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Australia consolidate after England bundled out for 102
LEEDS, England (AP) - Peter Siddle and Stuart Clark combined for eight wickets Friday on the first day of the fourth Ashes test to help Australia bowl out England for 102, its lowest total at Headingley in 100 years.
Siddle claimed test-best figures of 5-21 - including a spell of 4-3 in 14 balls after lunch - and Clark took 3-18 from 10 overs in his first test in nine months after having undergone elbow surgery.
Australia then sped to 69-1 at tea with captain Ricky Ponting on 39 from 50 balls and Shane Watson on 24. Simon Katich was the man out, caught by Ravi Bopara at short backward square leg off Steve Harmison for a duck to make it 14-1 in the second over.
But Shane Watson had already square-cut the first two balls of the innings from James Anderson to the boundary to set the tone. While Ponting took 17 runs from Graham Onions’ first over, including a pull shot for six with his first ball, as Australia reached its 50 from 39 balls.
Earlier, England was all out in less than 34 overs. Matt Prior hit an unbeaten 37 and Alastair Cook made 30 to be the only English batsmen to reach double figures after the hosts won the toss and batted on a good pitch in sunny conditions.
England, 1-0 up in the five-match series and seeking to reclaim the Ashes, lost captain Andrew Strauss for 3 in the fourth over.
Strauss slashed loosely at a ball from Peter Siddle wide of off stump and was brilliantly caught at third slip by Marcus North, whose one-handed reflex grab over his right shoulder meant England fell to 11-1.
Strauss could have been out on the first ball of the match when he missed a swinging delivery from Ben Hilfenhaus that struck his pads. The replay suggested it would have hit the top of middle stump, but umpire Billy Bowden gave him a reprieve.
Hilfenhaus did not have to wait long for his first wicket, though, as he had Ravi Bopara caught at gully for 1 by Michael Hussey after casually playing away from his body. The score was then 16-2 in the seventh over.
Ian Bell hung around for 42 minutes but managed only 8 before he gloved a very short ball from left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin. That was 39-3 in the 16th over, and three overs later it was 42-4.
Paul Collingwood departed without scoring after edging an out-swinger from Clark to Ricky Ponting at second slip. Clark then added a second victim by having Cook caught at first slip by Michael Clarke after pushing at a probing ball on off stump.
Broad was caught on the last ball before lunch by Simon Katich at short square leg off Clark for 3.
England was 72-6 at lunch and lost the remaining four wickets in 40 minutes - all to Siddle. Three of the last four batsmen failed to score a run, and the extras total of 17 ended up being the third-highest score.
Siddle dismissed James Anderson for 3 and Graham Onions in consecutive deliveries to end the innings and will be on a hat trick in the second innings.
In team news, Andrew Flintoff’s knee injury meant he was replaced by fast bowler Steve Harmison. Australia made two changes, bringing in Clark for offspinner Nathan Hauritz and recalling Haddin for Graham Manou despite only breaking a finger 10 days ago.
With nearly 15 overs left in the day, the 1st day of the 4th Ashes Test, Australia were 170 for four in reply to England’s 1st innings total of 102 all out.
Scoreboard
England 1st innings
A Strauss c North b Siddle 3
A Cook c Clarke b Clark 30
R Bopara c Hussey b Hilfenhaus 1
I Bell c Haddin b Johnson 8
P Collingwood c Ponting b Clark 0
M Prior not out 37
S Broad c Katich b Clark 3
G Swann c Clarke b Siddle 0
S Harmison c Haddin b Siddle 0
J Anderson c Haddin b Siddle 3
G Onions c Katich b Siddle 0
Extras: (5b, 8lb, 1w, 3nb) 17
TOTAL: (all out) 102
Overs: 33.5.
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-16, 3-39, 4-42, 5-63, 6-72, 7-92, 8-98, 9-102.
Bowling: Hilfenhaus 7-0-20-1 (2nb), Siddle 9.5-0-21-5 (1nb), Johnson 7-0-30-1 (1w), Clark 10-4-18-3.
Australia first innings
S Watson not out 24
S Katich c Bopara b Harmison 0
R Ponting not out 39
Extras: (b4, w1, nb1) 6
TOTAL: (one wicket) 69
Overs: 15
Fall of wickets: 1-14.
Bowling: Anderson 4-0-25-0, Harmison 6-3-17-1 (1w), Onions 5-1-23-0 (1nb).
Did not bat: Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Stuart Clark, Ben Hilfenhaus.
Toss: England.
Umpires: Asad Rauf, Pakistan and Billy Bowden, New Zealand.
Third umpire: Ian Gould, England. Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka.
