England & Australia – marks out of 10 for The Oval

Here’s the Ashes 5th Test Player Ratings, Marks Out of 10

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England Win Back the Ashes!

England 332 and 373 for 9 dec (Trott 119, Strauss 77, Swann 63, North 4-98) lead Australia 160 and 80-0 trail by 465 runs

Trott and Swann piled on the runs for England setting Australia a mammoth 545 runs for victory. Trott becomes the 18th Englishmen to score a century on debut following in the footsteps of fellow teammates Ian Bell, Alistair Cook and Matt Prior.

The day started in sensational fashion as the first ball of the day saw a huge appeal call for caught behind. It looked out and Trott looked a guilty man too. However replays shows it flicked his back leg, producing a very woody sound.

Strauss soon brought up his 50, the longest of his England career; it was a testing time though, requiring a steely grit and determination that typifies the England captain.

Trott shortly afterwards brought up his fifty with a crisp whip through the on side. His timing impeccable as it would prove throughout his composed innings.

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