Ball by Ball Commentary

• 10.4

  Wiaan Mulder to Joe Root

  9:54 AM

  Six. Back of length ball on off, hammers the pull over the deep square leg fence for a maximum

  6
• 10.3

  Wiaan Mulder to Joe Root

  9:54 AM

  No Run. Good length ball on off, flicks it to mid on

  0
• 10.2

  Wiaan Mulder to Joe Root

  9:52 AM

  No Run. So close to the off stump! Was a length ball around off, looks to pull it away but the ball skids through and goes very close past the off stump

  0
• 10.1

  Wiaan Mulder to Joe Root

  9:52 AM

  No Run. Was a good length ball on off, Root takes a couple of steps towards the ball but does not get any bat on it, Mulder was appealing for a LBW but he does not get much support from his team-mates, ball hit the knee roll and Markram discussed it with others but does not take the review rightly so

  0
• 9.6

  Kagiso Rabada to Harry Brook

  9:51 AM

  No Run. Good length ball on leg, steps out and makes room again but this time fails to get any bat on it

  0
• 9.5

  Kagiso Rabada to Harry Brook

  9:50 AM

  Four. Good length ball on off, steps out and hammers the drive into the gap between cover and extra cover for a boundary

  4
• 9.4

  Kagiso Rabada to Harry Brook

  9:50 AM

  No Run. Back of length ball around off, taps it to point

  0
• 9.3

  Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root

  9:49 AM

  One Run. Good length ball on off, looks to drive it but inside edges it towards mid wicket where the fielder fumbles it and the batters sneak a quick run

  1
• 9.2

  Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root

  9:48 AM

  No Run. Good length ball on off, drives it straight to short cover

  0
• 9.1

  Kagiso Rabada to Joe Root

  9:48 AM

  No Run. Good length ball on off, taps it to cover

  0
• 8.6

  Marco Jansen to Joe Root

  9:47 AM

  One Run. A bouncer on middle and Root hooks it to long leg for a run

  1
• 8.5

  Marco Jansen to Joe Root

  9:47 AM

  Four. Back of length ball on middle, pulls it uppishly and it goes just wide of mid wicket for a boundary

  4
• 8.4

  Marco Jansen to Joe Root

  9:46 AM

  No Run. Good length ball on off, taps it to the fielder at gully

  0
• 8.3

  Marco Jansen to Joe Root

  9:45 AM

  Four. 50 up for England!!! Good length ball on off, drives it on the up and straight down the ground for a clinical boundary

  4
• 8.2

  Marco Jansen to Joe Root

  9:45 AM

  No Run. Back of length ball on off, taps it back to Jansen

  0