England vs Australia Match Stats

 Moeen starts with a beautifully flighted ball on middle. It slides and goes straight on. Agar looks to drive but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is an appeal but nothing from the umpire. Looked to be going down leg.

On the pads, Ashton turns it towards mid-wicket for a single. 

Floated on off, Maxwell flicks it with the spin towards square leg for a single. 

 EDGED AND FOUR! Just wide of Malan at first slip. Tossed up around off. Agar looks to drive but the ball spins away. It takes the outside edge and goes to the left of Malan. He stretches and falls. Maybe the ball kisses his fingers and it goes past to the third man fence.

Shorter on off, Agar tucks it to mid-wicket for one to bring up the 100 for the Aussies. 

1 run, That is pushed away for a single.

Length ball, clipped past the short mid-wicket fielder for two.

Maxwell stays in his crease and guides this length ball behind square on the off side for one.

Good fielding from Moeen Ali in the deep, keeps it to two! Shortish and outside off, Agar cuts towards deep point. Moeen gives cent-percent commitment, dives and keeps that away from rolling into the boundary. A couple taken.

Good length ball outside off, coming in from the angle, round the wicket. Ashton works this on the off side for a single.

Pitches it a touch short of a length on middle, Glenn whips that to deep square leg and collects a couple as the ball is sent back in.

Yorker length ball outside off, not many visible in the first game though. This one is jammed out towards cover-point for a single.

 Length ball on off. It is bowled at 125 kph. Maxwell shuffles across and looks pull it over square leg. He misses and the ball hits his thigh pad. The ball lobs up and goes to the side of the pitch on the leg side. Archer appeals for LBW but with no support. The batters take a leg bye. It has been given as a run so maybe there was some glove involved. 

On the pads, Ashton flicks it to the leg side for a single. 

Very full ball on off, Maxwell squeezes it to cover for yet another single.

Archer bowls a pacy short ball. Agar is taken by surprise and ends up getting a top edge as he attempts a pull. It goes to the left of fine leg. Two taken.

 Two again! Fuller and angled into the pads, Agar works it through mid-wicket. It is wide of the fielder in the deep. And the batters take a couple.

No run, played backfoot defense towards mid off.

SIX! Just over! Slower ball on off, Maxwell heavs it over wide long on. He does not time it well but gets enough to see the ball go over the jumping Archer in the deep. Good start to the over for Australia. Need to make it count now.

Slower ball on off, Maxwell plays it to cover for a single. 

1 run, The batsman is on the front foot and has driven this through point for a run.

Length ball outside off, Maxwell cuts it to point and gets a single. One six and 3 singles so far, what do the final two balls have in store? 

Another single. A low full toss on middle, Agar milks it to long on for a single. 

Good comeback from Curran after bing hit for a six of the first ball.  On middle, Maxwell plays it to long on and keeps the strike.

Four! No need to run for that. The batsman stays in his crease and punches it through cover. Finds the fence.

 OUT! Caught! Jordan gets the Big Show! This can easily make a difference of 10-15 runs to the final total. Maxwell is a dangerous batsman. Jordan hits the deck hard and bowls it at pace. Maxwell clears front leg and looks to flat-bat it over on the off side. He ends up getting an edge which goes straight into the mitts of Buttler. 

 Full on off, Cummins plays it though mid off and gets a single. 

 FOUR! Second one of the over but a poor ball from Jordan. It is too full outside off. Agar comes inside the line and hits it hard through mid on for a boundary.

Full outside off, Agar milks it to cover and gets a single. 

Single to end the over and England will be happy to start the final over with Cummins. Outside off and full, Cummins milks it to cover and keeps the strike. 

 Yorker on middle. Cummis manages to squeeze it to cover and get to the other end.

Wide! Archer has to reload that! He misses his radar and bowls one down the leg side. Agar wings but misses. Wide called by the umpire.

 A perfect yorker at 90 mph. It is outside off, Agar looks to play but it goes off his pad behind point for a run.

WIDE! Bouncer, bounces too high. Cummins lets it go. Wided by the umpire, Archer is not happy about it. 

FOUR! Does not matter how they come as long as they keep coming. Archer misses his yorker and bowls it full. Cumins swings across but gets an edge which goes over towards the third man fence for a boundary.

SIX! Cummins ensuring Australia finish off well here. Full on off, Pat stands tall and hits hit high and handsomely over long off for a biggie. 

WIDE! Poor from Archer. He bowls it down the leg side, Cummins lets it through. Buttler fails to hold onto it and the batters steal a extra run off byes.

OUT! RUN OUT! Agar is well short. Yorker on off, Agar looks to jam it out but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls to the off side. Agar wants a run but he is sent bak halfway. Archer gets to the ball and hits the stumps at keeper's end.

Couple to end the over! 18 runs from the final over. Length ball on middle, Starc swings but it goes off the inner half of his bat towards mid-wicket and they get a couple. AUSTRALIA FINISH WITH 157/7!