21/09Live
2nd ODI, Australia tour of England at Leeds, Sep 21 2024
England require 172 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

6.29

Required Run Rate

RRR

4.97

Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 5 Ov (RR)

25/0 (5)

21/09Live
2nd ODI, Australia tour of England at Leeds, Sep 21 2024
England require 172 runs

Current Run Rate

CRR

6.29

Required Run Rate

RRR

4.97

Last 5 Ov (Run Rate)

Last 5 Ov (RR)

25/0 (5)

19.1
1
Maxwell to Bethell, 1 run, round the wicket, slides back and across, worked to long-on

Zampa takes a blow after one over. Here's Maxi

END OF OVER:
19 | 1 Run | ENG: 110/5 (161 runs required from 31 overs, RR: 5.78, RRR: 5.19)

  • Jamie Smith28 (39b)
  • Jacob Bethell22 (28b)
  • Mitchell Starc7-0-44-2
  • Adam Zampa1-0-3-0
18.6
0
Starc to Smith, no run, sticks in the pitch, climbing into another front-foot block on off stump. Starc keeping it typically tight

Sasi Kiran: "I see Kaif (Jamie) and Yuvraj (Bethell) of England in the making. #Natwest series India vs England"... well, that'd be something

18.5
0
Starc to Smith, no run, poked into the off-side on the front foot
18.4
0
Starc to Smith, no run, head over the ball, solid presentation of bat down the line of middle stump

Sarah: "England also choose the team at how tall bowlers are or if Stokes struggled in the nets against them…and vibes. " Oh yes, vibes... vibes and ceilings. What more do you need?

18.3
0
Starc to Smith, no run, high hands, pushed through the line to the on-side
18.2
0
Starc to Smith, no run, pushed across the right-hander, on a full length, shaping back in at the stumps, soft hands into the covers
18.1
1
Starc to Bethell, 1 run, full length, outside off, jabbed down to short third with an open-faced steer

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs | ENG: 109/5 (162 runs required from 32 overs, RR: 6.05, RRR: 5.06)

  • Jamie Smith28 (34b)
  • Jacob Bethell21 (27b)
  • Adam Zampa1-0-3-0
  • Mitchell Starc6-0-43-2
17.6
0
Zampa to Smith, no run, fuller length, grips and straightens to thump the pad, but that is leg-sided
17.5
1
Zampa to Bethell, 1 run, good use of the feet again, flicked to the on-side
17.4
1
Zampa to Smith, 1 run, looks for the big heave over the leg-side, but that skids onto his blade too quickly, and it's miscue to long-off
17.3
0
Zampa to Smith, no run, flicked off the toes to the on-side

David: "All the best to him today, but, looking at Jacob Bethell's career stats is rather mystifying... which line of these figures is the one that got the selectors excited?" England don't look at stats any more, only "ceilings"

17.2
0
Zampa to Smith, no run, tossed up, drawn forward to push to the off-side
17.1
1
Zampa to Bethell, 1 run, steps into the length immediately, and clips with the spin to long-on

Right, it will be Zampa. Crucial passage of play. Bethell played him well in the T20s

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | ENG: 106/5 (165 runs required from 33 overs, RR: 6.23, RRR: 5.00)

  • Jamie Smith27 (30b)
  • Jacob Bethell19 (25b)
  • Mitchell Starc6-0-43-2
  • Aaron Hardie5-2-17-2

RickyB: "England only need about 5 an over. Keep ticking over, low risk. I have faith in these two. "

16.6
0
Starc to Smith, no run, climbs past the shoulder of the bat, angled across the right-hander. Good riposte
16.5
6
Starc to Smith, SIX, heaved mightily off the legs! Smith is such a nailer of the short ball, rising into his ribs and hoisted up and over square leg! No attempt to keep that down

SimonR: "These two still well in touch with the require RR - which was never very high. The mystery is why England higher order batsmen did not understand that and bat accordingly"

16.4
1
Starc to Bethell, 1 run, yorker length, swinging into the toes, stabbed to the leg side... the hundred is up, from 100 deliveries in fact. Just another 200 to play with then...
16.3
0
Starc to Bethell, no run, very straight, full length again, eased to mid-on
16.2
0
Starc to Bethell, no run, tight line from over the wicket, defended on off-stump back down the pitch
16.1
1
Starc to Smith, 1 run, very full, driven with an open face on an off-stump line, skews in the air for a while through the covers

Starc is back, Zampa waits in the wings for now

END OF OVER:
16 | 4 Runs | ENG: 98/5 (173 runs required from 34 overs, RR: 6.12, RRR: 5.08)

  • Jacob Bethell18 (22b)
  • Jamie Smith20 (27b)
  • Aaron Hardie5-2-17-2
  • Josh Hazlewood6-0-44-1

Scanners: "I only got to watch short highlights of the first ODI, and it seemed that the England batters got out to a succession of golf driving-range shots, being caught in the V. There is still room for fast accumulators like Joe Root"

15.6
0
Hardie to Bethell, no run, eased out to cover on the front foot
15.5
0
Hardie to Bethell, no run, head over the ball on the front foot and blocked to cover
15.4
1
Hardie to Smith, 1 run, eased off the front foot into the covers

Choomba: "England currently have 2 players attempting to stitch together a partnership upwards of 100, and their respective best scores in ODIs are 23 and 35 respectively". It is, you might say, a design flaw. Neither man has so much as a List A hundred either

15.3
1
Hardie to Bethell, 1 run, tighter into the pads, nudged off the legs to square leg
15.2
0
Hardie to Bethell, no run, fired out wide, on a full length, Bethell slaps his drive into the covers
15.2
1w
Hardie to Bethell, 1 wide, fired past the legs. Every little helps...

Australia 1st innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st46TM HeadMW Short
2nd18MR MarshMW Short
3rd25SPD SmithMR Marsh
4th14MR MarshM Labuschagne