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The Ashes3rd Test

Australia beat England by 267 runs in the 3rd Test

Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

Australia268 & 30986 ov
England187 & 12337 ov
Australia won by 267 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia were bowled out for 268, Mitchell Johnson 62 from 93 balls and Michael Hussey 61 from 104 balls. James Anderson took 3 for 61.

England were bowled out for 187, Ian Bell 53 from 90 balls and Andrew Strauss 52 from 102 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 6 for 38.

Australia were bowled out for 309, Michael Hussey 116 from 172 balls and Shane Watson 95 from 174 balls. Chris Tremlett took 5 for 87.

England were bowled out for 123. Ryan Harris took 6 for 47.

Australia won by 267 runs.

Key performers

116Michael HusseyAustralia. 172 balls, 15 fours6/38Mitchell JohnsonAustralia. 17.3 overs, 5 maidensPlayer of the match53Ian BellEngland. 90 balls, 6 fours5/87Chris TremlettEngland. 24 overs, 4 maidens

Australia 1st innings

268(76 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonlbw b ST Finnlbw b ST Finn13401032.50
Phillip Hughesb CT Tremlettb CT Tremlett260033.33
Ricky Pontingc PD Collingwood b JM Andersonc PD Collingwood b JM Anderson121030120.00
Michael Clarkec †MJ Prior b CT Tremlettc †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett4101040.00
Michael Husseyc †MJ Prior b GP Swannc †MJ Prior b GP Swann611049158.65
Steve Smithc AJ Strauss b CT Tremlettc AJ Strauss b CT Tremlett7370018.92
Brad Haddin †c GP Swann b JM Andersonc GP Swann b JM Anderson53806166.25
Mitchell Johnsonc JM Anderson b ST Finnc JM Anderson b ST Finn62938166.67
Ryan Harrisb JM Andersonb JM Anderson350060.00
Peter Siddlenot outnot out35*593059.32
Ben Hilfenhausc AN Cook b GP Swannc AN Cook b GP Swann131230108.33
Extras(lb 3)(lb 3)3
Total76 Ov (RR 3.53)76 Ov (RR 3.53)268
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (PJ Hughes, 2 ov), 17-2 (RT Ponting, 4.5 ov), 28-3 (MJ Clarke, 8 ov), 36-4 (SR Watson, 16.1 ov), 69-5 (SPD Smith, 27.3 ov), 137-6 (MEK Hussey, 40.4 ov), 189-7 (BJ Haddin, 57.3 ov), 201-8 (RJ Harris, 59.5 ov), 233-9 (MG Johnson, 70.3 ov), 268-10 (BW Hilfenhaus, 76 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson2036133.05897000
Chris Tremlett2336332.741068000
Steven Finn1518625.735816100
Paul Collingwood20301.50100000
Graeme Swann1605223.25693200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 0(6) & PJ Hughes 2(6)212
2ndSR Watson 3(7) & RT Ponting 12(10)1517
3rdMJ Clarke 4(10) & SR Watson 7(9)1119
4thSR Watson 3(18) & MEK Hussey 5(31)849
5thSPD Smith 7(37) & MEK Hussey 24(31)3368
6thBJ Haddin 36(37) & MEK Hussey 32(42)6879
7thMG Johnson 34(58) & BJ Haddin 17(43)52101
8thRJ Harris 3(5) & MG Johnson 9(9)1214
9thPM Siddle 13(38) & MG Johnson 19(26)3264
10thBW Hilfenhaus 13(12) & PM Siddle 22(21)3533

