Following Mark Wood’s sixfer, England muster one final collapse, going from 68-0 to 124 all out to hand Australia a 124-run victory
22nd over: Australia 47-3 (Smith 22, Boland 8)
Smith defuses the first few before he whips Broad in front of square for four. Crisp. They move a man to that exact point on the boundary. He tries to work the next in to the onside and he misses, it strikes the pad, the appeal is turned down. It looks high, Broad wants the review, he doesn’t get it. Replay shows it’s high. The next looks much closer, same look, Broad celebrappeals, and Root doesn’t review. Also going over the top. Regardless, it’s encouraging for Broad.
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