeping from James Rew. A bouncer, at Phillips' face, the batter takes his eyes off but the ball just goes past his face, still climbing. But Rew leaps to his left, getting his right glove on the ball and taking some pace off. Keeps it to a bye. The umpire initially does not signal anything but then apologizes and signals a bye. |
| 0 | 62.3 | 62.3: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Back of a length, on off, Phillips is cramped for room and arches back, to dab it over the slips but ends up stabbing it towards gully. |
| 0 | 62.2 | 62.2: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Archer misses his line, spraying it down the leg side from a back of a length, Glenn Phillips looks to flick but misses. |
| 0 | 62.1 | 62.1: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Short of a length, on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips squats under it. |
| 0 | 61.6 | 61.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, A touch fuller, pitching it wide outside off and swinging away as well. Tom Blundell is happy to let that one through. |
6 Over | Run: 238/5 | Run Rate: 3.84
| 0 | 61.5 | 61.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On the fuller side, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell nudges it with soft hands to the right of the bowler. |
| 0 | 61.4 | 61.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Nearly a yorker, on off, Tom Blundell drops his bat down and digs it away to the off side. |
| 1 | 61.3 | 61.3: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, Pitches it up, does Fisher, around the leg stump. Glenn Phillips flicks it to deep square leg and gets a single. 50-RUN STAND UP, IN 52 BALLS! Excellent counter-attacking effort, especially from Phillips, who has scored 36 of those. |
| 0 | 61.2 | 61.2: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, A touch fuller, on off, Glenn Phillips taps it back to the bowler, showing the full face of the bat. |
| 3 | 61.1 | 61.1: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On a length, just outside off. Tom Blundell camps back and punches it firmly through cover. The short cover fielder, Emilio Gay, tracks back all the way and cuts it to three runs. |
| 0 | 60.6 | 60.6: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Good-length delivery, on off, Glenn Phillips tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 234/5 | Run Rate: 3.84
| 0 | 60.5 | 60.5: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Angling in sharply, around middle, pitching on a hard length. Glenn is cramped for room and dabs it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 60.4 | 60.4: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Pitches it on a good length, does Archer, on off. Glenn Phillips bunts it to cover. |
| 0 | 60.3 | 60.3: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Archer bangs another bouncer, on off, Phillips ducks under it. |
| 0 | 60.2 | 60.2: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, On a nagging length, outside off, Glenn Phillips taps it back to the bowler. |
| 2 | 60.1 | 60.1: Jofra Archer to Glenn Phillips, Jofra Archer starts with a bouncer, on off and middle, Glenn Phillips stays on his back foot and tries to pull it away, but fails to get the proper connection off his bat. The ball flies and drops safely toward the left of the deep backward square leg fielder. Brace taken. |
| 0 | 59.6 | 59.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Full-length delivery, shaping away a little bit, around off. Tom Blundell gets on his front foot and pushes it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 232/5 | Run Rate: 3.87
| 0 | 59.5 | 59.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On the fuller side, just outside off, Tom Blundell rests it down. |
| 1 | 59.4 | 59.4: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, Sprays into the pads of the batter, does Fisher. Glenn Phillips clips it to square leg and gets a single. |
| 0 | 59.3 | 59.3: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, On middle and off, Glenn works it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 4 | 59.2 | 59.2: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! What a shot. England have operated without a backward point for a majority of the day, but might just need one now, given that Phillips is so strong in that area. Fractionally short, outside off, Phillips gets on top of the bounce and punches it behind point for his 6th boundary. Phillips has moved to 32 (21), in a partnership of 43 (39)! |
| 0 | 59.1 | 59.1: Matthew Fisher to Glenn Phillips, Theatrical appeal for LBW from Matthew Fisher. But a calm shake of the head from umpire Nitin Menon in response. The bowler knows it, because he has a big smile on his face. On a good length, outside off, wobble seam, slight bit of nip back in, Glenn Phillips looked to play it from the crease but got beaten by the late movement. Got hit high on the pads but it was the height that saved him from being adjudged LBW. Might have been out a week ago at Lord's. |
| 0 | 58.6 | 58.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Hard length, slanting in, on off, Tom Blundell hops and blocks it down. |
6 Over | Run: 227/5 | Run Rate: 3.85
| 0 | 58.5 | 58.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, On a length, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it away. |
| 4 | 58.4 | 58.4: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, FOUR! That's exceptional placement! Good-length delivery, just outside off. Tom Blundell plays it late, but opens the face of the bat to guide it into the gap between gully and third slip for four runs. |
| 0 | 58.3 | 58.3: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Very well bowled and very well played. Full and outside off, Tom Blundell gets a big stride in to meet the ball. But then, the ball swings back in a long way. However, Blundell adjusts well to meet the ball after the late swing, defending it down the track. |
| 1 | 58.2 | 58.2: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, More movement on this one. Coming in from outside off, Phillips works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 58.1 | 58.1: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, On a length outside off, swinging back in, Glenn Phillips works it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 57.6 | 57.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On a nagging length, outside off, Tom Blundell dabs it down to cover-point. Maiden number five for Fisher. |
6 Over | Run: 222/5 | Run Rate: 3.83
| 0 | 57.5 | 57.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, outside off, Tom Blundell makes another leave. |
| 0 | 57.4 | 57.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, pitched outside off, but slanting in, Tom Blundell lifts the bat up to make a leave, but the delivery flies over the top of the middle stump. |
| 0 | 57.3 | 57.3: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, One more leave outside off. |
| 0 | 57.2 | 57.2: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On a length, outside off, Blundell lets it pass. |
| 0 | 57.1 | 57.1: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, MIXUP, BUT SAFE! That would have been disastrous for New Zealand. On a good length, outside off, Tom Blundell pushed it towards backward point and blindly set off for the single. But Glenn Phillips saw Jacob Bethell prowling over there and yelled a massive NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Blundell was already through his ice-skating course and had to apply his brakes way too late. He was well past the halfway mark and seemed gone for all money. Luckily for him, Bethell missed his shy at the striker's end, as he threw off balance with his left hand, getting across from point. |
| 0 | 56.6 | 56.6: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, A bumper to end the over, on off, Glenn Phillips lets it sail away. |
6 Over | Run: 222/5 | Run Rate: 3.89
| 1 | 56.5 | 56.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Tap and single! Pitches it fuller, does Baker, on off, Tom Blundell taps it to cover with soft hands and takes a quick single. |
| 0 | 56.4 | 56.4: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, wide outside off, Tom Blundell lets it pass. |
| 1 | 56.3 | 56.3: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, Fuller, outside off, Glenn pushes it towards mid off and takes a very quick single. |
| 4 | 56.2 | 56.2: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! AUDACIOUS! The struggle for Baker from this end continues. Another freebie, a short and wide ball outside off. Phillips crunches the cut through point and finds the boundary. The stand moves to 32 (21)! |
| 0 | 56.1 | 56.1: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, Full and around off, Glenn Phillips works it towards mid on. |
| 3 | 55.6 | 55.6: Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, On a nagging length, around off, Glenn Phillips camps back and dabs it through point. Ben Duckett has a chase at it and cuts it to three runs. |
6 Over | Run: 216/5 | Run Rate: 3.86
| 4 | 55.5 | 55.5: Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Solid shot from Phillips! A slightly overpitched delivery, on off, Glenn Phillips leans on it and drives it well toward the right of the mid off fielder for four runs. |
| 0 | 55.4 | 55.4: Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, Pitches it up, does Tongue, on off, Glenn Phillips defends it down the track. |
| 1 | 55.3 | 55.3: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Full and outside off, Tom pushes it through the covers and gets the single this time. |
| 0 | 55.2 | 55.2: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, On a good length, outside off, Blundell dabs it to the off side. |
| 0 | 55.1 | 55.1: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, DROPPED! That should have been taken by James Rew. A length ball, down the leg side, Tom Blundell looked to flick it fine. He did get a tickle and the English keeper dived full length to his left to take the catch. Blundell was off immediately, but Phillips asked him to wait, indicating that the keeper might have put the ball down. But Blundell was on his way any which ways, till the umpires asked him to wait. And for a good reason! The replay shows that Rew put it down on the ground the moment his glove made contact with the ball. What a reprieve. Tom Blundell given a life on 34! |
