00:00Good evening one and all, I'm Adam Gilchrist and next to me in the commentary position
00:17is Michael Atherton, Mel Jones and the one and only Ali Mitchell.
00:21Always a pleasure to sit alongside you in the commentary box.
00:24Thanks Ali, we go out to the middle now, big decision coming up.
00:49Despite the conditions, the captains asking the openers to pad up, might be a costly decision.
00:55The bowlers will fancy their chances of early wickets.
00:57These two teams always produce some great games as we see some of the key players come
01:05out onto the ground.
01:06It's a fantastic crowd in today.
01:07It's an infinitely poised match up.
01:08Let's see what happens first ball.
01:09We're about to get underway and already the crowd is up and about.
01:30This is looking to be a great day of cricket.
01:50Now a great opportunity to prove the critics wrong.
01:52It certainly needs to build in innings for the team.
02:06Brilliant diving stop.
02:25Lovely cover drive, straight to the extra cover field.
02:26That really wasn't a great delivery, seen early and it was dispatched with a plumb.
02:27Getting nice and settled at the crease now, would have to be very happy with that last
02:48shot.
03:26End of the first over, the batting team are now six for none.
03:50The right armour is coming into the attack from the bridge end.
04:18Good contest here at the moment, four off the last ball, it'll be interesting to see
04:28how the bowler can respond.
04:41Kicking the scoreboard over really nicely at the moment.
05:00Couldn't get it through the field.
05:16All the way but straight to square leg.
05:36Shot textbook, full shot and that's racing away to the boundary, brilliant.
05:37The gap was left open for them and they were happy to oblige.
05:38Picked it early, got into position well and punched it to the boundary.
05:52Don't always mind getting hit for runs, what's important is just focus on getting the next
05:57delivery right.
05:58That is a masterclass of batting.
05:59Reads the length, gets forward, dispatches it to the boundary.
06:21Smashed all over the park, I wonder if the captain will stick with them.
06:25Oh, crisp, elegant and in this case definitely powerful, fantastic start to the chase.
06:35Finds the fielder with that shot.
06:52This is everything.
07:01Edgerton, bowler and the sleds are really going up here, they like it.
07:16That's a big wicket, you want to send the key people back to the pavilion quickly, excellent
07:31work.
07:32Before that wicket the new batter comes charging out to the crease, they're quick to take
07:36guard and face up.
07:46Does very well to quickly get across to this one.
08:00Lovely cover drive straight to the extra cover fielder.
08:23Into the third over, the batting team are now 20 Tarsen from the bridge end.
08:37Off well in the infield.
09:05Finds the edge.
09:24He's got to follow up that last delivery, found the edge but no reward but putting pressure
09:28on the batter.
09:34Great shot, pulled straight to backward square leg guard.
09:59Power and precision in that shot.
10:02Well you sometimes just have to stop and admire batting like that.
10:05Gets onto the front foot early, well timed and four runs.
10:16I'd like to see them just aim for the top of off now, as a bowler you've got to make
10:20them play on your turns.
10:26Good shot, a beauty.
10:28End of the over.
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