f56463 t2170	England v Australia
	Australia in England and Ireland 2015 (1st Test)
Venue	The SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff on 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th July 2015 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England won the toss and decided to bat
Result	England won by 169 runs
Umpires	HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), M Erasmus (South Africa)
TV umpire	CB Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Referee	RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve Umpire	NGB Cook
Close of play day 1	England (1) 343/7 (Ali 26*, Broad 0*; 88 overs)
Close of play day 2	Australia (1) 264/5 (Watson 29*, Lyon 6*; 70 overs)
Close of play day 3	England (2) 289 all out
Player of the Match	JE Root
Articles	England v Australia, 1st Test: Day 4 Report
	England v Australia, 1st Test: Day 3 Report
	England v Australia, 1st Test: Day 2 Report
	England v Australia, 1st Test: Day 1 Report

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England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
A Lyth	c Warner b Hazlewood	6	10	7	1	-	8
*AN Cook	c Haddin b Lyon	20	40	58	3	-	30
GS Ballance	lbw b Hazlewood	61	149	223	8	-	123
IR Bell	lbw b Starc	1	7	5	-	-	6
JE Root	c Watson b Starc	134	166	247	17	-	107
BA Stokes	b Starc	52	78	98	6	2	61
+JC Buttler	c Johnson b Hazlewood	27	34	63	3	-	23
MM Ali	c Watson b Starc	77	88	116	11	1	59
SCJ Broad	c Haddin b Lyon	18	26	53	2	1	21
MA Wood	not out	7	10	26	1	-	6
JM Anderson	b Starc	1	6	10	-	-	5
Extras	(17 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 5 w)	26
Total	(all out, 102.1 overs)	430
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Lyth, 1.6 ov), 2-42 (Cook, 13.2 ov), 3-43 (Bell, 14.3 ov), 4-196 (Ballance, 53.3 ov), 5-280 (Root, 72.1 ov), 6-293 (Stokes, 76.2 ov), 7-343 (Buttler, 85.5 ov), 8-395 (Broad, 97.1 ov), 9-419 (Ali, 100.2 ov), 10-430 (Anderson, 102.1 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Starc	24.1	4	114	5	1	1	104	17	-
Hazlewood	23	8	83	3	-	-	108	12	1
Johnson	25	3	111	0	-	-	106	15	1
Lyon	20	4	69	2	-	-	86	5	2
Watson	8	0	24	0	-	-	38	2	-
Warner	2	0	9	0	-	-	7	1	-

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Australia first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CJL Rogers	c Buttler b Wood	95	133	182	11	1	94
DA Warner	c Cook b Anderson	17	42	62	3	-	37
SPD Smith	c Cook b Ali	33	56	78	5	-	41
*MJ Clarke	c and b Ali	38	52	82	6	-	38
AC Voges	c Anderson b Stokes	31	75	106	4	-	60
SR Watson	lbw b Broad	30	57	84	6	-	45
NM Lyon	lbw b Wood	6	26	33	1	-	24
+BJ Haddin	c Buttler b Anderson	22	38	50	5	-	32
MG Johnson	c Ballance b Broad	14	19	41	2	-	13
MA Starc	c Root b Anderson	0	6	12	-	-	6
JR Hazlewood	not out	2	4	6	-	-	3
Extras	(6 b, 11 lb, 3 w)	20
Total	(all out, 84.5 overs)	308
Fall of wickets:
1-52 (Warner, 14.3 ov), 2-129 (Smith, 32.6 ov), 3-180 (Rogers, 42.4 ov), 4-207 (Clarke, 52.1 ov), 5-258 (Voges, 67.2 ov), 6-265 (Watson, 71.4 ov), 7-265 (Lyon, 74.6 ov), 8-304 (Haddin, 82.5 ov), 9-306 (Johnson, 83.2 ov), 10-308 (Starc, 84.5 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Anderson	18.5	6	43	3	-	-	94	6	-
Broad	17	4	60	2	1	-	79	7	1
Wood	20	5	66	2	-	-	92	9	-
Ali	15	1	71	2	-	-	62	12	-
Stokes	14	5	51	1	2	-	66	9	-

