Australia vs England Match Stats

OUT! TAKEN! That is another good catch and that is a body blow for the Aussies! Ben Stokes gets the big wicket his side were looking for. A slower one, Marsh looks to heave it. It goes more off the toe-end, goes uppishly towards deep square leg. Curran takes a good catch diving forward. Yet again, the pendulum has swung and it is now England who are on top.

Good length and on off, defended.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Shorter and on the body, this is pulled behind square on the leg side and it races away. Good chance for David to prove what he can provide for this side.

On off, this is pushed towards cover. It was a slower one and David did not pick it.

A single to end! On middle, this is pushed down to long on.

Length ball, outside off. David cuts it hard but to deep cover. One.

Wide! Slower one down the leg side. Wade lets it go. 

On a length and on middle. Wade puls behind square on the leg side for one.

FOUR!  Much needed! This is very full and outside off. David drives to cover and beats the fielder diving in the deep. 

 David shuffles across early. This is outside off. Tim guides it to deep point for a couple of runs. Good sliding stop in the deep.

Outside off again, cut to deep cover for one.

On a length, slower and outside off. Wade miscues his pull to mid on for a single. 48 runs needed in 24 balls.

On middle. Wade hoicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Length and angling on middle, flicked behind square leg for an easy couple.

This is full and just straying down. David misses his heave and gets hit on the pads. An appeal but that was going down.

FOUR! Full toss on middle. David whips it to deep mid-wicket. Curran and Malan combine to keep this away from the fence. The umpire checks and the replay shows the ball hit the former while diving across.

SIX! 15 runs off the over already! Just what the Aussies wanted and David is slowly growing into the finisher Australia were looking for. This is on a length and outside off. David powers it over covers for a biggie. 

This is short but no pace there. David pulls, gets a bottom edge and it rolls to the right of the keeper. David will keep the strike. 34 runs needed in 18 balls. This game is going down to the wire.

Length ball, outside off. David punches it straight to cover.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sam Curran strikes again and gets the big wicket. What a delivery this is! Just when Australia were taking the game away, England strike! Game on. A perfectly pitched yorker from Curran, around leg. Tim David tries to whip it away but gets beaten and the ball hits the base of leg pole. 

Fuller and on off. Cummins works it to covers.

On a length and on off. Cummins bunts it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Leg bye! On the pads, Wade misses his clip and it goes off the pads to square leg. 

Full and outside off, driven to long off for one. Australia need 31 runs from the last two overs.

Length ball, outside off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.

This is full, slower and on middle. Wade drives to mid off for one more. Singles won't work.

This is good bowling. England are not offering pace at all! A slower one around off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Full and on middle. Cummins smashes it over the bowler and to long on for two more.

Excellent from Topley! Pace off again, outside off. Cummins powers it straight to deep mid-wicket. One.

Two more and Australia need 22 off the last over! What a penultimate over from Topley! Just 9 of it. Short and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a brace. 

SIX! PERFECT START! A full toss, around off. Cummins shuffles across and thumps it over deep square leg for a biggie. 16 needed now. Pressure on Curran.

 Cummins shuffles across again, this is full and wide of off, it is hit to long on for two more. 14 needed now.

On middle. Cummins smashes it to long on but not off the middle. A single. The throw is a bit wayward and Wade wants a quick single but Cummins wasn't ready and eventually the batters settle with a single. 

A slower length ball on middle. Wade pulls it to deep square leg for one. 12 runs needed now. Still anyone's game. 

JUST A SINGLE! A length ball, outside off. Cummins steps across and hits it to long on for one.

Two more! On middle, this is flicked behind square on the leg side for a couple. England win by 8 runs and take the series.