Australia in Great Britain, 2013 (cricket)
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First Test, Trent Bridge, 10–14 July. Toss: England
England won by 14 runs (England 215 & 375, Australia 280 & 296)
England 1st innings 215: Trott 48; Siddle 5/50, Pattinson 3/69
Australia 1st innings 280: Agar 98, Hughes 81*, Smith 53; Anderson 5/85
England 2nd innings 375: Bell 109, Broad 65, Cook 50; Starc 3/81, Siddle 3/85
Australia 2nd innings 296 (target 311): Haddin 71, Rogers 52; Anderson 5/73 (10/158)
- Ashton Agar's 98 (on his Test debut) was the highest score for a number 11 batsman and his partnership with Phillip Hughes the highest 10th-wicket partnership in Test cricket.
Second Test, Lord's, 18–22 July. Toss: England
England 1st innings 361: Bell 109, Bairstow 67, Trott 58; Harris 5/72, Smith 3/18
Australia 1st innings 128: Watson 30; Swann 5/44
England 349/7d: Root 180, Bell 74; Siddle 3/65
Australia 2nd innings (target 583)
- Ian Bell became the fourth English batsman to score a century in three successive Ashes matches (after Hobbs, Hammond and Chris Broad).[1]
References
- ↑ Ashes 2013: Ian Bell says England well placed despite late wickets, BBC Sport, British Broadcasting Corporation, 18 July 2013. Retrieved on 19 July 2013.