Not surprisingly,Australia lost on 4 occasions and the only time they won was in 1882(Which began the fight for Ashes!)
And today,the Aussies have got bundled out for 98.Never did they got out for such a low score in the First Innings of a match against England in Australia.
| Team | Score | Overs | RPO | Lead | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 98 | 42.5 | 2.28 | 98 | 1 | - | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2010 | ||
| Australia | 92 | 65.2x5 | 1.68 | 92 | 1 | lost | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 | ||
| Australia | 80 | 90.3x4 | 1.32 | 80 | 1 | lost | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | ||
| Australia | 74 | 46.0 | 1.60 | 74 | 1 | lost | v England | Birmingham | 27 May 1909 | ||
| Australia | 63 | 80.0x4 | 1.18 | 63 | 1 | won | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | ||
| Australia | 53 | 22.3x5 | 2.81 | 53 | 1 | lost | v England | Lord's | 22 Jun 1896 |
When I woke up today morning to find the Aussies reeling at 58-4,I thought it was a familiar story;as they were in a similar state in the previous match too(36-4) and managed to score a decent 268.Still,I thought England had the edge,as I believed England had a better Batting line-up,but Mitch's magic meant that they fared even more worse and lost the match.
So,I preferred to keep quiet till England starts batting.An hour later,when I found Australia's score to be 92-9,I thought it's all over;there's no way England can perform worse than this.They might take a lead by the end of this day.
The Poms must bat relatively careful to avoid another 'Perth-like' collapse.The match has a chance to end within 3 days and it's not a tough thing to guess who will be the winner.(I don't think even Rain can play spoilsport here.)
P.S:The England fast bowlers(Anderson,Tremlett) have been so good so far that their Spinner Graeme Swann hasn't got many chances to prove himself.Swann has bowled just one over today.:D
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