The Ashes1st Test
England beat Australia by 14 runs in the 1st Test
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, . England won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 215, Jonathan Trott 48 from 80 balls. Peter Siddle took 5 for 50.
Australia were bowled out for 280, Ashton Agar 98 from 101 balls and Phillip Hughes 81 not out from 131 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 85.
England were bowled out for 375, Ian Bell 109 from 267 balls and Stuart Broad 65 from 148 balls. Mitchell Starc took 3 for 77.
Australia were bowled out for 296, Brad Haddin 71 from 147 balls and Chris Rogers 52 from 121 balls. James Anderson took 5 for 73.
England won by 14 runs.
Key performers
England 1st innings
215(59 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cookc †BJ Haddin b JL Pattinson | c †BJ Haddin b JL Pattinson | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Joe Rootb PM Siddle | b PM Siddle | 30 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 46.88 |
| Jonathan Trottb PM Siddle | b PM Siddle | 48 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Kevin Pietersenc MJ Clarke b PM Siddle | c MJ Clarke b PM Siddle | 14 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Ian Bellc SR Watson b PM Siddle | c SR Watson b PM Siddle | 25 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 39.68 |
| Jonny Bairstow †b MA Starc | b MA Starc | 37 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 72.55 |
| Matt Priorc PJ Hughes b PM Siddle | c PJ Hughes b PM Siddle | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Stuart Broadc & b JL Pattinson | c & b JL Pattinson | 24 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Graeme Swannc PJ Hughes b JL Pattinson | c PJ Hughes b JL Pattinson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Steven Finnc †BJ Haddin b MA Starc | c †BJ Haddin b MA Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Andersonnot out | not out | 1* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras(b 6, lb 5, w 8, nb 2) | (b 6, lb 5, w 8, nb 2) | 21 | ||||
| Total59 Ov (RR 3.64) | 59 Ov (RR 3.64) | 215 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (AN Cook, 9 ov), 78-2 (JE Root, 21.1 ov), 102-3 (KP Pietersen, 27.3 ov), 124-4 (IJL Trott, 35.5 ov), 178-5 (IR Bell, 47.5 ov), 180-6 (MJ Prior, 49.2 ov), 213-7 (SCJ Broad, 56.5 ov), 213-8 (JM Bairstow, 57.1 ov), 213-9 (ST Finn, 57.2 ov), 215-10 (GP Swann, 59 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pattinson | 17 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 4.06 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | 17 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 3.18 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 14 | 4 | 50 | 5 | 3.57 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashton Agar | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 3.43 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AN Cook 13(26) & JE Root 12(28) | 27 | 54 |
| 2nd | JE Root 18(36) & IJL Trott 28(38) | 51 | 73 |
| 3rd | KP Pietersen 14(23) & IJL Trott 9(15) | 24 | 38 |
| 4th | IR Bell 4(23) & IJL Trott 11(27) | 22 | 50 |
| 5th | JM Bairstow 31(33) & IR Bell 21(40) | 54 | 72 |
| 6th | MJ Prior 1(7) & JM Bairstow 1(2) | 2 | 9 |
| 7th | SCJ Broad 24(30) & JM Bairstow 5(15) | 33 | 45 |
| 8th | GP Swann 0(1) & JM Bairstow 0(1) | 0 | 2 |
| 9th | ST Finn 0(1) & GP Swann 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 1(6) & GP Swann 1(4) | 2 | 10 |
Australia 1st innings
280(64.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonc JE Root b ST Finn | c JE Root b ST Finn | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Chris Rogerslbw b JM Anderson | lbw b JM Anderson | 16 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 43.24 |
| Ed Cowanc GP Swann b ST Finn | c GP Swann b ST Finn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Clarkeb JM Anderson | b JM Anderson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Smithc MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 53 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 67.09 |
| Phillip Hughesnot out | not out | 81* | 131 | 9 | 0 | 61.83 |
| Brad Haddin †b GP Swann | b GP Swann | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Peter Siddlec MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Mitchell Starcc MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Pattinsonlbw b GP Swann | lbw b GP Swann | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Ashton Agarc GP Swann b SCJ Broad | c GP Swann b SCJ Broad | 98 | 101 | 12 | 2 | 97.03 |
