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The Ashes4th Test

Australia beat England by 8 wickets in the 4th Test

Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bowl.

Australia204 & 231/251.5 ov
England255 & 17961 ov
Australia won by 8 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. England were bowled out for 255, Kevin Pietersen 71 from 161 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 5 for 63.

Australia were bowled out for 204, Brad Haddin 65 from 68 balls and Chris Rogers 61 from 171 balls. James Anderson took 4 for 67.

England were bowled out for 179, Alastair Cook 51 from 64 balls and Kevin Pietersen 49 from 90 balls. Nathan Lyon took 5 for 50.

Australia made 231 for 2, Chris Rogers 116 from 155 balls and Shane Watson 83 not out from 90 balls.

Australia won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

116Chris RogersAustralia. 155 balls, 13 fours5/50Nathan LyonAustralia. 17 overs, 3 maidens71Kevin PietersenEngland. 161 balls, 5 fours, 1 six4/67James AndersonEngland. 20.2 overs, 4 maidens

England 1st innings

255(100 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc MJ Clarke b PM Siddlec MJ Clarke b PM Siddle27473057.45
Michael Carberryb SR Watsonb SR Watson381036036.89
Joe Rootc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harrisc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harris24822029.27
Kevin Pietersenb MG Johnsonb MG Johnson711615144.10
Ian Bellc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harrisc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harris27981027.55
Ben Stokesc SR Watson b MG Johnsonc SR Watson b MG Johnson14231160.87
Jonny Bairstow †b MG Johnsonb MG Johnson10170158.82
Tim Bresnanc GJ Bailey b MG Johnsonc GJ Bailey b MG Johnson114007.14
Stuart Broadlbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson11162068.75
James Andersonnot outnot out11*241045.83
Monty Panesarb NM Lyonb NM Lyon2160012.50
Extras(b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 1)(b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 1)19
Total100 Ov (RR 2.55)100 Ov (RR 2.55)255
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (AN Cook, 16.5 ov), 96-2 (MA Carberry, 34 ov), 106-3 (JE Root, 42.1 ov), 173-4 (IR Bell, 73 ov), 202-5 (BA Stokes, 80.3 ov), 216-6 (JM Bairstow, 84.4 ov), 230-7 (TT Bresnan, 90.1 ov), 231-8 (KP Pietersen, 90.5 ov), 242-9 (SCJ Broad, 94.2 ov), 255-10 (MS Panesar, 100 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan Harris2484721.961225100
Mitchell Johnson2446352.631115110
Peter Siddle2375012.171145001
Nathan Lyon22.236713.00954100
Shane Watson6.421111.65352000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 27(47) & MA Carberry 19(54)48101
2ndJE Root 19(54) & MA Carberry 19(49)48103
3rdJE Root 5(28) & KP Pietersen 4(21)1049
4thIR Bell 27(98) & KP Pietersen 36(87)67185
5thKP Pietersen 14(23) & BA Stokes 14(23)2945
6thJM Bairstow 10(17) & KP Pietersen 4(8)1425
7thTT Bresnan 1(14) & KP Pietersen 13(19)1433
8thSCJ Broad 0(1) & KP Pietersen 0(3)14
9thJM Anderson 0(6) & SCJ Broad 11(15)1121
10thMS Panesar 2(16) & JM Anderson 11(18)1334

Australia 1st innings

204(82.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Rogersc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnanc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan611718035.67
David Warnerc †JM Bairstow b JM Andersonc †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson9142064.29
Shane Watsonc †JM Bairstow b BA Stokesc †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes10152066.67
Michael Clarkeb JM Andersonb JM Anderson10340029.41
Steve Smithc IR Bell b SCJ Broadc IR Bell b SCJ Broad19773024.68
George Baileyc †JM Bairstow b JM Andersonc †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson019000.00
Brad Haddin †c †JM Bairstow b JM Andersonc †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson65687195.59
Mitchell Johnsonc JM Anderson b TT Bresnanc JM Anderson b TT Bresnan230006.67
Ryan Harrisc JE Root b SCJ Broadc JE Root b SCJ Broad6271022.22
Peter Siddlec TT Bresnan b SCJ Broadc TT Bresnan b SCJ Broad05000.00
Nathan Lyonnot outnot out18*343052.94
Extras(lb 4)(lb 4)4
Total82.2 Ov (RR 2.48)82.2 Ov (RR 2.48)204
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (DA Warner, 6.3 ov), 36-2 (SR Watson, 11.2 ov), 62-3 (MJ Clarke, 25.2 ov), 110-4 (SPD Smith, 49.5 ov), 112-5 (CJL Rogers, 52.1 ov), 122-6 (GJ Bailey, 57.5 ov), 151-7 (MG Johnson, 66.2 ov), 162-8 (RJ Harris, 72 ov), 164-9 (PM Siddle, 73.3 ov), 204-10 (BJ Haddin, 82.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson20.246743.309412000
Stuart Broad2064532.25976000
Ben Stokes1544613.07713100
Tim Bresnan1862421.33922000
Monty Panesar921802.00453000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJL Rogers 9(25) & DA Warner 9(14)1939
2ndSR Watson 10(15) & CJL Rogers 7(14)1729
3rdMJ Clarke 10(34) & CJL Rogers 14(50)2684
4thSPD Smith 19(77) & CJL Rogers 29(70)48147
5thGJ Bailey 0(2) & CJL Rogers 2(12)214
6thBJ Haddin 10(17) & GJ Bailey 0(17)1034
7thMG Johnson 2(30) & BJ Haddin 27(21)2951
8thRJ Harris 6(27) & BJ Haddin 5(7)1134
9thBJ Haddin 1(4) & PM Siddle 0(5)29
10thNM Lyon 18(34) & BJ Haddin 22(19)4053

