Third umpire is earning his keep late. Scott Boland produced a lovely leg-cutter to beat Brook all ends up. His bat clipped his pad, but was miles away from the ball. Australia appealed and Brook was given out. Decision correctly overturned.
That’s a happy Boland.Credit: Getty Images
Very next ball, Boland is at him again. He’s just relentless. Appealing once more for caught behind. This time it’s not given. But it’s a very thin edge, Snicko shows exactly that, Carey swallows the catch and Brook is gone. Didn’t throw it away at least. England in all sorts now.
And Jamie Smith, very first ball, is under the microscope once again. Boland is terrorising them with the ball that nips back. He hits Smith above the knee-roll and once again, it’s a serious LBW shout. Correctly turned down as ball-tracking shows, but man, oh, man, Boland is on one.
England 5-123: Stokes 1* Smith 0* trail Australia by 54 runs