Australia 75-4 trail by 140 runs, England 215 all out.
England fought back late in the day to salvage something from the opening day of the Ashes series, taking four wickets before the close of play. Peter Siddle proved to be in decent form after taking a five wicket haul in Australia's brilliant bowling effort which left England all out for just 215 runs. It was a solid start for England before Cook (13) fell cheaply. Root and Trott put on a fifty partnership before Root (30) was bowled by Siddle. Pietersen (14) went very soon after the lunch break before Siddle bowled Trott (48) to leave England 124-4. Bairstow and Bell then brought back some stability with their fifty partnership but Siddle took two quick wickets before Tea to complete his five wicket haul. England managed to add another 30 runs after Tea before being bowled out for 215. Finn and Anderson raced out of the blocks to take two wickets each in the evening session. Australia were 53-4 before Smith (38*) helped them to 75-4 at the close of play and 140 runs behind England.
My Opinion:
A great day of cricket for the neutral but as an England fan disappointed with the batting effort in their first innings. Root, Trott, Bairstow and Bell all looked to be set up for high innings but all failed to capitalise. Impressed by Peter Siddle who bowled magnificently for his fifer. Luckily, England have some great bowlers themselves. Anderson and Finn bowled well to get England back in the game and will have to fight hard again tomorrow. It looks to be an even match after the first day of play and the balance could continue to shift from one team to the other multiple times this Test match.
Match Guide: Key Moments:
England win the toss and will bat first.
Morning Session:
England First Innings:
9 overs: 27-1, Cook 13 (26), 2 fours, caught Haddin, Pattinson.
15 overs: 50-1, Root 16*, Trott 19*.
20.2 overs: 78-1, 50 partnership between Root 30* and Trott 28* off 69 balls.
12.39: 78-2, Root 30 (64), 6 fours, bowled by Siddle.
13.03: Lunch, 98-2, Trott 37*, Pietersen 10*.
Afternoon Session:
13.46: 102-3, Pietersen 14 (23), 3 fours, caught Clarke, Siddle.
14.24: 124-4, Trott 48 (80), 9 fours, bowled by Siddle.
15.00: 152-4, Bairstow 18*, Bell 12*.
15.17: 174-4, 50 partnership between Bairstow and Bell off 68 balls.
15.21: 178-5, Bell 25 (63), 6 fours, caught Watson, Siddle.
15.28: 180-6, Prior 1 (7), caught Hughes, Siddle (5 wicket haul).
15.42: Tea, 185-6, Bairstow 32*, Broad 1*.
Evening Session:
16.14: 201-6, Bairstow 33*, Broad 16*.
16.24: 213-7, Broad 24 (30), caught and bowled by Pattinson.
16.27: 213-8, Bairstow 37 (51), bowled by Starc.
16.29: 213-9, Finn 0 (1), caught Haddin, Starc.
16.41: 215 all out, Swann 1 (5), caught Hughes, Pattinson. Anderson 1*(6).
Australia First Innings:
17.06: 19-1, Watson 13 (14), 3 fours, caught Root, Finn.
17.08: 19-2, Cowan 0 (1), caught Swann, Finn.
17.23: 22-3, Clarke 0 (6), bowled by Anderson.
17.57: 51-3, Rogers 14*, Smith 23*.
18.01: 53-4, Rogers 16 (37), 2 fours, lbw Anderson.
18.31: Close of Play, 75-4, Smith 38*, Hughes 7*. Australia trail by 140 runs.
Player of the Day: Peter Siddle for taking a five wicket haul.
Bowler of the Day: Peter Siddle for taking 5 wickets.
Batsmen of the Day: Jonathan Trott for scoring 48 runs.
Disappointment of the Day: England being bowled out on the opening day.
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