England v Australia 4th Test
Australia tour of England and Scotland - 2009 (2009) · Headingley, Leeds · 7 August 2009
Australia won by an innings and 80 runs
Australia won by an innings and 80 runs. Marcus North top-scored with 110 for Australia. Stuart Broad took 6/91.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of England and Scotland - 2009 (2009)
- Ground
- Headingley, Leeds
- Dates
- 7 August 2009 to 9 August 2009
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 80 runs
- Player of the match
- Marcus North
- Captains
- Andrew Strauss (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and BF Bowden
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 102 all out. Matt Prior top-scored with 37 not out off 43 balls. Peter Siddle took 5 for 21 for Australia. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Headingley, 376 across 9 Tests.
Australia replied with 445 all out. Marcus North top-scored with 110 off 206 balls, and Michael Clarke made 93. Stuart Broad took 6 for 91 for England. The innings was built on a 152-run stand for the fifth wicket between Marcus North and Michael Clarke. Australia led by 343 on first innings.
England made 263 all out in their second innings. Graeme Swann top-scored with 62 off 72 balls, and Stuart Broad made 61. Mitchell Johnson took 5 for 69 for Australia. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the eighth wicket between Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad, 41% of the total. From 58 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 28 runs, to 86 for 6.
Australia won by an innings and 80 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 102 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c Marcus North b Peter Siddle | 3 | 17 |
| Alastair Cook | c Michael Clarke b Stuart Clark | 30 | 65 |
| Ravi Bopara | c Michael Hussey b Ben Hilfenhaus | 1 | 6 |
| Ian Bell | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 26 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Ricky Ponting b Stuart Clark | 0 | 5 |
| Matt Prior | not out | 37 | 43 |
| Stuart Broad | c Simon Katich b Stuart Clark | 3 | 12 |
| Graeme Swann | c Michael Clarke b Peter Siddle | 0 | 15 |
| Steve Harmison | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 0 | 6 |
| James Anderson | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 3 | 10 |
| Graham Onions | c Simon Katich b Peter Siddle | 0 | 1 |
Extras 17 · Total 102 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Peter Siddle | 9.5 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 4 | 18 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Andrew Strauss, 3.6 ov), 2-16 (Ravi Bopara, 6.4 ov), 3-39 (Ian Bell, 15.3 ov), 4-42 (Paul Collingwood, 18.3 ov), 5-63 (Alastair Cook, 22.2 ov), 6-72 (Stuart Broad, 24.5 ov), 7-92 (Graeme Swann, 29.4 ov), 8-98 (Steve Harmison, 31.4 ov), 9-102 (James Anderson, 33.4 ov), 10-102 (Graham Onions, 33.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (3) and Alastair Cook (5) | 11 | 26 |
| second | Ravi Bopara (1) and Alastair Cook (4) | 5 | 16 |
| third | Ian Bell (8) and Alastair Cook (14) | 23 | 53 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (0) and Alastair Cook (3) | 3 | 18 |
| fifth | Matt Prior (16) and Alastair Cook (4) | 21 | 23 |
| sixth | Matt Prior (1) and Stuart Broad (3) | 9 | 15 |
| seventh | Graeme Swann (0) and Matt Prior (17) | 20 | 30 |
| eighth | Steve Harmison (0) and Matt Prior (2) | 6 | 12 |
| ninth | James Anderson (3) and Matt Prior (1) | 4 | 12 |
| tenth | Matt Prior (0) and Graham Onions (0) | 0 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 445 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | lbw b Graham Onions | 51 | 67 |
| Simon Katich | c Ravi Bopara b Steve Harmison | 0 | 4 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw b Stuart Broad | 78 | 101 |
| Michael Hussey | lbw b Stuart Broad | 10 | 10 |
| Michael Clarke | lbw b Graham Onions | 93 | 138 |
| Marcus North | c James Anderson b Stuart Broad | 110 | 206 |
