The Ashes4th Test
England beat Australia by an innings and 157 runs in the 4th Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia were bowled out for 98. Chris Tremlett took 4 for 22.
England were bowled out for 513, Jonathan Trott 168 not out from 345 balls and Matt Prior 85 from 119 balls. Peter Siddle took 6 for 75.
Australia made 258 for 9, Brad Haddin 55 not out from 93 balls and Shane Watson 54 from 102 balls. Tim Bresnan took 4 for 50.
England won by an innings and 157 runs.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
98(42.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonc KP Pietersen b CT Tremlett | c KP Pietersen b CT Tremlett | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Phillip Hughesc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | c KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ricky Pontingc GP Swann b CT Tremlett | c GP Swann b CT Tremlett | 10 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Michael Clarkec †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 20 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 37.04 |
| Michael Husseyc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 19.51 |
| Steve Smithc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Brad Haddin †c AJ Strauss b TT Bresnan | c AJ Strauss b TT Bresnan | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Harrisnot out | not out | 10* | 23 | 2 | 0 | 43.48 |
| Peter Siddlec †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | c †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Ben Hilfenhausc †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | c †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 2, nb 1) | (b 4, lb 2, nb 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total42.5 Ov (RR 2.29) | 42.5 Ov (RR 2.29) | 98 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (SR Watson, 3.2 ov), 37-2 (PJ Hughes, 13.1 ov), 37-3 (RT Ponting, 14.2 ov), 58-4 (MEK Hussey, 25.2 ov), 66-5 (SPD Smith, 29.3 ov), 77-6 (MJ Clarke, 33.4 ov), 77-7 (BJ Haddin, 34.5 ov), 77-8 (MG Johnson, 35.2 ov), 92-9 (PM Siddle, 40.3 ov), 98-10 (BW Hilfenhaus, 42.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 16 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 2.75 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 11.5 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1.86 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bresnan | 13 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 1.92 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 5(12) & PJ Hughes 10(8) | 15 | 20 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 10(36) & PJ Hughes 6(24) | 22 | 59 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 0(5) & RT Ponting 0(2) | 0 | 7 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 8(41) & MJ Clarke 12(25) | 21 | 66 |
| 5th | SPD Smith 6(15) & MJ Clarke 2(10) | 8 | 25 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 5(11) & MJ Clarke 6(14) | 11 | 25 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 0(2) & BJ Haddin 0(5) | 0 | 7 |
| 8th | RJ Harris 0(1) & MG Johnson 0(2) | 0 | 3 |
| 9th | PM Siddle 11(15) & RJ Harris 4(16) | 15 | 31 |
| 10th | BW Hilfenhaus 0(8) & RJ Harris 6(6) | 6 | 14 |
England 1st innings
513(159.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Straussc MEK Hussey b PM Siddle | c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle | 69 | 167 | 5 | 0 | 41.32 |
| Alastair Cookc SR Watson b PM Siddle | c SR Watson b PM Siddle | 82 | 152 | 11 | 0 | 53.95 |
| Jonathan Trottnot out | not out | 168* | 345 | 13 | 0 | 48.70 |
| Kevin Pietersenlbw b PM Siddle | lbw b PM Siddle | 51 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 57.30 |
| Paul Collingwoodc PM Siddle b MG Johnson | c PM Siddle b MG Johnson | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Ian Bellc PM Siddle b MG Johnson | c PM Siddle b MG Johnson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Matt Prior †c RT Ponting b PM Siddle | c RT Ponting b PM Siddle | 85 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Tim Bresnanc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | c †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Graeme Swannc †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | c †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 22 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Chris Tremlettb BW Hilfenhaus | b BW Hilfenhaus | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| James Andersonb PM Siddle | b PM Siddle | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras(b 10, lb 2, w 3, nb 3) | (b 10, lb 2, w 3, nb 3) | 18 | ||||
| Total159.1 Ov (RR 3.22) | 159.1 Ov (RR 3.22) | 513 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 159-1 (AN Cook, 51.1 ov), 170-2 (AJ Strauss, 55.3 ov), 262-3 (KP Pietersen, 86.3 ov), 281-4 (PD Collingwood, 91.3 ov), 286-5 (IR Bell, 95.3 ov), 459-6 (MJ Prior, 141.1 ov), 465-7 (TT Bresnan, 145.4 ov), 508-8 (GP Swann, 156.3 ov), 512-9 (CT Tremlett, 158.1 ov), 513-10 (JM Anderson, 159.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 37 | 13 | 83 | 2 | 2.24 | 178 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Harris | 28.4 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 3.17 | 130 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 29 | 2 | 134 | 2 | 4.62 | 113 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 33.1 | 10 | 75 | 6 | 2.26 | 167 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.40 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 18 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 3.94 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Strauss 64(157) & AN Cook 82(152) | 159 | 307 |
