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The Ashes1st Test

Australia beat England by 251 runs in the 1st Test

Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

England374 & 14652.3 ov
Australia284 & 487/7d112 ov
Australia won by 251 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 284, Steve Smith 144 from 219 balls and Peter Siddle 44 from 85 balls. Stuart Broad took 5 for 86.

England were bowled out for 374, Rory Burns 133 from 312 balls and Joe Root 57 from 119 balls. Pat Cummins took 3 for 84.

Australia made 487 for 7 declared, Steve Smith 142 from 207 balls and Matthew Wade 110 from 143 balls. Ben Stokes took 3 for 85.

England were bowled out for 146. Nathan Lyon took 6 for 49.

Australia won by 251 runs.

Key performers

Australia 1st innings

284(80.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Cameron Bancroftc JE Root b SCJ Broadc JE Root b SCJ Broad8252032.00
David Warnerlbw b SCJ Broadlbw b SCJ Broad2140014.29
Usman Khawajac JM Bairstow b CR Woakesc JM Bairstow b CR Woakes13232056.52
Steve Smithb SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad14421916265.75
Travis Headlbw b CR Woakeslbw b CR Woakes35615057.38
Matthew Wade †lbw b CR Woakeslbw b CR Woakes150020.00
Tim Painec RJ Burns b SCJ Broadc RJ Burns b SCJ Broad5140035.71
James Pattinsonlbw b SCJ Broadlbw b SCJ Broad02000.00
Pat Cumminslbw b BA Stokeslbw b BA Stokes5101050.00
Peter Siddlec †JC Buttler b MM Alic †JC Buttler b MM Ali44854051.76
Nathan Lyonnot outnot out12*263046.15
Extras(lb 13, w 2)(lb 13, w 2)15
Total80.4 Ov (RR 3.52)80.4 Ov (RR 3.52)284
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (DA Warner, 3.5 ov), 17-2 (CT Bancroft, 7.3 ov), 35-3 (UT Khawaja, 14.2 ov), 99-4 (TM Head, 32.4 ov), 105-5 (MS Wade, 35 ov), 112-6 (TD Paine, 39.4 ov), 112-7 (JL Pattinson, 40 ov), 122-8 (PJ Cummins, 44 ov), 210-9 (PM Siddle, 67.2 ov), 284-10 (SPD Smith, 80.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson43100.25230000
Stuart Broad22.448653.7910213100
Chris Woakes2125832.76965000
Ben Stokes1817714.28729020
Moeen Ali1334213.23615100
Joe Denly21703.5081000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCT Bancroft 0(9) & DA Warner 2(14)223
2ndUT Khawaja 4(6) & CT Bancroft 8(16)1522
3rdSPD Smith 9(24) & UT Khawaja 9(17)1841
4thTM Head 35(61) & SPD Smith 21(49)64110
5thMS Wade 1(5) & SPD Smith 5(9)614
6thSPD Smith 2(14) & TD Paine 5(14)728
7thJL Pattinson 0(2) & SPD Smith 0(0)02
8thSPD Smith 5(14) & PJ Cummins 5(10)1024
9thSPD Smith 43(55) & PM Siddle 44(85)88140
10thNM Lyon 12(26) & SPD Smith 59(54)7480

