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The Ashes1st Test

England and Australia draw in the 1st Test

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England435 & 252/9105 ov
Australia674/6d181 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 435, Kevin Pietersen 69 from 141 balls and Paul Collingwood 64 from 145 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 87.

Australia made 674 for 6 declared, Ricky Ponting 150 from 224 balls and Marcus North 125 not out from 242 balls. James Anderson took 2 for 110.

England made 252 for 9, Paul Collingwood 74 from 245 balls. Ben Hilfenhaus took 3 for 47.

Match drawn.

Key performers

England 1st innings

435(106.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussc MJ Clarke b MG Johnsonc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson30604050.00
Alastair Cookc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhausc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhaus10250040.00
Ravi Boparac PJ Hughes b MG Johnsonc PJ Hughes b MG Johnson35526067.31
Kevin Pietersenc SM Katich b NM Hauritzc SM Katich b NM Hauritz691414048.94
Paul Collingwoodc †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhausc †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus641456044.14
Matt Prior †b PM Siddleb PM Siddle56626090.32
Andrew Flintoffb PM Siddleb PM Siddle37516072.55
James Andersonc MEK Hussey b NM Hauritzc MEK Hussey b NM Hauritz26402065.00
Stuart Broadb MG Johnsonb MG Johnson19204095.00
Graeme Swannnot outnot out47*4060117.50
Monty Panesarc RT Ponting b NM Hauritzc RT Ponting b NM Hauritz4170023.53
Extras(b 13, lb 11, w 2, nb 12)(b 13, lb 11, w 2, nb 12)38
Total106.5 Ov (RR 4.07)106.5 Ov (RR 4.07)435
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (AN Cook, 8 ov), 67-2 (AJ Strauss, 20 ov), 90-3 (RS Bopara, 24.4 ov), 228-4 (PD Collingwood, 65.3 ov), 241-5 (KP Pietersen, 70.5 ov), 327-6 (A Flintoff, 86.4 ov), 329-7 (MJ Prior, 88.3 ov), 355-8 (SCJ Broad, 93.5 ov), 423-9 (JM Anderson, 102.4 ov), 435-10 (MS Panesar, 106.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Johnson2228733.95918000
Ben Hilfenhaus2757722.851236014
Peter Siddle27312124.4811818015
Nathan Hauritz23.519533.99889003
Michael Clarke502004.00151000
Simon Katich201105.5072000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 10(24) & AN Cook 10(25)2148
2ndAJ Strauss 20(36) & RS Bopara 22(39)4672
3rdRS Bopara 13(13) & KP Pietersen 5(16)2328
4thPD Collingwood 64(145) & KP Pietersen 60(105)138245
5thMJ Prior 8(13) & KP Pietersen 4(20)1332
6thA Flintoff 37(51) & MJ Prior 47(44)8695
7thJM Anderson 0(6) & MJ Prior 1(5)211
8thSCJ Broad 19(20) & JM Anderson 6(12)2632
9thGP Swann 41(31) & JM Anderson 20(22)6853
10thGP Swann 6(9) & MS Panesar 4(17)1225

Australia 1st innings

674/6d(181 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Phillip Hughesc †MJ Prior b A Flintoffc †MJ Prior b A Flintoff36545066.67
Simon Katichlbw b JM Andersonlbw b JM Anderson12226112046.74
Ricky Pontingb MS Panesarb MS Panesar15022414166.96
Michael Husseyc †MJ Prior b JM Andersonc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson3160018.75
Michael Clarkec †MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc †MJ Prior b SCJ Broad831459157.24
Marcus Northnot outnot out125*24213051.65
Brad Haddin †c RS Bopara b PD Collingwoodc RS Bopara b PD Collingwood12115111380.13
Extras(b 9, lb 14, w 4, nb 7)(b 9, lb 14, w 4, nb 7)34
Total181 Ov (RR 3.72)181 Ov (RR 3.72)674/6d
Fall of wickets: 60-1 (PJ Hughes, 15 ov), 299-2 (SM Katich, 85 ov), 325-3 (MEK Hussey, 90.1 ov), 331-4 (RT Ponting, 94.5 ov), 474-5 (MJ Clarke, 136.5 ov), 674-6 (BJ Haddin, 181 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson32611023.4413811010
Stuart Broad32612914.0314118020
Graeme Swann38813103.4516314100
Andrew Flintoff35312813.6614811117
Monty Panesar35411513.291447200
Paul Collingwood903814.22333100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stPJ Hughes 36(54) & SM Katich 17(37)6090
2ndSM Katich 105(224) & RT Ponting 131(197)239420
3rdRT Ponting 16(17) & MEK Hussey 3(16)2631
4thMJ Clarke 2(19) & RT Ponting 3(10)628
5thMJ North 53(126) & MJ Clarke 81(126)143252
6thBJ Haddin 121(151) & MJ North 72(116)200265

