Australia vs England, 1st Test, The Ashes, 2017-18 - Player PerformanceAUS vs ENG, 1st Test, The Ashes, 2017-18 - Player Performance
In This Match
Nathan Lyon
9 & DNB•2-78 & 3-67
130.3
WLyon c Cook b Root
Root to Lyon, out Caught by Cook!! No joy just relief for Root as he high fives with his teammates. Turns from middle and leg and Lyon fails to keep the tuck down, carries to leg-slip who gets low in front to snaffle it. Smith walks out with everyone around giving him a standing ovation. Lyon c Cook b Root 9(22) [4s-1]
Nathan Lyon vs Bowlers
Nathan LyonTest
In The Ashes, 2017-18
Stats
Value
Matches
5
Innings
5
Runs
37
22
Balls
76
HS
14
22
Avg
9.25
SR
48.68
Not Out
1
Dots
62
Fours
4
21
Sixes
1
7
Fifties
0
Hundreds
0
Nineties
0
Ducks
1
Commentary
130.3W
Root to Lyon, out Caught by Cook!! No joy just relief for Root as he high fives with his teammates. Turns from middle and leg and Lyon fails to keep the tuck down, carries to leg-slip who gets low in front to snaffle it. Smith walks out with everyone around giving him a standing ovation. Lyon c Cook b Root 9(22) [4s-1]
130.2
Root to Lyon, no run, flicked off the front foot to mid-wicket
130.1
Root to Smith, 1 run, flatter ball. Tucked behind square on the on-side
129.5
Woakes to Smith, 1 run, fuller outside off. Smith stays leg-side and cracks the drive to deep extra cover
128.5
Root to Smith, 1 run, works to the left of the man at short fine leg for a a single
128.2
Root to Lyon, no run, tossed up ball. Defended to cover
128.1
Root to Smith, 1 run, round the wicket and on the legs. Smith whips through square leg
127.5
Woakes to Lyon, no run, back of a length delivery. Lyon gets across and tucks towards mid-on
127.4
Woakes to Lyon, no run, fullish ball on the middle and leg. Lyon push-drives to mid-on
127.34
Woakes to Lyon, FOUR, isn't he rubbing it in? Short ball, Lyon pulls it and places wide of the man at fine leg
127.2
Woakes to Lyon, no run, length ball again. Kept out from the crease
127.1
Woakes to Lyon, no run, short ball. Lyon gets tall on the back foot to defend to mid-on
126.64
J Ball to Smith, FOUR, gets a four to cap off the over. Fuller and too straight - just where Smith wanted it to be. Was waiting on the back foot and drove it between mid-off and mid-on
126.3
J Ball to Smith, 1 run, on the middle and leg. Smith clips to fine leg and takes the single
126.1
J Ball to Lyon, no run, Lyon gets nicely on the front foot and defends back to Ball
125.6
Woakes to Smith, no run, this is smart from Woakes. Knew Smith would have been looking to retain the strike and hence he fired it down leg. Smith was moving across and did not have much time to put bat to that
124.5
J Ball to Lyon, no run, too wide outside off to get Lyon interested in it
124.4
J Ball to Smith, 1 run, short ball. Smith gets across and pulls to deep backward square leg
123.5
Broad to Lyon, no run, fuller ball outside off. Lyon drives off the meat of the bat to mid-off
123.4
Broad to Lyon, no run, length ball outside off. Lyon covers the stumps and leaves
123.3
Broad to Smith, 1 run, stays on the leg-side and lets the ball come to him, flicked to deep backward square leg
122.5
Moeen Ali to Lyon, no run, pushed off the back foot to mid-wicket