| Extras(lb 15) | (lb 15) | 15 | ||||
| Total64.5 Ov (RR 4.32) | 64.5 Ov (RR 4.32) | 280 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (SR Watson, 3.3 ov), 19-2 (EJM Cowan, 3.4 ov), 22-3 (MJ Clarke, 6.2 ov), 53-4 (CJL Rogers, 14.3 ov), 108-5 (SPD Smith, 28.3 ov), 113-6 (BJ Haddin, 29.1 ov), 114-7 (PM Siddle, 30.2 ov), 114-8 (MA Starc, 32.1 ov), 117-9 (JL Pattinson, 33.4 ov), 280-10 (AC Agar, 64.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 24 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 3.54 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 15 | 0 | 80 | 2 | 5.33 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 19 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 3.16 | 90 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 6.5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.85 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 13(14) & CJL Rogers 6(7) | 19 | 21 |
| 2nd | EJM Cowan 0(1) & CJL Rogers 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 0(6) & CJL Rogers 3(10) | 3 | 16 |
| 4th | SPD Smith 23(29) & CJL Rogers 7(20) | 31 | 49 |
| 5th | PJ Hughes 17(34) & SPD Smith 30(50) | 55 | 84 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 1(2) & PJ Hughes 4(2) | 5 | 4 |
| 7th | PM Siddle 1(5) & PJ Hughes 0(2) | 1 | 7 |
| 8th | MA Starc 0(5) & PJ Hughes 0(6) | 0 | 11 |
| 9th | JL Pattinson 2(8) & PJ Hughes 0(1) | 3 | 9 |
| 10th | AC Agar 98(101) & PJ Hughes 60(86) | 163 | 187 |
England 2nd innings
375(149.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cookc MJ Clarke b AC Agar | c MJ Clarke b AC Agar | 50 | 165 | 6 | 0 | 30.30 |
| Joe Rootc †BJ Haddin b MA Starc | c †BJ Haddin b MA Starc | 5 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 16.13 |
| Jonathan Trottlbw b MA Starc | lbw b MA Starc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Pietersenb JL Pattinson | b JL Pattinson | 64 | 150 | 12 | 0 | 42.67 |
| Ian Bellc †BJ Haddin b MA Starc | c †BJ Haddin b MA Starc | 109 | 267 | 15 | 0 | 40.82 |
| Jonny Bairstow †c †BJ Haddin b AC Agar | c †BJ Haddin b AC Agar | 15 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 24.19 |
| Matt Priorc EJM Cowan b PM Siddle | c EJM Cowan b PM Siddle | 31 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 73.81 |
| Stuart Broadc †BJ Haddin b JL Pattinson | c †BJ Haddin b JL Pattinson | 65 | 148 | 7 | 0 | 43.92 |
| Graeme Swannc MJ Clarke b PM Siddle | c MJ Clarke b PM Siddle | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 32.14 |
| Steven Finnnot out | not out | 2* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| James Andersonc PJ Hughes b PM Siddle | c PJ Hughes b PM Siddle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 6, lb 13, w 1, nb 5) | (b 6, lb 13, w 1, nb 5) | 25 | ||||
| Total149.5 Ov (RR 2.50) | 149.5 Ov (RR 2.50) | 375 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (JE Root, 7.3 ov), 11-2 (IJL Trott, 7.4 ov), 121-3 (KP Pietersen, 57 ov), 131-4 (AN Cook, 59.1 ov), 174-5 (JM Bairstow, 80 ov), 218-6 (MJ Prior, 93 ov), 356-7 (SCJ Broad, 140.5 ov), 371-8 (IR Bell, 146.2 ov), 375-9 (GP Swann, 149.3 ov), 375-10 (JM Anderson, 149.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pattinson | 34 | 8 | 101 | 2 | 2.97 | 162 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | 32 | 7 | 77 | 3 | 2.41 | 153 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashton Agar | 35 | 9 | 82 | 2 | 2.34 | 163 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Siddle | 33.5 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 2.51 | 168 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Watson | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.73 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AN Cook 4(15) & JE Root 5(31) | 11 | 45 |
| 2nd | IJL Trott 0(1) & AN Cook 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | KP Pietersen 64(150) & AN Cook 44(147) | 110 | 296 |
| 4th | AN Cook 2(3) & IR Bell 8(10) | 10 | 13 |
| 5th | JM Bairstow 15(62) & IR Bell 27(63) | 43 | 125 |
| 6th | IR Bell 12(37) & MJ Prior 31(42) | 44 | 78 |
| 7th | IR Bell 54(141) & SCJ Broad 65(148) | 138 | 287 |
| 8th | GP Swann 7(17) & IR Bell 8(16) | 15 | 33 |
| 9th | ST Finn 2(8) & GP Swann 2(11) | 4 | 19 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 0(2) & ST Finn 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
Australia 2nd innings
