BIRMINGHAM: Unbeaten maiden Test century of Rory Burns helped England to take strong position in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Friday.
England were 267-4 at stumps on the second day of the first Test, just 17 runs behind Australia´s first-innings 284.
Scoreboard
Australia 1st Innings 284 (S Smith 144; S Broad 5-86, C Woakes 3-58)
England 1st Innings
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R. Burns not out 125
J. Roy c Smith b Pattinson 10
J. Root c and b Siddle 57
J. Denly lbw b Pattinson 18
J. Buttler c Bancroft b Cummins 5
B. Stokes not out 38
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Extras (b5, lb7, w2) 14
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Total (4 wkts, 90 overs, 403 mins) 267
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To bat: J Bairstow, M Ali, C Woakes, S Broad, J Anderson
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Roy), 2-154 (Root), 3-189 (Denly), 4-194 (Buttler)
Bowling:
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Cummins 21-6-65-1
Pattinson 17-2-54-2 (1w)
Siddle 21-5-43-1
Lyon 28-4-79-0
Wade 1-0-7-0 (1w)
Head 2-1-7-0;
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Toss: Australia
Umpires: Joel Wilson (WIS), Aleem Dar (PAK)
TV umpire: Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
