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The Ashes1st Test

Australia beat England by 9 wickets in the 1st Test

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, . England won the toss and chose to bat.

England147 & 297103 ov
Australia425 & 20/15.1 ov
Australia won by 9 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 147. Pat Cummins took 5 for 38.

Australia were bowled out for 425, Travis Head 152 from 148 balls and David Warner 94 from 176 balls. Ollie Robinson took 3 for 58.

England were bowled out for 297, Joe Root 89 from 165 balls and Dawid Malan 82 from 195 balls. Nathan Lyon took 4 for 91.

Australia made 20 for 1.

Australia won by 9 wickets.

Key performers

152Travis HeadAustralia. 148 balls, 14 fours, 4 sixesPlayer of the match5/38Pat CumminsAustralia. 13.1 overs, 3 maidens89Joe RootEngland. 165 balls, 10 fours3/58Ollie RobinsonEngland. 23 overs, 8 maidens

England 1st innings

147(50.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Rory Burnsb MA Starcb MA Starc01000.00
Haseeb Hameedc SPD Smith b PJ Cumminsc SPD Smith b PJ Cummins25753033.33
Dawid Malanc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewoodc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewood691066.67
Joe Rootc DA Warner b JR Hazlewoodc DA Warner b JR Hazlewood09000.00
Ben Stokesc M Labuschagne b PJ Cumminsc M Labuschagne b PJ Cummins5211023.81
Ollie Popec JR Hazlewood b C Greenc JR Hazlewood b C Green35792044.30
Jos Buttler †c †AT Carey b MA Starcc †AT Carey b MA Starc39585067.24
Chris Woakesc JR Hazlewood b PJ Cumminsc JR Hazlewood b PJ Cummins21244087.50
Ollie Robinsonc †AT Carey b PJ Cumminsc †AT Carey b PJ Cummins03000.00
Mark Woodc MS Harris b PJ Cumminsc MS Harris b PJ Cummins8151053.33
Jack Leachnot outnot out2*70028.57
Extras(lb 5, w 1)(lb 5, w 1)6
Total50.1 Ov (RR 2.93)50.1 Ov (RR 2.93)147
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (RJ Burns, 0.1 ov), 11-2 (DJ Malan, 3.2 ov), 11-3 (JE Root, 5.5 ov), 29-4 (BA Stokes, 12.4 ov), 60-5 (H Hameed, 26.4 ov), 112-6 (JC Buttler, 40.3 ov), 118-7 (OJ Pope, 43.1 ov), 122-8 (OE Robinson, 44.3 ov), 144-9 (MA Wood, 48.3 ov), 147-10 (CR Woakes, 50.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc1223522.92576000
Josh Hazlewood1344223.23605000
Pat Cummins13.133852.89613010
Nathan Lyon922102.33422000
Cameron Green31612.00161000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stRJ Burns 0(1) & H Hameed 0(0)01
2ndDJ Malan 6(9) & H Hameed 5(10)1119
3rdJE Root 0(9) & H Hameed 0(6)015
4thBA Stokes 5(21) & H Hameed 7(20)1841
5thOJ Pope 18(45) & H Hameed 13(39)3184
6thJC Buttler 39(58) & OJ Pope 13(25)5283
7thCR Woakes 2(7) & OJ Pope 4(9)616
8thCR Woakes 4(5) & OE Robinson 0(3)48
9thMA Wood 8(15) & CR Woakes 14(9)2224
10thMJ Leach 2(7) & CR Woakes 1(3)310

Australia 1st innings

425(104.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
David Warnerc BA Stokes b OE Robinsonc BA Stokes b OE Robinson9417611253.41
Marcus Harrisc DJ Malan b OE Robinsonc DJ Malan b OE Robinson3170017.65
Marnus Labuschagnec MA Wood b MJ Leachc MA Wood b MJ Leach741176263.25
Steve Smithc †JC Buttler b MA Woodc †JC Buttler b MA Wood12192063.16
Travis Headb MA Woodb MA Wood152148144102.70
Cameron Greenb OE Robinsonb OE Robinson01000.00
Alex Carey †c OJ Pope b CR Woakesc OJ Pope b CR Woakes12321037.50
Pat Cumminsc H Hameed b JE Rootc H Hameed b JE Root12270044.44
Mitchell Starcc RJ Burns b CR Woakesc RJ Burns b CR Woakes35645054.69
Nathan Lyonc OE Robinson b MA Woodc OE Robinson b MA Wood15242062.50
Josh Hazlewoodnot outnot out0*6000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 6, w 2, nb 4)(b 4, lb 6, w 2, nb 4)16
Total104.3 Ov (RR 4.07)104.3 Ov (RR 4.07)425
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (MS Harris, 5.2 ov), 166-2 (M Labuschagne, 47.2 ov), 189-3 (SPD Smith, 53 ov), 195-4 (DA Warner, 55.2 ov), 195-5 (C Green, 55.3 ov), 236-6 (AT Carey, 64.4 ov), 306-7 (PJ Cummins, 76 ov), 391-8 (MA Starc, 96 ov), 420-9 (NM Lyon, 102.3 ov), 425-10 (TM Head, 104.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Woakes2587623.041157000
Ollie Robinson2385832.521149000
Mark Wood25.348533.331169111
Ben Stokes1206505.42468113
Jack Leach13010217.85398500
Joe Root602914.83220100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDA Warner 7(15) & MS Harris 3(17)1032
2ndM Labuschagne 74(117) & DA Warner 72(137)156252
3rdSPD Smith 12(19) & DA Warner 11(15)2334
4thDA Warner 4(9) & TM Head 1(5)614
5thC Green 0(1) & TM Head 0(0)01
6thAT Carey 12(32) & TM Head 28(23)4155
7thPJ Cummins 12(27) & TM Head 57(42)7068
8thTM Head 48(57) & MA Starc 35(64)85120
9thTM Head 13(15) & NM Lyon 15(24)2939
10thJR Hazlewood 0(6) & TM Head 5(6)512

