Men's Test · The Ashes · Match 1

England v Australia

8 Jul 2009 to 12 Jul 2009 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Match drawn

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: RT Ponting

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
England (1)	435	106.5
Australia (2)	674/6d	181.0
England (3)	252/9	105.0

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England252/9 (105 ov)

England batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strausscaught b NM Hauritz	caught b NM Hauritz	17	54	1	0	31.5
AN Cooklbw b MG Johnson	lbw b MG Johnson	6	12	1	0	50.0
RS Boparalbw b BW Hilfenhaus	lbw b BW Hilfenhaus	1	3	0	0	33.3
KP Pietersenb BW Hilfenhaus	b BW Hilfenhaus	8	24	0	0	33.3
PD Collingwoodcaught b PM Siddle	caught b PM Siddle	74	245	6	0	30.2
MJ Priorcaught b NM Hauritz	caught b NM Hauritz	14	32	1	0	43.8
A Flintoffcaught b MG Johnson	caught b MG Johnson	26	71	3	0	36.6
SCJ Broadlbw b NM Hauritz	lbw b NM Hauritz	14	47	1	0	29.8
GP Swannlbw b BW Hilfenhaus	lbw b BW Hilfenhaus	31	63	4	0	49.2
JM Anderson*not out	not out	21	53	3	0	39.6
MS Panesar*not out	not out	7	35	1	0	20.0
Extras	33 (b 9, lb 9, w 4, nb 11)
Total	252/9 (105 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (AN Cook, 4.3 ov), 2-17 (RS Bopara, 5.3 ov), 3-31 (KP Pietersen, 10.4 ov), 4-46 (AJ Strauss, 16.6 ov), 5-70 (MJ Prior, 26.3 ov), 6-127 (A Flintoff, 49.4 ov), 7-159 (SCJ Broad, 66.4 ov), 8-221 (GP Swann, 86.1 ov), 9-233 (PD Collingwood, 93.3 ov)

Australia bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
MG Johnson	22	4	44	2	2.00	4	1
BW Hilfenhaus	15	3	47	3	3.13	0	4
PM Siddle	18	2	51	1	2.83	0	2
NM Hauritz	37	12	63	3	1.70	0	2
MJ Clarke	3	0	8	0	2.67	0	0
MJ North	7	4	14	0	2.00	0	0
SM Katich	3	0	7	0	2.33	0	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.