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Simon Katich scored his maiden Ashes century and Ricky Ponting his 38th test century as Australia reached 249/1 at stumps on Day 2. The duo of Katich and Ponting kept England at bay with their unbeaten parnership worth 189 runs.
Earlier Graeme Swann's unbeaten 47 off 40 balls helped England score 435 runs in their first innings. Australia started off well facing eight iovers before lunch without losing a wicket. But Flntoff, the fastest bowler in the match so far captured the wicket of Hughes to give the first break for England. Ponting who joined Katich at the crease batted sensibly and by the end of the day, both batsmen had scored centuries with Katich scoring his first test century against England. Ricky Ponting joined Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Allan Border to have scored more than 11,000 runs in test cricket.
Graeme Swann quotes
"We couldn't capitalise on the runs we made and that was disappointing"
"It was good for me to go out there and bat. I like to smash it, that's the way I like to play. Jimmy played like Brian Lara for an hour or so which was great to watch"
Australia: 249/1 (71.0 overs) Simon Katich 104*, Ricky Ponting 100*, Andrew Flintoff 1/48
England: 435 (106.5 overs)
Over 71: Ponting spends a few nervous moments at 99. And Ricky Ponting gets yet another century by taking a single off the 5th ball. This is his 38th Test match century.
Australia 249/1 (71 overs) Ricky Ponting 100*(155), Simon Katich 104*(219)
Over 70: Graeme Swann comes into the attack. Ponting moves to 99 with a single. Just 2 runs from that over.
Australia 245/1 (70 overs) Ricky Ponting 99*(150), Simon Katich 101*(218)
Over 69: Ponting hits a four to move to 98, and Simon Katich gets his first Ashes Century and his eighth century in test cricket. He looks delighted. Partnership is now 183 runs. The Aussies are in a roll here.
Australia 243/1 (69 overs) Ricky Ponting 98*(148), Simon Katich 100*(214)
Over 68: Katich moves to 98 with a shot up above the fielder at mid-off. 8 runs off that over.
Australia 236/1 (68 overs) Ricky Ponting 93*(144), Simon Katich 98*(212)
Over 67: Both players now in nervous 90's. 3 runs from that Flintoff's over.
Australia 228/1 (67 overs) Ricky Ponting 91*(141), Simon Katich 92*(209)
Over 66: 4 runs from the over. Katich moves to 91.
Australia 225/1 (66 overs) Ricky Ponting 89*(138), Simon Katich 91*(206)
Over 65: Flintoff comes into the attack. Ponting wanted a single but was sent back. A run out chance, but the throw came right at Ponting's bat while he safely reached the crease. And that's a maiden over from Flintoff.
Australia 221/1 (65 overs) Ricky Ponting 88*(137), Simon Katich 88*(201)
Over 64: Batsmen looking comfortable there. 3 runs from Anderson's over.
Australia 221/1 (64 overs) Ricky Ponting 88*(131), Simon Katich 88*(201)
Over 63: A direct hit from Kevin Pietersen was referred to the third umpire, but Ponting is safe in the crease. 3 runs from Monty's over.
Australia 218/1 (63 overs) Ricky Ponting 87*(130), Simon Katich 86*(196)
Over 62: 150 partnership comes for Ponting and Katich off 278 balls. Anderson sends one down leg side and flick from Ponting gives him a four. 7 runs off the over. A good one for Australia.
Australia 215/1 (62 overs) Ricky Ponting 85*(127), Simon Katich 85*(193)
Over 61: Just a change of ends for Panesar. Another maiden over. A minimum of 10 overs are still to be bowled today.
Australia 208/1 (61 overs) Ricky Ponting 78*(123), Simon Katich 85*(191)
Over 60: Change in bowling as James Anderson replaces Monty Panesar. 35 runs from 8 overs so far by Anderson in the innings. Flintoff is positioned right next to Katich at the non-striker end. A good maiden over from Anderson.
Australia 208/1 (60 overs) Ricky Ponting 78*(123), Simon Katich 85*(185)
Over 59: 5 runs from Swann's over. Partnership is now 148 runs.
Australia 208/1 (59 overs) Ricky Ponting 78*(117), Simon Katich 85*(185)
Over 58: Australia crosses the 200 mark. This is a nice partnership between Skipper Ponting and Simon Katich. 5 runs from that over.
Australia 203/1 (58 overs) Ricky Ponting 73*(114), Simon Katich 85*(182)
Over 57: A maiden over from Graeme Swann. Ricky Ponting on strike now.
