BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	lbw b Onions	62	106	130	10	0	58.49

Simon Katich	lbw b Swann	46	48	83	9	0	95.83

Ricky Ponting (c)	c †Prior b Onions	38	47	88	5	0	80.85

Michael Hussey	b Onions	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Michael Clarke	lbw b Anderson	29	55	94	4	0	52.72

Marcus North	c †Prior b Anderson	12	49	63	1	0	24.48

Graham Manou †	b Anderson	8	11	20	2	0	72.72

Mitchell Johnson	lbw b Anderson	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Nathan Hauritz	not out	20	50	78	1	0	40.00
Peter Siddle	c †Prior b Anderson	13	26	31	2	0	50.00

Ben Hilfenhaus	c Swann b Onions	20	31	37	4	0	64.51

Extras	(b 5, lb 7, nb 1, w 2)	15
TOTAL	70.4 Ov (RR: 3.72, 319 Mts)	263
Fall of wickets: 1-85 (Simon Katich, 18.6 ov), 2-126 (Shane Watson, 30.1 ov), 3-126 (Michael Hussey, 30.2 ov), 4-163 (Ricky Ponting, 38.3 ov), 5-193 (Michael Clarke, 49.4 ov), 6-202 (Marcus North, 51.4 ov), 7-202 (Mitchell Johnson, 51.5 ov), 8-203 (Graham Manou, 53.5 ov), 9-229 (Peter Siddle, 61.5 ov), 10-263 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 70.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	24	7	80	5	3.33	107	13	0	0	0
49.4 to MJ Clarke, oh he's got him! A huge inswinger here, curves late and strikes Clarke on middle and leg, Rudi Koertzen lifts the finger. 193/5 51.4 to MJ North, wonderful catch! Prior makes a super take diving to his left across first slip. Fullish ball swinging away from North, who got a thick edge to one that he might have left alone. 202/6 51.5 to MG Johnson, oh he's gone too! Swings back in to Johnson, who is in two minds whether to leave it - he does leave it - and it hits him above the knee-roll. 202/7 53.5 to GA Manou, wow! What a delivery! Anderson comes a touch wider and gets the ball to straighten and it comprehensively smashes Manou's off stump, that is almost the perfect ball.. 203/8 61.5 to PM Siddle, fantastic delivery, swinging in, then straightening a touch on the right-hander who tries to work it through midwicket but gets a thick outside edge for Anderson's five. 229/9
Andrew Flintoff	15	2	58	0	3.86	65	8	0	1	1
Graham Onions	16.4	2	58	4	3.48	75	8	0	1	0
30.1 to SR Watson, got him first ball! Cut back sharply on Watson who was a little late on this good, quick and straight delivery and that's out!. 126/2 30.2 to MEK Hussey, he's bowled him! He's bowled him! Hussey has left a straight one and his off stump is pegged back! What a disastrous start for Australia. 126/3 38.3 to RT Ponting, got him! He's out! A quick bouncer, Ponting went for a hook and got a thin edge through to Prior. Onions has bowled so, so well this morning. 163/4 70.4 to BW Hilfenhaus, got him! Another slapping drive finds Swann in the gully, and that's the final wicket for Onions who finishes with four wickets. 263/10
Stuart Broad	13	2	51	0	3.92	59	9	0	0	0
Graeme Swann	2	0	4	1	2.00	8	0	0	0	0
18.6 to SM Katich, and Swann strikes in his first over! Around the wicket to Katich, who misses a ball that goes on with the arm, he's struck in line and Aleem Dar says that's lbw.. 85/1

England 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss (c)	c †Manou b Hilfenhaus	69	134	178	11	0	51.49

