Ashes 2010-11 Update: Tim Bresnan all praise for England bowling attack
England fast bowler Tim Bresnan believes that his team has taken control of the fifth and final Test of the Ashes series being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Australia, after winning the toss, elected to bat first hoping that the overcast conditions would not affect their batting a great deal. However, England’s bowlers had other ideas and they made decent use
of the conditions to put the hosts in trouble, claiming 4 wickets in a day of play curtailed due to poor light and rain.
The tourists, who have already retained the Ashes, were on top most of the day and Bresnan stated that the new ball bowlers James Anderson and Chris Tremlett were on song and bowled well in the opening session
of the match.
"We bowled really well in the first session with the new ball, we made them play in a way they are probably not used to playing, and so we're happy with that. A lot went past the bat and we got inside-edges
onto pads and stuff like that, so although they played really well, we were unlucky not to have them more down."
He added that the Australian top order also need to be praised as they did not wilt under the tough conditions and bore out the difficult session ensuring that they do not get rolled over the way they did
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the fourth Test.
"We bowled well and we got our rewards, so why shouldn't it be like that," he said. "They played really, really well this morning - especially with it moving as it was - but I think [Hughes] could have nicked
any one of those, he might have nicked one first- or second-ball after lunch anyway, so it certainly didn't change our thought processes or how we went about our work. The first session, we forced them to play in their shells a little bit, [while] in the Khawaja-http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326
partnership, they played a few more shots - which helped us pick up a few wickets."
"I think these were very English conditions we got today," he added. "We were definitely pleased with the first use of that pitch. I think we were going to bowl first anyway, the way it looked and the overhead
conditions, because it's only going to get better. That's how we see it. But it's always good to get the first punch in, and I think we certainly did get the first punch in. It's definitely our day."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s decision to bat first was a real dicey one, considering that they were blown away in similar conditions three times last year.
At the same venue last year, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 rolled them over for 127 runs; the Pakistanis once again had them on the mat in Headingley Leeds, sending them packing for 88 runs. Last week, they were dismissed for
98 runs in Melbourne yet the new captain Michael Clarke opted to bat first.
The Aussies would be happy with the performance of debutant http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phillip-Hughes-c2185 (31 runs) once again
threw away their starts.
Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120’s first innings as captain was as disappointing as the rest of his Ashes campaign: the right-hander scored 4 runs before falling to Bresnan.
England’s bowling attack will be hoping to wipe off the tail-end as soon as possible and then bat for a long period of time on a wicket that is set to be at its best tomorrow and the day after, provided
the weather stays clear.
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