England v Australia 4th Investec Test
Australia tour of England and Ireland - 2015 (2015) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 6 August 2015
England won by an innings and 78 runs
England won by an innings and 78 runs. Joe Root top-scored with 130 for England. Stuart Broad took 8/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England and Ireland - 2015 (2015)
- Ground
- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Dates
- 6 August 2015 to 8 August 2015
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- England won by an innings and 78 runs
- Player of the match
- Stuart Broad
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Alastair Cook (England)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and S Ravi
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 60 all out. Mitchell Johnson top-scored with 13 off 25 balls. Stuart Broad took 8 for 15 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 29 runs, to 29 for 6. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Trent Bridge, 293 across 8 Tests.
England replied with 391 for 9 declared. Joe Root top-scored with 130 off 176 balls, and Jonny Bairstow made 74. Mitchell Starc took 6 for 111 for Australia. The innings was built on a 173-run stand for the fourth wicket between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root, 44% of the total. England led by 331 on first innings.
Australia made 253 all out in their second innings. David Warner top-scored with 64 off 74 balls, and Chris Rogers made 52. Ben Stokes took 6 for 36 for England. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the first wicket between Chris Rogers and David Warner, 45% of the total.
England won by an innings and 78 runs. Australia's 60 all out is the lowest completed total at Trent Bridge. Stuart Broad's 8 for 15 are the best innings figures at Trent Bridge.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 60 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rogers | c Alastair Cook b Stuart Broad | 0 | 3 |
| David Warner | c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood | 0 | 2 |
| Steven Smith | c Joe Root b Stuart Broad | 6 | 3 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Ian Bell b Stuart Broad | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Clarke | c Alastair Cook b Stuart Broad | 10 | 15 |
| Adam Voges | c Ben Stokes b Stuart Broad | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Nevill | b Steven Finn | 2 | 15 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Joe Root b Stuart Broad | 13 | 25 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Joe Root b Stuart Broad | 1 | 8 |
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 4 | 15 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Ben Stokes b Stuart Broad | 9 | 20 |
Extras 14 · Total 60 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 9.3 | 5 | 15 | 8 |
| Mark Wood | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Steven Finn | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Chris Rogers, 0.3 ov), 2-10 (Steven Smith, 0.6 ov), 3-10 (David Warner, 1.2 ov), 4-15 (Shaun Marsh, 2.4 ov), 5-21 (Adam Voges, 4.1 ov), 6-29 (Michael Clarke, 6.1 ov), 7-33 (Peter Nevill, 9.2 ov), 8-46 (Mitchell Starc, 12.4 ov), 9-47 (Mitchell Johnson, 12.6 ov), 10-60 (Nathan Lyon, 18.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Rogers (0) and David Warner (0) | 4 | 3 |
| second | David Warner (0) and Steven Smith (6) | 6 | 3 |
| third | Shaun Marsh (0) and David Warner (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (4) and Shaun Marsh (0) | 5 | 9 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (1) and Adam Voges (1) | 6 | 9 |
| sixth | Michael Clarke (5) and Peter Nevill (0) | 8 | 13 |
| seventh | Mitchell Johnson (2) and Peter Nevill (2) | 4 | 19 |
| eighth | Mitchell Johnson (11) and Mitchell Starc (1) | 13 | 20 |
| ninth | Mitchell Johnson (0) and Josh Hazlewood (1) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Nathan Lyon (9) and Josh Hazlewood (3) | 13 | 34 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 391 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lyth | c Peter Nevill b Mitchell Starc | 14 | 28 |