Australia 198/1 (57 overs) Ricky Ponting 70*(111), Simon Katich 83*(179)
Over 56: 3 runs from Paensar's over. Australia now trail by 237 runs.
Australia 198/1 (56 overs) Ricky Ponting 70*(111), Simon Katich 83*(173)
Over 55: Graeme Swann continues to bowl a tight line. 1 run from that over.
Australia 195/1 (55 overs) Ricky Ponting 69*(110), Simon Katich 81*(168)
Over 54: Monty Panesar continues. 3 runs from the over.
Australia 194/1 (54 overs) Ricky Ponting 69*(110), Simon Katich 80*(162)
Over 53: Ponting hits a four. 5 runs from Swann's over.
Australia 191/1 (53 overs) Ricky Ponting 69*(107), Simon Katich 77*(159)
Over 52: Panesar bowls an excellent over. A maiden!
Australia 186/1 (52 overs) Ricky Ponting 65*(103), Simon Katich 76*(157)
Over 51: Swann is bowling his 15th over of the innings. Ponting gets a single off the fourth ball. Katich responds quickly. 4 runs from the over.
Australia 186/1 (51 overs) Ricky Ponting 65*(97), Simon Katich 76*(157)
Over 50: Strauss and Flintoff have a small chat. Flintoff makes a good start but the over turned expensive in the later half. Ponting timed the fourth ball to get 3 runs from it. Katich gets a 4 off the last ball.
Australia 181/1 (50 overs) Ricky Ponting 61*(92), Simon Katich 75*(156)
Over 49: Swann is bowling now. A straight delivery in the first ball. The second ball goes to a four! Four runs from this over!
Australia 174/1 (49 overs) Ricky Ponting 58*(88), Simon Katich 71*(154)
Over 48: Flintoff is back on attack. Katich faces him and gets some easy runs. The first ball gets him 2 runs, the second a single. 3 runs from the over.
Australia 170/1 (48 overs) Ricky Ponting 58*(88), Simon Katich 67*(148)
Over 47: Swann, the spinner is in. The 13th over for him. Ponting smashes the third ball to a four. So four runs from the over.
Australia 167/1 (47 overs) Ricky Ponting 58*(84), Simon Katich 64*(146)
Over 46: Flintoff is bowling. This is his 9th over. Ponting faces it. The first ball is a single. Katich takes the second ball, gets a single. The fouth ball that went near the midwicket allowed Ponting to get another run. So 3 runs from this over
Australia 163/1 (46 overs) Ricky Ponting 54*(78), Simon Katich 64*(146)
Over 45: Swann is back. A Four by Katich off the third ball. 100 runs partnership now between the two players. Katich makes 2 more after driving the ball to the off side.
Australia 160/1 (45 overs) Ricky Ponting 52*(75), Simon Katich 63*(143)
Over 44: Flintoff starts 8th over of the inning. Ponting is on the receiving end. Two runs claimed, one each by Ponting and Katich.
Australia 154/1 (44 overs) Ricky Ponting 52*(75), Simon Katich 57*(137)
Over 43: G Swann is bowling his 11th over. Wonderful maiden over from him.
Australia 152/1 (43 overs) Ricky Ponting 51*(72), Simon Katich 56*(134)
Over 42: Broad is bowling his 12th over of the inning. Two runs off the first ball. Ponting's 50 has come off the 4th fourth ball. 6 runs off the over.
Australia 152/1 (42 overs) Ricky Ponting 51*(72), Simon Katich 56*(128)
Over 41: Flintoff, the fastest bowler of the day is now bowling to Katich. Katich scores 3 runs of the third ball. Ponting takes a single off the last ball.
Australia 146/1 (41 overs) Ricky Ponting 45*(66), Simon Katich 56*(128)
Over 40: The players are back to the ground. Broad starts to bowl to Ponting. A good maiden over this.
Australia 142/1 (40 overs) Ricky Ponting 44*(63), Simon Katich 53*(125)
Australia 142/1 (39 overs) at Tea
Ricky Ponting 44*(57), Simon Katich 53*(125)
Just one wicket for England in that session. Australia manages to score 142 runs for the loss of one wicket in their first innings at tea. Ricky Ponting joins the 11000 run club in test cricket and Katich scores his 16th test fifty in a good session for Australia.
Over 39: Swann replaces Monty Panesar. A loud shout for an LBW turned down by the umpire. A four to the long on boundary gives Katich his 16th test fifty. And it's Tea on Day 2.
