1.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, gets a full wide delivery first up, easy to leave it alone

1.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, another leave well outside off

1.5

Lakmal to Marsh, 1 run, first runs for Australia, off an edge! This is outside off again, but Marsh has a poke at it. The soft hands mean it falls short of second slip, and they take a single from the ricochet

2.1

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, slight swing away from the left-hand batsman, but it starts wide outside off, so it is left alone

2.2

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, oh what a beaut. What an absolute ripper. Angling in towards off, pitches short of a length, around off, and then goes away against the angle. Squares Marsh up. Misses the edge not by much

2.3

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, this starts wider out, and is left alone

2.4

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, this one angles in towards off, pushed to mid-on

2.5

Welegedara to Marsh, 1 run, clips away a length ball off the pads for a single

3.1

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, starts the second over well, on a length, the fourth-stump line, pushed to mid-off

3.2

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, defended solidly back to the bowler

3.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, starts wide outside off now, and is left alone

3.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, swing for Lakmal too, but this starts too straight, and moves down the leg side

3.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, this one moves the other way, pitches outside leg, seams away towards just outside off, Marsh is on the back foot to defend it with a straight bat

3.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, overpitches looking for a yorker, Marsh digs out this yorker outside off

4.2

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, some shape away from Marsh, but starts well outside off. Marsh shoulders arms

4.3

Welegedara to Marsh, 2 runs, this one goes with the angle, Marsh gets the inside half of the bat on it, will take a couple

4.4

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, this is angling in towards top of off, Marsh is well forward and dead-bats it

4.5

Welegedara to Marsh, FOUR, a lovely lovely cover-drive. This is pitched up outside off, Marsh leans into it, no power, just the extension into the shot. The bat face is open only slightly, in order to miss mid-off. And what sweet timing

4.6

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, wider outside off, and he doesn't go driving this time

5.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, more sweet sound from Marsh's bat as he defends this outside off

5.4

Lakmal to Marsh, FOUR, he had hours to play this one! This is short, Marsh seems to be shaping up for a pull, but sees it wide outside off, and then comes down on it in a square cut. He is producing lovely sounds off that bat today

5.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, wide again, but fuller, so Marsh lets it be

5.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, good comeback from Lakmal, this one swings back in towards the pads, Marsh gets the pads out of the way, and brings the bat down in time to defend

7.1

Lakmal to Marsh, 2 runs, more solid driving from Australia. This time it is Marsh who push-drives this past cover for a couple

7.2

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, length ball outside off, pushed back to the bowler

7.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, another solid front-foot defensive to cover

7.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, angled across him, left alone now

7.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, fourth-stump line now, Marsh has to play at it, but he does solidly so

7.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, this is slightly wide outside off, and is angling away, so Marsh sees it through to the keeper

9.1

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, starts outside off, holds its line, but Marsh leaves it be

9.2

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, teasing full delivery outside off, Marsh pushes forward and then leaves it alone

9.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, solid defensive to this one closer to off

9.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, interesting leave - as much on length as on line. This is short of a length, pitches off, Marsh shoulders arm after covering the line of off. It bounces over where the fifth stump would have been

9.5

Lakmal to Marsh, 1 leg bye, again Lakmal gets the outswinger down the wrong line - this is only the second time he has bowled it, and both have gone down the leg side. A thigh bye accrues this time

10.1

Eranga to Marsh, 3 runs, another sweet drive from Marsh, leaning into it, covering the line well before opening the face on it. Goes through extra cover, along the ground

11.1

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, lovely delivery... this pitches outside leg, short of a length, and then seams away appreciably to beat the outside edge. Marsh was tentative there

11.2

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, this starts outside off, so Marsh doesn't want to play at it

11.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, another leave just wide outside off

11.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, wide outside off again, shoulders arms to it

11.5

Lakmal to Marsh, 1 leg bye, down the leg side, and once again Marsh misses out on it... off the thigh pad it goes

12.1

Eranga to Marsh, no run, Eranga stays wide to the left-hand batsman too. Left alone

12.2

Eranga to Marsh, 1 run, makes him play this time, pitches leg, angling towards off, the inside edge goes for a single

13.1

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, starts with a length ball well outside off, left alone

13.2

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, wide outside off again, left alone again

13.3

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, this is closer to the stumps, Marsh push-drives it back to Welegedara

13.4

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, this is more of what Sri Lanka need Short of a length, just outside off, marsh plays for the angle, and is beaten as this one holds its line and bounces

13.5

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, overpitched now, and driven to mid-off

