1st Investec Test: England v Australia (England won by 14 runs)

SCORE CARD:

England 215 (Siddle 5-50) and 375 (Bell 109, Broad 65, Pietersen 64, Cook 50) beat Australia 280 (Agar 98, Hughes 81*, Smith 53, Anderson 5-85) and 296 (Haddin 71, Rogers 52, Anderson 5-73) by 14 runs

James Anderson headed England to triumph in the first Investec Test as he took the final four wickets to succumb to a relentless spell of quick bowling on a nerve-shredding last day at Trent Bridge. Anyhow Australia took some hushing. A final wicket stand of 65 between Brad Haddin and James Pattinson took a grand match, against desires, into the evening session before Anderson struck for the last time. 

Haddin's valiant innings, 71 from 147 balls, merited superior to a release by ideals of DRS. However it was superior to an umpire getting it wrong; the framework met expectations. Aleem Dar, the on-field umpire, naturally did not detect an inside edge about which just the wicketkeeper, Matt Prior, appeared persuaded yet England had two surveys in the tank and replays unmistakably demonstrated Haddin scratched it. 

Get Ashes Tickets online through premier events or call 02072834040.England dashed into an upbeat cluster, a limit swarm cheered with joy and Haddin, his head protector evacuated, looked pale with fatigue and lament.The significance of Anderson to England was doubly emphasised when he at long last enjoyed a reprieve. At that stage, Australia still required 64 be that as it may, with Anderson withdrawn, the final combine promptly sensed they could hit their direction to triumph. Haddin, solid on the work scope, was dropped at profound square leg by Steven Finn on 64, Graeme Swann's untimely dreams of triumph expeled. 

England were so shaken they finished the session with a bold presentation of timewasting -Stuart Broad to the fore, under his commander's directions, with unnecessary boot repairs. The umpires made them have an additional over in any case.Much is made of Anderson's ability, however it was his stamina that was additionally to the fore as he handled a gruelling spell of 13 overs off the reel and was then wanted 11 more conveyances after lunch. Anderson was depended first with the old ball, then released Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc and Peter Siddle with the new. He has rocked the bowling alley 55.5 overs in the match, taking ten for 158 simultaneously, and passed Fred Trueman in England's unsurpassed record throughout the diversion. 

Turn to your heading bowler when it generally matters. In depending upon Anderson, England's commander, Alastair Cook, was coming back to essential standards, and cognizant likewise of his great record at Trent Bridge however he might have had a couple of hesitations about giving Anderson such an exhausting spell with the Lord's Test just four days away.There is undoubtedly who is generally priceless to England in this Ashes arrangement. It is not Cook, Jonathan Trott at his generally unflappable or even Swann, whose predominant twist knocking down some pins gives England an evident focal point. It is Anderson. When restricted if the ball did not swing customarily, he has developed into the best dry-wicket pace bowler on the planet. 

Every one of the three prelunch wickets tumbled to gets by Cook from the beginning slip, as Anderson considered away swing from both around then over the wicket. The best of them was a swooping enterprise to his entitlement to release Peter Siddle, compensation for dropping Siddle in the same position in Anderson's past over. At the time you have set a field with a lone slip -ordinarily reasonable on this level pitch, however possibly when Siddle was having a lash -it is prudent to advance spring heels.Trent Bridge has slurped up one of the incredible Tests. It was sold out for each of the five days, and with Australia, six down overnight, requiring a different 137 to win, there was sufficient in the diversion for the lion's share to turn up for the last stage of a holding Test. 

There is more than restricted to look to turn a Test that appears to be tipping against you. Agar, with the energy we have as of recently come to want, fancied rushing a solitary or two to get the force up. The old timer, Haddin, needed to do nothing of the sort, wanting to crouch in and convey a sense that Australia might not yield. Twice, Agar just about wound up in mid-pitch, leaving his more advanced in years -and slower -accomplice to have a cooling word.The ball was 71 overs at begin of play, the floodlights got through the morning dimness and a moderate pitch was as restraining for the batsmen as ever. Cook was fulfilled enough to watch Australia make careful advancement, so wary that he even set a long-on and long-off for Swann's offspin, yet it was halt. 

In 11 overs, Australia made 17. Haddin toil cleared Swann for four, Agar, driving with huge backlift and detached appendages, diverted Anderson to the third border. After 82 overs, Cook had seen enough and took the new ball. However Anderson, his go-to bowler, had recently played five overs with the old one. Finn had turned into an alternative that Cook finished not by any stretch of the imagination trust. Swann's risk was curbed, his home ground still hesitant to manage favours. Anderson confronted a footslog.Assuming that the harder ball did not swing, Australia had a chance to go up the scoring rate for 60 minutes before lunch. Rather, with the fifth over of the new ball -Anderson's eighth of the morning -Agar tumbled to Anderson. 

Agar likes to stay leg-side of the ball, foot not dependably to the pitch, to free up his off-side drives; Anderson, forming the ball far from around the wicket, discovered the ideal counter and Cook held the edge right away slip. His 14 had taken 71 balls, in sharp complexity to his first-innings spree, yet it was not simply the expanded force second time around, however could additionally be put down to the crippling nature of the pitch.Australia's more level request is no sucker: their base three -Starc, Siddle, and Pattinson offer a joined together Test normal of 70. However Anderson had not fulfilled. Starc accepted a different great conveyance which left him -this time from over the wicket -and Cook again held on. 

With eight down, and 100 still required, Siddle chose that escapade was called for. Cook missed a welcoming chance to his left at slip, however then got a blinder in Anderson's afterward over. At 240 for 9, Anderson at long last needed to stand down.With 70 required, Haddin recognized his minute. A coordinated strike upon Finn, who has been completely out of sorts all through this Test, was Australia's final