296(110.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonlbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 46 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 62.16 |
| Chris Rogersc IR Bell b JM Anderson | c IR Bell b JM Anderson | 52 | 121 | 8 | 0 | 42.98 |
| Ed Cowanc IJL Trott b JE Root | c IJL Trott b JE Root | 14 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 32.56 |
| Michael Clarkec MJ Prior b SCJ Broad | c MJ Prior b SCJ Broad | 23 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 32.86 |
| Steve Smithlbw b GP Swann | lbw b GP Swann | 17 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 35.42 |
| Phillip Hugheslbw b GP Swann | lbw b GP Swann | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brad Haddin †c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 71 | 147 | 9 | 0 | 48.30 |
| Ashton Agarc AN Cook b JM Anderson | c AN Cook b JM Anderson | 14 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 19.72 |
| Mitchell Starcc AN Cook b JM Anderson | c AN Cook b JM Anderson | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Peter Siddlec AN Cook b JM Anderson | c AN Cook b JM Anderson | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Pattinsonnot out | not out | 25* | 57 | 2 | 1 | 43.86 |
| Extras(b 11, lb 10, nb 1) | (b 11, lb 10, nb 1) | 22 | ||||
| Total110.5 Ov (RR 2.67) | 110.5 Ov (RR 2.67) · Target 311 | 296 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 84-1 (SR Watson, 24.1 ov), 111-2 (EJM Cowan, 36.4 ov), 124-3 (CJL Rogers, 42.4 ov), 161-4 (MJ Clarke, 59 ov), 161-5 (SPD Smith, 59.1 ov), 164-6 (PJ Hughes, 61.5 ov), 207-7 (AC Agar, 86.3 ov), 211-8 (MA Starc, 88.1 ov), 231-9 (PM Siddle, 94.2 ov), 296-10 (BJ Haddin, 110.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 31.5 | 11 | 73 | 5 | 2.29 | 161 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 23 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 2.35 | 113 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graeme Swann | 44 | 10 | 105 | 2 | 2.39 | 205 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 10 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 3.70 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 46(74) & CJL Rogers 38(71) | 84 | 145 |
| 2nd | EJM Cowan 14(43) & CJL Rogers 12(33) | 27 | 75 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 3(19) & CJL Rogers 2(17) | 13 | 36 |
| 4th | SPD Smith 17(47) & MJ Clarke 20(51) | 37 | 98 |
| 5th | SPD Smith 0(1) & PJ Hughes 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 2(8) & PJ Hughes 0(8) | 3 | 16 |
| 7th | AC Agar 14(71) & BJ Haddin 26(77) | 43 | 148 |
| 8th | MA Starc 1(5) & BJ Haddin 3(5) | 4 | 10 |
| 9th | PM Siddle 11(22) & BJ Haddin 5(15) | 20 | 37 |
| 10th | JL Pattinson 25(57) & BJ Haddin 35(42) | 65 | 99 |
Commentary
110.5W
JM Anderson to BJ Haddin, OUT
BJ Haddin c MJ Prior b JM Anderson 71(147) [4s-9 6s-0] · FoW 296/10 (110.5 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for JM Anderson
110.40
JM Anderson to BJ Haddin, no run
110.30
JM Anderson to BJ Haddin, no run
110.20
JM Anderson to BJ Haddin, no run
110.10
JM Anderson to BJ Haddin, no run
End of over 1105 runsAUS 296/9130001
BJ Haddin 71(142)JL Pattinson 25(57)GP Swann 44-10-105-2
109.61
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, 1 run
109.50
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
109.40
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
109.30
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
109.23
GP Swann to JL Pattinson, 3 runs
109.11
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, 1 run
End of over 1090 runsAUS 291/9000000
JL Pattinson 22(56)BJ Haddin 69(137)JM Anderson 31-11-73-4
108.60
JM Anderson to JL Pattinson, no run
108.50
JM Anderson to JL Pattinson, no run
108.40
JM Anderson to JL Pattinson, no run
108.30
JM Anderson to JL Pattinson, no run
108.20
JM Anderson to JL Pattinson, no run
108.10
JM Anderson to JL Pattinson, no run
End of over 1080 runsAUS 291/9000000
BJ Haddin 69(137)JL Pattinson 22(50)GP Swann 43-10-100-2
107.60
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
107.50
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
107.40
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
107.30
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
107.20
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
107.10
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
End of over 1072 runsAUS 291/9011000
JL Pattinson 22(50)BJ Haddin 69(131)SCJ Broad 23-7-54-2
106.60
SCJ Broad to JL Pattinson, no run
106.50
SCJ Broad to JL Pattinson, no run



