Australia v England 3rd Test

England tour of Australia - 2006 (2006/07) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 14 December 2006

Australia won by 206 runs

Australia won by 206 runs. Michael Clarke top-scored with 135* for Australia. Monty Panesar took 5/92.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of Australia - 2006 (2006/07)
Ground: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Dates: 14 December 2006 to 18 December 2006
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 206 runs
Player of the match: Michael Hussey
Captains: Ricky Ponting (Australia), Andrew Flintoff (England)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and RE Koertzen
Match referee: JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 244 all out. Michael Hussey top-scored with 74 not out off 162 balls. Monty Panesar took 5 for 92 for England. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 376 across 10 Tests.

England replied with 215 all out. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 70 off 123 balls, and Andrew Strauss made 42. Stuart Clark took 3 for 49 for Australia. Australia led by 29 on first innings.

Australia made 527 for 5 declared in their second innings. Michael Clarke top-scored with 135 not out off 164 balls, and Michael Hussey made 103. Monty Panesar took 3 for 145 for England. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the sixth wicket between Adam Gilchrist and Michael Clarke.

Set 557 to win, England made 350 all out. Alastair Cook top-scored with 116 off 290 balls, and Ian Bell made 87. Shane Warne took 4 for 115 for Australia. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the second wicket between Ian Bell and Alastair Cook, 49% of the total.

Australia won by 206 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	b Monty Panesar	37	68
Matthew Hayden	c Geraint Jones b Matthew Hoggard	24	33
Ricky Ponting	lbw b Steve Harmison	2	11
Michael Hussey	not out	74	162
Michael Clarke	c & b Steve Harmison	37	67
Andrew Symonds	c Geraint Jones b Monty Panesar	26	30
Adam Gilchrist	c Ian Bell b Monty Panesar	0	4
Shane Warne	c Geraint Jones b Monty Panesar	25	22
Brett Lee	lbw b Monty Panesar	10	25
Stuart Clark	b Steve Harmison	3	5
Glenn McGrath	c Alastair Cook b Steve Harmison	1	2

Extras 5 · Total 244 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	12	2	40	1
Andrew Flintoff	9	2	36	0
Steve Harmison	19	4	48	4
Monty Panesar	24	4	92	5
Sajid Mahmood	7	2	28	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (Matthew Hayden, 10.3 ov), 2-54 (Ricky Ponting, 13.3 ov), 3-69 (Justin Langer, 24.1 ov), 4-121 (Michael Clarke, 40.4 ov), 5-172 (Andrew Symonds, 49.6 ov), 6-172 (Adam Gilchrist, 51.4 ov), 7-214 (Shane Warne, 59.1 ov), 8-234 (Brett Lee, 67.6 ov), 9-242 (Stuart Clark, 70.3 ov), 10-244 (Glenn McGrath, 70.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (20) and Matthew Hayden (24)	47	65
second	Justin Langer (5) and Ricky Ponting (2)	7	18
third	Justin Langer (12) and Michael Hussey (2)	15	65
fourth	Michael Hussey (15) and Michael Clarke (37)	52	99
fifth	Andrew Symonds (26) and Michael Hussey (25)	51	56
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (0) and Michael Hussey (0)	0	10
seventh	Shane Warne (25) and Michael Hussey (17)	42	45
eighth	Brett Lee (10) and Michael Hussey (10)	20	53
ninth	Michael Hussey (4) and Stuart Clark (3)	8	15
tenth	Glenn McGrath (1) and Michael Hussey (1)	2	3

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 215 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark	42	71
Alastair Cook	c Justin Langer b Glenn McGrath	15	15
Ian Bell	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	0	2
Paul Collingwood	c Matthew Hayden b Glenn McGrath	11	33
Kevin Pietersen	c Andrew Symonds b Brett Lee	70	123
Andrew Flintoff	c Shane Warne b Andrew Symonds	13	31
Geraint Jones	c Justin Langer b Andrew Symonds	0	4
Sajid Mahmood	c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark	10	18
Matthew Hoggard	c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne	4	39
Steve Harmison	c Brett Lee b Stuart Clark	23	33
Monty Panesar	not out	16	26