Alastair Cook	c †Manou b Siddle	0	4	7	0	0	0.00

Ravi Bopara	b Hilfenhaus	23	54	70	4	0	42.59

Ian Bell	lbw b Johnson	53	114	147	7	1	46.49

Paul Collingwood	c Ponting b Hilfenhaus	13	22	27	3	0	59.09

Matt Prior †	c sub (PJ Hughes) b Siddle	41	59	100	6	0	69.49

Andrew Flintoff	c Clarke b Hauritz	74	79	116	10	1	93.67

Stuart Broad	c & b Siddle	55	64	92	9	0	85.93

Graeme Swann	c North b Johnson	24	20	23	5	0	120.00

James Anderson	c †Manou b Hilfenhaus	1	6	7	0	0	16.66

Graham Onions	not out	2	14	20	0	0	14.28
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 9, w 6)	21
TOTAL	93.3 Ov (RR: 4.02, 399 Mts)	376
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Alastair Cook, 1.4 ov), 2-60 (Ravi Bopara, 19.2 ov), 3-141 (Andrew Strauss, 44.1 ov), 4-159 (Paul Collingwood, 50.5 ov), 5-168 (Ian Bell, 55.6 ov), 6-257 (Matt Prior, 71.3 ov), 7-309 (Andrew Flintoff, 80.4 ov), 8-348 (Graeme Swann, 87.3 ov), 9-355 (James Anderson, 88.6 ov), 10-376 (Stuart Broad, 93.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Hilfenhaus	30	7	109	4	3.63	143	19	0	0	4
19.2 to RS Bopara, he's dragged it on! Technical weakness exposed by Hilfenhaus as Bopara goes back, his bat coming down diagonally and he gets a thick inside edge into his stumps. 60/2 44.1 to AJ Strauss, Gone! Hilfenhaus makes the breakthrough, Strauss goes at last. Short of a length outside off and he gets a thick top edge attempting to cut, straightforward take for Manou.. 141/3 50.5 to PD Collingwood, Hilfenhaus gets another! Well bowled, a fullish outswinger and Collingwood drives, the thick edge is well taken by Ponting above his head at second slip. 159/4 88.6 to JM Anderson, got him! Well bowled Hilfenhaus, deserves that. Just outside off, Anderson cuts when he should have left it, and edges it to Manou behind. 355/9
Peter Siddle	21.3	3	89	3	4.13	92	13	0	1	0
1.4 to AN Cook, gone! Siddle breaks through in his first over, Manou takes his first Test catch and Cook is gone for a duck. Fuller ball outside off and Cook drives, gets an edge to Manou, who takes it low to his left. 2/1 71.3 to MJ Prior, oops, mistimes this one and that's the end of Prior. Short ball, pulled and comes off the bottom of the bat, lobbing up to mid-on where the 12th man Phil Hughes takes the catch. 257/6 93.3 to SCJ Broad, got him this time! Gifts Siddle an easy catch, and that's the end of England's innings. 376/10
Nathan Hauritz	18	2	57	1	3.16	81	4	2	0	0
80.4 to A Flintoff, well, well. That's a very odd dismissal, it spins out of the rough and Flintoff plays no shot, but doesn't get his gloves out of the way, and the catch is taken at first slip. 309/7
Mitchell Johnson	21	1	92	2	4.38	90	15	0	1	5
55.6 to IR Bell, that's out. That's so out. And even Rudi thinks so! Inswinger on middle stump, Bell plays all around it (as he did earlier in the day. And two days ago) and that's out. 168/5 87.3 to GP Swann, got him! Slower ball punched to mid-off. A really soft and tame dismissal but well bowled Johnson. 348/8
Shane Watson	3	0	23	0	7.66	9	4	0	0	0

Australia 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	c †Prior b Anderson	53	114	183	9	0	46.49

Simon Katich	c †Prior b Onions	26	47	55	2	0	55.31

Ricky Ponting (c)	b Swann	5	7	6	0	0	71.42

Michael Hussey	c †Prior b Broad	64	130	154	13	0	49.23

Michael Clarke	not out	103	192	281	14	0	53.64
Marcus North	c Anderson b Broad	96	159	208	15	0	60.37

