The Ashes4th Test
Australia and England draw in the 4th Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 416 for 8 declared, Usman Khawaja 137 from 260 balls and Steve Smith 67 from 141 balls. Stuart Broad took 5 for 101.
England were bowled out for 294, Jonny Bairstow 113 from 158 balls and Ben Stokes 66 from 91 balls. Scott Boland took 4 for 36.
Australia made 265 for 6 declared, Usman Khawaja 101 not out from 138 balls and Cameron Green 74 from 122 balls. Jack Leach took 4 for 84.
England made 270 for 9, Zak Crawley 77 from 100 balls and Ben Stokes 60 from 123 balls. Scott Boland took 3 for 30.
Match drawn.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
416/8d(134 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warnerc Z Crawley b SCJ Broad | c Z Crawley b SCJ Broad | 30 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Marcus Harrisc JE Root b JM Anderson | c JE Root b JM Anderson | 38 | 109 | 4 | 0 | 34.86 |
| Marnus Labuschagnec †JC Buttler b MA Wood | c †JC Buttler b MA Wood | 28 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 47.46 |
| Steve Smithc †JC Buttler b SCJ Broad | c †JC Buttler b SCJ Broad | 67 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 47.52 |
| Usman Khawajab SCJ Broad | b SCJ Broad | 137 | 260 | 13 | 0 | 52.69 |
| Cameron Greenc Z Crawley b SCJ Broad | c Z Crawley b SCJ Broad | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Alex Carey †c JM Bairstow b JE Root | c JM Bairstow b JE Root | 13 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Pat Cumminsc †JC Buttler b SCJ Broad | c †JC Buttler b SCJ Broad | 24 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 51.06 |
| Mitchell Starcnot out | not out | 34* | 60 | 3 | 0 | 56.67 |
| Nathan Lyonnot out | not out | 16* | 7 | 2 | 1 | 228.57 |
| Extras(lb 8, w 12, nb 4) | (lb 8, w 12, nb 4) | 24 | ||||
| Total134 Ov (RR 3.10) | 134 Ov (RR 3.10) | 416/8d | ||||
Did not bat: Scott Boland
Fall of wickets: 51-1 (DA Warner, 21 ov), 111-2 (MS Harris, 39.1 ov), 117-3 (M Labuschagne, 40.2 ov), 232-4 (SPD Smith, 84 ov), 242-5 (C Green, 87.4 ov), 285-6 (AT Carey, 102.3 ov), 331-7 (PJ Cummins, 113.5 ov), 398-8 (UT Khawaja, 131.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 30 | 9 | 54 | 1 | 1.80 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 29 | 5 | 101 | 5 | 3.48 | 129 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | 13.5 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 2.67 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Wood | 26.1 | 6 | 76 | 1 | 2.90 | 126 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 24 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 3.71 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.50 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DA Warner 30(72) & MS Harris 14(56) | 51 | 126 |
| 2nd | MS Harris 24(53) & M Labuschagne 24(57) | 60 | 109 |
| 3rd | SPD Smith 2(5) & M Labuschagne 4(2) | 6 | 7 |
| 4th | UT Khawaja 46(127) & SPD Smith 65(136) | 115 | 262 |
| 5th | UT Khawaja 5(8) & C Green 5(14) | 10 | 22 |
| 6th | AT Carey 13(39) & UT Khawaja 30(50) | 43 | 89 |
| 7th | UT Khawaja 22(21) & PJ Cummins 24(47) | 46 | 68 |
| 8th | MA Starc 32(54) & UT Khawaja 34(54) | 67 | 108 |
| 9th | NM Lyon 16(7) & MA Starc 2(6) | 18* | 13 |
England 1st innings
294(79.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameedb MA Starc | b MA Starc | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 23.08 |
| Zak Crawleyb SM Boland | b SM Boland | 18 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 32.73 |
| Dawid Malanc UT Khawaja b C Green | c UT Khawaja b C Green | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| Joe Rootc SPD Smith b SM Boland | c SPD Smith b SM Boland | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Stokeslbw b NM Lyon | lbw b NM Lyon | 66 | 91 | 9 | 1 | 72.53 |
| Jonny Bairstowc †AT Carey b SM Boland | c †AT Carey b SM Boland | 113 | 158 | 8 | 3 | 71.52 |
