Australia v South Africa 2nd Test
South Africa tour of Australia - 2005 (2005/06) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2005 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 184 runs · Man of the Match: Michael Hussey
Australia won by 184 runs. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 137 for Australia. Man of the Match: Michael Hussey.
Australia, 343 (10 wkts)
| Phil Jaques | caught (Jacques Rudolph) b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 12 |
| Matthew Hayden | caught (Graeme Smith) b Shaun Pollock | 65 | 177 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught (Herschelle Gibbs) b Andre Nel | 117 | 198 |
| Brad Hodge | caught (Graeme Smith) b Shaun Pollock | 7 | 26 |
| Michael Hussey | bowled b Makhaya Ntini | 122 | 203 |
| Andrew Symonds | caught (Mark Boucher) b Andre Nel | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Gilchrist | caught (Herschelle Gibbs) b Andre Nel | 2 | 7 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Nicky Boje) b Andre Nel | 9 | 14 |
| Brett Lee | lbw b Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 16 |
| Stuart MacGill | bowled b Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 11 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 11 | 56 |
Shaun Pollock 26.00-5-67-3Makhaya Ntini 22.30-3-70-3Jacques Kallis 21.50-4-69-0Andre Nel 31.00-6-84-4Nicky Boje 18.10-3-59-0
South Africa, 287 (10 wkts)
| AB de Villiers | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 61 | 141 |
| Graeme Smith | lbw b Brett Lee | 22 | 42 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled b Andrew Symonds | 94 | 234 |
| Jacques Kallis | bowled b Brett Lee | 23 | 91 |
| Ashwell Prince | caught (Ricky Ponting) b Shane Warne | 6 | 19 |
| Jacques Rudolph | bowled b Brett Lee | 13 | 36 |
| Mark Boucher | lbw b Andrew Symonds | 23 | 40 |
| Shaun Pollock | lbw b Andrew Symonds | 9 | 21 |
| Nicky Boje | bowled b Shane Warne | 12 | 27 |
| Andre Nel | caught (Michael Hussey) b Stuart MacGill | 14 | 21 |
| Makhaya Ntini | not out | 10 | 10 |
Glenn McGrath 27.00-13-57-1Brett Lee 28.00-5-92-3Andrew Symonds 20.00-6-50-3Shane Warne 21.00-7-62-2Stuart MacGill 15.00-3-41-1
Australia, 303 (7 wkts)
| Matthew Hayden | caught (Mark Boucher) b Jacques Kallis | 137 | 242 |
| Phil Jaques | lbw b Andre Nel | 28 | 44 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 29 |
| Brad Hodge | caught (Mark Boucher) b Andre Nel | 24 | 63 |
| Michael Hussey | caught (Jacques Kallis) b Graeme Smith | 31 | 74 |
| Andrew Symonds | caught (Andre Nel) b Jacques Kallis | 72 | 54 |
| Adam Gilchrist | caught (Ashwell Prince) b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrath | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Shaun Pollock 23.00-5-60-1Makhaya Ntini 8.00-2-17-0Jacques Kallis 11.00-0-58-3Andre Nel 20.00-3-71-2Nicky Boje 14.00-1-65-0Graeme Smith 7.00-0-41-1
South Africa, 170 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Smith | caught (Adam Gilchrist) b Glenn McGrath | 25 | 52 |
| AB de Villiers | stumping (Adam Gilchrist) b Shane Warne | 8 | 44 |
| Herschelle Gibbs | bowled b Shane Warne | 9 | 11 |
| Jacques Kallis | caught (Adam Gilchrist) b Andrew Symonds | 9 | 26 |
| Ashwell Prince | caught (Matthew Hayden) b Shane Warne | 26 | 120 |
| Jacques Rudolph | bowled b Andrew Symonds | 4 | 5 |
| Mark Boucher | caught (Ricky Ponting) b Shane Warne | 5 | 18 |
| Shaun Pollock | not out | 67 | 120 |
| Nicky Boje | bowled b Glenn McGrath | 13 | 38 |
| Andre Nel | caught (Adam Gilchrist) b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 7 |
| Makhaya Ntini | bowled b Stuart MacGill | 2 | 6 |
Glenn McGrath 15.00-3-44-3Brett Lee 11.00-4-23-0Shane Warne 28.00-7-74-4Andrew Symonds 4.00-2-6-2Stuart MacGill 16.00-7-28-1
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