Joe Root to Pat Cummins, This is outside the off stump on a fullish length. Pat Cummins taps it into the off side to see out the over.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, DROPPED! A difficult opportunity but a massive chance goes begging for England! Joe Root flights this full and in line with the stumps. Alex Carey charges down the wicket and hits this hard towards the bowler. Joe Root gets both hands onto this one but it bursts out of his grasp towards mid on. The batters take a single in the meantime.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Floats this one full as well and outside off. Alex Carey blocks this solidly getting a confident stride forward.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Loops this one full and outside off. Alex Carey hits this hard to the left of mid off. Good fielding once again to stop the run.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Bowls this short and fires this into the stumps. Alex Carey rocks onto his back foot and looks to cut the ball away. He gets it towards point but Jonny Bairstow is up in appeal straight away. He reckons that this has hit the pad first and Ben Stokes go upstairs for the review. UltraEdge confirms that it is pad first but Ball Tracking shows that this is missing leg stump. Alex Carey survives.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Joe Root tosses this full and outside the off stump. Alex Carey dabs this towards short cover off the front foot.
Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Delivers this wide outside the off pole and on a good length. Pat Cummins keeps his eye on the ball and lets it go through to the keeper.
Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Continues to bowl full and outside the off stump. Pat Cummins knocks this firmly towards covers.
Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Goes full this time and just outside the off pole. Pat Cummins knocks this back to the bowler's left. Ben Stokes sticks his left hand out and grabs the ball on the bounce.
Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Back to bowling on a good length and outside off. Pat Cummins defends this solidly towards mid off.
Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Pulls his length back a fraction and outside off. Pat Cummins gets squared up as he looks to block and gets an outside edge again towards the gully fielder.
Ben Stokes to Pat Cummins, Ben Stokes bowls this on a good length and outside the off stump. Pat Cummins pushes at this and gets a thick outside edge towards the gully fielder.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Fires this one full and outside the off stump. Alex Carey goes for the reverse sweep but misses. Jonny Bairstow goes up in appeal but the umpire remains unmoved. Ben Stokes does not go for the review and rightly so.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Flights this full and on a leg-stump line. Alex Carey blocks this back down the pitch to the left of the bowler.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Goes full once again and outside off. Alex Carey gets well forward and dabs this towards short cover.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Loops this one full and outside the off pole. Alex Carey goes hard at this but misses and the ball lobs off Jonny Bairstow's leg into the off side.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Tosses this full and outside the off pole. Alex Carey pushes this towards the cover fielder.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Joe Root tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Alex Carey defends this back towards the bowler with a good forward stride.
The Australian skipper, Pat Cummins now walks out to bat.
Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Would you believe it! The skipper has done it for England! He has gone through the stubborn defense of Usman Khawaja and brought his side to the brink of an outstanding win! This is bowled on a good length and outside the off stump, seems to be a leg-cutter. Usman Khawaja gets stuck in the crease and pokes at the ball. Gets an inside edge straight onto the stumps and the English players run towards their captain. The crowd is going absolutely berserk as Australia are now seven wickets down and still need 72 runs to win. What a cracking contest this is turning out to be.
Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Angles this into the stumps on a good length. Usman Khawaja defends with a straight bat back towards the bowler.
Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Continues to bowl full and outside off. Usman Khawaja blocks this solidly towards short cover.
Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Goes fuller this time and just outside the off stump. Usman Khawaja dabs this into the off side.
Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short this time and outside the off pole. Alex Carey cuts this hard towards cover-point and Ollie Pope pulls off a cracking stop diving to his left. Parries it towards cover and the batters take a single.
Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Ben Stokes continues from 'round the wicket and bowls this on a good length, into the pads. Alex Carey flicks this towards mid-wicket.
Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Bowls this outside off and on a fuller length. Usman Khawaja blocks this solidly towards short cover.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, A full toss this time outside the off stump. Alex Carey eases this down to long off for a run.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Tosses this full and well outside the off pole. Alex Carey leaves this one alone.
Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Bowls this short and into the pads. Usman Khawaja clips this off his pads towards backward square leg for a single.
Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Fires this one full and in line with the off stump. Usman Khawaja gets his bat down in time and keeps the ball out.
Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Joe Root floats this full and into the stumps. Usman Khawaja dabs this towards mid-wicket.
Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Attacks the stumps on a fuller length. Alex Carey digs this out towards mid on. A good stop by the fielder diving to his right.
Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Goes full and angling down leg. Usman Khawaja flicks this towards deep square leg for a run.
Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Leg bye! Fuller and on the pads, Alex Carey misses the flick and the ball rolls off his pads behind square leg. They pick up a leg bye.
Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Short of a length and outside off, tapped away off the bottom edge back to the bowler.
Ben Stokes to Alex Carey, Full and around off, kept out by Carey.
Ben Stokes to Usman Khawaja, Starts with a short ball over middle, Usman Khawaja pulls it away past square leg for a single.
A huge roar from the crowd as skipper Ben Stokes brings himself into the attack. Can he be England's hero here?
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Floats this one outside the off stump on a fuller length, Alex Carey dabs this towards short cover.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Fires this one full and into the pads. Alex Carey clips this towards mid-wicket.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Flights this one full as well and outside the off pole. Alex Carey pushes this towards the fielder at short cover once again.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Loops this one full and outside the off stump. Alex Carey gets forward and defends this towards short cover.
Joe Root to Alex Carey, Joe Root tosses this full and outside off. Alex Carey knocks this firmly towards mid off.
Joe Root to Usman Khawaja, Joe Root flights this one fill and outside off. Usman Khawaja knocks this to the right of mid off for a single.
Moeen Ali to Alex Carey, Full again around off, Alex Carey drills this one wide of long off. Ollie Robinson does well to run to his right and dives in to keep it down to a couple of runs.
Moeen Ali to Alex Carey, Fuller and on off stump, blocked out by Carey.
Moeen Ali to Alex Carey, FOUR! A real freebie from Moeen Ali. This is dragged down, Alex Carey rocks back and muscles it away well in front of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. The 200 is now up for Australia.
Moeen Ali to Alex Carey, Angles this one into middle and leg, Alex Carey strides forward and blocks it out.
Moeen Ali to Alex Carey, Flatter delivery around off, this is punched away toward extra cover.
Moeen Ali to Usman Khawaja, This is a tad short and around middle, Usman Khawaja goes on the back foot and works it away in front of square on the leg side. They look for two but settle for the single.