England vs Australia 2nd Ashes Test (2009) Day 5 Updates

Australia fighting back well to save the 2nd test match. Micheal Clarke and Brad Haddin holds the innings for the Aussies but they still need another 209 runs with 5 wickets remaining. It will be really tough for them to save the test.

Australia 2nd Innings

* Clarke - 125*, Haddin - 80* will start the preceding on Day 5.
* Australia lost 6th wicket in 88th over - 6-313 (Haddin, 87.4 ov)
* Australia lost 7th wicket in 99th over - 7-356 (Clarke, 98.2 ov)
* Drinks: Australia - 356/7 in 98.2 overs (MG Johnson 28)
* Australia lost 8th wicket in 100th over - 8-363 (Hauritz, 99.4 ov)
* Australia lost 9th wicket in 104th over - 9-388 (Siddle, 103.6 ov)
* MG Johnson: 50 off 62 balls (8 x 4)
* Australia: 400 runs in 105.6 overs (644 balls), Extras 21
* Australia lost 10th wicket in 107th over - 10-406 (Johnson, 106.6 ov)
* RESULT - England won by 115 runs
* Player of the match - A Flintoff (England)

England vs Australia 2nd Ashes Test (2009) Day 4 Updates

England 2nd Innings

* England lead by 521 runs with 4 wicket remaining after the end of Day 3
* England have declared, Australia need a mere 522 to win.
* Innings Break: England - 311/6 in 71.2 overs (A Flintoff 30)

Australia 2nd Innings

* Australia lost 1st wicket in 4th over - 1-17 (Katich, 3.1 ov)
* Australia lost 2nd wicket in 10th over - 2-34 (Hughes, 9.2 ov)
* Drinks: Australia - 37/2 in 12.0 overs (RT Ponting 11, MEK Hussey 0)
* Australia: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (101 balls), Extras 3
* Lunch: Australia - 76/2 in 22.0 overs (RT Ponting 37, MEK Hussey 13)
* Australia lost 3rd wicket in 24th over - 3-78 (Ponting, 23.4 ov)
* Australia: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (175 balls), Extras 3
* Australia lost 4th wicket in 33rd over - 4-120 (Hussey, 32.4 ov)
* Drinks: Australia - 122/4 in 36.0 overs (MJ Clarke 29, MJ North 2)
* Australia lost 5th wicket in 39th over - 5-128 (North, 38.4 ov)
* Australia: 150 runs in 43.2 overs (263 balls), Extras 4
* MJ Clarke: 50 off 58 balls (7 x 4)
* 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (MJ Clarke 29, BJ Haddin 15, Ex 6)
* Tea: Australia - 178/5 in 49.0 overs (MJ Clarke 60, BJ Haddin 15)
* Australia: 200 runs in 54.5 overs (333 balls), Extras 9
* 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (MJ Clarke 56, BJ Haddin 37, Ex 7)
* Drinks: Australia - 241/5 in 69.0 overs (MJ Clarke 90, BJ Haddin 43)
* Australia: 250 runs in 72.5 overs (441 balls), Extras 14
* BJ Haddin: 50 off 95 balls (5 x 4)
* MJ Clarke: 100 off 159 balls (10 x 4)
* 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 242 balls (MJ Clarke 80, BJ Haddin 59, Ex 11)
* New Ball Taken: Australia 287/5 after 80.1 overs (MJ Clarke 112, BJ Haddin 67)
* Australia: 300 runs in 82.4 overs (500 balls), Extras 14
* Bad Light: Australia - 313/5 in 86.0 overs (MJ Clarke 125, BJ Haddin 80)
* End Of Day: Australia - 313/5 in 86.0 overs (MJ Clarke 125, BJ Haddin 80)

England vs Australia 2nd Ashes Test (2009) Day 3 Updates

Day 1 - England 1st innings 364/6 (AJ Strauss 161*, SCJ Broad 7*, 90 ov)
Day 2 - Australia 1st innings 156/8 (NM Hauritz 3*, PM Siddle 3*, 49 ov)

Australia 1st Innings

* Australia lost 9th wicket in 59th over - 9-196 (Hauritz, 58.3 ov)
* Australia: 200 runs in 59.1 overs (357 balls), Extras 12
* Australia lost 10th wicket in 63rd over - 10-215 (Siddle, 62.6 ov)
* Innings Break: Australia - 215/10 in 63.0 overs (BW Hilfenhaus 6)
* England lead by 210 runs after the end of 1st innings.

