Aimee Howarth looks back at the first White Rose Varsity weekend between York and Hull
Matt Cooke previews this weekend's white rose varsity tournament against Hull
James Tompkinson talks to YUSU Sports President candiate Sam Asfahani
James Tompkinson talks to YUSU Sports Presidential Candidate Ben McGladdery
Unquestionably, the day belonged to Alistair Cook, whose magical 235 not out marked a significant return to form and helped to prove all his critics wrong. Jonathan Trott was also in superb form, ending the day with an unbeaten 135. What impressed me most about Cook and Trott yesterday was their temperament. There were very few moments when they weren’t in complete control of the game, and even when their concentration levels lapsed, the Aussies were there to help them out by dropping catches and sending down what Geoffrey Boycott would describe as “buffet bowling”, you just help yourself. Having declared on 517-1 (how nice is that to read!), England put the Aussies back in to bat and when Simon Katich fell with the score at just 5, England may have started just to wonder whether they could get more than a draw. However, it was not to be and Watson and Ponting saw the Aussies home safely and the match was drawn.
So the Ashes now moves on to Adelaide. The Aussies have some serious thinking to do about the composition of their bowling attack, having only managed 1 wicket in 152 overs for England’s second innings. As for England, well they have to work out how to take 20 wickets on flat Australian pitches, but will definitely be the happier side going into the 2nd test.
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