1st
Ashes: England defeated Australia by 15 runs
In yet
another fascinating Ashes Test, James Anderson displayed a superb spell of
swing bowling on Day 5 as a result of which England defeated Australia by 15
runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Brad Haddin and James Pattinson were looking great and had a
partnership of 65 runs for 10th wicket. Straight away after Lunch, James
Anderson stuck for England. Brad Haddin missed a ball from Anderson which went straight
to Prior, England appealed but umpire Aleem Dar was not interested. Cook immediately
reviewed the decision and 3rd umpire took his time and Aleem Dar had
to change his decision to given that out.
Earlier Brad Haddin and Ashton Agar started well and played
almost 15 overs before he edged to slip. James Anderson bowled the similar
delivery in his next over to get rid of new batsman Mitchell Starc.
He was back in rhythm and would have taken his 3rd
wicket of Peter Siddle but Cook dropped him down on the individual score of 10.
One end of the wicket was covered by Brad Haddin and wickets
have been fallen down on the other end. Haddin counterattack the pace bowling
attack of England. Brad Haddin reached
his half-century from consecutive boundaries off Steven Finn. Haddin scored 15 runs in Finn’s ninth over
& played aggressively under pressure.
This test was completely dominated by England’s bowlers and
particularly by James Anderson who took his 10 wicket haul. This test would be
remembered for brilliant ton by Ian Bell who allowed England to take over 300 runs
lead.
Australia on the other hand would want to take their own
positives from the match. Ashton Agar made his sensational debut and Phillip
Hughes, Chris Rogers and not to forget Brad Haddin too impressed with their
individual efforts. The tail-enders however were exceptional and after that
last-wicket partnership in the second innings, the Aussies can enter the second
Test with their heads held high.
Apart from Ian Bell's stupendous ton, batsmen of both the
teams struggled to score runs and it was the bowling department that made the
difference. England were the clear favourites ahead of the match and they have
lived up to the expectations
James Anderson bowled beautifully right throughout the match
and his match-winning effort gave a clear edge to the hosts.
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