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 43 | 87 |
| Ian Bell | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 1 | 6 |
| Joe Root | c Peter Nevill b Mitchell Starc | 130 | 176 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Chris Rogers b Josh Hazlewood | 74 | 105 |
| Mark Wood | b Mitchell Starc | 28 | 32 |
| Ben Stokes | c Peter Nevill b Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 10 |
| Jos Buttler | b Mitchell Starc | 12 | 11 |
| Moeen Ali | c Steven Smith b Mitchell Johnson | 38 | 24 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 24 | 29 |
| Steven Finn | not out | 0 | 8 |
Extras 22 · Total 391 for 9 declared
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 27 | 2 | 111 | 6 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 24 | 4 | 97 | 2 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 21.2 | 2 | 102 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 10 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| David Warner | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Adam Lyth, 11.2 ov), 2-34 (Ian Bell, 13.4 ov), 3-96 (Alastair Cook, 27.4 ov), 4-269 (Jonny Bairstow, 61.5 ov), 5-297 (Joe Root, 70.3 ov), 6-306 (Mark Wood, 72.1 ov), 7-320 (Jos Buttler, 74.2 ov), 8-332 (Ben Stokes, 75.5 ov), 9-390 (Moeen Ali, 83.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (17) and Adam Lyth (14) | 32 | 69 |
| second | Ian Bell (1) and Alastair Cook (1) | 2 | 14 |
| third | Alastair Cook (25) and Joe Root (32) | 62 | 87 |
| fourth | Jonny Bairstow (74) and Joe Root (89) | 173 | 205 |
| fifth | Joe Root (9) and Mark Wood (19) | 28 | 52 |
| sixth | Ben Stokes (0) and Mark Wood (9) | 9 | 10 |
| seventh | Jos Buttler (12) and Ben Stokes (1) | 14 | 13 |
| eighth | Moeen Ali (4) and Ben Stokes (4) | 12 | 9 |
| ninth | Moeen Ali (34) and Stuart Broad (23) | 58 | 45 |
| tenth | Stuart Broad (1) and Steven Finn (0) | 1 | 12 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 253 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rogers | c Joe Root b Ben Stokes | 52 | 83 |
| David Warner | c Stuart Broad b Ben Stokes | 64 | 74 |
| Steven Smith | c Ben Stokes b Stuart Broad | 5 | 9 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Joe Root b Ben Stokes | 2 | 6 |
| Michael Clarke | c Ian Bell b Mark Wood | 13 | 37 |
| Adam Voges | not out | 51 | 118 |
| Peter Nevill | lbw b Ben Stokes | 17 | 57 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Alastair Cook b Ben Stokes | 5 | 16 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Ian Bell b Ben Stokes | 0 | 17 |
| Josh Hazlewood | b Mark Wood | 0 | 10 |
| Nathan Lyon | b Mark Wood | 4 | 12 |
Extras 40 · Total 253 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 16 | 5 | 36 | 1 |
| Mark Wood | 17.4 | 3 | 69 | 3 |
| Steven Finn | 12 | 4 | 42 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 21 | 8 | 36 | 6 |
| Moeen Ali | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-113 (Chris Rogers, 23.6 ov), 2-130 (David Warner, 25.6 ov), 3-136 (Shaun Marsh, 27.6 ov), 4-136 (Steven Smith, 28.2 ov), 5-174 (Michael Clarke, 40.5 ov), 6-224 (Peter Nevill, 57.4 ov), 7-236 (Mitchell Johnson, 61.3 ov), 8-242 (Mitchell Starc, 65.6 ov), 9-243 (Josh Hazlewood, 68.6 ov), 10-253 (Nathan Lyon, 72.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Rogers (52) and David Warner (48) | 113 | 146 |
| second | David Warner (16) and Steven Smith (1) | 17 | 12 |
| third | Shaun Marsh (2) and Steven Smith (4) | 6 | 12 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (0) and Steven Smith (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (13) and Adam Voges (20) | 38 | 75 |
| sixth | Adam Voges (25) and Peter Nevill (17) | 50 | 102 |
| seventh | Mitchell Johnson (5) and Adam Voges (2) | 12 | 23 |
| eighth | Adam Voges (1) and Mitchell Starc (0) | 6 | 27 |
| ninth | Adam Voges (1) and Josh Hazlewood (0) | 1 | 18 |
| tenth | Adam Voges (2) and Nathan Lyon (4) | 10 | 22 |
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