End of over 5 (6 runs) England 42/1 (RR: 8.40) JE Root4 (3b 1x4 0x6) AD Hales15 (12b 3x4 0x6)

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End of over 5 (6 runs) England 42/1 (RR: 8.40)

JE Root4 (3b 1x4 0x6)
AD Hales15 (12b 3x4 0x6)
AD Russell1-0-6-1
S Badree2-0-17-0
 

"Am not going to Russell's hair stylist or my mom would make me sleep in the garden." That's the spirit of rebellion, Rishav. Fight for your right

 
4.6
Russell to Root, no run, goes back and across and dabs a length ball to backward point
4.6
Russell to Root, 1 wide, full length, fired down the leg side again
4.5
Russell to Root, FOUR, full ball, sprayed leg side and Root cashes the cheque to the tune of four runs off his pads
4.4
Russell to Root, no run, bouncer first up, Root flinches out of the way
 

Joe Root, doing his MA Jimenez warm-ups, the new man

 
4.3
Russell to Roy, OUT, flicked to leg - and straight to midwicket! Roy is gone, Russell the man to strike! All over for England's roving opener, trying to take a back-of-a-length ball over the infield but it came off the toe and flew low to the fielder diving forwards

JJ Roy c Badree b Russell 15 (15b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
4.2
Russell to Roy, no run, heat on this, 90mph from Russell, skipping through in the corridor, beats Roy's late jab
 

"Amazing to think that people consider starting at a RR of only 7.66 is 'settling in' these days," muses Swerver

 
4.1
Russell to Hales, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Hales drops back and glides to third man
 

Andre Russell into the attack



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