Graham Manou †	not out	13	28	39	1	0	46.42
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 3, w 2)	15
TOTAL	112.2 Ov (RR: 3.33, 466 Mts)	375/5
Did not bat: Mitchell Johnson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Peter Siddle, Nathan Hauritz
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Simon Katich, 13.2 ov), 2-52 (Ricky Ponting, 14.6 ov), 3-137 (Shane Watson, 43.6 ov), 4-161 (Michael Hussey, 52.6 ov), 5-346 (Marcus North, 103.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	21	8	47	1	2.23	100	5	0	0	1
43.6 to SR Watson, Anderson strikes in his first over of the day! Watson looks to drive straight and he's got a thin outside edge through to Prior. 137/3
Andrew Flintoff	15	0	35	0	2.33	70	4	0	0	0
Graham Onions	19	3	74	1	3.89	83	12	0	1	0
13.2 to SM Katich, Onions makes the breakthrough! Very good delivery, fullish length and it seams away a tiny bit, Katich looks to drive straight and gets an outside edge through to Prior. 47/1
Graeme Swann	31	4	119	1	3.83	137	21	0	0	0
14.6 to RT Ponting, oh what a ball - what a delivery! Tossed up, dragged him forward and sharp spin turns through the gate to hit his stumps! Fantastic over and a brilliant piece of bowling to remove Ponting. 52/2
Stuart Broad	16	2	38	2	2.37	78	5	0	1	0
52.6 to MEK Hussey, massive wicket! Broad does the job and gets a thin outside edge from Hussey, he's just probing outside off and Hussey pushes and manages to find contact with a ball that didn't seam a lot. 161/4 103.1 to MJ North, what a catch from Anderson to deny North a hundred! Didn't move his feet, drove uppishly and Anderson at gully took off to his right and clung on with his right hand. What a stunner!. 346/5
Ravi Bopara	8.2	1	44	0	5.28	30	7	0	0	2
Paul Collingwood	2	0	8	0	4.00	7	0	0	0	0

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MATCH DETAILS

Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of England and Scotland
Season	2009
Player Of The Match	Michael Clarke
Series result	England led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 1928
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 16.10-16.30, Close 19.00
Match days	30,31 July, 1,2,3 August 2009 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Graham Manou
Umpires	Aleem Dar Rudi Koertzen
TV Umpire	Richard Kettleborough
Reserve Umpire	Tim Robinson
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe

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Thu, 30 Jul - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 126/1 (Shane Watson 62*, Ricky Ponting 17*, 30 ov)

Fri, 31 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 116/2 (Andrew Strauss 64*, Ian Bell 26*, 36 ov)

Sat, 01 Aug - day 3 - no play

Sun, 02 Aug - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 88/2 (Shane Watson 34*, Michael Hussey 18*, 28 ov)

Mon, 03 Aug - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 375/5 (112.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

Day 1

Australia 1st innings
Lunch: Australia - 0/0
Wet Ground: Australia - 0/0
Australia: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 0, 52 mins
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (SR Watson 24, SM Katich 26, Ex 0), 83 mins
Drinks: Australia - 62/0 in 14.0 overs (SR Watson 28, SM Katich 34)
Australia: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 1, 104 mins
SR Watson: 50 off 89 balls (8 x 4), 108 mins
End Of Day: Australia - 126/1 in 30.0 overs (SR Watson 62, RT Ponting 17)

Day 2

Australia: 150 runs in 34.1 overs (206 balls), Extras 2, 153 mins
Drinks: Australia - 168/4 in 42.0 overs (MJ Clarke 18, MJ North 0)
Australia: 200 runs in 50.4 overs (306 balls), Extras 7, 232 mins
Lunch: Australia - 203/8 in 53.5 overs (NM Hauritz 0)
Australia: 250 runs in 65.4 overs (397 balls), Extras 15, 298 mins
Innings Break: Australia - 263/10 in 70.4 overs (NM Hauritz 20)
England 1st innings
England: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 0, 64 mins
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (AJ Strauss 30, RS Bopara 23, Ex 0), 70 mins
Tea: England - 56/1 in 18.0 overs (AJ Strauss 33, RS Bopara 23)
AJ Strauss: 50 off 92 balls (8 x 4), 117 mins
England: 100 runs in 31.1 overs (189 balls), Extras 2, 125 mins
Drinks: England - 106/2 in 33.0 overs (AJ Strauss 62, IR Bell 18)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (AJ Strauss 25, IR Bell 22, Ex 3), 57 mins
Bad Light: England - 116/2 in 36.0 overs (AJ Strauss 64, IR Bell 26)
Rain: England - 116/2 in 36.0 overs (AJ Strauss 64, IR Bell 26)
End Of Day: England - 116/2 in 36.0 overs (AJ Strauss 64, IR Bell 26)

