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The Ashes1st Test

Australia and England draw in the 1st Test

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia481 & 107/126 ov
England260 & 517/1d152 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 260, Ian Bell 76 from 131 balls and Alastair Cook 67 from 168 balls. Peter Siddle took 6 for 54.

Australia were bowled out for 481, Michael Hussey 195 from 330 balls and Brad Haddin 136 from 287 balls. Steven Finn took 6 for 125.

England made 517 for 1 declared, Alastair Cook 235 not out from 428 balls and Jonathan Trott 135 not out from 266 balls.

Australia made 107 for 1, Ricky Ponting 51 not out from 43 balls and Shane Watson 41 not out from 97 balls.

Match drawn.

Key performers

England 1st innings

260(76.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhausc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhaus03000.00
Alastair Cookc SR Watson b PM Siddlec SR Watson b PM Siddle671686039.88
Jonathan Trottb SR Watsonb SR Watson29535054.72
Kevin Pietersenc RT Ponting b PM Siddlec RT Ponting b PM Siddle43706061.43
Paul Collingwoodc MJ North b PM Siddlec MJ North b PM Siddle481050.00
Ian Bellc SR Watson b XJ Dohertyc SR Watson b XJ Doherty761318058.02
Matt Prior †b PM Siddleb PM Siddle01000.00
Stuart Broadlbw b PM Siddlelbw b PM Siddle01000.00
Graeme Swannlbw b PM Siddlelbw b PM Siddle10910111.11
James Andersonb XJ Dohertyb XJ Doherty11222050.00
Steven Finnnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 8, w 7, nb 5)(lb 8, w 7, nb 5)20
Total76.5 Ov (RR 3.38)76.5 Ov (RR 3.38)260
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AJ Strauss, 0.3 ov), 41-2 (IJL Trott, 14 ov), 117-3 (KP Pietersen, 37.3 ov), 125-4 (PD Collingwood, 39.5 ov), 197-5 (AN Cook, 65.3 ov), 197-6 (MJ Prior, 65.4 ov), 197-7 (SCJ Broad, 65.5 ov), 228-8 (GP Swann, 69.2 ov), 254-9 (IR Bell, 76.1 ov), 260-10 (JM Anderson, 76.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Hilfenhaus1946013.16906022
Peter Siddle1635463.38747022
Mitchell Johnson1526604.40619000
Shane Watson1223012.50593031
Xavier Doherty13.534122.96644000
Marcus North10101.0050000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 0(3) & AN Cook 0(0)03
2ndIJL Trott 29(53) & AN Cook 9(29)4181
3rdAN Cook 30(72) & KP Pietersen 43(70)76141
4thPD Collingwood 4(8) & AN Cook 4(6)814
5thIR Bell 39(94) & AN Cook 24(61)72154
6thMJ Prior 0(1) & IR Bell 0(0)01
7thSCJ Broad 0(1) & IR Bell 0(0)01
8thGP Swann 10(9) & IR Bell 18(13)3121
9thJM Anderson 5(18) & IR Bell 19(24)2641
10thJM Anderson 6(4) & ST Finn 0(0)64

Australia 1st innings

481(158.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonc AJ Strauss b JM Andersonc AJ Strauss b JM Anderson36766047.37
Simon Katichc & b ST Finnc & b ST Finn501065047.17
Ricky Pontingc †MJ Prior b JM Andersonc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson10261038.46
Michael Clarkec †MJ Prior b ST Finnc †MJ Prior b ST Finn9500018.00
Michael Husseyc AN Cook b ST Finnc AN Cook b ST Finn19533026159.09
Marcus Northc PD Collingwood b GP Swannc PD Collingwood b GP Swann180012.50
Brad Haddin †c PD Collingwood b GP Swannc PD Collingwood b GP Swann13628716147.39
Mitchell Johnsonb ST Finnb ST Finn019000.00
Xavier Dohertyc AN Cook b ST Finnc AN Cook b ST Finn16302053.33
Peter Siddlec GP Swann b ST Finnc GP Swann b ST Finn6111054.55
Ben Hilfenhausnot outnot out1*100010.00
Extras(b 4, lb 12, w 4, nb 1)(b 4, lb 12, w 4, nb 1)21
Total158.4 Ov (RR 3.03)158.4 Ov (RR 3.03)481
Fall of wickets: 78-1 (SR Watson, 25.2 ov), 96-2 (RT Ponting, 33.2 ov), 100-3 (SM Katich, 36.1 ov), 140-4 (MJ Clarke, 51.2 ov), 143-5 (MJ North, 52.5 ov), 450-6 (BJ Haddin, 145.3 ov), 458-7 (MEK Hussey, 149 ov), 462-8 (MG Johnson, 152.3 ov), 472-9 (PM Siddle, 154.4 ov), 481-10 (XJ Doherty, 158.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson37139922.6817813010
Stuart Broad3377202.181596011
Graeme Swann43512822.9818712200
Steven Finn33.4112563.7115322000
Paul Collingwood1214103.42514020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 36(76) & SM Katich 38(77)78152
2ndRT Ponting 10(26) & SM Katich 8(22)1848
3rdMJ Clarke 0(10) & SM Katich 4(7)417
4thMEK Hussey 31(51) & MJ Clarke 9(40)4091
5thMJ North 1(8) & MEK Hussey 1(1)39
6thBJ Haddin 136(287) & MEK Hussey 155(269)307556
7thMG Johnson 0(12) & MEK Hussey 8(9)821
8thXJ Doherty 4(14) & MG Johnson 0(7)421
9thPM Siddle 6(11) & XJ Doherty 4(2)1013
10thBW Hilfenhaus 1(10) & XJ Doherty 8(14)924

