Australia Vs England 2Nd Match
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 15 December 2002
Australia won by 89 runs
Australia won by 89 runs. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 124 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 15 December 2002
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 89 runs
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Debut
- James Anderson (England)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Wasim Raja
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was James Anderson's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 318 for 6. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 124 off 104 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 119. The innings was built on a 225-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, 71% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 242 across 28 ODIs.
Chasing 319, England made 229 all out. Nick Knight top-scored with 70 off 68 balls, and Craig White made 57.
Australia won by 89 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 318 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Gareth Batty b James Kirtley | 4 | 11 |
| Adam Gilchrist | b James Anderson | 124 | 104 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Owais Shah b Ian Blackwell | 119 | 123 |
| Michael Bevan | b Gareth Batty | 3 | 4 |
| Damien Martyn | c Gareth Batty b Craig White | 9 | 12 |
| Darren Lehmann | not out | 18 | 19 |
| Shane Watson | c Craig White b Ian Blackwell | 9 | 12 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 19 | 15 |
Did not bat: Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath
Extras 13 · Total 318 for 6
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Kirtley | 9 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| James Anderson | 6 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Craig White | 10 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| Ronnie Irani | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Gareth Batty | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Matthew Hayden, 2.5 ov), 2-240 (Adam Gilchrist, 37.1 ov), 3-247 (Michael Bevan, 38.2 ov), 4-271 (Ricky Ponting, 41.6 ov), 5-271 (Damien Martyn, 42.2 ov), 6-286 (Shane Watson, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (4) and Adam Gilchrist (1) | 15 | 13 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (100) and Adam Gilchrist (116) | 225 | 206 |
| third | Michael Bevan (3) and Ricky Ponting (4) | 7 | 7 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (9) and Ricky Ponting (15) | 24 | 22 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn (0) and Darren Lehmann (0) | 0 | 2 |
| sixth | Darren Lehmann (6) and Shane Watson (8) | 15 | 19 |
| seventh | Shane Warne (19) and Darren Lehmann (12) | 32 | 25 |
ENGLAND: 229 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Shane Warne b Shane Watson | 70 | 68 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Matthew Hayden b Jason Gillespie | 6 | 14 |
| Ronnie Irani | run out (Shane Watson, Glenn McGrath) | 0 | 4 |
| Nasser Hussain | b Shane Warne | 19 | 30 |
| Owais Shah | c Glenn McGrath b Shane Warne | 7 | 10 |
| Alec Stewart | run out (Michael Bevan) | 3 | 5 |
| Ian Blackwell | run out (Adam Gilchrist) | 43 | 54 |
| Craig White | not out | 57 | 74 |
| Gareth Batty | b Darren Lehmann | 3 | 9 |
| James Anderson | b Brett Lee | 6 | 13 |
| James Kirtley | b Brett Lee | 1 | 8 |
Extras 14 · Total 229 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 6 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | 9 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 7.5 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Damien Martyn | 2.1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Marcus Trescothick, 3.3 ov), 2-16 (Ronnie Irani, 4.2 ov), 3-76 (Nasser Hussain, 13.5 ov), 4-87 (Owais Shah, 15.6 ov), 5-92 (Alec Stewart, 17.4 ov), 6-131 (Nick Knight, 24.6 ov), 7-203 (Ian Blackwell, 38.6 ov), 8-208 (Gareth Batty, 40.6 ov), 9-223 (James Anderson, 45.4 ov), 10-229 (James Kirtley, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (6) and Marcus Trescothick (6) | 13 | 15 |
| second | Nick Knight (1) and Ronnie Irani (0) | 3 | 6 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (19) and Nick Knight (41) | 60 | 57 |
| fourth | Nick Knight (2) and Owais Shah (7) | 11 | 13 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart (3) and Nick Knight (2) | 5 | 9 |
| sixth | Nick Knight (18) and Ian Blackwell (20) | 39 | 44 |
| seventh | Craig White (43) and Ian Blackwell (23) | 72 | 83 |
| eighth | Craig White (2) and Gareth Batty (3) | 5 | 12 |
| ninth | Craig White (7) and James Anderson (6) | 15 | 28 |
| tenth | Craig White (5) and James Kirtley (1) | 6 | 14 |
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