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England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
A Lyth	c Clarke b Lyon	37	62	86	4	1	48
*AN Cook	c Lyon b Starc	12	26	30	1	-	21
GS Ballance	c Haddin b Hazlewood	0	7	14	-	-	7
IR Bell	b Johnson	60	89	129	11	-	66
JE Root	b Hazlewood	60	89	133	9	-	66
BA Stokes	b Starc	42	59	81	9	-	45
+JC Buttler	c Haddin b Lyon	7	19	30	-	-	13
MM Ali	c Haddin b Johnson	15	41	45	2	-	33
SCJ Broad	c Hazlewood b Lyon	4	7	7	1	-	6
MA Wood	not out	32	18	38	4	1	8
JM Anderson	b Lyon	1	4	5	-	-	3
Extras	(7 b, 6 lb, 6 w)	19
Total	(all out, 70.1 overs)	289
Fall of wickets:
1-17 (Cook, 6.6 ov), 2-22 (Ballance, 9.6 ov), 3-73 (Lyth, 19.4 ov), 4-170 (Bell, 39.6 ov), 5-207 (Root, 51.1 ov), 6-236 (Buttler, 58.2 ov), 7-240 (Stokes, 59.1 ov), 8-245 (Broad, 60.4 ov), 9-288 (Ali, 69.1 ov), 10-289 (Anderson, 70.1 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Johnson	16	2	69	2	1	-	69	9	-
Hazlewood	13	2	49	2	-	-	59	8	-
Starc	16	4	60	2	1	-	77	11	-
Lyon	20.1	4	75	4	-	-	88	8	2
Watson	5	0	23	0	-	-	23	5	-

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Australia second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
CJL Rogers	c Bell b Broad	10	28	45	2	-	24
DA Warner	lbw b Ali	52	86	118	6	1	64
SPD Smith	c Bell b Broad	33	49	77	6	-	36
*MJ Clarke	c Stokes b Broad	4	13	24	1	-	12
AC Voges	c Buttler b Wood	1	16	21	-	-	15
SR Watson	lbw b Wood	19	58	82	2	-	48
+BJ Haddin	c Cook b Ali	7	20	24	1	-	17
MG Johnson	c Lyth b Root	77	94	124	9	2	64
MA Starc	c Lyth b Root	17	38	58	3	-	31
JR Hazlewood	c Root b Ali	14	17	17	2	-	12
NM Lyon	not out	0	5	3	-	-	5
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	8
Total	(all out, 70.3 overs)	242
Fall of wickets:
1-19 (Rogers, 9.4 ov), 2-97 (Warner, 26.3 ov), 3-101 (Smith, 27.4 ov), 4-106 (Clarke, 31.4 ov), 5-106 (Voges, 32.2 ov), 6-122 (Haddin, 38.1 ov), 7-151 (Watson, 50.5 ov), 8-223 (Starc, 65.4 ov), 9-242 (Johnson, 69.1 ov), 10-242 (Hazlewood, 70.3 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Anderson	12	3	33	0	-	-	59	5	-
Broad	14	3	39	3	-	-	68	6	-
Ali	16.3	4	59	3	-	-	77	7	2
Stokes	8	2	23	0	-	-	36	3	-
Wood	14	4	53	2	-	1	66	9	-
Root	6	1	28	2	-	-	22	2	1

