Australia Vs England 2Nd Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 14 February 2015
Australia won by 111 runs
Australia won by 111 runs. Aaron Finch top-scored with 135 for Australia. Mitchell Marsh took 5/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 14 February 2015
- Toss
- England, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 111 runs
- Player of the match
- Aaron Finch
- Captains
- George Bailey (Australia), Eoin Morgan (England)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and HDPK Dharmasena
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 342 for 9. Aaron Finch top-scored with 135 off 128 balls, and Glenn Maxwell made 66. Steven Finn took 5 for 71 for England. The innings was built on a 146-run stand for the fourth wicket between George Bailey and Aaron Finch, 43% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 273 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 343, England made 231 all out. James Taylor top-scored with 98 not out off 90 balls, and Chris Woakes made 37. Mitchell Marsh took 5 for 33 for Australia. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the seventh wicket between Chris Woakes and James Taylor.
Australia won by 111 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 342 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | run out (Eoin Morgan) | 135 | 128 |
| David Warner | b Stuart Broad | 22 | 18 |
| Shane Watson | c Jos Buttler b Stuart Broad | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Smith | b Chris Woakes | 5 | 9 |
| George Bailey | b Steven Finn | 55 | 69 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Joe Root b Steven Finn | 66 | 40 |
| Mitchell Marsh | c Joe Root b Steven Finn | 23 | 20 |
| Brad Haddin | c Stuart Broad b Steven Finn | 31 | 14 |
| Mitchell Johnson | c James Anderson b Steven Finn | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood
Extras 5 · Total 342 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 10 | 0 | 66 | 2 |
| Chris Woakes | 10 | 0 | 65 | 1 |
| Steven Finn | 10 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Moeen Ali | 9 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-57 (David Warner, 7.3 ov), 2-57 (Shane Watson, 7.4 ov), 3-70 (Steven Smith, 10.3 ov), 4-216 (Aaron Finch, 36.3 ov), 5-228 (George Bailey, 38.1 ov), 6-281 (Mitchell Marsh, 45.1 ov), 7-342 (Brad Haddin, 49.4 ov), 8-342 (Glenn Maxwell, 49.5 ov), 9-342 (Mitchell Johnson, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (33) and David Warner (22) | 57 | 45 |
| second | Shane Watson (0) and Aaron Finch (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Aaron Finch (8) and Steven Smith (5) | 13 | 17 |
| fourth | George Bailey (50) and Aaron Finch (94) | 146 | 155 |
| fifth | George Bailey (5) and Glenn Maxwell (7) | 12 | 10 |
| sixth | Mitchell Marsh (23) and Glenn Maxwell (29) | 53 | 42 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (31) and Glenn Maxwell (30) | 61 | 27 |
| eighth | Mitchell Johnson (0) and Glenn Maxwell (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Mitchell Johnson (0) and Mitchell Starc (0) | 0 | 1 |
ENGLAND: 231 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell | c Mitchell Starc b Mitchell Marsh | 36 | 45 |
| Moeen Ali | c George Bailey b Mitchell Starc | 10 | 13 |
| Gary Ballance | c Aaron Finch b Mitchell Marsh | 10 | 13 |
| Joe Root | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Marsh | 5 | 12 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Marsh | 0 | 6 |
| James Taylor | not out | 98 | 90 |
| Jos Buttler | c Steven Smith b Mitchell Marsh | 10 | 12 |
| Chris Woakes | c Steven Smith b Mitchell Johnson | 37 | 42 |
| Stuart Broad | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Finn | c & b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 6 |
| James Anderson | run out (Glenn Maxwell) | 8 | 11 |
Extras 16 · Total 231 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 9 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 6.5 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 9 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Moeen Ali, 4.4 ov), 2-49 (Gary Ballance, 9.4 ov), 3-66 (Ian Bell, 13.4 ov), 4-66 (Joe Root, 13.5 ov), 5-73 (Eoin Morgan, 17.6 ov), 6-92 (Jos Buttler, 21.2 ov), 7-184 (Chris Woakes, 35.2 ov), 8-194 (Stuart Broad, 36.1 ov), 9-195 (Steven Finn, 37.1 ov), 10-231 (James Anderson, 41.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ian Bell (12) and Moeen Ali (10) | 25 | 28 |
| second | Ian Bell (12) and Gary Ballance (10) | 24 | 30 |
| third | Ian Bell (12) and Joe Root (5) | 17 | 24 |
| fourth | Eoin Morgan (0) and Joe Root (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Eoin Morgan (0) and James Taylor (5) | 7 | 25 |
| sixth | James Taylor (6) and Jos Buttler (10) | 19 | 20 |
| seventh | Chris Woakes (37) and James Taylor (55) | 92 | 84 |
| eighth | Stuart Broad (0) and James Taylor (10) | 10 | 5 |
| ninth | Steven Finn (1) and James Taylor (0) | 1 | 6 |
| tenth | James Anderson (8) and James Taylor (22) | 36 | 28 |
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