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East England bowler stuart broad Was one of those to hit the surface for Boxing Day ash Test after the fall of 20 wickets on the opening day in Melbourne.
Australia The first day ended with a lead of 46 runs in the second innings after both teams were all out in three sessions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
With England both seam attacks producing gorgeous seam movement on a relatively cool day passion tongue Ending with five wickets At tea time the Australian team was out for only 152 runs.
But England could only score 110 runs in reply and failed to reach the 30-over mark as their beleaguered batting unit struggled to cope or transfer the pressure.
After the two-day Test in Perth to open the series, another smaller affair has begun It is entirely possible that the encounter will end on Saturday.
mcg pitch curator, Matt Page had said before the fourth Test that he hoped to replicate the surface used for Australia’s thrilling Test against India last year, with the decision taken late on the fifth day, but the decision to leave around 10 mm of grass appears to have backfired.
“If I’m honest, the pitch is taking a toll,” Broad said on SEN radio amid Australia’s continuing fall of wickets. “Test match bowlers don’t need this kind of movement to look dangerous.”
former opening batsman alistair cook Agreed, emphasizing that it was very difficult for the batsmen to survive or score.
“It’s not a great Test wicket,” he said on TNT Sports. “As long as it doesn’t settle down on the second, third and fourth day, if we get there, it will be very much in favor of the bowlers.
“The bowlers didn’t have to work that hard for the wicket. Could both teams have batted a little better? Yes, but if you had hit the ball in the right area, it would have been worse either way. It was a slightly unfair contest.”
Fellow former England captain michael vaughn but was more concise in its analysis fox sports: “This first-day wicket is shocking. It really is.”
Never before had two innings been completed on the first day of an Ashes Test since 1909.