Clarke, Haddin between English Dream Come True
By admin, Gaea News NetworkMonday, July 20, 2009
Michael Clarke keeps Australia on the hunt at the end of the day, but England is smelling a win after 75 years at Lords against Australia.
Australia will attempt to add a final twist to a consistently gripping Lord’s Ashes test against England on Monday by chasing down a world-record fourth-innings target of 522.
At the close of the fourth day of the second test on Sunday, Michael Clarke (125) and Brad Haddin (80) had added an unbroken 185 for the sixth wicket to take Australia to 313 for five.
Australia need 209 with five wickets standing to break the world record of 418 for seven set by West Indies against Australia six years ago in Antigua and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Coach Tim Nielsen told a news conference on Sunday the Australians were trying to win, not draw, a match at a venue where Australia have not lost a test since 1934.
“We have never talked about saving the test match,” he said.
“We like to back ourselves and we think we play our best when we are positive.
“I think that people have forgotten that five or six days ago we made about 700 in Cardiff for about six wickets down. We believe in ourselves. We never lost faith.”
Despite Nielsen’s optimism, England will still be favourites to break their 75-year-old Lord’s hoodoo if the weather holds.
The Ashes 2009 - 2nd Test
Australia vs
England
Played at Lord’s, London, 16-20 July 2009 (5-day match)
England 1st innings |
R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
| Andrew Strauss (C) | b B.Hilfenhaus | 161 | 268 | 22 | 0 | 60.07 | ||
| Alastair Cook | lbw b M.Johnson | 95 | 147 | 18 | 0 | 64.63 | ||
| Ravi Bopara | lbw b B.Hilfenhaus |
18 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 94.74 | ||
| Kevin Pietersen | c B.Haddin b P.Siddle | 32 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 76.19 | ||
| Paul Collingwood | c P.Siddle b M.Clarke | 16 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| Matt Prior (W) | b M. Johnson |
8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 | ||
Andrew Flintoff |
c R.Ponting b B.Hilfenhaus |
4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Stuart Broad | b B.Hilfenhaus |
16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 | ||
| Graeme Swann | c R.Ponting b P.Siddle | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| James Anderson | c M.Hussey b M. Johnson |
29 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 116.00 | ||
| Graham Onions | Not Out | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58.62 | ||
| Extras | (b 15,lb 2, w 0, nb 8 ) | 25 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 101.4 overs) | 425 | (4.18 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1. Alastair Cook 196 (47.5), 2. Ravi Bopara 222 (54), 3. Kevin Pietersen 267 (65.1), 4. Paul Collingwood 302 (76.3), 5. Matt Prior 317 (79.3), 6.
Andrew Flintoff 333 (82.3), 7.
Andrew
Strauss 364 (90.2), 8. Graeme Swann 370 (91.5), 9. Stuart Broad 378 (93), 10.
