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Blair Tickner to Doheny, out Caught by Devon Conway!! It's the short ball once again. Blair Tickner has his fourth. Sharp bumper angled in at the batter, Doheny decided to fend it but the extra bounce was always going to cause him problems. It hit the splice and spooned up towards gully where Conway took an sharp catch diving forward. This is Tickner's third 4th wicket haul in Test cricket and he will be keen to get a five-for now. Doheny c Devon Conway b Blair Tickner 57(117) [4s-9]

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, length delivery on off, defended off the back foot

Daryl Mitchell to Doheny, no run, looked like a proper half-volley, Doheny drives but can't beat the fieldsman at mid-off to his left

Daryl Mitchell to Doheny, no run, full on off, Doheny prods across and blocks into the off-side

Daryl Mitchell to Doheny, no run, swinging away from a fuller length outside off, no shot offered

Daryl Mitchell to Doheny, no run, good length just outside off, Doheny looks for a tap-and-run single but his partner wasn't. Sent back!

Daryl Mitchell to Doheny, no run, pitched up swinging away outside off, left alone to the keeper

Daryl Mitchell to Doheny, no run, full ball on off, Doheny defends it into the off-side

Blair Tickner to Doheny, 1 run, back of a length on leg stump, worked away off the hip to the left of deep square leg

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short ball angled down leg, Doheny doesn't bother with it

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, 3 runs, excellent timing and placement from Doheny. He flicked the full ball in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket. A long chase for Tickener and the big man manages to haul the ball back inches inside the ropes

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, back of a length just outside off, Doheny gets across and taps it to the right of mid-on

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, bumper on the stumps, left alone to the keeper

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, good length just outside off, Doheny pushes it into the off-side with soft hands

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, length delivery outside off, Doheny gets a soft leading edge on the push to backward point

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of length on off, Doheny hops and defends it into the surface

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, full ball in the testing channel outside off, Doheny seeks to drive and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, 2 runs, good length on middle and leg, Doheny walks across and flicks it along the ground through mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, looks to push and gets it off the outside edge to gully

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of a length outside off, Doheny opens the bat face and punches it to cover

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short on the stumps, Doheny ignores it to the keeper

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, FOUR, maiden fifty in Test match cricket for Stephen Doheny. He gets there with a thumping pull through mid-wicket and acknowledges the applause from the crowd. A moment he will remember for a long, long time...

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, length delivery on the stumps, a gentle push into the leg-side

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, back of a length drifting down the leg-side, Doheny misses the flick but the keeper does well to put in a full length dive to his left - to prevent byes

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, full ball on off, driven straight back to the bowler

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, good length keeps a touch low on off, patted back to the bowler

Ben Sears to Doheny, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, nudged away into the mid-wicket pocket

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, length delivery in the fourth stump channel, Doheny hops back and knocks it into the leg-side

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, yorker length around off, Doheny pushes it off the cue end to the left of mid-on

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full outside off, Doheny taps the drive to the right of the diving fielder (Conway) at gully

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Doheny doesn't bother with it

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball sliding down leg, Doheny looks for a tickle, but, no luck...

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, leg byes, 1 run, optimistic appeal for leg before, but was that sliding down leg? Could be. Angled in and beat Doheny on the inside-edge, deflected off the front pad towards square leg

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, good length in the channel outside off, left alone

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short ball on leg stump, Doheny sits under it

Ben Sears to Doheny, 3 runs, this full ball had width and allows Doheny to drive crisply through covers, bringing up his highest score in Test cricket in the process

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball curving in towards off, Doheny toe-ends the drive back to the bowler

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, looks to leave, but the ball skids off the surface and hits the splice before travelling towards the man at gully

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, pitched up on middle and leg, Doheny drives to the left of mid-on

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full and keeps low just outside off, Doheny looks to push and gets beaten on the inside-edge. Wasn't far from off stump either...

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, seaming away with extra bounce outside off, Doheny pokes and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full delivery keeps low outside off, Doheny lets it pass

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, fuller on off, Doheny gets across and clips to short mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, third successive maiden. Smith gets the ball to rise sharply in the outside off channel, Doheny plays inside the line and lets it go

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, good length on off, Doheny blocks it off the back foot

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, in the teasing channel outside off stump, Doheny lifts his bat and lets it go

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, good length keeps a fraction low just outside off, Doheny nudges it with soft hands into the leg-side

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, sharp bumper on the stumps, Doheny allows the ball to come to him and fends it off the splice near his feet

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, lifter angling down leg, Doheny half-ducks and lets it go

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, good length delivery outside off, shoots off the deck, Doheny lets it through. Four maidens in a row for Nathan Smith, brilliant consistency from him

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, Nathan Smith goes wider of the crease and swings in a full delivery from outside off, Doheny pushes at it tentatively and gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, fullish delivery around off, swinging away, Doheny leans ahead a bit and eases it towards covers

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, short of length delivery seaming in from outside off, Doheny lifts his bat skywards to allow it through

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, back of a length around off, pushed from the crease towards point

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, short of length on off, Doheny rises with the bounce and defends it towards covers

Blair Tickner to Doheny, 3 runs, full delivery swinging towards the pads, Doheny drives it through mid-on. The chase is on and the fielder keeps the batters to three runs

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, a bouncer angling down leg, Doheny ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, shortish delivery angling in from around off, Doheny hops and taps it with an open bat-face to gully

