England vs Australia - Ashes 2009 Second Test - Day 1

England won the toss and chose to bat first. They started off exceptionally well and by lunch there were 126/0. England continued their form after lunch, but Mitchell Johnson gave Australia the first break when he sent Alastair Cook back to the pavilion just short of his century on 95. England lost the wickets of Ravi Bopara and Kevin Pietersen, but Strauss played sensibly and reached 161 unbeaten on stumps at Day 1. Nathan Hauritz was hit back by Andrew Strauss and he had to leave the ground to the hospital with a dislocated finger. However, he came back on the field during the last session of the day which is good news for Australia.

England 364/6 (90 overs) Andrew Strauss 161*(266), Stuart Broad 7*(16), Ben Hilfenhaus 2/77

Day 1 Updates

Over 90: Johnson is bowling the 90th over of the day. A maiden over here. End of Day 1 of the match.
England 364/6 (90 overs) Andrew Strauss 161*(266), Stuart Broad 7*(16)

Over 89: Strauss seems to be determined to add as much as he can to the England score card. He hits a four in the 2nd ball and again in the 6th ball and there by reaching his 5000 runs milestone in test cricket.
England 364/6 (89 overs) Andrew Strauss 161*(266), Stuart Broad 7*(10)

Over 88: Strauss makes a single off the 4th ball. Just 1 run from this over.
England 356/6 (88 overs) Andrew Strauss 153*(260), Stuart Broad 7*(10)

Over 87: Ben Hilfenhaus is bowling his 24th over. Broad drives the ball through the leg side. 2 runs. Broad makes a single to give Strauss the strike. The England captain crossed the 150 runs mark after making 2 runs on the 5th ball. Strauss makes a single off the last ball.
England 355/6 (87 overs) Andrew Strauss 152*(256), Stuart Broad 7*(8)

Over 86: And the new ball comes in. Broad gets a 3 off the first ball and a 4 after the 2nd ball. Another 2 runs are added in the 5th ball.
England 349/6 (86 overs) Andrew Strauss 149*(252), Stuart Broad 4*(6)

Over 85: Strauss picks two runs from the 2nd ball of Hilfenhaus.
England 340/6 (85 overs) Andrew Strauss 143*(247), Stuart Broad 1*(5)

Over 84: Strauss gets a single off the 2nd ball of Johnson of the over. Broad get the strike and makes a single. Strauss adds 3 more runs off the 5th ball.
England 338/6 (84 overs) Andrew Strauss 141*(241), Stuart Broad 1*(5)

Over 83: Stuart Broad comes in. Three dot balls
England 333/6 (83 overs) Andrew Strauss 137*(237), Stuart Broad 0*(3)

Over 82.3: Hilfenhaus bowls the over and takes a wicket too. Strauss gets 3 runs off the 2nd ball but Flintoff who got the strike lost the wicket after Ponting took the catch. A Flintoff 4(10)
England 333/6 (82.3 overs) Andrew Strauss 137*(237), Andrew Flintoff 4 (10)

Over 82: Johnson bowls his 15th over. A maiden over here
England 330/5 (82 overs) Andrew Strauss 134*(235), Andrew Flintoff 4* (9)

Over 81: Hilfenhaus starts the over. Strauss hits two 4's one after the other in the 2nd and the 3rd balls. A no ball called for the 6th ball.
England 330/5 (81 overs) Andrew Strauss 134*(235), Andrew Flintoff 4* (3)

Over 80: Andrew Flintoff is the new batsman. He hits a four off the 5th ball of the over.
England 321/5 (80 overs) Andrew Strauss 126*(228), Andrew Flintoff 4 (3)

Over 79.3: Strauss makes a single. Tough time for England after Johnson takes the wicket of MJ Prior 8(10)
England 317/5 (79.3 overs) Andrew Strauss 126*(228), Matt Prior 8 (10)

Over 79: Strauss hits a square drive and gets 4 runs off the 2nd ball from Clarke. Strauss gets a simple single after he hits towards the mid-on. 5 runs from this over.
England 316/4 (79 overs) Andrew Strauss 125*(226), Matt Prior 8*(9)

Over 78: Johnson bowls his 13th over of the innings. Strauss gets a single after flicking it to the square. Prior takes control and gets 4 off the 5th and 6th balls. So 9 runs from this over
England 311/4 (78 overs) Andrew Strauss 120*(223), Matt Prior 8*(6)

Over 77: A nice over from Clarke. Takes the wicket of Collingwood. Maiden over here.
England 302/4 (77 overs) Andrew Strauss 119*(220), Matt Prior 0*(3)

