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The Ashes1st Test

England beat Australia by 169 runs in the 1st Test - Commentary

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

England430 & 28970.1 ov
Australia308 & 24270.3 ov
England won by 169 runs
End of innings: AUS 242 (70.3 ov)
70.3W
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, OUT
JR Hazlewood c JE Root b MM Ali 14(17) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 242/10 (70.3 ov)
70.20
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
70.10
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
End of over 700 runs, 1 wktAUS 242/9W00000
NM Lyon 0(5)JR Hazlewood 14(14)JE Root 6-1-28-2
69.60
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
69.50
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
69.40
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
69.30
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
69.20
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
69.1W
JE Root to MG Johnson, OUT
MG Johnson c A Lyth b JE Root 77(94) [4s-9 6s-2] · FoW 242/9 (69.1 ov)
End of over 695 runsAUS 242/8100040
JR Hazlewood 14(14)MG Johnson 77(93)MM Ali 16-4-59-2
68.60
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
68.54
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, FOUR
68.40
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
68.30
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
68.20
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
68.11
MM Ali to MG Johnson, 1 run
End of over 685 runsAUS 237/8200102
JR Hazlewood 10(9)MG Johnson 76(92)JE Root 5-0-28-1
67.62
JE Root to JR Hazlewood, 2 runs
67.50
JE Root to JR Hazlewood, no run
67.41
JE Root to MG Johnson, 1 run
67.30
JE Root to MG Johnson, no run
67.20
JE Root to MG Johnson, no run
67.12
JE Root to MG Johnson, 2 runs
End of over 679 runsAUS 232/8124020
JR Hazlewood 8(7)MG Johnson 73(88)MM Ali 15-4-54-2
66.60
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
66.52
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, 2 runs
66.40
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, no run
66.34
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, FOUR
66.22
MM Ali to JR Hazlewood, 2 runs
66.11
MM Ali to MG Johnson, 1 run
End of over 661 run, 1 wktAUS 223/8010W00
JR Hazlewood 0(2)MG Johnson 72(87)JE Root 4-0-23-1
65.60
JE Root to JR Hazlewood, no run
65.50
JE Root to JR Hazlewood, no run
65.4W
JE Root to MA Starc, OUT
MA Starc c A Lyth b JE Root 17(38) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 223/8 (65.4 ov)
65.30
JE Root to MA Starc, no run
65.21
JE Root to MG Johnson, 1 run
65.10
JE Root to MG Johnson, no run
End of over 651 runAUS 222/7000001
MG Johnson 71(85)MA Starc 17(36)MM Ali 14-4-45-2
64.61
MM Ali to MG Johnson, 1 run
64.50
MM Ali to MG Johnson, no run
64.40
MM Ali to MG Johnson, no run
64.30
MM Ali to MG Johnson, no run
64.20
MM Ali to MG Johnson, no run
64.10
MM Ali to MG Johnson, no run
End of over 6417 runsAUS 221/7446210
MA Starc 17(36)MG Johnson 70(79)JE Root 3-0-22-0
63.60
JE Root to MA Starc, no run
63.51
JE Root to MG Johnson, 1 run
63.42
JE Root to MG Johnson, 2 runs
63.36
JE Root to MG Johnson, SIX
63.24
JE Root to MG Johnson, FOUR
63.14
JE Root to MG Johnson, FOUR
End of over 631 runAUS 204/7001Lb000
MA Starc 17(35)MG Johnson 53(74)MM Ali 13-4-44-2
62.60
MM Ali to MA Starc, no run
62.50
MM Ali to MA Starc, no run
62.40
MM Ali to MA Starc, no run
62.31Lb
MM Ali to MG Johnson, 1 leg bye
62.20
MM Ali to MG Johnson, no run
62.10
MM Ali to MG Johnson, no run