Australia vs England 1st Test at Brisbane, 08 Dec, 2021

Toss: England, who chose to bat
England 147/10 (50.1)  &  297/10 (103)
Australia 427/10 (104.3)  &  20/1 (5.1)
Australia won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Travis Head
  • Marcus Harris 9 * (10)
  • Marnus Labuschagne 0 * (0)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and tries to defend, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 0.2 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 0.3 Ollie Robinson bowls it short of length to Alex Carey, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it with a straight bat.

Over 0.4 Ollie Robinson bowls a half volley to Alex Carey, no run, gets inside the line and happy to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.5 Ollie Robinson bowls a back of length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and playing for the original line, so much movement means that Carey had no chance

Over 0.6 Ollie Robinson bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Carey,1 run,  gets forward to drive and it runs off a thick inside-edge towards square leg

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and defends it back down the track

Over 1.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, goes back in the crease and fails to put it away, takes it on the thigh pad

Over 1.3 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 1.4 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Carey,1 run, moves across in the crease and clipped to fine-leg

Over 1.5 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Marcus Harris, no run, came forward to drive and the edge cannoned onto pad. Root though took the review and wasted it

Over 1.6 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Marcus Harris, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey,1 run, gets forward and  dabbed to the left of point and Carey set off, had to dive to make it in at the end, Hameed moved well but did not nail the direct-hit

Over 2.2 Ollie Robinson bowls a pitched up delivery to Marcus Harris, no run, gets forward and went for a drive away from the body, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 2.3 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Marcus Harris,1 run, gets forward and works to backward square leg

Over 2.4 Ollie Robinson bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and driven straight back to the bowler.

Over 2.5 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets inside the line and happy to lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.6 Ollie Robinson bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Carey,3 runs, gets forward and drives it hard along the ground through extra cover and picks up three runs.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and tries to play across the line but gets beaten.

Over 3.2 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 3.3 Chris Woakes bowls a back of length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and defends it down the leg side.

Over 3.4 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, no run, pushes forward and defends it down the pitch with a straight bat.

Over 3.5 Chris Woakes bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, 2 runs, gets forward and turns the wrists to send the ball through the square leg region for a couple

Over 3.6 Chris Woakes bowls a pitched up delivery to Alex Carey, no run, comes forward and prepared to be aggressive, drives but finds Woakes in his followthrough

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Marcus Harris, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 4.2 Ollie Robinson bowls a back of length delivery to Marcus Harris, 3 runs, gets on top of the bounce and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side and picks up three runs.

Over 4.3 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey,1 run, gets forward and flicked to deep backward square leg

Over 4.4 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Marcus Harris, no run, gets forward and  defended to mid-on

Over 4.5 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Marcus Harris,1 run, gets forward and clips it away through square leg and picks up an easy single.

Over 4.6 Ollie Robinson bowls a good length delivery to Alex Carey, out Caught by Buttler!!  Carey who pokes and edges. Clear edge and umpire Rod Tucker raises the finger.

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