England 1st innings

187(62.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harrisc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harris521028050.98
Alastair Cookc MEK Hussey b MG Johnsonc MEK Hussey b MG Johnson32633150.79
Jonathan Trottlbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson481050.00
Kevin Pietersenlbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson03000.00
Paul Collingwoodlbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson5170029.41
Ian Bellc RT Ponting b RJ Harrisc RT Ponting b RJ Harris53906058.89
Matt Prior †b PM Siddleb PM Siddle12421028.57
Graeme Swannc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harrisc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harris11311035.48
Chris Tremlettb MG Johnsonb MG Johnson2140014.29
James Andersonc SR Watson b MG Johnsonc SR Watson b MG Johnson06000.00
Steven Finnnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 8, lb 4, w 1, nb 2)(b 8, lb 4, w 1, nb 2)15
Total62.3 Ov (RR 2.99)62.3 Ov (RR 2.99)187
Fall of wickets: 78-1 (AN Cook, 24.1 ov), 82-2 (IJL Trott, 26.3 ov), 82-3 (KP Pietersen, 27 ov), 94-4 (AJ Strauss, 31.3 ov), 98-5 (PD Collingwood, 32.3 ov), 145-6 (MJ Prior, 46.4 ov), 181-7 (GP Swann, 57.1 ov), 186-8 (IR Bell, 61.1 ov), 186-9 (CT Tremlett, 62.1 ov), 187-10 (JM Anderson, 62.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Hilfenhaus2165302.521015001
Ryan Harris1545933.93698110
Peter Siddle922512.78412001
Mitchell Johnson17.353862.17855000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 45(83) & AN Cook 32(63)78145
2ndIJL Trott 4(8) & AJ Strauss 0(6)414
3rdKP Pietersen 0(3) & AJ Strauss 0(0)03
4thAJ Strauss 7(13) & PD Collingwood 5(14)1227
5thIR Bell 4(3) & PD Collingwood 0(3)46
6thMJ Prior 12(42) & IR Bell 22(43)4785
7thGP Swann 11(31) & IR Bell 24(33)3663
8thCT Tremlett 2(13) & IR Bell 3(11)524
9thJM Anderson 0(5) & CT Tremlett 0(1)06
10thST Finn 1(1) & JM Anderson 0(1)12

Australia 2nd innings

309(86 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonlbw b CT Tremlettlbw b CT Tremlett9517411054.60
Phillip Hughesc PD Collingwood b ST Finnc PD Collingwood b ST Finn12311038.71
Ricky Pontingc †MJ Prior b ST Finnc †MJ Prior b ST Finn190011.11
Michael Clarkeb CT Tremlettb CT Tremlett201840111.11
Michael Husseyc GP Swann b CT Tremlettc GP Swann b CT Tremlett11617215067.44
Steve Smithc †MJ Prior b CT Tremlettc †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett36622058.06
Brad Haddin †b CT Tremlettb CT Tremlett7100170.00
Mitchell Johnsonc IR Bell b PD Collingwoodc IR Bell b PD Collingwood140025.00
Ryan Harrisc IR Bell b ST Finnc IR Bell b ST Finn170014.29
Peter Siddlec PD Collingwood b JM Andersonc PD Collingwood b JM Anderson8261030.77
Ben Hilfenhausnot outnot out0*5000.00
Extras(lb 6, w 4, nb 2)(lb 6, w 4, nb 2)12
Total86 Ov (RR 3.59)86 Ov (RR 3.59)309
Fall of wickets: 31-1 (PJ Hughes, 12.2 ov), 34-2 (RT Ponting, 16.1 ov), 64-3 (MJ Clarke, 20.4 ov), 177-4 (SR Watson, 50.2 ov), 252-5 (SPD Smith, 68.4 ov), 271-6 (BJ Haddin, 72.3 ov), 276-7 (MG Johnson, 73.3 ov), 284-8 (RJ Harris, 76.2 ov), 308-9 (PM Siddle, 84.1 ov), 309-10 (MEK Hussey, 86 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson2676512.501236010
Chris Tremlett2448753.63989021
Steven Finn2149734.628815001
Graeme Swann905105.67284100
Paul Collingwood63310.50340010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 19(43) & PJ Hughes 12(31)3174
2ndRT Ponting 1(9) & SR Watson 1(15)323
3rdMJ Clarke 20(18) & SR Watson 10(9)3027
4thMEK Hussey 43(71) & SR Watson 65(107)113178
5thSPD Smith 36(62) & MEK Hussey 38(48)75110
6thBJ Haddin 7(10) & MEK Hussey 11(14)1923
7thMG Johnson 1(4) & MEK Hussey 4(2)56
8thRJ Harris 1(7) & MEK Hussey 6(10)817
9thMEK Hussey 14(21) & PM Siddle 8(26)2447
10thBW Hilfenhaus 0(5) & MEK Hussey 0(6)111

