SCO vs AUS Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! That will do nicely for Australia! Aaron Hardie seals the clean sweep with a boundary! Sole pitches it up, outside off, and Hardie is quick to pick the line and length. He leans into the drive and creams it through covers for a beautifully timed boundary. Australia win by 6 wickets and complete a clean sweep over Scotland!

Watt drags the length back and this slides in with the angle, Cameron Green stays back and turns this one wide of deep mid-wicket again for a couple of runs more. Scores level now!

Fuller and quicker, at the pads, Cameron Green clips it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

SIX! BOOM! Salt in the wounds of Watt! Watt bowls it quicker, fuller and on off, right in the arc for the batter. Cameron Green swings cleanly and thumps it over long on for a six. Just 5 more needed now for Australia.

In the air...but safe! Watt smartly slows it up, full and on off, Green goes for a swipe across the line but gets a leading edge that goes straight up and in front of short third. The fielder there is late to judge the trajectory of the ball and fails to get there in time. The ball drops short of the rushing fielder. Watt feels that the fielder should have done better there.

Pushed through, short and on off, Hardie pushes it to the left of cover and crosses over.

FOUR! Innovative and effective! Watt fires it in full, on middle, Aaron Hardie stays low to make the connection as he brings out the reverse sweep. Snaps his wrists to hit this one wide of backward point for a boundary.

This is on a shortish length, around off. Aaron Hardie hops and with an open bat face, runs it down to deep third for one.

Sole dishes it out on a hard length, on off, Cameron Green pulls it along the carpet to long on and picks up a single.

Fullish delivery, aimed at the pads, Aaron Hardie knocks it down to long on and opens his account with a single.

Pace on and on a length, outside off, Aaron Hardie goes for the drive away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! TAKEN! Finally, something to cheer for the Scottish crowd who were kept quiet for quite a while. Off-pace delivery from Sole, on a nagging length, on off. Tim David sets himself up for the pull but gets deceived by the slowness of the delivery. Skies it high in the air towards deep square leg where Jack Jarvis settles under it by running a bit to his left and takes the catch.

A valiant effort from Matthew Cross but just beyond his reach! Sole bowls it very full, on off, Cameron Green shapes up for the scoop but the ball is too full for him to get the desired elevation. Spoons it behind the stumps where Cross back tracks and dives over his right shoulder but the ball drops away from him. A single taken.

FOUR! A third boundary in the over and 15 runs come off it. Hard length, angling it onto the pads, Tim David holds his shape and whips it off the pads to the right of deep square leg for yet another boundary.

FOUR! That has gone nowhere close to where Tim David intended. Dug in well short and around off, David barely even reaches it and looks to ramp it down to deep third but the ball goes off the inner edge and over short fine leg for a boundary, extraordinary.

Back of a length and outside off, a bit slower too, Tim David looks to cut but misses.

FIFTY for Cameron Green and this has been a fine knock thus far from him. Just short of a length and outside off, Green hangs back and fetches the ball before pulling it down to wide long on for a single and he will now look to finish things off quickly.

FOUR! Pitched up, quick and on the stumps, Cameron Green gets on the front foot and hammers it back past the bowler and to the right of mid off for a boundary. Green moves on to 49 now.

Bowled back of a length and over the stumps, Cameron Green makes room and flat-bats the ball back past Tim David and to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

Bowled on a length and on off stump, Green presents the full face of the bat and pushes it down to long off for a run.

SIX! Wonderfully played and Cameron Green moves into the 40s now. Just a bit full and around off, Green is waiting for it and switches to the reverse before shovelling the ball a long way over deep third for a biggie.

Bowled a bit quicker and shorter, angling it into the stumps, Tim David backs away to pull but miscues it badly towards mid-wicket for a single.

On a shorter length and outside off stump, Tim David pats the ball away towards cover.

Drops the length a bit short around off, Cameron Green backs away and slaps the ball away wide of long off for a single.

Stump-to-stump bowling and Green can only manage to pat it back to the bowler.

Brad Currie almost makes a meal of that one but manages to save the boundary. Safyaan Sharif goes full and wide again and nails it as well, Tim David hangs back and jams it out wide of deep third for a single but the misfield allows him to come back for two.