England 2nd innings

252/9(105 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussc †BJ Haddin b NM Hauritzc †BJ Haddin b NM Hauritz17541031.48
Alastair Cooklbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson6121050.00
Ravi Boparalbw b BW Hilfenhauslbw b BW Hilfenhaus130033.33
Kevin Pietersenb BW Hilfenhausb BW Hilfenhaus8240033.33
Paul Collingwoodc MEK Hussey b PM Siddlec MEK Hussey b PM Siddle742456030.20
Matt Prior †c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritzc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz14321043.75
Andrew Flintoffc RT Ponting b MG Johnsonc RT Ponting b MG Johnson26713036.62
Stuart Broadlbw b NM Hauritzlbw b NM Hauritz14471029.79
Graeme Swannlbw b BW Hilfenhauslbw b BW Hilfenhaus31634049.21
James Andersonnot outnot out21*533039.62
Monty Panesarnot outnot out7*351020.00
Extras(b 9, lb 9, w 4, nb 11)(b 9, lb 9, w 4, nb 11)33
Total105 Ov (RR 2.40)105 Ov (RR 2.40)252/9
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (AN Cook, 4.3 ov), 17-2 (RS Bopara, 5.3 ov), 31-3 (KP Pietersen, 10.4 ov), 46-4 (AJ Strauss, 17 ov), 70-5 (MJ Prior, 26.3 ov), 127-6 (A Flintoff, 49.4 ov), 159-7 (SCJ Broad, 66.4 ov), 221-8 (GP Swann, 86.1 ov), 233-9 (PD Collingwood, 93.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Johnson2244422.001072041
Ben Hilfenhaus1534733.13735004
Peter Siddle1825112.83847002
Nathan Hauritz37126331.701853002
Michael Clarke30802.67131000
Marcus North741402.00373000
Simon Katich30702.33130000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 5(16) & AN Cook 6(12)1327
2ndRS Bopara 1(3) & AJ Strauss 1(4)46
3rdKP Pietersen 8(24) & AJ Strauss 5(8)1431
4thPD Collingwood 9(12) & AJ Strauss 6(26)1538
5thPD Collingwood 6(25) & MJ Prior 14(32)2457
6thA Flintoff 26(71) & PD Collingwood 22(71)57139
7thSCJ Broad 14(47) & PD Collingwood 12(58)32102
8thGP Swann 31(63) & PD Collingwood 23(54)62117
9thJM Anderson 10(19) & PD Collingwood 2(25)1244
10thMS Panesar 7(35) & JM Anderson 11(34)19*69

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 252/9 (105 ov)
End of over 1051 runENG 252/9000001b
JM Anderson 21(53)MS Panesar 7(35)NM Hauritz 37-12-63-3
104.61b
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, 1 bye
104.50
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
104.40
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
104.30
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
104.20
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
104.10
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
End of over 1040 runsENG 251/9000000
MS Panesar 7(35)JM Anderson 21(47)MJ North 7-4-14-0
103.60
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
103.50
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
103.40
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
103.30
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
103.20
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
103.10
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
End of over 1030 runsENG 251/9000000
JM Anderson 21(47)MS Panesar 7(29)NM Hauritz 36-11-63-3
102.60
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
102.50
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
102.40
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
102.30
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
102.20
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
102.10
NM Hauritz to JM Anderson, no run
End of over 1025 runsENG 251/9140000
MS Panesar 7(29)JM Anderson 21(41)MJ North 6-3-14-0
101.60
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
101.50
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
101.40
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
101.30
MJ North to MS Panesar, no run
101.24
MJ North to MS Panesar, FOUR
101.11
MJ North to JM Anderson, 1 run
End of over 1011 runENG 246/9001000
MS Panesar 3(24)JM Anderson 20(40)NM Hauritz 35-10-63-3