Ashes 2021-22: Australia v England first Test, day one – live! | Sport

Many due to our OBO’ers on the bottom who’re reporting again on the situations. It doesn’t look nice, to be sincere.

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I need to know what Alastair Cook dinner’s magnificence secret is. He doesn’t appear to have a single line.

Anyway, Don E writes: “The one factor lacking for Australia in that innings was Lyon not getting his four-hundredth wicket.” I simply needed to examine that – I didn’t suppose it may presumably be true . It’s!

Dan Ellis-Jones writes of ex-pat ache:

“So I come out into the workers automobile park at lunch, right here in Perth, the place the solar is thrashing down on a 40C diploma day, solely to seek out the English workforce struggling in opposition to an Aussie facet that must be in turmoil.

“My query is: Doesn’t the English workforce think about the poor British ex-pats in Australia who should put up with all types from their Australian cousins at instances of English cricket frailty? My standard retort, particularly being in Perth is… yeah, however what number of F1 titles has Lewis Hamilton gained, and what number of had Danny Ric gained???

“I hope the pitch seems to be an incredible bowling pitch and we bundle the Aussies out for 56.”

They’re so unthinking aren’t they? One among my brothers lives in Sydney and he has already stated that he’s very grateful for residence working proper now. Nonetheless, you probably did get to flee the wind and rain of a British December.. although as I say that, we flash again to the Gabba, the place the covers are on, the rain is spearing down and the puddles are constructing.

I’ve simply heard our OBO’er Geoff Lemon on the radio say that there’s electrical energy within the air and a storm approaching. Glenn McGrath, who doesn’t appear to be Glenn McGrath, is reporting from beneath an umbrella and is struggling to carry it straight in opposition to the wind. We may have a pause to collect our ideas/lick our wounds. Do ship me any musings.

What a morning! Shedding the toss turned out to be a masterstroke for Cummins, who would even have batted. The situations have been useful, his bowlers on tune, and England under-cooked. The fifth lowest whole batting first on the Gabba just isn’t the beginning Root was on the lookout for. Alastair Cook dinner thinks it was a 300 wicket, Steve Harmison thinks Australia’s success got here from whacking the deck, not kissing it. We watch and wait. Kudos to Jos Buttler and Ollie Pope although, and to the early stonewalling from Hameed and a late flurry from Woakes. Time to shortly boil the kettle.

Woakes takes on the bouncer, Cummins has his five-fer! One other nice smash-and seize catch on the boundary by Hazlewood. Cummins pulls on his baggy-green, holds up the ball and is carried off the sector on a sea of applause.

fiftieth over: England 147-9 (Leach 2, Woakes 21) Lyon, chewing gum, shaven headed and long-sleeved, tempts and twirls, however no gold.

“Morning Tanya.” Morning Kim Thonger! “Thrilled to affix the enjoyable as I get up and discover these two in with shot at exceeding England’s all time highest tenth wicket partnership of 198 by Root and Anderson”
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forty ninth over: England 146-9 (Leach 2, Woakes 20) Cummins has three balls to try to choose up his five-fer however Leach isnt taking part in. RESOLUTE.

I wager! Sounds fantastic.

Snaffled at brief leg, heading off a snorter aimed on the ribs.

forty eighth over: England 143-8 (Wooden 8, Woakes 19) The digital camera pans to Stokes, who’s trying pensive and freshly shaved. Hazlewood, all arms, legs and ears, drags his physique via one other over. Woakes leans again into an enormous hook, however doesn’t fairly attain the boundary.

forty seventh over: England 140-8 (Wooden 6, Woakes 18) These two making it look comparatively simple. One other 4 for Woakes – trendy, via mid-off – whereas Wooden snorts a pair. Cummins appears barely put out and sends down a few brief ones.

“G’Day from the Pacific North West,” writes David Gilbank. “Went fishing as we speak off the coast South Seaside in Newport Oregon and caught 5 Cod and snagged what the locals name Dungeony Crabs. They have been scrumptious.Hoped somebody in some way may hyperlink my crab success with England’s efficiency as we speak?I’m at a loss…”

forty sixth over: England 134-8 (Wooden 0, Woakes 18) Woakes nonchalantly hits Hazlewood for 3 successive boundaries – the third a intelligent play on angles over the slips. I attain for my forgotten tea -i t’s gone chilly.

“ I used to be going to repeat your ideas, having let the cat out right into a stiff pyraneean breeze an hour in the past and remembered that England have been being slaughtered on the opposite facet of the world, however then retreaving some sense of order however ….
heyho, anyone determined to make you the bearer of snotty information!
One hopes issues will enhance a bit, together with for you, your back-up workforce and canine!”

