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RESULT

1st Test, Brisbane, November 25 - 29, 2010, England tour of Australia

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England

260 & 517/1d

Australia

(T:297) 481 & 107/1

Match drawn

Player Of The Match

Alastair Cook

, ENG

67 & 235*

Cook and Trott break host of records

Nov 29, 2010

Hussey and Haddin take control

Nov 27, 2010

Siddle hat-trick puts Australia on top

Nov 25, 2010

Twin tons lead England fightback

Nov 28, 2010

Fascinating Test match unfolds

Nov 26, 2010

Match Coverage

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Shockers to start

Five times the opening Test of an Ashes series didn't pan out quite as expected

The most shambolic Oz performance? Hardly

And will they be as rubbish in Adelaide

Luck or strategy?

So, Australia owned day one in Brisbane

A chess match, not a bullfight

Both sides essentially approached the Brisbane Test defensively, and sound as the reasoning was, it didn't help set pulses racing

Strauss lauds Cook's 'special innings'

Andrew Strauss praised Alastair Cook's double-century as one of the greatest innings in Ashes history, as England closed out the first Test with a monumental batting performance on the final day at the Gabba

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Videos

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3:40

England end their 24-year wait

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Strauss lauds Cook

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'Johnson should be dropped' - Ian Chappell

Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
SR Watson	not out	41	97
SM Katich	caught	4	16
RT Ponting	not out	51	43
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 1, pen 5)
Total	107(1 wkt; 26 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	5	2	15	0	3
SCJ Broad	7	1	18	1	2.57
GP Swann	8	0	33	0	4.12
ST Finn	4	0	25	0	6.25
KP Pietersen	2	0	6	0	3

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Simon Katich	Shane Watson
2nd	97	Ricky Ponting	Shane Watson

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