| 0 | 54.6 | 54.6: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, Hard-length delivery, pitching outside off, but nipping in sharply. Glenn Phillips lunges and lets it travel to the keeper. |
6 Over | Run: 208/5 | Run Rate: 3.78
| 4 | 54.5 | 54.5: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! This time it's too full. Much fuller, pitched just outside off. Glenn Phillips plants his front foot toward the pitched area and drives it well through cover for four runs. |
| 4 | 54.4 | 54.4: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! What a shot that is from Phillips. A loose short delivery, outside off. Glenn Phillips frees his arms and slaps it up and over the cover region for four runs. |
| 0 | 54.3 | 54.3: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, Full and outside off, Phillips punches it straight to cover again. |
| 0 | 54.2 | 54.2: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, Outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 0 | 54.1 | 54.1: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, FOUR BYES! Bit of more effort. Full and miles down the leg side, Glenn Phillips looks to flick but the ball moves even further down. He misses while the poor keeper has no chance with a dive either. 200 UP FOR NEW ZEALAND. |
| 0 | 53.6 | 53.6: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Yorker out of nowhere, on off and middle. Tom Blundell is alert and jams it down. The ball hits his own pads. |
6 Over | Run: 196/5 | Run Rate: 3.63
| 0 | 53.5 | 53.5: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Oh, it misses the off stump by a few inches! Good-length delivery, just outside off. Tom Blundell shoulders arms at it, but it's a risky leave as the ball angles in a shade and just beats the off stump. |
| 0 | 53.4 | 53.4: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, EDGED, SHORT! Pitched up, outside off, angling in. Tom Blundell lunges and tries to defend it down, but gets a thick outside edge. Luckily for him, the ball stays low and rolls toward the first slip fielder. |
| 3 | 53.3 | 53.3: Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, Nice timing again. Back of a length, outside off, Glenn pushes it behind point and the ball goes almost towards the fence again. It is tracked down in time to keep the batters to three. |
| 0 | 53.2 | 53.2: Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, Full and down the leg side, Phillips looks to flick but misses, getting hit on the pads. |
| 4 | 53.1 | 53.1: Josh Tongue to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Sweet timing! On a length, outside off, Glenn Phillips gets adjacent to the ball, drops the bat late and gently opens the face to guide it past gully, to the deep third fence! |
| 0 | 52.6 | 52.6: Sonny Baker to Glenn Phillips, Fuller, but way down the leg side, Glenn Phillips looks to flick at it, but misses with a large gap. The keeper, James Rew, does excellently well to dive to his left and make a half stop. A bye has been taken by the batter. |
6 Over | Run: 189/5 | Run Rate: 3.57
| 0 | 52.5 | 52.5: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! TAKEN! Make it two for Sonny Baker. The debut is just getting better and better for the 23-year-old man. He bangs it hard on the length and generates a good amount of bounce. Daryl Mitchell rocks back and tries to pull it, but the ball climbs on him. He ends up splicing the ball toward mid-wicket, where Emilio Gay takes the dolly safely into his cusp. The curse of getting a start strikes again, as a fourth batter gets in and gets out in this innings. The 81-run stand has been broken and NEW ZEALAND ARE 188/5. |
| 1 | 52.4 | 52.4: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Much fuller, on off, Tom Blundell jams it to the left of short cover. |
| 0 | 52.3 | 52.3: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Full-length delivery, on off and middle. Tom Blundell pats it to cover. |
| 3 | 52.2 | 52.2: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Excellent fielding by Ben Duckett! Good-length delivery, around off, Daryl Mitchell drives away through cover and point. The ball races away, but Ben Duckett sprints back, slides, and flicks it just before it hits the boundary cushion. Meanwhile, the batter gets three runs between the sticks. |
| 0 | 52.1 | 52.1: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Pitches it up, does Baker, on off, Daryl Mitchell leans on it and rests it down the track. |
| 0 | 51.6 | 51.6: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Full and wide outside off, Tom Blundell looks to drill it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
6 Over | Run: 184/4 | Run Rate: 3.54
| 0 | 51.5 | 51.5: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, On a length, outside off, Tom Blundell leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 51.4 | 51.4: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, On the fuller side, on off and middle, angling in, Tom Blundell clips it toward the left of the short mid-wicket fielder, Emilio Gay, who flings himself away to make a good stop. |
| 0 | 51.3 | 51.3: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Full, on off, Tom Blundell pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 51.2 | 51.2: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, FOUR MORE! Wonderfully played! Much fuller from Josh Tongue, on middle, Tom Blundell rolls his wrists and flicks it swiftly through mid-wicket for four runs. |
| 4 | 51.1 | 51.1: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Lucky one! Back of a length, wide outside off, Tom Blundell gets on his toes and initially tries to punch it away, but gets two-minded and withdraws the bat. However, while withdrawing the ball connects the toe end of the bat, before it bounces off toward the right of the gully fielder for four runs. |
| 0 | 50.6 | 50.6: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Hard-length, on middle, Daryl Mitchell clips it to square leg with soft hands. |
6 Over | Run: 176/4 | Run Rate: 3.45
| 0 | 50.5 | 50.5: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length, on off, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to square leg. |
| 4 | 50.4 | 50.4: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Short and punished! Back of a length, on off and middle, angling in vigorously. Daryl Mitchell stays on his back foot and pulls it hard and down toward the left of the mid-wicket fielder for four runs. |
| 0 | 50.3 | 50.3: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Oh, there comes the inswinger! Good-length delivery, pitching it well outside off and swings it in. Daryl Mitchell looks to drive it through cover but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 50.2 | 50.2: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, On a nagging length, on off, Daryl Mitchell defends it down from his front foot. |
| 4 | 50.1 | 50.1: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Oh, cheeky from Mitchell! Baker bowls a back-of-a-length delivery, outside off. Daryl Mitchell goes deep into the crease, crouches a bit, and guides it gently toward the right of the gully fielder for four runs. |
| 2 | 49.6 | 49.6: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, A brace to end the over! Hard-length delivery, on middle and leg, Tom Blundell clips it to the left of the deep backward square leg fielder for a couple of runs. |
6 Over | Run: 168/4 | Run Rate: 3.36
| 0 | 49.5 | 49.5: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Pitches it up, does Tongue, on off, Tom Blundell drives it along the carpet to mid off. |
| 0 | 49.4 | 49.4: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, On the fuller side, on off, Tom Blundell dabs it late and opens the face of the bat slightly to guide it toward the third slip fielder. |
| 0 | 49.3 | 49.3: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, wide outside off, Tom Blundell prods to cover the off stump and lifts his bat to let it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 49.2 | 49.2: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Closer to the off stump! Full length again, just outside off, Tom Blundell leans on the delivery and drives it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 49.1 | 49.1: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Josh Tongue starts off with a fuller delivery, outside off, Tom Blundell lunges and shoulder arms at it. |
| 0 | 48.6 | 48.6: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Full and outside off, smothered into the covers. TEA ON DAY 1, NEW ZEALAND 166/4! |
6 Over | Run: 166/4 | Run Rate: 3.39
| 0 | 48.5 | 48.5: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Another outswinger, but the length is way short of full. Easy leave for the batter. |
| 0 | 48.4 | 48.4: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, The outswinger now, outside off, Daryl pushes at it and gets an outside edge. Does not carry to gully. |
| 0 | 48.3 | 48.3: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Huge, huge shout! Did this come back enough? Holdstock says no. Archer on his knees. Root on his knees. Rew on his knees. Should England take the review? No, is the answer from the home side. On a good length, outside off, Mitchell shoulders arms, with a good stride. The ball nips back in off the seam and catches him on the pads, prompting an LBW appeal. Height seems to be the factor and yep, Ball Tracking projects the ball to be going over the off stump. |
| 0 | 48.2 | 48.2: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 0 | 48.1 | 48.1: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Down the leg side, slightly short, Daryl Mitchell misses out on the tuck. |
| 2 | 47.6 | 47.6: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, Just past! Down the leg side, Tom clips it past leg gully for a couple. |
6 Over | Run: 166/4 | Run Rate: 3.46
| 0 | 47.5 | 47.5: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, Finally bat on ball. Good yorker and this one swings in! Blundell defends. |
| 0 | 47.4 | 47.4: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, Number four on the trot. And this was wider than the previous three. |
| 0 | 47.3 | 47.3: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, That's a hattrick of leaves, well outside off. |
| 0 | 47.2 | 47.2: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, Outside off again, let through once more. |
| 0 | 47.1 | 47.1: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, Outswing! Interesting. On a length, outside off, Tom Blundell shoulders arms and the ball moves away a mile! Well taken by the keeper. |
