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AUSTRALIA 295 (97.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Brad Haddin94 (153)
- Mitchell Johnson64 (134)
- James Anderson2/67 (25.1)
- Stuart Broad6/81 (24)
ENGLAND 136 (52.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Stuart Broad32 (45)
- Michael Carberry40 (113)
- Ryan Harris3/28 (15)
- Mitchell Johnson4/61 (17)
AUSTRALIA 401/7d (94 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Michael Clarke113 (130)
- David Warner124 (154)
- Stuart Broad2/55 (16)
- Chris Tremlett3/69 (17)
ENGLAND 179 (81.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ian Bell32 (70)
- Alastair Cook65 (195)
- Mitchell Johnson5/42 (21.1)
- Nathan Lyon2/46 (20)
Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Alan Gardner
6.05pm: This match has provided a banquet of talking points, a smorgasboard of Ashes chatter that should provide us with plenty to chew through before the second Test, which begins in Adelaide on December 4. Why not start yourself off with David Hopps' report as an amuse-bouche, then ready yourself for reaction, opinion and analysis on the site throughout the day. There might even be some fun to be had in our Ashes Banter Funhouse (just don't go tweeting Swanny). From Gnasher and myself, it's so long, farewell - let's do it all again in a couple of weeks. This series could be a ripper. Ta ra
5.55pm: Mark Nicholas is handling the post-match interviews...
England captain Alastair Cook: "It's been a tough couple of days for us. We got ourselves intro a really good position, credit to how Haddin and Johnson played but we thought we had done well. Got off to a poor start with the bat and it ran away from us. Australia put us under pressure. Johnson bowled well, that's something we need to work on ahead of Adelaide. We've played him well in the past and that's something we'll have to look to do in the next game. When you only bat for 50 overs, the bowlers need time to rest in these conditions; we didn't do that and they suffered a bit. It's going to hurt us but there are plenty of characters in this side and we are going to fight back."
Australia's Michael Clarke is greeted by rapturous applause from the stands: "Fantastic start, there were some fantastic individual perfofmances, Mitchell Johnson in particular. The Brisbane crowd have been great, all the boys are grateful and I really hope this bodes well for the summer. England will come back, it's only one Test but I'm really pleased. We didn't start too well with the bat but credit to the boys for coming back. England have shown they are a quality team and we have to do it again in the next match."
Mitchell Johnson was Man of the Match, I think, though Channel 9 cut off their broadcast.
5.45pm: Australia have wrapped up a crushing defeat, despite the rain, despite their shaky start on Thursday, despite a run of seven defeats in nine Tests. This has been a hugely impressive display and looks to have posted a significant marker for the series; England have been battered and bruised in body and mind, suffering the sixth-heaviest defeat, in terms of runs, in their history. Australia's fortress remains intact, Alastair Cook's men the latest to be chewed up in the Gabbatoir, and the Ashes have been ignited. Australia have won only their second Test in 2013 and in doing so, inflicted England's first defeat in 14 Tests - that last occasion, in Ahmedabad 12 months ago, led to a history-making revival but they look to have an even more ferocious challenge on their hands this time. Mitchell Johnson, with nine wickets and 103 runs in the match, has been resurrected in almost as spectacular fashion as Australia's fortunes compared to six months ago... Adelaide, dear reader, can't come soon enough.
JM Anderson c & b Johnson 2 (21m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00
END OF OVER:81 | 4 Runs | ENG: 179/9
- Joe Root26 (86b)
- James Anderson2 (7b)
- Ryan Harris19-4-49-2
- Mitchell Johnson21-7-42-4
"Presumably Johnson and Anderson are having another philosophical discussion on the subject of 'chirping'," comments Alan Thomasson. Apparently it was Clarke who was most animated, some 'fresh' language used, or so I hear
Match Coverage
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