England holds nerve to steal win
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July 15, 2013, Monday
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ENGLAND won a thrilling first Ashes test against Australia by just 14 runs yesterday after James Anderson claimed 5-73 on a tense fifth day.
Chasing 311, Australia struggled at 231-9 before its last-wicket pair of Brad Haddin (71) and James Pattinson (25 not out) took the total to 296 and the brink of a famous victory.
Haddin was given out caught behind after a referral revealed he had got the faintest inside edge to Anderson in the third over after lunch.
England leads the five test series 1-0. The second test starts at Lord's on Thursday.
Anderson had earlier taken three wickets during the morning session. However, Haddin and Pattinson put on 65 for the final wicket and were close to breaking the record for a last-wicket pair to win a test match - set by Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mushtaq Ahmed against Australia in 1994.
Play began with the floodlights on to combat the overcast conditions and the first runs of the morning came when Haddin flashed Anderson through third slip for four in the second over of the session.
England opted not to take the new ball until the 82nd over and Australia took this as a cue to attack. Haddin cut Anderson through extra cover for four to take the total past 200, prompting England captain Cook to set more defensive fields.
Agar (14) offered few chances, but he finally fell after 57 minutes when he nudged Anderson to first slip.
Mitchell Starc then fell in almost identical fashion, lasting just five balls before he was tempted by Anderson and caught by Cook for 1.
Successive boundaries
Peter Siddle reduced the target to less than 100 with successive boundaries off Broad and was dropped by Cook off Anderson when he was on 10. But Cook atoned brilliantly in Anderson's next over with a diving catch.
Anderson bowled for nearly two hours from the Radcliffe Road End but, when he was replaced, Haddin smashed Steven Finn for three consecutive boundaries.
The lunch session was extended as England chased the final wicket, but Finn bowled two overs for 24 runs and Pattinson hit Swann for six to reduce the target to 31.
Haddin was nearly run out on 62 but Jonny Bairstow's throw was easily wide and Finn's wretched morning continued when Haddin lofted Swann to the square leg boundary and he dropped a difficult chance, spilling the ball for four runs.
In Anderson's second over after lunch, Haddin swished at the fifth ball.
Haddin was initially given not out by umpire Aleem Dar but England referred the call.
The hotspot camera revealed an almost imperceptible edge and the tourists' run chase was thwarted in the most agonizing fashion.
Chasing 311, Australia struggled at 231-9 before its last-wicket pair of Brad Haddin (71) and James Pattinson (25 not out) took the total to 296 and the brink of a famous victory.
Haddin was given out caught behind after a referral revealed he had got the faintest inside edge to Anderson in the third over after lunch.
England leads the five test series 1-0. The second test starts at Lord's on Thursday.
Anderson had earlier taken three wickets during the morning session. However, Haddin and Pattinson put on 65 for the final wicket and were close to breaking the record for a last-wicket pair to win a test match - set by Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mushtaq Ahmed against Australia in 1994.
Play began with the floodlights on to combat the overcast conditions and the first runs of the morning came when Haddin flashed Anderson through third slip for four in the second over of the session.
England opted not to take the new ball until the 82nd over and Australia took this as a cue to attack. Haddin cut Anderson through extra cover for four to take the total past 200, prompting England captain Cook to set more defensive fields.
Agar (14) offered few chances, but he finally fell after 57 minutes when he nudged Anderson to first slip.
Mitchell Starc then fell in almost identical fashion, lasting just five balls before he was tempted by Anderson and caught by Cook for 1.
Successive boundaries
Peter Siddle reduced the target to less than 100 with successive boundaries off Broad and was dropped by Cook off Anderson when he was on 10. But Cook atoned brilliantly in Anderson's next over with a diving catch.
Anderson bowled for nearly two hours from the Radcliffe Road End but, when he was replaced, Haddin smashed Steven Finn for three consecutive boundaries.
The lunch session was extended as England chased the final wicket, but Finn bowled two overs for 24 runs and Pattinson hit Swann for six to reduce the target to 31.
Haddin was nearly run out on 62 but Jonny Bairstow's throw was easily wide and Finn's wretched morning continued when Haddin lofted Swann to the square leg boundary and he dropped a difficult chance, spilling the ball for four runs.
In Anderson's second over after lunch, Haddin swished at the fifth ball.
Haddin was initially given not out by umpire Aleem Dar but England referred the call.
The hotspot camera revealed an almost imperceptible edge and the tourists' run chase was thwarted in the most agonizing fashion.
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