Australia 142/1 (39 overs) Ricky Ponting 44*(57), Simon Katich 53*(125)
Over 38: Katich moves to 49 with a couple of fours off Broad's bowling.
Australia 137/1 (38 overs) Ricky Ponting 43*(56), Simon Katich 49*(120)
Over 37: Misfield from Pietersen gives Ponting a single.
Australia 128/1 (37 overs) Ricky Ponting 42*(54), Simon Katich 41*(116)
Over 36: 27 overs bowled in this session so far. Stuart Broad into attack. Ricky Ponting survives as an inside edge from Ponting drops short off the keeper. Broad bowling at a consistent 87 miles per hour. Ponting joins the 11000 run club in test cricket at an average of 56.42 in 132 matches.
Australia 126/1 (36 overs) Ricky Ponting 41*(52), Simon Katich 40*(112)
Over 35: Monty Panesar to continue. 3 runs off that over.
Australia 124/1 (35 overs) Ricky Ponting 39*(46), Simon Katich 40*(112)
Over 34: 2 runs from the over. Partnership: 61 runs off 115 balls
Australia 121/1 (34 overs) Ricky Ponting 37*(44), Simon Katich 39*(108)
Over 33: 4 runs from the over.
Australia 119/1 (33 overs) Ricky Ponting 36*(43), Simon Katich 38*(103)
Over 32: 5 runs from Swann's over.
Australia 115/1 (32 overs) Ricky Ponting 36*(40), Simon Katich 35*(100)
Over 31: The partnership between Katich and Ponting is now 50 runs.
Australia 110/1 (31 overs) Ricky Ponting 33*(38), Simon Katich 33*(96)
Over 30.2: Panesar to continue. Ponting hits a four off the very ball.
Australia 110/1 (30.2 overs) Ricky Ponting 33*(38), Simon Katich 33*(92)
Over 30: 5 maiden overs from 6 so far bowled by Swann.
Australia 105/1 (30 overs) Ricky Ponting 28*(36), Simon Katich 33*(92)
Over 29: Monty Panesar to bowl for the first time in the series. 4 runs off that over.
Australia 105/1 (29 overs) Ricky Ponting 28*(36), Simon Katich 33*(86)
Over 28: Another maiden over from Graeme Swann. Its 101/1 now.
Australia 101/1 (28 overs) Ricky Ponting 26*(34), Simon Katich 31*(82)
Over 27: Michael Vaughan is in the stands watching the match. 5 runs off that over.
Australia 101/1 (27 overs) Ricky Ponting 26*(34), Simon Katich* 31(76)
Over 25: 3 runs from that James Anderson' over.
Australia 96/1 (25 overs) Ricky Ponting 22*(23), Simon Katich* 30(75)
Over 24.1: Ricky Ponting gets into the 2000 run club against England with a single on the offside.
Over 24: Spin at the other end as Graeme Swann continues his spell. Another maiden over from Swann.
Australia 93/1 (24 overs) Ricky Ponting 21*(22), Simon Katich* 28(70)
Over 23: James Anderson to start his sixth over. 6 runs from that over.
Australia 93/1 (23 overs) Ricky Ponting 21*(22), Simon Katich* 28(64)
Over 22: A maiden over from Graeme Swann. And it's drinks now on Day 2 of the first test match.
Australia 87/1 (22 overs) Ricky Ponting 15*(16), Simon Katich* 28(64)
Over 21: 5 runs from that over and Australia races to 87 runs in 21 overs. The deficit is now 348 runs.
Australia 87/1 (21 overs) Ricky Ponting 15*(16), Simon Katich* 28(58)
Over 20: Ponting makes use of the Broad's over by claiming 6 runs off it.
Australia 82/1 (20 overs) Ricky Ponting 12*(13), Simon Katich* 26(55)
Over 19: Flintoff is on his sixth over now. Katich is facing him. Makes 2 runs off the second ball. Good shot! Thats a four!
Australia 80/1 (19 overs) Ricky Ponting 6*(7), Simon Katich* 26(55)
Over 18: Broad is bowling now. Ponting takes 2 runs off the third ball. And then 4 runs off the lsat ball. 6 runs from the over.
Australia 70/1 (18 overs) Ricky Ponting 6*(7), Simon Katich* 20(49)
Over 17: Flintoff to continue. He starts off by bowling around the wicket to Katich, but shifts to over the wicket later. Just one run off that over.
