Men's Test · The Ashes · Match 1

England v Australia

8 Jul 2015 to 11 Jul 2015 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

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

Result

England won by 169 runs

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: JE Root

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
England (1)	430	102.1
Australia (2)	308	84.4
England (3)	289	70.1
Australia (4)	242	70.3

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Australia242 all out (70.3 ov)

Australia batting, innings 4
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
CJL Rogerscaught b SCJ Broad	caught b SCJ Broad	10	28	2	0	35.7
DA Warnerlbw b MM Ali	lbw b MM Ali	52	86	6	1	60.5
SPD Smithcaught b SCJ Broad	caught b SCJ Broad	33	49	6	0	67.3
MJ Clarkecaught b SCJ Broad	caught b SCJ Broad	4	13	1	0	30.8
AC Vogescaught b MA Wood	caught b MA Wood	1	16	0	0	6.3
SR Watsonlbw b MA Wood	lbw b MA Wood	19	58	2	0	32.8
BJ Haddincaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	7	20	1	0	35.0
MG Johnsoncaught b JE Root	caught b JE Root	77	94	9	2	81.9
MA Starccaught b JE Root	caught b JE Root	17	38	3	0	44.7
JR Hazlewoodcaught b MM Ali	caught b MM Ali	14	17	2	0	82.4
NM Lyon*not out	not out	0	5	0	0	0.0
Extras	8 (b 4, lb 3, nb 1)
Total	242 all out (70.3 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (CJL Rogers, 9.4 ov), 2-97 (DA Warner, 26.3 ov), 3-101 (SPD Smith, 27.4 ov), 4-106 (MJ Clarke, 31.4 ov), 5-106 (AC Voges, 32.2 ov), 6-122 (BJ Haddin, 38.1 ov), 7-151 (SR Watson, 50.5 ov), 8-223 (MA Starc, 65.4 ov), 9-242 (MG Johnson, 69.1 ov), 10-242 (JR Hazlewood, 70.3 ov)

England bowling, innings 4
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Nb
JM Anderson	12	3	33	0	2.75	0
SCJ Broad	14	3	39	3	2.79	0
MM Ali	16.3	4	59	3	3.58	0
BA Stokes	8	2	23	0	2.88	0
MA Wood	14	4	53	2	3.79	1
JE Root	6	1	28	2	4.67	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.