Day 3

Day 4

Wet Ground: England - 116/2 in 36.0 overs (AJ Strauss 64, IR Bell 26)
England: 150 runs in 48.1 overs (292 balls), Extras 8, 196 mins
Lunch: England - 159/4 in 50.5 overs (IR Bell 46)
IR Bell: 50 off 96 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6), 129 mins
England: 200 runs in 63.6 overs (392 balls), Extras 16
Drinks: England - 217/5 in 67.0 overs (MJ Prior 23, A Flintoff 19)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (MJ Prior 23, A Flintoff 19, Ex 8), 57 mins
England: 250 runs in 70.2 overs (430 balls), Extras 17, 300 mins
A Flintoff: 50 off 53 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6), 84 mins
England: 300 runs in 78.6 overs (482 balls), Extras 18, 341 mins
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (A Flintoff 33, SCJ Broad 18, Ex 1), 39 mins
Tea: England - 316/7 in 83.0 overs (SCJ Broad 20, GP Swann 4)
New Ball Taken: England 316/7 after 83.1 overs (SCJ Broad 20, GP Swann 4)
England: 350 runs in 87.5 overs (537 balls), Extras 20, 375 mins
SCJ Broad: 50 off 62 balls (8 x 4), 101 mins
Innings Break: England - 376/10 in 93.3 overs (G Onions 2)
Australia 2nd innings
Drinks: Australia - 47/1 in 13.2 overs (SR Watson 16)
Australia: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (82 balls), Extras 5, 57 mins
End Of Day: Australia - 88/2 in 28.0 overs (SR Watson 34, MEK Hussey 18)

Day 5

Australia: 100 runs in 32.4 overs (197 balls), Extras 5, 136 mins
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (SR Watson 24, MEK Hussey 29, Ex 0), 63 mins
Drinks: Australia - 132/2 in 43.0 overs (SR Watson 53, MEK Hussey 41)
SR Watson: 50 off 113 balls (9 x 4), 108 mins
MEK Hussey: 50 off 98 balls (10 x 4), 120 mins
Australia: 150 runs in 48.4 overs (294 balls), Extras 8, 201 mins
Lunch: Australia - 172/4 in 57.0 overs (MJ Clarke 12, MJ North 4)
Australia: 200 runs in 64.2 overs (388 balls), Extras 8, 267 mins
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (MJ Clarke 31, MJ North 19, Ex 0), 63 mins
Drinks: Australia - 231/4 in 76.0 overs (MJ Clarke 43, MJ North 32)
New Ball Taken: Australia 249/4 after 80.1 overs (MJ Clarke 47, MJ North 46)
Australia: 250 runs in 80.2 overs (484 balls), Extras 8, 334 mins
MJ North: 50 off 90 balls (7 x 4), 121 mins
MJ Clarke: 50 off 106 balls (7 x 4), 164 mins
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 184 balls (MJ Clarke 45, MJ North 55, Ex 0), 129 mins
Tea: Australia - 293/4 in 93.0 overs (MJ Clarke 73, MJ North 64)
Australia: 300 runs in 97.3 overs (587 balls), Extras 8, 404 mins
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 274 balls (MJ Clarke 76, MJ North 74, Ex 0), 187 mins
Australia: 350 runs in 105.1 overs (634 balls), Extras 13, 436 mins
Drinks: Australia - 367/5 in 111.0 overs (MJ Clarke 96, GA Manou 12)
MJ Clarke: 100 off 192 balls (14 x 4), 281 mins

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SR Watson	caught	53	114
SM Katich	caught	26	47
RT Ponting	bowled	5	7
MEK Hussey	caught	64	130
MJ Clarke	not out	103	192
MJ North	caught	96	159
GA Manou	not out	13	28
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 3, w 2)
Total	375(5 wkts; 112.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	21	8	47	1	2.23 (1 nb)
A Flintoff	15	0	35	0	2.33
G Onions	19	3	74	1	3.89
GP Swann	31	4	119	1	3.83
SCJ Broad	16	2	38	2	2.37
RS Bopara	8.2	1	44	0	5.28 (2 nb)
PD Collingwood	2	0	8	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	47	Simon Katich	Shane Watson
2nd	5	Ricky Ponting	Shane Watson
3rd	85	Michael Hussey	Shane Watson
4th	24	Michael Hussey	Michael Clarke
5th	185	Marcus North	Michael Clarke
6th	29	Graham Manou	Michael Clarke

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