up to the pads, swished up and over midwicket, that's the winning run, and welcome to international cricket, Chris Woakes. He looks the part, on that showing
Australia vs England, 1st T20I at Adelaide, , Jan 12 2011 - Match Result
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Adelaide, January 12, 2011, England tour of Australia
Match centre
Scorecard summary
Australia • 157/4(20 overs)
59 (31)
2/28 (4)
30 (28)
1/28 (4)
England • 158/9(20 overs)
43 (33)
4/15 (4)
27 (17)
1/27 (4)
end of over 204 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 158/9CRR: 7.90
Chris Woakes19 (15b 1x4 1x6)
Ajmal Shahzad0 (3b)
Shane Watson 4-0-15-4
Brett Lee 4-0-41-1
Anyhow, that's your lot for tonight. From Andrew Miller and Sahil Dutta, and Gnasher in Adelaide, it's goodnight, and see you on Friday. In the meantime, why not go and follow South Africa and India in Durban.
Woakes is sounding very calm and collected after his matchwinning effort - "never in doubt" he says. Collingwood says it was Andy Flower's call to push him up the order after "looking good in the nets". Which goes to show, that phrase isn't always an empty platitude.
Of Watson's assault on Swann, "that was pure hitting" says Collingwood. But the team did well to haul it back in.
Cameron White, on his first day of captaincy, says: "We weren't far away, but one or two things weren't 100%". Watson, meanwhile, is getting used to looking crestfallen after England games. "It was nice to contribute the way I did, but it doesn't matter how you perform if you don't get the team over the line."
As an Ipswich boy, Watson admits the Queensland floods have been at the front of his mind all week. The Adelaide crowd raised A$24,899 tonight, which will help.
The jubilation in England's dug-out was unbridled. They really really do care about winning everything at the moment. All that talk about the Ashes not being the be-all-and-end-all, it's actually possible to believe it.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Adelaide's Bradman Stand press box, Gnasher is having kittens as he writes, rewrites and rewrites again a match report that was looking so routine for 15 overs. It will appear here
Wow. That was epic. That is England's eighth successive Twenty20 victory, which is a new record for the format, and they are also unbeaten in all formats for 16 series and counting, regardless of what happens in the second match on Friday.
Spare a thought for poor Watto - 59 from 31 balls and 4 for 15, and he still couldn't finish on the right side. It's not been his season, clearly.
19.6
1
Watson to Woakes, 1 run
Paine is up to the stumps, everyone is on the one
England's bench thought they'd won there!
19.5
2
Watson to Woakes, 2 runs
cracking stroke! Firmly carved out to deep point, they rush back for two, and the scores are tied
The tension is palpable, as White juggles his field
19.4
1lb
Watson to Shahzad, 1 leg bye
he's off the strike, first job done. A cutter again, deflects off the thigh pad out to gully
He's been on the bench all through the Ashes, now ... is this his moment?
19.3
•
Watson to Shahzad, no run
full and straight, driven back to the bowler
19.2
•
Watson to Shahzad, no run
excellent delivery, a cutter, and Shahzad looks for the single but it's not there
Shahzad needs to get off the strike, first and foremost, and let the debutant Woakes sort things out
19.1
W
Watson to Swann, OUT
that's the way to lose it! Swann went for glory, with a hoist through the leg-side, but he's bowled middle stump!
Graeme Swann b Watson 6 (5b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 120
end of over 1911 runs
ENG: 154/8CRR: 8.10 • RRR: 4.00
Graeme Swann6 (4b)
Chris Woakes16 (13b 1x4 1x6)
Brett Lee 4-0-41-1
Shane Watson 3-0-12-3
18.6
3
Lee to Swann, 3 runs
clever work from Swann. All the field on the off-side, so he paddles an off-side delivery out towards deep square leg. It's England's to lose now ...
18.5
1
Lee to Woakes, 1 run
cut hard, straight down into the crease. So nearly chopped on, but it's another single as Lee attempts a two-footed tackle on the in-rushing Swann!
18.4
4
Lee to Woakes, FOUR runs
that's vital. A loose delivery, another full toss, and this time Woakes was onto it, cut hard through point
18.3
1
Lee to Swann, 1 run
another drive, elegant stroke, but the field is well set for Swann's off-side repertoire. Another single
18.2
1
Lee to Woakes, 1 run
driven hard into the covers, but that's just a single as the cover fielder tidies up
18.1
1
Lee to Swann, 1 run
thigh-high full-toss, but Swann is surprised by that and can't get it away
Lee to finish his spell ...
end of over 184 runs • 1 wicket
ENG: 143/8CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 7.50
Chris Woakes10 (10b 1x6)
Graeme Swann1 (1b)
Shane Watson 3-0-12-3
Shaun Tait 4-0-40-1
17.6
•
Watson to Woakes, no run
slower ball, hops over the top of a loose cut. A fine over, and Australia are right back in the mix ... and more!
17.5
1
Watson to Swann, 1 run
jabbed to third man, another sprightly single. Though another direct hit would have been out ...
17.4
1
Watson to Woakes, 1 run
poked down to third man
17.3
W
Watson to Bresnan, OUT
outside off, swished over the covers, but there's not enough bat on that, and Bresnan falls! Now this will test the mettle of England's tail
Tim Bresnan c Lee b Watson 11 (11b 1x4 0x6 21m) SR: 100
17.2
1
Watson to Woakes, 1 run
slower ball, dabbed to third man
17.1
1
Watson to Bresnan, 1 run
smacked to mid-on, another single to the cause
end of over 178 runs
ENG: 139/7CRR: 8.17 • RRR: 6.33
Chris Woakes8 (7b 1x6)
Tim Bresnan10 (9b 1x4)
Shaun Tait 4-0-40-1
Shane Watson 2-0-8-2
16.6
•
Tait to Woakes, no run
outside off, an air-shot, and the rate is back over a run a ball. Just ...
16.5
•
Tait to Woakes, no run
poked out to point, Smith steadied himself for a shy at the non-striker's end, but missed. That was gone for all money!
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AUS
59 runs (31)
6 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
sweep
18 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
94%
ENG
43 runs (33)
5 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
16 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
88%
Match details
| Adelaide Oval | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2010/11 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | England led the 2-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | T20I no. 197 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.05 start, First Session 19.05-20.25, Interval 20.25-20.45, Second Session 20.44-22.05 |
| Match days | 12 January 2011 - night (20-over match) |
| T20I debut | |
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