Australia 98

England 328/5 (107.0 ov)

England lead by 230 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Day 2 - Session 3

• The Ashes - 4th Test
• Test no. 1986 | 2010/11 season
• Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground
• 26,27,28,29,30 December 2010 (5-day match)

	Australia 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	SR Watson	c Pietersen b Tremlett	5	14	12	0	0	41.66
	3.2 135.1 kph, third time lucky for England, Tremlett strikes with a cracker of a delivery, climbed from a length and rapped the glove, it looped gently to gully, simple enough chance for England to finally hold one 15/1
	PJ Hughes	c Pietersen b Bresnan	16	58	32	2	0	50.00
	13.1 139.1 kph, Bresnan has his first Ashes wicket and Hughes has gone. Full and wide, inviting a slash but Hughes didn't get enough of it, instead the edge flew straight to Pietersen who made no mistake in the gully 37/2
	RT Ponting*	c Swann b Tremlett	10	51	38	2	0	26.31
	14.2 134.0 kph, gone! Tremlett strikes again, what a delivery. Spitting off a length and going away off the seam, Ponting is rooted to the crease and pushes at the delivery. A thick edge flies straight to Graeme Swann 37/3
	MJ Clarke	c †Prior b Anderson	20	121	54	2	0	37.03
	33.4 137.4 kph, brilliant bowling from Anderson, he's just worked Clarke over with consistent, probing away swing and this time it finds the edge, Clarke pushing at the ball, feathered edge and Prior collects the simple chance. Australia in total disarray 77/6
	MEK Hussey	c †Prior b Anderson	8	43	41	1	0	19.51
	25.2 134.5 kph, edged! Anderson strikes straight away, and what a delivery to do it with. Landing on middle and off and shooting towards the slips, the length was full and Hussey was drawn into the drive, getting a good, healthy edge that flies through to Prior 58/4
	SPD Smith	c †Prior b Anderson	6	54	15	0	0	40.00
	29.3 137.9 kph, Smith gone now, always looked a matter of time, pushed very hard at this outside off, touch of nibble away off the pitch found the edge and Prior did the rest 66/5
	BJ Haddin†	c Strauss b Bresnan	5	22	16	1	0	31.25
	34.5 136.3 kph, Bresnan has another and Haddin has gifted him this, flat-footed waft of a drive, flicked the edge and went through to Strauss. Pretty miserable stuff this from the home side 77/7
	MG Johnson	c †Prior b Anderson	0	8	4	0	0	0.00
	35.2 136.0 kph, Anderson has his man! Johnson's gone for a duck, this is a cracking delivery, seams away off a full length, finds the edge and Prior has his fourth catch 77/8
	RJ Harris	not out	10	38	23	2	0	43.47
	PM Siddle	c †Prior b Tremlett	11	25	15	1	0	73.33
	40.3 135.9 kph, there we go, another one is on his way and Australia are nine down. Tremlett pitches one up invitingly outside off, a touch of movement through the air and off the pitch takes the ball away from the bat and a regulation edge lands safely in Prior's gloves. His fifth catch today 92/9
	BW Hilfenhaus	c †Prior b Tremlett	0	9	8	0	0	0.00
	42.5 all over, Australia are out for 98 as Hilfenhaus feathers a sixth catch through to Prior 98/10
	Extras	(lb 2, nb 5)	7
	Total	(all out; 42.5 overs; 227 mins)	98	(2.28 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-15 (Watson, 3.2 ov), 2-37 (Hughes, 13.1 ov), 3-37 (Ponting, 14.2 ov), 4-58 (Hussey, 25.2 ov), 5-66 (Smith, 29.3 ov), 6-77 (Clarke, 33.4 ov), 7-77 (Haddin, 34.5 ov), 8-77 (Johnson, 35.2 ov), 9-92 (Siddle, 40.3 ov), 10-98 (Hilfenhaus, 42.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	JM Anderson	16	4	44	4	2.75
	25.2 to Hussey, 134.5 kph, edged! Anderson strikes straight away, and what a delivery to do it with. Landing on middle and off and shooting towards the slips, the length was full and Hussey was drawn into the drive, getting a good, healthy edge that flies through to Prior 58/4 29.3 to Smith, 137.9 kph, Smith gone now, always looked a matter of time, pushed very hard at this outside off, touch of nibble away off the pitch found the edge and Prior did the rest 66/5 33.4 to Clarke, 137.4 kph, brilliant bowling from Anderson, he's just worked Clarke over with consistent, probing away swing and this time it finds the edge, Clarke pushing at the ball, feathered edge and Prior collects the simple chance. Australia in total disarray 77/6 35.2 to Johnson, 136.0 kph, Anderson has his man! Johnson's gone for a duck, this is a cracking delivery, seams away off a full length, finds the edge and Prior has his fourth catch 77/8
	CT Tremlett	11.5	5	26	4	2.19	(1nb)
	3.2 to Watson, 135.1 kph, third time lucky for England, Tremlett strikes with a cracker of a delivery, climbed from a length and rapped the glove, it looped gently to gully, simple enough chance for England to finally hold one 15/1 14.2 to Ponting, 134.0 kph, gone! Tremlett strikes again, what a delivery. Spitting off a length and going away off the seam, Ponting is rooted to the crease and pushes at the delivery. A thick edge flies straight to Graeme Swann 37/3 40.3 to Siddle, 135.9 kph, there we go, another one is on his way and Australia are nine down. Tremlett pitches one up invitingly outside off, a touch of movement through the air and off the pitch takes the ball away from the bat and a regulation edge lands safely in Prior's gloves. His fifth catch today 92/9 42.5 to Hilfenhaus, all over, Australia are out for 98 as Hilfenhaus feathers a sixth catch through to Prior 98/10
	TT Bresnan	13	6	25	2	1.92
	13.1 to Hughes, 139.1 kph, Bresnan has his first Ashes wicket and Hughes has gone. Full and wide, inviting a slash but Hughes didn't get enough of it, instead the edge flew straight to Pietersen who made no mistake in the gully 37/2 34.5 to Haddin, 136.3 kph, Bresnan has another and Haddin has gifted him this, flat-footed waft of a drive, flicked the edge and went through to Strauss. Pretty miserable stuff this from the home side 77/7
	GP Swann	2	1	1	0	0.50

