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England vs Australia, 1st Test - Scorecard

ResultTestThe Ashes 2015· Sophia Gardens, Cardiff·
England430 & 289(70.1 ov)
Australia308 & 242(70.3 ov)
England won by 169 runs

England 1st innings

430 (102.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Lythc DA Warner b JR Hazlewood6101060.00
Alastair Cookc †BJ Haddin b NM Lyon20403050.00
Gary Ballancelbw b JR Hazlewood611498040.94
Ian Belllbw b MA Starc170014.29
Joe Rootc SR Watson b MA Starc13416617080.72
Ben Stokesb MA Starc52786266.67
Jos Buttler †c MG Johnson b JR Hazlewood27343079.41
Moeen Alic SR Watson b MA Starc778811187.50
Stuart Broadc †BJ Haddin b NM Lyon18262169.23
Mark Woodnot out7*101070.00
James Andersonb MA Starc160016.67
Extras(b 17, lb 3, w 5, nb 1)26
Total102.1 Ov (RR 4.21)430
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (A Lyth, 2 ov), 42-2 (AN Cook, 13.2 ov), 43-3 (IR Bell, 14.3 ov), 196-4 (GS Ballance, 53.3 ov), 280-5 (JE Root, 72.1 ov), 293-6 (BA Stokes, 76.2 ov), 343-7 (JC Buttler, 85.5 ov), 395-8 (SCJ Broad, 97.1 ov), 419-9 (MM Ali, 100.2 ov), 430-10 (JM Anderson, 102.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc24.1411454.7210417011
Josh Hazlewood2388333.6110812100
Mitchell Johnson25311104.4410615100
Nathan Lyon2046923.45865200
Shane Watson802403.00382000
David Warner20904.5071000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stA Lyth 6(10) & AN Cook 1(2)712
2ndAN Cook 19(38) & GS Ballance 16(30)3568
3rdIR Bell 1(7) & GS Ballance 0(0)17
4thJE Root 97(116) & GS Ballance 45(119)153234
5thBA Stokes 42(62) & JE Root 37(50)84112
6thJC Buttler 3(9) & BA Stokes 10(16)1325
7thMM Ali 26(32) & JC Buttler 24(25)5057
8thSCJ Broad 18(26) & MM Ali 34(42)5268
9thMA Wood 3(5) & MM Ali 17(14)2419
10thJM Anderson 1(6) & MA Wood 4(5)1111

Australia 1st innings

308 (84.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Rogersc †JC Buttler b MA Wood9513311171.43
David Warnerc AN Cook b JM Anderson17423040.48
Steve Smithc AN Cook b MM Ali33565058.93
Michael Clarkec & b MM Ali38526073.08
Adam Vogesc JM Anderson b BA Stokes31754041.33
Shane Watsonlbw b SCJ Broad30576052.63
Nathan Lyonlbw b MA Wood6261023.08
Brad Haddin †c †JC Buttler b JM Anderson22385057.89
Mitchell Johnsonc GS Ballance b SCJ Broad14192073.68
Mitchell Starcc JE Root b JM Anderson06000.00
Josh Hazlewoodnot out2*40050.00
Extras(b 6, lb 11, w 3)20
Total84.4 Ov (RR 3.64)308
Fall of wickets: 52-1 (DA Warner, 14.3 ov), 129-2 (SPD Smith, 33 ov), 180-3 (CJL Rogers, 42.4 ov), 207-4 (MJ Clarke, 52.1 ov), 258-5 (AC Voges, 67.1 ov), 265-6 (SR Watson, 71.3 ov), 265-7 (NM Lyon, 74.5 ov), 304-8 (BJ Haddin, 82.4 ov), 306-9 (MG Johnson, 83.1 ov), 308-10 (MA Starc, 84.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson18.564332.28946000
Stuart Broad1716023.53797110
Mark Wood2026623.30929000
Moeen Ali1517124.736212000
Ben Stokes13.535113.69669020
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJL Rogers 28(45) & DA Warner 17(42)5287
2ndSPD Smith 33(56) & CJL Rogers 41(55)77111
3rdCJL Rogers 26(33) & MJ Clarke 25(25)5158
4thAC Voges 14(30) & MJ Clarke 13(27)2757
5thSR Watson 29(45) & AC Voges 17(45)5190
6thNM Lyon 6(14) & SR Watson 1(12)726
7thBJ Haddin 0(8) & NM Lyon 0(12)020
8thBJ Haddin 22(30) & MG Johnson 12(17)3947
9thMA Starc 0(1) & MG Johnson 2(2)23
10thJR Hazlewood 2(4) & MA Starc 0(5)29

