The Ashes: First Test ****LIVE IN-PLAY****

run rate 3.04 per over

Johnson out for 0  quack, quack


19 balls

Siddle out for 6 

11 balls


Finn takes a 5 wicket haul in his first Ashes Test 

Australia  all out  481

Lead by 221 runs

about 1 hour of play remains

England have been the better side in this match by far,embarrasing that Australia has a lead.

Marcus North


Can't bowl,can't bat,can't throw,can't catch

Peter Siddle back to his rubbish best,he won't fluke another wicket haul in the remainder of this series like he did in the 1st innings.

Mitch slinging pies

As I was saying. Australia's inability to close out a second innings is apalling.

Draw written all over it though if England can get a lead 250, it wouldn't surprise me if they take 10 wickets on the last day.

Agree with Underground, haven't been heard from Ace with all he said above.

Welcome back, Ace. We missed you.

What about Hussey? I reckon his performance was a one off. He's saved his test career with that hundred and will now go back to scoring like shit.

If England bowled first, this would be a different story and Australia would be bowled out by lunch on day 5.

Might need a new thread soon? What's the maximum posts in a thread?

England

North has a wicket

Hopefully they keep him in the team.

That way we can make money off him

good day for England

Started 202 behind, end with 88 lead with 1 down.

nice for both capt & vice  capt to get tons.

turning for a moment to another subject


Andy Flower thankful to his security officer  Reg Dickason for spotting the pigmented skin lesion under Fowler's right eye. The melanoma was removed. It was developing at some speed and would have had potentially fatal complications within months if not removed.


One of the hazards of playing cricket with the lage time exposed to the sun

Strauss's 19th  Test  Century.

Joins  Sir Leonard Hutton at equal 6th place in the all time list of England Century makers.


It also ended a run of 13 tests for him without a 3 figure score, the last been at Lords 2009 Ashes win.

Cook

12th test Century and second on Australian soil

Trott


Batted well.

50 stand of 70 balls before the tea.

Bowling


No swing or seam and also little for the spinners.


At bad ending of play  the Aussies were relieved to hit the dressing room .

At least the test has gone the 5 days and thats good for cricket.


See you for day 5.

DAY 5

unbelievable


The ground is deserted not a Australian supporter to be seen.

Cook 150



Partnership 150

117.5

Johnson to Trott, 5 wides, 129.1 kph, oh. Dear. Wow. That's Mitchell Johnson at his worst. He's around the wicket and bangs it in short, with such angle that it sprays about three metres down leg side, Brad Haddin has no hope of getting to that. One of the worst deliveries I've seen for a while, perhaps since the first ball at this very ground four years ago.

 

Going to be the first time top 3 England bats score a 100 in the same innings of an Ashes test