Postpublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 11 June
Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special commentator at Lord's
That didn't miss by much from Kagiso Rabada, it was right over the middle peg.
There's that sharp movement again from Jansen, firing into Smith's pads from around the wicket.
A huge appeal, but the umpire is unmoved and Temba Bavuma isn't convinced into a review.
Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special commentator at Lord's
That didn't miss by much from Kagiso Rabada, it was right over the middle peg.
The sun is just starting to emerge over Lord's as Kagiso Rabada gets one to nip back sharply to Beau Webster and somehow, the ball whistles over the stumps.
A hostile start for Webster from the South Africa quicks.
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Regarding James' question (13:00), surely the West Indies quartet of Joel Garner (6'8), Michael Holding (6'4), Andy Roberts (6'2) and Colin Croft (6'5) must be up there. You can even add in Clive Lloyd (6'5).
Adam in Sweden
Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special commentator at Lord's
Australia are depending on Steve Smith to bat long and put a score on the board that is credible.
Another maiden for Marco Jansen, who strikes Steve Smith in the midriff with a short ball.
Smith doesn't flinch. He has 37, and Beau Webster is yet to get off the mark.
Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special commentator at Lord's
That was too much dessert from Kagiso Rabada, he gave that extra helping of ice cream and Steve Smith said, 'Thank you very much'.
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A costly over from Kagiso Rabada, which has been a rarity today - this one concedes 11, when his previous six only conceded nine.
Two boundaries to Steve Smith as Rabada offers too much width, before he drives down the ground for three.
A wicket maiden for Marco Jansen.
Vic Marks
Former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It was a terrific session for South Africa and they earned it. They were well on target with the ball.
Anyway, the players are back in the middle after a delightful Lord's lunch, no doubt.
The aforementioned Beau Webster, who is very tall, is the new batter and he has four balls left from Marco Jansen - who we have established is also very tall.
(I haven't done a cricket live text since March, by the way. I'm sure this insight has been sorely missed.)
Great question.
Will see if we can get Andy Zaltzman on the case.
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Is this the tallest Test Match ever? We have the 6'9 Marco Jansen, Cameron Green at 6'6 and Beau Webster at 6'4. Absolute giants.
James
But while Australia are in a spot of bother, of course Steve Smith is still there.
I think we've seen this one before.
Jansen struck again with the last ball before lunch, an absolute gift with Travis Head strangled down the leg side but it's a cracker of a catch from Kyle Verreynne.
Marnus Labuschagne was promoted to open with Khawaja and did well to survive the threat of Rabada before he was caught behind off Marco Jansen for 17 from 56 balls.
Bazball, it was not.
'He's got him!' - Verreynne takes catch from behind as Labauschagne is dismissed for 17
Rabada has figures of 2-9 from his six overs, by the way. Four maidens in there, too.
Silly.
Still, it's been a cracking start for South Africa after they won the toss and chose to bowl first.
It's a cloudy day at Lord's, and Kagiso Rabada got to work immediately with a delightful burst with the new ball.
Usman Khawaja fell for a painful 20-ball duck and Cameron Green nicked behind for four to leave Australia 16-2 after seven overs.
Cheers, Elizabeth.
I think we can all agree that's a well-earned break, considering she's had to watch Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne bat for the best part of two hours.
Speaking of lunch, I'm absolutely famished, so here's Ffion Wynne to take you through the break and the second session.
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khawaja,caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada Khawaja, caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0.00 |
Labuschagne,caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen Labuschagne, caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen | 17 | 56 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 30.36 |
Green,caught Markram, bowled Rabada Green, caught Markram, bowled Rabada | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
Smith,caught Jansen, bowled Markram Smith, caught Jansen, bowled Markram | 66 | 112 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 162 | 58.93 |
Head,caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen Head, caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 84.62 |
Webster,caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada Webster, caught Bedingham, bowled Rabada | 72 | 92 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 139 | 78.26 |
Carey,bowled Maharaj Carey, bowled Maharaj | 23 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 74.19 |
Cummins,bowled Rabada Cummins, bowled Rabada | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.67 |
Starc,bowled Rabada Starc, bowled Rabada | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8.33 |
Lyon,bowled Jansen Lyon, bowled Jansen | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
Hazlewood,not out Hazlewood, not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 17 Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 17 | |||||||
Total,212 all out 56.4 overs Total,212 all out 56.4 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rabada | 15.4 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.25 |
Jansen | 14.0 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.50 |
Ngidi | 8.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5.62 |
Mulder | 11.0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.27 |
Maharaj | 6.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.16 |
Markram | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
12 for 1 (6.3 overs) | Khawaja |
16 for 2 (6.6 overs) | Green |
46 for 3 (17.6 overs) | Labuschagne |
67 for 4 (23.2 overs) | Head |
146 for 5 (41.6 overs) | Smith |
192 for 6 (51.1 overs) | Carey |
199 for 7 (52.4 overs) | Cummins |
210 for 8 (54.4 overs) | Webster |
211 for 9 (55.5 overs) | Lyon |
212 for 10 (56.4 overs) | Starc |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Markram,bowled Starc Markram, bowled Starc | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Rickelton,caught Khawaja, bowled Starc Rickelton, caught Khawaja, bowled Starc | 16 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 69.57 |