Extras 11 · Total 215 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	18	1	69	2
Glenn McGrath	18	5	48	2
Stuart Clark	15.1	3	49	3
Shane Warne	9	0	41	1
Andrew Symonds	4	1	8	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-36 (Alastair Cook, 5.6 ov), 2-37 (Ian Bell, 6.6 ov), 3-55 (Paul Collingwood, 17.2 ov), 4-82 (Andrew Strauss, 24.2 ov), 5-107 (Andrew Flintoff, 33.4 ov), 6-114 (Geraint Jones, 35.6 ov), 7-128 (Sajid Mahmood, 40.6 ov), 8-155 (Matthew Hoggard, 51.6 ov), 9-175 (Kevin Pietersen, 54.5 ov), 10-215 (Steve Harmison, 64.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (19) and Alastair Cook (15)	36	38
second	Andrew Strauss (1) and Ian Bell (0)	1	6
third	Paul Collingwood (11) and Andrew Strauss (6)	18	62
fourth	Andrew Strauss (16) and Kevin Pietersen (10)	27	43
fifth	Andrew Flintoff (13) and Kevin Pietersen (10)	25	58
sixth	Kevin Pietersen (6) and Geraint Jones (0)	7	15
seventh	Kevin Pietersen (3) and Sajid Mahmood (10)	14	31
eighth	Matthew Hoggard (4) and Kevin Pietersen (21)	27	68
ninth	Steve Harmison (0) and Kevin Pietersen (20)	20	17
tenth	Steve Harmison (23) and Monty Panesar (16)	40	57

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 527 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	b Matthew Hoggard	0	1
Matthew Hayden	c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar	92	159
Ricky Ponting	c Geraint Jones b Steve Harmison	75	128
Michael Hussey	c Geraint Jones b Monty Panesar	103	156
Michael Clarke	not out	135	164
Andrew Symonds	c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar	2	6
Adam Gilchrist	not out	102	59

Did not bat: Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath

Extras 18 · Total 527 for 5 declared

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	20	4	85	1
Andrew Flintoff	19	2	76	0
Steve Harmison	24	3	116	1
Monty Panesar	34	3	145	3
Sajid Mahmood	10	0	59	0
Kevin Pietersen	5	1	31	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Justin Langer, 0.1 ov), 2-144 (Ricky Ponting, 39.4 ov), 3-206 (Matthew Hayden, 58.4 ov), 4-357 (Michael Hussey, 89.3 ov), 5-365 (Andrew Symonds, 91.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (0) and Matthew Hayden (0)	0	1
second	Matthew Hayden (64) and Ricky Ponting (75)	144	237
third	Matthew Hayden (28) and Michael Hussey (32)	62	114
fourth	Michael Hussey (71) and Michael Clarke (73)	151	186
fifth	Andrew Symonds (2) and Michael Clarke (6)	8	15
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (102) and Michael Clarke (56)	162	120

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 350 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Andrew Strauss	lbw b Brett Lee	0	4
Alastair Cook	c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath	116	290
Ian Bell	c Justin Langer b Shane Warne	87	163
Paul Collingwood	c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark	5	36
Kevin Pietersen	not out	60	150
Matthew Hoggard	b Glenn McGrath	0	2
Andrew Flintoff	b Shane Warne	51	67
Geraint Jones	run out (Ricky Ponting)	0	7
Sajid Mahmood	lbw b Stuart Clark	4	10
Steve Harmison	lbw b Shane Warne	0	1
Monty Panesar	b Shane Warne	1	9

Extras 26 · Total 350 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	22	3	75	1
Glenn McGrath	27	9	61	2
Stuart Clark	25	7	56	2
Shane Warne	39.2	6	115	4
Andrew Symonds	9	1	28	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.4 ov), 2-170 (Ian Bell, 56.6 ov), 3-185 (Paul Collingwood, 69.3 ov), 4-261 (Alastair Cook, 93.2 ov), 5-261 (Matthew Hoggard, 93.4 ov), 6-336 (Andrew Flintoff, 114.5 ov), 7-336 (Geraint Jones, 116.6 ov), 8-345 (Sajid Mahmood, 119.6 ov), 9-346 (Steve Harmison, 120.2 ov), 10-350 (Monty Panesar, 122.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Andrew Strauss (0) and Alastair Cook (0)	0	4
second	Ian Bell (87) and Alastair Cook (75)	170	343
third	Paul Collingwood (5) and Alastair Cook (9)	15	75
fourth	Kevin Pietersen (35) and Alastair Cook (32)	76	143
fifth	Matthew Hoggard (0) and Kevin Pietersen (0)	0	2
sixth	Andrew Flintoff (51) and Kevin Pietersen (16)	75	127
seventh	Kevin Pietersen (0) and Geraint Jones (0)	0	12
eighth	Kevin Pietersen (5) and Sajid Mahmood (4)	9	18
ninth	Steve Harmison (0) and Kevin Pietersen (1)	1	2
tenth	Kevin Pietersen (3) and Monty Panesar (1)	4	12

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