England v. Australia
Match drawn
npower Ashes Test Series
Result: Match drawn
Toss: England
Umpires: Aleem Dar, B R Doctrove R A Kettleborough
Match Referee: J J Crowe
Match summary (at Close)
| England First innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *AJ Strauss | c MJ Clarke | b MG Johnson | 30 | 60 | 4 | 0 |
| AN Cook | c MEK Hussey | b BW Hilfenhaus | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Bopara | c PJ Hughes | b MG Johnson | 35 | 52 | 6 | 0 |
| KP Pietersen | c SM Katich | b NM Hauritz | 69 | 141 | 4 | 0 |
| PD Collingwood | c BJ Haddin | b BW Hilfenhaus | 64 | 145 | 6 | 0 |
| +MJ Prior | b PM Siddle | 56 | 62 | 6 | 0 | |
| A Flintoff | b PM Siddle | 37 | 51 | 6 | 0 | |
| JM Anderson | c MEK Hussey | b NM Hauritz | 26 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad | b MG Johnson | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | |
| GP Swann | not out | 47 | 40 | 6 | 0 | |
| MS Panesar | c RT Ponting | b NM Hauritz | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 13, lb 11, nb 12, w 2) | 38 | ||||
| Total | (All out, 106.5 overs) | 435 | ||||
Fall of Wickets:
1-21 (21 AN Cook, 31 mins), 2-67 (46 AJ Strauss, 59 mins), 3-90 (23 RS Bopara, 17 mins), 4-228 (138 PD Collingwood, 150 mins), 5-241 (13 KP Pietersen, 29 mins), 6-327 (86 A Flintoff, 66 mins), 7-329 (2 MJ Prior, 4 mins), 8-355 (26 SCJ Broad, 22 mins), 9-423 (68 JM Anderson, 43 mins), 10-435 (12 MS Panesar, 15 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Johnson | 22 | 2 | 87 | 3 | - |
| BW Hilfenhaus | 27 | 5 | 77 | 2 | (4nb, 1w) |
| PM Siddle | 27 | 3 | 121 | 2 | (5nb, 1w) |
| NM Hauritz | 23.5 | 1 | 95 | 3 | (3nb) |
| MJ Clarke | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | - |
| SM Katich | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Australia First innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Hughes | c MJ Prior | b A Flintoff | 36 | 54 | 5 | 0 |
| SM Katich | lbw | b JM Anderson | 122 | 261 | 12 | 0 |
| *RT Ponting | b MS Panesar | 150 | 224 | 14 | 1 | |
| MEK Hussey | c MJ Prior | b JM Anderson | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | c MJ Prior | b SCJ Broad | 83 | 145 | 9 | 1 |
| MJ North | not out | 125 | 242 | 13 | 0 | |
| +BJ Haddin | c RS Bopara | b PD Collingwood | 121 | 151 | 11 | 3 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 14, nb 7, w 4) | 34 | ||||
| Total | (6 wkt declared, 181 overs) | 674 | ||||
Did not bat:
MG Johnson, PM Siddle, BW Hilfenhaus, NM Hauritz
Fall of Wickets:
1-60 (60 PJ Hughes, 61 mins), 2-299 (239 SM Katich, 264 mins), 3-325 (26 MEK Hussey, 24 mins), 4-331 (6 RT Ponting, 24 mins), 5-474 (143 MJ Clarke, 151 mins), 6-674 (200 BJ Haddin, 200 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 32 | 6 | 110 | 2 | (1w) |
| SCJ Broad | 32 | 6 | 129 | 1 | (2w) |
| GP Swann | 38 | 8 | 131 | 0 | - |
| A Flintoff | 35 | 3 | 128 | 1 | (7nb, 1w) |
| MS Panesar | 35 | 4 | 115 | 1 | - |
| PD Collingwood | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1 | - |
| England Second innings | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *AJ Strauss | c BJ Haddin | b NM Hauritz | 17 | 54 | 1 | 0 |
| AN Cook | lbw | b MG Johnson | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| RS Bopara | lbw | b BW Hilfenhaus | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KP Pietersen | b BW Hilfenhaus | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| PD Collingwood | c MEK Hussey | b PM Siddle | 74 | 245 | 6 | 0 |
| +MJ Prior | c MJ Clarke | b NM Hauritz | 14 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| A Flintoff | c RT Ponting | b MG Johnson | 26 | 71 | 3 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad | lbw | b NM Hauritz | 14 | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| GP Swann | lbw | b BW Hilfenhaus | 31 | 63 | 4 | 0 |
| JM Anderson | not out | 21 | 53 | 3 | 0 | |
| MS Panesar | not out | 7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 9, nb 11, w 4) | 33 | ||||
| Total | (Close, 105 overs) | 252 | ||||
Fall of Wickets:
1-13 (13 AN Cook, 17 mins), 2-17 (4 RS Bopara, 4 mins), 3-31 (14 KP Pietersen, 20 mins), 4-46 (15 AJ Strauss, 37 mins), 5-70 (24 MJ Prior, 37 mins), 6-127 (57 A Flintoff, 89 mins), 7-159 (32 SCJ Broad, 61 mins), 8-221 (62 GP Swann, 80 mins), 9-233 (12 PD Collingwood, 37 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Johnson | 22 | 4 | 44 | 2 | (1nb, 4w) |
| BW Hilfenhaus | 15 | 3 | 47 | 3 | (4nb) |
| PM Siddle | 18 | 2 | 51 | 1 | (2nb) |
| NM Hauritz | 37 | 12 | 63 | 3 | (2nb) |
| MJ Clarke | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| MJ North | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 | - |
| SM Katich | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |




















