Ashes series 2015

242-9

Australia all out 242

England win by 169 runs.

fantastic win for England. hope all those who said Australia would win the series 5-0 (including former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath) are eating a lot of humble pie

I would think many would be but there is long way to go yet!!

Fantastic win just the start we needed!!

Things is now, do we name an unchanged side for Lord's on Thursday?

Great win for England. 1 nill up, only hope that this doesn't wake a sleeping dragon in the Aussies.

very happy with this win always good to beet them, i would not change the side for the next game, lords don't turn much so the bowling is fine, i would change the batting line up with Ali up to number 3 with Ballance at 6 to give the hitters lower down someone to work around

Great advice from alec stewart about not getting carried away look at the things england did right and replicating them at lords if we think austraila are done then we will be 2-1 down soon enough

I think Captain Cook deserves 3 cheers as well as all the other players.

Why?

Last over before lunch, he brought on Moeen Ali, whose last over went for 17 runs. Result - Warner's wicket in the 27th over.

Next over he brought back Broad. Result - Smith's wicket in the 28th over and Clarke's in the 32nd over.

Brought back Ali to bowl 39th over and immediately rewarded with a wicket maiden and Haddin back in the shed.

Brought back Wood to bowl 51st over and Watson was gone.

Kept Root on despite going for 17 in previous over and rewarded with Starc's wicket in 66th over and Johnson's in 70th over.

Skip, you're a marvel!

I don't think the wicket at Lord's is going to be anything like it was at Cardiff Are they likely to use the same pitch as was used against NZ?