Australia Vs England 1St Final
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 2007 (2006/07) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 February 2007
England won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
England won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Paul Collingwood top-scored with 120* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 9 February 2007
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
- Captains
- Ricky Ponting (Australia), Andrew Flintoff (England)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 252 all out. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 82 off 102 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 75. Andrew Flintoff took 3 for 41 for England. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the second wicket between Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting, 55% of the total. From 229 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 252 for 10.
Chasing 253, England made 253 for 6. Paul Collingwood top-scored with 120 not out off 133 balls, and Ian Bell made 65. Brett Lee took 3 for 41 for Australia. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the fourth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell, 53% of the total.
England won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 252 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Sajid Mahmood b Jamie Dalrymple | 82 | 102 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Andrew Flintoff b Sajid Mahmood | 5 | 10 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Paul Collingwood b Monty Panesar | 75 | 75 |
| Michael Clarke | run out (Paul Collingwood) | 33 | 39 |
| Brad Hodge | lbw b Monty Panesar | 5 | 10 |
| Michael Hussey | c Paul Nixon b Andrew Flintoff | 17 | 19 |
| Shane Watson | c Ian Bell b Sajid Mahmood | 9 | 13 |
| Brad Hogg | c Ian Bell b Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 11 |
| Brett Lee | run out (Paul Collingwood) | 0 | 5 |
| Nathan Bracken | not out | 3 | 5 |
| Glenn McGrath | b Andrew Flintoff | 0 | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 252 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Plunkett | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 9.3 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Monty Panesar | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Paul Collingwood | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jamie Dalrymple | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Adam Gilchrist, 5.3 ov), 2-170 (Ricky Ponting, 30.1 ov), 3-180 (Matthew Hayden, 33.2 ov), 4-196 (Brad Hodge, 36.5 ov), 5-229 (Michael Clarke, 42.2 ov), 6-229 (Michael Hussey, 42.3 ov), 7-248 (Brad Hogg, 46.1 ov), 8-248 (Brett Lee, 46.6 ov), 9-250 (Shane Watson, 47.4 ov), 10-252 (Glenn McGrath, 48.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (21) and Adam Gilchrist (5) | 32 | 33 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (57) and Ricky Ponting (75) | 138 | 148 |
| third | Matthew Hayden (4) and Michael Clarke (6) | 10 | 19 |
| fourth | Brad Hodge (5) and Michael Clarke (11) | 16 | 21 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (17) and Michael Clarke (16) | 33 | 32 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (0) and Shane Watson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Brad Hogg (10) and Shane Watson (8) | 19 | 22 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (0) and Shane Watson (0) | 0 | 5 |
| ninth | Nathan Bracken (1) and Shane Watson (1) | 2 | 4 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (0) and Nathan Bracken (2) | 2 | 5 |
ENGLAND: 253 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mal Loye | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Joyce | c Glenn McGrath b Brett Lee | 6 | 18 |
| Ian Bell | b Brett Lee | 65 | 90 |
| Andrew Strauss | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Collingwood | not out | 120 | 133 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Watson | 35 | 36 |
| Jamie Dalrymple | run out (Michael Clarke, Glenn McGrath) | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Nixon | not out | 11 | 10 |
Did not bat: Liam Plunkett, Sajid Mahmood, Monty Panesar
Extras 13 · Total 253 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Nathan Bracken | 8.3 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Mal Loye, 2.2 ov), 2-14 (Ed Joyce, 4.6 ov), 3-15 (Andrew Strauss, 5.4 ov), 4-148 (Ian Bell, 32.6 ov), 5-222 (Andrew Flintoff, 45.2 ov), 6-225 (Jamie Dalrymple, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mal Loye (0) and Ed Joyce (1) | 1 | 14 |
| second | Ed Joyce (5) and Ian Bell (8) | 13 | 16 |
| third | Andrew Strauss (0) and Ian Bell (1) | 1 | 4 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (67) and Ian Bell (56) | 133 | 166 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (36) and Andrew Flintoff (35) | 74 | 75 |
| sixth | Paul Collingwood (0) and Jamie Dalrymple (3) | 3 | 5 |
| seventh | Paul Collingwood (17) and Paul Nixon (11) | 28 | 20 |
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