| 0 | 46.6 | 46.6: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, A bouncer now, Mitchell ducks. |
6 Over | Run: 164/4 | Run Rate: 3.49
| 2 | 46.5 | 46.5: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Down the leg side, clipped behind square leg for a couple. |
| 0 | 46.4 | 46.4: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Around off, on a length, defended solidly. |
| 0 | 46.3 | 46.3: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Full and outside off, Daryl looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards mid on. |
| 0 | 46.2 | 46.2: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, Full and straight, Mitchell pushes this towards mid on. |
| 0 | 46.1 | 46.1: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, On a good length, outside off, nipping back in. Daryl Mitchell is caught in his crease as he looks to flick. Misses and is hit on the thighs. |
| 3 | 45.6 | 45.6: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Terrific effort from Jacob Bethell. Short, outside off, Daryl Mitchell goes back and across and taps it behind point. The ball races away but so does Bethell. He charges towards the ball, gets there and with a valiant dive, pulls it back into play, going himself past the ropes. Saves a run for his side as the batters take three. |
6 Over | Run: 162/4 | Run Rate: 3.52
| 0 | 45.5 | 45.5: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Just outside off, fuller in length, Daryl Mitchell taps it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 45.4 | 45.4: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Full and around off, Mitchell pushes it towards mid on. |
| 0 | 45.3 | 45.3: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Pitched fuller, on off, Daryl Mitchell pushes it to the right of the bowler. |
| 0 | 45.2 | 45.2: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, Landed outside off, Tom Blundell lets it be. The keeper, James Rew, is upto the stumps but cannot collect the ball. Fumbles and concedes a bye. |
| 0 | 45.1 | 45.1: Harry Brook to Tom Blundell, Tossed up, much fuller, outside off, Tom Blundell jams it out, toward cover. |
| 0 | 44.6 | 44.6: Jofra Archer to Daryl Mitchell, This one holds its line. On a length, outside off, Mitchell pushes it towards cover. |
6 Over | Run: 158/4 | Run Rate: 3.51
| 0 | 44.5 | 44.5: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, On a length, around the pads, Tom Blundell misses his flick and is hit on the thigh pad, before the ball rolls to square leg. Leg bye taken. |
| 0 | 44.4 | 44.4: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, FOUR LEG BYES. Lavish movement but it starts off too straight. Down the leg side, Blundell looks to clip it away, but misses. Still, the ball goes off his pads to the right of leg gully, to the fine leg fence. 50-RUN STAND IS UP, IN 56 BALLS. |
| 0 | 44.3 | 44.3: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, Back of a length, pitching just outside off, but nipping sharply into the batter. Tom Blundell lifts his willow up to make a leave, but it attacks in and hits the back thigh pad. If only the ball had been delivered fuller, it would have been a sensational delivery. |
| 0 | 44.2 | 44.2: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, A sharp indipper this time. On a good length, outside off, Tom Blundell looks to work it to the leg side but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards gully. |
| 4 | 44.1 | 44.1: Jofra Archer to Tom Blundell, FOUR! Not that's some shot from Blundell! Back of a length, width to offer, outside off. Tom Blundell hops and punches it hard through point for a boundary. 150 IS UP FOR NEW ZEALAND. |
| 0 | 43.6 | 43.6: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Landed outside off, Mitchell lets it go. |
6 Over | Run: 149/4 | Run Rate: 3.39
| 0 | 43.5 | 43.5: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Fuller, at the stumps, Daryl Mitchell clips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 43.4 | 43.4: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Full and straight, Mitchell defends. |
| 0 | 43.3 | 43.3: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Short, outside off, turning away from the batter. Daryl Mitchell makes a leave at it. |
| 4 | 43.2 | 43.2: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Brook and Root will be smiling. On a length, outside off, Daryl Mitchell looks to heave it away and plays a rather ugly shot. He skews it off the outer half, but manages to clear mid off. Gets a boundary. The stand moves to 42 (48). |
| 0 | 43.1 | 43.1: Harry Brook to Daryl Mitchell, Harry Brook scoots from over the wicket and bowls on a good length, just outside off, Daryl Mitchell just steers it to backward point. |
| 0 | 42.6 | 42.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Outside off, punched back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 145/4 | Run Rate: 3.37
| 1 | 42.5 | 42.5: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, A touch fuller, around off, Daryl Mitchell pushes it toward backward point and gets a quick single. |
| 0 | 42.4 | 42.4: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Outside off, dabbed into the off side. |
| 0 | 42.3 | 42.3: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, outside off, Daryl Mitchell defends it down. |
| 0 | 42.2 | 42.2: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Full and straight, Mitchell lunges to defend it down the track. |
| 4 | 42.1 | 42.1: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Runs are coming thick and fast now. Good-length delivery, wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell opens the face of the bat and steers it wide of the backward point fielder for four runs. |
| 4 | 41.6 | 41.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, FOUR! ELEGANT! No stopping that. Overpitched, outside off, Tom Blundell leans, expands his arms and drives it gloriously to the left of mid off for a boundary. The stand moves to 33 (40). |
6 Over | Run: 140/4 | Run Rate: 3.33
| 1 | 41.5 | 41.5: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, On a hard length, on leg, Daryl Mitchell tucks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 41.4 | 41.4: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Down the leg side, Mitchell cannot clip it away. |
| 4 | 41.3 | 41.3: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Oh, that has been hit with some intent. Full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell clears his front leg and lashes it over through cover, along the green carpet for four runs. |
| 0 | 41.2 | 41.2: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, around off, coming in, pushed towards mid on. |
| 2 | 41.1 | 41.1: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Hard length, outside off. Daryl Mitchell steers it between backward point and gully and gets a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 40.6 | 40.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Outside off, solidly defended. |
6 Over | Run: 129/4 | Run Rate: 3.15
| 2 | 40.5 | 40.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, Blundell flicks it into the gap between mid on and mid-wicket and gets a couple of runs. |
| 2 | 40.4 | 40.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, On middle and leg, Tom Blundell flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 1 | 40.3 | 40.3: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, On a nagging length, shaping away from the off pole. Daryl Mitchell opens the face of his blade and guides it between backward point and gully for a single. |
| 0 | 40.2 | 40.2: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Full and around off, Daryl Mitchell pushes it towards point. |
| 0 | 40.1 | 40.1: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Angling in, on middle, Daryl Mitchell leans forward without much footwork and defends it down the track. |
| 0 | 39.6 | 39.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, And now this one zips past the outside edge. On a good length, outside off, Blundell plays inside the line but the ball moves away to beat him. |
6 Over | Run: 124/4 | Run Rate: 3.10
| 0 | 39.5 | 39.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Similar ball, clearly a plan. This time, Tom Blundell gets outside the line and shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 39.4 | 39.4: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Down the leg side, shorter in length, TB looks to tuck it fine, but misses again. |
| 0 | 39.3 | 39.3: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, On a length, outside off, Tom pushes it towards cover. |
| 2 | 39.2 | 39.2: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Aha... deliberate ploy? Or did that slip out of the hands? A full toss, around middle, Blundell is caught by surprise but manages to work it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 0 | 39.1 | 39.1: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Down the leg side, Tom Blundell cannot get it away. |
| 0 | 38.6 | 38.6: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Outside off, pushed into the off side. |
6 Over | Run: 122/4 | Run Rate: 3.13
| 1 | 38.5 | 38.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Down the leg side, Blundell flicks it towards long leg for a run. |
| 2 | 38.4 | 38.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Blundell, Close run! Full, around middle, Tom Blundell works it through mid-wicket and gets it in the gap. Now, it seems like it is just a single but Blundell calls for the second and Mitchell is caught off guard. He stutters but manages to make it in time at the bowling end, with a wide throw helping him as well. |
| 1 | 38.3 | 38.3: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Full and a bit too straight, Mitchell gets across and clips it behind square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 38.2 | 38.2: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Close, close, surely? Mitchell has been hit on the pads but the LBW appeal has not been entertained by Adrian Holdstock. Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, shaping down, but also there is a hint of an outswing. Daryl Mitchell looks to clip it but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears on the pad. After a loud appeal got rejected by the umpire, Fisher goes to his skipper, indicating that there's a bit of outswing which is straightening the delivery. Root takes a long time, but takes the review. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement but the Ball Tracking shows that it's going down the leg side. Second review lost by England. |