James Anderson 425 (101.4)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 31 | 12 | 103 | 4 | 3.32 | (nb 4) |
| Mitchell Johnson |
21.4 | 2 | 132 | 3 | 6.09 | |
| Peter Siddle | 20 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 3.80 | (nb 4) |
| Nathan Hauritz | 8.3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3.06 | |
| Marcus North | 16.3 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 3.58 | |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 |
Australia 1st Innings |
R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
| Philip Hughes | c M.Prior b J.Anderson | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | ||
| Simon Katich | c S.Broad b G.Onions | 48 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 51.61 | ||
| Ricky Ponting (C) | c A. Strauss b J.Anderson |
2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | ||
| Michael Hussey | b A.Flintoff | 51 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 56.04 | ||
| Michael Clarke | c A.Cook b J.Anderson | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
| Marcus North | b J.Anderson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brad Haddin (W) | c A.Cook b S.Broad | 28 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 73.68 | ||
| Mitchell Johnson |
c A.Cook b S.Broad | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
| Nathan Hauritz | c P.Collingwood b G.Onions | 24 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| Peter Siddle | c A. Strauss b G.Onions |
35 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 74.47 | ||
| Ben Hilfenhaus | Not Out | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 | ||
| Extras | (b 4,lb 6,w 0, nb 2) | 12 | ||||||
| Total | (all out; 63 overs) | 215 | (3.41 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1. Philip Hughes 4 (2.3), 2. Ricky Ponting 10 (7), 3. Simon Katich 103 (32.4), 4. Michael Hussey 111 (36), 5. Michael Clarke 111 (36.3), 6. Marcus North 139 (42.3), 7. Mitchell
Johnson 148 (45.5), 8. Brad Haddin 152 (47.5), 9. Nathan Hauritz 196 (58.3), 10. Peter Siddle 215 (63)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
James Anderson |
21 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 2.62 | |
Andrew Flintoff |
12 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 2.55 | (nb 2) |
| Stuart Broad | 18 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 4.33 | |
| Graham Onions | 11 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 3.73 | |
| Graeme Swann | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
England 2nd innings |
R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
Andrew Strauss (C) |
c M.Clarke b N.Hauritz | 32 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| Alastair Cook | lbw b N.Hauritz | 32 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 76.19 | ||
| Ravi Bopara | c S.Katich b N.Hauritz | 27 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 29.03 | ||
| Kevin Pietersen | c B.Haddin b P.Siddle | 44 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 43.56 | ||
| Paul Collingwood | c B.Haddin b P.Siddle | 54 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 67.50 | ||
| Matt Prior (W) | run out (M.North) | 61 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 145.24 | ||
Andrew Flintoff |
Not Out | 30 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 111.11 | ||
| Stuart Broad | Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
James Anderson |
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| Graeme Swann | ||||||||
| Monty Panesar | ||||||||
| Extras | (b 16,lb 9, w 1, nb 5) | 31 | ||||||
| Total | (6 wickets dec.; 71.2 overs) | 311 | (4.36 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1. Alastair Cook 61 (14.1), 2.
Andrew
Strauss 74 (16.2), 3. Ravi Bopara 147 (44.4), 4. Kevin Pietersen 174 (51.1), 5. Matt Prior 260 (63.2), 6. Paul Collingwood 311 (71.2)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 19 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 3.11 | (nb 2) |
| Mitchell Johnson |
17 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 4.00 | (nb 1, w 1) |
| Peter Siddle | 15.2 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 4.17 | |
| Nathan Hauritz | 16 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 5.00 | (nb 1) |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 |
Australia 2nd Innings |
R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
| Philip Hughes | c A. Strauss b A.Flintoff |
17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Simon Katich | c K.Pietersen b A.Flintoff | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | ||
| Ricky Ponting (C) | b S.Broad | 38 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 55.07 | ||
| Michael Hussey | c P.Collingwood b G.Swann | 27 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 42.86 | ||
| Michael Clarke | Not Out | 125 | 198 | 13 | 0 | 63.13 | ||
| Marcus North | b G.Swann | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 | ||
| Brad Haddin (W) | Not Out | 80 | 126 | 10 | 0 | 63.49 | ||
| Mitchell Johnson |
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| Nathan Hauritz | ||||||||
| Peter Siddle | ||||||||
| Ben Hilfenhaus | ||||||||
| Extras | (b 4,lb 6,w 0, nb 4) | 14 | ||||||
| Total | (5 wicket; 86 overs) | 313 | (3.64 runs per over) | |||||
Fall of wickets: 1. Simon Katich 17 (3.1), 2. Philip Hughes 34 (9.2), 3. Ricky Ponting 78 (23.4), 4. Michael Hussey 120 (32.4), 5. Marcus North 128 (38.4)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
| James Anderson | 18 | 3 | 81 | 0 | 4.50 | |
| Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 2.88 | (nb 4) |
| Graham Onions | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.56 | |
| Stuart Broad | 13 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 2.46 | |
| Graeme Swann | 23 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 2.70 | |
| Paul Collingwood | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 |
Source: CricHotLine
