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Match summary

Men's Ashes Series

3rd Test / Leeds

England 237 & 254 for 7. Australia 263 & 224.

England win by 3 wickets.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 50: 14 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. England: 254/7 (rr 5.08)

  2. 49.6

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  3. 49.5

    Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood. No movement short, middle stump on the back foot late cutted well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  4. 49.4

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  5. 49.3

    Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood. No movement short, middle stump on the back foot pulled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Scott Boland

  6. 49.2

    Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood. No movement length ball, off stump no foot movement driving mis-timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Todd Murphy

  7. 49.2

    Wide. Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood. Slower ball half tracker, middle stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for 1 wides

  8. 49.1

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  9. Update

    Summary

    Over 49: 8 runs. Bowler: Patrick Cummins. England: 240/7 (rr 4.9)

  10. 48.6

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, wide down leg no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  11. 48.5

    Patrick Cummins to Mark Wood. No movement short, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  12. 48.4

    Patrick Cummins to Mark Wood. No movement half tracker, middle stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  13. 48.3

    SIX! Patrick Cummins to Mark Wood. No movement short, leg stump no foot movement pulled well timed for 6 runs

  14. 48.2

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, run saved by Todd Murphy

  15. 48.1

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled for no run

  16. Update

    Summary

    Over 48: 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. England: 232/7 (rr 4.83)

  17. 47.6

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump no foot movement pulled well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by David Warner

  18. 47.5

    Mitchell Starc to Mark Wood. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot worked well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  19. 47.4

    OUT! Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, caught by Patrick Cummins. Harry Brook Caught for 75.

  20. 47.3

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement short, leg stump no foot movement upper cutted to third man for 1 run, fielded by Scott Boland

  21. 47.2

    Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. No movement short, down leg on the back foot pulled well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by David Warner

  22. 47.1

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot worked well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Steven Smith

  23. Update

    Summary

    Over 47: 6 runs. Bowler: Todd Murphy. England: 227/6 (rr 4.83)

  24. 46.6

    Todd Murphy to Harry Brook. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  25. 46.5

    Todd Murphy to Harry Brook. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot cut for no run

  26. 46.4

    FOUR! Todd Murphy to Harry Brook. Off break back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  27. 46.3

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to backward point for 1 run, fielded by David Warner

  28. 46.2

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed for no run

  29. 46.1

    Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  30. 46.1

    No ball. Todd Murphy to Chris Woakes. Off break half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to bowler for 1 runs, fielded by Todd Murphy

  31. Update

    Summary

    Over 46: 7 runs. Bowler: Patrick Cummins. England: 221/6 (rr 4.8)

  32. 45.6

    FOUR! Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot cut well timed for 4 runs

  33. 45.5

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, misfielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  34. 45.4

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, outside off no foot movement worked well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Steven Smith

  35. 45.3

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  36. 45.2

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  37. 45.1

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump no foot movement glancing for no run

  38. Update

    Summary

    Over 45: 3 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Marsh. England: 214/6 (rr 4.76)

  39. 44.6

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. Away swinger length ball, wide outside off on the front foot driving for no run

  40. 44.5

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. Away swinger back of a length, off stump on the back foot worked well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Todd Murphy

  41. 44.4

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to gully for no run, fielded by David Warner

  42. 44.3

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. Away swinger length ball, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  43. 44.2

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. Away swinger back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled for no run

  44. 44.1

    Mitchell Marsh to Chris Woakes. Away swinger length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Travis Head

  45. Update

    Summary

    Over 44: 8 runs. Bowler: Patrick Cummins. England: 211/6 (rr 4.8)

  46. 43.6

    FOUR! Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  47. 43.5

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, outside off no foot movement fended mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Steven Smith

  48. 43.4

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. Seam in length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  49. 43.3

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. Seam away back of a length, off stump on the back foot worked mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  50. 43.2

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, outside off no foot movement glancing well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Scott Boland

  51. 43.1

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Travis Head

  52. Update

    Summary

    Over 43: 1 run. Bowler: Mitchell Marsh. England: 203/6 (rr 4.72)

  53. 42.6

    Mitchell Marsh to Chris Woakes. Away swinger length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  54. 42.5

    Mitchell Marsh to Chris Woakes. Away swinger half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  55. 42.4

    Mitchell Marsh to Chris Woakes. Away swinger length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  56. 42.3

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pushed mis-timed to cover for 1 run, run out attempt: missed stumps by Marnus Labuschagne

  57. 42.2

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. Away swinger length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Scott Boland