| 2nd | IJL Trott 6(16) & AJ Strauss 5(10) | 11 | 26 |
| 3rd | KP Pietersen 51(89) & IJL Trott 40(97) | 92 | 186 |
| 4th | PD Collingwood 8(15) & IJL Trott 11(15) | 19 | 30 |
| 5th | IJL Trott 4(11) & IR Bell 1(13) | 5 | 24 |
| 6th | IJL Trott 85(156) & MJ Prior 85(119) | 173 | 274 |
| 7th | TT Bresnan 4(17) & IJL Trott 2(10) | 6 | 27 |
| 8th | GP Swann 22(28) & IJL Trott 20(37) | 43 | 65 |
| 9th | CT Tremlett 4(7) & IJL Trott 0(3) | 4 | 10 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 1(6) & IJL Trott 0(0) | 1 | 6 |
Australia 2nd innings
258/9(85.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonlbw b TT Bresnan | lbw b TT Bresnan | 54 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Phillip Hughesrun out (IJL Trott/†MJ Prior) | run out (IJL Trott/†MJ Prior) | 23 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 76.67 |
| Ricky Pontingb TT Bresnan | b TT Bresnan | 20 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 27.40 |
| Michael Clarkec AJ Strauss b GP Swann | c AJ Strauss b GP Swann | 13 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 19.70 |
| Michael Husseyc IR Bell b TT Bresnan | c IR Bell b TT Bresnan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Smithb JM Anderson | b JM Anderson | 38 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 56.72 |
| Brad Haddin †not out | not out | 55* | 93 | 4 | 1 | 59.14 |
| Mitchell Johnsonb CT Tremlett | b CT Tremlett | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Peter Siddlec KP Pietersen b GP Swann | c KP Pietersen b GP Swann | 40 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 80.00 |
| Ben Hilfenhausc †MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | c †MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 2) | (b 1, lb 6, w 2) | 9 | ||||
| Total85.4 Ov (RR 3.01) | 85.4 Ov (RR 3.01) | 258/9 | ||||
Did not bat: Ryan Harris
Fall of wickets: 53-1 (PJ Hughes, 11.3 ov), 99-2 (SR Watson, 32 ov), 102-3 (RT Ponting, 35.4 ov), 104-4 (MEK Hussey, 37.5 ov), 134-5 (MJ Clarke, 52.5 ov), 158-6 (SPD Smith, 61.5 ov), 172-7 (MG Johnson, 67.5 ov), 258-8 (PM Siddle, 84.2 ov), 258-9 (BW Hilfenhaus, 85.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 20 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 3.55 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 17 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 4.18 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 27 | 11 | 59 | 2 | 2.19 | 134 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bresnan | 21.4 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 2.31 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 29(39) & PJ Hughes 23(30) | 53 | 69 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 19(60) & SR Watson 25(63) | 46 | 123 |
| 3rd | RT Ponting 1(13) & MJ Clarke 2(9) | 3 | 22 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 0(7) & MJ Clarke 2(6) | 2 | 13 |
| 5th | SPD Smith 21(39) & MJ Clarke 9(51) | 30 | 90 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 7(26) & SPD Smith 17(28) | 24 | 54 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 6(22) & BJ Haddin 7(14) | 14 | 36 |
| 8th | PM Siddle 40(50) & BJ Haddin 41(49) | 86 | 99 |
| 9th | BJ Haddin 0(4) & BW Hilfenhaus 0(4) | 0 | 8 |
Commentary
85.4W
TT Bresnan to BW Hilfenhaus, OUT
BW Hilfenhaus c †MJ Prior b TT Bresnan 0(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 258/9 (85.4 ov)
85.30
TT Bresnan to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
85.20
TT Bresnan to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
85.10
TT Bresnan to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
End of over 851 run, 1 wktAUS 258/81W0000
BJ Haddin 55(93)BW Hilfenhaus 0(0)GP Swann 27-11-59-2
84.60
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
84.50
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
84.40
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
84.30
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
84.2W
GP Swann to PM Siddle, OUT
PM Siddle c KP Pietersen b GP Swann 40(50) [4s-4 6s-1] · FoW 258/8 (84.2 ov)
84.11
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, 1 run
End of over 843 runsAUS 257/7100002
PM Siddle 40(49)BJ Haddin 54(88)TT Bresnan 21-8-50-3
83.62
TT Bresnan to PM Siddle, 2 runs
83.50
TT Bresnan to PM Siddle, no run
83.40
TT Bresnan to PM Siddle, no run
83.30
TT Bresnan to PM Siddle, no run
83.20
TT Bresnan to PM Siddle, no run
83.11
TT Bresnan to BJ Haddin, 1 run
End of over 8315 runsAUS 254/7036312
PM Siddle 38(44)BJ Haddin 53(87)GP Swann 26-11-58-1
82.62
GP Swann to PM Siddle, 2 runs
82.51
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, 1 run
82.43
GP Swann to PM Siddle, 3 runs
82.36
GP Swann to PM Siddle, SIX
82.23
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, 3 runs
FIFTY for BJ Haddin (52 off 86)
82.10
GP Swann to BJ Haddin, no run
End of over 822 runsAUS 239/7110000
PM Siddle 27(41)BJ Haddin 49(84)JM Anderson 20-1-71-1
81.60
JM Anderson to PM Siddle, no run
81.50
JM Anderson to PM Siddle, no run
81.40
JM Anderson to PM Siddle, no run