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England vs Australia, 1st Test at Birmingham, , Jul 05 2001 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st Test, Birmingham, July 05 - 08, 2001, Australia tour of England and Ireland
294 & 164

Australia won by an innings and 118 runs

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42.1
W
Warne to Giles, OUT

turns across a forward defensively flicks the outside edge and goes to slip for an Australian win by an innings aand 118 runs

Ashley Giles c Waugh b Warne 0 (12b 0x4 0x6 22m) SR: 0
end of over 424 runs
ENG: 164/8CRR: 3.90 
Andy Caddick6 (15b 1x4)
Ashley Giles0 (11b)
Jason Gillespie 11-2-52-3
41.6
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

short bouncer angling further down leg, ducked under

41.5
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

big drive and a miss to a good ball just outside off

41.4
4
Gillespie to Caddick, FOUR runs

makes contact with a similar shot to the last one, flies over backwards point

41.3
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

rocks back to a shorter one trying to hit over point but misses

41.2
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

expansive drive from the crease feet nowhere near the pitch dragged back to the bowler

41.1
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

short angling into him pushed down to short leg

end of over 41Maiden
ENG: 160/8CRR: 3.90 
Ashley Giles0 (11b)
Andy Caddick2 (9b)
Shane Warne 10-4-29-2
40.6
Warne to Giles, no run

again forward defensively to ground and then rolls to a close fielder

40.5
Warne to Giles, no run

defends to silly mid off

40.4
Warne to Giles, no run

coming well forward

40.3
Warne to Giles, no run

pushed out to the short leg

40.2
Warne to Giles, no run

defends off the stumps a ball pitched outside legstump

40.1
Warne to Giles, no run

defended to mid off

end of over 402 runs
ENG: 160/8CRR: 4.00 
Andy Caddick2 (9b)
Ashley Giles0 (5b)
Jason Gillespie 10-2-48-3
39.6
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

back again pushed off leg stump down to the short leg

39.5
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

beaten playing away from the body just outside off stump

39.4
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

pushes half forward running down to slip

39.3
2
Gillespie to Caddick, 2 runs

crashed through a good ball skied over cover landing safely in the deep

39.2
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

back, body not behing it driven back to the bowler

39.1
Gillespie to Caddick, no run

short ball fended away to point

end of over 39Wicket maiden
ENG: 158/8CRR: 4.05 
Ashley Giles0 (5b)
Andy Caddick0 (3b)
Shane Warne 9-3-29-2
38.6
Warne to Giles, no run

forward dropped down from the face of the bat in front of the close off side fielders

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