| 0 | 38.1 | 38.1: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell comes forward and defends it down the track. |
| 1 | 37.6 | 37.6: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, The short ball comes, around hittable height, but Root has got that insured. There is the substitute, Shoaib Bashir, stationed at deep square leg for the pull. But Mitchell controls it nicely and gets a single. |
6 Over | Run: 118/4 | Run Rate: 3.11
| 0 | 37.5 | 37.5: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, On a good length, outside off, DM pushes it towards point. |
| 0 | 37.4 | 37.4: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Nice change. Baker slips in the full ball, outside off and Mitchell is caught napping. He is on his back foot and tentatively comes forward. He is able to leave the ball alone but had that been at the stumps, the cat might have been in front of the car's headlights. |
| 0 | 37.3 | 37.3: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, A short ball, down the leg side, Daryl Mitchell looks to nudge it fine but misses. |
| 1 | 37.2 | 37.2: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Similar ball, this time Blundell connects this time and works it past leg gully for a single. |
| 0 | 37.1 | 37.1: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, On a length, down the leg side, Tom Blundell looks to tuck it fine but misses. It is not a mistake from the bowler, but a plan. There is a leg gully waiting. After all, this field is not exclusive for Steven Smith, is it? |
| 0 | 36.7 | 36.6: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, Around off, watchfully defended. Legal delivery this time. |
7 Over | Run: 116/4 | Run Rate: 3.14
| 0 | 36.6 | 36.6: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, around off, Mitchell defends it back down the track. Tongue looks to take his cap back but then, the umpire signals that it is a NO BALL for overstepping. |
| 4 | 36.5 | 36.5: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Off the edge and away from the fielder! Josh Tongue pitches it up, on a good length, well outside off. Daryl Mitchell strides out and looks to offer an expansive drive. The ball catches the outside edge and flies wide of the gully fielder, who puts a dive to his right but fails to get near the catch. The ball races away to deep backward point for four runs. |
| 0 | 36.4 | 36.4: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, Another crowd catch. On a good length, outside off, coming back in, Mitchell gets across and looks to tuck, but then takes his bat away. The ball goes off his hips to Jordan Cox at leg slip who dives to take the catch and the crowd is excited. |
| 0 | 36.3 | 36.3: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, Full and outside of, Daryl Mitchell comes forward and drives it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 36.2 | 36.2: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, Full, around off, driven towards mid off. |
| 1 | 36.1 | 36.1: Josh Tongue to Tom Blundell, Down the leg side, helped towards fine leg for a single. |
| 1 | 35.6 | 35.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Full and outside off, Tom comes forward and pushes it with soft hands towards cover for a quick single. Fine over from the debutant. |
6 Over | Run: 110/4 | Run Rate: 3.06
| 0 | 35.5 | 35.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, Very full, outside off, hint of tail in, Blundell watches it carefully and pushes it towards gully. |
| 1 | 35.4 | 35.4: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Double bluff. Baker goes fuller, outside off, Daryl Mitchell reaches out and pushes it through the covers for a run. |
| 1 | 35.3 | 35.3: Sonny Baker to Tom Blundell, A good short ball, outside off, coming in, Tom Blundell leaps and works it to the left of leg gully, getting on top of the bounce, for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 35.2 | 35.2: Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Sonny Baker gets his first wicket in Test cricket and he leaps up high to punch the air in celebration. This is what pace and bounce can do. Baker bowls this on the back of a good length, just outside off. Now, Ravindra looks to play that through the off side, but he is neither cutting it, nor guiding it. Whenever a pitch has good bounce and there is a real fast bowler producing the goods, you need to be on top of the bounce and use the pace. Ravindra just plays a half-hearted shot, like a dab, almost looking to guide the ball as an afterthought. The indecision costs him as the fast-moving ball catches the outside edge. The ball flies flat to gully, where Jacob Bethell makes no mistake to move to his right and take the catch near his chest. Ravindra too, cannot convert his start, as he departs for 33. 58/1 has become 107/4 for New Zealand. |
| 0 | 35.1 | 35.1: Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, Outside off, on a length, Rachin Ravindra pushes it towards cover. |
| 1 | 34.6 | 34.6: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Outside off, worked towards short mid-wicket for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 107/3 | Run Rate: 3.06
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Another bouncer, let through this time. |
| 4 | 34.4 | 34.4: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, EDGED, FOUR! Ravindra is playing with his fortune here. A short ball, at a good height, around head and shoulder, Ravindra goes for the pull but is beaten by pace and bounce. The ball pitches and then shoots up, taking the top edge and flying over the keeper. There is a fine leg stationed but the ball goes just too fine, landing just short of the ropes and wide of the fielder. |
| 0 | 34.3 | 34.3: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 4 | 34.2 | 34.2: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! CRISP! Slightly overpitched, outside off, Ravindra comes forward and drives it to the left of Archer at silly mid off, down the ground, for a boundary. |
| 0 | 34.1 | 34.1: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, A short ball, outside off, Rachin Ravindra plays a loose shot, away from his body, getting a bottom edge towards wide mid off. It is actually a silly mid off, in the form of Jofra Archer. |
| 1 | 33.6 | 33.6: Sonny Baker to Rachin Ravindra, Dropped short, pulled towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
6 Over | Run: 98/3 | Run Rate: 2.88
| 1 | 33.5 | 33.5: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Outside off, Mitchell looks to drive through the off side but gets a thick inside edge through mid-wicket, for a single. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, A sharp bouncer, but down the leg side. Mitchell takes his hands away from the ball. |
| 0 | 33.3 | 33.3: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length, outside off, nipping back in, Daryl Mitchell looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the thigh. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, Around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 0 | 33.1 | 33.1: Sonny Baker to Daryl Mitchell, On a length, outside off, left alone. |
| 0 | 32.6 | 32.6: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Full and straight, gone! But, for the inside edge. Tongue gets this pretty straight and gets past Ravindra's flick, hitting him on the pads. The slip cordon goes up but Tongue does not appeal. He reckons there was an inside edge. |
6 Over | Run: 96/3 | Run Rate: 2.91
| 0 | 32.5 | 32.5: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, outside off, RR pushes it towards point. |
| 0 | 32.4 | 32.4: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, A wild bouncer slightly, Rachin ducks. |
| 4 | 32.3 | 32.3: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! There goes the salmon again! But this time, cannot catch its prey. On a good length, around leg and middle, Rachin Ravindra looks to defend but the ball straightens and out of nowhere, bounces extra. He is caught off guard and looks to fend but cannot prevent the outside edge. It flies behind but Jacob Bethell, almost like how he pouched Latham's edge, cannot quite grab the ball this time, as it whizzes past his dive, to his right, to the deep third fence. |
| 0 | 32.2 | 32.2: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Nice yorker, outside off, Ravindra stabs it out. |
| 4 | 32.1 | 32.1: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Nice shot but Tongue won't be too perturbed. Full and wide outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans and looks to play the square drive, but he hits it a lot squarer and that too, uppishly. Luckily for him, it is in the gap and races to the fence behind. |
| 1 | 31.6 | 31.6: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, A length ball, down the leg side, Rachin works it towards Ben Duckett at deep mid-wicket. He takes the single and wants the second but is sent back. |
6 Over | Run: 88/3 | Run Rate: 2.75
| 0 | 31.5 | 31.5: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, On middle and off, let through. |
| 1 | 31.4 | 31.4: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, DROPPED! Another plan nearly comes to fruition. England have kept a leg slip in place for quite a while now and a chance is created. But not taken. Full and around middle and leg, Daryl Mitchell gets across and flicks it towards fine leg. There is Jordan Cox stationed at leg slip and he dives to his left, but cannot hang on. Great effort though. Single taken. |
| 0 | 31.3 | 31.3: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Full and around off, 131 kph, gentle outswing, Daryl walks down the pitch and pushes it towards cover. |
| 0 | 31.2 | 31.2: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, On a good length, around middle and off, 130 kph, Mitchell nudges it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 31.1 | 31.1: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Full and around off, Daryl Mitchell pushes it towards cover. |
| 0 | 30.6 | 30.6: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Through the gate, but the batter is safe! What a nut. Excellent change of pace from Tongue. He slips in a slower ball, landing it on a length around off. RR lunges to defend but is beaten by the lack of pace. He is way too early as the bat comes down, but the ball comes much later. Goes between bat and pad and somehow, sneaks over the stumps to the keeper! |
