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Day 1

Australia’s tour of England kicked off earlier today against Sussex at Hove and in front of a sun baked crowd of 6,000,returned a mixed performance and it was left to Lee and Hauritz to post a respectable total . Match Scorecard

Australia struggled early on losing captain Ricky Ponting (8) and Phil Hughes (15) to South African debutant Pepler Sandri. With Ponting’s dismissal came a rebuilding partnership between Katich and Hussey taking the score to 2 for 113. The flood gates opened shortly after with the visitors losing three quick wickets for one run.

Katich fell one run short of his 50 and when Hussey and North followed the opener back to the sheds, Sandri and Kirtley the jubilant bowlers, Australia were in danger of failing to reach 150.

Earlier, Hughes who had experienced a successful term at Middlesex failed to capitalise on his experience when his middle stump was uprooted by by Sandri after scoring just 15 off 26 deliveries.

However thanks to keeper Haddin’s (69) that included seven fours and three sixes, ad an unbroken partnership of 117 between Lee(47*) and Hauritz (65*) Australia closed the first day on 7 for 349.

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