The First day of Ashes ends up balanced.

The First day of Ashes played at the new venue Cardiff in Wales, ends up in a balanced day's play as both the team placed themselves in a comfortable position at stumps.

With a less promising start, the Englishmen managed to recover as Petersen and Collingwood stayed calm in the middle adding over hundred runs to the total.

All Petersen, Collingwood and Prior completed a well made half centuries each.
For Australians, seamers did the damage with outswingers of Helfenhaus, bounce of Siddle and Nippy Johnson contributed couple of wickets each.

The second days play is going to be interesting as England would like to add seventy to hundred runs more to the total and Australians would look for a good opening start.