6 Over | Run: 86/3 | Run Rate: 2.77
| 0 | 30.5 | 30.5: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, A bouncer, but misdirected. Down the leg side, Rachin ducks comfortably. |
| 0 | 30.4 | 30.4: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Full again, this time around off, Rachin comes forward and pushes it towards mid off. Sets off for a single but then quickly changes his mind. |
| 0 | 30.3 | 30.3: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR LEG BYES. A bit too straight this time. Too full as well. Ravindra looks to flick but misses. However, the ball goes off his pads, way past the diving keeper to his right, to the fine leg fence. |
| 0 | 30.2 | 30.2: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, A good bouncer, around middle and off, Rachin Ravindra keeps his bat below the ball. The ball keeps on flying after going past the batter, seaming towards the leg side, but the keeper, James Rew, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives full stretch to his right to stop the ball. |
| 1 | 30.1 | 30.1: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, On middle and off, on a length, Daryl Mitchell works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 29.6 | 29.6: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, On a good length, around middle, coming back in, Ravindra defends it down the pitch. |
6 Over | Run: 81/3 | Run Rate: 2.70
| 0 | 29.5 | 29.5: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Comes wide off the crease, does Fisher, from over the wicket and bowls it on a fuller length on middle, at 135 kph. Ravindra pushes it towards point. |
| 0 | 29.4 | 29.4: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Full and around off, Rachin Ravindra defends it towards mid off. |
| 1 | 29.3 | 29.3: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, This time, the single is earned and Daryl is off the mark. On a good length, outside off, Mitchell stays in his crease, waits for the ball to arrive and then plays it late through the covers, for a quick run. |
| 0 | 29.2 | 29.2: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Ooohh... play and a miss. On a good length, outside off, Mitchell looks to guide that behind point, looking for an easy single. Is more eager, hence, does not move his feet. Nearly nicks it behind. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Matthew Fisher to Daryl Mitchell, Full and around off, Daryl Mitchell defends it solidly. |
| 0 | 28.6 | 28.6: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, On middle and off, watchfully defended. |
6 Over | Run: 80/3 | Run Rate: 2.76
| 0 | 28.5 | 28.5: Josh Tongue to Daryl Mitchell, A wild bouncer, down the leg side, Daryl Mitchell ducks. James Rew, the keeper, actually does well to leap to his left to prevent four byes. Keeps the runs to just a single. |
| 0 | 28.4 | 28.4: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, OUT! CHOPPED ON! The fielding placement works and Josh Tongue has his first wicket in this match. As mentioned earlier, England had kept a massive gap between gully and mid off, deliberately wanting Nicholls to force the ball off the back foot, through that gap. And in that process, either edge it behind or drag it on. The latter has happened. Around short of a length, outside off, Henry Nicholls looked to guide it behind point but was just too close to the ball. Also, it was not a shot played with conviction. It was a tentative one and hence, it was more of a poke rather than a confident dab. As a result, there was not much feet movement and the ball went off the inside edge onto the stumps. Nicholls looks at the ground in disappointment before trudging off. Another batter unable to convert his start. From 58/1, NEW ZEALAND ARE NOW 79/3 as England strike pretty quickly after Lunch. Hang on. The camera pans onto Tongue's landing on that ball - was there anything behind the line? Oohhh... need more looks at that, if we get multiple angles. But as far as the present situation is concerned, the ball is deemed legal. |
| 1 | 28.3 | 28.3: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Double bluff, but Ravindra was prepared. The fielding change suggested that a short ball was coming but Tongue slipped in a full ball, around off stump. But a prepared Ravindra came forward and worked it towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 0 | 28.2 | 28.2: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Full and straight again, 143 kph, Ravindra defends it back towards the bowler. |
| 0 | 28.1 | 28.1: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Full and straight, from around the wicket, Rachin Ravindra defends. |
| 0 | 27.6 | 27.6: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Full and just outside off, going away with the angle, 133 kph, Henry Nicholls shoulders arms. |
6 Over | Run: 78/2 | Run Rate: 2.79
| 1 | 27.5 | 27.5: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Another short ball and Ravindra pounces on it. But there is protection in the deep. This is pulled aggressively but straight to deep mid-wicket. Just a run. |
| 1 | 27.4 | 27.4: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Shorter, down the leg side, HN gets back and works it towards Ben Duckett at deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, On a good length, around off, 128 kph, nipping back in, Henry is hurried into keeping this out. He is late but manages to push it towards mid on. Seems to suggest to his partner that the ball stayed low. Doesn't seem so from the replay. |
| 0 | 27.2 | 27.2: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Hmmm... this one moves in from off stump. On a good length, Nicholls gets back and across, to defend it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 27.1 | 27.1: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Full and straight, from over the wicket, 130 kph, Henry Nicholls defends it towards mid off. |
| 0 | 26.6 | 26.6: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, On a good length, around off, Rachin Ravindra pushes it towards point. A fiery maiden over from Tongue. |
6 Over | Run: 76/2 | Run Rate: 2.81
| 0 | 26.5 | 26.5: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, A good followup ball. Banged in short, around middle and off, RR ducks under it. |
| 0 | 26.4 | 26.4: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Lovely ball. Tongue goes for the big booming inswinging yorker and nearly executes it perfectly. Ravindra stumbles across to get it away and misses, getting hit on the pads. Tongue starts to go up in an appeal but then bails out. Going down leg. |
| 0 | 26.3 | 26.3: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Outside off, left alone. |
| 0 | 26.2 | 26.2: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Good movement in. On a length, outside off, Ravindra comes forward to drive it through the off side but the incoming ball takes the inner half of the bat towards mid on. |
| 0 | 26.1 | 26.1: Josh Tongue to Rachin Ravindra, Full and outside off, 138 kph, from around the wicket, Rachin Ravindra gets a good stride to defend down the track. |
| 0 | 25.6 | 25.6: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, On middle and off, this is watchfully defended. An eventful opening over after Lunch. |
6 Over | Run: 76/2 | Run Rate: 2.92
| 1 | 25.5 | 25.5: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, NEARLY PLAYED ON! Interesting. Wonder whether Ravindra was beaten by pace or did that come slowly off the wicket. Ummm.... the replay shows the former. On a length, outside off, Rachin looks to play an expansive drive through the off side, possibly the covers but does not move his feet. Additionally, he is late on the shot and gets a thick inside edge. Luckily for him, it shoots past the stumps towards fine leg. A single taken. |
| 0 | 25.4 | 25.4: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Similar line and length to the previous one, left alone this time. |
| 0 | 25.3 | 25.3: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, On a length, outside off, angling away, Rachin looks to force this through the off side but is a touch away from the ball. Gets a bottom edge on the off side. |
| 0 | 25.2 | 25.2: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Slightly fuller, around off, Ravindra drives it towards cover. |
| 0 | 25.1 | 25.1: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, On a good length, outside off, moving away, Rachin Ravindra lets it be. |
| 0 | 24.6 | 24.6: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Full and well wide outside off, plenty of movement, but well wide to be played at. Nicholls lets it be. And that will be LUNCH ON DAY 1, NEW ZEALAND 75/2! |
6 Over | Run: 75/2 | Run Rate: 3.00
| 4 | 24.5 | 24.5: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Another streaky boundary. Full and around off, Nicholls comes forward to defend but the ball pitches and then moves away. Nicholls gets squared up and the ball goes off the outside edge. Luckily for him, it escapes gully to his right, to the deep third fence. |
| 0 | 24.4 | 24.4: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Short and outside off, Henry Nicholls cuts it uppishly. It lands just short of backward point. |
| 0 | 24.3 | 24.3: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Back of a length, over the stumps, Henry Nicholls hops and looks to clip it, but fails to connect. The ball hits the hips of the batter and bounces away to short leg. |
| 0 | 24.2 | 24.2: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Good-length delivery, outside off, nipping in further, Henry Nicholls lunges and shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 24.1 | 24.1: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Jofra bowls on a length, outside off, Nicholls leaves it alone. |
| 1 | 23.6 | 23.6: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, A short ball, pulled behind square leg for a run. |
6 Over | Run: 71/2 | Run Rate: 2.96
| 3 | 23.5 | 23.5: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Good fielding effort. Full and outside off, Rachin Ravindra leans and drives it through the covers. The ball races across the turf but point and gully track it down. Jordan Cox it is eventually, from one of the two positions, who gets to the ball, putting in a slide. He pushes the ball back but while doing so, his left leg touches the boundary skirtings. The boundary effort is referred upstairs and the third umpire is called into question. He checks multiple angles and eventually finds that when Cox touched the ropes, the ball was nowhere near him. One run saved, three taken. |
