3rd Test: Australia vs West Indies at Sydney, Highlights

 3rd Test: Australia vs West Indies at Sydney, Highlights



  


    Current time 22:09 local, 11:09 GMT     Test Career
Batsmen     R     B     4s     6s     SR     This bowler     Last 10 ovs
Peter Nevill (rhb)     7     21     0     0     33.33     2 (12b)     7 (21b)
David Warner (lhb)     122     103     11     2     118.44     48 (40b)     20 (21b)
   
Mat     Runs     HS     Ave
10     280     66     28.00
49     4467     253     51.34
Bowlers     O     M     R     W     Econ     0s     4s     6s     This spell
Jomel Warrican (sla)     15.0     1     62     2     4.13     56     3     2     15-1-62-2
Kraigg Brathwaite (ob)     4.0     0     20     0     5.00     12     1     0     4-0-20-0
   
Mat     Wkts     BBI     Ave
4     11     4/67     46.27
27     8     6/29     39.50
Recent overs

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Current partnership 22 runs, 6.0 overs, RR: 3.66 (Nevill 7, Warner 15)

Last bat MR Marsh c Blackwood b Warrican 21 (53m 63b 2x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Fall of wicket 154/2 (31.6 ov); Partnership: 54 runs, 16.0 overs, RR: 3.37 (Warner 33, Marsh 21)

Umpire reviews remaining Australia 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); West Indies 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)

End of over 38 (3 runs) Australia 176/2

        PM Nevill 7 (21b 0x4 0x6)
        DA Warner 122 (103b 11x4 2x6)
        JA Warrican 15-1-62-2
        KC Brathwaite 4-0-20-0

4:50pm: Smith calls Warner and Nevill in. The players exchange handshakes. All over at the SCG. It's a draw, but Australia lift the Frank Worrell Trophy, having already sealed the series 2-0 in Melbourne.

Steve Smith collects the trophy. It's party time for the hosts. That is all we have for you. Brydon's report should be your next stop. Until next time, cheerio from all of us at ESPNcricinfo.

For Warner, it was fun and (card) games off the field over the last couple of days. Today, he had fun on the field, after rain relented, and lit up the fifth day with the fastest Test century at the SCG. He began bang, bang with successive fours (the first of which an all-run four) and hardly looked back. A mini-blast to end an otherwise frustrating rain-laden Test.

Steve Smith, the Australia captain: I think it has been a great summer. Voges summed it up well. We have scored 15 hundreds among six Tests and took 20 wickets four times. We have a great bunch of guys together. We are going to continue to get better and adapt to conditions across the world. India are a very good one-day side and it will be a tough series for us.

Jason Holder, the West Indies captain: We got better as the series went on. I thought Darreb Bravo had a decent series for us. We have to learn quickly. Most of us have not played much international cricket. We will have to adapt quicker. Captaincy is hard work but I am trying to enjoy it. Special thanks to Richie Richardson, it is his last match for us. I want to thank him for his contribution as a player as well as manager.

Adam Voges is the Player of the Series. He will receive the Richie Benaud medal from Daphne Benaud

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Voges, the inaugural Richie Benaud medalist: Huge honour to be the first one to win the award. It has been an amazing 12 months. It has been great fun since Dominica and I am enjoying it. It has been a great summer and I am just glad to be part of it. I don't have a choice. I am the old man by a fair bit. Under Steve's leadership, we have gelled well. Tough to pick the best innings. I enjoyed Hobart but the hundred against NZ at Perth at home has to be my favourite.

David Warner, the Player of the Match: Not at all (did he know whether he was the fastest Test centurion at the SCG?). Smithy wanted us to be the No.1 Test nation across formats. I spoke to Rogers before, the way I worked my game against England. That has helped me to score runs this summer. It is great to have the family around. Hopefully, we can beat India on home soil. I thank the fans for your patience.

O'Keefe: 22 years ago, I walked to play some milo cricket. To get out here, I had a nice home cheer. I really enjoyed my time, it is such a prestige to wear the baggy green again. To get three wickets and bowl in tandem with Lyon, it is a cliche, it was a dream come true. I felt a bit more relaxed on the fifth day and hats off to the young lads and support lads who made me feel at home.

Hazlewood: The three middle days were disappointing. Moving forward, we are in a good position. We are a little bit fatigued. Good to get through six Tests. Adelaide was the highlight of the summer.

37.6

Warrican to Nevill, no run, quicker and outside off, kept out
37.5

Warrican to Nevill, 2 runs, slides on outside off, square-cut away for a couple
37.4

Warrican to Nevill, no run, flighted, blocked on the off stump
37.3

Warrican to Warner, 1 run, darted on the leg stump, driven to long-on for one
37.2

Warrican to Warner, no run, slides on middle, forward and pushed back to Warrican
37.1

Warrican to Warner, no run, pushed through on the pads from around the wicket, 94.1ks, defended

Smith at the front of the change room.