Thanks Tone White! The canine’s has joined me in her basket, simply stirring once in a while to smell the runes.

forty fifth over: England 122-8 (Wooden 0, Woakes 6) Wooden can discover a smile as he wanders as much as have a chat with Woakes on the finish of one other profitable over from Cummins. Maybe they fancy the pitch? The cameras haven’t discovered Root – what a crushing of desires on the primary morning. Nonetheless – keep in mind how India began their triumphant tour down below firstly of the 12 months.

Australia’s massive males doing the enterprise! A 3rd for captain Cummins as Robinson pulls out a leaden-footed prod away from his physique.

forty fourth over: England 122-7 (Robinson 0, Woakes 6) Woakes grabs some pores and skin again for England with a velveteen cover-drive, however issues are immediately trying quite extra ragtag for Root’s males.

A primary Take a look at wicket for the mountainous however baby-faced Inexperienced, along with his first ball of the collection! Pope is top-heavy on a hook and the perimeters flies right down to Hazlewood who watches from simply contained in the boundary and propels his physique ahead to collect the ball off the bottom. Nice catch.

forty third over: England 118-6 (Pope 35, Woakes 2) Woakes will get his reflexes examined with a snifter from Starc; Woakes nobly bends his entrance knee and dips his head.

“Nicely, there’s a welcome to the weblog for you. (Guessing you’re recapping Buttler’s wicket now.)“ writes Meghan Purvis. “I’m watching from east London however remorse to tell you I’m an Australia supporter, so hovering on caffeine and unbridled pleasure. Odds of us seeing Australia begin to bat by the point the remainder of London’s waking up?”

Oooh, they’ve received to be excessive, I wager you my first steaming cup of espresso that Labuschagne is strolling in earlier than the shut.

forty second over: England 117-6 (Pope 34, Woakes 2) The skies are nonetheless cloudy above the Gabba however there are slithers of shadow following the fielders round. Pope retains issues transferring with a drive via the covers off Lyon

forty first over: England 114-6 (Pope 31, Woakes 2) Woakes picks up a pair to get off the mark with a wise trying drive. Tremendous bowling from Starc that brings that mini England fight-back to a flowery full cease. Root should be relieved that he’s received Woakes coming in at eight, not Ollie Robinson.

The ball after sending Starc spinning sq. for 4 with a chic little bit of wristiness, Buttler will get an edge on a magnificence edging away from him, which is calmly gathered behind the stumps.

fortieth over: England 108-5 (Pope 31, Buttler 35) Thanks Geoff! Incredible stuff. Nicely, as Nathan Lyon reels via a maiden, that is considerably extra cheerful than once I dozed off at a sniff and a snort for 4.

A fast point out: Adam Collins and I make a podcast referred to as The Closing Phrase, and the Guardian has introduced us on board for the Ashes. So we’ll making an Ashes Day by day present, together with Emma John, at stumps every day. Fifteen minutes of speaking via the day that has been, largely for the advantage of individuals who can’t sit down and watch all of it, or can’t keep awake to take action.

It’ll be within the Guardian podcast feed, or on this web page right here.

Under is a pattern of the present, in case you’re . Our episode from the T20 World Cup remaining. Related format.

thirty ninth over: England 108-5 (Pope 31, Buttler 35) Starc bowls his third over since lunch, with Buttler joyful to duck and defend earlier than drinks.

thirty eighth over: England 107-5 (Pope 30, Buttler 35) Pushed via long-on by Pope, and chase from Head is required to tug the ball again and save Lyon a boundary. Three runs as an alternative. However Buttler takes strike and will get all 4 with a drive via further cowl, ready for the ball to dip after which driving alone the bottom. Prime shot to a supply too full.

thirty seventh over: England 100-5 (Pope 27, Buttler 31) Rapturous applause from segments of the bottom as Pope slides Starc right down to positive leg for the run that raises England’s hundred. Then Buttler is sort of caught at brief cowl! We foreshadowed that, and he does precisely what he does, reaching for a drive and hitting it low however aerially. It bounces simply in entrance of Labuschagne, into his palms on the half-volley.

thirty sixth over: England 98-5 (Pope 26, Buttler 30) Nathan ‘Nathan’ Lyon will get one other crack at bowling. Pate nude and polished, limbs gangly, he approaches the crease like a windchime in a stiff breeze. Pope whips a single. This subsequent contest will likely be fascinating. Does Buttler attempt to take down the spinner? Not within the first occasion, having a couple of appears earlier than driving one run down the bottom off the again foot.

thirty fifth over: England 96-5 (Pope 25, Buttler 29) Child’s first assessment! Cummins and Carey every take their first DRS attraction upstairs as Buttler can’t meet up with a ball down the leg facet. Starc appealed however then didn’t look satisfied about reviewing it. The others have been. Nothing on it. Exterior off stump may be extra prone to be the place Starc will get Buttler, with tempo sliding a prime edge from an angled bat into the cordon, that kind of factor. Buttler performs it out, driving the final ball again to the bowler who fields nicely.

