Australia vs England, Live Score and Commentary, The Ashes, 8 December, 2021
COMPLETED / Match 1 / The Gabba
425/10 (104.3 ov) & 20/1 (5.1 ov)
147/10 (50.1 ov) & 297/10 (103 ov)
Australia won by 9 wickets
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Player of the match
Travis Head,
Australia
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mark Wood | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Ollie Robinson | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 |
Australia won by 9 wickets
Australia vs England, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 4 run (0.1 ov): Marcus Harris: 4 (1), Marnus Labuschagne: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Alex Carey 9(23) - c J Buttler b OE Robinson Ollie Robinson
- Fall of Wickets: 16 - 1 Alex Carey
- Reviews Remaining: Australia - 0 of 0, England - 0 of 0
- Toss: England elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: Match 1
- Series: The Ashes
- Date: Wednesday, December 08, 2021
- Time: 05:30 AM
- Venue: The Gabba
- City: Brisbane
- Umpires: Paul Reiffel(Australia), Rod Tucker(Australia), Paul Wilson(Australia, TV)
- Referee: David Boon(Australia)
End of over 1 (2 runs)
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays drive, to back to bowler.
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside the leg stump, Alex Carey plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, good length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Alex Carey plays of the backfoot to fine leg for 1 run
Chris Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Marcus Harris plays flick, inside edge of the frontfoot to gully.
Chris Woakes to Marcus Harris, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Marcus Harris plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 2 (1 runs)
Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays of the backfoot to cover for 1 run
Ollie Robinson to Marcus Harris, no run, dot ball!! short length, outside off, Marcus Harris plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Ollie Robinson to Marcus Harris, 1 no ball, good length, outside off, Marcus Harris plays the of the backfoot to the for 1 run, but umpire signals it no ball, but fails to act on ball.
Ollie Robinson to Marcus Harris, 1 run,
Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, no run,
Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Alex Carey plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, 3 runs,
End of over 3 (6 runs)
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Alex Carey plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays of the backfoot to mid wicket.
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays of the backfoot to mid off.
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays of the backfoot to mid wicket.
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, 2 runs, good length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays flick, of the backfoot to square leg for 2 run
Chris Woakes to Alex Carey, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Alex Carey plays drive, to back to bowler.
End of over 4 (2 runs)
Ollie Robinson to Marcus Harris, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Marcus Harris plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, 3 runs, back of length, outside off, Alex Carey plays cut, of the backfoot to point for 3 run
Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Alex Carey plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
Ollie Robinson to Marcus Harris, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Marcus Harris plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid wicket
Ollie Robinson to Marcus Harris, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Marcus Harris plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
Alex Carey c J Buttler b OE Robinson 9 (23) Ollie Robinson to Alex Carey, no run, c J Buttler b OE Robinson, Caught out!! good length, outside off, Alex Carey plays outside edge of the backfoot to the keeper where Jos Buttler completes catch. Gone.
End of over 5 (5 runs)
Mark Wood to Marcus Harris, Four, full length, outside off Marcus Harris plays the drive, of the frontfoot to the cover for four