Australia Vs England 2Nd Final
VB Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2002 (2002/03) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 25 January 2003
Australia won by 5 runs
Australia won by 5 runs. Brad Hogg top-scored with 71* for Australia. Brett Lee took 5/30.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 25 January 2003
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 5 runs
- Player of the match
- Brett Lee
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 229 for 7. Brad Hogg top-scored with 71 not out off 77 balls, and Matthew Hayden made 69. Ronnie Irani took 3 for 46 for England.
Chasing 230, England made 224 all out. Michael Vaughan top-scored with 60 off 81 balls, and Alec Stewart made 60. Brett Lee took 5 for 30 for Australia.
Australia won by 5 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 229 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Owais Shah b Ronnie Irani | 69 | 91 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c James Anderson b Andrew Flintoff | 26 | 32 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Andrew Flintoff b Andy Caddick | 1 | 8 |
| Damien Martyn | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 11 | 14 |
| Michael Bevan | retired not out | 10 | 21 |
| Andrew Symonds | b Ronnie Irani | 8 | 29 |
| Brad Hogg | not out | 71 | 77 |
| Shane Warne | c & b Ronnie Irani | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | c Ian Blackwell b James Anderson | 18 | 17 |
| Andy Bichel | not out | 11 | 10 |
Did not bat: Brad Williams
Extras 4 · Total 229 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Caddick | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| James Anderson | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 10 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Adam Gilchrist, 9.2 ov), 2-40 (Ricky Ponting, 10.4 ov), 3-56 (Damien Martyn, 14.5 ov), 3-74 (Michael Bevan), 4-98 (Andrew Symonds, 28.2 ov), 5-147 (Matthew Hayden, 40.3 ov), 6-148 (Shane Warne, 40.5 ov), 7-196 (Brett Lee, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (13) and Adam Gilchrist (26) | 39 | 50 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (0) and Ricky Ponting (1) | 1 | 8 |
| third | Damien Martyn (11) and Matthew Hayden (5) | 16 | 25 |
| fourth | Matthew Hayden (13) and Michael Bevan (10) | 18 | 30 |
| fifth | Matthew Hayden (11) and Andrew Symonds (8) | 24 | 51 |
| sixth | Matthew Hayden (27) and Brad Hogg (22) | 49 | 73 |
| seventh | Shane Warne (0) and Brad Hogg (1) | 1 | 2 |
| eighth | Brad Hogg (28) and Brett Lee (18) | 48 | 30 |
| ninth | Brad Hogg (20) and Andy Bichel (11) | 33 | 25 |
ENGLAND: 224 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Knight | c Andrew Symonds b Brett Lee | 5 | 22 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Andy Bichel b Brett Lee | 0 | 10 |
| Ronnie Irani | c Andrew Symonds b Brad Williams | 7 | 13 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 60 | 81 |
| Nasser Hussain | b Brad Hogg | 28 | 50 |
| Alec Stewart | c Brett Lee b Shane Warne | 60 | 70 |
| Paul Collingwood | not out | 25 | 29 |
| Andrew Flintoff | b Brett Lee | 16 | 18 |
| Ian Blackwell | c Damien Martyn b Brett Lee | 1 | 3 |
| Andy Caddick | b Brett Lee | 4 | 6 |
| James Anderson | run out (Adam Gilchrist) | 0 | 2 |
Extras 18 · Total 224 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9.3 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| Brad Williams | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Marcus Trescothick, 2.5 ov), 2-18 (Ronnie Irani, 5.5 ov), 3-20 (Nick Knight, 6.6 ov), 4-88 (Nasser Hussain, 23.2 ov), 5-151 (Michael Vaughan, 35.3 ov), 6-182 (Alec Stewart, 41.1 ov), 7-216 (Andrew Flintoff, 47.1 ov), 8-218 (Ian Blackwell, 47.5 ov), 9-224 (Andy Caddick, 49.1 ov), 10-224 (James Anderson, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nick Knight (3) and Marcus Trescothick (0) | 8 | 17 |
| second | Nick Knight (1) and Ronnie Irani (7) | 10 | 19 |
| third | Nick Knight (1) and Michael Vaughan (0) | 2 | 7 |
| fourth | Nasser Hussain (28) and Michael Vaughan (34) | 68 | 100 |
| fifth | Alec Stewart (35) and Michael Vaughan (26) | 63 | 74 |
| sixth | Alec Stewart (25) and Paul Collingwood (4) | 31 | 35 |
| seventh | Paul Collingwood (18) and Andrew Flintoff (16) | 34 | 36 |
| eighth | Paul Collingwood (1) and Ian Blackwell (1) | 2 | 4 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick (4) and Paul Collingwood (2) | 6 | 8 |
| tenth | Paul Collingwood (0) and James Anderson (0) | 0 | 2 |
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