Australia 64/1 (17 overs) Ricky Ponting 0*(1), Simon Katich* 20(49)
Over 16: Ricky Ponting is the new man in. Katich gets 3 runs from that over.
Australia 63/1 (16 overs) Ricky Ponting 0*(1), Simon Katich* 20(42)
Over 15: Flintoff continues his spell. He now bowls with a short-leg and leg-gully. Hughes hits a four off a no-ball from Flintoff. And finally, Flintoff gets the break-through. Hughes gives a catch to wicket-keeper Matt Prior and he is back in the pavilion now. Phillip Hughes 36(54)
Australia 60/1 (15 overs) Simon Katich* 18(37)
Over 14: 50 for Australia as Katich hits a four through the vacant third slip. They run for a 3 on the fifth ball. 9 runs from that over.
Australia 55/0 (14 overs) Phillip Hughes 32*(47), Simon Katich* 18(37)
Over 13: A maiden over from Andrew Flintoff. Flintoff drops a tough catch off his own bowling. Simon Katich survives.
Australia 46/0 (13 overs) Phillip Hughes 30*(44), Simon Katich* 11(34)
Over 12: Stuart Broad to continue. One run from that over. Australia trails by 389 runs.
Australia 46/0 (12 overs) Phillip Hughes 30*(44), Simon Katich* 11(28)
Over 11: Flintoff reaches 150 km/hr, the quickest bowler of the match so far. Four runs from the over.
Australia 45/0 (11 overs) Phillip Hughes 30*(39), Simon Katich* 10(27)
Over 10: Stuart Broad bowls with two slips, a gully and a short extra cover. 2 runs from the over.
Australia 41/0 (10 overs) Phillip Hughes 28(36), Simon Katich* 8(24)
Over 9: Andrew Flintoff to bowl for the first time in Ashes 2009. He starts off with a maiden. Australia trails by 396 runs.
Australia 39/0 (9 overs) Phillip Hughes* 28(30), Simon Katich* 6(18)
The second session will be on in a few minutes. Australia is currently trailing by 396 runs with 10 wickets in hand.
Australia: 39/0 (8.0 overs) at Lunch
Phillip Hughes 28*(30), Simon Katich 6(18)
Play will be resumed after lunch.
Over 8: Swann is with the ball. Hughes gets a single from the second ball and gives Katich the strike. No runs added. Just 1 run added in this over.
Australia 39/0 (8 overs) Hughes* 28(30), Katich* 6(18)
Over 7: Anderson is with the ball. Hughes gets to the back foot and drives the ball so it goes through the cover-drive and reaches the boundary. He gets 4 runs out of it. The second ball he makes a quick single and gives the strike to Katich. Katich takes time to settle with the ball. Adds no runs to the over.
Australia 38/0 (7 overs) Hughes* 27(28), Katich* 6(14)
Over 6: England make a change in the bowling and brings in Swann. Katich drives the ball to the mid-on to claim 2 runs off the 2nd ball. He claimed another 2 off the last ball when it pass away from the fist slip. 4 runs from the over.
Australia 33/0 (6 overs) Hughes* 22(26), Katich* 6(10)
Over 5: Anderson is bowling this over. Katich drives the third ball towards the covers for a single. Hughes gets 2 off the fourth ball. 3 runs out of this over.
Australia 29/0 (5 overs) Hughes* 22(26), Katich* 2(4)
Over 4: Broad is bowling to Hughes. No runs claimed from the first 3 balls. A nice square cut and Hughes makes a FOUR. This is the second FOUR from Hughes. The next two balls are bot balls again.
Australia 26/0 (4 overs) Hughes* 20(23), Katich* 1(1)
Over 3: Anderson bowled the over. A quick single by Katich off the first ball. Hughes faces the second and he takes 2 runs! The next few balls are dots but the last one went wide. 5 runs off this over.
Australia 22/0 (3 overs) Hughes* 16(17), Katich* 1(1)
Over 2: Hughes faces Broad in the over. And he makes best use of it. 2 runs off the first ball followed by two FOURs. An expensive over for Broad.
Australia 17/0 (2 over) Hughes* 13(12), Katich* 0(0)
Over 1: Anderson begins the first over. Hughes faces it. 4 leg byes called in the third ball. Hughes makes 3 runs in the last ball. So Australia are able to put 7 runs from the first over
Australia 7/0 (1 over)
England managed to score 435 runs in the first innings of the 2009 Ashes first test. England: 435(106.5 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 69(141), Paul Collingwood 64(145), Matthew Prior 56(62), Mitchell Johnson 3/87, Nathan Hauritz 3/95
Over 107: Hauritz is bowling this over. A no-ball called for the first delivery. Panesar faces the next few balls. Aleem Dar denies a call from Hauritz in the fourth ball when Panesar thinks he edged the ball. A good ball from Hauritz and Panesar is out!! after Ponting took the catch.
