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1st Ashes Test, 2015 Lyrics by Sports Genius

2015 Ashes

2015

England vs AustraliaWednesday 8th July

Cardiff

Day 1

England: 343/7 (88 overs)

A Lyth: c Warner b Hazlewood 6
AN Cook*: c †Haddin b Lyon 20
GS Ballance: lbw b Hazlewood 61
IR Bell: lbw b Starc 1
JE Root: c Watson b Starc 134
BA Stokes: b Starc 52
JC Buttler†: c Johnson b Hazlewood 27
MM Ali not out 26 3
SCJ Broad not out 0

Extras (b 13, lb 2, nb 1) 16
Total (7 wickets; 88 overs) 343 (3.89 runs per over)

M. Starc: 3/84 (19)
J. Hazelwood: 3/70 (22)
M. Johnson: 0/87 (20)
N. Lyon: 1/54 (17)
S. Watson: 0/24 (8)
D. Warner: 0/9 (2)

Reaction:







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England: 430 all out

MM Ali: c Watson b Starc 77
SCJ Broad: c †Haddin b Lyon 18
MA Wood: not out 7
JM Anderson: b Starc 1

Extras (b 17, lb 3, w 5, nb 1) 26
Total (all out; 102.1 overs) 430 (4.20 runs per over)

Bowling:

M. Starc: 5/114 (24.1)
J. Hazlewood: 3/83 (23)
M. Johnson: 0/111 (25)
N. Lyon: 2/69 (20)
S. Watson: 0/24 (8)
D. Warner: 0/9 (2)

Australia: 5/264

CJL Rogers: c †Buttler b Wood 95
DA Warner: c Cook b Anderson 17
SPD Smith: c Cook b Ali 33
MJ Clarke*: c & b Ali 38
AC Voges: c Anderson b Stokes 31
SR Watson: not out 29
NM Lyon: not out 6

Extras (b 2, lb 10, w 3) 15
Total (5 wickets; 70 overs) 264 (3.77 runs per over)


Bowling:

J. Anderson: 1/36 (16)
S. Broad: 0/55 (12)
M. Wood: 1/59 (16)
M. Ali: 2/67 (14)
B. Stokes: 1/35 (12)

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Day 3

Australia: 308 all out

SR Watson: lbw b Broad 30
NM Lyon: lbw b Wood 6
BJ Haddin†: c †Buttler b Anderson 22
M Johnson: c Ballance b Broad 14
MA Starc: c Root b Anderson 0
JR Hazelwood: not out 2

Extras (b 6, w 3, nb 0 ,lb 11) 20
Total (all out; 84.5 overs) 308 (3.64 runs per over)

Bowling:

J. Anderson: 3/43 (18.5)
S. Broad: 2/60 (17)
M. Wood: 2/66 (20)
M. Ali: 2/71 (15)
B. Stokes: 1/51 (14)

England: 289 all out

A Lyth: c Clarke b Lyon 37
AN Cook*: c Lyon b Starc 12
GS Ballance: c †Haddin b Hazlewood 0
IR Bell: b Johnson 60
JE Root: b Hazlewood 60
BA Stokes: b Starc 42
JC Buttler†: c †Haddin b Lyon 7
MM Ali: c †Haddin b Johnson 15
SCJ Broad: c Hazlewood b Lyon 4
MA Wood: not out 32
JM Anderson: b Lyon 1

Extras (b 7, w 6, nb 0, lb 6) 19
Total (all out; 70.1 overs) 289 (4.12 runs per over)

Bowling:

M. Johnson: 2/69 (16)
J. Hazlewood: 2/49 (13)
M. Starc: 2/60 (16)
N. Lyon: 4/75 (20.1)
S. Watson: 0/23 (5)

Reaction:







Experienced pair fail to deliverBoof's nightmares slowly becoming realityBell's counterattack keep good vibes flowingStarc in doubt for LondonDay 4

Australia: 242 all out

CJL Rogers: c Bell b Broad 10
DA Warner: lbw b Ali 52
SPD Smith: c Bell b Broad 33
MJ Clarke*: c Stokes b Broad 4
AC Voges: c †Buttler b Wood 1
SR Watson: lbw b Wood 19
BJ Haddin†: c Cook b Ali 7
M Johnson: c Lyth b Root 77
MA Starc: c Lyth b Root 17
JR Hazelwood: c Root b Ali 14
NM Lyon: not out 0

Extras (b 4, w 0, nb 1, lb 3) 8
Total (all out; 70.3 overs) 242 (3.44 runs per over)

Bowling:

J. Anderson: 0/33 (12)
S. Broad: 3/39 (14)
M. Ali: 3/59 (16.3)
B. Stokes: 0/23 (8)
M. Wood: 2/53 (14)
J. Root: 2/28 (6)

Reaction:
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