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Second Ashes Test, Adelaide (day five):
England 620-5d beat Australia 245 & 304 by an innings & 71 runs
Match scorecard
England bowled out Australia for 304 to win the second Test in Adelaide in emphatic fashion by an innings and 71 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes.
The expected deluge of rain never materialised as Australia resumed in sunshine 137 runs behind on 238-4.
After Michael Hussey fell for 52 in the sixth full over, James Anderson struck twice with successive deliveries.
Spinner Graeme Swann wrapped things up by bowling Xavier Doherty and Peter Siddle to finish with figures of 5-91.
It was an exceptional performance from England, with almost everything going according to plan from the first over of the match, when Jonathan Trott ran out Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting was caught at slip off the next ball, right through to Swann's final wicket.
The one blemish on the final morning saw wicketkeeper Matt Prior fail to cling on to a thin edge from Hussey three balls after the obdurate left-hander had recorded his 23rd Test fifty, prompting fears that the man known as 'Mr Cricket' might somehow pull the game out of the fire for Australia and secure a draw.
But 10 balls later Prior was relieved to see Hussey heading back to the pavilion, when he attempted a reckless, out-of-character pull off the impressive Steven Finn, who used the new ball intelligently in the absence of injured Stuart Broad.
Hussey was not in control of the shot as the ball reared up higher than he expected and he could only top edge straight to Anderson at mid-on.
England still had to contend with the combative Brad Haddin, who had made a battling half century in the first innings, and he struck successive fours off Anderson.
However, the Lancashire swing bowler soon took his revenge when an exceptional delivery moved away and caught the edge, giving Prior a routine catch behind the stumps.
Ryan Harris offered no shot to the next ball, which swung back the other way, and was given out lbw, a decision confirmed after a referral to the TV umpire, as he became only the second Australian after Adam Gilchrist to be dismissed for a king pair in a Test match.
Marcus North was the only senior batsman left and well though he played for 22, he was sent on his way after England referred an lbw appeal by Swann when replays proved the ball was hitting middle stump.
With Australia capitulating North's departure was the fourth wicket to fall for 25 runs in the space of six overs.
Doherty's unhappy match ended when he was bowled by Swann, who fittingly ended the contest with a perfect off-break that turned in between Peter Siddle's bat and pad to give England their 100th Test victory against Australia, their first win by an innings for 24 years, and only their ninth in 30 Tests at Adelaide.
The final wicket also gave 31-year-old Swann, playing just his 26th Test, his 10th five-wicket haul, making him only the second England spinner, after Derek Underwood with 17, to take 10 or more.
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England 620-5d beat Australia 245 & 304 by an innings & 71 runs
Match scorecard
England bowled out Australia for 304 to win the second Test in Adelaide in emphatic fashion by an innings and 71 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes.
The expected deluge of rain never materialised as Australia resumed in sunshine 137 runs behind on 238-4.
After Michael Hussey fell for 52 in the sixth full over, James Anderson struck twice with successive deliveries.
Spinner Graeme Swann wrapped things up by bowling Xavier Doherty and Peter Siddle to finish with figures of 5-91.
It was an exceptional performance from England, with almost everything going according to plan from the first over of the match, when Jonathan Trott ran out Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting was caught at slip off the next ball, right through to Swann's final wicket.
The one blemish on the final morning saw wicketkeeper Matt Prior fail to cling on to a thin edge from Hussey three balls after the obdurate left-hander had recorded his 23rd Test fifty, prompting fears that the man known as 'Mr Cricket' might somehow pull the game out of the fire for Australia and secure a draw.
But 10 balls later Prior was relieved to see Hussey heading back to the pavilion, when he attempted a reckless, out-of-character pull off the impressive Steven Finn, who used the new ball intelligently in the absence of injured Stuart Broad.
Hussey was not in control of the shot as the ball reared up higher than he expected and he could only top edge straight to Anderson at mid-on.
England still had to contend with the combative Brad Haddin, who had made a battling half century in the first innings, and he struck successive fours off Anderson.
However, the Lancashire swing bowler soon took his revenge when an exceptional delivery moved away and caught the edge, giving Prior a routine catch behind the stumps.
Ryan Harris offered no shot to the next ball, which swung back the other way, and was given out lbw, a decision confirmed after a referral to the TV umpire, as he became only the second Australian after Adam Gilchrist to be dismissed for a king pair in a Test match.
Marcus North was the only senior batsman left and well though he played for 22, he was sent on his way after England referred an lbw appeal by Swann when replays proved the ball was hitting middle stump.
With Australia capitulating North's departure was the fourth wicket to fall for 25 runs in the space of six overs.
Doherty's unhappy match ended when he was bowled by Swann, who fittingly ended the contest with a perfect off-break that turned in between Peter Siddle's bat and pad to give England their 100th Test victory against Australia, their first win by an innings for 24 years, and only their ninth in 30 Tests at Adelaide.
The final wicket also gave 31-year-old Swann, playing just his 26th Test, his 10th five-wicket haul, making him only the second England spinner, after Derek Underwood with 17, to take 10 or more.
Listen to commentary highlights from day five (UK users only)
TMS podcast: Agnew and Boycott's review (available worldwide)
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