Australia let golden opportunity slip to take 1-0 series lead late on Day Five as England hold on.
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There will be a Video Blog Review of the First Test uploaded Tuesday 13 July 2009.
But what can be said is Australia butchered this Test Match after being on top heading into a final session where some questionable captaincy, ordinary bowling and resolute batting saw the game end in a draw
DAY FOUR HONOURS: AUSTRALIA
DAY FIVE HONOURS: ENGLAND
The Ashes Video Blog wrapping up the First Test is below:
Final Result: MATCH DRAWN
ENGLAND 7/336 (K Pietersen 69, P Collingwood 64, M Prior 56, G Swann 47* A Flintoff 37, R Bopara 35, A Strauss 30; M Johnson 3/87, N Hauritz 3/95, B Hilfenhaus 2/77, P Siddle 2/121) & 9/252 (P Collingwood 74, G Swann 31, B Hilfenhaus 3/47, N Hauritz 3/63, M Johnson 2/44) v AUSTRALIA 6/674 (R Ponting 150, M North 125*, S Katich 122, B Haddin 121* M Clarke 83, P Hughes 36; J Anderson 2/110).
@ Cardiff, Wales, July 8-12, 2009.
AUSTRALIA:
Simon KATICH, Phillip HUGHES, Ricky PONTING (c), Michael HUSSEY, Michael CLARKE, Marcus NORTH, Brad HADDIN, Mitchell JOHNSON, Nathan HAURITZ, Peter SIDDLE, Ben HILFENHAUS. 12th Man: Stuart CLARK.
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ENGLAND:
Andrew STRAUSS (c), Alistair COOK, Ravi BOPARA, Kevin PIETERSEN, Paul COLLINGWOOD, Andrew FLINTOFF, Matt PRIOR, Stuart BROAD, Graeme SWANN, James ANDERSON, Monty PANESAR. 12th Men: Young Fit Fielders who will never play Test Cricket.
2009 ASHES SERIES TIED 0-0 after the First Test of Five.
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