Australia crushed England's batting line up just in 136 in first Ashes Test

On Day two of the first Ashes Test on Friday, Australia took firm grip on England's batting by clinching six wickets only for  nine runs in a stunning mid-afternoon spell.

 England, the tourist, lost their last eight wickets just for 81. Fast bowler Mitchell Johnson picked up four for 61. It was the most despairing day for England in an Ashes Test since they lost 47 for nine in their second innings total of 150 in the 1990 Melbourne Test.

  Stuart Broad shined with his all-round performance of 32 off 45 balls after taking six for 81 in Australia's first innings.

Scoreboard  at a glance

England 136-10 (52.4) Runs Balls 4s 6s SR  

*Alastair Cook c Haddin b Harris 13 30 2 0 43.33

Michael Carberry c Watson b Johnson 40 113 4 0 35.40

Jonathan Trott c Haddin b Johnson 10 19 1 0 52.63

Kevin Pietersen c Bailey b Harris 18 42 1 0 42.86

Ian Bell c Smith b Lyon 5 16 0 0 31.25

Joe Root c Smith b Johnson 2 7 0 0 28.57

Matt Prior c Smith b Lyon 0 1 0 0 0.00

Stuart Broad c Rogers b Siddle 32 45 3 0 71.11

Graeme Swann c Bailey b Johnson 0 5 0 0 0.00

Chris Tremlett c Lyon b Harris 8 27 1 0 29.63

James Anderson not out 2 10 0 0 20.00

Extras: 6 b:4 lb:2 nb:0 w:0

Total: 136-10 (52.4) | Curr. RR: 2.58

FOW:*Alastair Cook (28-1, 10.2), Jonathan Trott (55-2, 17.1), Kevin Pietersen (82-3, 31), Michael Carberry (87-4, 36.3), Ian Bell (87-5, 37.2), Matt Prior (87-6, 37.3), Joe Root (89-7, 38.4), Graeme Swann (91-8, 40.3), Chris Tremlett (110-9, 47.2), Stuart Broad (136-10, 52.4)

Australia O M R W Nb Wd RPO  

Ryan Harris 15 5 28 3 0 0 1.87

Mitchell Johnson 17 2 61 4 0 0 3.59

Peter Siddle 11.4 3 24 1 0 0 2.06

Nathan Lyon 9 4 17 2 0 0 1.89

Australia team: Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, George Bailey, Steven Smith, *Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, David Warner, Chris Rogers, Brad Haddin

Cricket Sports 11/22/2013 09:14:00 pm