England 2nd innings

517/1d(152 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussst †BJ Haddin b MJ Northst †BJ Haddin b MJ North11022415049.11
Alastair Cooknot outnot out235*42826054.91
Jonathan Trottnot outnot out135*26619050.75
Extras(b 17, lb 4, w 10, nb 6)(b 17, lb 4, w 10, nb 6)37
Total152 Ov (RR 3.40)152 Ov (RR 3.40)517/1d
Fall of wickets: 188-1 (AJ Strauss, 66.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Hilfenhaus3288202.561548013
Peter Siddle2449003.7510713023
Marcus North1934712.47843000
Mitchell Johnson27510403.8510710010
Xavier Doherty35510703.0615713000
Shane Watson1526604.406813020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 110(224) & AN Cook 72(176)188398
2ndIJL Trott 135(266) & AN Cook 163(252)329*514

Australia 2nd innings

107/1(26 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonnot outnot out41*974042.27
Simon Katichc AJ Strauss b SCJ Broadc AJ Strauss b SCJ Broad4160025.00
Ricky Pontingnot outnot out51*4341118.60
Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 1, pen 5)(b 4, lb 1, w 1, pen 5)11
Total26 Ov (RR 4.12)26 Ov (RR 4.12) · Target 297107/1
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (SM Katich, 5.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson521503.00251000
Stuart Broad711812.57321010
Graeme Swann803304.13292100
Steven Finn402506.25134000
Kevin Pietersen20603.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 0(16) & SM Katich 4(16)532
2ndRT Ponting 51(43) & SR Watson 41(81)102*124

Commentary

End of innings: AUS 107/1 (26 ov)
End of over 262 runsAUS 107/1001010
SR Watson 41(97)RT Ponting 51(43)KP Pietersen 2-0-6-0
25.60
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, no run
25.51
KP Pietersen to RT Ponting, 1 run
25.40
KP Pietersen to RT Ponting, no run
25.31
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, 1 run
25.20
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, no run
25.10
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, no run
End of over 256 runsAUS 105/1140010
RT Ponting 50(41)SR Watson 40(93)GP Swann 8-0-33-0
24.60
GP Swann to RT Ponting, no run
24.51
GP Swann to SR Watson, 1 run
24.40
GP Swann to SR Watson, no run
24.30
GP Swann to SR Watson, no run
24.24
GP Swann to SR Watson, FOUR
24.11
GP Swann to RT Ponting, 1 run
FIFTY for RT Ponting (50 off 40)
End of over 249 runsAUS 99/1111100
SR Watson 35(89)RT Ponting 49(39)KP Pietersen 1-0-4-0
23.60
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, no run
23.50
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, no run
23.41
KP Pietersen to RT Ponting, 1 run
23.31
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, 1 run
23.21
KP Pietersen to RT Ponting, 1 run
23.11
KP Pietersen to SR Watson, 1 run, 5 penalty runs
End of over 234 runsAUS 90/1101110
RT Ponting 47(37)SR Watson 33(85)GP Swann 7-0-27-0
22.60
GP Swann to RT Ponting, no run
22.51
GP Swann to SR Watson, 1 run
22.41
GP Swann to RT Ponting, 1 run
22.31
GP Swann to SR Watson, 1 run
22.20
GP Swann to SR Watson, no run
22.11
GP Swann to RT Ponting, 1 run
End of over 223 runsAUS 86/1030000
SR Watson 31(82)RT Ponting 45(34)ST Finn 4-0-25-0