Australia v England 3rd Test
England in Australia and New Zealand - 2017 (2017/18) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 14 December 2017
Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
Australia won by an innings and 41 runs. Steven Smith top-scored with 239 for Australia. Josh Hazlewood took 5/48.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England in Australia and New Zealand - 2017 (2017/18)
- Ground
- Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
- Dates
- 14 December 2017 to 18 December 2017
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
- Player of the match
- Steven Smith
- Captains
- Joe Root (England), Steven Smith (Australia)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and M Erasmus
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 403 all out. Dawid Malan top-scored with 140 off 227 balls, and Jonny Bairstow made 119. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 91 for Australia. The innings was built on a 237-run stand for the fifth wicket between Dawid Malan and Jonny Bairstow, 59% of the total. From 368 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 393 for 9. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 320 across 7 Tests.
Australia replied with 662 for 9 declared. Steven Smith top-scored with 239 off 399 balls, and Mitchell Marsh made 181. James Anderson took 4 for 116 for England. The innings was built on a 301-run stand for the fifth wicket between Steven Smith and Mitchell Marsh, 45% of the total. Australia led by 259 on first innings.
England made 218 all out in their second innings. James Vince top-scored with 55 off 95 balls, and Dawid Malan made 54. Josh Hazlewood took 5 for 48 for Australia.
Australia won by an innings and 41 runs.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 403 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Mitchell Starc | 7 | 16 |
| Mark Stoneman | c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc | 56 | 110 |
| James Vince | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 25 | 63 |
| Joe Root | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 20 | 23 |
| Dawid Malan | c Peter Handscomb b Nathan Lyon | 140 | 227 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Mitchell Starc | 119 | 215 |
| Moeen Ali | c Steven Smith b Pat Cummins | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Woakes | c Pat Cummins b Josh Hazlewood | 8 | 12 |
| Craig Overton | c Cameron Bancroft b Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 7 |
| Stuart Broad | c Cameron Bancroft b Mitchell Starc | 12 | 10 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 7 |
Extras 14 · Total 403 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 25.1 | 5 | 91 | 4 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 28 | 9 | 92 | 3 |
| Pat Cummins | 28 | 8 | 84 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 22 | 4 | 73 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 9 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Alastair Cook, 4.4 ov), 2-89 (James Vince, 25.3 ov), 3-115 (Joe Root, 32.4 ov), 4-131 (Mark Stoneman, 37.5 ov), 5-368 (Dawid Malan, 106.5 ov), 6-372 (Moeen Ali, 107.2 ov), 7-389 (Chris Woakes, 110.5 ov), 8-389 (Jonny Bairstow, 111.2 ov), 9-393 (Craig Overton, 112.6 ov), 10-403 (Stuart Broad, 115.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (7) and Mark Stoneman (19) | 26 | 28 |
| second | Mark Stoneman (28) and James Vince (25) | 63 | 125 |
| third | Mark Stoneman (5) and Joe Root (20) | 26 | 43 |
| fourth | Mark Stoneman (4) and Dawid Malan (12) | 16 | 31 |
| fifth | Dawid Malan (128) and Jonny Bairstow (106) | 237 | 415 |
| sixth | Moeen Ali (0) and Jonny Bairstow (4) | 4 | 3 |
| seventh | Chris Woakes (8) and Jonny Bairstow (9) | 17 | 21 |
| eighth | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Craig Overton (0) | 0 | 3 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (2) and Craig Overton (2) | 4 | 10 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Stuart Broad (10) | 10 | 13 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 662 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | lbw b Craig Overton | 25 | 55 |