| Brad Haddin | c Ian Bell b Steve Harmison | 14 | 23 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c Ravi Bopara b Stuart Broad | 27 | 53 |
| Peter Siddle | b Stuart Broad | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | b Stuart Broad | 32 | 22 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 30 · Total 445 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 18 | 3 | 89 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 23 | 4 | 98 | 2 |
| Graham Onions | 22 | 5 | 80 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 25.1 | 6 | 91 | 6 |
| Graeme Swann | 16 | 4 | 64 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Simon Katich, 1.4 ov), 2-133 (Shane Watson, 27.3 ov), 3-140 (Ricky Ponting, 28.6 ov), 4-151 (Michael Hussey, 30.3 ov), 5-303 (Michael Clarke, 72.6 ov), 6-323 (Brad Haddin, 80.2 ov), 7-393 (Mitchell Johnson, 96.3 ov), 8-394 (Peter Siddle, 96.6 ov), 9-440 (Stuart Clark, 102.5 ov), 10-445 (Marcus North, 104.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Simon Katich (0) and Shane Watson (10) | 14 | 10 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (74) and Shane Watson (41) | 119 | 155 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (4) and Michael Hussey (0) | 7 | 10 |
| fourth | Michael Hussey (10) and Michael Clarke (1) | 11 | 9 |
| fifth | Marcus North (52) and Michael Clarke (92) | 152 | 256 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (14) and Marcus North (6) | 20 | 44 |
| seventh | Marcus North (36) and Mitchell Johnson (27) | 70 | 98 |
| eighth | Marcus North (1) and Peter Siddle (0) | 1 | 3 |
| ninth | Stuart Clark (32) and Marcus North (10) | 46 | 35 |
| tenth | Marcus North (5) and Ben Hilfenhaus (0) | 5 | 8 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 263 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus | 32 | 78 |
| Alastair Cook | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 30 | 84 |
| Ravi Bopara | lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Bell | c Ricky Ponting b Mitchell Johnson | 3 | 12 |
| Paul Collingwood | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 4 | 10 |
| James Anderson | c Ricky Ponting b Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 10 |
| Matt Prior | c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 22 | 29 |
| Stuart Broad | c Shane Watson b Peter Siddle | 61 | 49 |
| Graeme Swann | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 62 | 72 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 19 | 28 |
| Graham Onions | b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 7 |
Extras 26 · Total 263 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 19 | 2 | 60 | 4 |
| Peter Siddle | 12 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 11 | 1 | 74 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 19.3 | 3 | 69 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-58 (Andrew Strauss, 22.4 ov), 2-58 (Ravi Bopara, 22.5 ov), 3-67 (Ian Bell, 25.5 ov), 4-74 (Paul Collingwood, 27.6 ov), 5-78 (Alastair Cook, 29.6 ov), 6-86 (James Anderson, 32.3 ov), 7-120 (Matt Prior, 38.6 ov), 8-228 (Stuart Broad, 51.3 ov), 9-259 (Graeme Swann, 59.2 ov), 10-263 (Graham Onions, 61.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Andrew Strauss (32) and Alastair Cook (22) | 58 | 138 |
| second | Ravi Bopara (0) and Alastair Cook (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Ian Bell (3) and Alastair Cook (4) | 9 | 20 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (4) and Alastair Cook (2) | 7 | 14 |
| fifth | James Anderson (0) and Alastair Cook (2) | 4 | 13 |
| sixth | James Anderson (4) and Matt Prior (4) | 8 | 15 |
| seventh | Matt Prior (18) and Stuart Broad (14) | 34 | 40 |
| eighth | Graeme Swann (47) and Stuart Broad (47) | 108 | 79 |
| ninth | Graeme Swann (15) and Steve Harmison (15) | 31 | 47 |
| tenth | Steve Harmison (4) and Graham Onions (0) | 4 | 13 |
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