England 1st innings

374(135.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rory Burnsc TD Paine b NM Lyonc TD Paine b NM Lyon13331217042.63
Jason Royc SPD Smith b JL Pattinsonc SPD Smith b JL Pattinson10222045.45
Joe Rootc & b PM Siddlec & b PM Siddle571196047.90
Joe Denlylbw b JL Pattinsonlbw b JL Pattinson18363050.00
Jos Buttler †c CT Bancroft b PJ Cumminsc CT Bancroft b PJ Cummins5101050.00
Ben Stokesc TD Paine b PJ Cumminsc TD Paine b PJ Cummins50968052.08
Jonny Bairstowc DA Warner b PM Siddlec DA Warner b PM Siddle8351022.86
Moeen Alib NM Lyonb NM Lyon05000.00
Chris Woakesnot outnot out37*951138.95
Stuart Broadc JL Pattinson b PJ Cumminsc JL Pattinson b PJ Cummins29672043.28
James Andersonc PJ Cummins b NM Lyonc PJ Cummins b NM Lyon3190015.79
Extras(b 10, lb 11, w 2, nb 1)(b 10, lb 11, w 2, nb 1)24
Total135.5 Ov (RR 2.75)135.5 Ov (RR 2.75)374
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (JJ Roy, 7.2 ov), 154-2 (JE Root, 50 ov), 189-3 (JL Denly, 62.1 ov), 194-4 (JC Buttler, 65.4 ov), 282-5 (BA Stokes, 97.1 ov), 296-6 (RJ Burns, 104.1 ov), 300-7 (MM Ali, 105 ov), 300-8 (JM Bairstow, 105.5 ov), 365-9 (SCJ Broad, 130 ov), 374-10 (JM Anderson, 135.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Pat Cummins3398432.5516012000
James Pattinson2738223.0411810010
Peter Siddle2785221.931365000
Nathan Lyon43.5811232.5620012101
Matthew Wade10707.0020010
Travis Head21703.5091000
Steve Smith20904.5061000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRJ Burns 12(22) & JJ Roy 10(22)2244
2ndJE Root 57(119) & RJ Burns 63(137)132256
3rdRJ Burns 17(37) & JL Denly 18(36)3573
4thJC Buttler 5(10) & RJ Burns 0(11)521
5thBA Stokes 50(96) & RJ Burns 35(93)88189
6thJM Bairstow 8(30) & RJ Burns 6(12)1442
7thMM Ali 0(5) & JM Bairstow 0(0)45
8thJM Bairstow 0(5) & CR Woakes 0(0)05
9thSCJ Broad 29(67) & CR Woakes 31(79)65145
10thJM Anderson 3(19) & CR Woakes 6(16)935

Australia 2nd innings

487/7d(112 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Cameron Bancroftc †JC Buttler b MM Alic †JC Buttler b MM Ali7311022.58
David Warnerc JM Bairstow b SCJ Broadc JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad8820100.00
Usman Khawajac JM Bairstow b BA Stokesc JM Bairstow b BA Stokes40486083.33
Steve Smithc JM Bairstow b CR Woakesc JM Bairstow b CR Woakes14220714068.60
Travis Headc JM Bairstow b BA Stokesc JM Bairstow b BA Stokes511166043.97
Matthew Wade †c JL Denly b BA Stokesc JL Denly b BA Stokes11014317076.92
Tim Paineb MM Alib MM Ali34442177.27
James Pattinsonnot outnot out47*482497.92
Pat Cumminsnot outnot out26*332078.79
Extras(b 11, lb 2, w 3, nb 6)(b 11, lb 2, w 3, nb 6)22
Total112 Ov (RR 4.35)112 Ov (RR 4.35)487/7d
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (DA Warner, 3 ov), 27-2 (CT Bancroft, 9.1 ov), 75-3 (UT Khawaja, 18.2 ov), 205-4 (TM Head, 53 ov), 331-5 (SPD Smith, 85.1 ov), 407-6 (MS Wade, 98.2 ov), 409-7 (TD Paine, 99.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Stuart Broad2229114.148911210
Chris Woakes1314613.54566010
Moeen Ali29113024.489510102
Joe Root1215004.17447000
Ben Stokes2258533.869710114
Joe Denly1417205.14478100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCT Bancroft 5(10) & DA Warner 8(8)1318
2ndCT Bancroft 2(21) & UT Khawaja 11(16)1437
3rdSPD Smith 19(23) & UT Khawaja 29(32)4855
4thTM Head 51(116) & SPD Smith 69(95)130208
5thSPD Smith 54(89) & MS Wade 69(105)126193
6thTD Paine 33(42) & MS Wade 41(38)7679
7thJL Pattinson 1(6) & TD Paine 1(2)28
8thPJ Cummins 26(33) & JL Pattinson 46(42)78*74

