See how the day’s play finished at Old Trafford.
Australia took the honors on day one of the third Ashes Test match of the series against England, with a ton to skipper Michael Clarke the highlight.
Clarke finished on 125 not out while Steve Smith played a mature innings to also finish unbeaten on 69 at the completion of play.
England bowled better than their figures suggested, with Swann securing 2-82 and Tim Bresnan 1-61.
Scorecard
England v Australia
Played at Old Trafford
Toss won by Australia
Australia 1st Innings
S. Watson c Cook b Bresnan 19
C. Rogers lbw b Swann 84
U. Khawaja c Prior b Swann 1
M. Clarke not out 125
S. Smith not out 70
Extras (lb4) 4
Total (3 wkts, 90 overs, 393 mins) 303
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Watson), 2-82 (Khawaja), 3-129 (Rogers)
To bat: D Warner, B Haddin, P Siddle, M Starc, R Harris, N Lyon
Bowling: Anderson 21-4-72-0; Broad 21-3-80-0; Bresnan 20-5-51-1; Swann 25-2-82-2; Root 2-0-8-0; Trott 1-0-6-0;
England: Alastair Cook (capt), Joe Root, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (RSA), Tony Hill (NZL)
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
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