18.4 -
Willey to Stoinis, FOUR, drops the slower delivery short, Stoinis spotted it early, went on the back foot and pulled it in front of square on the leg-side, bisected the two fielders in the deep. Billings tried to flick it in, but in vain
17.1 -
Topley to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, that's sloppy from Moeen Ali. Fuller and outside off, Marsh drills it wide of long-off, Moeen does all the hard work of getting to the ball, but looks up to see if the batsmen are coming back for the second, allows the ball to go through his legs
16.2 -
Willey to Smith, FOUR, gee! This guy can toy around with bowling attacks. Nothing wrong with the delivery. On a length just outside off, Smith shuffles across his stumps, gets inside the line and whips it over short fine, no need to run for those
14.2 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, bad delivery. Drops the slower delivery short, Smith had all the time in the world to pick his spot, goes back and tonks it over mid-wicket, no one in the deep to stop that
11.4 -
Adil Rashid to Smith, FOUR, fifty for Smith - his first in T20Is. Raise of the bat and punch of the gloves. Flighted outside off, Smith drags the drive towards long-on, the fielder was wide and had no chance of cutting that off
10.4 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, the back of the hand slower delivery outside off stump, the line is very wide and too short as well, Smith cuts it to the right of the man at point and picks up four
8.5 -
Stokes to Smith, FOUR, excellent hit and great placement too. Short and outside the off stump, Smith is quick to rock back and pull, he hits this to the right of the man at deep square leg and picks up a boundary
7.0 -
Topley to Maxwell, FOUR, pulled away and in the gap as well. Short and on the leg stump, asking for trouble, Maxwell rocks back and nails the pull shot to perfection
6.4 -
Topley to Maxwell, FOUR, oh that's gone through Hales at deep point. Length delivery just outside off stump, Maxwell carves it away through point, Hales runs to his left from sweeper cover, gets to the ball but lets it go through
6.1 -
Topley to Maxwell, FOUR, oh almost dragged on. Length delivery just outside off stump, Maxwell slogs hard and gets a thick edge that escapes the sticks and runs away for four
4.3 -
Topley to Smith, FOUR, in the airrrrr and just over the man at mid-on. Length ball from Topley, Smith lofts it over the infield, the fielder there jumps high but it evades him and escapes for four
3.4 -
Finn to Smith, FOUR, pulled and he uses his wrists nicely to keep it along the ground. Shortish and on the off stump, Smith goes for the pull after getting inside the line, rolls his wrists over the ball and beats the man at deep square leg
3.1 -
Finn to Maxwell, FOUR, good start for Maxi. Finn offers a juicy full ball, Maxwell drives it straight down the ground, timing was good enough and the fast outfield does the rest
2.5 -
Willey to Maxwell, FOUR, shortish from Willey, can't bowl there with fine leg inside the ring, Maxwell gets inside the line and pulls it to the left of the fielder there and sends it to the long leg boundary
2.3 -
Willey to Maxwell, FOUR, width on offer outside off stump and Maxwell smashes it. The length was slightly short as well and Maxwell slaps it hard, cover dives to his left but in vain
1.4 -
Finn to Watson, FOUR, overpitched and punished. No swing on this one for Finn as it was bowled with a scrambled seam, Watson spots the length early, waits and drives it wide of mid-off
1.1 -
Finn to Watson, FOUR, a long hop and Watson is off the mark in grand style. Short and just outside off stump, Watson plays a pull off the front foot and sends it through mid-wicket
16.3 -
Willey to Smith, SIX, fabulous shot! Smith makes batting look so easy. Fuller and around off, Smith stays leg-side of the ball, opens up the off-side and lofts it inside out over extra cover, he timed it so well that it went the distance
12.3 -
Finn to Smith, SIX, monster hit! Even George Bailey loved it in the dugout. Another length delivery right in the slot, Smith clears his front leg and hoicks it towards cow corner. That went a long, long way. Would be interesting to see the distance on that and compare it to Morgan's six earlier in the day
11.1 -
Adil Rashid to Maxwell, SIX, that is 20 rows back into the crowd. Half tracker from Rashid and he has been punished. Maxwell rocked back and pulled it over deep square leg. Rashid knew it was a terrible delivery
9.1 -
Adil Rashid to Smith, SIX, dropped in the crowd. Wow! That went off the toe-end of the bat, yet it went all the way over long-on. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith advances and goes for the loft, gets away with a mishit
