BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss (c)	c Hussey b Hilfenhaus	0	3	2	0	0	0.00

Alastair Cook	c Watson b Siddle	67	168	283	6	0	39.88

Jonathan Trott	b Watson	29	53	62	5	0	54.71

Kevin Pietersen	c Ponting b Siddle	43	70	95	6	0	61.42

Paul Collingwood	c North b Siddle	4	8	9	1	0	50.00

Ian Bell	c Watson b Doherty	76	131	183	8	0	58.01

Matt Prior †	b Siddle	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Stuart Broad	lbw b Siddle	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Graeme Swann	lbw b Siddle	10	9	21	1	0	111.11

James Anderson	b Doherty	11	22	38	2	0	50.00

Steven Finn	not out	0	0	1	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 8, nb 5, w 7)	20
TOTAL	76.5 Ov (RR: 3.38, 360 Mts)	260
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.3 ov), 2-41 (Jonathan Trott, 13.6 ov), 3-117 (Kevin Pietersen, 37.3 ov), 4-125 (Paul Collingwood, 39.5 ov), 5-197 (Alastair Cook, 65.3 ov), 6-197 (Matt Prior, 65.4 ov), 7-197 (Stuart Broad, 65.5 ov), 8-228 (Graeme Swann, 69.2 ov), 9-254 (Ian Bell, 76.1 ov), 10-260 (James Anderson, 76.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Hilfenhaus	19	4	60	1	3.15	90	6	0	2	2
0.3 to AJ Strauss, gone! Hilfenhaus strikes in the first over! Strauss cuts hard and tries to force it through gully, but he's hit it straight to Michael Hussey, who takes it in front of his eyes!. 0/1
Peter Siddle	16	3	54	6	3.37	74	7	0	2	2
37.3 to KP Pietersen, got him! Siddle does the job! And boy did Australia need that! He's pitched it up and it may have seamed away just the tiniest bit, Pietersen drives hard looking for a boundary, and it's snaffled by Ponting at second slip. 117/3 39.5 to PD Collingwood, Siddle strikes again! This time it's North who snaps up the catch at third slip, pretty low to the ground as well, so it's a good sharp take. Collingwood came forward and pushed outside off, the thick edge was enough to do him in. 125/4 65.3 to AN Cook, Siddle strikes again! And it's the big wicket of the established Cook, who reaches outside off to a ball that angles across, and a thick edge is swallowed at slip by Shane Watson. 197/5 65.4 to MJ Prior, gone! First ball! Siddle Vicious is on a hat-trick, and he is pumped! Full and straight and Prior loses his middle stump, a little late on his attempted drive. 197/6 65.5 to SCJ Broad, he's got it! Siddle has taken a hat-trick! Full and swinging in, Broad is too slow on that ball, he's struck on the toe and Aleem Dar gives it lbw! Broad asks for the review, leaving Siddle nervously awaiting his hat-trick fate. Tony Hill views the replay: it's a super yorker, hitting on the full on the toe, in line, hitting the stumps and no bat involved. 197/7 69.2 to GP Swann, Siddle strikes again! Magnificent stuff! He has rocked England, full and straight, Swann tries to work it to leg, playing around his front leg and was stuck bang in front. Swann asked for a review, but it only confirmed his worst fears. Siddle is on fire!. 228/8
Mitchell Johnson	15	2	66	0	4.40	61	9	0	0	0
Shane Watson	12	2	30	1	2.50	59	3	0	3	1
13.6 to IJL Trott, gone! Watson strikes! Who would've thought it!? Not me. Watson goes fuller, finds some movement off the wicket into Trott who drove loosely and it went through the gate and clattered into middle. 41/2
Xavier Doherty	13.5	3	41	2	2.96	64	4	0	0	0
76.1 to IR Bell, that's it! Bell's masterful vigil comes to an end and Doherty has his first Test wicket! Bell down the wicket and aiming a chipped cover drive, probably got to much on it and it looped out to deep cover who gleefully snaffled the chance. 254/9 76.5 to JM Anderson, gone this time! That will be all. Quicker ball, Anderson attempts an expansive reverse sweep and it crashes into his leg stump. Fine work from Australia, after all the build up it's the hosts who are on top now. 260/10
Marcus North	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	0

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	c Strauss b Anderson	36	76	113	6	0	47.36