England 2nd Innings

* Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook starts the 2nd Innings with a lead of 210 in 1st innings.
* England: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 1
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (AJ Strauss 19, AN Cook 30, Ex 1)
* Lunch: England - 57/0 in 13.0 overs (AJ Strauss 24, AN Cook 32)
* England lost 1st wicket in 15th over - 1-61 (Cook, 14.1 ov)
* England lost 2nd wicket in 17th over - 2-74 (Strauss, 16.2 ov)
* England: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (139 balls), Extras 10
* Drinks: England - 105/2 in 26.0 overs (RS Bopara 11, KP Pietersen 16)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 119 balls (RS Bopara 14, KP Pietersen 22, Ex 14)
* Tea: England - 130/2 in 40.0 overs (RS Bopara 19, KP Pietersen 28)
* England lost 3rd wicket in 45th over - 3-147 (Bopara, 44.4 ov)
* England: 150 runs in 44.5 overs (271 balls), Extras 23
* England lost 4th wicket in 52nd over - 4-174 (Pietersen, 51.1 ov)
* England: 200 runs in 55.1 overs (334 balls), Extras 25
* Drinks: England - 215/4 in 57.0 overs (PD Collingwood 24, MJ Prior 30)
* 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (PD Collingwood 14, MJ Prior 35, Ex 1)
* MJ Prior: 50 off 37 balls (7 x 4)
* England: 250 runs in 62.4 overs (380 balls), Extras 29
* England lost 5th wicket in 64th over - 5-260 (Prior, 63.2 ov)
* PD Collingwood: 50 off 72 balls (4 x 4)
* England: 300 runs in 68.6 overs (420 balls), Extras 31
* 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (PD Collingwood 19, A Flintoff 30, Ex 2)
* England lost 6th wicket in 72nd over - 6-311 (Collingwood, 71.2 ov)
* Rain: England - 311/6 in 71.2 overs (A Flintoff 30)
* End Of Day: England - 311/6 in 71.2 overs (A Flintoff 30)
* England lead by 521 runs with 4 wickets remaining

Australia vs England (2009) 1st Test Day 5 Updates

England 2nd Innings

* England lost 3rd wicket in 11th over - 3-31 (Pietersen, 10.4 ov)
* England lost 4th wicket in 17th over - 4-46 (Strauss, 16.6 ov)
* England: 50 runs in 18.5 overs (117 balls), Extras 5
* Drinks: England - 55/4 in 21.0 overs (PD Collingwood 11, MJ Prior 7)
* England lost 5th wicket in 27th over - 5-70 (Prior, 26.3 ov)
* England: 100 runs in 36.6 overs (226 balls), Extras 10
* Lunch: England - 102/5 in 37.0 overs (PD Collingwood 35, A Flintoff 11)
* 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (PD Collingwood 20, A Flintoff 22, Ex 9)
* Drinks: England - 126/5 in 49.0 overs (PD Collingwood 36, A Flintoff 26)
* England lost 6th wicket in 50th over - 6-127 (Flintoff, 49.4 ov)
* Drinks: England - 148/6 in 62.0 overs (PD Collingwood 48, SCJ Broad 10)
* England: 150 runs in 62.0 overs (381 balls), Extras 20
* PD Collingwood: 50 off 167 balls (5 x 4)
* England lost 7th wicket in 67th over - 7-159 (Broad, 66.4 ov)
* Tea: England - 169/7 in 71.0 overs (PD Collingwood 55, GP Swann 4)
* England: 200 runs in 79.6 overs (491 balls), Extras 30
* New Ball Taken: England 200/7 after 80.5 overs (PD Collingwood 63, GP Swann 21)
* 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (PD Collingwood 15, GP Swann 27, Ex 8 )
* England lost 8th wicket in 87th over - 8-221 (Swann, 86.1 ov)
* Drinks: England - 224/8 in 89.0 overs (PD Collingwood 74, JM Anderson 1)
* England lost 9th wicket in 94th over - 9-233 (Collingwood, 93.3 ov)
* England: 250 runs in 101.2 overs (621 balls), Extras 32

Result - Match Drawn

Match Today : England v Australia, Ashes 09 1st npower Test, Cardiff : Day 3

England tail enders batted brilliantly to help the home team to put up a target of 435 runs in their 1st Innings. Australians started their battle but lost one early wicket of Philip Hughes but the unbeaten stand between Katich and Ponting really holds the Day for the Aussies. Both the Aussies player scored a brilliant hundred and scored 249/1 at the end of Day 2. Aussies really looking strong and the way they have started the Ashes series is quite well. They need to continue this good partition and bat the whole day today to get past the England total and take a good lead.

