South Africa vs England - Live in ICC Champions Trophy 2009

SA vs Eng - ICC Champions trophy group B match at Centurion
Date: 27th September, 2009
Time: 14:30 local, 12:30 GMT

England have opened up their Champions Trophy campaign with a win against Sri Lanka. South Africa lost to Sri Lanka but won in superb passion against New Zealand. England win against Sri Lanka and the way they tackled the top Lanakan bowlers have given them a lot of confidence. Their bowling was superb except in the middle overs.

Players to watch out:
Ab De Villers for South Africa
James Anderson for England.

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Highlights of South Africa Vs England in ICC Champions trophy 2009: Highlights will be posted on this site after the match.

Sri Lanka vs England - Highlights of ICC Champions Trophy 2009

England has won the Champions Trophy match against Sri Lanka by 6 wickets with 30 balls remaining. After a moderate Sri Lankan total English batsmen played beautifully. Morgan hit a half century. Owais Shah and Collingwood too played beautifully for their 40s. Sri Lankan spinners were not as useful in the pitch as Murali bowled 10 overs giving 60 runs.

Sri Lanka:212
England : 213 in 45 overs.

Sri Lanka propelled their total to 212 after being 17/4 at one stage. Matthews and Kandambi made fifties for them to take to this total which is considered to be a good total at this pitch. England pacers Anderson and Onions bowled beautifully against Sri Lanka and took the first 4 wickets cheaply. In a bowling pitch, the batsmen struggled against the superb bowling. Anderson was in superb touch bowled economic and took two very early wickets.


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Sri Lanka Vs England - Live in ICC Champions Trophy 2009

Sri Lanka had a great start in the Champions' Trophy as they clinched down the host South Africa in the opener of Group B match. They will play the second match on Friday against the England. England is playing their first match in the Champions Trophy. The Group B match is scheduled to start from the 14:30 local at the stadium of Johannsburg.

The win will be crucial for both the teams and other two teams in the group. If Sri Lanka wins the match they seem to be desperately in the last four stage. The three other teams will fight for the place in semis. England requires the win from the first match as they need to do well in the tournament. England had recenty 6-1 lost in ODI series against Australia.

Starts on 12:30 GMT and 14:30 Local at Johannesburg on 25 September 2009
Watch out for:
Ajantha Mendis, he performed very well in the 1st match and England are playing first time against him.
Andrew Strauss, captain of England team have to lead from the top in batting and his captaincy matters a lot.

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Lax performances in one day series could cost England dear

I will freely admit that, following England�s dramatic and euphoric Ashes test victory, I looked upon the proceeding One Day Internationals as a bit of an anti-climatic sideshow.

Curiously placed between the test series and the Champions Trophy, on the fringes of the English autumn, to say it was like a case of �After the Lord Mayor�s show� is an understatement.

Flash back to 2005 and the one day series was before the test matches, nicely wetting our appetites ahead of the main event. I can understand the scheduling this time round is maybe to do with the hastily re-arranged Champions Trophy at the end of the month. But to ensure interest is maintained, I can�t help thinking they should return to their pre-test slot in 2013.

I sensed that feeling from the crowd from game one and as each inevitable defeat followed I could imagine the players thinking to themselves: �we don�t care, we�ve won the Ashes.�

Added to the general malaise hanging over the series was England�s poor one-day record so it became increasingly evident that this was never going to be classic.

And so it has proved. Australia have held England at arms length, toying with them at times, offering them the slimmest chance of victory, before ruthlessly going in for the kill with a few balls to spare.

They were wounded after the test series defeat and although this one day win will not get the Ashes back, they know a convincing victory - which still could be a whitewash - will re-dress the balance, score a few psychosocial blows ahead of future contests and tell the England camp that one swallow does not a summer make.

Another thing that has bothered me in the series has been England�s approach, or more accurately their lack of one. It appears they are unsure how to play the one day game, with field placings, batting orders and powerplays failing to fit together into one cohesive plan. Instead it comes across as ill-thought out and reactionary. Strauss apart, the batsmen have failed to build on starts while the lack of depth in the bowling attack has let them down at key moments. A back to basics approach is needed.

