Ashes 2009: 2nd Test: Flintoff's 5 wkts in 2nd Innings give England 1-0 Lead!

Flintoff's brilliant bowling performance in the 2nd innings of the 2nd test match in the Ashes 2009 has given England the 1-0 lead in the five test series with the first one drawn.

England have not beaten Australia since 1934 and this has become a relief for the entire English people.

Deciding to bat first, England started the attack with skipper Strauss leading from the front. Strauss made 161 but got out in the 2nd ball of the 2nd day's play. This was his 18th test century.

The first wicket partnership was 196 between Struass and Cook. The partnership was broken by Johnson trapping Cook leg before for 95. Aussies took 48 overs to taste the first blow.

The start was not well utilized by the rest of the players. Pietersen was the 3rd top scorer with 32.

England were in good position at the end of Day 1 with 364 for 6. They did not use the good first wicket star and the usual collapse ended their innings at 425.

Australia had a good chance of scoring more as they did in the first test. The four century makers--Katich, Ponting, North and Haddin, from the first test could not make contribution in the first innings. Hussey was the only half-century maker.

Anderson demolished the Australian batting order. Anderson had Hughes caught behind for 4 and Ponting followed him to the pavilion caught by Strauss for 2. Katich and Hussey added 93 for the 3rd wicket and took the score to 103. Australia were struggling at 156 for 8 at the end of day 2.

Harutiz and Siddle 44 for the 9th wicket and brought respect to the total. The last wicket added another 19 as Australia were bundled for 215.

England did not force the follow on though they had the right with a lead of 210 runs. England played sensibly and utilized the lead well. Strauss and Cook made 32 each and put 61 for the 1st wicket. Collingwood and Prior made half centuries which gave England a good lead. England declared at 311 for the loss of 6 wickets and set a target of 522.

Australia lost two wickets with just 34 on the board. Flintoff picked both the wickets. Ponting and Hussey added 44 for the 3rd wicket before Broad bowled skipper Ponting for 38. This opened the gate for England's victory.

Michael Clarke and Haddin stayed and delayed the defeat. Australia ended day 4 at 313 for 5 with Clarke scoring a fighting century. He was unbeaten on 125 and Haddin was at 80.

Day 5 resumed with Australia needing 209 runs and England needing 5 wickets.

Flintoff picked Haddin in the 2nd over caught by Collingwood. Johnson once again played useful innings but not good enough for Australia. Swann's flighted delivery beat Clarke who stepped out of the crease and hit the stumps. This assured victory for England. Johnson's half-century should have given him some confidence. He was the last batsman to get out bowled by Swann.

Flintoff picked 5 wickets and Swann had 4 for his account. England beat Australia by 115 runs.

Scoreboard:

Match: Ashes 2009: Test Match 2
Date: July 16-20, 2009
Teams: Australia v. England
Captains: Ponting and Strauss
Toss: England, decided to bat
Venue: Lord's, London
Result: England won by 115 runs
Series Result: England lead 1-0 (1st test drawn)
Man of the Match: Flintoff off England

England 1st Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	b Hilfenhaus	161	268	22	0
Cook	lbw b Johnson	95	147	18	0
Bopara	lbw b Hilfenhaus	18	19	4	0
Pietersen	c †Haddin b Siddle	32	42	4	0
Collingwood	c Siddle b Clarke	16	36	1	0
Prior	b Johnson	8	10	2	0
Flintoff	c Ponting b Hilfenhaus	4	10	1	0
Broad	b Hilfenhaus	16	26	2	0
Swann	c Ponting b Siddle	4	6	1	0
Anderson	c Hussey b Johnson	29	25	5	0
Onions	not out	17	29	2	0
Extras	(b 15, lb 2, nb 8)	25	-	-	-
Total	all out in 101.4 overs	425	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-196 (Cook, 47.5 ov), 2-222 (Bopara, 53.6 ov), 3-267 (Pietersen, 65.1 ov), 4-302 (Collingwood, 76.3 ov), 5-317 (Prior, 79.3 ov), 6-333 (Flintoff, 82.3 ov), 7-364 (Strauss, 90.2 ov), 8-370 (Swann, 91.5 ov), 9-378 (Broad, 92.6 ov), 10-425 (Anderson, 101.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Hilfenhaus	31	12	103	4
Johnson	21.4	2	132	3
Siddle	20	1	76	2
Hauritz	8.3	1	26	0
North	16.3	2	59	0
M Clarke	4	1	12	1