13.6

Welegedara to Marsh, 2 runs, closes the face to one on off, the thick leading edge goes along the ground and wide of gully

15.1

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, wide outside off, Marsh shoulders arms

15.2

Welegedara to Marsh, 2 runs, length ball outside off, push-driven with an open face, between point and cover, all along the ground

15.3

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, short and wide, Marsh shapes up to cut, but this one bounces more than expected and Marsh pulls out in time. Both Ponting and Marsh walk towards each other and tap the area where this pitched

15.4

Welegedara to Marsh, 1 run, angling into the pads, and flicked away to long leg

16.3

Eranga to Marsh, no run, angled well wide outside off, left alone

16.4

Eranga to Marsh, no run, appeal for lbw as Marsh misses on this flick. Clearly pitched outside leg, which they realise soon and stifle the appeal

16.5

Eranga to Marsh, no run, angled outside off, defended from the crease

16.6

Eranga to Marsh, no run, short of a length, middle and off, Marsh defends off the front foot

18.1

Eranga to Marsh, no run, length ball on the pads, pushed back to the bowler

18.2

Eranga to Marsh, no run, full outside off, Marsh off-drives, can't beat mid-off

18.3

Eranga to Marsh, no run, short of a length, on the pads, punched to short midwicket

18.4

Eranga to Marsh, no run, left alone outside off this time

18.5

Eranga to Marsh, no run, short of a length, angling towards off, Marsh is solidly behind its line

18.6

Eranga to Marsh, no run, Marsh gets a stride in to defend this outside off

20.1

Lakmal to Marsh, 1 run, worked away off the hip for an easy single

20.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, length ball on the pads, pushed back to the bowler

20.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, length ball, angling in towards off, defended off the front foot

20.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, short of a length, defended off the front foot

22.1

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, wide outside off, left alone

22.2

Lakmal to Marsh, 1 run, angled into the pads, worked away for a single

22.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, length ball, middle and off, angling towards the fourth stump, solidly defended towards mid-off

23.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, the middle of Marsh's bat is getting quite a few taps. Another solid forward-defensive

23.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, flatter, quicker, worked to midwicket

23.5

Herath to Marsh, no run, appeal, big one, but not sure what this is for. This flighted outside off, makes him play away from the body, turns in. Then hits the pad outside the line, but also Dilshan has caught the ball at silly point. Not sure if there is an inside edge. The lbw has been ruled out because he was outside the line. Replays show the bat and the ball both hit the pad, but not each other. Another superb call from Dar

23.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, flat into the pads, pushed to midwicket

25.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, flighted on middle and off, pushed back to the bowler

25.2

Herath to Marsh, no run, full outside off, smothers the turn

25.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, flighted slightly wide outside off, Marsh is well forward to block it

25.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, turning into the pads, pushed to square leg

25.5

Herath to Marsh, no run, pushed to silly point, on the bounce

25.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, full outside off, played back to the bowler

26.2

Dilshan to Marsh, 1 run, short, cut away, but that's not the story, Herath is trying the modern slide to chase this, and the ground is soft because of the rain it has taken. The knee, already bandaged, gets stuck in the ground. That wasn't nice

26.4

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, flighted outside off, defended back to the bowler

26.5

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, dead-bats this full one outside off

26.6

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, slower through the air, teasing him outside off, Marsh has nothing to do with this

28.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, short of a length, turning in, defended from the crease

28.2

Herath to Marsh, no run, flighted outside off, pushed to mid-on

28.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, tossed up outside off, turning, defended off the front foot

28.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, goes to sweep, misses, but is hit outside the line of off

28.5

Herath to Marsh, FOUR, this time Marsh sweeps from in front of the stumps, manages a sweet connection, and hits it fine enough to beat square leg

28.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, gives him the charge and flicks this to mid-on, along the ground

29.6

Eranga to Marsh, 3 runs, opens the face on this angling away from him, gets it wide of slips for three more runs

30.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, turning into the pads, worked away to square leg, can't get the single

30.2

Herath to Marsh, no run, tossed up outside off, smothers the turn

30.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, flatter, shorter, defended outside off

30.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, more middle and leg this time, Marsh defends to short leg

30.5

Herath to Marsh, FOUR, lovely flick-drive... He chips down the tack, right down to the pitch of the ball, and flicks this between the bowler and mid-on. Beautiful

30.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, defended outside off this time

31.4

Eranga to Marsh, no run, short of a length, middle and leg, angling towards off, defended back

31.5

Eranga to Marsh, no run, starts wide outside off, angles away, left alone

31.6

Eranga to Marsh, no run, down the leg side, doesn't need to play at it

32.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, flighted outside off, defended with an open face