England 2nd innings

123(37 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Andrew Straussc RT Ponting b MG Johnsonc RT Ponting b MG Johnson15353042.86
Alastair Cooklbw b RJ Harrislbw b RJ Harris13161081.25
Jonathan Trottc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnsonc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson31613050.82
Kevin Pietersenc SR Watson b BW Hilfenhausc SR Watson b BW Hilfenhaus3230013.04
Paul Collingwoodc SPD Smith b RJ Harrisc SPD Smith b RJ Harris11271040.74
James Andersonb RJ Harrisb RJ Harris3140021.43
Ian Belllbw b RJ Harrislbw b RJ Harris16233069.57
Matt Prior †c MEK Hussey b RJ Harrisc MEK Hussey b RJ Harris10901111.11
Graeme Swannb MG Johnsonb MG Johnson9510180.00
Chris Tremlettnot outnot out1*30033.33
Steven Finnc SPD Smith b RJ Harrisc SPD Smith b RJ Harris270028.57
Extras(lb 8, nb 1)(lb 8, nb 1)9
Total37 Ov (RR 3.32)37 Ov (RR 3.32) · Target 391123
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (AN Cook, 6.1 ov), 37-2 (AJ Strauss, 9.5 ov), 55-3 (KP Pietersen, 18.1 ov), 81-4 (IJL Trott, 25.5 ov), 81-5 (PD Collingwood, 27 ov), 94-6 (JM Anderson, 30.5 ov), 111-7 (IR Bell, 34.1 ov), 114-8 (MJ Prior, 34.4 ov), 120-9 (GP Swann, 35.4 ov), 123-10 (ST Finn, 37 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Hilfenhaus1041611.60521000
Ryan Harris1114764.27486100
Mitchell Johnson1234433.67554000
Peter Siddle41802.00211001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJ Strauss 10(21) & AN Cook 13(16)2337
2ndIJL Trott 9(8) & AJ Strauss 5(14)1422
3rdKP Pietersen 3(23) & IJL Trott 11(28)1850
4thPD Collingwood 11(21) & IJL Trott 11(25)2646
5thJM Anderson 0(1) & PD Collingwood 0(6)07
6thJM Anderson 3(13) & IR Bell 9(10)1323
7thMJ Prior 10(7) & IR Bell 7(13)1720
8thGP Swann 3(1) & MJ Prior 0(2)33
9thCT Tremlett 0(2) & GP Swann 6(4)66
10thST Finn 2(7) & CT Tremlett 1(1)38

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 123 (37 ov)
End of over 373 runs, 1 wktENG 123/1010002W
CT Tremlett 1(3)RJ Harris 11-1-47-6
36.6W
RJ Harris to ST Finn, OUT
ST Finn c SPD Smith b RJ Harris 2(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 123/10 (37 ov)
36.52
RJ Harris to ST Finn, 2 runs
36.40
RJ Harris to ST Finn, no run
36.30
RJ Harris to ST Finn, no run
36.20
RJ Harris to ST Finn, no run
36.11
RJ Harris to CT Tremlett, 1 run
End of over 366 runs, 1 wktENG 120/9024W00
ST Finn 0(2)CT Tremlett 0(2)MG Johnson 12-3-44-3
35.60
MG Johnson to ST Finn, no run
35.50
MG Johnson to ST Finn, no run
35.4W
MG Johnson to GP Swann, OUT
GP Swann b MG Johnson 9(5) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 120/9 (35.4 ov)
35.34
MG Johnson to GP Swann, FOUR
35.22
MG Johnson to GP Swann, 2 runs
35.10
MG Johnson to GP Swann, no run
End of over 353 runs, 2 wktsENG 114/8W30W00
CT Tremlett 0(2)GP Swann 3(1)RJ Harris 10-1-44-5
34.60
RJ Harris to CT Tremlett, no run
34.50
RJ Harris to CT Tremlett, no run
34.4W
RJ Harris to MJ Prior, OUT
MJ Prior c MEK Hussey b RJ Harris 10(9) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 114/8 (34.4 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for RJ Harris
34.30
RJ Harris to MJ Prior, no run
34.23
RJ Harris to GP Swann, 3 runs
34.1W
RJ Harris to IR Bell, OUT
IR Bell lbw b RJ Harris 16(23) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 111/7 (34.1 ov)
End of over 347 runsENG 111/6200041
IR Bell 16(22)MJ Prior 10(7)MG Johnson 11-3-38-2
33.61
MG Johnson to IR Bell, 1 run
33.54
MG Johnson to IR Bell, FOUR
33.40
MG Johnson to IR Bell, no run
33.30
MG Johnson to IR Bell, no run
33.20
MG Johnson to IR Bell, no run
33.12
MG Johnson to IR Bell, 2 runs
End of over 3310 runsENG 104/6020620
MJ Prior 10(7)IR Bell 9(16)RJ Harris 9-1-41-3