The Ashes4th Test
England beat Australia by an innings and 157 runs in the 4th Test - Match Info
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match details
- Match
- 4th Test, Test · The Ashes 2010/11
- Date
- (Sun 26 Dec, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
- Toss
- England, chose to bowl
- Result
- England won by an innings and 157 runs
- Player of the match
- Jonathan Trott
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Tony Hill (New Zealand)
- TV umpire
- Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
- Reserve umpire
- Paul Reiffel (Australia)
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · AUS won 156 · ENG won 113 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · AUS 268 & 309 v ENG 187 & 123Australia won by 267 runs
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · AUS 245 & 304 v ENG 620/5dEngland won by an innings and 71 runs
- 1st Test · The Ashes · AUS 481 & 107/1 v ENG 260 & 517/1dMatch drawn
- 5th Test · The Ashes · ENG 332 & 373/9d v AUS 160 & 348England won by 197 runs
- 4th Test · The Ashes · ENG 102 & 263 v AUS 445Australia won by an innings and 80 runs
Recent results (Test)
- W vs ENG · AUS 268 & 309 v ENG 187 & 123Australia won by 267 runs
- L vs ENG · AUS 245 & 304 v ENG 620/5dEngland won by an innings and 71 runs
- D vs ENG · AUS 481 & 107/1 v ENG 260 & 517/1dMatch drawn
- L vs IND · IND 495 & 207/3 v AUS 478 & 223India won by 7 wickets
- L vs IND · IND 405 & 216/9 v AUS 428 & 192India won by 1 wicket
- L vs AUS · AUS 268 & 309 v ENG 187 & 123Australia won by 267 runs
- W vs AUS · AUS 245 & 304 v ENG 620/5dEngland won by an innings and 71 runs
- D vs AUS · AUS 481 & 107/1 v ENG 260 & 517/1dMatch drawn
- W vs PAK · ENG 446 v PAK 74 & 147England won by an innings and 225 runs
- L vs PAK · ENG 233 & 222 v PAK 308 & 148/6Pakistan won by 4 wickets
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 | 34 | 2446 | 196 | 45.30 | 62.51 |
| Kevin Pietersen ENG | 15 | 1389 | 227 | 53.42 | 58.24 |
| Andrew Strauss ENG | 18 | 1292 | 161 | 38.00 | 50.00 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 18 | 1287 | 136 | 49.50 | 57.56 |
| Michael Hussey AUS | 13 | 1251 | 195 | 69.50 | 52.65 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Flintoff ENG | 14 | 43 | 3.37 |
| Steve Harmison ENG | 16 | 41 | 3.52 |
| Stuart Clark AUS | 7 | 30 | 2.56 |
| James Anderson ENG | 11 | 29 | 3.52 |
| Mitchell Johnson AUS | 7 | 29 | 3.86 |
Tests at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Matches
- 102
- Average 1st-innings score
- 307
- Won batting first
- 52
- Won chasing
- 35
- Highest total
- 604 by Australia ()