When we look back over this summer our overriding memory will, of course, be that of Strauss lifting that famous little urn once more. But that shouldn�t be allowed to gloss over what has been a desperately poor one day series.

England said they had learnt the mistakes of �05 and wanted to prove their Ashes win of 2009 was no flash in the pan. But if these past few weeks are to go by, those old mistakes have already been made and the International cricket betting odds show this.

By Tom Mallows

Australia moves to no.4 in ICC test rankings

After the Ashes 2009 defeat, Australia have slipped 3 positions in ICC test rankings table. This is the first time they have lost the no.1 test position since the system of rankings in 2003 had started. Australia are now no.4 in test and no.3 in ODI. South Africa is no.1 in both test and ODI cricket rankings. Sri Lanka ranks no.2 in test followed by India. Despite the Ashes win, England is in no.5 position.

After Australia lost their no.1 position this year, they were still in no.1 in test though they lost series continuously. It was due to their superb form before 2 years. Not just the test defeat but also the lefting out of older matches have dropped the Aussies 9 points below the Proteas.

Ashes 2009 : England beat Australia in the final - Highlights

England Beat Australia by 179 runs. Wins the series 2-1
England 1st inn: 332 all out , Bell 72
Australia 1nd inn: 160 all out , Katich 50
England 2nd Inn: 373-9 , Trott 119
Australia 2nd inn: 348 all out , Hussey 121
Player of the match : Stuart Broad , Player of series : M Clarke and A Strauss

Highlights: (click here for video highlights)
England had fully taken the revenge of 5-0 defeat in 2006-07 Ashes. This time the England team has come up with 2-1 victory.

The final test came to an end on the last session of day 4. With one more day to go England came over Australia. It was always the fact that England bowled a superb first innings where they restricted Australia for 160 still 172 runs behind. Ten nothing went for Australia. England batted superbly in the second innings and set the target of 546 runs from about 9 and half session of test cricket.

England's pace bowler Stuart Broad came hero taking five wickets in the 1st innings. Spinner Graeme Swann supported him a lot with four in his bag. Debutant Trott made an impressive century in second innings. Chasing 546, Aussie had somehow good start and they seemed to be quite happy before they loose their captain and vice both from silly run outs. Mike Hussey tried a lot scoring 121 runs but became the last one to get out. Swann piked again 4 wickets and Harmission struck 3 wickets in the secod innings.

Scorecard:

ENG vs AUS, 5th Test at London - ENG 1st Innings

Match Details	TEST at London, Aug 20, 2009 - Aug 24, 2009
Series	The Ashes
Match Venue	Kennington Oval, London, England
Match Officials	Billy Bowden And Asad Rauf (Umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (Match Referee), Peter Hartley (Tv Umpire), Jeremy Lloyds (Reserve Umpire)
England 332/10 (90.5) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR AJ Strauss (c) c BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus 55 101 11 0 54.46 AN Cook c RT Ponting b PM Siddle 10 12 2 0 83.33 IR Bell b PM Siddle 72 137 10 0 52.55 PD Collingwood c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle 24 65 3 0 36.92 Jonathan Trott run out (SM Katich) 41 81 5 0 50.62 MJ Prior (wk) c SR Watson b MG Johnson 18 33 2 0 54.55 A Flintoff c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson 7 19 1 0 36.84 SCJ Broad c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus 37 69 5 0 53.62 GP Swann c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle 18 28 2 0 64.29 JM Anderson lbw b BW Hilfenhaus 0 6 0 0 0.00 SJ Harmison not out 12 12 3 0 100.00
Extras : 38 (b:12, lb:5, nb:18, wd:3) Total : 332/10 (90.5) Curr.RR: 3.66
FOW : AN Cook (12-1, 5.3), AJ Strauss (114-2, 28.1), PD Collingwood (176-3, 47.5), IR Bell (181-4, 53.5), MJ Prior (229-5, 65.3), A Flintoff (247-6, 69.4), Jonathan Trott (268-7, 74.2), GP Swann (307-8, 85.3), JM Anderson (308-9, 86.6), SCJ Broad (332-10, 90.5)
Australia O M R W Nb Wd Econ BW Hilfenhaus 21.5 5 71 3 5 0 3.25 PM Siddle 21 6 75 4 4 0 3.57 SR Clark 14 5 41 0 0 0 2.93 MG Johnson 15 0 69 2 8 3 4.60 MJ North 14 3 33 0 1 0 2.36 SR Watson 5 0 26 0 0 0 5.20