| 0 | 23.4 | 23.4: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Full and around off, Rachin Ravindra defends. |
| 0 | 23.3 | 23.3: Matthew Fisher to Rachin Ravindra, Back of a length, outside off, Rachin Ravindra lets it pass. |
| 1 | 23.2 | 23.2: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Just outside off, on a good length, Henry Nicholls pokes it to backward point for one. |
| 0 | 23.1 | 23.1: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, On a length, outside off, Henry Nicholls leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 22.6 | 22.6: Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, Full and outside off, pushed towards mid off. |
6 Over | Run: 66/2 | Run Rate: 2.87
| 0 | 22.5 | 22.5: Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, Some extra bounce now, outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 0 | 22.4 | 22.4: Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, Full and straight, defended back down the pitch. |
| 0 | 22.3 | 22.3: Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a length, on off, Rachin Ravindra ducks under it. |
| 4 | 22.2 | 22.2: Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! SHOT! Full-length delivery, around the pads, Rachin Ravindra clips it away through the vacant mid-wicket region for four runs. |
| 0 | 22.1 | 22.1: Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, Good-length delivery, on middle, Rachin Ravindra defends it down. |
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.6: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, On a length, outside off, Henry Nicholls pushes it to silly mid on. |
6 Over | Run: 62/2 | Run Rate: 2.82
| 0 | 21.5 | 21.5: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Action replay. Fuller in length, just outside off, angling in a shade. Henry Nicholls prods and blocks it down. |
| 0 | 21.4 | 21.4: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, On the fuller side now, just outside off, Henry Nicholls strides out and brings out his solid defence. |
| 0 | 21.3 | 21.3: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, On a nagging length, around off, Henry Nicholls defends back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 21.2 | 21.2: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Swing and a miss! Back of a length, much away from off. Henry Nicholls frees his arms to cut it over the point region, but it beats the batter on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 21.1 | 21.1: Matthew Fisher to Henry Nicholls, Oh, it comes off the thigh pad! Back of a length, shaping in, around middle. Henry Nicholls rocks back to flick it but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits the back thigh pad and flies straight to the first slip fielder. |
| 4 | 20.6 | 20.6: Jofra Archer to Rachin Ravindra, FOUR! Too straight. Overpitched, on middle, Rachin Ravindra whips it through square leg to open his account in style. A fiery over though. |
6 Over | Run: 62/2 | Run Rate: 2.95
| 0 | 20.5 | 20.5: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, OUT! CAUGHT! There is no water out there but how on earth did that salmon leap to catch its prey? My word, that is nothing short of a stunner from Jacob Bethell. For the last 5-10 minutes, there has been an excessive display of the phrase - London looking, Tokyo turning. And finally, one goes to hand. Or rather, is just plucked out of thin air. On a slightly shorter length, around off and middle, Tom Latham looks to help it through the leg side. But he is beaten by pace and ends up playing it way too late. He gets turned up, with his body pointing towards fine leg but the ball coming way quicker. Takes the outside edge, nearly the back part of the bat and flies through the slip cordon. But Bethell at gully dives full stretch to his right and takes a stunner! Latham is in disbelief but he has to walk back for a hard-fought 27 (75). The 44-run stand has been broken and NEW ZEALAND ARE 58/2! |
| 0 | 20.4 | 20.4: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Full and down the leg side, Nicholls looks to flick but misses again. The ball goes off the hips towards fine leg and a leg bye is taken. |
| 0 | 20.3 | 20.3: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Back of a length, on off, Henry Nicholls pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 20.2 | 20.2: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, FOUR LEG BYES! Back of a length, on off, around the hips of the batter. Henry Nicholls lifts his front leg up and looks to pull it with style, but misses. Now, the ball goes off something, rolling past the second slip fielder to the deep third fence. Initially, it is given as runs, but then, Archer protests. Accordingly, don't know how and when, the umpire changes his decision and gives it as leg byes! Bowlers just don't like giving runs, do they? |
| 0 | 20.1 | 20.1: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Archer bashes the length hard, just outside off, Henry Nicholls stands tall and guides it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 19.6 | 19.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Pitches it up, does Baker, angling down the leg side. Tom Latham fails to connect his flick. |
6 Over | Run: 53/1 | Run Rate: 2.65
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Right into the blockhole, around off, Latham opens the face of his willow and digs it to gully. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, On a length, on off, Tom Latham pushes it to mid off. |
| 0 | 19.3 | 19.3: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Shaping in, pitching it just outside off, fuller as well. Tom Latham lunges and pushes it toward the left of the cover fielder, who does well to field it. Latham wants a single, but Henry Nicholls rightfully rejects the call. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Full, on off, Tom Latham closes the face of the bat and flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 19.1 | 19.1: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Full and wide outside off, Tom Latham shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.6: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, A touch wider outside off, let through again. |
6 Over | Run: 53/1 | Run Rate: 2.79
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.5: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Full and outside off, Henry Nicholls watches it closely before taking his bat away. |
| 0 | 18.4 | 18.4: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Miles down the leg side, HN cannot get it away. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.3: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Full and outside off, just about some hint of movement, Henry lets it be. |
| 4 | 18.2 | 18.2: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! ADMONISHED! Probably his first proper confident shot in this innings. Short and wide outside off, Nicholls, with a crouching stance, gets up and over the ball, slashing it over point, for his second boundary. Brings up the 50 FOR NEW ZEALAND as well. |
| 2 | 18.1 | 18.1: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, On a good length, from around the wicket, but too straight. Henry Nicholls clips it through square leg for a couple. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Pushed fuller, on off, Tom Latham taps it to cover. |
6 Over | Run: 47/1 | Run Rate: 2.61
| 0 | 17.5 | 17.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, A surprise bouncer from Baker, angling just down the leg side. Tom Latham detects the short delivery and instantly ducks underneath. |
| 0 | 17.4 | 17.4: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Shaping in, at the stumps, fuller in length, Tom Latham leans forward and nudges it with soft hands to the leg side. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Just outside off, not much movement on the delivery, back of a length. Tom Latham lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Full-length delivery, but way wide outside off, Tom Latham strides out to cover the stumps and shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 17.1 | 17.1: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Pitches it on a hard length, does Baker, on off, Tom Latham rocks back and fends it to the off side. |
| 4 | 16.6 | 16.6: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Not convincing but Nicholls will take it. Short and wide outside off, Nicholls reaches out and then leaps to cut. Gets it off the toe end but manages to get the ball over point for a boundary. The stand moves to 33. |
6 Over | Run: 47/1 | Run Rate: 2.76
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Oh dear... cover drive towards mid on? He is just not able to get any sort of rhythm here, is Nicholls. Overpitched, outside off, Henry Nicholls strides across to drive it through the covers but is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. He plays way too early and luckily for him, the incoming ball manages to hit the willow rather than the timber. Rolls towards mid on. |
| 1 | 16.4 | 16.4: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Good running. Back of a length, around off, from around the wicket, TL pushes it through the covers and calls his partner through for a quick single. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, That's a lovely delivery. A near pinpoint yorker, around middle and leg, but Tom manages to dig it out towards square leg. |
| 0 | 16.2 | 16.2: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, On middle and leg, Latham gets across and pushes it towards mid on, who has now been moved a lot straighter. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Full and straight, from around the wicket, Tom Latham flicks it towards mid on. |
| 1 | 15.6 | 15.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Full and at the stumps, Tom Latham nudges it to square leg and gets a single. A positive over for the Kiwis, 7 runs coming off the over. |
6 Over | Run: 42/1 | Run Rate: 2.63
