Get Involved - Scary Cricket XIpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
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Graham Oakley: Ben Stakes
Scott Hayman: Neil Scarebrother
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Summary
Australia win to leapfrog England in Group One table
Tucker's 71 off 48 damages Australia's net run-rate, which could benefit England
Ireland never recover from 25-5 - two wickets for Maxwell, Starc, Cummins & Zampa
Australia post 179-5 after Ireland won toss
Skipper Finch returns to form with 63 off 44
get involved Get Involved - Scary Cricket XIpublished at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
Postpublished at 08:41 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
Here is one of those 834 sixes...
Lovely strike from Aaron Finch.
Aus 68-2published at 9 overs
Glenn Maxwell is the new batter for the hosts. Apparently he and Aaron Finch have hit a combined 834 sixes in T20 cricket. Let's hope for a few more today.
Maxwell - obviously, he doesn't know any other way - tries to go big straight away. He doesn't connect cleanly at all, but fortunately for him it lands in between three fielders.
Eight from the over.
Postpublished at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a time to get a wicket. It was probably a yard outside off stump and shaped away. I'm really surprised the ball is still swinging at this stage of the innings.
A massive wicket for Ireland.
WICKETpublished at 8.1 overs
Marsh c Tucker b McCarthy 28 (Aus 60-2)
Barry McCarthy has two!
Again it definitely isn't the best ball that the Ireland bowler has ever bowled. It's wide and it entices the cut shot from Mitchell Marsh.
He is stretching though and a thick edge is well caught by Lorcan Tucker behind the stumps. Great grab.
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Lord Sedge: Zom.B. De Villiers
Fawad Raza: Alex Howls
Jon Garraway: Dale Franken-Steyn
Aus 60-1published at 8 overs
Marsh 28, Finch 27
Oh, I owe the Gabba crowd an apology. The first Mitchell Marsh six - which went 102m by the way - was actually grabbed a teenage lad. Fair play.
Left-arm spinner George Dockrell concedes seven from his first over. Tidy.
If you want some net run-rate chat, to improve theirs above England's, Australia would need to win by 74 runs today apparently.
Postpublished at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
Want to watch David Warner getting out cheaply?
Of course you do.
Enjoy.
Aus 53-1published at 7 overs
Goes again!
Slower ball from Fionn Hand and Mitchell Marsh isn't having that.
It is straight this time, over long-on, but it is massive again.
Dropped in the crowd again too. The crowd catching at the Gabba has been woeful so far.
Postpublished at 08:30 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
Ben Cutting
Former Australia all-rounder on BBC Test Match SpecialThat was very close to going on the roof.
Aus 45-1published at 6.3 overs
Top tier!
Length from Fionn Hand and Mitchell Marsh swings and whacks it an absolute mile over the leg-side.
Some power that.
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How about Whispering Death to open the bowling?!
Anon
Image source, Getty ImagesAus 38-1published at 6 overs
Spin to finish the powerplay as Gareth Delany comes into the attack.
Mitchell Marsh creams his first ball down the ground for four. There were shouts of catch but Marsh timed it so well the mid-off fielder had no chance.
Delany comes back well with five dot balls to end the over. There's a small shout for pad-bat, but Ireland quickly skip round and don't even debate the review.
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Hywel: KL Raghoul
Scott Hayman: Simon Ghoul
bixby: Vampire’s call
Aus 34-1published at 5 overs
Finch 23, Marsh 7
Image source, Getty ImagesFull from Mark Adair and Aaron Finch just plants him about 10 rows back over long-on.
He treated him with absolute disdain there and it made a wonderful noise off the bat.
Four to finish the over too as Finch plants over mid-off and the ball runs away.
Finch is starting to get going.
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How about Ghoul Dravid?
Adrian in Worcester
Mark 'Boo Boo' Alleyne is an obvious selection for the Halloween XI.
Gwydion in Bristol
Postpublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialThat will make Arron Finch feel better. Sometimes it just takes one shot to make things fall back into place again.
Aus 20-1published at 4 overs
Image source, Getty ImagesThat's an odd one.
Josh Little drops short and Aaron Finch opts to duck, despite being a good player of the shot and fine leg being up.
However, it doesn't get up that high and it ends up hitting him on the back.
That's a shot, though. A bit of width and the Aussie skipper smacks it through the covers for his first boundary.
Postpublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2022
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match SpecialAaron Finch would have been out by yards. He'd given up.
Aus 15-1published at 3.1 overs
Hit em!
Aaron Finch sets off for a quick single but George Dockrell hurries in, gathers, releases but his throw is just wide of the stumps.
Finch gave up about 15 yards down the pitch. A direct hit and he was miles out.