Australia 1st innings:

Australia 160/10 (52.5) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR SR Watson lbw b SCJ Broad 34 69 7 0 49.28 SM Katich c AN Cook b GP Swann 50 107 7 0 46.73 RT Ponting (c) b SCJ Broad 8 15 1 0 53.33 MEK Hussey lbw b SCJ Broad 0 3 0 0 0.00 MJ Clarke c A Flintoff b SCJ Broad 3 7 0 0 42.86 MJ North lbw b GP Swann 8 17 1 0 47.06 BJ Haddin (wk) b SCJ Broad 1 9 0 0 11.11 MG Johnson c MJ Prior b GP Swann 11 24 2 0 45.83 PM Siddle not out 26 39 5 0 66.67 SR Clark c AN Cook b GP Swann 6 8 1 0 75.00 BW Hilfenhaus b A Flintoff 6 20 1 0 30.00

Extras : 7 (b:1, lb:5, nb:1, wd:0) Total : 160/10 (52.5) Curr.RR: 3.03

FOW : SR Watson (73-1, 22.6), RT Ponting (85-2, 26.6), MEK Hussey (89-3, 28.3), MJ Clarke (93-4, 30.2), MJ North (108-5, 35.3), SM Katich (109-6, 37.1), BJ Haddin (111-7, 38.4), MG Johnson (131-8, 43.5), SR Clark (143-9, 47.3), BW Hilfenhaus (160-10, 52.5)

England O M R W Nb Wd Econ JM Anderson 9 3 29 0 0 0 3.22 A Flintoff 13.5 4 35 1 0 0 2.53 * GP Swann 14 3 38 4 0 0 2.71 SJ Harmison 4 1 15 0 1 0 3.75 SCJ Broad 12 1 37 5 0 0 3.08

England - 2nd Innings:

England 373/9 Decl (95) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR AJ Strauss (c) c MJ Clarke b MJ North 75 191 8 0 39.27 AN Cook c MJ Clarke b MJ North 9 35 0 0 25.71 IR Bell c SM Katich b MG Johnson 4 7 1 0 57.14 PD Collingwood c SM Katich b MG Johnson 1 7 0 0 14.29 Jonathan Trott c MJ North b SR Clark 119 193 12 0 61.66 MJ Prior (wk) run out (SM Katich) 4 9 1 0 44.44 A Flintoff c PM Siddle b MJ North 22 18 4 0 122.22 SCJ Broad c RT Ponting b MJ North 29 36 5 0 80.56 GP Swann c BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus 63 54 9 0 116.67 JM Anderson not out 15 29 2 0 51.72 SJ Harmison

Extras : 32 (b:1, lb:15, nb:9, wd:7) Total : 373/9 (95) Curr.RR: 3.93

FOW : AN Cook (27-1, 12.3), IR Bell (34-2, 15.4), PD Collingwood (39-3, 17.3), AJ Strauss (157-4, 54.3), MJ Prior (168-5, 57.6), A Flintoff (200-6, 64.1), SCJ Broad (243-7, 74.2), GP Swann (333-8, 87.4), Jonathan Trott (373-9, 94.6)