| Jos Buttler †c UT Khawaja b PJ Cummins | c UT Khawaja b PJ Cummins | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Woodc NM Lyon b PJ Cummins | c NM Lyon b PJ Cummins | 39 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 95.12 |
| Jack Leachc PJ Cummins b NM Lyon | c PJ Cummins b NM Lyon | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 34.48 |
| Stuart Broadc †AT Carey b SM Boland | c †AT Carey b SM Boland | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 78.95 |
| James Andersonnot out | not out | 4* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 9, lb 6, w 3, nb 2) | (b 9, lb 6, w 3, nb 2) | 20 | ||||
| Total79.1 Ov (RR 3.71) | 79.1 Ov (RR 3.71) | 294 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (H Hameed, 9.2 ov), 36-2 (Z Crawley, 17 ov), 36-3 (JE Root, 20.1 ov), 36-4 (DJ Malan, 21.5 ov), 164-5 (BA Stokes, 51 ov), 173-6 (JC Buttler, 53.3 ov), 245-7 (MA Wood, 65.3 ov), 266-8 (MJ Leach, 72.5 ov), 289-9 (JM Bairstow, 77.5 ov), 294-10 (SCJ Broad, 79.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 20 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 3.40 | 95 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 3.50 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Boland | 14.1 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 2.54 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 9 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2.67 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 17 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 5.18 | 63 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | H Hameed 6(26) & Z Crawley 7(31) | 22 | 56 |
| 2nd | DJ Malan 3(22) & Z Crawley 11(24) | 14 | 46 |
| 3rd | DJ Malan 0(12) & JE Root 0(7) | 0 | 19 |
| 4th | BA Stokes 0(5) & DJ Malan 0(5) | 0 | 10 |
| 5th | JM Bairstow 60(90) & BA Stokes 66(86) | 128 | 175 |
| 6th | JM Bairstow 9(7) & JC Buttler 0(8) | 9 | 15 |
| 7th | MA Wood 39(41) & JM Bairstow 25(31) | 72 | 72 |
| 8th | MJ Leach 10(29) & JM Bairstow 11(15) | 21 | 44 |
| 9th | JM Bairstow 8(15) & SCJ Broad 14(15) | 23 | 30 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 4(4) & SCJ Broad 1(4) | 5 | 8 |
Australia 2nd innings
265/6d(68.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harrisc sub (OJ Pope) b MJ Leach | c sub (OJ Pope) b MJ Leach | 27 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 44.26 |
| David Warnerc sub (OJ Pope) b MA Wood | c sub (OJ Pope) b MA Wood | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Marnus Labuschagnec sub (OJ Pope) b MA Wood | c sub (OJ Pope) b MA Wood | 29 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 69.05 |
| Steve Smithb MJ Leach | b MJ Leach | 23 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 74.19 |
| Usman Khawajanot out | not out | 101* | 138 | 10 | 2 | 73.19 |
| Cameron Greenc JE Root b MJ Leach | c JE Root b MJ Leach | 74 | 122 | 7 | 1 | 60.66 |
| Alex Carey †c sub (OJ Pope) b MJ Leach | c sub (OJ Pope) b MJ Leach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 5) | (lb 3, w 5) | 8 | ||||
| Total68.5 Ov (RR 3.85) | 68.5 Ov (RR 3.85) | 265/6d | ||||
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (DA Warner, 6 ov), 52-2 (MS Harris, 18.1 ov), 68-3 (M Labuschagne, 21.4 ov), 86-4 (SPD Smith, 29 ov), 265-5 (C Green, 68.4 ov), 265-6 (AT Carey, 68.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 12 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 2.83 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 11 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2.82 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 15 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 4.33 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 21.5 | 1 | 84 | 4 | 3.85 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MS Harris 9(18) & DA Warner 3(18) | 12 | 36 |
| 2nd | MS Harris 18(43) & M Labuschagne 22(30) | 40 | 73 |
| 3rd | SPD Smith 9(9) & M Labuschagne 7(12) | 16 | 21 |
