England Vs Australia 2Nd Odi
Australia tour of England and Ireland - 2012 (2012) · Kennington Oval, London · 1 July 2012
England won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
England won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining). Ravi Bopara top-scored with 82 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 1 July 2012
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ravi Bopara
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), Alastair Cook (England)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 251 for 7. Shane Watson top-scored with 66 off 80 balls, and George Bailey made 65. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the fifth wicket between David Hussey and George Bailey.
Chasing 252, England made 252 for 4. Ravi Bopara top-scored with 82 off 85 balls, and Ian Bell made 75. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the third wicket between Ian Bell and Ravi Bopara.
England won by 6 wickets (with 26 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 251 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watson | c Steven Finn b Graeme Swann | 66 | 80 |
| David Warner | c Ian Bell b Steven Finn | 10 | 20 |
| Peter Forrest | c Craig Kieswetter b Stuart Broad | 12 | 30 |
| Michael Clarke | c Craig Kieswetter b Ravi Bopara | 10 | 21 |
| George Bailey | b Tim Bresnan | 65 | 86 |
| David Hussey | run out (Steven Finn) | 29 | 37 |
| Matthew Wade | c Stuart Broad b Tim Bresnan | 6 | 8 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 20 | 11 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 8 | 9 |
Did not bat: Clint McKay, Xavier Doherty
Extras 25 · Total 251 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Finn | 9 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Jade Dernbach | 10 | 1 | 59 | 0 |
| Tim Bresnan | 8 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Ravi Bopara | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Graeme Swann | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (David Warner, 4.1 ov), 2-66 (Peter Forrest, 14.2 ov), 3-101 (Michael Clarke, 20.3 ov), 4-128 (Shane Watson, 31.1 ov), 5-206 (David Hussey, 44.1 ov), 6-222 (George Bailey, 46.2 ov), 7-223 (Matthew Wade, 46.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shane Watson (3) and David Warner (10) | 15 | 25 |
| second | Shane Watson (35) and Peter Forrest (12) | 51 | 61 |
| third | Michael Clarke (10) and Shane Watson (16) | 35 | 38 |
| fourth | Shane Watson (12) and George Bailey (13) | 27 | 65 |
| fifth | David Hussey (29) and George Bailey (44) | 78 | 77 |
| sixth | George Bailey (8) and Matthew Wade (6) | 16 | 13 |
| seventh | Brett Lee (1) and Matthew Wade (0) | 1 | 3 |
| eighth | Brett Lee (19) and Mitchell Johnson (8) | 28 | 19 |
ENGLAND: 252 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell | b Michael Clarke | 75 | 113 |
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Clint McKay | 18 | 18 |
| Jonathan Trott | b Shane Watson | 17 | 22 |
| Ravi Bopara | run out (Brett Lee) | 82 | 85 |
| Eoin Morgan | not out | 43 | 40 |
| Craig Kieswetter | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Tim Bresnan, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, Jade Dernbach
Extras 17 · Total 252 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Clint McKay | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Xavier Doherty | 7.4 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| David Hussey | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Alastair Cook, 6.1 ov), 2-81 (Jonathan Trott, 14.5 ov), 3-171 (Ian Bell, 33.1 ov), 4-250 (Ravi Bopara, 45.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Bell (14) and Alastair Cook (18) | 40 | 40 |
| second | Ian Bell (19) and Jonathan Trott (17) | 41 | 52 |
| third | Ian Bell (42) and Ravi Bopara (44) | 90 | 111 |
| fourth | Ravi Bopara (38) and Eoin Morgan (41) | 79 | 72 |
| fifth | Eoin Morgan (2) and Craig Kieswetter (0) | 2 | 2 |
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