Australia v England 4th Test
England tour of Australia - 2006 (2006/07) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2006
Australia won by an innings and 99 runs
Australia won by an innings and 99 runs. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 156 for Australia. Shane Warne took 5/39.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Australia - 2006 (2006/07)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Dates
- 26 December 2006 to 28 December 2006
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 99 runs
- Player of the match
- Shane Warne
- Captains
- Andrew Flintoff (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 159 all out. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 50 off 132 balls. Shane Warne took 5 for 39 for Australia. From 122 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 146 for 9. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 360 across 10 Tests.
Australia replied with 419 all out. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 156 off 220 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 153. Sajid Mahmood took 4 for 100 for England. The innings was built on a 279-run stand for the sixth wicket between Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds, 67% of the total. Australia led by 260 on first innings.
England made 161 all out in their second innings. Andrew Strauss top-scored with 31 off 107 balls. Brett Lee took 4 for 47 for Australia.
Australia won by an innings and 99 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 159 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | b Shane Warne | 50 | 132 |
| Alastair Cook | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 11 | 37 |
| Ian Bell | lbw b Stuart Clark | 7 | 30 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 28 | 82 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Andrew Symonds b Shane Warne | 21 | 70 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Shane Warne b Stuart Clark | 13 | 31 |
| Chris Read | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 3 | 17 |
| Sajid Mahmood | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 9 |
| Steve Harmison | c Michael Clarke b Shane Warne | 7 | 12 |
| Monty Panesar | c Andrew Symonds b Shane Warne | 4 | 19 |
| Matthew Hoggard | not out | 9 | 10 |
Extras 6 · Total 159 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 13 | 4 | 36 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 20 | 8 | 37 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 17 | 6 | 27 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 17.2 | 4 | 39 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Alastair Cook, 10.5 ov), 2-44 (Ian Bell, 20.5 ov), 3-101 (Paul Collingwood, 45.6 ov), 4-101 (Andrew Strauss, 46.2 ov), 5-122 (Andrew Flintoff, 55.5 ov), 6-135 (Chris Read, 62.6 ov), 7-136 (Sajid Mahmood, 65.4 ov), 8-145 (Steve Harmison, 68.2 ov), 9-146 (Kevin Pietersen, 70.2 ov), 10-159 (Monty Panesar, 74.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (10) and Alastair Cook (11) | 23 | 67 |
| second | Andrew Strauss (11) and Ian Bell (7) | 21 | 61 |
| third | Paul Collingwood (28) and Andrew Strauss (29) | 57 | 151 |
| fourth | Andrew Strauss (0) and Kevin Pietersen (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (13) and Kevin Pietersen (8) | 21 | 57 |
| sixth | Chris Read (3) and Kevin Pietersen (9) | 13 | 43 |
| seventh | Kevin Pietersen (1) and Sajid Mahmood (0) | 1 | 16 |
| eighth | Steve Harmison (7) and Kevin Pietersen (2) | 9 | 16 |
| ninth | Kevin Pietersen (1) and Monty Panesar (0) | 1 | 12 |
| tenth | Matthew Hoggard (9) and Monty Panesar (4) | 13 | 24 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 419 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | c Chris Read b Andrew Flintoff | 27 | 29 |
| Matthew Hayden | c Chris Read b Sajid Mahmood | 153 | 265 |
| Brett Lee | c Chris Read b Andrew Flintoff | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Alastair Cook b Andrew Flintoff | 7 | 28 |
| Michael Hussey | b Matthew Hoggard | 6 | 20 |
| Michael Clarke | c Chris Read b Steve Harmison | 5 | 5 |
| Andrew Symonds | c Chris Read b Steve Harmison | 156 | 220 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Paul Collingwood b Sajid Mahmood | 1 | 8 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 40 | 54 |
| Stuart Clark | c Chris Read b Sajid Mahmood | 8 | 24 |
| Glenn McGrath | c Ian Bell b Sajid Mahmood | 0 | 6 |
Extras 16 · Total 419 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 21 | 6 | 82 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 22 | 1 | 77 | 3 |
| Steve Harmison | 28 | 6 | 69 | 2 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 21.3 | 1 | 100 | 4 |
| Monty Panesar | 12 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Justin Langer, 9.2 ov), 2-44 (Brett Lee, 9.3 ov), 3-62 (Ricky Ponting, 17.3 ov), 4-79 (Michael Hussey, 24.1 ov), 5-84 (Michael Clarke, 25.2 ov), 6-363 (Matthew Hayden, 90.4 ov), 7-365 (Adam Gilchrist, 92.3 ov), 8-383 (Andrew Symonds, 99.2 ov), 9-417 (Stuart Clark, 106.5 ov), 10-419 (Glenn McGrath, 108.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Justin Langer (27) and Matthew Hayden (13) | 44 | 59 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (0) and Brett Lee (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (8) and Ricky Ponting (7) | 18 | 50 |
| fourth | Matthew Hayden (8) and Michael Hussey (6) | 17 | 43 |
| fifth | Matthew Hayden (0) and Michael Clarke (5) | 5 | 7 |
| sixth | Matthew Hayden (124) and Andrew Symonds (150) | 279 | 393 |
| seventh | Adam Gilchrist (1) and Andrew Symonds (1) | 2 | 11 |
| eighth | Shane Warne (13) and Andrew Symonds (5) | 18 | 41 |
| ninth | Shane Warne (25) and Stuart Clark (8) | 34 | 45 |
| tenth | Shane Warne (2) and Glenn McGrath (0) | 2 | 10 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 161 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 31 | 107 |
| Alastair Cook | b Stuart Clark | 20 | 46 |
| Ian Bell | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 11 |
| Kevin Pietersen | b Stuart Clark | 1 | 8 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Justin Langer b Brett Lee | 16 | 38 |
| Andrew Flintoff | lbw b Stuart Clark | 25 | 45 |
| Chris Read | not out | 26 | 77 |
| Sajid Mahmood | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Harmison | lbw b Shane Warne | 4 | 26 |
| Monty Panesar | c Michael Clarke b Brett Lee | 14 | 19 |
| Matthew Hoggard | b Brett Lee | 5 | 20 |
Extras 17 · Total 161 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 18.5 | 6 | 47 | 4 |
| Glenn McGrath | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 16 | 6 | 30 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 19 | 3 | 46 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-41 (Alastair Cook, 14.5 ov), 2-48 (Ian Bell, 19.2 ov), 3-49 (Kevin Pietersen, 20.5 ov), 4-75 (Paul Collingwood, 31.4 ov), 5-90 (Andrew Strauss, 37.5 ov), 6-108 (Andrew Flintoff, 45.5 ov), 7-109 (Sajid Mahmood, 46.3 ov), 8-127 (Steve Harmison, 56.5 ov), 9-146 (Monty Panesar, 61.2 ov), 10-161 (Matthew Hoggard, 65.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (14) and Alastair Cook (20) | 41 | 90 |
| second | Andrew Strauss (4) and Ian Bell (2) | 7 | 27 |
| third | Andrew Strauss (0) and Kevin Pietersen (1) | 1 | 9 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (16) and Andrew Strauss (9) | 26 | 66 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (11) and Andrew Strauss (4) | 15 | 37 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (14) and Chris Read (3) | 18 | 49 |
| seventh | Chris Read (1) and Sajid Mahmood (0) | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Chris Read (12) and Steve Harmison (4) | 18 | 62 |
| ninth | Chris Read (5) and Monty Panesar (14) | 19 | 27 |
| tenth | Chris Read (5) and Matthew Hoggard (5) | 15 | 28 |
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