5.1 -
Finn to Smith, SIX, back over the bowler's head and that's gone all the way. Gee! He hardly hit that hard! Full delivery from Finn, it was in the slot, Smith lofts on the rise and sends it straight down the ground for a maximum
19.5 -
Stokes to Stoinis, out P Cummins Run Out!! 1 run completed. Another one bites the dust. England have one foot in the door. Full and on the stumps, Stoinis wrists it to long-on, Cummins had to come back for the second, Roy fires a bullet throw to Stokes, who positioned himself right next to the stumps, he whips the bails off to catch Cummins short of the crease. P Cummins run out (J Roy/Stokes) 0(0)
19.4 -
Stokes to Coulter-Nile, out Caught by Adil Rashid!! Australia are falling apart. Stokes exults in delight. He doesn't celebrate with the rest of his mates. Goes towards Morgan and has a word. Length delivery right in the slot, Coulter-Nile swings towards the leg-side, the thickish outside edge skies towards short third man, Rashid settles under it and pouches it comfortably. Coulter-Nile c Adil Rashid b Stokes 0(1)
19.1 -
Stokes to Wade, out Wade Run Out!! 1 run completed. Wade has been sold down the river. That is poor from the debutant. Back of a length just outside off, Wade hammers it wide of long-off, there was always two, Stoinis had the momentum as he started well from the non-striker's end and Wade was going back thinking he was coming, but Stoinis sends him back and it is too late, Morgan fires an accurate throw to Stokes, who does the rest. Wade run out (Eoin Morgan/Stokes) 2(2)
18.3 -
Willey to Smith, out Caught by S Billings!! Is this the game-changer? Willey rises to the occasion. England celebrate and so do the crowd. Nonetheless, it is a brilliant innings that has come to an end. Willey stays round the wicket, bowls an off-speed length delivery, Smith cleared his front leg to target the cow corner fence, got it off the toe-end and the ball ballooned to deep mid-wicket, Billings held his nerve and took it calmly. Smith c S Billings b Willey 90(53) [4s-7 6s-4]
17.4 -
Topley to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! First T20I wicket for Topley. It was the back of the hand slower delivery, Marsh was through the pull shot a year ago, the ball takes the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. It might be too late for England though. Mitchell Marsh b Topley 13(13) [4s-1]
13.1 -
Moeen Ali to Maxwell, out Caught by Stokes!! Stunner from Stokes. He enjoyed it and so did Billings, who was very close to him. Moeen Ali strikes with his first ball. Is this the opening that England were looking for? Fraction short and around off, Maxwell goes back and pulls towards long-on, Stokes runs to his right, keeps his eyes on the ball, flies to his right and collects it shoulder high - with both hands. Maxwell c Stokes b Moeen Ali 44(32) [4s-6 6s-1]
1.5 -
Finn to Watson, out Bowled!! Oh dear! What have you done Watto! He tries to kick the ball away but misses and it disturbs the stumps. Short of a length delivery on the off stump, Watson defends with soft hands, it rolls back towards the stumps, Watson turns and tries to kick it with his boot but doesn't make contact, the ball hits the stumps and Watson can't believe his luck. England were 18/2, Australia are 12/2. Not the ideal start for the visitors in a big run chase. Watson b Finn 8(5) [4s-2]
1.0 -
Willey to Warner, out Caught by Finn!! Oh he's been squared up completely and the thick edge of the bat brings about his downfall here. These days batsman have big bats, a thinner bat would have saved Warner here as it wouldn't have carried. Short of a length delivery swinging away from the left-hander, Warner got into a bit of tangle as he tries to flick, the late away movement foxed him, the ball took the leading edge and flew in the air as if it went from the middle of the bat, third man took a few steps forward and took it at a comfortable height. Great start with the ball for England. Warner c Finn b Willey 4(6)
12.1 -
Finn to Smith, 2 runs, shortish and outside off, Smith doesn't get hold of the cut, but hits it to the left of cover, Hales at sweeper had some ground to cover and the batsmen come back for the second. The 100-run stand comes up
7.4 -
Adil Rashid to Smith, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Smith leans forward and drives it down to long-off, fifty partnership comes up
2.4 -
Willey to Maxwell, no run, oh Maxwell is cramped for room by this inswinging short of length delivery, tries to fend awkwardly, the ball rolls towards gully off the under edge, Smith charges for a run but Maxwell simply turns his back, the fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses