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England Vs Australia:
Ashes Test Match:
1st Test:
Brisbane:
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Day 2:
Tea:
Australia: 473/9
England: 191/1
AJ Strauss: 89*
MP Vaughan: 30*
Trescothick makes contribution as England hold the fort:
England have made it to tea on the second day and have only lost 1 wicket in the process, that of Marcus Trescothick midway between Lunch and now, Strauss is still there and never looked like giving his wicket away as the spinners were introduced, Trescothick however didnt fare so well and fell to a famous Aussie leg spinner after he and his fellow opener had put on an opening stand of 142 runs. Strauss looked on top form as he batted 10 centurys in his innings and will look to bat out the day and maybe into lunch tommorrow, England will be soley concentrated on knocking of the Aussie score first and gaining a 100 run lead to defend and get a win or bat it out for a draw, England have batted particularly well against some mean Aussie's in the form of Brett Lee, Glen McGrath and Jason Gillespie.
Strauss helps a wayward ball to the boundary on his way to an unbeaten 89:
The opening partnership of Trescothick and Strauss continues to flourish under heavy pressure, it just gets better and better, this time they complete their highest stand of the tour, nigh on 150 runs, a crucial one to say the least as an early wicket could have meant defeat for England, Trecothick could have gone on to make bundles more runs against the quickes who he played exceptioanaly well, he just stumbled upon the bowling of Shane Warne and Michael Clarke, he was uneasy for the first few over that they bowled in tandem and he just couldnt get off strike, he eventually misjudged one from Shane Warne which was to be his undoing, he was trying to turn it on the backfoot down to the boundary, it seemed to keep low, even with this in mind it was never going on to hit the stumps and a hideous descision was made by the umpire on this occasion.
Trescothick is unlucky to be given out after this ball looked to have done way to much for a helpfull 71:
The Aussies got the wicket they were after and went on the all out offensive again against Vaughan, the fiery Brett Lee and thunderous Jason Gillepsie tried to pummel him into submission, it didnt work however as on many occasions they saw the ball fly back past them as Vaughan middles it time after time, he even batted the spinners around at points to, he really looks in good touch and is set to go on to make a big score allongside Andrew Strauss who just needs to accumulate untill he reaches the 120 mark, then he might start playing more offensive strokes, he has looked confident all the way through his innings and is a batsman with something to prove, they are always difficult to overcome and get out.
England Scorecard:
The Aussies need a bit of luck if they are to get anything out of this innings, they havent looked like taking a wicket and even their premier fast bowlers are getting knocked around by two fantastic batsmen, they are playing far better than Langer did and against tougher bowlers at the moment.
What lead to you think England should declare on if they get there, if they havent knocked off the score by lunch on day 3 then should they declare? Your views are appreciated although i already have an idea it would be nice to know what you think.
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