England v Australia 4th Test

Australia tour of England and Scotland - 2005 (2005) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 25 August 2005

England won by 3 wickets

England won by 3 wickets. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 102 for England. Simon Jones took 5/44.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of England and Scotland - 2005 (2005)
Ground: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Dates: 25 August 2005 to 28 August 2005
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: England won by 3 wickets
Player of the match: Andrew Flintoff
Captains: Michael Vaughan (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
Debut: Shaun Tait (Australia)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and SA Bucknor
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Shaun Tait's first Test.

England batted first and made 477 all out. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 102 off 132 balls, and Geraint Jones made 85. Shane Warne took 4 for 102 for Australia. The innings was built on a 177-run stand for the sixth wicket between Andrew Flintoff and Geraint Jones. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Trent Bridge, 335 across 9 Tests.

Australia replied with 218 all out. Brett Lee top-scored with 47 off 44 balls, and Simon Katich made 45. Simon Jones took 5 for 44 for England. England led by 259 on first innings. Australia followed on.

Australia made 387 all out in their second innings. Justin Langer top-scored with 61 off 112 balls, and Simon Katich made 59. Steve Harmison took 3 for 93 for England. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the fifth wicket between Simon Katich and Michael Clarke.

Set 129 to win, England made 129 for 7. Marcus Trescothick top-scored with 27 off 22 balls. Shane Warne took 4 for 31 for Australia.

England won by 3 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 477 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	b Shaun Tait	65	111
Andrew Strauss	c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne	35	64
Michael Vaughan	c Adam Gilchrist b Ricky Ponting	58	99
Ian Bell	c Adam Gilchrist b Shaun Tait	3	5
Kevin Pietersen	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	45	108
Andrew Flintoff	lbw b Shaun Tait	102	132
Geraint Jones	c & b Michael Kasprowicz	85	149
Ashley Giles	lbw b Shane Warne	15	35
Matthew Hoggard	c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne	10	28
Steve Harmison	st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne	2	6
Simon Jones	not out	15	27

Extras 42 · Total 477 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	32	2	131	1
Michael Kasprowicz	32	3	122	1
Shaun Tait	24	4	97	3
Shane Warne	29.1	4	102	4
Ricky Ponting	6	2	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-105 (Andrew Strauss, 21.4 ov), 2-137 (Marcus Trescothick, 30.5 ov), 3-146 (Ian Bell, 34.1 ov), 4-213 (Michael Vaughan, 55.2 ov), 5-241 (Kevin Pietersen, 64.1 ov), 6-418 (Andrew Flintoff, 103.2 ov), 7-450 (Geraint Jones, 112.5 ov), 8-450 (Ashley Giles, 113.1 ov), 9-454 (Steve Harmison, 115.1 ov), 10-477 (Matthew Hoggard, 123.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (56) and Andrew Strauss (34)	105	145
second	Marcus Trescothick (10) and Michael Vaughan (18)	32	59
third	Michael Vaughan (5) and Ian Bell (3)	9	21
fourth	Michael Vaughan (35) and Kevin Pietersen (25)	67	129
fifth	Andrew Flintoff (8) and Kevin Pietersen (19)	28	53
sixth	Andrew Flintoff (91) and Geraint Jones (72)	177	238
seventh	Ashley Giles (15) and Geraint Jones (16)	32	57
eighth	Ashley Giles (0) and Matthew Hoggard (0)	0	2
ninth	Matthew Hoggard (2) and Steve Harmison (2)	4	12
tenth	Simon Jones (15) and Matthew Hoggard (8)	23	48

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 218 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	c Ian Bell b Matthew Hoggard	27	59
Matthew Hayden	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	7	27
Ricky Ponting	lbw b Simon Jones	1	6
Damien Martyn	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	1	3
Michael Clarke	lbw b Steve Harmison	36	53
Simon Katich	c Andrew Strauss b Simon Jones	45	66
Adam Gilchrist	c Andrew Strauss b Andrew Flintoff	27	36
Shane Warne	c Ian Bell b Simon Jones	0	1
Brett Lee	c Ian Bell b Simon Jones	47	44
Michael Kasprowicz	b Simon Jones	5	7
Shaun Tait	not out	3	9