32.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, flighted around off, turning into middle and leg, defended back to the bowler

32.5

Herath to Marsh, no run, angling towards off, and away, defended to cover

32.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, leaves his crease to reach the pitch of the ball and then smother the turn

33.2

Eranga to Marsh, 1 run, nicely clipped away off the pads, two men deep on the on side

34.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, turning into the pads, defended to short leg

34.2

Herath to Marsh, 1 run, middle and leg again, worked around the corner for a single

34.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, the arm ball, it certainly didn't turn in, and was quicker too. Marsh is quick to get the bat down

36.1

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, starts with one that swings away from Marsh. Starts wide, left alone

36.2

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, closer to off now, Marsh is forward to defend this solidly

36.3

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, this is a touch wider, left alone

36.4

Welegedara to Marsh, 3 runs, driven nicely, along the ground, past cover. He reached the line of the ball and covered the swing well

37.1

Lakmal to Marsh, 1 run, swinging into the pads, clipped away to deep square for a single

38.1

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, short of a length, starts outside off, moves away, left alone

38.2

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, another leave outside off, this is closer to the stumps, but still not close enough to make him play

38.3

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, they are putting together a cluster of lovely swing bowling, each-way movement. This one has swung in for Marsh, who is looking shoulder arms. Marsh is hit on the pad outside off, but it is not doing enough, and Tony Hill denies them the initial lbw appeal. However, Jayawardene has taken the catch and is excited by the two sounds. He convinces the umpires to check it for the catch even though the reviews are exhausted. The replays, though, show it has hit both pads, thus creating the illusion of a bat-pad. This was an umpire's review, not an official challenge by Sri Lanka

38.4

Welegedara to Marsh, 1 run, drives at this one outside off, more of a steer, past gully, for a single

39.1

Lakmal to Marsh, 2 runs, Marsh drives, the bat face turns, it goes uppishly, but wide of mid-on

39.2

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, swinging into the pads, clipped away, Thirimanne makes a diving save at short midwicket

39.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, short ball, Marsh ducks under it, too short

39.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, solid forward-defensive outside off

39.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, well down the leg side, can't get a touch on that

39.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, short again, too short, easy to duck under those

41.1

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, short of a length, holds its line, left alone

41.2

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, slower ball, full, angling in, defended solidly

41.3

Lakmal to Marsh, FOUR, short, sits up, rib high, Marsh stands tall, pulls this dismissively, right into the ground, wide of deep midwicket. Fifty for Marsh. The balcony is thrilled

41.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, this short one doesn't rise too much, but Marsh manages to get under it

41.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, length ball, into the pads, defended towards mid-on

41.6

Lakmal to Marsh, 2 runs, full, swinging into the pads, clipped away wide of midwicket

43.1

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, length ball, shaping in, defended back to Welegedara

43.2

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, left alone outside off

43.3

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, stays accurate, the fourth-stump line, defended from the crease

43.4

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, shortish outside off, moving away, left alone

43.5

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, well forward to block this one

43.6

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, short of a length, punched away to cover

45.1

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, swinging away from well outside off, left alone

45.2

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, this bouncer doesn't quite get high, but he sways out of its line

45.3

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, angling into the pads, defended with soft hands

45.4

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, left alone outside off as this holds its line there

45.5

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, length ball outside off, pushed to cover

45.6

Welegedara to Marsh, no run, length ball, swinging in towards off, defended back to the bowler

47.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, length ball, turning in, defended back to Herath

47.2

Herath to Marsh, no run, pushed with an open face towards cover

47.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, flat, into the pads, defended to leg

47.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, flicked to leg, but Dilshan makes a diving save at short midwicket

47.5

Herath to Marsh, no run, stays back to defend this off the back foot

47.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, this one dips a touch and turns in slightly sharply, worked away past short leg

49.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, short, Marsh goes back and cuts, can't beat point

49.2

Herath to Marsh, no run, slower through the air, defended off the front foot

49.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, flatter, quicker, defended to the bowler

49.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, flighted again, comes forward, blocks it

49.5

Herath to Marsh, no run, this is on the pads, Marsh can't place it wide of short fine

49.6

Herath to Marsh, 3 runs, this is flat, outside off, he rocks back to back-cut it fine of point... the first runs for Marsh in 24 balls

50.1

Dilshan to Marsh, 1 run, starts with a short loosener, is cut away to deep cover

50.4

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, slower on middle and off, defended off the back foot

50.5

Dilshan to Marsh, 1 run, slightly short, and he rocks back to cut it away for a single

