England vs Australia, Live Score and Commentary, The Ashes, 28 June, 2023
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Lord's
325/10 (76.2 ov) & 327/10 (81.3 ov)
416/10 (100.4 ov) & 279/10 (101.5 ov)
Australia won by 43 runs.
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Player of the match
Steven Smith,
Australia
Player of the Series
Chris Woakes,
England
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Tongue | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 73.08 |
| James Anderson | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 13.04 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mitchell Starc | 21.3 | 2 | 79 | 3 | 3.67 |
| Cameron Green | 13 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 5.62 |
Australia won by 43 runs.
England vs Australia, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 25 run (7.2 ov): James Anderson: 3 (23), Josh Tongue: 19 (21)
- Last Bat: Josh Tongue 19(26) - b M Starc Mitchell Starc
- Fall of Wickets: 9 - 1 Zak Crawley, 13 - 2 Ollie Pope, 41 - 3 Joe Root, 45 - 4 Harry Brook, 177 - 5 Ben Duckett, 193 - 6 Jonny Bairstow, 301 - 7 Ben Stokes, 302 - 8 Ollie Robinson, 302 - 9 Stuart Broad, 327 - 10 Josh Tongue
- Reviews Remaining: England - 3 of 3, Australia - 3 of 3
- Toss: England elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 2nd Test
- Series: The Ashes
- Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
- Time: 03:30 PM
- Venue: Lord's
- City: London
- Umpires: Ahsan Raza(Pakistan), Chris Gaffaney(New Zealand), Marais Erasmus(South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft(Zimbabwe)
Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Josh Tongue goes back and swats defensive shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, James Anderson goes back and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, James Anderson goes back and trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, short length, on the stumps, James Anderson goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the leg stump, James Anderson goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at square leg, who halts the ball.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the stumps, James Anderson goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
End of over 78 (1 runs)
Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, 2 runs, Josh Hazlewood delivers fast ball at good length, Josh Tongue goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Josh Hazlewood to Josh Tongue, 3 runs, Josh Tongue goes forward to take inswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 3 runs.
Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the stumps, Josh Hazlewood sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and James Anderson goes back and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, James Anderson goes back to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, James Anderson goes back and trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.
Josh Hazlewood to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays drive to the short cover.
End of over 79 (5 runs)
Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, 1 run, Josh Tongue goes back to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the leg stump, James Anderson goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, James Anderson goes back and slash defensive shot towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the leg stump, James Anderson goes back and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at square leg, who halts the ball.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, James Anderson goes back and trying to hit defensive shot, but the ball shapes away late and beats the bat.
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, James Anderson goes back to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
End of over 80 (1 runs)
Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, Four, inswinger, full length, on the stumps. Josh Tongue goes back and hit flick shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, 2 runs, Josh Tongue goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivered at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, goes back, plays defensive shot to the point.
Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Josh Tongue goes back to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Cameron Green to Josh Tongue, 1 run, inswinger, good length, on the off stump, goes back and plays punch, towards the deep point for 1 run.
Cameron Green to James Anderson, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, James Anderson goes forward and swats flick shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
End of over 81 (8 runs)
Mitchell Starc to James Anderson, 1 run, James Anderson goes back to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident punch that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, 2 runs, Josh Tongue goes back to take inswinger of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
Josh Tongue b M Starc 19 (26) Mitchell Starc to Josh Tongue, no run, b M Starc, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Josh Tongue goes back and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.