Australia v England 4th Test
England in Australia - 2021 (2021/22) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 5 January 2022
Match drawn
Match drawn. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 137 for Australia. Stuart Broad took 5/101.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England in Australia - 2021 (2021/22)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 5 January 2022 to 9 January 2022
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Usman Khawaja
- Captains
- Pat Cummins (Australia), Joe Root (England)
- Umpires
- PR Reiffel and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- SR Bernard
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 416 for 8 declared. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 137 off 260 balls, and Steven Smith made 67. Stuart Broad took 5 for 101 for England. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fourth wicket between Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith.
England replied with 294 all out. Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 113 off 158 balls, and Ben Stokes made 66. Scott Boland took 4 for 36 for Australia. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the fifth wicket between Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes, 44% of the total. Australia led by 122 on first innings.
Australia made 265 for 6 declared in their second innings. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 101 not out off 138 balls, and Cameron Green made 74. Jack Leach took 4 for 84 for England. The innings was built on a 179-run stand for the fifth wicket between Usman Khawaja and Cameron Green, 68% of the total.
Set 388 to win, England made 270 for 9. Zak Crawley top-scored with 77 off 100 balls, and Ben Stokes made 60. Scott Boland took 3 for 30 for Australia.
Match drawn.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 416 FOR 8 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | c Zak Crawley b Stuart Broad | 30 | 72 |
| Marcus Harris | c Joe Root b James Anderson | 38 | 109 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Jos Buttler b Mark Wood | 28 | 59 |
| Steven Smith | c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad | 67 | 141 |
| Usman Khawaja | b Stuart Broad | 137 | 260 |
| Cameron Green | c Zak Crawley b Stuart Broad | 5 | 14 |
| Alex Carey | c Jonny Bairstow b Joe Root | 13 | 39 |
| Pat Cummins | c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad | 24 | 47 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 34 | 60 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 16 | 7 |
Did not bat: Scott Boland
Extras 24 · Total 416 for 8 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 30 | 9 | 54 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 29 | 5 | 101 | 5 |
| Ben Stokes | 13.5 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 26.1 | 6 | 76 | 1 |
| Jack Leach | 24 | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (David Warner, 20.6 ov), 2-111 (Marcus Harris, 39.1 ov), 3-117 (Marnus Labuschagne, 40.2 ov), 4-232 (Steven Smith, 83.6 ov), 5-242 (Cameron Green, 87.4 ov), 6-285 (Alex Carey, 102.3 ov), 7-331 (Pat Cummins, 113.5 ov), 8-398 (Usman Khawaja, 131.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (30) and Marcus Harris (14) | 51 | 128 |
| second | Marcus Harris (24) and Marnus Labuschagne (24) | 60 | 110 |
| third | Steven Smith (2) and Marnus Labuschagne (4) | 6 | 7 |
| fourth | Usman Khawaja (46) and Steven Smith (65) | 115 | 263 |
| fifth | Usman Khawaja (5) and Cameron Green (5) | 10 | 22 |
| sixth | Usman Khawaja (30) and Alex Carey (13) | 43 | 89 |
| seventh | Usman Khawaja (22) and Pat Cummins (24) | 46 | 68 |
| eighth | Usman Khawaja (34) and Mitchell Starc (32) | 67 | 108 |
| ninth | Nathan Lyon (16) and Mitchell Starc (2) | 18 | 13 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 294 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | b Mitchell Starc | 6 | 26 |
| Zak Crawley | b Scott Boland | 18 | 55 |
| Dawid Malan | c Usman Khawaja b Cameron Green | 3 | 39 |
| Joe Root | c Steven Smith b Scott Boland | 0 | 7 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 66 | 91 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Alex Carey b Scott Boland | 113 | 158 |
| Jos Buttler | c Usman Khawaja b Pat Cummins | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Wood | c Nathan Lyon b Pat Cummins | 39 | 41 |
| Jack Leach | c Pat Cummins b Nathan Lyon | 10 | 29 |
| Stuart Broad | c Alex Carey b Scott Boland | 15 | 19 |
| James Anderson | not out | 4 | 4 |
Extras 20 · Total 294 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 20 | 6 | 68 | 2 |
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 2 | 56 | 1 |
