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England declared at 1-517, setting Australia a target almost impossible 297 for victory with 43 of the last remnants of the day was the first Ashes Test in Brisbane Alastair Cook, 235, and Jonathan Trott, 135, have been relentless in the morning of the fifth day, good hitters and ride their luck that Australians have been the shadow of his best, both in the field and the ball.
Cook first double century in Test cricket was the climax of the play, but Trott was equally impressive in his first game of the ash away from home and now averages more than 100 against the Australians in four innings. Lunch has done little to revive the hosts, who arrived with more of the same, including some extraordinarily inaccurate bowling of Mitchell Johnson.
Xavier Doherty continued to work hard for his debut, but it looked too flat, do not use the fifth day spinner friendly conditions.
Eventually, however, felt he had broken his partner when Cook flicked marathon and Ponting at short mid-wicket. Australian captain said the capture, but the car was in his field.
Judge Aleem Dar for a decision, and replays can not definitively prove fingers Ponting had a ball. Australia Cook aggravated frustration and disbelief is plastering Johnson for the next four points above. From more than 142, Cook had won the first test is more than he did the whole series for the last time was in the country.
Doherty, Cook drove down to the ground for the next four, but he thought his fellow spinner for the second time when he was shot in faster than a hit batter in the back of the head. Aleem Dar was unmoved.Cook cut Ponting and Watson out soon, but the commander could not hold one-handed diving catch can escape the fifth inning.
"This is a massacre. Carnage absolute," said Tony Greig is _Channel 9_ comment box. Three hundred run partnership came in mid-push away, and stop the duo was 82 runs to claim the highest ever partnership for England. Cook Doherty shot down four on the ground and then let Haddin four byes and take England past 500, any loss of wicket.