51.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, full, turning in, dead-batted

51.2

Herath to Marsh, 2 runs, turning into the pads, glanced away fine for a couple

51.3

Herath to Marsh, no run, slightly short, Marsh goes back to defend this to midwicket

51.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, wide of the crease, turning in, defended to midwicket

51.5

Herath to Marsh, 1 run, short, Marsh pushes this to long-on for a single

52.1

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, defended back to the bowler, well forward to do so

52.2

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, soft hands, pushed to cover, with the turn

52.3

Dilshan to Marsh, 2 runs, pushed to the right of Dilshan, who fields well, but concedes overthrows through a wide unnecessary throw

52.4

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, full on leg and middle, turning towards off, defended to cover

52.5

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, pushed to cover off the front foot

52.6

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, angled into the pads, clears the front leg and defends it with an open face

53.2

Herath to Marsh, 1 run, overpitched on middle and leg, driven to long-on for an easy single

54.1

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, slightly short, goes back, opens the face, can't beat point

54.2

Dilshan to Marsh, 1 run, this is fuller, and he push-drives it wide of cover

55.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, angled across him, left alone by Marsh

55.5

Lakmal to Marsh, FOUR, overpitched, just outside off, and a lovely off-drive from Marsh. He just meets it with a straight bat. Bang it goes between the bowler and mid-off. What's more? No Australian has ever averaged - not for one second - more than Marsh's current average of 209

55.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, short ball, well directed over the stumps, Marsh sways out of its line

56.2

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, pushed to silly point, off the back foot

56.3

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, flat, Marsh stays back, pushes this to point

56.4

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, low trajectory again, quick through the air, defended back to the bowler

56.5

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, slightly slower, defended off the front foot

56.6

Dilshan to Marsh, 1 run, full outside off, driven to extra cover, and they take the single off the fumble

57.1

Herath to Marsh, 1 run, Marsh leaves the crease to drive this to long-on for an easy single

57.6

Herath to Marsh, 1 run, turning into middle and leg, nudged into the leg side for one

58.1

Dilshan to Marsh, 1 run, cut away powerfully, deep point is in place

58.6

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, pushes right forward to defend this

60.1

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, nicely bowled, slows this down, Marsh has time to think what to do, he ends up playing at it, and the turn beats his bat

60.2

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, and follows it up with a rubbish short ball, Marsh finds extra cover, though

60.3

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, full and straight, pushed back to the bowler

60.4

Dilshan to Marsh, no run

60.5

Dilshan to Marsh, 2 runs, short, flat, quick, punched away for a couple

60.6

Dilshan to Marsh, no run

61.4

Herath to Marsh, no run, defended off the front foot

61.5

Herath to Marsh, no run, shout for lbw as he misses on the sweep, but he has got the front leg outside the line of off

61.6

Herath to Marsh, no run, turning into the pads, defended to midwicket

62.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, starts outside off, angles further away, left alone

62.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, looks to cut, not enough room, ends up paying it into the ground

62.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, good bouncer, over the stumps, not too short, marsh wanted to pull, but pulled out late

62.6

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, another good accurate bouncer, over the stumps, Marsh sways out of the line

64.2

Lakmal to Marsh, 2 leg byes, short of a length, on the pads, guided to fine leg

64.3

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, bouncer, this time too short, easy to duck under

64.4

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, length ball angling away, driven away to mid-off

64.5

Lakmal to Marsh, no run, short again, down the leg side, he stays away from it

64.6

Lakmal to Marsh, FOUR, Marsh has been suffering under the sun, asking for replenishing drinks for the second time in two overs, but before that he has enough energy to crash this short delivery into the point boundary. Dismissed in front of point

66.1

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, slightly short, rocks back and punches this to cover

66.2

Dilshan to Marsh, 2 runs, finds the gap with this punch shot, wide of cover

66.3

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, flighted on middle and leg, blocked back to him

66.4

Dilshan to Marsh, no run, overpitched, pushed to deepish mid-off

66.5

Dilshan to Marsh, 1 run, on the pads, deflected to fine leg

67.1

Herath to Marsh, no run, full, flat, defended back

67.2

Herath to Marsh, no run, swept away fine, but can't beat short fine leg

67.3

Herath to Marsh, OUT, Bowled'im! His average falls to 111! A potential nelson has struck. Is this a break in concentration or a natural variation? It's a regulation offbreak from Herath, Marsh defends, but it doesn't turn in as much as he expects it to. The off stumps is left exposed, and pegged back

SE Marsh b Herath 81 (276m 207b 7x4 0x6) SR: 39.13