Over 76.3: Collingwood is out 16 (36) off a ball from Clarke. Siddle takes the catch.
England 302/3 (76.3 overs) Andrew Strauss 119*(220), Paul Collingwood 16 (36)

Over 76: Johnson starts his 12th over of the inning. A leg bye is called in the 3rd and 4th balls. Another single on the last ball.
England 299/3 (76 overs) Andrew Strauss 119*(220), Paul Collingwood 16*(33)

Over 75: Clarke starts his second over of the innings. Strauss makes a single and gives Collingwood the strike. C'wood gets a single from the 4th ball. Strauss adds 2 more off the last ball.
England 299/3 (75 overs) Andrew Strauss 119*(219), Paul Collingwood 15*(28)

Over 74: Siddle to continue. Just one run from the over.
England 295/3 (74 overs) Andrew Strauss 116*(215), Paul Collingwood 14*(26)

Over 73: Michael Clarke" href="/players/michael-clarke.htm">Michael Clarke into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
England 294/3 (73 overs) Andrew Strauss 115*(212), Paul Collingwood 14*(23)

Over 72: 5 runs from Siddle's over.
England 291/3 (72 overs) Andrew Strauss 113*(208), Paul Collingwood 13*(21)

Over 71: 6 runs from the over.
England 286/3 (71 overs) Andrew Strauss 111*(204), Paul Collingwood 10*(19)

Over 70: Siddle to continue. He got 4 men in the slip cordon for Paul Collingwood. Just one run from the over.
England 280/3 (70 overs) Andrew Strauss 109*(202), Paul Collingwood 6*(15)

Over 69: North to continue. Collingwood off the mark with a four. 5 runs from the over.
England 279/3 (69 overs) Andrew Strauss 109*(198), Paul Collingwood 5*(13)

Over 68: Siddle to continue. Strauss hits slashes a ball hard and its goes through Hussey's hands at Gully for a four. 4 from the over.
England 274/3 (68 overs) Andrew Strauss 109*(197), Paul Collingwood 0*(8)

Over 67: Marcus North to continue. 3 runs from the over.
England 270/3 (67 overs) Andrew Strauss 105*(191), Paul Collingwood 0*(8)

Over 66: Kevin Pietersen is out. 32 (42) off the first ball of the over. Nice bowling by Siddle. Haddin takes the catch. Paul Collingwood is the new batsman.
England 267/3 (66 overs) Andrew Strauss 102*(188), Paul Collingwood 0*(5).

Over 65: North begins to bowl the over. Strauss takes a single in the 3rd ball after the ball is driven out to the cover. Pietersen who gets the strike hasn't wasted time. He makes a quick single.
England 267/2 (65 overs) Andrew Strauss 102*(188), Kevin Pietersen 32*(41).

Over 64: Pietersen hits a four off Siddle's 4th ball.
England 265/2 (64 overs) Andrew Strauss 101*(183), Kevin Pietersen 31*(40).

Over 63: Welcome back after the tea. North is bowling this over. Strauss gets a single off the fourth ball. Pietersen makes another single in the 4th ball. So 2 runs from this over.
England 257/2 (63 overs) Andrew Strauss 101*(183), Kevin Pietersen 23*(34).

Over 62: Pietersen makes a single off the 3rd ball from Hilfenhaus. Strauss gets a century!! after he makes 3 runs from the 5th ball. This is his fourth century at Lord. The third against Australia. Tea time now. End of the second session.
England 255/2 (61 overs) Andrew Strauss 100*(178), Kevin Pietersen 22*(33). Match to resume after tea.

Over 61: Pietersen gets a four off the first ball from North. A single from the 4th ball. Strauss is on 97. Just 3 runs short of his century.
England 251/2 (61 overs) Andrew Strauss 97*(176), Kevin Pietersen 21*(29)

Over 60: 5 runs from the over. Strauss still on 97.
England 246/2 (60 overs) Andrew Strauss 97*(174), Kevin Pietersen 16*(25)

Over 59: England's day so far. Ponting has a shy at the stumps and it's four over throws. 9 runs from North's over.
England 241/2 (59 overs) Andrew Strauss 97*(174), Kevin Pietersen 7*(19)

Over 58: 2 runs from the over.
England 232/2 (58 overs) Andrew Strauss 96*(171), Kevin Pietersen 3*(16)

Over 57: North bowls to Strauss. Gets a single off the first ball. Pietersen get the strike. Hits the ball towards outside and gets a single. Strauss hits a 4 off the last ball. So England is 230/2. Strauss is on 96.
England 230/2 (57 overs) Andrew Strauss 96*(168), Kevin Pietersen 2*(12)