| Scott Boland | 14.1 | 6 | 36 | 4 |
| Cameron Green | 9 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 17 | 0 | 88 | 2 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Haseeb Hameed, 9.2 ov), 2-36 (Zak Crawley, 16.6 ov), 3-36 (Joe Root, 20.1 ov), 4-36 (Dawid Malan, 21.5 ov), 5-164 (Ben Stokes, 50.6 ov), 6-173 (Jos Buttler, 53.3 ov), 7-245 (Mark Wood, 65.3 ov), 8-266 (Jack Leach, 72.5 ov), 9-289 (Jonny Bairstow, 77.5 ov), 10-294 (Stuart Broad, 79.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Haseeb Hameed (6) and Zak Crawley (7) | 22 | 57 |
| second | Dawid Malan (3) and Zak Crawley (11) | 14 | 46 |
| third | Dawid Malan (0) and Joe Root (0) | 0 | 19 |
| fourth | Dawid Malan (0) and Ben Stokes (0) | 0 | 10 |
| fifth | Jonny Bairstow (60) and Ben Stokes (66) | 128 | 176 |
| sixth | Jonny Bairstow (9) and Jos Buttler (0) | 9 | 15 |
| seventh | Jonny Bairstow (25) and Mark Wood (39) | 72 | 72 |
| eighth | Jonny Bairstow (11) and Jack Leach (10) | 21 | 44 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (14) and Jonny Bairstow (8) | 23 | 30 |
| tenth | James Anderson (4) and Stuart Broad (1) | 5 | 8 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 265 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris | c Ollie Pope b Jack Leach | 27 | 61 |
| David Warner | c Ollie Pope b Mark Wood | 3 | 18 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Ollie Pope b Mark Wood | 29 | 42 |
| Steven Smith | b Jack Leach | 23 | 31 |
| Usman Khawaja | not out | 101 | 138 |
| Cameron Green | c Joe Root b Jack Leach | 74 | 122 |
| Alex Carey | c Ollie Pope b Jack Leach | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
Extras 8 · Total 265 for 6 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 12 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 11 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 15 | 0 | 65 | 2 |
| Jack Leach | 21.5 | 1 | 84 | 4 |
| Joe Root | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (David Warner, 5.6 ov), 2-52 (Marcus Harris, 18.1 ov), 3-68 (Marnus Labuschagne, 21.4 ov), 4-86 (Steven Smith, 28.6 ov), 5-265 (Cameron Green, 68.4 ov), 6-265 (Alex Carey, 68.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (3) and Marcus Harris (9) | 12 | 36 |
| second | Marcus Harris (18) and Marnus Labuschagne (22) | 40 | 73 |
| third | Steven Smith (9) and Marnus Labuschagne (7) | 16 | 21 |
| fourth | Usman Khawaja (4) and Steven Smith (14) | 18 | 44 |
| fifth | Usman Khawaja (97) and Cameron Green (74) | 179 | 238 |
| sixth | Usman Khawaja (0) and Alex Carey (0) | 0 | 1 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 270 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | lbw b Cameron Green | 77 | 100 |
| Haseeb Hameed | c Alex Carey b Scott Boland | 9 | 58 |
| Dawid Malan | b Nathan Lyon | 4 | 29 |
| Joe Root | c Alex Carey b Scott Boland | 24 | 85 |
| Ben Stokes | c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon | 60 | 123 |
| Jonny Bairstow | c Marnus Labuschagne b Scott Boland | 41 | 105 |
| Jos Buttler | lbw b Pat Cummins | 11 | 38 |
| Mark Wood | lbw b Pat Cummins | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Leach | c David Warner b Steven Smith | 26 | 34 |
| Stuart Broad | not out | 8 | 35 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 6 |
Extras 10 · Total 270 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 18 | 2 | 68 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 22 | 5 | 80 | 2 |
| Scott Boland | 24 | 11 | 30 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | 22 | 10 | 28 | 2 |
| Cameron Green | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Haseeb Hameed, 19.2 ov), 2-74 (Dawid Malan, 27.5 ov), 3-96 (Zak Crawley, 32.6 ov), 4-156 (Joe Root, 58.1 ov), 5-193 (Ben Stokes, 74.4 ov), 6-218 (Jos Buttler, 84.4 ov), 7-218 (Mark Wood, 84.6 ov), 8-237 (Jonny Bairstow, 91.2 ov), 9-270 (Jack Leach, 99.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Haseeb Hameed (9) and Zak Crawley (36) | 46 | 116 |
| second | Dawid Malan (4) and Zak Crawley (24) | 28 | 51 |
| third | Joe Root (5) and Zak Crawley (17) | 22 | 31 |
| fourth | Joe Root (19) and Ben Stokes (38) | 60 | 152 |
| fifth | Jonny Bairstow (15) and Ben Stokes (22) | 37 | 99 |
| sixth | Jonny Bairstow (13) and Jos Buttler (11) | 25 | 61 |
| seventh | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Mark Wood (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Jonny Bairstow (13) and Jack Leach (1) | 19 | 39 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (8) and Jack Leach (25) | 33 | 52 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Stuart Broad (0) | 0 | 12 |
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