The freak incident occurred within the 38th over of the innings when Lyon’s wanting size supply received further bounce after hitting the deck and it hit Brook’s thigh pad. No person, together with ‘keeper, batter and quick leg fielder, knew the place the ball was going. It went excessive up within the air after which got here down and landed on the again of Brook’s leg and crashed onto the stumps leaving everybody shocked!
Brook, who was going nice at that time, was shocked earlier than making his transfer to the pavillion. He scored a fast 32 off 37 balls with the assistance of 4 boundaries.
Earlier, England skipper Ben Stokes received the toss and opted to bat in opposition to Australia, who recalled fit-again paceman Josh Hazlewood and dropped fellow seamer Mitchell Starc from their XI.
“We have to rotate our bowlers,” stated Australia captain Pat Cummins on the toss. “It was a very robust name on Mitch, but it surely’s a pleasant drawback to have with somebody like Josh to come back in.”
“It seems to be a very good wicket,” stated Stokes, who has presided over 11 wins in 13 Checks since becoming a member of forces with coach Brendon McCullum final 12 months. “It is a good toss to win however we have to get some runs on the board now and profit from it.”