Sees the batter backing away and nails the yorker just outside off, Cameron Green just about reaches it and squeezes it away through the point region for a run.

WIDE! An attempted slower bumper, dug in halfway over middle and this one just bounces like a tennis ball over the head of Cameron Green for a wide.

A touch fuller and right at the stumps, Cameron Green hits it right back at the bowler who gets a hand on it.

Into the surface and bowled a bit slower outside off, Cameron Green hangs back and has a big wind up across the line but misses the ball completely.

Banged in well short and over the stumps again but this time, Safyaan Sharif takes some pace off it, David pulls it well behind square for a single.

SIX! Again, whenever the ball has been dug in with pace, the batters have found it easy to find the fence. This is dug in short over middle, Tim David climbs on top of the bounce and clobbers it away to the right of deep mid-wicket for a six.

Short ball around the midriff, Tim David swats it away firmly towards deep square leg for one more.

Full and straight, almost a yorker, Cameron Green clears the front leg and heaves it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! BANG! Dug in quite short and over middle with pace, Cameron Green keeps his shape and uses quick hands to bludgeon the pull shot over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Trying too many things there Cameron Green. Just short of a length and around off stump, Green gets across and tries to scoop it over the keeper but misses.

Another one that is bowled on a hard length and outside off stump, Cameron Green stays put looking to smash it through covers but is beaten for pace and some bounce as well.

Sole comes back in and hits the deck hard around off at a searing pace, getting it to nip back in as well, Tim David is late and almost gets chopped on but gets it behind point for a single.

Uppish but safe! Jarvis takes pace off and bowls the bumper, around off. Cameron Green backs away to access the off side but ends up playing a lot straighter. Gets this one high on the bat but manages to evade Safyaan Sharif at mid off to his right for a couple of runs. 7 runs and a wicket of the over. Australia need 64 runs from 60 balls.

Short again from Jarvis, over middle, Tim David pulls it along the carpet in front of deep mid-wicket for one.

Jarvis bangs it into the deck now, over middle. Tim David gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to the right of deep mid-wicket for two more runs.

Serves it on a good length, at the stumps, Tim David walks across a bit and brings his wrists into play. Clips it through mid-wicket and opens his account with a brace.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Instant impact from Jack Jarvis! Jarvis steams in and hits the deck hard, in the corridor of off, Mitchell Marsh hangs deep in the crease and shapes up to drag the pull on the leg side with all his might. The ball nips back in slightly, enough to cramp Marsh for room. The ball catches the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. Marsh goes for 31 (23). Australia are now 79/3, requiring 71 runs from 64 balls.

Swing and a miss! On a nagging length, in the channel on off, Mitchell Marsh swings to hoist this one way on the leg side but connects with thin air.

SIX! BANG! Cameron Green goes aerial this time and gets the desired result! This comes in with the arm, full and at the stumps, Cameron Green holds his shape and swings through the line to pump it over long on for a six. 14 runs off Watt's first over.

FOUR! Absolutely crunched! Too full from Watt, on off, Cameron Green gets his weight into the shot and drills it to the right of long off for a boundary.

WIDE! Out comes the trademark delivery from Watt which he bowls from well far away from the stumps. However, he gets the line wrong and sprays it down leg.

Touch fuller from Watt, on off, Mitchell Marsh works it with an angled bat face past cover for a run.

Drops it short does Watt, on off, Mitchell Marsh slaps it firmly off the back foot but can't get it past cover where Richie Berrington dives to his left to make the stop.

This is flat and short, around off, Cameron Green punches it to the left of cover and crosses over.

Watt slides this one in from around the wicket, full and on the pads, Mitchell Marsh closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge wide of cover for a single.

Not in control but Marsh gets away with it! Sharif gets a steep bounce on this shortish-length delivery, over middle. Mitchell Marsh gets this one right on the splice of the bat as he goes for the pull. The ball lobs and drops in the vacant backward square leg region for one.

Sharif hits the deck hard and bowls it over middle, Cameron Green pulls it in front of deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Cameron Green is deep in his crease for the pull but he fails to connect and wears it high on the back thigh pad.