| 2 | 15.5 | 15.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Back of a length, around the thigh pad of the batter. Tom Latham clips it wide of the deep fine leg fielder and gets a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Now that's sharp fielding from Emilio Gay! Fuller in length, just outside off. Latham gets on his front foot toward the pitch of the delivery and pushes it well from the middle of his bat toward cover. Emilio dives to his right and extends his right arm to make an excellent stop. |
| 0 | 15.3 | 15.3: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, On a length, wide outside off, Latham offers no shot at it. |
| 2 | 15.2 | 15.2: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Pitches it up, does Baker, on middle, Latham lunges to defend, but gets a thick inside edge. The ball rolls through square leg and the batter collects another brace. |
| 2 | 15.1 | 15.1: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, That's good cricket from Tom Latham! Good-length delivery, outside off, Latham opens the face of the bat and taps it into the gap between backward point and point for a couple of runs. |
| 2 | 14.6 | 14.6: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, On a good length, worked through square leg for a couple. |
6 Over | Run: 35/1 | Run Rate: 2.33
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, That is a sharp bouncer. On middle and leg, Nicholls sways away from the line and the keeper has to leap to collect. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.4: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Oh dear... advert for the football World Cup? A very risky call from Nicholls and he alone would have been responsible for his demise. On a good length, around off, the skipper looked to defend but got a thick inside edge onto his pads. The ball rolled away beside the pitch, on the off side and Latham looked at his partner, who agreed for the single. But the bowler was much quicker than Nicholls, got to the ball way early and attempted a flick. Connected alright but the shot missed the goal. The ball went past the stumps and Nicholls got in. Might have been short had that hit. |
| 0 | 14.3 | 14.3: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Full and wide outside off, 138 kph, might be a tempter, asking Latham to go after it. But it is like asking a saint to curse you. Tom calmly leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 14.2 | 14.2: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Much better. Just around the off stump, on a length, Tom Latham is forced to play the 140 kph delivery, which he does, with a solid defense. |
| 1 | 14.1 | 14.1: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Full and straight, 141 kph, from around the wicket, Henry Nicholls leans and tucks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.6: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Oh wow. Care for a banana an hour before lunch? Full and outside off, TL shoulders arms again but the ball pitches and then swings away a mile like a banana. The keeper collects it almost near first slip. |
6 Over | Run: 31/1 | Run Rate: 2.21
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.5: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Full and outside off, excellent pace, 141 kph, seaming away, Tom shoulders arms and it zips through to the keeper. |
| 1 | 13.4 | 13.4: Sonny Baker to Henry Nicholls, Back of a length outside off, Nicholls pushes this through the covers for a single. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Sonny Baker to Henry Nicholls, Full and way wide outside off, easy leave for Henry Nicholls. |
| 1 | 13.2 | 13.2: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Back of a length, outside off, decent bounce, Latham hops and pushes this through the covers for a single. |
| 2 | 13.1 | 13.1: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, There we go again. Full and just too straight, with the angle from around the wicket taking the ball further down the leg side. Tom Latham flicks it towards fine leg for a couple. |
| 1 | 12.6 | 12.6: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Full and straight, pushed through mid on for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 27/1 | Run Rate: 2.08
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Outside off, left alone. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Another LBW appeal! Not out again. This one is much fuller, but down the leg side. TL misses his flick and is hit on the pads. Comfortably going down the leg side. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Left alone, appeal for LBW, nothing from the umpire. On a good length, outside off, from around the wicket, Tom shoulders arms. The ball nips back in a long way and hits him, but way too high on the thighs. Maybe, that's what saved him as the umpire shakes his head on the LBW appeal. Ball Tracking shows it to be going over the top. |
| 4 | 12.2 | 12.2: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, FOUR! Too full and too straight. Latham accepts the gift and flicks it through square leg. The ball races away. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, On a good length, around leg and middle, Tom Latham defends. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Sonny Baker to Henry Nicholls, England waste a review. That is the verdict of the guy who watches the replay. But not the one who watched it live. Down the leg side, Henry Nicholls looked to flick but missed. Now, as the ball went past the bat, there was a sound and a woody one at that. The keeper collected and the whole Oval erupted. But Nitin Menon shook his head. Not surprisingly, Joe Root went for the review but to his misfortune, UltraEdge detected a spike when the ball was closer to the pad. Tough luck, but a promising opener from Baker. |
6 Over | Run: 22/1 | Run Rate: 1.83
| 0 | 11.5 | 11.5: Sonny Baker to Henry Nicholls, A crowd catch. Back of a length, outside off, nipping back in sharply, Nicholls looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off something and lobs back to the bowler. Baker catches it and appeals with utmost conviction but umpire Nitin Menon is not fooled. Neither is Root as he does not even consider a review. That went off the thigh pads. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Sonny Baker to Henry Nicholls, Outside off, on a good length again, another play and a miss. Not menacing as such. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Sonny Baker to Henry Nicholls, Now, that's a real snorter. If people had watched this bloke bowl to David Warner in a match of last year's Hundred, they would have remembered that contest. From around the wicket, Baker angles a sharp and quick ball into the left hander, on a good length outside off. The batter is forced to play at that but then, at the last moment, the ball moves away and bounces, to beat the outside edge. If Warner were a writer, he could publish a whole book on his struggles against Broad and Baker. |
| 1 | 11.2 | 11.2: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, Down the leg side, helped behind square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Sonny Baker to Tom Latham, On a good length, around off, Tom Latham defends it down the track. |
| 0 | 10.6 | 10.6: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Full and down the leg side, HN misses his tickle. |
6 Over | Run: 21/1 | Run Rate: 1.91
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Full and straight, Henry gets a good stride forward to block the ball towards cover. |
| 0 | 10.4 | 10.4: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, On middle and off, full again, watchfully dug out. |
| 0 | 10.3 | 10.3: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Full and pretty close to the off stump, but Nicholls knows where his off stump is and shoulders arms. The ball nibbles away a touch before reaching the keeper. |
| 1 | 10.2 | 10.2: Josh Tongue to Tom Latham, Similar ball, same result, just that the batter is different. Another run. |
| 1 | 10.1 | 10.1: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, On a good length, around middle and leg, Henry Nicholls works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Another maiden over from Matthew Fisher! Full-length delivery, on middle and leg, Tom Latham misses his flick on the inside edge and gets pinged on the front pad, before the ball rolls to backward square leg. |
6 Over | Run: 19/1 | Run Rate: 1.90
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On middle and off, watchfully defended. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Fuller again, angling in on the off pole. Tom Latham leans on the delivery and defends it to cover. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Much fuller, outside off, Latham gets across and shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Wide outside off, angling in, on a good length. Tom Latham covers the stumps and lifts his willow to let it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 9.1 | 9.1: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On a good length, around middle and off, Tom Latham pushes it towards mid on. |
| 0 | 8.6 | 8.6: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, A loud appeal from the bowler, but the umpire remains unmoved. Pitches it fuller, does Tougue, around the leg stump, Henry Nicholls misses his flick and wears it on the pad. The trajectory of the ball is surely going down the leg side. |
6 Over | Run: 19/1 | Run Rate: 2.11
| 0 | 8.5 | 8.5: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, On a length, outside off, let through. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Back of a length, wide outside off, Henry Nicholls withdraws his bat and lets it pass. |
| 2 | 8.3 | 8.3: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, On middle and leg, Nicholls hops and works it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 8.2 | 8.2: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Beaten! Back of a length, pitching it just outside off and nipping it away. Henry Nicholls stays on his back foot and defends the inside line, as the ball zips past the outside edge by a few inches. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Josh Tongue to Henry Nicholls, Back of a length, outside off, nipping back in sharply, Henry Nicholls gets caught in his crease as he looks to flick. Misses and the ball goes off his pads towards point. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Oh, a wild inswinger from Fisher, but still away from the off stump. On a nagging length, pitching it well outside off, but swinging in sharply. Tom Latham uses his back leg to cover the stumps and shoulders arms at it. |
