England v. Australia
England won by 4 wickets
NatWest Series
Result: England won by 4 wickets
Toss: Australia
Umpires: Aleem Dar, I J Gould R K Illingworth
Match Referee: J Srinath
Match summary (at Close)
| Australia | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson | c & b SCJ Broad | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0 | |
| +TD Paine | b LJ Wright | 26 | 43 | 3 | 0 | |
| *RT Ponting | c SCJ Broad | b LJ Wright | 21 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | not out | 87 | 97 | 7 | 0 | |
| CL White | b JM Anderson | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| MEK Hussey | c C Kieswetter | b MH Yardy | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Hopes | c TT Bresnan | b JM Anderson | 34 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| NM Hauritz | c AJ Strauss | b SCJ Broad | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| RJ Harris | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, nb 1, w 4) | 7 | ||||
| Total | (Close, 50 overs) | 267 | ||||
Did not bat:
JR Hazlewood, DE Bollinger
Fall of Wickets:
1-52 (52 SR Watson, 33 mins), 2-66 (14 TD Paine, 22 mins), 3-86 (20 RT Ponting, 17 mins), 4-98 (12 CL White, 10 mins), 5-168 (70 MEK Hussey, 47 mins), 6-225 (57 JR Hopes, 36 mins), 7-266 (41 NM Hauritz, 20 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 9 | 1 | 43 | 2 | - |
| TT Bresnan | 8 | 1 | 49 | 0 | (1w) |
| SCJ Broad | 8 | 0 | 54 | 2 | (2w) |
| LJ Wright | 7 | 1 | 34 | 2 | (1nb) |
| MH Yardy | 10 | 2 | 41 | 1 | (1w) |
| GP Swann | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | - |
| England | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *AJ Strauss | c TD Paine | b RJ Harris | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| +C Kieswetter | b JR Hazlewood | 38 | 44 | 6 | 1 | |
| KP Pietersen | c RT Ponting | b SR Watson | 29 | 36 | 4 | 0 |
| PD Collingwood | c JR Hopes | b SR Watson | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| EJG Morgan | not out | 103 | 85 | 16 | 0 | |
| LJ Wright | lbw | b RJ Harris | 36 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| TT Bresnan | b RJ Harris | 27 | 29 | 3 | 0 | |
| MH Yardy | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 8, nb 1, w 4) | 13 | ||||
| Total | (Close, 46 overs) | 268 | ||||
Did not bat:
GP Swann, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson
Fall of Wickets:
1-16 (16 AJ Strauss, 14 mins), 2-75 (59 KP Pietersen, 46 mins), 3-81 (6 C Kieswetter, 15 mins), 4-97 (16 PD Collingwood, 16 mins), 5-192 (95 LJ Wright, 58 mins), 6-263 (71 TT Bresnan, 39 mins)
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Extras |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Bollinger | 9 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (1nb, 1w) |
| RJ Harris | 9 | 2 | 42 | 3 | (1w) |
| JR Hazlewood | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (1w) |
| SR Watson | 8 | 1 | 55 | 2 | - |
| JR Hopes | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | - |
| NM Hauritz | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (1w) |