Over 56: Hilfenhaus begins the over balling to Pietersen. The over ends as a maiden.
England 224/2 (56 overs) Andrew Strauss 91*(163), Kevin Pietersen 1*(11)

Over 55: Strauss drives North's first ball out to cover. A single there! A silly point is added now. Pietersen makes a single off the last ball.
England 224/2 (55 overs) Andrew Strauss 91*(163), Kevin Pietersen 1*(5)

Over 54: Hilfenhaus is bowling to Bopara. Bopara hits a great shot. A Four here! But Bopara loses his wicket off the last ball. Bopara makes 18 runs from 19 balls.
England 222/2 (54 overs) Andrew Strauss 90*(162)

Over 53: North is bowling this over. A bad ball and Strauss hits a FOUR. Strauss adds 4 more in the last ball. So 8 runs from the over. Andrew Strauss is now on 90.
England 218/1 (53 overs) Andrew Strauss 90*(162) Ravi Bopara 14*(13)

Over 52: Hilfenhaus's second ball of the over was timed well and a 4 there!!
England 210/1 (52 overs) Andrew Strauss 82*(156) Ravi Bopara 14*(13)

Over 51: North bowls a good maiden over.
England 206/1 (51 overs) Andrew Strauss 82*(156) Ravi Bopara 10*(7)

Over 50: Here is the 50th over. Bopara hits a 4! And here comes the 200 for England. An easy two comes in the fifth ball. And yet another 4 off the last over. 10 from the over.
England 206/1 (50 overs) Andrew Strauss 82*(149) Ravi Bopara 10*(7)

Over 49: North bowls his 6th over. A maiden over here.
England 196/1 (49 overs) Andrew Strauss 82*(149) Ravi Bopara 0*(1)

Over 48: Johnson is bowling his 10th over. Cook gets a single off the 2nd ball. Strauss hits a 4 in the third ball. A single added in the next ball. But the English celebrations ends there. Cook is out at 95. lbw there. Ravi Bopara is the new batsman. No run.
England 196/1 (48 overs) Andrew Strauss 82*(144) Ravi Bopara 0*(1)

Over 47: North is bowing his 5th over. Cook makes a single off the 2nd ball after he cuts it to deep point. Strauss and Cook adds two more runs off the last two balls. So 3 runs from this over.
England 190/0 (47 overs) Andrew Strauss 77*(142) Alastair Cook 95*(146)

Over 46: Strauss gets a FOUR off Johnson's first ball. Two more runs added in the second ball and then another single from the 3rd ball. England appears to be making good use of Johnson's over. Cook who gets strike in the 4th ball gets a single. England 8 runs in the over.
England 187/0 (46 overs) Andrew Strauss 76*(139) Alastair Cook 92*(141)

Over 45: North begins the over to Cook. The batsman darts the ball down the leg side. Gets 2 off it. So 2 runs from this over
England 179/0 (45 overs) Andrew Strauss 69*(134) Alastair Cook 91*(140)

Over 44: An expensive over by Siddle. Two four's off the 3rd and 4th balls.
England 177/0 (44 overs) Andrew Strauss 69*(132) Alastair Cook 89*(134)

Over 43: North starts the over. 4 byes called for the first ball. A single is made in the 2nd ball. A misfiled and one more run added in the 3rd ball. Strauss makes a single in the last ball.
England 168/0 (43 overs) Andrew Strauss 61*(127) Alastair Cook 89*(134)

Over 42: Siddle starts his 10th over of the inning. Strauss makes a single after hitting the ball towards deep square leg. On the third ball, Cook gets a couple of runs. So 3 runs added in the over.
England 161/0 (42 overs) Andrew Strauss 59*(122) Alastair Cook 88*(133)

Over 41: Marcus North is brought in. 3 runs added in this over.
England 158/0 (41 overs) Andrew Strauss 58*(121) Alastair Cook 86*(128)

Over 40: Siddle begins the over bowling to Strauss. Strauss gets a single off the 3rd ball. So a just a single from the over
England 155/0 (40 overs) Andrew Strauss 56*(118) Alastair Cook 85*(125)

Over 39: Strauss hits Hauritz's 3rd ball well. Gets 3 runs from it. Hauritz tries to stop the ball but his middle finger gets hurt in the process. The over continues. No more runs added. So 3 runs from this over.
England 154/0 (39 overs) Andrew Strauss 55*(115) Alastair Cook 85*(122)