6 Over | Run: 17/1 | Run Rate: 2.13
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Full and well outside off, let through. |
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Back of a length, around the hips of the batter, slanting in. Tom Latham tries to flick it but fails to get any connection. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On a good length, outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Shaping in, down the leg side, pitching it on a hard length. Tom Latham looks to offer a flick at it, but withdraws his bat and ends up leaving it. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On a length, outside off, coming in, left alone. |
| 0 | 6.6 | 6.6: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, And again! Jofra Archer tries to offer a wide yorker, but spills out a low full toss. Henry Nicholls attempts to drive it away, but it beats the outside edge of the bat. |
6 Over | Run: 17/1 | Run Rate: 2.43
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, On a good length, outside off, extra bounce, Tom shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Jofra Archer to Henry Nicholls, Archer just misses his line! Pushes it fuller, but sprays it down the leg side. Henry Nicholls swings his willow to flick it aggressively, but fails to get the connection. |
| 3 | 6.3 | 6.3: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Full and straight, ideally one should be playing forward. But Archer's pace keeps pushing batters back which means that Latham pushes this from his crease through mid on. Gets enough timing on it to beat the fielder from mid on to his right but not enough to get the boundary. Three runs taken. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, On a good length, outside off, Latham covers the stumps and makes a leave. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, That is a brute. On a good length, outside off, Tom Latham pushes at it, but the ball pitches, bounces and even seams away. Does everything but take the outside edge. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Matthew Fisher to Devon Conway, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Forget LBW, Conway has gifted his wicket away here. That's not the best of the deliveries from Matthew Fisher, but he gets away with it. England get their first breakthrough. This is a back-of-a-length delivery, sprayed down the leg side. Devon Conway transfers his weight on the back foot and tries to take on the loose delivery. He swivels and looks to pull it away, but plays the shot pretty late. The ball just manages to get some part of the glove before it gets into the gloves of debutant James Rew behind the stumps. New Zealand appeal and the umpire does not have to agree. Because Conway walks off! He departs for a scratchy 9 (15) and New Zealand are 14/1 after 6 overs! Bonus wicket for England. |
6 Over | Run: 14/1 | Run Rate: 2.33
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Matthew Fisher to Devon Conway, Full and straight, Conway gets into a bit of a tangle, but manages to push the ball towards mid on. That is a very good application for being adjudged LBW, in case he misses the ball. |
| 1 | 5.4 | 5.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Full, at the stumps, Tom Latham clips it to deep fine leg and gets a single. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, From around the wicket again, on a length, around middle, Latham blocks it out watchfully. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On a hard length, angling in, around off, Tom Latham looks to have a poke at it, but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1 | 5.1 | 5.1: Matthew Fisher to Devon Conway, On a length, around middle and off, angling away from over the wicket, 128 kph, Devon Conway pushes at it away from his body and guides it behind point for a single. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Hard-length delivery, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it away. Anything outside off or not threatening the stumps, the Kiwi batters are opting to leave. |
6 Over | Run: 12/0 | Run Rate: 2.40
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Fuller in length and angling in, Tom Latham prods halfway and tries to defend it to the off side, but gets a slight inside edge before it hits the front pad. Latham sets off to take a single, but Conway rejects the call. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, On a length, outside off, Tom Latham yet again decides to offer no shot at it. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, On a length, outside off, nipping away. Tom Latham once again makes a leave at it. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Pitches it up, does Archer, outside off, Tom Latham shoulders arms at it. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, A hint of an outswinger now! Back of a length, pitched wide outside off, threatening the batter that the ball might angle in, but it swings away, which straightens the delivery. Latham watches the ball carefully and lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Matthew Fisher to Devon Conway, Good-length delivery, outside off, shaping in, Devon Conway prods and opens the face of the bat to push it to point. |
6 Over | Run: 12/0 | Run Rate: 3.00
| 2 | 3.5 | 3.5: Matthew Fisher to Devon Conway, Off the inside edge! Much fuller now from Fisher, on off. Devon Conway lunges to drive it to cover, but gets nicked on the inside edge, before the ball rolls into the vast gap between backward square leg and short mid-wicket. Brace taken. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Matthew Fisher to Devon Conway, Fisher bends his back and bashes it hard on the length, around the hips of the batter. Devon Conway hops and tucks it straight to the backward square leg fielder. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Matthew Fisher to Devon Conway, Fuller in length, just outside off, Devon Conway leans on the delivery and eases it to the right of the bowler. |
| 1 | 3.2 | 3.2: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On the back of a good length, around middle. Tom Latham rolls his wrists and flicks it to the left of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Good-length delivery, on off, slanting in, Tom Latham dabs it to point. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, Back of a length, outside off, Devon Conway isn't interested in offering any shot at it. |
6 Over | Run: 9/0 | Run Rate: 3.00
| 4 | 2.5 | 2.5: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, FOUR! Flies off the edge! Full and wide outside off, Devon Conway reaches out and looks to steer it behind point, by the looks of it. However, he is beaten by pace and the ball flies off the outside edge. Luckily for him, it goes to the left of the diving fielder at gully and races to the deep third ropes, for the first boundary of the Test. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, Angling in, around the pads of the batter. Devon Conway looks to nudge it to mid-wicket but misses and gets pinged on the front pad. It is clearly going down the leg side. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, Back of a length, outside off, Devon Conway lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, An appeal for caught behind, but there's an ample amount of visible gap between the bat and ball. Hard-length delivery, into the corridor of uncertainty. Conway looks to block it from his back foot but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.1: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, A bit of extra bounce off the deck! Jofra Archer bangs this one on the length, just outside off. Devon Conway hangs back and tries to fend it down, but the ball gets some assistance from the track as it gets some extra bounce. The ball hits the gloves of the batter and bounces off between third slip and gully for a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On the back of a good length, wide outside off. Tom Latham covers the off stump and leaves it away. A probing maiden over. |
6 Over | Run: 3/0 | Run Rate: 1.50
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Pushes his length fuller, does Fisher, on the off pole. Tom Latham, with no such footwork, defends it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, On a nagging length, outside off, Tom Latham gets behind the line and blocks it to cover. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Another inswinger from Fisher, pitching it outside off. Tom Latham once again holds his stance and lets it travel to the keeper. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Wow, that's a risky leave by Latham! Fisher pitches it well outside off, but swinging in sharply. Tom Latham covers the stumps and shoulders arms at it. However, the ball just glides past the off stump. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Matthew Fisher to Tom Latham, Good-length delivery, angling in, around off, Tom Latham hangs back and dabs it down the track. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, Swing and a miss! Archer drags his length back, offering a lot of width, swinging away as well. Devon Conway crouches a bit and tries to slap it away through cover-point, but it zips past the top edge. Three runs coming off from the first over of this riveting contest. |
6 Over | Run: 3/0 | Run Rate: 3.00
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Jofra Archer to Devon Conway, Fuller in length,on off, shaping in. Devon Conway prods halfway and defends it from the outer part of his bat to cover. |
| 1 | 0.4 | 0.4: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Hard-length delivery, slanting in, on middle, Tom Latham hops a bit and clips it to the left of the short mid-wicket fielder and gets a single. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Pushes his length fuller again, pitching it outside off and nipping it away. Tom Latham watches the ball and shoulders arms. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Bouncer just on the second delivery, shaping away from the batter as well, just outside off. Tom Latham arches back and makes a leave. |
| 2 | 0.1 | 0.1: Jofra Archer to Tom Latham, Right on the money! Jofra Archer starts off from around the wicket and bowls fuller, angling in, at the stumps. Tom Latham tucks it through square leg and takes a couple of runs to get off the mark. |
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