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: England (1) 88/3 (Ballance 28*, Root 33*; 23 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: England (1) 190/3 (Ballance 59*, Root 93*; 52 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Australia (1) 26/0 (Rogers 15*, Warner 5*; 9 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Australia (1) 145/2 (Rogers 74*, Clarke 11*; 36 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: England (2) 21/1 (Lyth 7*, Ballance 0*; 9 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: England (2) 149/3 (Bell 53*, Root 31*; 36 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Australia (2) 97/2 (Smith 29*; 26.3 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Australia (2) 162/7 (Johnson 26*, Starc 4*; 54 overs)
--> England first innings: 50 in 16.4 overs
--> England first innings: 100 in 26.3 overs
--> England first innings: 150 in 40.6 overs
--> England first innings: 200 in 55.1 overs
--> England first innings: 250 in 64.4 overs
--> England first innings: 300 in 76.5 overs
--> England first innings: 350 in 89.3 overs
--> England first innings: 400 in 97.4 overs
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 13.5 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 25.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 37.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 48.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 250 in 64.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 300 in 82.3 overs
--> England second innings: 50 in 13.6 overs
--> England second innings: 100 in 26.1 overs
--> England second innings: 150 in 36.3 overs
--> England second innings: 200 in 50.2 overs
--> England second innings: 250 in 62.5 overs
--> Australia second innings: 50 in 12.6 overs
--> Australia second innings: 100 in 27.1 overs
--> Australia second innings: 150 in 48.6 overs
--> Australia second innings: 200 in 61.4 overs
--> SR Watson made his last appearance in Test matches
--> BJ Haddin made his last appearance in Test matches
--> GS Ballance (1) 50 in 127 balls with 7 fours
--> JE Root (1) 50 in 56 balls with 6 fours
--> JE Root (1) 100 in 118 balls with 14 fours
--> JE Root (1) passed 5500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 56
--> BA Stokes (1) 50 in 76 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes
--> JC Buttler (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 26
--> MM Ali (1) 50 in 69 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> MM Ali (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 44
--> CJL Rogers (1) 50 in 74 balls with 6 fours
--> CJL Rogers (1) passed 24000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> MG Johnson (1) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> A Lyth (2) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 20
--> AN Cook (2) passed 17000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> IR Bell (2) 50 in 75 balls with 10 fours
--> JE Root (2) 50 in 66 balls with 8 fours
--> MA Wood (2) passed his previous highest score of 19 in Test matches
--> DA Warner (2) 50 in 72 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> MG Johnson (2) 50 in 70 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> MA Starc (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 9
--> AC Voges made his debut in England in Test matches
--> JR Hazlewood made his debut in England in Test matches
--> NM Lyon reached 150 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed JC Buttler, his 2nd wicket in the England second innings
--> GS Ballance (14) and JE Root (36) added 50 in 60 balls for the England 4th wicket in the first innings
--> GS Ballance (25) and JE Root (72) added 100 in 144 balls for the England 4th wicket in the first innings
--> GS Ballance (43) and JE Root (97) added 150 in 232 balls for the England 4th wicket in the first innings
--> JE Root (24) and BA Stokes (28) added 50 in 62 balls for the England 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JC Buttler (24) and MM Ali (26) added 50 in 51 balls for the England 7th wicket in the first innings
--> MM Ali (34) and SCJ Broad (18) added 50 in 66 balls for the England 8th wicket in the first innings
--> CJL Rogers (28) and DA Warner (17) added 50 in 83 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
--> CJL Rogers (33) and SPD Smith (15) added 50 in 68 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> CJL Rogers (26) and MJ Clarke (25) added 50 in 57 balls for the Australia 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> AC Voges (16) and SR Watson (29) added 50 in 83 balls for the Australia 5th wicket in the first innings
--> A Lyth (28) and IR Bell (18) added 50 in 49 balls for the England 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> IR Bell (21) and JE Root (21) added 50 in 64 balls for the England 4th wicket in the second innings
--> DA Warner (28) and SPD Smith (18) added 50 in 40 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> MG Johnson (33) and MA Starc (17) added 50 in 66 balls for the Australia 8th wicket in the second innings

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Over 35.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - JE Root (decision upheld)
Over 79.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - MM Ali (decision upheld)
Over 100.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - JM Anderson (decision upheld)
Over 1.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - CJL Rogers (decision upheld)
Over 10.3: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - DA Warner (decision overturned)
Australia 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (62nd over, bowled by BA Stokes, called by Umpire M Erasmus)
Over 71.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - SR Watson (decision upheld)
Over 79.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - BJ Haddin (decision upheld)
Over 9.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - A Lyth (decision upheld)
Over 68.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - MM Ali (decision upheld)
Over 5.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - DA Warner (decision upheld)
Over 50.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - SR Watson (decision upheld)
GS Ballance (14) and JE Root (36) added 50 in 60 balls for the England 4th wicket in the first innings
GS Ballance (25) and JE Root (72) added 100 in 144 balls for the England 4th wicket in the first innings
GS Ballance (43) and JE Root (97) added 150 in 232 balls for the England 4th wicket in the first innings
JE Root (24) and BA Stokes (28) added 50 in 62 balls for the England 5th wicket in the first innings
JC Buttler (24) and MM Ali (26) added 50 in 51 balls for the England 7th wicket in the first innings
MM Ali (34) and SCJ Broad (18) added 50 in 66 balls for the England 8th wicket in the first innings
CJL Rogers (28) and DA Warner (17) added 50 in 83 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
CJL Rogers (33) and SPD Smith (15) added 50 in 68 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the first innings
CJL Rogers (26) and MJ Clarke (25) added 50 in 57 balls for the Australia 3rd wicket in the first innings
AC Voges (16) and SR Watson (29) added 50 in 83 balls for the Australia 5th wicket in the first innings
A Lyth (28) and IR Bell (18) added 50 in 49 balls for the England 3rd wicket in the second innings
IR Bell (21) and JE Root (21) added 50 in 64 balls for the England 4th wicket in the second innings
DA Warner (28) and SPD Smith (18) added 50 in 40 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket in the second innings
MG Johnson (33) and MA Starc (17) added 50 in 66 balls for the Australia 8th wicket in the second innings