Simon Katich	c & b Finn	50	106	159	5	0	47.16

Ricky Ponting (c)	c †Prior b Anderson	10	26	34	1	0	38.46

Michael Clarke	c †Prior b Finn	9	50	76	0	0	18.00

Michael Hussey	c Cook b Finn	195	330	462	26	1	59.09

Marcus North	c Collingwood b Swann	1	8	6	0	0	12.50

Brad Haddin †	c Collingwood b Swann	136	287	374	16	1	47.38

Mitchell Johnson	b Finn	0	19	32	0	0	0.00

Xavier Doherty	c Cook b Finn	16	30	43	2	0	53.33

Peter Siddle	c Swann b Finn	6	11	7	1	0	54.54

Ben Hilfenhaus	not out	1	10	16	0	0	10.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 12, nb 1, w 4)	21
TOTAL	158.4 Ov (RR: 3.03, 662 Mts)	481
Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Shane Watson, 25.2 ov), 2-96 (Ricky Ponting, 33.2 ov), 3-100 (Simon Katich, 36.1 ov), 4-140 (Michael Clarke, 51.2 ov), 5-143 (Marcus North, 52.5 ov), 6-450 (Brad Haddin, 145.3 ov), 7-458 (Michael Hussey, 148.6 ov), 8-462 (Mitchell Johnson, 152.3 ov), 9-472 (Peter Siddle, 154.4 ov), 10-481 (Xavier Doherty, 158.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	37	13	99	2	2.67	178	13	0	1	0
25.2 to SR Watson, got him this time! Anderson strikes and boy did they need that! Anderson and Watson had been having a few words and the bowler has the last laugh. Length ball around off stump, nibbled away a fraction perhaps, got the shoulder of the bat and went straight to Strauss. 78/1 33.2 to RT Ponting, gone! Anderson strikes straight after the break! Not his best ball, it's swung down the leg side and Ponting's attempted glance becomes a thin edge through to Prior. 96/2
Stuart Broad	33	7	72	0	2.18	159	6	0	1	1
Graeme Swann	43	5	128	2	2.97	187	12	2	0	0
52.5 to MJ North, Swann strikes, he was always going to fancy getting North! Lovely delivery, touch slower, pitched and spun just enough to kiss the outside edge and Collingwood held the low chance. Single figures for North again!. 143/5 145.3 to BJ Haddin, a wicket! At last! The partnership is broken thanks to a really sharp catch from Collingwood at first slip - Swann pushed the ball across Haddin from around the wicket, the thick edge flew low to Collingwood's right and he's done well to snaffle it. 450/6
Steven Finn	33.4	1	125	6	3.71	153	22	0	0	0
36.1 to SM Katich, gone! Finn gets Katich with a cracking return catch! He's driven it on the up straight back down the pitch, Finn bends down to take the chance with both hands at ankle height. Great moment for Finn - his first Ashes wicket!. 100/3 51.2 to MJ Clarke, gone! Finn strikes! The bowling change works for Strauss! It's a short ball that does the trick again. It wasn't rapid, just got a faint top edge as Clarke aimed a short-armed pull shot, looped through gently to Prior. 140/4 148.6 to MEK Hussey, oh no! Hussey misses out on the double-century! The pull shot that has brought him so many runs has also brought him undone - he got it a bit higher on the bat than he intended and Cook at deep midwicket takes a pretty comfortable catch. 458/7 152.3 to MG Johnson, another one gone! Johnson falls for a lengthy duck. Full delivery angling in from around the wicket and burst through the defences. Finn has four!. 462/8 154.4 to PM Siddle, Finn has five! Jumps wide of the crease to bang in a short ball, Siddle was actually too early on the pull shot and got a glove that ballooned to Swann at second slip. 472/9 158.4 to XJ Doherty, Doherty falls, Finn has six! Short ball, Doherty aims a big pull shot but top edges down towards Cook at deep midwicket who snaffles the chance. 481/10
Paul Collingwood	12	1	41	0	3.41	51	4	0	2	0

England 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss (c)	st †Haddin b North	110	224	267	15	0	49.10

Alastair Cook	not out	235	428	625	26	0	54.90
Jonathan Trott	not out	135	266	362	19	0	50.75
Extras	(b 17, lb 4, nb 6, w 10)	37
TOTAL	152 Ov (RR: 3.40, 630 Mts)	517/1d
Did not bat: Kevin Pietersen, Paul Collingwood, Ian Bell, Matt Prior †, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn
Fall of wickets: 1-188 (Andrew Strauss, 66.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Hilfenhaus	32	8	82	0	2.56	154	8	0	1	3
Peter Siddle	24	4	90	0	3.75	107	13	0	2	3
Marcus North	19	3	47	1	2.47	84	3	0	0	0
66.2 to AJ Strauss, gone! North does the trick! Lovely bowling really, tossed it up and drew Strauss down the track, spun it past the edge and despite a inelegant flap to try and regain his ground, Strauss couldn't get back in time. 188/1
Mitchell Johnson	27	5	104	0	3.85	107	10	0	1	0
Xavier Doherty	35	5	107	0	3.05	157	13	0	0	0
Shane Watson	15	2	66	0	4.40	68	13	0	2	0

