Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Australia vs England (2009) 1st Test Day 1 Updates

Toss : England has won the toss and elected to bat first.

Teams
England - Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss (C), Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Andrew Flintoff, Matt Prior (W), Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Monty Panesar, James Anderson.

Australia - Philip Hughes, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (C), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin (W), Marcus North, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus

England 1st Innings

* Alastair Cook & Andrew Strauss (C) opens for England.
* Mitchell Johnson opens the attack for Aussies.
* England lost 1st wicket in 8th over - 1-21 (Cook, 7.6 ov)
* Drinks: England - 39/1 in 15.0 overs (AJ Strauss 23, RS Bopara 4)
* England: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (104 balls), Extras 2
* England lost 2nd wicket in 20th over - 2-67 (Strauss, 19.6)
* England lost 3rd wicket in 25th over - 3-90 (Bopara, 24.4 ov)
* Lunch: England - 97/3 in 27.0 overs (KP Pietersen 6, PD Collingwood 5)
* England: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (170 balls), Extras 11