England v Australia 1st Investec Test
Australia tour of England and Ireland - 2015 (2015) · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · 8 July 2015 · England won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 169 runs · Man of the Match: Joe Root
England won by 169 runs. Joe Root top-scored with 134 for England. Man of the Match: Joe Root.
England, 404 (10 wkts)
| Adam Lyth | caught (David Warner) b Josh Hazlewood | 6 | 10 |
| Alastair Cook | caught (Brad Haddin) b Nathan Lyon | 20 | 40 |
| Gary Ballance | lbw b Josh Hazlewood | 61 | 149 |
| Ian Bell | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 7 |
| Joe Root | caught (Shane Watson) b Mitchell Starc | 134 | 166 |
| Ben Stokes | bowled b Mitchell Starc | 52 | 78 |
| Jos Buttler | caught (Mitchell Johnson) b Josh Hazlewood | 27 | 34 |
| Moeen Ali | caught (Shane Watson) b Mitchell Starc | 77 | 88 |
| Stuart Broad | caught (Brad Haddin) b Nathan Lyon | 18 | 26 |
| Mark Wood | not out | 7 | 10 |
| James Anderson | bowled b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 6 |
Mitchell Starc 24.10-4-114-5Josh Hazlewood 23.00-8-83-3Mitchell Johnson 25.00-3-111-0Nathan Lyon 20.00-4-69-2Shane Watson 8.00-0-24-0David Warner 2.00-0-9-0
Australia, 288 (10 wkts)
| Chris Rogers | caught (Jos Buttler) b Mark Wood | 95 | 133 |
| David Warner | caught (Alastair Cook) b James Anderson | 17 | 42 |
| Steven Smith | caught (Alastair Cook) b Moeen Ali | 33 | 56 |
| Michael Clarke | caught (Moeen Ali) b Moeen Ali | 38 | 52 |
| Adam Voges | caught (James Anderson) b Ben Stokes | 31 | 75 |
| Shane Watson | lbw b Stuart Broad | 30 | 57 |
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Mark Wood | 6 | 26 |
| Brad Haddin | caught (Jos Buttler) b James Anderson | 22 | 38 |
| Mitchell Johnson | caught (Gary Ballance) b Stuart Broad | 14 | 19 |
| Mitchell Starc | caught (Joe Root) b James Anderson | 0 | 6 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 2 | 4 |
James Anderson 18.50-6-43-3Stuart Broad 17.00-4-60-2Mark Wood 20.00-5-66-2Moeen Ali 15.00-1-71-2Ben Stokes 14.00-5-51-1
England, 270 (10 wkts)
| Adam Lyth | caught (Michael Clarke) b Nathan Lyon | 37 | 62 |
| Alastair Cook | caught (Nathan Lyon) b Mitchell Starc | 12 | 26 |
| Gary Ballance | caught (Brad Haddin) b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 7 |
| Ian Bell | bowled b Mitchell Johnson | 60 | 89 |
| Joe Root | bowled b Josh Hazlewood | 60 | 89 |
| Ben Stokes | bowled b Mitchell Starc | 42 | 59 |
| Jos Buttler | caught (Brad Haddin) b Nathan Lyon | 7 | 19 |
| Moeen Ali | caught (Brad Haddin) b Mitchell Johnson | 15 | 41 |
| Stuart Broad | caught (Josh Hazlewood) b Nathan Lyon | 4 | 7 |
| Mark Wood | not out | 32 | 18 |
| James Anderson | bowled b Nathan Lyon | 1 | 4 |
Mitchell Johnson 16.00-2-69-2Josh Hazlewood 13.00-2-49-2Mitchell Starc 16.00-4-60-2Nathan Lyon 20.10-4-75-4Shane Watson 5.00-0-23-0
Australia, 234 (10 wkts)
| Chris Rogers | caught (Ian Bell) b Stuart Broad | 10 | 28 |
| David Warner | lbw b Moeen Ali | 52 | 86 |
| Steven Smith | caught (Ian Bell) b Stuart Broad | 33 | 49 |
| Michael Clarke | caught (Ben Stokes) b Stuart Broad | 4 | 13 |
| Adam Voges | caught (Jos Buttler) b Mark Wood | 1 | 16 |
| Shane Watson | lbw b Mark Wood | 19 | 58 |
| Brad Haddin | caught (Alastair Cook) b Moeen Ali | 7 | 20 |
| Mitchell Johnson | caught (Adam Lyth) b Joe Root | 77 | 94 |
| Mitchell Starc | caught (Adam Lyth) b Joe Root | 17 | 38 |
| Josh Hazlewood | caught (Joe Root) b Moeen Ali | 14 | 17 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 0 | 5 |
James Anderson 12.00-3-33-0Stuart Broad 14.00-3-39-3Moeen Ali 16.30-4-59-3Ben Stokes 8.00-2-23-0Mark Wood 14.00-4-53-2Joe Root 6.00-1-28-2
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