Australia 2nd INNINGS (Target: 297 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	not out	41	97	119	4	0	42.26
Simon Katich	c Strauss b Broad	4	16	22	0	0	25.00

Ricky Ponting (c)	not out	51	43	96	4	1	118.60
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 1, pen 5)	11
TOTAL	26 Ov (RR: 4.11, 119 Mts)	107/1
Did not bat: Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin †, Mitchell Johnson, Xavier Doherty, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Simon Katich, 5.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	5	2	15	0	3.00	25	1	0	0	0
Stuart Broad	7	1	18	1	2.57	32	1	0	1	0
5.2 to SM Katich, Katich departs! Broad gets the breakthrough by digging one in back of a length, hitting a crack and moving away, Katich went fishing and could only edge to Strauss. No alarms yet, but Ponting will want some runs here. 5/1
Graeme Swann	8	0	33	0	4.12	29	2	1	0	0
Steven Finn	4	0	25	0	6.25	13	4	0	0	0
Kevin Pietersen	2	0	6	0	3.00	6	0	0	0	0

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MATCH DETAILS

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	2010/11
Player Of The Match	Alastair Cook
Series result	5-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 1981
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days	25,26,27,28,29 November 2010 - day (5-day match)
Test debut	Xavier Doherty
Umpires	Aleem Dar Billy Doctrove
TV Umpire	Tony Hill
Reserve Umpire	Paul Reiffel
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe

CLOSE OF PLAY

Thu, 25 Nov - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 25/0 (Shane Watson 9*, Simon Katich 15*, 7 ov)

Fri, 26 Nov - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 220/5 (Michael Hussey 81*, Brad Haddin 22*, 80 ov)

Sat, 27 Nov - day 3 - England 2nd innings 19/0 (Andrew Strauss 11*, Alastair Cook 6*, 15 ov)

Sun, 28 Nov - day 4 - England 2nd innings 309/1 (Alastair Cook 132*, Jonathan Trott 54*, 101 ov)

Mon, 29 Nov - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 107/1 (26 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

Day 1

England 1st innings
Over 3.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - IJL Trott (Struck down)
Drinks: England - 36/1 in 13.0 overs (AN Cook 9, IJL Trott 25)
England: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 3
Lunch: England - 86/2 in 26.0 overs (AN Cook 29, KP Pietersen 23)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (AN Cook 24, KP Pietersen 23, Ex 3)
England: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (173 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: England - 125/4 in 39.5 overs (AN Cook 43)
England: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (283 balls), Extras 6
AN Cook: 50 off 127 balls (4 x 4)
Over 47.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - IR Bell (Struck down)
Tea: England - 172/4 in 56.0 overs (AN Cook 60, IR Bell 26)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (AN Cook 17, IR Bell 28, Ex 5)
Over 65.5: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - SCJ Broad (Struck down)
England: 200 runs in 66.4 overs (404 balls), Extras 16
IR Bell: 50 off 103 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: England - 215/7 in 68.0 overs (IR Bell 53, GP Swann 3)
Rain: England - 228/8 in 69.2 overs (IR Bell 57)
Over 69.2: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - GP Swann (Struck down)
England: 250 runs in 75.2 overs (457 balls), Extras 20
Innings Break: England - 260/10 in 76.5 overs (ST Finn 0)
Australia 1st innings
End Of Day: Australia - 25/0 in 7.0 overs (SR Watson 9, SM Katich 15)
Attendance: 35,339

Day 2

Australia: 50 runs in 16.3 overs (100 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (SR Watson 21, SM Katich 27, Ex 3)
Drinks: Australia - 59/0 in 20.0 overs (SR Watson 28, SM Katich 27)
Over 23.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - SM Katich (Upheld)
Over 25.1: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - BR Doctrove, Batsman - SR Watson (Struck down)
Lunch: Australia - 96/1 in 33.0 overs (SM Katich 46, RT Ponting 10)
Australia: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (209 balls), Extras 4
SM Katich: 50 off 103 balls (5 x 4)
Over 38.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
Drinks: Australia - 126/3 in 46.0 overs (MJ Clarke 7, MEK Hussey 19)
Australia: 150 runs in 55.1 overs (332 balls), Extras 5
Tea: Australia - 168/5 in 60.0 overs (MEK Hussey 46, BJ Haddin 9)
MEK Hussey: 50 off 85 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (MEK Hussey 33, BJ Haddin 15, Ex 5)
Australia: 200 runs in 73.4 overs (443 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: Australia - 215/5 in 77.0 overs (MEK Hussey 78, BJ Haddin 21)
Bad Light: Australia - 220/5 in 80.0 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
Rain: Australia - 220/5 in 80.0 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
End Of Day: Australia - 220/5 in 80.0 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
England 2nd innings
Attendance: 34,045

