Australia vs England, 1st Test, The Ashes, 2017-18 - Player PerformanceAUS vs ENG, 1st Test, The Ashes, 2017-18 - Player Performance
In This Match
Sir Alastair Cook
2 & 7
3.3
WCook c Starc b Hazlewood
Hazlewood to Cook, out Caught by Starc!! It's a shocker from Cook. I can't believe he's gone for it so early. Wasn't he watching Smith bat standing from the cordon? Hazlewood banged this ball short and got it to rise around Cook's right ear, he could have ignored that by swaying out or ducking under the ball, but the instincts took over and he went for the hook shot, wasn't in a great position and a top edge resulted. It was pretty healthy and carried all the way to fine leg, who moved to his left and took a tumbling catch. Australia have already prised out a massive wicket with the slender lead that they have got. Cook c Starc b Hazlewood 7(13) [4s-1]
Sir Alastair CookTest
In The Ashes, 2017-18
Stats
Value
Matches
5
Innings
9
Runs
376
6
Balls
748
HS
244
1
Avg
47.00
8
SR
50.27
6
Not Out
1
Dots
540
Fours
39
7
Sixes
0
Fifties
0
Hundreds
1
4
Nineties
0
Ducks
0
Commentary
3.3W
Hazlewood to Cook, out Caught by Starc!! It's a shocker from Cook. I can't believe he's gone for it so early. Wasn't he watching Smith bat standing from the cordon? Hazlewood banged this ball short and got it to rise around Cook's right ear, he could have ignored that by swaying out or ducking under the ball, but the instincts took over and he went for the hook shot, wasn't in a great position and a top edge resulted. It was pretty healthy and carried all the way to fine leg, who moved to his left and took a tumbling catch. Australia have already prised out a massive wicket with the slender lead that they have got. Cook c Starc b Hazlewood 7(13) [4s-1]
3.2
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, full and angled across outside off stump, Cook was just ball-watching on that occasion
3.1
Hazlewood to Cook, no run, short of length on the stumps, Cook defends off the back foot
2.6
Starc to Stoneman, no run, 144.4kph alright, but he's not able to control the line as he tries hard for pace, wayward full ball outside off stump, ignored by the batsman
2.34
Starc to Cook, FOUR, soft hands on the defence and the outside edge runs away between third slip and gully. Length delivery just outside off stump, the ball just leaves the batsman and Cook gets a lucky boundary
2.2
Starc to Cook, 2 runs, shortish and on the leg stump, worked away through backward square leg, Cook opens his account
2.1
Starc to Cook, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Cook tucks it to mid-wicket
1.6
Hazlewood to Stoneman, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Stoneman defends off the front foot
0.5
Starc to Cook, no run, bit of tail back in this time, the bat turns in Cook's hands as he tries to on-drive
0.4
Starc to Cook, no run, fullish outswinger close to the off stump, Starc is keeping Cook honest, watchfully defends
0.3
Starc to Cook, no run, spot on from Starc. Full, just shaping away, on the off stump, drawing the batsman, Cook is up for it though. Forward-blocked to mid-on
0.2
Starc to Cook, no run, back of a length and wide outside off stump, ignored
0.1
Starc to Cook, no run, appeal for caught behind straightaway. A length ball down the leg-side from Starc, Cook was very tentative in his attempted glance, fails to make contact with the bat, ball brushed the thigh pad
