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# The Ashes 2010: Australia v England, fourth Test, day one report
## Fourth Test, day one (close): England (157-0) lead Australia (98) by 59
runs
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Walk in the park: Ben Hilfenhaus has a breather as Alastair Cook takes another
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What a load of Christmas presents for [**England**][18]! Half of
[**Australia**][19]'s batsmen gave their wickets away on the opening day of
the fourth Test, gift-wrapped, and with it their chance of regaining the
[**Ashes**][20].
Australia were sent in and bowled out for only 98 by James Anderson (four for
44), Chris Tremlett (four for 26) and Tim Bresnan, who replaced Steve Finn and
bowled steady fast-medium. It was Australia's lowest total against England
since 1968 - and an astonishing capitulation after the home side had levelled
the series at 1-1 in Perth.
But above all it was headless-chicken batting by Australia that gave the
series away. Conditions were easier in the second half of the day when the sun
came out over the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but they were not completely
different. It was more a case of Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook batting with
good techniques and sense.
Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey were dismissed by fine balls from
England's seamers, who were superlatively disciplined. But Australia's other
batsmen kept making the same mistake, one after the other, in a display that
would have made their batting coach Justin Langer weep.
Phil Hughes, Michael Clarke, Steve Smith and Brad Haddin chased the ball,
played loose offside-drives and edged catches. Even though England missed two
hard chances - Paul Collingwood at third slip and Kevin Pietersen at gully -
they still accepted ten chances offered behind the wicket: Santa's reindeer
wouldn't be so generous.
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It was all very reminiscent of Boxing Day in 1986 when Australia batted first
- and, again, like headless chickens. England went on to win by an innings,
and to retain the Ashes 2-1.
On that day 24 years ago it was Gladstone Small and Ian Botham who bowled
outswing and watched the Australians bat artlessly. This time it was Anderson
and Bresnan bowling outswing, while Tremlett - the tallest bowler on show -
floored Watson and Ponting with his bounce and seam: the first ball moved into
Watson, the second away from Ponting, who could not blame the broken little
finger of his left hand for the dismissal.
Tremlett has not bowled a bad spell since coming in as Stuart Broad's
replacement. He was probably the last selection for this tour but an inspired
one.
He has been consistently accurate and hostile, a rare combination. At 29 he
might have a couple of years at the top still in him.
Anderson could not have asked for better conditions. It was cloudy during
Australia's innings, and rain for 50 minutes either side of lunch maintained
the moisture in the pitch. But it was not an obvious bowl-first pitch: Strauss
took a bit of a gamble, one which was based on the accuracy of England's
seamers through the series.
In his opening spell of seven overs Anderson did not take a wicket: instead he
had those two hard chances dropped behind the wicket. On his return though,
just before lunch, he took the critical wicket of Hussey, half-driving at a
length ball that left him.
Bresnan brought with him fast-medium steadiness as well as a hint of swing,
Steadiness is not what Hughes can be accused of: he could not be more
different from the man he has replaced Simon Katich. If Broad's injury has
hurt England a little, Katich's Achilles injury has devastated Australia
because they can no longer make a sound start.
England's opening batsmen had played at the MCG in the state game against
Victoria a fortnight ago: their reconnaissance was not wasted as they knocked
off Australia's total by themselves. No loose drives by Strauss and Alastair
Cook.
Cook, who had his 26th birthday on Christmas Day, was first to 50 - enjoying
the waywardness of Australia's seam attack - while Strauss soon followed,
after reaching 6000 Test runs.
A crowd of 84,000 watched the first day. Not so many Australian supporters
will attend the second.
**Australia can be inspired by second Test of 1907 **
England were the last side to score under 100 in their first innings and still
come out as the winners of a Test match, but Australia cannot be too comforted
by the fact that this was 103 years ago.
It was the second Test at Headingley, and England managed only 76. Slow left-
armer Charlie Blythe then took eight wickets for the hosts, but South Africa
still took a handy lead of 34.
That great all-round sportsman CB Fry then scored the only half-century of the
Test, though, to take them to a second-innings total of 162, before Blythe
took another seven wickets to bundle the tourists out for only 75.
The first and third Tests were drawn, so England won the series 1-0.
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