Mulder,bowled Cummins Mulder, bowled Cummins | 6 | 44 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.64 |
Bavuma,caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins Bavuma, caught Labuschagne, bowled Cummins | 36 | 84 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 42.86 |
Stubbs,bowled Hazlewood Stubbs, bowled Hazlewood | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.38 |
Bedingham,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Bedingham, caught Carey, bowled Cummins | 45 | 111 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 40.54 |
Verreynne,leg before wicket, bowled Cummins Verreynne, leg before wicket, bowled Cummins | 13 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 33.33 |
Jansen,caught and bowled Cummins Jansen, caught and bowled Cummins | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Maharaj,run out Head Maharaj, run out Head | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 46.67 |
Rabada,caught Webster, bowled Cummins Rabada, caught Webster, bowled Cummins | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16.67 |
Ngidi,not out Ngidi, not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 12 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 12 | |||||||
Total,138 all out 57.1 overs Total,138 all out 57.1 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 13.0 | 3 | 41 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.15 |
Hazlewood | 15.0 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 |
Cummins | 18.1 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.54 |
Lyon | 8.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
Webster | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.66 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
0 for 1 (0.6 overs) | Markram |
19 for 2 (8.4 overs) | Rickelton |
25 for 3 (15.2 overs) | Mulder |
30 for 4 (20.2 overs) | Stubbs |
94 for 5 (39.2 overs) | Bavuma |
126 for 6 (51.3 overs) | Verreynne |
126 for 7 (51.6 overs) | Jansen |
135 for 8 (55.2 overs) | Bedingham |
138 for 9 (56.5 overs) | Maharaj |
138 for 10 (57.1 overs) | Rabada |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labuschagne,caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen Labuschagne, caught Verreynne, bowled Jansen | 22 | 64 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 34.38 |
Khawaja,caught Verreynne, bowled Rabada Khawaja, caught Verreynne, bowled Rabada | 6 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 26.09 |
Green,caught Mulder, bowled Rabada Green, caught Mulder, bowled Rabada | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Smith,leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi Smith, leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi | 13 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 52.00 |
Head,bowled Mulder Head, bowled Mulder | 9 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 50.00 |
Webster,leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi Webster, leg before wicket, bowled Ngidi | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 81.82 |
Carey,leg before wicket, bowled Rabada Carey, leg before wicket, bowled Rabada | 43 | 50 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 86.00 |
Cummins,bowled Ngidi Cummins, bowled Ngidi | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 120.00 |
Starc,not out Starc, not out | 58 | 136 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 42.65 |
Lyon,leg before wicket, bowled Rabada Lyon, leg before wicket, bowled Rabada | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15.38 |
Hazlewood,caught Maharaj, bowled Markram Hazlewood, caught Maharaj, bowled Markram | 17 | 53 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 32.08 |
Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22 Extras, no balls 10, wides 0, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 22 | |||||||
Total,207 all out 65.0 overs Total,207 all out 65.0 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rabada | 18.0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.27 |
Jansen | 18.0 | 3 | 58 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.22 |
Mulder | 8.0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 |
Ngidi | 13.0 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.92 |
Maharaj | 6.0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.83 |
Markram | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
28 for 1 (10.2 overs) | Khawaja |
28 for 2 (10.4 overs) | Green |
44 for 3 (17.5 overs) | Labuschagne |
48 for 4 (18.5 overs) | Smith |
64 for 5 (22.6 overs) | Webster |
66 for 6 (23.4 overs) | Head |
73 for 7 (24.5 overs) | Cummins |
134 for 8 (38.2 overs) | Carey |
148 for 9 (42.4 overs) | Lyon |
207 for 10 (64.6 overs) | Hazlewood |
Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Markram,caught Head, bowled Hazlewood Markram, caught Head, bowled Hazlewood | 136 | 207 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 383 | 65.70 |
Rickelton,caught Carey, bowled Starc Rickelton, caught Carey, bowled Starc | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 75.00 |
Mulder,caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc Mulder, caught Labuschagne, bowled Starc | 27 | 50 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 54.00 |
Bavuma,caught Carey, bowled Cummins Bavuma, caught Carey, bowled Cummins | 66 | 134 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 49.25 |
Stubbs,bowled Starc Stubbs, bowled Starc | 8 | 43 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 18.60 |
Bedingham,not out Bedingham, not out | 21 | 49 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 42.86 |
Verreynne,not out Verreynne, not out | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30.77 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 8, leg byes 4, total 14 Extras, no balls 2, wides 0, byes 8, leg byes 4, total 14 | |||||||
Total,282 for 5 83.4 overs Total,282 for 5 83.4 overs |
Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starc | 14.4 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.50 |
Hazlewood | 19.0 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.05 |
Cummins | 17.0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.47 |
Lyon | 26.0 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.53 |
Webster | 5.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 |
Head | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
Fall of wicket | Batter |
---|---|
9 for 1 (2.1 overs) | Rickelton |
70 for 2 (17.4 overs) | Mulder |
217 for 3 (58.6 overs) | Bavuma |
241 for 4 (70.3 overs) | Stubbs |
276 for 5 (80.6 overs) | Markram |