Blair Tickner to Doheny, FOUR, nicely played! Shortish and some room on offer, Doheny gets on top of the bounce and punches it crisply past the right side of the diving backward point fielder

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, short of length delivery seaming in on middle and off, Doheny hops and blocks it in front of him

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, short of length on off, keeps a bit low, Doheny adjusts in his stance to keep it out

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, a bouncer on off, Doheny ducks under it

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, pitched up outside off, driven off the inner half to mid-on

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, hard length delivery on off, Doheny covers the line and defends it towards covers

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, fullish delivery around off, Doheny leans ahead a bit and taps it with an open bat-face to backward point. Good start from Smith, a maiden

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, full delivery shaping in on off, Doheny flicks it to mid-wicket

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, short of length outside off, shaping away, Stephen Doheny shoulders his arms to it

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, beaten! Pitched up outside off, some nibble in the air, Stephen Doheny goes for an expansive drive down the ground but misses

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, fullish delivery shaping in a bit from outside off this time, Doheny lifts his bat skywards and makes an assured leave

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, full delivery outside off, swinging away, Doheny keeps his bat inside the line and lets it through

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, length delivery just outside off, Doheny steps back and negates it into the leg-side

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length keeps low just outside off, blocked into the covers

Ben Sears to Doheny, FOUR, short and wide of off, Doheny hops back and cuts it in the gap square past backward point to his right. The quick outfield takes care of the rest...

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball on leg stump, Doheny flicks and picks out mid-wicket

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, pitched up outside off, Doheny drives crisply but fails to beat the diving fielder at short extra cover to his right

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full on off, Doheny pushes it into the off-side with soft hands

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, skiddy length delivery on off, Doheny responds with a straight bat

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, length delivery just outside off, Doheny defends it with soft hands

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length just outside off, Doheny camps back and taps to gully

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length on off, blocked from the crease

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, back of a length outside off, stabbed away to the right of cover

Blair Tickner to Doheny, FOUR, width on offer and Doheny takes full toll of it, Stands tall and slashes it past backward point's left with an air of authority

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, length delivery keeps low on off, Doheny holds his shape and blocks it out

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, extra bounce on this length delivery outside off, Doheny looks to defend and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Doheny, 2 runs, good length on off, Doheny hops and tucks it into the mid-wicket pocket for a couple of runs

Ben Sears to Doheny, FOUR, full and straight, Doheny with a firm drive down the ground. Timed it well enough to get the ball racing past the non-striker to his left

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, full ball swinging away late outside off, Doheny shapes up to play straight and gets beaten on the outside-edge

Ben Sears to Doheny, no run, good length keeps a touch low just outside off, Doheny hops and smothers into the off-side

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, full and closer to off, Doheny pushes and slices it off the outside half to gully

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, shaping away from a fuller length outside off, Doheny lifts his bat and lets it go

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, short of length outside off, left alone to the keeper

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, back of a length on off, Doheny taps it into the off-side with soft hands

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, full again, Doheny drives off the front foot to cover

Blair Tickner to Doheny, no run, full delivery with a hint of away shape in the sixth stump channel, Doheny pokes and misses

Nathan Smith to Doheny, 1 run, pulls the length back and darts it around leg stump, Doheny gets an inside-edge onto pad that rolls wide of square leg

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, pitched up outside off, Doheny drives and finds the fielder at cover

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, full ball swings in late outside off, Doheny shoulders arms

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, skiddy length delivery that curls in late and whispers past the off stump. Doheny, though, left it on length

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, full on off stump, Doheny drives with a closed bat face to mid-on

Nathan Smith to Doheny, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Doheny opens the bat face and eases the drive to the left of the man at cover

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, good length on off, Doheny with a solid forward block into the off-side

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, fuller in length outside off, Doheny lets it go

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of length delivery, tucked to mid-wicket

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, lovely bowling! On a good length outside off, shaping in, Doheny gets squared up as his bat comes down at an angle. He tries to block but gets beaten on the outside edge

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, fuller in length outside off, some nibble in the air, Doheny pushes at it tentatively and gets an inside-edge onto the pads

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, no run, short of length delivery seaming in on off, Doheny hangs back in defence

Zakary Foulkes to Doheny, FOUR, uppish but just wide of mid-wicket! On a back of a length in line of the stumps, Stephen Doheny hops and tucks it uppishly. The fielder dives to his right but it evades his outstretched hand

Nathan Smith to Doheny, 3 runs, length delivery around off, Doheny works it nicely through mid-wicket. The fielder from mid-on gives it a long hard chase and saves a run for his side

Nathan Smith to Doheny, FOUR, the runs are flowing for Ireland! Shortish and some room on offer, Stephen Doheny slashes it uppishly past the right side of gully to pick up back-to- back boundaries

Nathan Smith to Doheny, FOUR, just wide of gully! On a length on off, straightens after pitching, Doheny is squared up in his stance. He pushes at it and gets an outside edge past the left side of gully

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, short of length outside off, Doheny moves his bat inside the line to allow it through

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, length delivery outside off, swinging away, Doheny doesn't fiddle with it

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, beauty! Pitched up outside off, swinging away appreciably, Stephen Doheny has a feel for it and gets beaten on the outside edge

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, back of a length on off, shaping away a touch, Doheny hangs back and blocks it towards point

Nathan Smith to Doheny, no run, short of length outside off, moving away a bit, Doheny lets it through

Nathan Smith to Doheny, FOUR, Doheny avoids a pair! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Stephen Doheny leans ahead and creams the drive through extra cover to get off the mark in style