Australia v England 5th Test
England tour of Australia - 2006 (2006/07) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 2007
Australia won by 10 wickets
Australia won by 10 wickets. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 89 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Australia - 2006 (2006/07)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 2 January 2007 to 5 January 2007
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 10 wickets
- Player of the match
- Stuart Clark
- Captains
- Andrew Flintoff (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and BF Bowden
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 291 all out. Andrew Flintoff top-scored with 89 off 142 balls, and Ian Bell made 71. Stuart Clark took 3 for 62 for Australia. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the third wicket between Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 388 across 12 Tests.
Australia replied with 393 all out. Shane Warne top-scored with 71 off 65 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 62. James Anderson took 3 for 98 for England. Australia led by 102 on first innings.
England made 147 all out in their second innings. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 29 off 95 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 38 for Australia. From 98 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 123 for 9.
Set 46 to win, Australia made 46 for 0. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 23 not out off 22 balls.
Australia won by 10 wickets.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 291 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 29 | 52 |
| Alastair Cook | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 20 | 47 |
| Ian Bell | b Glenn McGrath | 71 | 153 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Michael Hussey b Glenn McGrath | 41 | 104 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 27 | 73 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart Clark | 89 | 142 |
| Chris Read | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 2 | 9 |
| Sajid Mahmood | c Matthew Hayden b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Harmison | lbw b Stuart Clark | 2 | 24 |
| Monty Panesar | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 14 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 5 |
Extras 10 · Total 291 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 29 | 8 | 67 | 3 |
| Brett Lee | 22 | 5 | 75 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 24 | 6 | 62 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 22.4 | 1 | 69 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Andrew Strauss, 14.2 ov), 2-58 (Alastair Cook, 19.1 ov), 3-166 (Kevin Pietersen, 58.3 ov), 4-167 (Ian Bell, 60.1 ov), 5-245 (Paul Collingwood, 85.6 ov), 6-258 (Chris Read, 88.5 ov), 7-258 (Sajid Mahmood, 88.6 ov), 8-282 (Steve Harmison, 98.6 ov), 9-291 (Andrew Flintoff, 102.1 ov), 10-291 (Monty Panesar, 103.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (29) and Alastair Cook (15) | 45 | 86 |
| second | Ian Bell (7) and Alastair Cook (5) | 13 | 29 |
| third | Ian Bell (63) and Kevin Pietersen (41) | 108 | 238 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (0) and Ian Bell (1) | 1 | 10 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (27) and Andrew Flintoff (50) | 78 | 155 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (11) and Chris Read (2) | 13 | 17 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (0) and Sajid Mahmood (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Andrew Flintoff (21) and Steve Harmison (2) | 24 | 60 |
| ninth | Andrew Flintoff (7) and Monty Panesar (0) | 9 | 19 |
| tenth | Monty Panesar (0) and James Anderson (0) | 0 | 9 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 393 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | c Chris Read b James Anderson | 26 | 27 |
| Matthew Hayden | c Paul Collingwood b Steve Harmison | 33 | 77 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (James Anderson) | 45 | 72 |
| Michael Hussey | c Chris Read b James Anderson | 37 | 100 |
| Michael Clarke | c Chris Read b Steve Harmison | 11 | 24 |
| Andrew Symonds | b Monty Panesar | 48 | 95 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Chris Read b James Anderson | 62 | 72 |
| Shane Warne | st Chris Read b Monty Panesar | 71 | 65 |
| Brett Lee | c Chris Read b Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 10 |
| Stuart Clark | c Kevin Pietersen b Sajid Mahmood | 35 | 41 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 20 · Total 393 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 2 | 56 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 26 | 8 | 98 | 3 |
| Steve Harmison | 23 | 5 | 80 | 2 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 11 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Monty Panesar | 19.3 | 0 | 90 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Justin Langer, 9.3 ov), 2-100 (Matthew Hayden, 25.3 ov), 3-118 (Ricky Ponting, 32.3 ov), 4-155 (Michael Clarke, 43.1 ov), 5-190 (Michael Hussey, 56.2 ov), 6-260 (Andrew Symonds, 73.1 ov), 7-318 (Adam Gilchrist, 80.3 ov), 8-325 (Brett Lee, 83.3 ov), 9-393 (Stuart Clark, 95.3 ov), 10-393 (Shane Warne, 96.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Justin Langer (26) and Matthew Hayden (4) | 34 | 59 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (29) and Ricky Ponting (35) | 66 | 96 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (10) and Michael Hussey (4) | 18 | 41 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (25) and Michael Clarke (11) | 37 | 64 |
| fifth | Andrew Symonds (24) and Michael Hussey (8) | 35 | 79 |
| sixth | Adam Gilchrist (42) and Andrew Symonds (24) | 70 | 106 |
| seventh | Shane Warne (38) and Adam Gilchrist (20) | 58 | 44 |
| eighth | Shane Warne (2) and Brett Lee (5) | 7 | 18 |
| ninth | Shane Warne (31) and Stuart Clark (35) | 68 | 72 |
| tenth | Shane Warne (0) and Glenn McGrath (0) | 0 | 6 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 147 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b Stuart Clark | 24 | 45 |
| Alastair Cook | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 4 | 8 |
| Ian Bell | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 28 | 51 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 29 | 95 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Matthew Hayden b Stuart Clark | 17 | 36 |
| Andrew Flintoff | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 7 | 21 |
| Monty Panesar | run out (Andrew Symonds) | 0 | 19 |
| Chris Read | c Ricky Ponting b Brett Lee | 4 | 17 |
| Sajid Mahmood | b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 11 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 16 | 26 |
| James Anderson | c Michael Hussey b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 22 |
Extras 9 · Total 147 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 14 | 5 | 39 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | 21 | 11 | 38 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 12 | 4 | 29 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Alastair Cook, 2.3 ov), 2-55 (Andrew Strauss, 14.3 ov), 3-64 (Ian Bell, 20.5 ov), 4-98 (Paul Collingwood, 34.6 ov), 5-113 (Andrew Flintoff, 41.3 ov), 6-114 (Kevin Pietersen, 43.3 ov), 7-114 (Monty Panesar, 47.2 ov), 8-122 (Chris Read, 48.6 ov), 9-123 (Sajid Mahmood, 49.6 ov), 10-147 (James Anderson, 57.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (0) and Alastair Cook (4) | 5 | 15 |
| second | Andrew Strauss (24) and Ian Bell (25) | 50 | 73 |
| third | Ian Bell (3) and Kevin Pietersen (6) | 9 | 38 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (17) and Kevin Pietersen (15) | 34 | 86 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (7) and Kevin Pietersen (7) | 15 | 39 |
| sixth | Kevin Pietersen (1) and Monty Panesar (0) | 1 | 12 |
| seventh | Chris Read (0) and Monty Panesar (0) | 0 | 23 |
| eighth | Chris Read (4) and Sajid Mahmood (4) | 8 | 10 |
| ninth | Steve Harmison (0) and Sajid Mahmood (0) | 1 | 6 |
| tenth | Steve Harmison (16) and James Anderson (5) | 24 | 48 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 46 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | not out | 20 | 43 |
| Matthew Hayden | not out | 23 | 22 |
Did not bat: Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath
Extras 3 · Total 46 for 0
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 1.5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Justin Langer (20) and Matthew Hayden (23) | 46 | 65 |
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