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2 December 2006
2nd Test: Australia vs England at Perth
Day Two - Martyn/Watson score hundred as debutant celebrates record
Australia have stormed to a huge lead at stumps on day 2. The side, rocked by a first test defeat have looked set for a big turn around after Shane Watson and Damien Martyn scored hundreds against a fustrated English attack, the second time in consecutive games after the pair both recorded triple figures at Brisbane last week. Watson (111) and Martyn (127) set up the Aussies first innings score of 488 all out.
Australia unleashed their pace on the WACA turf for 18 overs before stumps, with an amazing start. Shaun Tait got an edge through to Gilchrist from opener Alistair Cook in his first over, before another wicket, up-rooting Kevin Pietersen's middle and leg stumps. At 2-16, England were in trouble, but a thick edge to first slip saw debutant Mitchell Johnson create history, taking a wicket with his first ever delivery in test cricket, that of century-maker and match winner Ian Bell. England at stumps are 3-44.
Toss: England
Result: Australia lead by 444 runs
Test Debut: Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
Code:
[B]Australia 1st Innings Runs B/F 4s 6s[/B]
J Langer c:Prior b:Harmison 61 121 7 1
M Hayden c:Pietersen b:Jones 34 44 4 -
*R Ponting c:Pietersen b:Giles 62 127 7 -
D Martyn lbw b:Jones 127 266 16 -
M Hussey b:Harmison 21 25 2 1
S Watson lbw b:Giles 111 230 14 -
+A Gilchrist b:Flintoff 30 50 3 -
S Warne c:T'cothick b:Harmison 6 13 - -
M Johnson c:Pietersen b:Harmison 1 6 - -
S Tait lbw b:Giles 8 35 - -
G McGrath not out 10 15 1 -
Extras (nb 9,w 2,b 4,lb 2) 17
[B]Total all out, 153.3 overs 488[/B]
[B]Fall:[/B] 85, 131, 175, 207, 406, 453, 463, 465, 471, 488
[B]Bowling O M R W[/B]
S Harmison 38 5 118 4
M Hoggard 44 4 138 0
S Jones 25 2 76 2
A Flintoff 18 3 48 1
A Giles 28.3 2 102 3
Code:
[B]England 1st Innings Runs B/F 4s 6s[/B]
M Trescothick not out 19 45 - -
A Cook c:Gilchrist b:Tait 2 4 - -
K Pietersen b:Tait 10 22 2 -
M Johnson c:Hayden b:Johnson 8 20 - -
M Vaughan not out 4 8 - -
Extras (nb 1) 1
[B]Total 3 wkts, 18 overs 44[/B]
[B]DNB:[/B] *A Flintoff, +M Prior, A Giles, S Jones, S Harmison, M Hoggard
[B]Fall:[/B] 4, 16, 33
[B]Bowling O M R W[/B]
G McGrath 7 0 17 0
S Tait 6 2 16 2
M Johnson 3 0 8 1
S Watson 2 0 3 0