	England 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
	AJ Strauss*	c Hussey b Siddle	69	167	5	0	41.31
	55.3 135.8 kph, gone! Two wickets for Siddle, this one courtesy of a leaping, one-handed catch from Mike Hussey at backward point. It was another back of a length effort ball from Siddle, and he found alarming lift off the pitch to surprise Strauss, who was looking to work this quietly to leg. A thick leading edge sent the ball in the opposite direction, and Hussey did the rest. The game moves on once more! 170/2
	AN Cook	c Watson b Siddle	82	152	11	0	53.94
	51.1 142.4 kph, edged! Does it carry to Watson at second slip? Yes it does, he's gone! Finally the breakthrough comes for Australia, and it was a good ball that did it. Landing on middle and leg and drawing Cook forward into a defensive poke, the ball just left him off the seam and did enough to take a healthy edge 159/1
	IJL Trott	not out	80	179	4	0	44.69
	KP Pietersen	lbw b Siddle	51	89	7	0	57.30
	86.3 135.1 kph, this one keeps low, jags in and hits Pietersen plumb in front! Siddle strikes again! He launched himself into the appeal as soon as ball hit pad, he knew he had his man. Pietersen, after looking so good on either side of lunch, falls to some variable bounce and appreciable seam movement 262/3
	PD Collingwood	c Siddle b Johnson	8	15	1	0	53.33
	91.3 137.1 kph, Collingwood fails again, he was trying to be positive and has managed to lift a Johnson long-hop straight to fine leg who held on gleefully! Johnson celebrates and maybe that will kick-start his Test 281/4
	IR Bell	c Siddle b Johnson	1	13	0	0	7.69
	95.3 138.9 kph, Johnson has another and Bell has gone! Short ball, gets up a touch higher than Bell expected and he top-edged a hook down towards Siddle who ran in and dived to hold on to an excellent catch 286/5
	MJ Prior†	not out	21	30	3	0	70.00
	Extras	(b 10, w 3, nb 3)	16
	Total	(5 wickets; 107 overs)	328	(3.06 runs per over)

To bat TT Bresnan, GP Swann, JM Anderson, CT Tremlett

Fall of wickets1-159 (Cook, 51.1 ov), 2-170 (Strauss, 55.3 ov), 3-262 (Pietersen, 86.3 ov), 4-281 (Collingwood, 91.3 ov), 5-286 (Bell, 95.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	BW Hilfenhaus	28	9	69	0	2.46	(1w)
	RJ Harris	19	4	61	0	3.21
	MG Johnson	20	2	84	2	4.20	(2nb, 2w)
	91.3 to Collingwood, 137.1 kph, Collingwood fails again, he was trying to be positive and has managed to lift a Johnson long-hop straight to fine leg who held on gleefully! Johnson celebrates and maybe that will kick-start his Test 281/4 95.3 to Bell, 138.9 kph, Johnson has another and Bell has gone! Short ball, gets up a touch higher than Bell expected and he top-edged a hook down towards Siddle who ran in and dived to hold on to an excellent catch 286/5
	PM Siddle	22	7	41	3	1.86	(1nb)
	51.1 to Cook, 142.4 kph, edged! Does it carry to Watson at second slip? Yes it does, he's gone! Finally the breakthrough comes for Australia, and it was a good ball that did it. Landing on middle and leg and drawing Cook forward into a defensive poke, the ball just left him off the seam and did enough to take a healthy edge 159/1 55.3 to Strauss, 135.8 kph, gone! Two wickets for Siddle, this one courtesy of a leaping, one-handed catch from Mike Hussey at backward point. It was another back of a length effort ball from Siddle, and he found alarming lift off the pitch to surprise Strauss, who was looking to work this quietly to leg. A thick leading edge sent the ball in the opposite direction, and Hussey did the rest. The game moves on once more! 170/2 86.3 to Pietersen, 135.1 kph, this one keeps low, jags in and hits Pietersen plumb in front! Siddle strikes again! He launched himself into the appeal as soon as ball hit pad, he knew he had his man. Pietersen, after looking so good on either side of lunch, falls to some variable bounce and appreciable seam movement 262/3
	SR Watson	7	1	24	0	3.42
	SPD Smith	11	2	39	0