Australia - 2nd innings: Australia 348/10 (102.2) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR SR Watson lbw b SCJ Broad 40 81 6 0 49.38 SM Katich lbw b GP Swann 43 68 7 0 63.24 RT Ponting (c) run out (A Flintoff) 66 103 10 0 64.08 MEK Hussey c AN Cook b GP Swann 121 263 14 0 46.01 MJ Clarke run out (AJ Strauss) 0 4 0 0 0.00 MJ North st MJ Prior b GP Swann 10 24 2 0 41.67 BJ Haddin (wk) c AJ Strauss b GP Swann 34 49 6 0 69.39 MG Johnson c PD Collingwood b SJ Harmison 0 5 0 0 0.00 PM Siddle c A Flintoff b SJ Harmison 10 14 1 0 71.43 SR Clark c AN Cook b SJ Harmison 0 1 0 0 0.00 BW Hilfenhaus not out 4 8 1 0 50.00 Extras : 20 (b:7, lb:7, nb:6, wd:0) Total : 348/10 (102.2) Curr.RR: 3.40 FOW : SM Katich (86-1, 23.6), SR Watson (90-2, 24.3), RT Ponting (217-3, 63.6), MJ Clarke (220-4, 64.5), MJ North (236-5, 72.2), BJ Haddin (327-6, 94.4), MG Johnson (327-7, 95.5), PM Siddle (343-8, 99.4), SR Clark (343-9, 99.5), MEK Hussey (348-10, 102.2) England O M R W Nb Wd Econ JM Anderson 13 3 46 0 1 0 3.54 A Flintoff 11 1 42 0 1 0 3.82 SJ Harmison 16 5 54 3 4 0 3.38 * GP Swann 39.2 7 120 4 0 0 3.05 SCJ Broad 22 4 71 1 0 0 3.23 PD Collingwood 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.00

Australia O M R W Nb Wd Econ BW Hilfenhaus 11 1 58 1 4 0 5.27 PM Siddle 18 3 77 0 0 2 4.28 MJ North 30 4 98 4 0 1 3.27 MG Johnson 17 1 60 2 5 2 3.53 SM Katich 5 2 9 0 0 0 1.80 SR Clark 12 2 37 1 0 0 3.08 MJ Clarke 2 0 18 0 0 0 9.00

Ashes 2009 : 5th test highlights

England have finally won the Ashes 2009 winning the 5th test by a huge Margin. Stuart Broad played beautifully and destroyed the Aussie batting. Johnathan Trott's century was superb. Australia was poor in the first inning getting all-out for 160. Broad was declared the man of the match,

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5th test of Ashes 2009 - Live | Eng v Aus

After 4 tests being played, the result will be decided by the 5th test at the Oval. The one test match is going to decide who will be the champion of glorious Ashes series. After a superb win for England in third test, they were completely shattered by Aussies in the 4th one. But superb performance of English in first three tests and the comeback made by Aussies have made the 5th test unpredictable adding a lot of excitement.

5th Test: England v Australia
Venue: The Oval | Date and Time: Aug 20-24 (11:00 local, 10:00 GMT)

Live Score of Ashes 2009:

Seeing the 4th test, Australia seem to be on top. The way their bowlers bowled was superb. Australian pace attack grew superbly. But remember the third test. After a narrow escape in 2nd one, they came back strongly and grabbed it.

Flintoff is expected to play in the fifth one and England may go on with two spinners. Johnathan Trott is included in the squad and its almost sure he will play for England in the 5th one. The absence of Pietersen is a big loss but still they have great batsmen in the top and middle order.

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Jonathan Trott in the England team for Ashes 2009 final tests

After hypes on different names including Trescothick, Mark Ramprakrash, Robert Key and other, it has been confirmed that Jonathan Trott will make the debut for England in test cricket. For the final test of Ashes 2009, Trott will be the replacement for Ravi Bopara. With Ian Bell in no.3, Trott will bat for England in likely to bat at no.5

Monty Panesar has been included in the squad and its likely that England will play two spinners - him and Swann. Ian Bell who had shown great form playing for his country is too in the squad which includes the following players:

England Squad: 1. Andrew Strauss (capt), 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Ian Bell, 4 Paul Collingwood, 5 Jonathan Trott, 6 Matt Prior (wk), 7 Andrew Flintoff, 8 Stuart Broad, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 James Anderson, 11 Steve Harmison, 12 Monty Panesar, 13 Graham Onions, 14 Ryan Sidebottom.

Ashes 2009 : England need to re-group after Headingley massacre

For a few short moments on Sunday morning, as Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann blasted Stuart Clark all round the ground, thoughts turned to 1981 when Ian Botham and Bob Willis inspired England to the unlikeliest of victories.

Would we see such a miracle again?

Well we were swiftly made to pay for such foolish thinking. Australia wrapped up a crushing innings victory within an hour after lunch on the third day and carry over the now infamous �momentum� going into the Ashes decider at The Oval next week.