Length delivery, at the stumps, Mitchell Marsh swings across the line but gets an inside edge onto the pads. A single taken as the ball rolls on the off side.

FOUR! Smeared away! A bit too straight from Sharif, full and straying on the pads. Mitchell Marsh uses the angle to his advantage and whips it wide of deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Full and on the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single by Green.

WIDE! A pretty confident shout for caught behind but the umpire stretches his hands sideways and signals a wide. Sharif starts with a slower bumper, down leg. Cameron Green tries to help the pull away. The bottom hand comes off the bat and he fails to lay any bat on it. The keeper, Matthew Cross took it to his left and he was just as convinced as Sharif.

This is on a back of a length, angling in, on middle, Cameron Green punches it off his toes to the right of the bowler. Sole sticks out his right hand and parries it in front of mid off for one. An expensive first over from Sole, 11 runs off it. Australia need 94 runs from 78 balls.

Sole takes pace off and bowls it on a nagging length, on off, Mitchell Marsh reads it well and pats it through cover-point for one more run.

A big mix-up but no harm done! A throw at the bowling end could have found Green struggling there. On a hard length, around off, Cameron Green lets the ball come to him and taps it away to the left of deep cover. Green wants to come back for the second run but he is halfway down the track. Marsh sends him back and Green is able to make it back due to the throw from the deep coming to the wrong end.

Sole goes short again but this time, he keeps it away from the batter's reach, near the tramline on off. Mitchell Marsh drags the pull through mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! Dispatched with disdain! Sole bends his back and digs it in short, this comes at chest height to Marsh who gets onto it in a flash and pulls it flat and over deep square leg for a six.

Sole steams in from over the wicket and bashes the hard length, on off. Gets a good lift off the deck. Cameron Green rides the bounce well and steers it down to deep third for a single.

Currie hits the hard length and gets a hint of inward shape off the deck. Mitchell Marsh stabs it down from the crease on the leg side. A good end to the Powerplay for the visitors. 16 runs off it. At the end of 6 overs, Australia are 45/2.

Currie spots the batter back away and he follows him, on a hard length, Cameron Green punches it to the right of cover and takes a single.

SIX! Cameron Green gets into the six-hitting act! Stand and deliver stuff. Currie keeps it on a back of a length but this does not trouble the batter at all. Cameron Green waits back in his crease and dispatches the pull over the deep mid-wicket fence for six more runs. 15 runs off the over already.

A tighter line from Currie this time, on a back of a length, Mitchell Marsh gets on his toes and nudges it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

WIDE! Currie sprays it down leg, on a length, Mitchell Marsh gets inside the line for the tickle but misses. Matthew Cross fails to collect it cleanly to his left and the ball rolls away off his gloves in front of short fine leg.

SIX! In the arc and out of the park! Currie overpitches and pays the price. This is full, on off. Mitchell Marsh holds his shape and swings with a good extension of the arms. Launches it over wide long on for a six.

Currie offers width on off, on a back of a length, Cameron Green stands tall and slaps it along the carpet to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Streaky from Mitchell Marsh and the Aussies are finding it difficult to middle any balls. Fuller in length and around off, Marsh goes after it and gets an outside edge that goes past short third and into the fence.

Pitched up, in and around off stump, Marsh looks to block off the front foot and again gets it more off the outer half of the bat to the off side.

Edged but doesn't carry! Nagging length on off stump, Mitchell Marsh plants his front leg across to block but the ball goes off the outer face on the bat and on the bounce to backward point.

Hard length, wide of the off stump, once again Cameron Green backs away and is unable to reach the ball. This time, Matthew Cross is unable to collect the ball cleanly and the batters are able to pick up a bye.

Well bowled and well taken behind the stumps as well. Green once again backs away early and Brandon McMullen gets the line wide of the off stump, the ball nips away late as well and Green is unable to reach it.

FIVE WIDES! That is very wayward from Brandon McMullen. Cameron Green is early to back away to the leg side and McMullen tries to follow him but spills it well down leg for a wide and the ball also travels into the fine leg fence.