England 2nd innings

297(103 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Haseeb Hameedc †AT Carey b MA Starcc †AT Carey b MA Starc27584046.55
Rory Burnsc †AT Carey b PJ Cumminsc †AT Carey b PJ Cummins13272048.15
Dawid Malanc M Labuschagne b NM Lyonc M Labuschagne b NM Lyon8219510042.05
Joe Rootc †AT Carey b C Greenc †AT Carey b C Green8916510053.94
Ben Stokesc C Green b PJ Cumminsc C Green b PJ Cummins14493028.57
Ollie Popec SPD Smith b NM Lyonc SPD Smith b NM Lyon461066.67
Jos Buttler †c †AT Carey b JR Hazlewoodc †AT Carey b JR Hazlewood23394058.97
Chris Woakesc †AT Carey b C Greenc †AT Carey b C Green16472034.04
Ollie Robinsonc TM Head b NM Lyonc TM Head b NM Lyon8170047.06
Mark Woodb NM Lyonb NM Lyon6131046.15
Jack Leachnot outnot out0*2000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 6)(b 4, lb 5, w 6)15
Total103 Ov (RR 2.88)103 Ov (RR 2.88)297
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (RJ Burns, 9 ov), 61-2 (H Hameed, 21 ov), 223-3 (DJ Malan, 73.4 ov), 229-4 (JE Root, 76.1 ov), 234-5 (OJ Pope, 77.3 ov), 266-6 (BA Stokes, 88.4 ov), 268-7 (JC Buttler, 91.1 ov), 286-8 (OE Robinson, 97.5 ov), 296-9 (MA Wood, 101.4 ov), 297-10 (CR Woakes, 103 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc2037713.858612000
Josh Hazlewood1463212.29726000
Pat Cummins2065122.55944010
Nathan Lyon3459142.6815412000
Cameron Green1232321.92602010
Marnus Labuschagne301404.6771000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stH Hameed 10(27) & RJ Burns 13(27)2354
2ndH Hameed 17(31) & DJ Malan 16(41)3872
3rdDJ Malan 66(154) & JE Root 87(162)162316
4thBA Stokes 4(12) & JE Root 2(3)615
5thOJ Pope 4(6) & BA Stokes 1(2)58
6thJC Buttler 23(32) & BA Stokes 9(35)3267
7thCR Woakes 2(8) & JC Buttler 0(7)215
8thOE Robinson 8(17) & CR Woakes 10(23)1840
9thMA Wood 6(13) & CR Woakes 4(10)1023
10thMJ Leach 0(2) & CR Woakes 0(6)18

Australia 2nd innings

20/1(5.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alex Carey †c †JC Buttler b OE Robinsonc †JC Buttler b OE Robinson9230039.13
Marcus Harrisnot outnot out9*101090.00
Marnus Labuschagnenot outnot out0*000-
Extras(nb 2)(nb 2)2
Total5.1 Ov (RR 3.87)5.1 Ov (RR 3.87) · Target 2020/1
Did not bat: David Warner, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (AT Carey, 5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ollie Robinson301314.33110002
Chris Woakes20301.50100000
Mark Wood0.104024.0001000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAT Carey 9(23) & MS Harris 5(9)1630
2ndMS Harris 4(1) & M Labuschagne 0(0)4*1

Commentary

End of innings: AUS 20/1 (5.1 ov)
5.14
MA Wood to MS Harris, FOUR
End of over 55 runs, 1 wktAUS 16/103101W
MS Harris 5(9)OE Robinson 3-0-13-1
4.6W
OE Robinson to AT Carey, OUT
AT Carey c †JC Buttler b OE Robinson 9(23) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 16/1 (5 ov)
4.51
OE Robinson to MS Harris, 1 run
4.40
OE Robinson to MS Harris, no run
4.31
OE Robinson to AT Carey, 1 run
4.23
OE Robinson to MS Harris, 3 runs
4.10
OE Robinson to MS Harris, no run
End of over 42 runsAUS 11/0000020
AT Carey 8(21)MS Harris 1(5)CR Woakes 2-0-3-0
3.60
CR Woakes to AT Carey, no run
3.52
CR Woakes to AT Carey, 2 runs
3.40
CR Woakes to AT Carey, no run
3.30
CR Woakes to AT Carey, no run
3.20
CR Woakes to AT Carey, no run
3.10
CR Woakes to AT Carey, no run
End of over 36 runsAUS 9/010Nb1003
AT Carey 6(15)MS Harris 1(5)OE Robinson 2-0-8-0
2.63
OE Robinson to AT Carey, 3 runs
2.50
OE Robinson to AT Carey, no run
2.40
OE Robinson to AT Carey, no run
2.31
OE Robinson to MS Harris, 1 run
2.3Nb
OE Robinson to MS Harris, no ball
2.20
OE Robinson to MS Harris, no run
2.11
OE Robinson to AT Carey, 1 run
End of over 21 runAUS 3/0000100
MS Harris 0(2)AT Carey 2(11)CR Woakes 1-0-1-0
1.60
CR Woakes to MS Harris, no run
1.50
CR Woakes to MS Harris, no run
1.41
CR Woakes to AT Carey, 1 run
1.30
CR Woakes to AT Carey, no run
1.20
CR Woakes to AT Carey, no run