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 nPower Ashes 2009

 

Happier time

 

Poor bowling gives Anderson headaches and leaves Broad red faced

 

Philip Hughes got Aus to a great start followed by stupendous batting from Ponting and Katich

 

 Aussie dressing room celebrates centuries from North and Haddin

 

Marcus North scored a brilliant century cementing his disputed spot in the side

 

Haddin has been in great form of late and he continued his form with a quick fire 100

 

KP bowled by Hilfenhaus and Aussies got on top of England soon after..

 

Gutsy batting by Panesar and Anderson to save the test match wwas marred by some cheap tactics of getting the 12th man and the physio on the field to evade time

 

NO!! Thats not the scenes of winning but actually narrowly managing to escape from the jaws of defeat..

Australia were on top right throughout the game until the last hour.. Last hour they some how could not manage to get Panesar and Anderson out.. Earlier in the day Collingwood played brilliantly to eat away time which was undone by a momentary lapse in concentration that made him top edge a upper cut or rather a miscued upper cut to Hussey.. England looked down and out before their nightwatchman Anderson and the no.11 Panesar batted out nearly 11 overs to save the match.. Every defense of Panesar was cheered to the max.. The huge roar when England went past Aussie score to post a lead was akin winning back the ashes..

Nothing much to celebrate though, as England would rue missing the inform Onions in this match.. Swann was very poor so was Panesar.. Broad looked down and out.. Need to strengthen the bowling if the have any hopes of winning a test match leave alone winning the ashes back.. 

Aussie looked far better.. The question they would like to answer if they like to bring Clark back in for Siddle, the latter had gone for quite a few runs in the match at a high RPO.. Clark would keep things tighter.. Hauritz has been more than handy and has bowled pretty well amidst all the criticisms that he cannot be rated as a spinner.. Batting looks all the more potent with North showing quite a lot of promise making up for the loss in form of Hussey.. 

All eyes now on the coming Thursday as the action shifts to Lords.. Will there be any team changes from the both the sides? Or atleast England would like to bring Onions back in place of Panesar/Swann ..