J Richardson to Webster, wide, 140.4kph, outswinger, the line is outside the tramline outside off, Webster slashes and misses

J Richardson to Webster, no run

Beau Webster, right handed bat, comes to the crease

J Richardson to Sam Harper, out Caught by Josh Inglis!! Edged and gone! 139.2kph, pitched up ball that swings away a bit, Sam Harper throws his bat for a big drive. No feet movement Sam Harper c Josh Inglis b J Richardson 1(2)

J Richardson to Sam Harper, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

J Richardson to Thomas Rogers, 1 run, shapes in from a length, Rogers defends from the crease and gets an inside edge onto his pad

J Richardson to Sam Harper, 1 run, to short fine leg

Sam Harper and Thomas Rogers are at the crease. Sam Harper is on strike. J Richardson will open the attack

It's action time.

Teams:

Perth Scorchers (Playing XI): Stephen Eskinazi, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis(w), Ashton Turner(c), Laurie Evans, Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Hamish McKenzie, Jason Behrendorff

Melbourne Stars (Playing XI): Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper(w), Beau Webster, Marcus Stoinis(c), Hilton Cartwright, Nick Larkin, Jonathan Merlo, Liam Dawson, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Joel Paris

Perth Scorchers have won the toss and have opted to field

6:15 pm local: We are into the last match of the first leg of the Big Bash with the tournament taking a short break to accomplish the 1st Australia- Pakistan Test which starts tomorrow across a different time zone. And today's match involves the Perth-based Scorchers taking on the Stars from Melbourne. We're at the majestic MCG for today's game with the Stars looking to bounce back from the humiliating 103-run loss at the hands of the Brisbane Heat in their first game. The Scorchers were involved in the suspended game against the Renegades and will look forward to securing their first win of the season. Bat flip and team sheets coming up shortly

Squads:

Melbourne Stars Squad: Thomas Rogers, Sam Harper(w), Marcus Stoinis(c), Hilton Cartwright, Nick Larkin, Liam Dawson, Usama Mir, Joel Paris, Jonathan Merlo, Beau Webster, Brody Couch, Campbell Kellaway, Mark Steketee, Corey Rocchiccioli, Haris Rauf

Perth Scorchers Squad: Stephen Eskinazi, Cooper Connolly, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis(w), Ashton Turner(c), Laurie Evans, Nick Hobson, Jhye Richardson, Andrew Tye, Hamish McKenzie, Jason Behrendorff, Sam Whiteman, Matthew Kelly