The Ashes2nd Test
Australia beat England by 218 runs in the 2nd Test - Match Info
Adelaide Oval, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match details
- Match
- 2nd Test, Test · The Ashes 2013/14
- Date
- (Thu 5 Dec, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 218 runs
- Player of the match
- Mitchell Johnson
- Umpires
- Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
- TV umpire
- Tony Hill (New Zealand)
- Reserve umpire
- Simon Fry (Australia)
- Match referee
- Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · AUS won 156 · ENG won 113 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 1st Test · The Ashes · AUS 295 & 401/7d v ENG 136 & 179Australia won by 381 runs
- 5th Test · The Ashes · ENG 377 & 206/5 v AUS 492/9d & 111/6dMatch drawn
- 4th Test · The Ashes · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
Recent results (Test)
- W vs ENG · AUS 295 & 401/7d v ENG 136 & 179Australia won by 381 runs
- D vs ENG · ENG 377 & 206/5 v AUS 492/9d & 111/6dMatch drawn
- L vs ENG · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- D vs ENG · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- L vs ENG · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
- L vs AUS · AUS 295 & 401/7d v ENG 136 & 179Australia won by 381 runs
- D vs AUS · ENG 377 & 206/5 v AUS 492/9d & 111/6dMatch drawn
- W vs AUS · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- D vs AUS · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- W vs AUS · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
Top players in this fixture
AUS v ENG Tests, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting AUS | 35 | 2476 | 196 | 44.21 | 61.53 |
| Kevin Pietersen ENG | 23 | 1908 | 227 | 47.70 | 56.87 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 26 | 1860 | 187 | 46.50 | 57.23 |
| Alastair Cook ENG | 21 | 1619 | 235 | 43.76 | 46.34 |
| Ian Bell ENG | 24 | 1570 | 115 | 38.29 | 47.59 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson ENG | 19 | 65 | 3.32 |
| Graeme Swann ENG | 16 | 57 | 3.09 |
| Peter Siddle AUS | 16 | 53 | 3.21 |
| Stuart Broad ENG | 13 | 50 | 3.21 |
| Mitchell Johnson AUS | 10 | 44 | 3.88 |
Tests at Adelaide Oval
- Matches
- 71
- Average 1st-innings score
- 386
- Won batting first
- 33
- Won chasing
- 19
- Highest total
- 674 by Australia ()