England vs Australia, 2nd T20I at Chester-le-Street, Aug 31 2013, Australia tour of England and Scotland

RESULT
2nd T20I, Chester-le-Street, August 31, 2013, Australia tour of England and Scotland
195/5
(20 ov, T:196) 168/9

England won by 27 runs

Player Of The Match
94 (61)
alex-hales
Match centre 
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Scorecard summary
England 195/5(20 overs)
94 (61)
3/25 (4)
Australia 168/9(20 overs)
53 (42)
3/23 (4)
2/25 (3)
end of over 206 runs
AUS: 168/9CRR: 8.40 
Fawad Ahmed3 (5b)
Mitchell Johnson3 (5b)
Jade Dernbach 4-0-23-3
Steven Finn 4-0-30-1

England win by 27 runs and it was a very efficient all-round display. Batted powerfully, mostly bowled with verve and the fielding was solid. That means the series is shared 1-1. I really wish these one-day legs of tours were three matches of each length (20 and 50) because often these T20 series are drawn. Anyway. It's been an entertaining couple of games. Some excellent cricket on show. I'll bring you the presentation shortly.

George Bailey "We lost a couple of early wickets which put England on top. We had some good patches with the ball, I thought Fawad did really well. His pace was really good today. It was tough with that wind."

Stuart Broad "After losing the toss the guys adapted to conditions really well. To get 60 off the first six was a great effort. Today we didn't even need the powers of Buttler. You can't ask much more of Jade than the last two games. We wanted to take the wicket-taking options whenever we could. Both batting performances have been exceptional. We still need to nail our skills a bit better with the ball, but the wickets have been fantastic."

That just about wraps things up from today. We now move into ODI action; England travel to Ireland and Australia head up to Scotland with both those matches on Tuesday. England and Australia will then lock horns in five ODIs starting next Friday. We'll bring you all the action as always. For now, though, from myself and Alan Gardner it's goodbye.

19.6
1
Dernbach to Fawad, 1 run

slower ball to end with gets chipped into the leg side

19.5
Dernbach to Fawad, no run

banged in short again, Ahmed aims over midwicket but is beaten

19.4
1
Dernbach to Johnson, 1 run

a yorker is dug out into the off side

19.4
2nb
Dernbach to Fawad, (no ball) 1 run

high full toss, called no-ball for over waist height so the catch at backward point won't count...Ahmed sliced it high into the off side. Well above waist height

19.3
Dernbach to Fawad, no run

he doesn't seem to keen to stay in line, gets a quick short delivery and is comprehensively beaten

19.2
1
Dernbach to Johnson, 1 run

a full slower ball, it pings out of the middle of Johnson's bat but straight to long-on

19.1
1
Dernbach to Fawad, 1 run

short at the body, fended away backward of square

Dernbach with the last over

end of over 1912 runs • 1 wicket
AUS: 162/9CRR: 8.52 RRR: 34.00
Mitchell Johnson1 (3b)
Fawad Ahmed0 (0b)
Steven Finn 4-0-30-1
Jade Dernbach 3-0-17-3
18.6
Finn to Johnson, no run

round the wicket, another slower ball, and Johnson only finds fresh air as he tries to carve it through the off side

18.5
W
Finn to Coulter-Nile, OUT

the short ball works, down at 75mph, and it takes the top edge to short fine-leg...Finn came back very well after those two sixes

Nathan Coulter-Nile c Briggs b Finn 13 (6b 0x4 2x6 6m) SR: 216.66
18.4
Finn to Coulter-Nile, no run

quicker this time, 87mph, and it's back-of-a-length again which beats Coulter-Nile for pace

18.3
Finn to Coulter-Nile, no run

that's brave...sends down a slower ball, back of a length, and it beats Coulter-Nile as he aims another pull

18.2
6
Finn to Coulter-Nile, SIX runs

back-to-back sixes! Is this game still on? Short this time from Finn and he pulls it over the long-leg boundary

18.1
6
Finn to Coulter-Nile, SIX runs

blimey, that's big! Finn offers up a length delivery and Coulter-Nile reminds everyone he can clear the ropes as he launches over deep midwicket. Wasn't even out of the middle!

Steven Finn bowls the not-quite-the-last-over-of-the-match over

end of over 182 runs • 2 wickets
AUS: 150/8CRR: 8.33 RRR: 23.00
Mitchell Johnson1 (2b)
Nathan Coulter-Nile1 (1b)
Jade Dernbach 3-0-17-3
Ravi Bopara 3-0-34-0
17.6
Dernbach to Johnson, no run

full, wide, swing and a miss...an over that sealed the match from Dernbach

17.5
1
Dernbach to Coulter-Nile, 1 run

short again, angled into the body, 88mph, pulled down to long leg

17.4
1
Dernbach to Johnson, 1 run

full, outside off, driven powerfully out to deep cover...perhaps not the best ball on a hat-trick

Dernbach on a hat-trick. Slip in place

17.3
W
Dernbach to Faulkner, OUT

what a catch! Superb from Morgan at backward point. It was a very sharp bouncer, Faulkner was in a horrid tangle as he tried to pull. Comes off the shoulder of the bat and it appeared it would fly just over Morgan, but he turned then pulled out a big leap to hold the catch

James Faulkner c Morgan b Dernbach 5 (5b 1x4 0x6 9m) SR: 100

That might be the game for Australia. But you never know. Here's Mitchell J.

17.2
W
Dernbach to Maxwell, OUT

that's the end of his fun. He flicks a low full toss straight down the throat of deep square-leg who barely had to take a step either way

Glenn Maxwell c Lumb b Dernbach 27 (16b 2x4 1x6 17m) SR: 168.75
17.1
Dernbach to Maxwell, no run

beaten first up, basically he missed his drive at a length delivery

Dernbach back for what he's picked for. The death overs.

end of over 1719 runs
AUS: 148/6CRR: 8.70 RRR: 16.00
Glenn Maxwell27 (14b 2x4 1x6)
James Faulkner5 (4b 1x4)
Ravi Bopara 3-0-34-0
Danny Briggs 3-0-25-2

Australia still in this match after 19 off that over

16.6
1
Bopara to Maxwell, 1 run

low full toss, Bopara lucky it only costs a single as Maxwell pings it to deep square leg

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AD Hales
94 runs (61)
11 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
35 runs
5 fours0 six
Control
66%
DA Warner
53 runs (42)
5 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
15 runs
1 four1 six
Control
68%
Best performances - bowlers
JW Dernbach
O
4
M
0
R
23
W
3
ECO
5.75
Fawad Ahmed
O
4
M
0
R
25
W
3
ECO
6.25
Match details
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
TossAustralia, elected to field first
Series
Season2013
Player Of The Match
Series result2-match series drawn 1-1
Match numberT20I no. 329
Hours of play (local time)14.30 start, First Session 14.30-15.50, Interval 15.50-16.10, Second Session 16.10-17.30
Match days31 August 2013 - day (20-over match)
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