England 2nd innings

289 (70.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Lythc MJ Clarke b NM Lyon37624159.68
Alastair Cookc NM Lyon b MA Starc12261046.15
Gary Ballancec †BJ Haddin b JR Hazlewood07000.00
Ian Bellb MG Johnson608911067.42
Joe Rootb JR Hazlewood60899067.42
Ben Stokesb MA Starc42599071.19
Jos Buttler †c †BJ Haddin b NM Lyon7190036.84
Moeen Alic †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson15412036.59
Stuart Broadc JR Hazlewood b NM Lyon471057.14
Mark Woodnot out32*1841177.78
James Andersonb NM Lyon140025.00
Extras(b 7, lb 6, w 6)19
Total70.1 Ov (RR 4.12)289
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (AN Cook, 7 ov), 22-2 (GS Ballance, 10 ov), 73-3 (A Lyth, 19.4 ov), 170-4 (IR Bell, 40 ov), 207-5 (JE Root, 51.1 ov), 236-6 (JC Buttler, 58.2 ov), 240-7 (BA Stokes, 59.1 ov), 245-8 (SCJ Broad, 60.4 ov), 288-9 (MM Ali, 69.1 ov), 289-10 (JM Anderson, 70.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Johnson1626924.31699010
Josh Hazlewood1324923.77598000
Mitchell Starc1646023.757711010
Nathan Lyon20.147543.72888200
Shane Watson502304.60235000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stA Lyth 3(16) & AN Cook 12(26)1742
2ndA Lyth 5(11) & GS Ballance 0(7)518
3rdA Lyth 29(35) & IR Bell 18(23)5158
4thJE Root 44(56) & IR Bell 42(66)97122
5thJE Root 16(33) & BA Stokes 21(34)3767
6thJC Buttler 7(19) & BA Stokes 21(24)2943
7thMM Ali 4(4) & BA Stokes 0(1)45
8thSCJ Broad 4(7) & MM Ali 1(2)59
9thMM Ali 10(35) & MA Wood 32(16)4351
10thJM Anderson 1(4) & MA Wood 0(2)16

Australia 2nd innings

242 (70.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Rogersc IR Bell b SCJ Broad10282035.71
David Warnerlbw b MM Ali52866160.47
Steve Smithc IR Bell b SCJ Broad33496067.35
Michael Clarkec BA Stokes b SCJ Broad4131030.77
Adam Vogesc †JC Buttler b MA Wood116006.25
Shane Watsonlbw b MA Wood19582032.76
Brad Haddin †c AN Cook b MM Ali7201035.00
Mitchell Johnsonc A Lyth b JE Root77949281.91
Mitchell Starcc A Lyth b JE Root17383044.74
Josh Hazlewoodc JE Root b MM Ali14172082.35
Nathan Lyonnot out0*5000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 3, nb 1)8
Total70.3 Ov (RR 3.43) · Target 412242
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (CJL Rogers, 9.4 ov), 97-2 (DA Warner, 26.3 ov), 101-3 (SPD Smith, 27.4 ov), 106-4 (MJ Clarke, 31.4 ov), 106-5 (AC Voges, 32.2 ov), 122-6 (BJ Haddin, 38.1 ov), 151-7 (SR Watson, 50.5 ov), 223-8 (MA Starc, 65.4 ov), 242-9 (MG Johnson, 69.1 ov), 242-10 (JR Hazlewood, 70.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1233302.75595000
Stuart Broad1433932.79686000
Moeen Ali16.345933.58777200
Ben Stokes822302.88363000
Mark Wood1445323.79669001
Joe Root612824.67222100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJL Rogers 10(28) & DA Warner 8(30)1958
2ndSPD Smith 29(45) & DA Warner 44(56)78101
3rdMJ Clarke 0(3) & SPD Smith 4(4)47
4thAC Voges 1(14) & MJ Clarke 4(10)524
5thSR Watson 0(2) & AC Voges 0(2)04
6thBJ Haddin 7(20) & SR Watson 9(15)1635
7thMG Johnson 19(35) & SR Watson 10(41)2976
8thMA Starc 17(38) & MG Johnson 53(52)7289
9thJR Hazlewood 14(14) & MG Johnson 5(7)1921
10thNM Lyon 0(5) & JR Hazlewood 0(3)08