England: 435 all out (106.5 overs) Swann 47* (40)
Over 106: Panesar is on strike. Johnson shouts for an LBW but he doesn't get it. A leg bye is called. Swann faces the second ball and gets a single giving Panesar the strike. A series of dot balls follows. Only 2 runs from this over,
England: 433/9 (106 overs) Swann 46*(39), Panesar 4*(13)
Over 105: Hauritz is with the ball now. Swann gets a single from the first ball. Panesar gets the strike but was able to make only a single off the next 5 balls. End of this over. England was able to add 2 runs off this.
England: 431/9 (105 overs) Swann 45*(38), Panesar 4(7)
Over 104: Hilfenhaus starts the over. Panesar take 3 off the first ball. Swann make a cool 2 off the second ball. He later made a single on the 4th ball. 6 runs off this over.
England: 429/9 (104 overs) Swann 44*(36), Panesar 3(3)
Over 103: Hauritz makes good off the fourth ball when he claimed the wicket of Anderson. Hussey took the catch. Anderson 26(40). Panesar comes in.
England: 423/9 (103 overs) Swann 41*(33), Panesar 0(0)
Over 102: Hilfenhaus starts the 102nd over. Swann hits a FOUR. A leg bye is called in the 4th ball. Anderson makes a single off the last ball. 7 runs from this over
England: 421/8 (102 overs) Swann 40*(30), Anderson 25*(37)
Over 101: Hauritz is bowling this over. Swann make a cut to the deep extra over and makes 2 runs. Another single and the partnership became 50 runs strong. Anderson has hit a FOUR followed by an immediate single. The last ball, Swann made 2.
England: 414/8 (101 overs) Swann 36*(27), Anderson 24*(35),
Over 100: Hilfenhaus starts to bowl. Anderson faced the first three balls. A single and Swann gets the chance. He makes a single in the 5th ball.
England: 404/8 (100 overs) Anderson 18*(32), Swann 31*(23)
Over 99: Australia introduces Hauritz. Swann to face it. An expensive over from him and Swann makes the best use out of it. Three FOURs off the last three balls.
England: 402/8 (99 overs) Anderson 17*(28), Swann 30*(21)
Over 98: Hilfenhaus is the new bowler introduced today. Remember his excellent spell yesterday. Anderson faced the first ball. Anderson scored a single off the second. Swann made a single in the fourth ball. 2 runs out of this over.
England: 386/8 (98.0 overs) Anderson 17*(28), Swann 18*(15)
Over 97: Siddle is with the ball now. Swann faces it. Makes 3 runs off the first ball. A fine shot from Anderson and he was able to get 3 runs off it. Swann later made 2 runs from the over. 8 runs off this over.
England: 384/8
Over 96: Johnson is back again. Remember he claimed the wicket of Broad the earlier over. Swann however has hit two fours off his bowling. Swann made three runs off the 5th ball. 13 runs off the over.
England: 376/8
Over 95: Siddle to Anderson. Anderson hits a FOUR! The second ball too gave 3 runs for Anderson. Looks like an expensive over for Siddle. Swann makes a single off the last ball England: 363/8
Over 94: Johnson continues his spell. James Anderson makes a single on the 4th ball. Excellent bowling! Broad is bowled!! Broad: 19(20). Broad walks back to the pavilion. Graeme Swann is the new batsman.
England 355/8
Over 93: Siddle is bowling. Broad will be facing it. A fine delivery and Broad missed it. Broad however didn't the next few. He has hit two fours - in the second and the fourth balls. 8 runs off the over. An expensive one. England 354/7
Over 92: Johnson is bowling the over. Anderson is facing it. He scored 3 runs off it. He scored another 2 and a single in the 4th and the 5th ball. England: 346/7
Over 91: Cardiff was ready with Day 2 of the First Ashes Test Match of 2009. We will start the day with the 91st over of the first innings of the first test. Peter Siddle begins to bowl. Stuart Broad will be facing the first ball of the day. A series of dot balls follows but Broad has hit a 4 in the 5th ball. The sixth ball again is a dot. England 343/7 at the end of 91st over.
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