Squint hard enough and you would have thought it was the imperious Australia of old that turned England over in Leeds this weekend. Stuart Clark, back in the side at the expense of Nathan Hauritz, was made to look like the Glenn McGrath of old as the Aussies ripped through the England order on a stunning opening day. Then as the England bowlers persisted with short-pitched wayward deliveries it was as if Hayden and Langer were in their pomp, blasting the ball to all corners of the park.

That may be a disservice to the quartet of Ponting, Watson, North and Clarke, who delivered a master class in batting and ruthlessly dragged the game away from England.

But the distance between the two sides is not as great as this scoreline suggests. It seems to me once again that, mentally, England have a soft centre.The chaotic first morning at Headingley, which began with a 4:30am fire alarm at the hotel, incorporated Flintoff�s absence from the side and Matt Prior�s back spasm while playing football in the warm up, meant it was an unsettled and harassed England side that collapsed on the first day.

Then as Ponting and Watson made hay the body language of the England fielders suggested they were already beaten � on day one.

With a deficit of 350 the pressure was on and once again England�s middle order collapsed like a house of cards. Only when the pressure was off and the game over did Broad and Swann express themselves, showing the upper order that the Australian attack isn�t as formidable as the figures suggest.

England need to put this defeat behind them and quick. Their ability has never been in question but once again when the pressure is on they are found wanting.

Freddie Flintoff may return for the final game, determined to go out on a high. His re-appearance may prove a vital boost to the side and ensure they avoid such a catastrophic start as they did in this test. Do that again, and that famous little urn will once again remain in Australian hands.

For now, keep on top of The Oval Test odds before any Fifth Test betting.

By: Tom Mallows

Ashes 2009 4th Test highlights - England vs Australia

Australia defeated england by a huge margin of an innings and 80 runs in 4th test of Ashes 2009. Australia have dominated the 4th test of Ashes 2009. Aussies are in the verge of a superb victory in the 4th test. Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle have bowled superbly and Michael Clarke and the man of the match Marcus North were brilliant with the bat in the match.

England (1st innings) 102
Australia (1st innings) 445
England (2nd Innings): 263

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Ashes 2009 4th test - Live | England Vs Australia

The Ashes 2009 has given the real taste of Ashes series. Unexpectedly, England have dominated the series with a sudden escape in the first test, completely dominating second test and with great show in the third test. Ashes 2009 reminds us of the historic Ashes 2005 which was won by England. But Aussies are still in the game with 2 more matches to go. Its now impossible for them to create a outstanding result like or Ashes 2007 but can still make it 2-1.

4th Test: England v Australia in Ashes 2009
Venue: Leeds, Date: Aug 7-11 Time:11:00 local, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 India

Live Score of Ashes 2009:

England and Australia both are suffering from injury problems before the match. Flintoff has made headlines with his knee injury. The bowler in verge of his retirement has shown splendid performance so far. Australian batsman Clarke whose heroics saved the 3rd test is reported to have some abdominal problems. Haddin has too undergone an injury.

The Headingley ground is famous for its swing. Flintoff who is the leading wicket taker is expected to show another great performance. Little rain may be witnessed but will not be of great concern. Brett Lee reports himself to be 100% fit but is very unlikely to be included. Hilfenhaus who has been top performer for the Aussies will be in focus for the expected swing.


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Ashes 2009 : Australia Vs England 3rd Test Live

Remarkable win - was at the end of last Ashes match for England. The oldest Ashes will continue for more matches as the host of 2009 edition leading the series 1-0. The third test of Ashes 2009 is scheduled begin from July 30. Some gap between the last match and Australia had some time to really warm up. News also featuring the visitors that Pietersen will be missing on the upcoming 5 day matches for Ashes 2009. 2009 Ashes 3rd test is scheduled as:

* The Ashes 2009 - 3rd Test - Australia Vs England
* Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham
* 30,31 July, 1,2,3 August 2009

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Pietersen blow hands some initiative back to Aussies

It was perhaps not surprising after seeing him limp around the field at Lord�s last weekend that Kevin Pietersen has finally succumbed to the achilles injury that has dogged him since the start of the year.

The arguments about his fitness will no doubt rumble on over the summer; after all it was first diagnosed during the winter tour of the West Indies and could have been cured there and then. But despite being centrally contracted to England he went off to South Africa to play in the IPL carrying the knock. In what I expect to become the norm in the near future test cricket has now lost out to 20/20 with Pietersen unable to play through the pain barrier any longer. England will now hope their other talisman, Andrew Flintoff, will be wrapped up in cotton wool ready for Edgbaston next week.

