England v. Australia
Australia won by 7 wickets
NatWest Series
Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
Toss: England
Umpires: Asad Rauf, N J Llong I J Gould
Match Referee: R S Mahanama
Match summary (at Close)
| England | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *AJ Strauss | c NW Bracken | b NM Hauritz | 63 | 75 | 8 | 0 |
| JL Denly | c CL White | b B Lee | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| RS Bopara | lbw | b NM Hauritz | 26 | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| +MJ Prior | b B Lee | 29 | 45 | 2 | 0 | |
| OA Shah | c CJ Ferguson | b SR Watson | 39 | 53 | 3 | 0 |
| EJG Morgan | st TD Paine | b NW Bracken | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| LJ Wright | b B Lee | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| SCJ Broad | b B Lee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| AU Rashid | b B Lee | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| TT Bresnan | not out | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| RJ Sidebottom | b MG Johnson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, nb 4, w 2) | 8 | ||||
| Total | (All out, 46.3 overs) | 220 | ||||
Fall of Wickets:
1-29 (29 JL Denly, 20 mins), 2-96 (67 RS Bopara, 61 mins), 3-111 (15 AJ Strauss, 23 mins), 4-146 (35 MJ Prior, 20 mins), 5-174 (28 EJG Morgan, 33 mins), 6-200 (26 LJ Wright, 15 mins), 7-202 (2 SCJ Broad, 1 min), 8-206 (4 OA Shah, 20 mins), 9-212 (6 AU Rashid, 1 min), 10-220 (8 RJ Sidebottom, 2 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Lee | 9 | 1 | 49 | 5 | (3nb, 1w) |
| NW Bracken | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (1w) |
| MG Johnson | 8.3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | - |
| SR Watson | 8 | 0 | 46 | 1 | - |
| NM Hauritz | 10 | 0 | 23 | 2 | (1nb) |
| MJ Clarke | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| Australia | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson | lbw | b TT Bresnan | 26 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
| +TD Paine | c MJ Prior | b AU Rashid | 51 | 62 | 5 | 0 |
| *RT Ponting | c RS Bopara | b TT Bresnan | 48 | 60 | 5 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | not out | 62 | 81 | 8 | 0 | |
| CJ Ferguson | not out | 23 | 29 | 2 | 0 | |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 7) | 11 | ||||
| Total | (Close, 43.4 overs) | 221 | ||||
Did not bat:
MEK Hussey, CL White, MG Johnson, B Lee, NM Hauritz, NW Bracken
Fall of Wickets:
1-51 (51 SR Watson, 39 mins), 2-108 (57 TD Paine, 36 mins), 3-168 (60 RT Ponting, 61 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCJ Broad | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (1w) |
| RJ Sidebottom | 7.4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (1nb, 1w) |
| TT Bresnan | 8 | 1 | 41 | 2 | (1nb, 2w) |
| AU Rashid | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | (1w) |
| OA Shah | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |
| LJ Wright | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (2w) |