Day 3

Australia 1st innings
New Ball Taken: Australia 220/5 after 80.1 overs (MEK Hussey 81, BJ Haddin 22)
Over 82.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - MEK Hussey (Upheld)
Drinks: Australia - 241/5 in 92.0 overs (MEK Hussey 88, BJ Haddin 29)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 241 balls (MEK Hussey 57, BJ Haddin 30, Ex 13)
Australia: 250 runs in 93.6 overs (565 balls), Extras 18
BJ Haddin: 50 off 134 balls (7 x 4)
MEK Hussey: 100 off 197 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Australia - 286/5 in 102.0 overs (MEK Hussey 104, BJ Haddin 56)
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 299 balls (MEK Hussey 73, BJ Haddin 62, Ex 15)
Australia: 300 runs in 104.1 overs (626 balls), Extras 20
Lunch: Australia - 329/5 in 114.0 overs (MEK Hussey 124, BJ Haddin 79)
6th Wicket: 200 runs in 399 balls (MEK Hussey 98, BJ Haddin 89, Ex 15)
Australia: 350 runs in 119.4 overs (719 balls), Extras 20
BJ Haddin: 100 off 222 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: Australia - 388/5 in 129.0 overs (MEK Hussey 149, BJ Haddin 113)
MEK Hussey: 150 off 271 balls (22 x 4, 1 x 6)
6th Wicket: 250 runs in 470 balls (MEK Hussey 120, BJ Haddin 115, Ex 15)
Australia: 400 runs in 132.2 overs (795 balls), Extras 20
Tea: Australia - 436/5 in 140.0 overs (MEK Hussey 176, BJ Haddin 134)
6th Wicket: 300 runs in 541 balls (MEK Hussey 152, BJ Haddin 135, Ex 16)
Australia: 450 runs in 145.2 overs (873 balls), Extras 21
Drinks: Australia - 462/7 in 152.0 overs (MG Johnson 0, XJ Doherty 4)
Innings Break: Australia - 481/10 in 158.4 overs (BW Hilfenhaus 1)
England 2nd innings
Over 0.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - AJ Strauss (Struck down)
End Of Day: England - 19/0 in 15.0 overs (AJ Strauss 11, AN Cook 6)
Attendance: 34,615

Day 4

England: 50 runs in 24.5 overs (151 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 151 balls (AJ Strauss 23, AN Cook 24, Ex 3)
Drinks: England - 83/0 in 32.0 overs (AJ Strauss 44, AN Cook 35)
AJ Strauss: 50 off 110 balls (8 x 4)
England: 100 runs in 35.1 overs (213 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 213 balls (AJ Strauss 57, AN Cook 39, Ex 4)
AN Cook: 50 off 122 balls (4 x 4)
Lunch: England - 135/0 in 46.0 overs (AJ Strauss 79, AN Cook 51)
England: 150 runs in 51.2 overs (310 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 310 balls (AJ Strauss 90, AN Cook 55, Ex 5)
AJ Strauss: 100 off 184 balls (15 x 4)
Drinks: England - 185/0 in 64.0 overs (AJ Strauss 108, AN Cook 72)
England: 200 runs in 70.3 overs (426 balls), Extras 7
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (AN Cook 26, IJL Trott 23, Ex 1)
Tea: England - 238/1 in 78.0 overs (AN Cook 98, IJL Trott 23)
AN Cook: 100 off 204 balls (8 x 4)
New Ball Taken: England 248/1 after 80.1 overs (AN Cook 103, IJL Trott 27)
England: 250 runs in 80.5 overs (489 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: England - 277/1 in 91.0 overs (AN Cook 113, IJL Trott 42)
Over 90.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - IJL Trott (Struck down)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (AN Cook 49, IJL Trott 44, Ex 7)
IJL Trott: 50 off 105 balls (7 x 4)
England: 300 runs in 95.6 overs (582 balls), Extras 13
Bad Light: England - 309/1 in 101.0 overs (AN Cook 132, IJL Trott 54)
End Of Day: England - 309/1 in 101.0 overs (AN Cook 132, IJL Trott 54)
Attendance: 21,677