Australia vs England 2nd Test at Adelaide, 16 Dec, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 473/9 (150.4)  &  230/9 (61)
England 236/10 (84.1)  &  192/10 (113.1)
Australia won by 275 runs
Man of the Match: Marnus Labuschagne

    Over 19.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no run, comes on to the front foot and taps it to cover-point

    Over 19.2 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to Dawid Malan, no run, goes back in the crease and tucks to leg

    Over 19.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 19.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, gets a big stride forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 19.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, goes back and defends towards point.

    Over 19.6 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Dawid Malan, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 21.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, gets forward and pushes it straight to the man at silly point.

    Over 21.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, gets forward and looks to play with the turn, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 21.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, gets  covers the line and keeps it out

    Over 21.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan,1 run, pushed off the front foot to extra-cover and gets a single.

    Over 21.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Joe Root,1 run, gets a top edge on this one, luckily falls to the left of Starc at deep backward square leg

    Over 21.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 23.1: Boundary!. Nathan Lyon to Joe Root,

    Over 27.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Joe Root,1 run,  steps across and swat-sweeps this down to backward square leg for one

    Over 27.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run,  gets forward and deadbats

    Over 27.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan,1 run, gets a thick inside edge in front of square leg for one

    Over 27.4 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Joe Root,1 run, shuffles across and gets into the line, sweeps this down to backward square leg for one

    Over 27.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, lunges forward and is pushed back, beaten on the top-edge

    Over 27.6: Single. Nathan Lyon to Dawid Malan,

    Over 31.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

    Over 31.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler. 

    Over 31.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, Boundary! Gets reaches out and clears his leg, crashes this with the spin to sweeper cover for four

    Over 31.4 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Dawid Malan, no run, defended off the backfoot towards cover

    Over 31.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, gets forward and defends it well.

    Over 31.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Dawid Malan, no run, gets forward and  chopped away towards point.

    Over 33.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Joe Root, no run, worked away off the backfoot to deep square leg for one

    Over 33.2 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Dawid Malan, no run, gets forward and  plays inside the line and behind the pad to the toss-up, past the outside edge

    Over 33.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan,1 run, gets forward and  worked away off the inside half towards mid-wicket to bring up the century partnership

    Over 33.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Joe Root,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and flicks it away to the deep square leg.

    Over 33.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Dawid Malan, no run, lunges forward in defence towards silly point

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