  58. 42.1

    Mitchell Marsh to Harry Brook. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pushed well timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Scott Boland

  59. Update

    Summary

    Over 42: 3 runs. Bowler: Patrick Cummins. England: 202/6 (rr 4.81)

  60. 41.6

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Travis Head

  61. 41.5

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  62. 41.4

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. Seam away length ball, outside off on the back foot pulled for no run

  63. 41.3

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  64. 41.2

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump on the back foot fended to cover for 1 run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  65. 41.1

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Usman Khawaja

  66. Update

    Summary

    Over 41: 8 runs. Bowler: Scott Boland. England: 199/6 (rr 4.85)

  67. 40.6

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick for 4 leg byes

  68. 40.5

    Scott Boland to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  69. 40.4

    Scott Boland to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Scott Boland

  70. 40.3

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  71. 40.2

    Scott Boland to Harry Brook. Seam away length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Travis Head

  72. 40.1

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for 1 run, misfielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  73. Update

    Summary

    Over 40: 4 runs. Bowler: Patrick Cummins. England: 191/6 (rr 4.78)

  74. 39.6

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement short, outside off on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Travis Head

  75. 39.5

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement back of a length, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Patrick Cummins

  76. 39.4

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump on the back foot fended to third man for 1 run, fielded by Scott Boland

  77. 39.3

    Patrick Cummins to Chris Woakes. No movement short, middle stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  78. 39.2

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot to third man for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  79. 39.1

    Patrick Cummins to Harry Brook. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Patrick Cummins

  80. Update

    Summary

    Over 39: 9 runs. Bowler: Scott Boland. England: 187/6 (rr 4.79)

  81. 38.6

    FOUR! Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing for 4 runs

  82. 38.5

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Scott Boland

  83. 38.4

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  84. 38.3

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. No movement short, off stump on the back foot upper cutted for no run

  85. 38.2

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  86. 38.1

    FOUR! Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot flick well timed for 4 runs

  87. 38.1

    No ball. Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to mid on for 1 runs, fielded by Patrick Cummins

  88. Update

    Summary

    Over 38: 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. England: 178/6 (rr 4.68)

  89. 37.6

    Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. No movement half tracker, middle stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run

  90. 37.5

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  91. 37.4

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. In swinger short, down leg on the back foot glancing for no run

  92. 37.3

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving for no run

  93. 37.2

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement length ball, middle stump no foot movement driving to bowler for no run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  94. 37.1

    FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving for 4 runs

  95. Update

    Summary

    Over 37: 2 runs. Bowler: Scott Boland. England: 173/6 (rr 4.68)

  96. 36.6

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  97. 36.5

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the back foot glancing well timed to gully for no run, fielded by Mitchell Marsh

  98. 36.4

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Scott Boland

  99. 36.3

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. No movement back of a length, outside off on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed for no run

  100. 36.2

    Scott Boland to Chris Woakes. Seam in length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  101. 36.1

    Scott Boland to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell Starc

  102. Update

    Summary

    Over 36: 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. England: 171/6 (rr 4.75)

  103. 35.6

    Mitchell Starc to Chris Woakes. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving for no run

  104. 35.5

    OUT! Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. In swinger length ball, outside off on the front foot driving for no run. Jonny Bairstow Bowled for 5.

  105. 35.4

    Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot driving well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  106. 35.3

    Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Todd Murphy

  107. 35.2

    Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. In swinger half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  108. 35.1

    Mitchell Starc to Harry Brook. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to mid on for 1 run, run saved by Marnus Labuschagne

  109. Update

    Summary

    Over 35: 5 runs. Bowler: Scott Boland. England: 166/5 (rr 4.74)

  110. 34.6

    FOUR! Scott Boland to Jonny Bairstow. Seam in length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot for 4 runs

  111. 34.5

    Scott Boland to Jonny Bairstow. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the back foot pulled to mid wicket for no run, fielded by Todd Murphy

  112. 34.4

    Scott Boland to Jonny Bairstow. Seam in back of a length, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Scott Boland

  113. 34.3

    Scott Boland to Jonny Bairstow. No movement half volley, outside off on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  114. 34.2

    Scott Boland to Jonny Bairstow. Seam in length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to mid on for no run, fielded by Patrick Cummins

  115. 34.1

    Scott Boland to Harry Brook. No movement length ball, outside off on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Marnus Labuschagne

  116. Update

    Summary

    Over 34: 5 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. England: 161/5 (rr 4.74)

  117. 33.6

    Mitchell Starc to Jonny Bairstow. Away swinger length ball, off stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run