Second Test- 3rd Day

A Decent day for England,but could have been better. Siddle and Hauritz were facing as the Aussies were 8 wickets down. A good partnership of 40 that morning gave Australia hope, before a good catch was taken by Collingwood off Onions (right). With the score at 215, Onions unleashed another good delivery which Siddle, on his highest ever test score of 35, edged a comfortable catch to Strauss.Cook and Strauss played well until lunch before the former got out fro 32. Struass edged one to slip soon after with the score at 74, but Bopara and Pitersen managed to get the score onto 147 before Bopara lost his wicket. Siddle had Pitersen caught behind for 44, before Prior cracked 61 off just 42 deliveries(left). He was run out by North before Collingwood and Flintoff played useful innings and got the score onto 311-6. England declared, with a lead of 521 going into the fourth day.

Second Ashes Test- 2nd Day

A marvellous day for England, and especially Anderson with the bat and ball. Following the wickets of Strauss, Broad, and Swann, England looked to be falling short of 400, but Anderson, who struck 5 boundaries in his 27 of 25 balls, with support from Graham Onions, helped the score on to 425, a reasonable total.
Anderson then struck with the ball in the uncomfortable spell before lunch. He sent Hughes (left) and Pointing home. Australia dined on 20-2. Firm resistance from Hussey and Katich got the score pst 100 before the latter fell to Onions, with a magnificent catch at fine leg by Broad. Hussey was soon bowled by a 95mph delivery by Flintoff, before Clarke and North both fell to Anderson. Two wickets from Broad and two catches from Cook ensured Australia ended on 156-8. A score of 226 is required to avoid the follow on.

The Ashes- 2nd Test- Day 1

England's batting is usually criticised, but the opening two batsmen, Cook and Strauss, put on a fantastic opening stand of 196 before Cook fell lbw to Mitchell Johnson, who's economy was 5.63 per over, for 95. Bopara socred a quick 18 off 19 balls before Pietersen fell for 32. The score had then reached 267-3. Collingwood got 16 before Flintoff, who is retiring from test cricket after The Ashes, and Prior fell cheaply for 4 & 8 respectively. England finished the day on 364-6, with Broad on 7 not out and Strauss on a brilliant 161 not out. Tune in tomorrow for the 2nd day's anylasis.

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Ashes 1st Test Result and Analysis

This was an absolute thriller, and I'll tell you why: Australia had a massive 239 run lead over England's total of 435, and then England, trailing Australia by 239 runs, lost two early wickets. More wickets fell and England found themselves on 70-5, still railing by 169 runs with only 5 wickets remaining.
Then came Collingwood. Quick partnerships with Prior and Flintoff helped the score on to 159-7, then a brilliant support act by Swann got the score on to 221-8, before the latter fell for 31. Collingwood eventually fell for a valiant 74, which left Panesar and Anderson at the crease, with England trailing by 6 runs.
They had to see out ten or so overs, but how?
The number 10 and 11 batsmen tottered through the first five overs. From then on, the Barmy army were cheering at every single block and at any ball that was not out. They faced 69 balls and made 19 runs, the unlikely heroes, Panesar and Anderson. I'll be back on Thursday, for the 2nd test at Lord's.
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From now on, I will give a commentary at every lunch, tea, and at the end of the day, with some scores. Here is the history of the first test:

England got 435 all out in their first innings and have made 170 for 7, while Australia conjoured up a collosal 674-6 declared. These scores are correct at tea on day 5.