Australia 1st Innings:

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Hughes	c Prior b Anderson	4	9	1	0
Katich	c Broad b Onions	48	93	6	0
Ponting	c Strauss b Anderson	2	15	0	0
M Hussey	b Flintoff	51	91	8	0
M Clarke	c Cook b Anderson	1	12	0	0
North	b Anderson	0	14	0	0
Haddin	c Cook b Broad	28	38	3	0
Johnson	c Cook b Broad	4	11	1	0
Hauritz	c Collingwood b Onions	24	36	4	0
Siddle	c Strauss b Onions	35	47	5	0
Hilfenhaus	not out	6	14	1	0
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)	12	-	-	-
Total	all out in 63 overs	215	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-4 (Hughes, 2.3 ov), 2-10 (Ponting, 6.6 ov), 3-103 (Katich, 32.4 ov), 4-111 (Hussey, 35.6 ov), 5-111 (Clarke, 36.3 ov), 6-139 (North, 42.3 ov), 7-148 (Johnson, 45.5 ov), 8-152 (Haddin, 47.5 ov), 9-196 (Hauritz, 58.3 ov), 10-215 (Siddle, 62.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	21	5	55	4
Flintoff	12	4	27	1
Broad	18	1	78	2
Onions	11	1	41	3
Swann	1	0	4	0

England 2nd Innings: (lead by 210 runs)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Strauss	c M Clarke b Hauritz	32	48	4	0
Cook	lbw b Hauritz	32	42	6	0
Bopara	c Katich b Hauritz	27	93	4	0
Pietersen	c Haddin b Siddle	44	101	5	0
Collingwood	c Haddin b Siddle	54	80	4	0
Prior	run out (North)	61	42	9	0
Flintoff	not out	30	27	4	0
Broad	not out	0	0	0	0
Extras	(b 16, lb 9, w 1, nb 5)	31	-	-	-
Total	for 6 wkts decl in 71.2 overs	311	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-61 (Cook, 14.1 ov), 2-74 (Strauss, 16.2 ov), 3-147 (Bopara, 44.4 ov), 4-174 (Pietersen, 51.1 ov), 5-260 (Prior, 63.2 ov), 6-311 (Collingwood, 71.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Hilfenhaus	19	5	59	0
Johnson	17	2	68	0
Siddle	15.2	4	64	2
Hauritz	16	1	80	3
M Clarke	4	0	15	0

Australia 2nd Innings: (522 to win)

Batsman	How Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Hughes	c Strauss b Flintoff	17	34	2	0
Katich	c Pietersen b Flintoff	6	5	1	0
Ponting	b Broad	38	69	6	0
M Hussey	c Collingwood b Swann	27	63	3	0
M Clarke	b Swann	136	227	14	0
North	b Swann	6	25	1	0
Haddin	c Collingwood b Flintoff	80	130	10	0
Johnson	b Swann	63	75	9	0
Hauritz	b Flintoff	1	5	0	0
Siddle	b Flintoff	7	13	1	0
Hilfenhaus	not out	4	4	0	0
Extras	(b 5, lb 8, nb 8)	21	-	-	-
Total	all out in 107 overs	406	-	-	-

Fall of Wickets: 1-17 (Katich, 3.1 ov), 2-34 (Hughes, 9.2 ov), 3-78 (Ponting, 23.4 ov), 4-120 (Hussey, 32.4 ov), 5-128 (North, 38.4 ov), 6-313 (Haddin, 87.4 ov), 7-356 (Clarke, 98.2 ov), 8-363 (Hauritz, 99.4 ov), 9-388 (Siddle, 103.6 ov), 10-406 (Johnson, 106.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W
Anderson	21	4	86	0
Flintoff	27	4	92	5
Onions	9	0	50	0
Broad	16	3	49	1
Swann	28	3	87	4
Collingwood	6	1	29	0