Australia Vs England 1St Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia - 2007 (2006/07) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 12 January 2007
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 82 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 12 January 2007
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Michael Vaughan (England), Ricky Ponting (Australia)
- Debuts
- Paul Nixon (England), Monty Panesar (England)
- Umpires
- IL Howell and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. Paul Nixon and Monty Panesar played their first ODIs.
England batted first and made 242 for 8. Kevin Pietersen top-scored with 82 off 91 balls, and Andrew Flintoff made 47. Nathan Bracken took 3 for 46 for Australia. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the fourth wicket between Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen.
Chasing 243, Australia made 246 for 2. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 82 not out off 96 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 60. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the third wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, 54% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 242 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vaughan | c Matthew Hayden b Nathan Bracken | 26 | 32 |
| Andrew Strauss | c Matthew Hayden b Nathan Bracken | 12 | 20 |
| Ian Bell | c Michael Hussey b Mitchell Johnson | 15 | 29 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c Andrew Symonds b Stuart Clark | 82 | 91 |
| Paul Collingwood | c Mitchell Johnson b Glenn McGrath | 43 | 70 |
| Andrew Flintoff | not out | 47 | 38 |
| Paul Nixon | lbw b Mitchell Johnson | 0 | 4 |
| Jamie Dalrymple | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 8 |
| Jon Lewis | c Ricky Ponting b Nathan Bracken | 9 | 9 |
| Monty Panesar | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: James Anderson
Extras 6 · Total 242 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Nathan Bracken | 9 | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
| Michael Clarke | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Cameron White | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Andrew Strauss, 5.3 ov), 2-47 (Michael Vaughan, 9.4 ov), 3-73 (Ian Bell, 17.3 ov), 4-168 (Paul Collingwood, 37.2 ov), 5-206 (Kevin Pietersen, 43.4 ov), 6-207 (Paul Nixon, 44.5 ov), 7-211 (Jamie Dalrymple, 46.3 ov), 8-232 (Jon Lewis, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vaughan (6) and Andrew Strauss (12) | 20 | 33 |
| second | Michael Vaughan (20) and Ian Bell (7) | 27 | 25 |
| third | Ian Bell (8) and Kevin Pietersen (17) | 26 | 47 |
| fourth | Paul Collingwood (43) and Kevin Pietersen (51) | 95 | 120 |
| fifth | Andrew Flintoff (23) and Kevin Pietersen (14) | 38 | 38 |
| sixth | Andrew Flintoff (1) and Paul Nixon (0) | 1 | 7 |
| seventh | Andrew Flintoff (2) and Jamie Dalrymple (2) | 4 | 10 |
| eighth | Andrew Flintoff (11) and Jon Lewis (9) | 21 | 17 |
| ninth | Andrew Flintoff (10) and Monty Panesar (0) | 10 | 4 |
AUSTRALIA: 246 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Paul Nixon b Monty Panesar | 28 | 42 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Paul Nixon b Jamie Dalrymple | 60 | 61 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 82 | 96 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 57 | 74 |
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Andrew Symonds, Cameron White, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn McGrath
Extras 19 · Total 246 for 2
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Flintoff | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Jon Lewis | 8.2 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Monty Panesar | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Jamie Dalrymple | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Paul Collingwood | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-101 (Adam Gilchrist, 15.3 ov), 2-113 (Matthew Hayden, 18.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matthew Hayden (24) and Adam Gilchrist (60) | 101 | 94 |
| second | Matthew Hayden (4) and Ricky Ponting (8) | 12 | 16 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (74) and Michael Clarke (57) | 133 | 163 |
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