England 2nd innings

146(52.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rory Burnsc NM Lyon b PJ Cumminsc NM Lyon b PJ Cummins11331033.33
Jason Royb NM Lyonb NM Lyon28584048.28
Joe Rootc CT Bancroft b NM Lyonc CT Bancroft b NM Lyon28573049.12
Joe Denlyc CT Bancroft b NM Lyonc CT Bancroft b NM Lyon11162068.75
Jos Buttler †b PJ Cumminsb PJ Cummins125004.00
Ben Stokesc TD Paine b NM Lyonc TD Paine b NM Lyon6281021.43
Jonny Bairstowc CT Bancroft b PJ Cumminsc CT Bancroft b PJ Cummins681075.00
Moeen Alic DA Warner b NM Lyonc DA Warner b NM Lyon4280014.29
Chris Woakesc SPD Smith b PJ Cumminsc SPD Smith b PJ Cummins37547068.52
Stuart Broadc SPD Smith b NM Lyonc SPD Smith b NM Lyon01000.00
James Andersonnot outnot out4*91044.44
Extras(b 4, lb 4, nb 2)(b 4, lb 4, nb 2)10
Total52.3 Ov (RR 2.78)52.3 Ov (RR 2.78) · Target 398146
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (RJ Burns, 9.5 ov), 60-2 (JJ Roy, 21.2 ov), 80-3 (JL Denly, 25.5 ov), 85-4 (JE Root, 29.1 ov), 85-5 (JC Buttler, 33 ov), 97-6 (JM Bairstow, 37 ov), 97-7 (BA Stokes, 37.1 ov), 136-8 (MM Ali, 47.3 ov), 136-9 (SCJ Broad, 47.4 ov), 146-10 (CR Woakes, 52.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Peter Siddle1222802.33583000
Nathan Lyon2054962.45925000
James Pattinson812903.63396001
Pat Cummins11.333242.78576001
Steve Smith11000.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRJ Burns 11(33) & JJ Roy 8(26)1959
2ndJE Root 19(39) & JJ Roy 20(32)4169
3rdJL Denly 11(16) & JE Root 5(11)2027
4thJC Buttler 1(13) & JE Root 4(7)520
5thBA Stokes 0(11) & JC Buttler 0(12)023
6thBA Stokes 6(16) & JM Bairstow 6(8)1224
7thBA Stokes 0(1) & MM Ali 0(0)01
8thCR Woakes 31(34) & MM Ali 4(28)3962
9thSCJ Broad 0(1) & CR Woakes 0(0)01
10thJM Anderson 4(9) & CR Woakes 6(20)1029

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 146 (52.3 ov)
52.3W
PJ Cummins to CR Woakes, OUT
CR Woakes c SPD Smith b PJ Cummins 37(54) [4s-7 6s-0] · FoW 146/10 (52.3 ov)
52.20
PJ Cummins to CR Woakes, no run
52.10
PJ Cummins to CR Woakes, no run
End of over 525 runsENG 146/9000014
JM Anderson 4(9)CR Woakes 37(51)NM Lyon 20-5-49-6
51.64
NM Lyon to JM Anderson, FOUR
51.51
NM Lyon to CR Woakes, 1 run
51.40
NM Lyon to CR Woakes, no run
51.30
NM Lyon to CR Woakes, no run
51.20
NM Lyon to CR Woakes, no run
51.10
NM Lyon to CR Woakes, no run
End of over 515 runsENG 141/9000041
CR Woakes 36(46)JM Anderson 0(8)PM Siddle 12-2-28-0
50.61
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, 1 run
50.54
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, FOUR
50.40
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run
50.30
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run
50.20
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run
50.10
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run
End of over 500 runsENG 136/9000000
JM Anderson 0(8)CR Woakes 31(40)NM Lyon 19-5-44-6
49.60
NM Lyon to JM Anderson, no run
49.50
NM Lyon to JM Anderson, no run
49.40
NM Lyon to JM Anderson, no run
49.30
NM Lyon to JM Anderson, no run
49.20
NM Lyon to JM Anderson, no run
49.10
NM Lyon to JM Anderson, no run
End of over 490 runsENG 136/9000000
CR Woakes 31(40)JM Anderson 0(2)PM Siddle 11-2-23-0
48.60
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run
48.50
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run
48.40
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run
48.30
PM Siddle to CR Woakes, no run