The obvious replacement for Pietersen is Ian Bell who has been in good nick with his county Warwickshire so far this year. But he still has a question mark over his ability to perform at the highest level. His average in Ashes tests is only 25, and he has often been found vulnerable to Australia�s sledging tactics out in the middle.

But the Aussie attack, while dangerous, is not as formidable as it once was and if Bell is in good nick he may look to grab this chance with both hands.

Australia will take a boost from Pietersen�s enforced absence. It puts a dampener on England�s celebrations after the Lord�s test and shifts the momentum slightly as there is no question England�s batting line-up will be weaker without the enigmatic South African. That said he was clearly half fit in the first two tests and didn�t perform to his best in either of them, so England will argue they will be stronger in the remaining games as they will be playing with 11 men rather than 10 �.
I suppose it will just give both sides another excuse to exchange mind game tactics ahead of the hotly anticipated third test at Edgbaston next week.

In the meantime, keep a close eye on the Third Test odds before placing your Edgbaston test bet and, if you need to get in the mood for rivalry, check out Betfair's fan v fan site.

By Tom Mallows

Ashes 2009 : Pietersen ruled out due to injury

England key player Kevin Pietersen will miss the upcoming Ashes matches for Ashes 2009. KP has to miss due to his long-standing Achilles tendon surgery his Wednsday. News is that Pietersen has to take the rest for about six weeks.

The news might bring England a great shock after the 75-years history was broken in the last Ashes match. Pietersen is always known as the key batsman since his appearance on the International level for England. As he is not at great knick this Ashes but he has a geat career record against the Australians. In his 12 matches he has scored more tht 1100 runs with average above 50.

Already England's coach Andy Flower expressed that his team can win without start players like KP and Flintoff. According to him his team has done great acheivement since they broke the 75 years tally in last test.

The outgoing of Kevin Pietersen will might bring Ian Bell back on the Eng squad. Bell has been out for some time due to lack of scoring. But his recent form in domestics have been great for Warwickhire.

Ashes 2009 2nd Test - Highlights | Australia Vs England

After a dramtic draw in first win, England with their morale up has won the second test of Ashes 2009 by 115 runs in the 5th day. Australian batsmen and of course the mighty Clarke provided great resistance but finally was unable to make the match in the favour of Aussies. Swann took 4 wickets and Flintoff the king with 5 wickets in the final innings.

England: 425 & 311/6 (dec)

Australia: 215 & 406

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The Ashes 2009 - Highlights | Eng vs Aus

The Ashes 2009 between England and Australia is one of the greatest battles in cricket features 5 tests in England. 5 day long test match is very difficut to watch live. So, to enjoy it, watching the highlights is superb way. Here are the Links to watch the video coverage of Australia Vs England Ashes 2009 in England. Simply you select your country/region and click on the links provided below:
ESPNSTAR : ESPNSTAR is the official broadcaster of Ashes 2009 in many countries of Asia. ESPNSTAR.com provides the video of each session of all the five days. The video highlights is available in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and most of the countries where ESPNSTAR has broadcasting rights for LIVE match on TV. Click Here to watch the Video Highlights of 1st Test Ashes 2009. After you visit the link, select cricket and then click on Ashes.

ESPNstar's Youtube Channel also provides the video of 1st test Ashes 2009. The video is available in the limited region and countries . Click Here to watch.

SUPER SPORT: Supersport has the broadcasting rights in African countries. Highlight video of 2009 is shown in online page of Supersport. The videos are available in South Africa and neighboring African nations. Click Here to watch the video.

SKY SPORTS: Sky Sports online site provides the Live action of Ashes 2009 the countries where LIVE action of the Ashes is broadcast. It includes UK and other countries. Click here to watch

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I think all of them provide free highlights of Ashes 2009 matches. You can have highlights of 1st test, 2nd test, 3rd test, 4th test and 5th test for free. You can also watch the video highlights in Willow.tv for paid service which includes the Live matches also for Ashes 2009.