thirty fourth over: England 96-5 (Pope 25, Buttler 29) Josh Hazlewood, which is in fact French for Josh Has The Wooden, takes the Kookaburra from the Stanley Road finish. Pope nudges a run into the covers. Buttler and Josh, it is a good battle. Hazlewood offers him a straight sufficient line for Buttler to whip three runs via midwicket. Gosh he appears good as we speak. The solar is peeking out once more. Batting is feasible. Had the highest order been in a position to scrap via for lengthy sufficient that Root was batting now, for example, the decision to bat would have been paying off.

“I nonetheless reckon batting was the suitable name,” writes Luke McLaughlin. “Burns jumped out of the way in which of a leg-stump half-volley and Malan by no means wanted to play his one. OK, Root and Stokes, sensible bowling, however the very, very spectacular Hameed confirmed that batting isn’t not possible.”

Affirmation bias is a hell of a drug. We’ll hear endlessly from folks as we speak that clearly England ought to have bowled, as a result of England misplaced wickets batting. Slightly, England didn’t bat nicely, however that doesn’t imply that they shouldn’t have taken the chance to attempt to bat nicely.

thirty third over: England 92-5 (Pope 24, Buttler 26) Buttler! You cad! Rocks again and sashays Cummins away via backward level with a leaning lower shot. Numerous flourish there. That’s 26 off 26. If he can simply maintain this up for an additional 150 balls or in order that they’ll be nicely positioned.

thirty second over: England 87-5 (Pope 23, Buttler 22) Once more Buttler goes via further cowl, taking over Hazlewood. Picks up three runs as Head slides close to the boundary to tug the ball again. The sphere adjustments for Buttler. Third slip goes to cowl. He does tend to be caught there, so it’s not precisely a defensive transfer. When he will get strike again from Pope, although, he drives via midwicket for 2. That is good things, 22 from 23 balls now.

thirty first over: England 81-5 (Pope 22, Buttler 17) Australia assaults, Buttler counterattacks, Cummins counter-counterattacks. Bowls a magnificence, previous the surface edge because the wicketkeeper pushes at nothing. Buttler counter-counter-counters by getting up on his toes to punch via level once more, three extra runs. He’s received 17 at mainly a run a ball. Pope clips a brace, then will get some ice on his arm the place he took that influence.

thirtieth over: England 76-5 (Pope 20, Buttler 14) Shot from Buttler! The sphere is up – the one participant within the deep is ok leg – and there’s no one at cowl. So there is no such thing as a must maintain the ball down, and Buttler steps into Hazlewood’s size ball and drives it lofted, on the up, over further cowl for 4.

Deciding that felt good, he goals to finish the over with one other, this time over mid-on. The bat turns in his fist and the ball goes straighter, and really excessive. Completely secure although, and it pitches simply contained in the rope and stops to yield three runs.

twenty ninth over: England 69-5 (Pope 20, Buttler 7) At the very least there’s some busyness on the crease between Pope and Buttler. Zipping up and again for a few singles. Cummins doesn’t like that, so he offers Pope a bouncer, then bowls a mid-length brief ball that crashes into Pope’s again arm across the bicep. Flex it off, buddy.

twenty eighth over: England 67-5 (Pope 19, Buttler 6) Softly spoken however carrying a giant stick, Buttler can do injury. He simply hasn’t achieved all of it that always in Take a look at cricket. He virtually nicks off for nought right here, taking part in a giant drive at Hazlewood that misses the ball fully. Undaunted, he goes for an additional from a barely fuller ball, a canopy drive with a wristy flick to it for 4. Then rides the bounce to push two via level. If you happen to can rating like that from Hazlewood’s optimum size, you’ll go an extended strategy to succeeding in opposition to him.

twenty seventh over: England 60-5 (Pope 18, Buttler 0) Final likelihood saloon then, with Buttler and Pope collectively. A 200 partnership sounds about proper. Cummins has 2 for 17 in his first innings as captain.

“I’m sorry. Did I break your focus?”

On this scene, the lunch break is performed by Samuel L. Jackson.

Simple high quality stuff from Cummins. Full sufficient to attract the ft, tight sufficient line to attract a shot, motion sufficient to attract the sting. Hameed in all probability doesn’t must play at this, however solely simply. He edges to second slip.

Apologies to Tom Kirkpatrick, from a few minutes to go. “I’m in Guatemala, not England, however I’m nonetheless with you. I’ll be up for a couple of extra hours to see if Hameed and Pope could make a begin on the 200 partnership we want from them. You by no means know.. they may do it.”