Key Points:
The first day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and England was in the name of the bowlers. The batting of both the teams was a complete failure and wickets fell rapidly. The pitch provided a lot of help to the fast bowlers. By the end of the day Australia had the lead.
Delhi: Complete dominance of the bowlers was seen on the first day of the fourth test of Australia vs England Ashes series. In this match, both the teams were all out on the very first day and a total of 20 wickets fell. The match is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the grass and seam movement on the pitch caused a lot of trouble to the batsmen.
Australia all out at 152
England won the toss and decided to bowl first. He made a good start in the morning session by taking four wickets. But, after lunch, Australia’s batting also disintegrated. The ball was continuously seaming and many balls seemed difficult to play.
Australia’s first innings was reduced to 152 runs. Michael Neser scored the highest score of 35 runs and took the team to a respectable score. For England, Josh Tong bowled brilliantly and took five wickets. Gus Atkinson also bowled tightly.
England’s first innings was limited to 110
In response to this, the England team could not understand the situation properly. The entire team collapsed for just 110 runs. Harry Brook struggled for some time after scoring 41 runs. Gus Atkinson played an innings of 28 runs, but the rest of the batsmen were out early.
Scott Boland and Michael Neser bowled effectively for Australia. Boland took three wickets while Neser sent four batsmen to the pavilion.
By the end of the day’s play, Australia had scored four runs in the second innings without losing any wicket and had a lead of 46 runs. Scott Boland and Travis Head are present at the crease.