End of over 37 (1 run) Australia 173/2

        PM Nevill 5 (18b 0x4 0x6)
        DA Warner 121 (100b 11x4 2x6)
        KC Brathwaite 4-0-20-0
        JA Warrican 14-1-59-2

36.6

KC Brathwaite to Nevill, no run, flatter ball on off, blocked on the back foot to end the over
36.5

KC Brathwaite to Nevill, no run, forward and squirted to short leg off an inside snick
36.4

KC Brathwaite to Nevill, no run, skiddy ball around off, deflected behind to the right of Ramdin
36.3

KC Brathwaite to Nevill, no run, spins back in, defended
36.2

KC Brathwaite to Nevill, no run, slides on a fourth-stump line, defensively dropped in front of point

Warner inspects the bottom of his bat, which makes me suspect he did not time that pulled hit

36.1

KC Brathwaite to Warner, 1 run, 100.5ks, short ball on middle. Pulled to deep midwicket

End of over 36 (1 run) Australia 172/2

       
Warrican to Nevill, no run, length and turns away, guided towards point
35.5

Warrican to Nevill, no run, nicely flighted on off. Nevill keeps it out
35.4

Warrican to Nevill, no run, drifts in on middle, poked to second slip, does not carry
35.3

Warrican to Nevill, no run, dangled up on off, forward and pushed to mid-off
35.2

Warrican to Nevill, no run, Nevill ventures back and blocks this loopy ball
35.1

Warrican to Warner, 1 run, non-turning ball on middle, Warner goes low and sweeps over square leg

End of over 35 (5 runs) Australia 171/2

        PM Nevill 5 (8b 0x4 0x6)
        DA Warner 119 (98b 11x4 2x6)
        KC Brathwaite 3-0-19-0
        JA Warrican 13-1-58-2

34.6

KC Brathwaite to Nevill, no run, Nevill gets across to block to the leg side now
34.5

KC Brathwaite to Nevill, no run, slid through on off, defended on the back foot
34.4

KC Brathwaite to Warner, 1 run, slammed from outside off to long-on. Just a single, though
34.3

KC Brathwaite to Warner, 2 runs, pitched further up and width outside off, creamed past cover
34.2

KC Brathwaite to Warner, 2 runs, short ball outside off, pulled strongly to deep midwicket
34.1

KC Brathwaite to Warner, no run, hurled outside off, close to 100ks, slash and a miss

End of over 34 (1 run) Australia 166/2

        PM Nevill 5 (6b 0x4 0x6)
        DA Warner 114 (94b 11x4 2x6)
        JA Warrican 13-1-58-2
        KC Brathwaite 2-0-14-0

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2nd Test: South Africa v England at Cape Town

   

2nd Test: South Africa v England at Cape Town
England 629/6d
South Africa 199/2 (72.0 ov)
South Africa trail by 430 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
South Africa RR 2.76
Last 10 ovs 25/0 RR 2.50
Min overs remaining 61
Lunch - Day 3     Current time 12:46 local, 10:46 GMT     Test Career
Batsmen     R     B     4s     6s     SR     This bowler     Last 10 ovs
Hashim Amla (rhb)     91     208     14     0     43.75     13 (17b)     16 (28b)
AB de Villiers (rhb)     56     141     8     0     39.71     5 (23b)     9 (32b)
   
Mat     Runs     HS     Ave
90     6998     311*     50.71
104     8006     278*     51.65
Bowlers     O     M     R     W     Econ     0s     4s     6s     This spell
Ben Stokes (rfm)     9.0     2     29     1     3.22     42     4     0     3-1-9-0
Moeen Ali (ob)     18.0     5     45     0     2.50     88     5     1     9-4-15-0
   
Mat     Wkts     BBI     Ave
21     47     6/36     40.42
21     61     6/67     36.40
Recent overs

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Current partnership 114 runs, 47.1 overs, RR: 2.41 (Amla 57, de Villiers 56)

Last bat D Elgar c Compton b Stokes 44 (107m 71b 6x4 1x6) SR: 61.97

Fall of wicket 85/2 (24.5 ov); Partnership: 78 runs, 22.2 overs, RR: 3.49 (Amla 34, Elgar 43)

Umpire reviews remaining South Africa 2 (1 successful, 0 unsuccessful); England 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)

End of over 72 (2 runs) South Africa 199/2

        AB de Villiers 56 (141b 8x4 0x6)
        HM Amla 91 (208b 14x4 0x6)
        BA Stokes 9-2-29-1
        MM Ali 18-5-45-0

12.30pm: The calm after the storm in Cape Town. SA totted up a modest 58 runs in the session but didn't lose a wicket - aided by Anderson's drop of Amla - which will give them great heart. This partnership is becoming ticklish for England but they still sit on a mighty advantage and will have to continue with the patience game. Still, we can't have blistering run-scoring all the time... "Sweets grown common lose their dear delight," as Bill Shakespeare once said. Join us again for another helping in 30 minutes.

