In what proved to be a record-breaking day at the MCG, here are the key figures from an outstanding day’s play, as Alastair Cook remained undefeated on 244 after an exceptional display of resilience and strokeplay.
11 heaven: Alastair Cook had failed to surpass fifty in any of his previous 10 stints at the crease, which represented the biggest drought of his Test career.
Aussie quicks fall short as Broad excites: Broad became the first England No.10 to notch a half-century since Chris Lewis in 1991 with a crowd-pleasing 56. Australia’s fast bowling battery peppered Broad with the short stuff but Broad found a way to duck, fend, swing and survive, which finally gave the Barmy Army something to smile about.
We were there: 61,389 people turned out at the G to witness this special day of Test cricket.
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