Nicely bowled! Nagging length, not all that full and on the fifth stump line, Cameron Green stays back and has a poke at it but the ball beats the bat.

Hard length around the top of off and middle, Mitchell Marsh goes back and across before blocking it late on the off side. A single and a wicket off that over.

Uppish but just in the gap! Currie keeps pitching the ball up and around the off stump line, Cameron Green looks to get on the front foot and whack it leg side but ends up miscuing it past short mid-wicket for a single.

Green is quick to walk down the pitch but Currie pulls the length back and angles it across the batter. Green plays it off the outer edge behind point.

Nagging length, in and around off stump and moving in the air, Cameron Green looks to play it off the front foot but gets an inside edge that goes past the leg stump.

OUT! TAKEN! Twice in two days now that Brad Currie has got the wicket of Travis Head and Scotland are well and truly in the contest for now. Currie keeps the length pretty full but just floats this one up a bit and wide of the off stump. Travis Head reaches out and looks to launch it over long on but gets a top edge that goes over mid on. George Munsey there back-tracks and takes a fine tumbling catch to send the dangerman packing.

Pitched-up delivery on the off stump, Travis Head keeps a low base and swats it firmly but straight to mid off.

FOUR! Oh, just past the man and for a moment, Brandon McMullen thought he had a wicket. Short of a length and around off stump, Mitchell Marsh looks to stand tall and go after it but ends up skewing it away over the point region for a boundary.

Just pulls the length back, bowling it over the stumps, Mitchell Marsh looks to get across and flick it away but misses and wears it on the body.

Good fielding again! Pitched up around off, Travis Head swings across the line and gets it wide of mid on where the fielder scampers across and dives to keep it down to a single.

Oh, that went quickly and eventually, the fielder does well. On a hard length on off and angling away, this one shoots off the deck and Travis Head gets an outside edge on the attempted cut. The ball goes fine of short third and the fielder manages to stop it on the slide.

FOUR! Picked-up and dispatched! Short of a good length and over middle, Travis Head keeps a solid base and just swats it over wide mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! A bit of a freebie from Brandon McMullen and Travis Head picks up the first boundary of the chase. Floated up full and down leg, Head gets enough on the flick and the ball goes fine into the fine leg fence.

Short and outside off stump, Travis Head gets on his toes again and taps it away past point for just a single.

WIDE! A tad short but well wide of the off stump and swinging further away, Travis Head is unable to reach it and a wide is called.

Short of a length, around the body and angling back in, Mitchell Marsh fails to get it away and the ball goes off the thigh pad past short fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Subtle change in length as this is bowled a tad fuller and around off, Mitchell Marsh gets squared up and gets a leading edge in front of point.

Short of a length and well wide of the off stump, Mitchell Marsh looks to stay put and reach out but fails to get bat on it.

OUT! CAUGHT! What a catch and Jake Fraser-McGurk simply cannot catch a break as he departs for a second duck of the series. Brad Currie keeps the length short and angles it across the off stump, Jake stays on the back foot and slaps the ball away, flat and low of the man behind point. Brandon McMullen there dives front and across to his left and grabs it with both hands. Is there anything this man cannot do? Doesn't seem like it.

Currie begins with a gentle-paced delivery, bowling it short and wide of the off stump, Travis Head lets the ball come on and taps it off the toes wide of backward point for a single.

Beautiful delivery to end the first over and just a single off it. Just a smidge fuller and on off stump, this one nips away after pitching and leaves Jake Fraser-McGurk baffled as he gets beaten past the outside edge.

Hits the deck hard and bowls it around off stump, Jake Fraser-McGurk opens up his arms and smashes the ball but straight to covers.

Nagging length, in and around off stump, Jake Fraser-McGurk covers the line of the ball and blocks it off.

Up and over the infield as Australia get off the mark now. Back of a length and around middle, Travis Head picks it up and lifts it over the mid-wicket region for a single to get the chase going.

Shortens the length now, bowling it around off stump, Travis Head hops back and taps the ball away towards point for no run.

Some movement in the air right away for McMullen. Starts from over the stumps and pitches it up around off, getting it to angle back in, Travis Head looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the blade towards mid-wicket.