Australia Tour Of England And Ireland, 1St Investec Test

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Johnson to Root, 1 run

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End of over 23 (12 runs) England 88/3

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12.03pm And that is lunch. Excellent session for Australia; I don't think too many would have predicted they would pick up three wickets when they saw the lack of bounce early on, but some good, searching bowling from all the bowlers. England came back late in the session, plenty of eye-catching shots in Root's little counterattack. He'll resume on 33 and the rather less flashy Gary Ballance on 28 when the post-lunch session begins.

[SeelamleniAunty]

Eng gallu ee series kuda odipotharemo 

[mahesh1]

Welcome back. Gnasher with you for the start of the afternoon. England went into the break feeling a little better about things, but those three early wickets have given Australia a good head start. Josh Hazlewood will resume...

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Hazlewood to Root, 3 runs, dropped short, Root quickly onto the pull, sees it early, drags it wide of mid-on and it isn't quite timed as well as his drives before lunch

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Hazlewood to Root, FOUR, takes advantage of some width with a strong, slashing square cut which places wide of point...he hasn't held back on any of them

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Hundred up for Mitchell J, which the crowd has just noticed

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Richard Dixon: "I hope the crowd was sporting and applauded Johnson's century." They have noted it

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David Baker: "I thought the crowd were applauding the nice way Broad brought up his 2,300 runs in Test Cricket..."

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Starc to Ali, FOUR, going England's way at the moment! Moeen reaches fifty but it was a streaky boundary, driving a full delivery and an inside edge skims past leg stump to fine leg

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End of over 96 (9 runs) England 385/7

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50 up for Moeen Ali

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James: "This partnership doing an excellent job for England, particularly in the "Winding up the Mitchells" department (as dangerous against Australia as it is in EastEnders!)."