England leads Australia by 264 runs
at the end of the second day of the second Ashes Test, after
bowling out the visitors for 128 at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
England took a 233-run lead into its second innings in London. Peter Siddle took 3-4 to give Australia hope. He bowled England captain Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott, while Kevin Pietersen was caught by Chris Rogers to reduce England to 31-3.
“The plan for us is to score as many as possible tomorrow and then bowl at them for two days,” England bowler Graeme Swann, who took 5-44, said in televised comments.
Australian opening batsman Shane Watson was top scorer after being trapped leg-before-wicket on 30 by Tim Bresnan just before lunch. Captain Michael Clarke was caught lbw by Stuart Broad, and Swann led the England attack.
England raced through the Australian batting lineup after Watson’s dismissal, with Clarke the only other batsman to reach more than 20. Australia lost its last nine wickets for 86 runs. England chose to start its second innings instead of enforcing the follow on.
Swann and Broad combined for 48 runs in England’s first innings to help boost the hosts to 361 all out. Broad was caught on 33 off the bowling of James Pattinson, leaving Swann unbeaten on 28. Australia’s Ryan Harris took 5-72, including the wicket of Bresnan on the opening ball of the second day. Bresnan was out for 7.
England started the day at 289-7 after Ian Bell’s third straight Ashes century yesterday helped the home team recover from the loss of three early wickets on day one.
Part-time spin bowler Steven Smith dismissed Bell for 109 and also removed Jonny Bairstow and Matt Prior in the final session to tip the momentum back Australia’s way as England slipped from 271-4.
England, which leads the best-of-five contest 1-0, had slumped to 28-3 in the first six overs of play after winning the toss before Bell led a recovery with partnerships of 99 with Jonathan Trott and 144 with Bairstow, who scored 67.
The Ashes started when Australia beat England, its former colonial ruler, at the Oval in London in 1882. To symbolize the “death” of English cricket, the Sporting Times printed a mock obituary. A wooden bail from the match stumps was burnt, its ashes were taken to Australia and a replica of the 4-inch clay urn now goes to the victor of the series.
England took a 233-run lead into its second innings in London. Peter Siddle took 3-4 to give Australia hope. He bowled England captain Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott, while Kevin Pietersen was caught by Chris Rogers to reduce England to 31-3.
“The plan for us is to score as many as possible tomorrow and then bowl at them for two days,” England bowler Graeme Swann, who took 5-44, said in televised comments.
Australian opening batsman Shane Watson was top scorer after being trapped leg-before-wicket on 30 by Tim Bresnan just before lunch. Captain Michael Clarke was caught lbw by Stuart Broad, and Swann led the England attack.
England raced through the Australian batting lineup after Watson’s dismissal, with Clarke the only other batsman to reach more than 20. Australia lost its last nine wickets for 86 runs. England chose to start its second innings instead of enforcing the follow on.
Swann and Broad combined for 48 runs in England’s first innings to help boost the hosts to 361 all out. Broad was caught on 33 off the bowling of James Pattinson, leaving Swann unbeaten on 28. Australia’s Ryan Harris took 5-72, including the wicket of Bresnan on the opening ball of the second day. Bresnan was out for 7.
Aggressive Ending
“We lost those couple of wickets and we talked about getting as many runs as possible,” Swann said. “When Stuart and I got together and we decided to take each other on.”England started the day at 289-7 after Ian Bell’s third straight Ashes century yesterday helped the home team recover from the loss of three early wickets on day one.
Part-time spin bowler Steven Smith dismissed Bell for 109 and also removed Jonny Bairstow and Matt Prior in the final session to tip the momentum back Australia’s way as England slipped from 271-4.
England, which leads the best-of-five contest 1-0, had slumped to 28-3 in the first six overs of play after winning the toss before Bell led a recovery with partnerships of 99 with Jonathan Trott and 144 with Bairstow, who scored 67.
The Ashes started when Australia beat England, its former colonial ruler, at the Oval in London in 1882. To symbolize the “death” of English cricket, the Sporting Times printed a mock obituary. A wooden bail from the match stumps was burnt, its ashes were taken to Australia and a replica of the 4-inch clay urn now goes to the victor of the series.
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