Over 38: Hilfenhaus began the over bowling to Cook. The batsman takes time and on the 4th ball, he hits a impressive boundary. A no ball is called in the 5th ball followed by another boundary in the last ball.
England 150/0 (38overs) Andrew Strauss 52*(112) Alastair Cook 85*(119)

Over 36: Hilfenhaus's first ball is edged by Strauss. The Umpire signals a no-ball. Strauss runs quick in the 2nd ball and registers his 50 from 104 balls. The 4th ball too gets his two runs after the ball is driven towards the extra cover. So 5 runs from the over.
England 141/0 (36 overs) Andrew Strauss 52*(108) Alastair Cook 76*(110)

Over 35: Cook makes a single off the first ball from Hauritz in the over. The partnership between the two batsmen is a good 135 runs strong. Strauss sweeps the ball to the deep square leg and makes a single. So 2 runs came from this over.
England 136/0 (35 overs) Andrew Strauss 48*(101) Alastair Cook 76*(109)

Over 34: Hilfenhaus bowls yet another maiden over. Nice piece of bowling. Ben Hilfenhaus has a nice economy rate - 1.33!
England 134/0 (34 overs) Andrew Strauss 47*(98) Alastair Cook 75*(107)

Over 33: Nathan Hauritz is bowling his 6th over here. Cook hits two nice shots in the 4th and the 6th ball both of which went to the boundary line. So here is the 75 runs mark for Alastair Cook.
England 134/0 (33 overs) Andrew Strauss 47*(92) Alastair Cook 75*(107)

Over 32: Hilfenhaus begins the over bowling to Strauss. Yet another maiden over! Three maiden overs in succession! England seems to be making a slow start after the lunch session.
England 126/0 (32 overs) Andrew Strauss 47*(92) Alastair Cook 67*(101)

Over 31: Hauritz comes in. Hauritz has some of the best economy rates amongst the Australian bowlers. A maiden over again! Alastair Cook couldn't make any run. So two successive maiden overs. Good piece of bowling from Australia!
England 126/0 (31 overs) Andrew Strauss 47*(86) Alastair Cook 67*(101)

Over 30: Hilfenhaus is bowling his 10th over of the innings. Good piece of bowling. Strauss was not able to make runs off the over. A maiden over here. 7 of the 10 overs from Hilfenhaus are maiden overs!
England 126/0 (30 overs) Andrew Strauss 47*(86) Alastair Cook 67*(95)

England 364/6 (90 overs) Andrew Strauss 161*(266), Stuart Broad 7*(16)

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Over 29: 1 run from the over. And it's lunch on Day 1.
England 126/0 (29.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 47*(80) Alastair Cook 67*(95)

Over 28: 8 runs from the over. Cook races to 67 runs.
England 125/0 (28.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 46*(74) Alastair Cook 67*(95)

Over 27: 9 runs form Hauritz's over.
England 117/0 (27.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 46*(74) Alastair Cook 59*(89)

Over 26: Siddle to continue. Cook pulls a shortball for four. 3 slips and a gully for Cook. 7 from the over.
England 108/0 (26.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 38*(69) Alastair Cook 58*(88)

Over 25: And a bye brings the 100 run partnership. A good one for England. 2 runs from the over.
England 101/0 (25.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 38*(68) Alastair Cook 51*(83)

Over 24: Extras from Peter Siddle's over. 10 runs from the over. The current run rate is 4.13 and it's a test match...
England 99/0 (24.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 38*(64) Alastair Cook 50*(81)

Over 23: Nathan Hauritz into the attack. Just 1 run from the over.
England 89/0 (23.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 35*(58) Alastair Cook 50*(80)

Over 22: Peter Siddle to continue. And that's fifty for Alastair Cook. 8 runs from the over.
England 88/0 (22.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 34*(55) Alastair Cook 50*(76)

Over 21: Johnson to continue. 6 runs from the over.
England 80/0 (21.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 34*(55) Alastair Cook 46*(72)

Over 20: Peter Siddle replaces Ben Hilfenhaus. 1 run from the over.
England 74/0 (20.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 29*(51) Alastair Cook 45*(69)

Over 19: Johnson to continue. 8 runs from the over. Johnson's form is worrying Ricky Ponting. Johnson has given 47 runs from 7 overs so far.
England 73/0 (19.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 28*(46) Alastair Cook 45*(68)

Over 18: Maiden over from Hilfenhaus. The first wicket partnership is worth 65 runs now for England.
England 65/0 (18.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 28*(46) Alastair Cook 37*(62)