England 2nd innings

179(61 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cooklbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson51647079.69
Michael Carberrylbw b PM Siddlelbw b PM Siddle12811014.81
Joe Rootrun out (MG Johnson)run out (MG Johnson)15241062.50
Kevin Pietersenc RJ Harris b NM Lyonc RJ Harris b NM Lyon49906054.44
Ian Bellc MG Johnson b NM Lyonc MG Johnson b NM Lyon01000.00
Ben Stokesc SPD Smith b NM Lyonc SPD Smith b NM Lyon19551034.55
Jonny Bairstow †c †BJ Haddin b MG Johnsonc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson21282275.00
Tim Bresnanb NM Lyonb NM Lyon08000.00
Stuart Broadc MJ Clarke b NM Lyonc MJ Clarke b NM Lyon03000.00
James Andersonnot outnot out1*60016.67
Monty Panesarlbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson06000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 6)(b 5, lb 6)11
Total61 Ov (RR 2.93)61 Ov (RR 2.93)179
Fall of wickets: 65-1 (AN Cook, 21.3 ov), 86-2 (MA Carberry, 27.5 ov), 86-3 (JE Root, 28.2 ov), 87-4 (IR Bell, 28.4 ov), 131-5 (BA Stokes, 44.5 ov), 173-6 (JM Bairstow, 54.3 ov), 174-7 (TT Bresnan, 57.2 ov), 174-8 (SCJ Broad, 57.5 ov), 179-9 (KP Pietersen, 59.4 ov), 179-10 (MS Panesar, 61 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan Harris1013403.40453000
Mitchell Johnson1552531.67721000
Nathan Lyon1735052.94804200
Peter Siddle1564613.07737000
Shane Watson421303.25203000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 51(64) & MA Carberry 6(65)65129
2ndJE Root 15(22) & MA Carberry 6(16)2138
3rdKP Pietersen 0(1) & JE Root 0(2)03
4thKP Pietersen 1(1) & IR Bell 0(1)12
5thBA Stokes 19(55) & KP Pietersen 22(42)4497
6thJM Bairstow 21(28) & KP Pietersen 21(30)4258
7thTT Bresnan 0(8) & KP Pietersen 1(9)117
8thSCJ Broad 0(3) & KP Pietersen 0(0)03
9thJM Anderson 1(4) & KP Pietersen 4(7)511
10thJM Anderson 0(2) & MS Panesar 0(6)08

Australia 2nd innings

231/2(51.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Rogersc †JM Bairstow b MS Panesarc †JM Bairstow b MS Panesar11615513074.84
David Warnerc †JM Bairstow b BA Stokesc †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes25472053.19
Shane Watsonnot outnot out83*9011092.22
Michael Clarkenot outnot out6*201030.00
Extras(nb 1)(nb 1)1
Total51.5 Ov (RR 4.46)51.5 Ov (RR 4.46) · Target 231231/2
Did not bat: Steve Smith, George Bailey, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon
Fall of wickets: 64-1 (DA Warner, 18 ov), 200-2 (CJL Rogers, 45.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson1122602.36523000
Stuart Broad1005805.80397000
Monty Panesar7.504115.23274000
Ben Stokes1205014.17485001
Joe Root41802.00190000
Tim Bresnan714806.86248000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJL Rogers 39(61) & DA Warner 25(47)64108
2ndCJL Rogers 77(94) & SR Watson 58(74)136167
3rdMJ Clarke 6(20) & SR Watson 25(16)31*36

Commentary

End of innings: AUS 231/2 (51.5 ov)
51.52
MS Panesar to SR Watson, 2 runs
51.40
MS Panesar to SR Watson, no run
51.31
MS Panesar to MJ Clarke, 1 run
51.21
MS Panesar to SR Watson, 1 run
51.10
MS Panesar to SR Watson, no run
End of over 517 runsAUS 227/2204010
MJ Clarke 5(19)SR Watson 80(86)TT Bresnan 7-1-48-0
50.60
TT Bresnan to MJ Clarke, no run
50.51
TT Bresnan to SR Watson, 1 run
50.40
TT Bresnan to SR Watson, no run
50.34
TT Bresnan to SR Watson, FOUR
50.20
TT Bresnan to SR Watson, no run
50.12
TT Bresnan to SR Watson, 2 runs
End of over 501 runAUS 220/2100000
MJ Clarke 5(18)SR Watson 73(81)MS Panesar 7-0-37-1
49.60
MS Panesar to MJ Clarke, no run
49.50
MS Panesar to MJ Clarke, no run
49.40
MS Panesar to MJ Clarke, no run
49.30
MS Panesar to MJ Clarke, no run
49.20
MS Panesar to MJ Clarke, no run
49.11
MS Panesar to SR Watson, 1 run
End of over 494 runsAUS 219/2000400
MJ Clarke 5(13)SR Watson 72(80)BA Stokes 12-0-50-1
48.60
BA Stokes to MJ Clarke, no run
48.50
BA Stokes to MJ Clarke, no run
48.44
BA Stokes to MJ Clarke, FOUR
48.30
BA Stokes to MJ Clarke, no run
48.20
BA Stokes to MJ Clarke, no run
48.10
BA Stokes to MJ Clarke, no run
End of over 4814 runsAUS 215/2114404
SR Watson 72(80)MJ Clarke 1(7)MS Panesar 6-0-36-1
47.64
MS Panesar to SR Watson, FOUR
47.50
MS Panesar to SR Watson, no run