Ashes 2013: Australia need 311 to win 1st Test after bowling England out for 375 on Day 4

Australia bowled England out for 375 in the first session of Day Four of the first Ashes Test played at Trent Bridge, setting themselves a target of 311 to win.

Ian Bell reached his 18th Test century before being dismissed for 109 in the morning session of Day Four of the first Ashes Test © Getty Images

By Jaideep Vaidya
 
Jul 13, 2013
 
Australia bowled England out for 375 in the first session of Day Four of the first Ashes Test played at Trent Bridge, setting themselves a target of 311. Australia then took lunch at 28 for no loss, needing 283 more runs to win the match.
 
England, resuming their second innings at 326 for six, lost wickets at regular intervals after Stuart Broad edged James Pattinson to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, and walked. This was before the England all-rounder brought up his half-century early in the day.
 
Ian Bell, unbeaten on 95 overnight, also notched his 18th Test century soon after, before Broad’s wicket ended their potentially match-winning 138-run partnership. Not long after Broad’s wicket, Bell gave Haddin his second catch of the morning after edging Mitchell Starc to make it 371 for eight.
 
Graeme Swann and Steven Finn then fell on successive deliveries to Peter Siddle as England’s innings ended on 375, a marked improvement 218 for six that they were on Day Three.

The Australian openers, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers, then confidently played out the half hour left before lunch as the visitors went into the break 283 behind with all wickets intact.
 
Brief scores:

England 215 and 375 (Kevin Pietersen 64, Ian Bell 109, Stuart Broad 65; Mitchell Starc 3 for 81, Peter Siddle 3 for 85) lead Australia 280 and 28 for 0 (Shane Watson 18*) by 282 runs.
 
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(Jaideep Vaidya is a correspondent at CricketCountry. A diehard Manchester United fan and sports buff, you can follow him on Twitter and Facebook)

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