Extras 19 · Total 218 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Steve Harmison	9	1	48	1
Matthew Hoggard	15	3	70	3
Simon Jones	14.1	4	44	5
Andrew Flintoff	11	1	54	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-20 (Matthew Hayden, 9.3 ov), 2-21 (Ricky Ponting, 10.3 ov), 3-22 (Damien Martyn, 11.1 ov), 4-58 (Justin Langer, 19.3 ov), 5-99 (Michael Clarke, 30.3 ov), 6-157 (Simon Katich, 39.2 ov), 7-157 (Shane Warne, 39.3 ov), 8-163 (Adam Gilchrist, 42.2 ov), 9-175 (Michael Kasprowicz, 43.2 ov), 10-218 (Brett Lee, 49.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (11) and Matthew Hayden (7)	20	59
second	Justin Langer (0) and Ricky Ponting (1)	1	6
third	Damien Martyn (1) and Justin Langer (0)	1	4
fourth	Justin Langer (17) and Michael Clarke (18)	36	51
fifth	Simon Katich (16) and Michael Clarke (18)	41	69
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (27) and Simon Katich (25)	58	58
seventh	Shane Warne (0) and Adam Gilchrist (0)	0	1
eighth	Adam Gilchrist (0) and Brett Lee (5)	6	17
ninth	Michael Kasprowicz (5) and Brett Lee (4)	12	9
tenth	Brett Lee (38) and Shaun Tait (3)	43	37

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 387 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Justin Langer	c Ian Bell b Ashley Giles	61	112
Matthew Hayden	c Ashley Giles b Andrew Flintoff	26	41
Ricky Ponting	run out	48	89
Damien Martyn	c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff	13	30
Michael Clarke	c Geraint Jones b Matthew Hoggard	56	170
Simon Katich	lbw b Steve Harmison	59	183
Adam Gilchrist	lbw b Matthew Hoggard	11	11
Shane Warne	st Geraint Jones b Ashley Giles	45	42
Brett Lee	not out	26	39
Michael Kasprowicz	c Geraint Jones b Steve Harmison	19	26
Shaun Tait	b Steve Harmison	4	16

Extras 19 · Total 387 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Matthew Hoggard	27	7	72	2
Simon Jones	4	0	15	0
Steve Harmison	30	5	93	3
Andrew Flintoff	29	4	83	2
Ashley Giles	28	3	107	2
Ian Bell	6	2	12	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Matthew Hayden, 13.4 ov), 2-129 (Justin Langer, 33.6 ov), 3-155 (Ricky Ponting, 44.1 ov), 4-161 (Damien Martyn, 46.1 ov), 5-261 (Michael Clarke, 94.2 ov), 6-277 (Adam Gilchrist, 98.5 ov), 7-314 (Simon Katich, 107.3 ov), 8-342 (Shane Warne, 112.3 ov), 9-373 (Michael Kasprowicz, 119.2 ov), 10-387 (Shaun Tait, 123.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Justin Langer (22) and Matthew Hayden (26)	50	82
second	Justin Langer (39) and Ricky Ponting (35)	79	126
third	Damien Martyn (12) and Ricky Ponting (13)	26	62
fourth	Damien Martyn (1) and Michael Clarke (4)	6	13
fifth	Simon Katich (41) and Michael Clarke (52)	100	295
sixth	Adam Gilchrist (11) and Simon Katich (5)	16	27
seventh	Shane Warne (21) and Simon Katich (13)	37	55
eighth	Shane Warne (23) and Brett Lee (4)	28	30
ninth	Michael Kasprowicz (19) and Brett Lee (12)	31	41
tenth	Brett Lee (10) and Shaun Tait (4)	14	28

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 129 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Trescothick	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	27	22
Andrew Strauss	c Michael Clarke b Shane Warne	23	37
Michael Vaughan	c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne	0	6
Ian Bell	c Michael Kasprowicz b Brett Lee	3	20
Kevin Pietersen	c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee	23	34
Andrew Flintoff	b Brett Lee	26	34
Geraint Jones	c Michael Kasprowicz b Shane Warne	3	13
Ashley Giles	not out	7	17
Matthew Hoggard	not out	8	13

Did not bat: Steve Harmison, Simon Jones

Extras 9 · Total 129 for 7

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Brett Lee	12	0	51	3
Michael Kasprowicz	2	0	19	0
Shane Warne	13.5	2	31	4
Shaun Tait	4	0	24	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Marcus Trescothick, 5.1 ov), 2-36 (Michael Vaughan, 7.1 ov), 3-57 (Andrew Strauss, 13.5 ov), 4-57 (Ian Bell, 14.1 ov), 5-103 (Kevin Pietersen, 24.1 ov), 6-111 (Andrew Flintoff, 26.4 ov), 7-116 (Geraint Jones, 27.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marcus Trescothick (27) and Andrew Strauss (1)	32	32
second	Michael Vaughan (0) and Andrew Strauss (4)	4	12
third	Andrew Strauss (18) and Ian Bell (3)	21	40
fourth	Ian Bell (0) and Kevin Pietersen (0)	0	2
fifth	Andrew Flintoff (21) and Kevin Pietersen (23)	46	61
sixth	Andrew Flintoff (5) and Geraint Jones (2)	8	16
seventh	Ashley Giles (3) and Geraint Jones (1)	5	9
eighth	Ashley Giles (4) and Matthew Hoggard (8)	13	24

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