England Vs Australia 3Rd Match
Australia tour of England and Scotland - 2005 (2005) · Kennington Oval, London · 12 July 2005
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining). Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 121* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 12 July 2005
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 228 for 7. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 74 off 84 balls, and Vikram Solanki made 53. Jason Gillespie took 3 for 44 for Australia. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the seventh wicket between Vikram Solanki and Kevin Pietersen, 41% of the total.
Chasing 229, Australia made 229 for 2. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 121 not out off 101 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 43. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the second wicket between Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, 41% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 91 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 228 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | c Michael Kasprowicz b Brett Lee | 0 | 12 |
| Andrew Strauss | c Adam Gilchrist b Michael Kasprowicz | 36 | 50 |
| Michael Vaughan | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 15 | 30 |
| Kevin Pietersen | b Jason Gillespie | 74 | 84 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c Adam Gilchrist b Michael Kasprowicz | 5 | 15 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Andrew Symonds b Jason Gillespie | 9 | 18 |
| Geraint Jones | c Michael Kasprowicz b Jason Gillespie | 1 | 11 |
| Vikram Solanki | not out | 53 | 63 |
| Ashley Giles | not out | 25 | 19 |
Did not bat: Simon Jones, Steve Harmison
Extras 10 · Total 228 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 10 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 44 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Marcus Trescothick, 2.6 ov), 2-44 (Michael Vaughan, 12.5 ov), 3-61 (Andrew Strauss, 16.3 ov), 4-74 (Andrew Flintoff, 20.6 ov), 5-87 (Paul Collingwood, 25.2 ov), 6-93 (Geraint Jones, 27.5 ov), 7-186 (Kevin Pietersen, 43.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marcus Trescothick (0) and Andrew Strauss (1) | 4 | 18 |
| second | Michael Vaughan (15) and Andrew Strauss (25) | 40 | 59 |
| third | Andrew Strauss (10) and Kevin Pietersen (5) | 17 | 23 |
| fourth | Andrew Flintoff (5) and Kevin Pietersen (7) | 13 | 27 |
| fifth | Paul Collingwood (9) and Kevin Pietersen (4) | 13 | 26 |
| sixth | Kevin Pietersen (5) and Geraint Jones (1) | 6 | 15 |
| seventh | Vikram Solanki (37) and Kevin Pietersen (53) | 93 | 95 |
| eighth | Ashley Giles (25) and Vikram Solanki (16) | 42 | 39 |
AUSTRALIA: 229 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Geraint Jones b Darren Gough | 31 | 47 |
| Adam Gilchrist | not out | 121 | 101 |
| Ricky Ponting | st Geraint Jones b Ashley Giles | 43 | 44 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 24 | 21 |
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz
Extras 10 · Total 229 for 2
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Harmison | 9.5 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| Darren Gough | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
| Paul Collingwood | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-91 (Matthew Hayden, 15.3 ov), 2-185 (Ricky Ponting, 28.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (31) and Adam Gilchrist (57) | 91 | 94 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (43) and Adam Gilchrist (46) | 94 | 81 |
| third | Damien Martyn (24) and Adam Gilchrist (18) | 44 | 38 |
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