England Vs Australia 5Th Match
NatWest Series Australia, Bangladesh, England in England - 2005 (2005) · Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street · 23 June 2005
Australia won by 57 runs
Australia won by 57 runs. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 73 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Date
- 23 June 2005
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 57 runs
- Player of the match
- Andrew Symonds
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Marcus Trescothick (England)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and MR Benson
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 266 for 5. Andrew Symonds top-scored with 73 off 81 balls, and Damien Martyn made 68. The innings was built on a 142-run stand for the fourth wicket between Damien Martyn and Andrew Symonds, 53% of the total.
Chasing 267, England made 209 for 9. Darren Gough top-scored with 46 not out off 47 balls, and Andrew Flintoff made 44. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the fourth wicket between Andrew Flintoff and Vikram Solanki.
Australia won by 57 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 266 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Geraint Jones b Andrew Flintoff | 39 | 56 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Geraint Jones b Chris Tremlett | 18 | 31 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Ashley Giles b Steve Harmison | 27 | 40 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 68 | 81 |
| Andrew Symonds | run out (Marcus Trescothick) | 73 | 81 |
| Michael Hussey | c Paul Collingwood b Andrew Flintoff | 5 | 10 |
| Shane Watson | not out | 11 | 7 |
Did not bat: Brad Hogg, Jason Gillespie, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath
Extras 25 · Total 266 for 5
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 9 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Steve Harmison | 9 | 2 | 44 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Ashley Giles | 9 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-44 (Adam Gilchrist, 9.1 ov), 2-95 (Ricky Ponting, 20.2 ov), 3-96 (Matthew Hayden, 21.1 ov), 4-238 (Andrew Symonds, 45.2 ov), 5-247 (Michael Hussey, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (20) and Adam Gilchrist (15) | 44 | 53 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (18) and Ricky Ponting (27) | 51 | 67 |
| third | Damien Martyn (0) and Matthew Hayden (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Damien Martyn (56) and Andrew Symonds (73) | 142 | 148 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn (3) and Michael Hussey (5) | 9 | 14 |
| sixth | Damien Martyn (4) and Shane Watson (11) | 19 | 12 |
ENGLAND: 209 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 15 |
| Andrew Strauss | b Brett Lee | 3 | 13 |
| Vikram Solanki | c Ricky Ponting b Brad Hogg | 34 | 69 |
| Paul Collingwood | b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Jason Gillespie b Brad Hogg | 44 | 61 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Michael Hussey b Andrew Symonds | 19 | 28 |
| Geraint Jones | c Matthew Hayden b Shane Watson | 23 | 31 |
| Ashley Giles | c Andrew Symonds b Brett Lee | 4 | 3 |
| Chris Tremlett | c Michael Hussey b Jason Gillespie | 8 | 18 |
| Darren Gough | not out | 46 | 47 |
| Steve Harmison | not out | 11 | 17 |
Extras 17 · Total 209 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 2 | 27 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 6 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Andrew Strauss, 4.3 ov), 2-6 (Marcus Trescothick, 5.1 ov), 3-6 (Paul Collingwood, 5.3 ov), 4-85 (Vikram Solanki, 24.4 ov), 5-94 (Andrew Flintoff, 26.6 ov), 6-123 (Kevin Pietersen, 33.4 ov), 7-133 (Ashley Giles, 34.5 ov), 8-145 (Geraint Jones, 37.6 ov), 9-159 (Chris Tremlett, 40.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (0) and Andrew Strauss (3) | 4 | 21 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick (0) and Vikram Solanki (0) | 2 | 4 |
| third | Paul Collingwood (0) and Vikram Solanki (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Andrew Flintoff (38) and Vikram Solanki (34) | 79 | 118 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (6) and Kevin Pietersen (3) | 9 | 14 |
| sixth | Kevin Pietersen (16) and Geraint Jones (12) | 29 | 41 |
| seventh | Ashley Giles (4) and Geraint Jones (2) | 10 | 7 |
| eighth | Chris Tremlett (3) and Geraint Jones (9) | 12 | 19 |
| ninth | Darren Gough (7) and Chris Tremlett (5) | 14 | 17 |
| tenth | Darren Gough (39) and Steve Harmison (11) | 50 | 55 |
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