Over 17: Johnson comes back. And gives away more runs. Two fours off the first two balls. 8 runs from the over.
England 65/0 (17.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 28*(40) Alastair Cook 37*(62)

Over 16: Ben Hilfenhaus to continue. Maiden over. 16 runs from 8 overs so far from Hilfenhaus. But Australia needs a wicket now.
England 57/0 (16.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 28*(40) Alastair Cook 29*(56)

Over 15: Ricky Ponting informs the umpires that the ball is out of shape, but the umpires don't think so. Siddle to continue. 4 runs from the over.
England 57/0 (15.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 28*(34) Alastair Cook 29*(56)

Over 14: Change of ends. Ben Hilfenahaus to bowl from the Pavilion End now. 3 runs from the over.
England 53/0 (14.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 28*(34) Alastair Cook 25*(50)

Over 13: Siddle replaces Hilfenhaus. Strauss hits a four off the last ball of the over. 4 runs from it. That brings up 50 for England.
England 50/0 (13.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 28*(33) Alastair Cook 22*(45)

Over 12: And Mitchell Johnson comes back again. 5 runs from the over. Johnson has give 31 runs in the 5 overs he bowled so far in the innings.
England 46/0 (12.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 24*(27) Alastair Cook 22*(45)

Over 11: Hilfenhaus to continue. A maiden over. That's his fourth maiden in the innings.
England 41/0 (11.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 23*(26) Alastair Cook 18*(40)

Over 10: Peter Siddle into the attack. 2 runs from the over.
England 41/0 (10.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 23*(26) Alastair Cook 18*(34)

Over 9: Ben Hilfenhaus to continue. The crowd is enjoying this partnership. It's a good start for England. 5 runs from the over.
England 39/0 (9.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 22*(25) Alastair Cook 17*(29)

Over 8: Johnson to continue. 2 runs from the first ball gives Strauss his 1000th run at the famous Lord's stadium. He follows that with two fours off the next two successive deliveries. Australia is in trouble as his main bowler is going for runs here. 11 runs from the over.
England 34/0 (8.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 21*(24) Alastair Cook 13*(24)

Over 7: Hilfenhaus to continue. He hasn't given any runs so far in the math. And there goes his first runs. Cook hits the second ball for a four past the gully. Ricky Ponting having a little chat with the bowler there, perhaps some advice. 8 runs from the over as Cook hits for another four off the last ball. That's 8 runs from the over.
England 23/0 (7.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 10*(18) Alastair Cook 13*(24)

Over 6: Mitchell Johnson to continue. Strauss hits a couple of fours in the over. That's an expensive over from Johnson. 8 from it.
England 15/0 (6.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 10*(18) Alastair Cook 5*(18)

Over 5: That's 3 successive maiden overs from Ben Hilfenhaus. England still at 7/0. They are playing cautiously with the new ball.
England 7/0 (5.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 2*(12) Alastair Cook 5*(18)

Over 4: Johnson to continue. He is bowling quick at over 90 miles an over. And a double off the last ball gives 2 runs from the over.
England 7/0 (4.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 2*(12) Alastair Cook 5*(12)

Over 3: Hilfenhaus to continue. Second successive maiden over for him.
England 5/0 (3.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 0*(6) Alastair Cook 5*(12)

Over 2: Mitchell Johnson to bowl from the other end. And a flick behind square gives Alastair Cook a four. First runs on the board for England. 5 runs from the over.
England 5/0 (2.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 0*(6) Alastair Cook 5*(6)

Over 1: Ben Hilfenhaus will bowl the first over in the second test match. Andrew Strauss at the striker's end. And that's a maiden fiver over. A good over for Australia.
England 0/0 (1.0 overs) Andrew Strauss 0*(6) Alastair Cook 0*(0)

England won the toss and chose to bat first.

Match Preview

The second test match of the Ashes 2009 series between England and Australia will be played at Lord's between July 16-20, 2009. The match will start at 11:00 local time (10:00 GMT) time. England is having few concerns about the availability of their key all-rounder Andrew Flintoff. Flintoff has injured his right knee after falling awkwardly in the first test match at Cardiff. However, coach of England, Andy Flower is optimistic that Flintoff will become available for the second test.

Andy Flower quotes
"He [Bickerstaff] was quite optimistic about him [Flintoff] playing in this game,"
"He won't bowl today, but he'll have a bat and he'll have a bowl tomorrow, and we'll assess it tomorrow. We'll let it settle today."
"I don't think that's something that should distract any of our boys, whether or not Fred's playing,"
"The guys will just get on and prepare, as professional sportsmen do. Frustrating or not, that's how it is, there's no point in getting too het up about it."

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