01/07Result
Tour Match, Other Matches at Southampton, Jul 1-3 2020
Match drawn
01/07Result
Tour Match, Other Matches at Southampton, Jul 1-3 2020
Match drawn

Well, thanks to all and sundry for joining us for the first live ball-by-ball commentary since mid-March. It's been a lot of fun, even if England haven't necessarily learned all that much from it. We'll bring you all the latest from tomorrow's squad announcement tomorrow morning on the site, and will have some post-match reaction for you later this evening. But other than that, from me, Miller and Alan, it's goodbye - and see you on Wednesday morning!

5.42pm: And with that, it looks like they're bumping fists! What an anti-climax after all that! But it seems as though that will be that, as the groundsman heads out there with a broom.

30.2
W
Bess to Ali, OUT, skids on with the angle as Moeen tries to reverse this through point. He's struck on the pad, Bess goes up, and he's given! Thought that might have hit him outside the line, but Moeen is on his way

MM Ali lbw b Bess 6 (9m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120.00

30.1
0
Bess to Ali, no run, has a waft at one outside off and is beaten

This is definitely on, you know. 98 off 96 balls, by my count. Bess continues from round the wicket, with slip in place

END OF OVER:
30 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | TS: 157/3

  • Moeen Ali6 (3b)
  • Ben Stokes33 (17b)
  • Mark Wood4-1-19-1
  • Dom Bess1-0-12-0
29.6
1
Wood to Ali, 1 run, flicked off the pads down to deep square to keep the strike

Slip moves out

29.5
4
Wood to Ali, FOUR, length outside off, driven elegantly through cover for Moeen's first boundary. 99 needed...
29.4
1
Wood to Stokes, 1 run, length outside leg stump, Stokes clears the front leg and chips it out to cover point
29.3
0
Wood to Stokes, no run, short ball aimed at the left shoulder, Stokes sways inside the line
29.2
1
Wood to Ali, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered down to third man

Wood is round the wicket

Moeen Ali is the new man, presumably with license to have a whack. And meanwhile, the PM has confirmed that recreational cricket is back next weekend, or so I'm told

29.1
W
Wood to Crawley, OUT, hit on the back pad trying to work to leg, big shout, given! Looked good to the naked eye, smashed dead in front and Crawley trudges off after a useful cameo

Z Crawley lbw b Wood 34 (62m 43b 6x4 0x6) SR: 79.06

END OF OVER:
29 | 14 Runs | TS: 150/2

  • Zak Crawley34 (42b)
  • Ben Stokes32 (15b)
  • Dom Bess1-0-12-0
  • Mark Wood3-1-12-0
28.6
1
Bess to Crawley, 1 run, heaved up and over midwicket, Stokes doesn't bother running because he's sure it's four but it doesn't go, and they only get one as a result
28.5
2lb
Bess to Crawley, 2 leg byes, full on fifth stump, shapes to sweep and is beaten. It ricochets off a mixture of his and Buttler's pads to Burns at wide slip who throws to the non-striker's end with Stokes wandering down the pitch, and away for overthrows. Mayhem!

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Team Stokes 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st70JM BairstowDP Sibley
2nd27DP SibleyZ Crawley
3rd53BA StokesZ Crawley
4th7MM AliBA Stokes