20/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 21-22 2025
Australia won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell StarcAustralia
20/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 21-22 2025
Australia won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Mitchell Starc
Mitchell StarcAustralia

Starc marks out his run...

10.55am Craig from Adel: "Let's see if Mitch Starc can complete his hattrick!" Zak Crawley is on a pair. Australia huddle on the boundary rope.

10.47am So England have a 40-run lead. And we've completed two innings barely half an hour into the second day. A superb effort from the England attack, started by Jofra Archer, followed by Brydon Carse and Ben Stokes bagged a rapid five-wicket haul. Think we know how they'll approach it with the bat. Australia need early wickets, and may well be presented opportunities.

From Matt: Stokes finishes with best figures for an England captain in Australia, third best overseas

45.2
W
Carse to Lyon, OUT, edged, taken at gully! Carse does it. A fuller delivery outside off, lures the drive, a thick edge that gives Duckett a comfortable waist-high catch

NM Lyon c Duckett b Carse 4 (44m 21b 0x4 0x6) SR: 19.04

45.1
0
Carse to Lyon, no run, short and wide, Lyon chases it, tries to square cut, doesn't make contact

Brydon Carse into the attack

END OF OVER:
45 | (maiden) | AUS: 132/9

  • Brendan Doggett7 (30b)
  • Nathan Lyon4 (19b)
  • Gus Atkinson12-5-24-0
  • Mark Wood8-1-21-0

Harry: "Really uncanny how similar this test is playing out to the Perth test last year" So far...

44.6
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, good length outside off, hint of shape away, just about pulls the bat away in time
44.5
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, angled into the pads, flicked in the air towards midwicket
44.4
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, back of a length, swings across the line, whacks it into his pad
44.3
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, that one is very short, he barely has to duck to avoid it. Should have been a wide
44.2
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, well-directed short ball, Doggett sways nicely out of the line
44.1
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, back of a length at off stump, steered to point

END OF OVER:
44 | 1 Run | AUS: 132/9

  • Nathan Lyon4 (19b)
  • Brendan Doggett7 (24b)
  • Mark Wood8-1-21-0
  • Gus Atkinson11-4-24-0
43.6
0
Wood to Lyon, no run, short of a length, nips back, takes the thigh guard as Lyon looks to tuck it away
43.5
0
Wood to Lyon, no run, short outside off, through to the keeper

Richard: "Why all the short ones? Pitch it up." Silly point comes into place

43.4
1
Wood to Doggett, 1 run, goes full outside off, driven strongly into the covers but without much timing
43.3
0
Wood to Doggett, no run, short of a length, angled down the leg side, he has a flick at it
43.2
0
Wood to Doggett, no run, speared into the pads, deflects to short leg
43.1
0
Wood to Doggett, no run, a sharp one, short outside off, he nearly has a flap at it before withdrawing the bat

Ricky Ponting says the cracks are starting to show on the surface

END OF OVER:
43 | 3 Runs | AUS: 131/9

  • Nathan Lyon4 (17b)
  • Brendan Doggett6 (20b)
  • Gus Atkinson11-4-24-0
  • Mark Wood7-1-20-0
42.6
0
Atkinson to Lyon, no run, another bouncer, sails over Lyon's back
42.5
0
Atkinson to Lyon, no run, short at the chest, defends it down by his feet
42.4
1
Atkinson to Doggett, 1 run, good length at off stump, neatly steered into the covers
42.3
2
Atkinson to Doggett, 2 runs, feet a little stuck in the crease and he drives a full delivery, runs straight of mid-on. This pair chipping away at the deficit
42.2
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, goes after this short one, shapes a pull, beats him over the top edge
42.1
0
Atkinson to Doggett, no run, a straight bouncer, he sways out of the line

Max: "I remember cheering last year when Starc and Hazelwood resisted with the bat on the second morning. Turned out to be signs the pitch had flattened and was the start of a nightmare for Australia "

END OF OVER:
42 | 2 Runs | AUS: 128/9

  • Brendan Doggett3 (16b)
  • Nathan Lyon4 (15b)
  • Mark Wood7-1-20-0
  • Gus Atkinson10-4-21-0
41.6
1
Wood to Doggett, 1 run, full at off stump, goes for a drive and it skews off a thick inside edge to fine leg
41.5
0
Wood to Doggett, no run, short at the body, he defends and it loops off the splice, in the air but lands safely on the off side

Matt: "a lot of people seem to be putting their eggs in the English basket. 46 runs is not a big lead - even in playing conditions such as these."

41.4
0
Wood to Doggett, no run, beaten! Goes full outside off, lures a drive. Skims past the edge
41.3
0
Wood to Doggett, no run, angled into the pads, glances away fine and leg slip cuts it off

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