Anderson helps England seize control

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Adelaide: Paceman James Anderson fired England a stunning start to the second Ashes test on Friday and kept going through three baking hot sessions to help bowl Australia out for 245 shortly before the end of the first day.

Anderson accounted for two of the three wickets to fall in the first 10 minutes, made a key dismissal just after lunch and then returned to remove the penultimate Australian batsman to finish with figures of 4-51.

England openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook faced one over from Ryan Harris, which netted one leg bye, to leave England 1-0 at the close of play.

Text: Reuters

Images: AP

Image: Australia's Michael Hussey, right, watches England's James Anderson, center, appeal for an LBW during the first day of their second Ashes cricket test in Adelaide, Australia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010.

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