71.6

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, pitched up in the channel outside off stump, de Villiers watches it through - and that will be lunch, with South Africa making a solid start to the day
71.5

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, another short ball, dabbed down into the ground again
71.4

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Stokes to de Villiers, no run, back of a length, de Villiers hops into line and defends

"I hoped that Amla would get to his century before lunch time, but now I hope at least he would get to 7000 before lunch," whimpers Chandrasekhar. This might well be the final over before the interval... In which case, he's running out of opportunities

71.3

Stokes to de Villiers, 2 runs, shortish, at the body and deflected down to fine leg for a couple
71.2

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, gets across and shoulders arms again
71.1

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, lets this one go in the channel outside off

"Note the absence of Bradman on that 8000 runs list. As soon as his weakness against Eric Hollies was exposed, he conveniently retired from all formats of the game," chuckles David

End of over 71 (2 runs) South Africa 197/2

        AB de Villiers 54 (135b 8x4 0x6)
        HM Amla 91 (208b 14x4 0x6)
        MM Ali 18-5-45-0
        BA Stokes 8-2-27-1

"Am I right in thinking England have dropped three catches so far: Root, Taylor and Jimmy all guilty, and caught one (Stokes)? That's quite a poor catch to drop ratio..." It certainly won't help them win, Mitch_A. Although, if I'm thinking about the right one, the Taylor chance was barely a chance at all

70.6

Ali to de Villiers, 1 run, length delivery, goes back and punches into the ground through mid-on for one
70.5

Ali to de Villiers, no run, pushed through on off stump, safely negotiated once more

short leg moves to silly point

70.4

Ali to de Villiers, no run, flatter, gets into line and blocks softly again
70.3

Ali to de Villiers, no run, over the wicket, tossed up and defended with head bowed over the bat
70.2

Ali to Amla, 1 run, goes back in the crease and taps the ball through point for one
70.1

Ali to Amla, no run, flighted, across the batsman from round the wicket, left alone

End of over 70 (maiden) South Africa 195/2

        AB de Villiers 53 (131b 8x4 0x6)
        HM Amla 90 (206b 14x4 0x6)
        BA Stokes 8-2-27-1
        MM Ali 17-5-43-0

"What's big fuss about Stokes' hundred...it's a road he did it on." Still got to do the mileage, Peter. It was pedal to the metal stuff

69.6

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, gets across his stumps and defends on the back foot
69.5

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, very full, trying to tempt de Villiers... he won't be seduced by the fiery redhead, however
69.4

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, stations himself on off stump and again watches the ball fly through
69.3

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, lets this one go in the channel outside off
69.2

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, de Villiers shuffles into line and defends on off stump
69.1

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, fullish, 135kph and chopped into the ground

End of over 69 (maiden) South Africa 195/2

        HM Amla 90 (206b 14x4 0x6)
        AB de Villiers 53 (125b 8x4 0x6)
        MM Ali 17-5-43-0
        BA Stokes 7-1-27-1

AB in Switzerland: "It seems as if the readers with short attention spans think SA are batting slowly. Looking at the worm provided by Cricinfo, the run rates are pretty similar at this stage in the innings. Once Root left the stage, did Stokes rev the run counter." Confirmation bias, AB, people seeing what they want to. Well batted, by the way

68.6

Ali to Amla, no run, Amla gets on to the front foot and blocks
68.5

Ali to Amla, no run, flighted, turned to the leg side, can't get it through the ring
68.4

Ali to Amla, no run, tossed up and defended coming forwards
68.3

Ali to Amla, no run, stays in the crease, nudges the ball down into the ground towards short leg
68.2

Ali to Amla, no run, leans into a forward defensive
68.1

Ali to Amla, no run, tossed up and punched back to the left of the bowler

Here we go: AB is joint-15th on the list to 8000 runs, level with Michael Clarke

End of over 68 (7 runs) South Africa 195/2

        AB de Villiers 53 (125b 8x4 0x6)
        HM Amla 90 (200b 14x4 0x6)
        BA Stokes 7-1-27-1
        MM Ali 16-4-43-0

67.6

Stokes to de Villiers, no run, AB jumps into line and defends around off stump
67.5

Stokes to Amla, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, softly dropped into a gap a square leg
67.4

Stokes to de Villiers, 1 run, turns over the strike by staying on top of the bounce and nurdling to leg
67.3

Stokes to Amla, 1 run, touch short of a length, goes back and tucks one to midwicket
67.2

Stokes to Amla, FOUR, spanked through the covers, Amla presses on to the front foot and cracks four
67.1

Stokes to Amla, no run, shortish, defended from the crease outside off

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Scorer: M Venkat Raghav

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