| David Warner | c Jonny Bairstow b Craig Overton | 22 | 36 |
| Usman Khawaja | lbw b Chris Woakes | 50 | 123 |
| Steven Smith | lbw b James Anderson | 239 | 399 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Joe Root b Moeen Ali | 28 | 75 |
| Mitchell Marsh | lbw b James Anderson | 181 | 236 |
| Tim Paine | not out | 49 | 85 |
| Mitchell Starc | run out (James Vince) | 1 | 3 |
| Pat Cummins | lbw b James Anderson | 41 | 63 |
| Nathan Lyon | c Moeen Ali b James Anderson | 4 | 3 |
Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood
Extras 22 · Total 662 for 9 declared
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 37.3 | 9 | 116 | 4 |
| Stuart Broad | 35 | 3 | 142 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 41 | 8 | 128 | 1 |
| Craig Overton | 24 | 1 | 110 | 2 |
| Moeen Ali | 33 | 4 | 120 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (David Warner, 13.2 ov), 2-55 (Cameron Bancroft, 17.2 ov), 3-179 (Usman Khawaja, 51.1 ov), 4-248 (Shaun Marsh, 74.4 ov), 5-549 (Mitchell Marsh, 152.2 ov), 6-560 (Steven Smith, 156.1 ov), 7-561 (Mitchell Starc, 156.6 ov), 8-654 (Pat Cummins, 177.6 ov), 9-662 (Nathan Lyon, 179.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | David Warner (22) and Cameron Bancroft (20) | 44 | 80 |
| second | Usman Khawaja (6) and Cameron Bancroft (5) | 11 | 24 |
| third | Usman Khawaja (44) and Steven Smith (79) | 124 | 203 |
| fourth | Shaun Marsh (28) and Steven Smith (37) | 69 | 141 |
| fifth | Steven Smith (113) and Mitchell Marsh (181) | 301 | 467 |
| sixth | Tim Paine (1) and Steven Smith (10) | 11 | 23 |
| seventh | Tim Paine (0) and Mitchell Starc (1) | 1 | 5 |
| eighth | Tim Paine (44) and Pat Cummins (41) | 93 | 126 |
| ninth | Tim Paine (4) and Nathan Lyon (4) | 8 | 9 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 218 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | c & b Josh Hazlewood | 14 | 20 |
| Mark Stoneman | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 8 |
| James Vince | b Mitchell Starc | 55 | 95 |
| Joe Root | c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon | 14 | 20 |
| Dawid Malan | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 54 | 135 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Josh Hazlewood | 14 | 26 |
| Moeen Ali | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 11 | 56 |
| Chris Woakes | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 22 | 48 |
| Craig Overton | c Usman Khawaja b Josh Hazlewood | 12 | 21 |
| Stuart Broad | c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins | 0 | 2 |
| James Anderson | not out | 1 | 7 |
Extras 18 · Total 218 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 17 | 5 | 44 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 18 | 6 | 48 | 5 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 19.5 | 4 | 53 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 15 | 4 | 42 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Mark Stoneman, 1.5 ov), 2-29 (Alastair Cook, 7.3 ov), 3-60 (Joe Root, 14.1 ov), 4-100 (James Vince, 29.5 ov), 5-133 (Jonny Bairstow, 39.1 ov), 6-172 (Moeen Ali, 54.5 ov), 7-196 (Dawid Malan, 63.2 ov), 8-210 (Craig Overton, 67.5 ov), 9-211 (Stuart Broad, 68.2 ov), 10-218 (Chris Woakes, 72.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (1) and Mark Stoneman (3) | 4 | 11 |
| second | Alastair Cook (13) and James Vince (12) | 25 | 34 |
| third | James Vince (17) and Joe Root (14) | 31 | 40 |
| fourth | Dawid Malan (10) and James Vince (26) | 40 | 94 |
| fifth | Dawid Malan (18) and Jonny Bairstow (14) | 33 | 57 |
| sixth | Moeen Ali (11) and Dawid Malan (19) | 39 | 94 |
| seventh | Dawid Malan (7) and Chris Woakes (15) | 24 | 51 |
| eighth | Chris Woakes (1) and Craig Overton (12) | 14 | 27 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (0) and Chris Woakes (1) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | James Anderson (1) and Chris Woakes (5) | 7 | 27 |
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