Match Timings - 11.00am Local, 10.00 GMT, 15:30 IST

Match Today : England v Australia, Ashes 09 1st npower Test, Cardiff : Day 2

England started off the Ashes series by winning the toss and decided to bat first. Batsman have lived up to the team expectation and performed well on Day 1. England scored 336 for 7 with some good performances by Kevin Pietersen, Collingwood , Prior. In all a day that belongs to England but Aussies are not behind, they picked up early 2-wickets but England then stood up well with some good partnerships. All the main batsman are back in the pavilion so its only tail enders that are left. Aussies have to stop them for about 20-30 runs more and then have to bat full day to get past the total.

Match Timings : 11.00am Local, 10.00 GMT, 15:30 IST

Match Today : England v Australia, Ashes 09 1st npower Test, Cardiff : Day 2

England started off the Ashes series by winning the toss and decided to bat first. Batsman have lived up to the team expectation and performed well on Day 1. England scored 336 for 7 with some good performances by Kevin Pietersen, Collingwood , Prior. In all a day that belongs to England but Aussies are not behind, they picked up early 2-wickets but England then stood up well with some good partnerships. All the main batsman are back in the pavilion so its only tail enders that are left. Aussies have to stop them for about 20-30 runs more and then have to bat full day to get past the total.

Match Timings : 11.00am Local, 10.00 GMT, 15:30 IST

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

Ashes 2009 England vs Australia 1st Test Series Live Cricket Score

International cricket fans will celebrate the start of Ashes Test 2009 Series Tour of England once again. July 08 2009 is the day when Ashes 2009 Test Series will kick start at Cardiff England, but this time Australia team is minus the big brigade of Glen McGrath, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist; so one can say that Australia is without their Ashes experienced players.

England has home advantage but is that enough to beat Australia? Because Ricky Ponting and men are hoping that the blend of youth and experience will help bring them the Ashes. The Australian team is more or less similar which won series against South Africa. How can anyone forget Marcus North and Phillip Hughes’ 100s on debuts? Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus will make good team with Mitchell Johnson for whom it is the first tour of Ashes. Although Brett Lee failed in the ICC T20, you can never discount his abilities, and so will be Stuart Clark. CA’s selection panel chairman, Andrew Hilditch remarked that the Ashes will continue to be exciting and that the young Australian squad will attempt to beat England in England. Please follow us for test previews and scores and updates on Ashes.

Match Today : England v Australia, Ashes 09 1st npower Test, Cardiff : Day 1

Ashes series is back with England hosting the series. Both teams are really pumped up and have many new players in this year Ashes series. England will be coming with their new skipper Andrew Strauss along with some great experienced players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff. On the other side is Australia team lead by Ricky Ponting who will be missing some of their key players like Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist.

Australia have some bad times in the recent past with losing some series against the India and South Africa but they have regained their test no. 1 spot. Australia were also out of the T20 World Cup in the quarter-finals so this is great opportunity for them to bounce back and show up their potentials and strength. England team is also set to give a tough fight to the young and new Aussies side.

Teams
England (possible) : 1 Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Ravi Bopara, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Matt Prior (wk), 7 Andrew Flintoff, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Graham Onions.

Australia (possible) : 1 Simon Katich, 2 Phillip Hughes, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Hussey, 5 Michael Clarke, 6 Marcus North, 7 Brad Haddin (wk), 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Nathan Hauritz, 10 Stuart Clark, 11 Peter Siddle.

Match Start Time : 11.00am Local, 10.00 GMT, 15:30 IST

Ashes 2009 : Australia vs England 1st Test Preview

Ashes 2009 starts off with the 1st Test match to be played at Cardiff. Both teams are really pumped up and are ready to play their best in the tournament. Aussies have a little problem as their leading pace attack Brett lee is injured and ruled out of the first 2 tests. Here a match preview for the 1st test..