LONDON - Honours were even after the first session of the fifth Ashes test at The Oval tonight NZ time.
After England won the toss and opted to bat they set off at a fast rate, reaching 82 before the loss of the first wicket.
But Australian spinner Shane Warne took three
quick wickets to leave England on 115-3 at lunch.
England had selected batting allrounder Paul Collingwood and left fast bowler James Anderson out of the 12-man squad.
England: Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss, Michael Vaughan (captain), Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Geraint Jones, Ashley Giles, Matthew Hoggard, Steve Harmison.
Australia: Ricky Ponting (captain), Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Damien Martyn, Michael Clarke, Simon Katich, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Glenn McGrath. Twelfth man: Michael Kasprowicz.
- REUTERS
