Here are the teams for the first test:
Day 1: We lose the toss and are to bowl first on a solid batting pitch with sunny conditions predicted for all 5 days. Finn gets us off to a brilliant start by taking 3 wickets in his opening spell. We continue to bowl brilliantly and have them all out for 153 just before the end of the 2nd session. We end the day on 99-1 with Root of 53*.
Day 2: We bat for the whole day and finish up on 388-4 with Root scoring 127 and Ballance at the crease on 84.
Day 3: Ballance gets to his century but is then removed quickly afterwards. Half way through the day we are all out for 506. Finn once again gets both their openers out and Woakes then comes on a bowls a great spell picking up 2 wickets until he gets injured! They end the day on 136-4.
Day 4: They put up a fight with a few 50s down the line but we get them all out to win by over an innings.
Batting Award: Root, A good patient innings that set us off to a great start.
Bowling Award: Finn, bowled very well in both innings.
Series State: 1-0 up with 3 matches remaining.
Day 1: We lose the toss and are to bowl first on a solid batting pitch with sunny conditions predicted for all 5 days. Finn gets us off to a brilliant start by taking 3 wickets in his opening spell. We continue to bowl brilliantly and have them all out for 153 just before the end of the 2nd session. We end the day on 99-1 with Root of 53*.
Day 2: We bat for the whole day and finish up on 388-4 with Root scoring 127 and Ballance at the crease on 84.
Day 3: Ballance gets to his century but is then removed quickly afterwards. Half way through the day we are all out for 506. Finn once again gets both their openers out and Woakes then comes on a bowls a great spell picking up 2 wickets until he gets injured! They end the day on 136-4.
Day 4: They put up a fight with a few 50s down the line but we get them all out to win by over an innings.
Batting Award: Root, A good patient innings that set us off to a great start.
Bowling Award: Finn, bowled very well in both innings.
Series State: 1-0 up with 3 matches remaining.
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