Ashes 2009 2nd Test : Australia in danger of follow on after day 2

I think its all the end of Day 2 of 2nd Test in Ashes 2009. At the moment its the cause of bad light and the match is only delayed but very less chanc of players going down to the pitch. The day went fully to england and the match is also going towards them. After the overnight score of 364-6, England were ruled out by Australia on 425 before some play remained in the 1st session of day 1.

It was only the 1st some hours on the day 2 where Australia would have felt better but than came the worse part after the came down with bat. Aussies have to loose 2 wickets for 20 runs till lunch. Then they were never in the match. At the end of 3rd session or the day Australia were 156-8.

Anderson came hard against all the Aussie batters. He picked up 4-36 in the day. Onions, Flintoff and Broad equally supported Anderson with some wickets on their bag.

Australia might follow on on the Day 3 and pretty difficult task for the World Champions. Here is the final scorecard at the end of day 2:

England(1st inn) 425/10 (101.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR AJ Strauss (c) b BW Hilfenhaus 161 268 22 0 60.07 AN Cook lbw b MG Johnson 95 147 18 0 64.63 RS Bopara lbw b BW Hilfenhaus 18 19 4 0 94.74 KP Pietersen c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle 32 42 5 0 76.19 PD Collingwood c PM Siddle b MJ Clarke 16 36 1 0 44.44 MJ Prior (wk) b MG Johnson 8 10 2 0 80.00 A Flintoff c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus 4 10 1 0 40.00 SCJ Broad b BW Hilfenhaus 16 26 2 0 61.54 GP Swann c RT Ponting b PM Siddle 4 6 1 0 66.67 JM Anderson c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson 29 25 5 0 116.00 Graham Onions not out 17 29 2 0 58.62

Extras : 25 (b:15, lb:2, nb:8, wd:0) Total : 425/10 (101.4) Curr.RR: 4.18

FOW : AN Cook (196-1, 47.5), RS Bopara (222-2, 53.6), KP Pietersen (267-3, 65.1), PD Collingwood (302-4, 76.3), MJ Prior (317-5, 79.3), A Flintoff (333-6, 82.3), AJ Strauss (364-7, 90.2), GP Swann (370-8, 91.5), SCJ Broad (378-9, 92.6), JM Anderson (425-10, 101.4)

Australia O M R W Nb Wd Econ BW Hilfenhaus 31 12 103 4 4 0 3.32 MG Johnson 21.4 2 132 3 0 0 6.09 PM Siddle 20 0 76 2 4 0 3.80 NM Hauritz 8.3 1 26 0 0 0 3.06 MJ North 16 2 59 0 0 0 3.69 MJ Clarke 4 1 12 1 0 0 3.00

Australia (1st Innings) : 156/8

PJ Hughes c MJ Prior b JM Anderson 4 9 1 0 44.44 SM Katich c SCJ Broad b Graham Onions 48 93 6 0 51.61 RT Ponting (c) c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson 2 15 0 0 13.33 MEK Hussey b A Flintoff 51 91 8 0 56.04 MJ Clarke c AN Cook b JM Anderson 1 12 0 0 8.33 MJ North b JM Anderson 0 14 0 0 0.00 BJ Haddin (wk) c AN Cook b SCJ Broad 28 39 3 0 71.79 MG Johnson c AN Cook b SCJ Broad 4 11 1 0 36.36 NM Hauritz batting 3 10 0 0 30.00 *PM Siddle batting 3 2 0 0 150.00 BW Hilfenhaus

Extras : 12 (b:4, lb:6, nb:2, wd:0) Total : 156/8 (49) Curr.RR: 3.18

FOW : PJ Hughes (4-1, 2.3), RT Ponting (10-2, 6.6), SM Katich (103-3, 32.4), MEK Hussey (111-4, 35.6), MJ Clarke (111-5, 36.3), MJ North (139-6, 42.3), MG Johnson (148-7, 45.5), BJ Haddin (152-8, 47.5)

England O M R W Nb Wd Econ JM Anderson 17 5 36 4 0 0 2.12 A Flintoff 12 4 27 1 2 0 2.25 SCJ Broad 11 1 47 2 0 0 4.27 Graham Onions 8 1 32 1 0 0 4.00 GP Swann 1 0 4 0 0 0 4.00