| 4th | UT Khawaja 4(22) & SPD Smith 14(22) | 18 | 44 |
| 5th | UT Khawaja 97(116) & C Green 74(122) | 179 | 238 |
| 6th | AT Carey 0(1) & UT Khawaja 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
England 2nd innings
270/9(102 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawleylbw b C Green | lbw b C Green | 77 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 77.00 |
| Haseeb Hameedc †AT Carey b SM Boland | c †AT Carey b SM Boland | 9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 15.52 |
| Dawid Malanb NM Lyon | b NM Lyon | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13.79 |
| Joe Rootc †AT Carey b SM Boland | c †AT Carey b SM Boland | 24 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 28.24 |
| Ben Stokesc SPD Smith b NM Lyon | c SPD Smith b NM Lyon | 60 | 123 | 10 | 1 | 48.78 |
| Jonny Bairstowc M Labuschagne b SM Boland | c M Labuschagne b SM Boland | 41 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 39.05 |
| Jos Buttler †lbw b PJ Cummins | lbw b PJ Cummins | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 28.95 |
| Mark Woodlbw b PJ Cummins | lbw b PJ Cummins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jack Leachc DA Warner b SPD Smith | c DA Warner b SPD Smith | 26 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 76.47 |
| Stuart Broadnot out | not out | 8* | 35 | 0 | 0 | 22.86 |
| James Andersonnot out | not out | 0* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 7, nb 3) | (lb 7, nb 3) | 10 | ||||
| Total102 Ov (RR 2.65) | 102 Ov (RR 2.65) · Target 388 | 270/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 46-1 (H Hameed, 19.2 ov), 74-2 (DJ Malan, 27.5 ov), 96-3 (Z Crawley, 33 ov), 156-4 (JE Root, 58.1 ov), 193-5 (BA Stokes, 74.4 ov), 218-6 (JC Buttler, 84.4 ov), 218-7 (MA Wood, 85 ov), 237-8 (JM Bairstow, 91.2 ov), 270-9 (MJ Leach, 100 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 18 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 3.78 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 22 | 5 | 80 | 2 | 3.64 | 99 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Boland | 24 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 1.25 | 128 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 22 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 1.27 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.80 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.50 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Z Crawley 36(58) & H Hameed 9(58) | 46 | 116 |
| 2nd | DJ Malan 4(29) & Z Crawley 24(22) | 28 | 51 |
| 3rd | JE Root 5(11) & Z Crawley 17(20) | 22 | 31 |
| 4th | JE Root 19(74) & BA Stokes 38(78) | 60 | 151 |
| 5th | JM Bairstow 15(54) & BA Stokes 22(45) | 37 | 99 |
| 6th | JC Buttler 11(38) & JM Bairstow 13(23) | 25 | 60 |
| 7th | MA Wood 0(2) & JM Bairstow 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 8th | JM Bairstow 13(28) & MJ Leach 1(11) | 19 | 38 |
| 9th | SCJ Broad 8(29) & MJ Leach 25(23) | 33 | 52 |
| 10th | SCJ Broad 0(6) & JM Anderson 0(6) | 0* | 12 |
Commentary
End of over 1020 runsENG 270/9000000
JM Anderson 0(6)SCJ Broad 8(35)SPD Smith 4-1-10-1
101.60
SPD Smith to JM Anderson, no run
101.50
SPD Smith to JM Anderson, no run
101.40
SPD Smith to JM Anderson, no run
101.30
SPD Smith to JM Anderson, no run
101.20
SPD Smith to JM Anderson, no run
101.10
SPD Smith to JM Anderson, no run
End of over 1010 runsENG 270/9000000
SCJ Broad 8(35)JM Anderson 0(0)NM Lyon 22-10-28-2
100.60
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
100.50
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
100.40
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
100.30
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
100.20
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
100.10
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
End of over 1002 runs, 1 wktENG 270/900002W
SCJ Broad 8(29)SPD Smith 3-0-10-1
99.6W
SPD Smith to MJ Leach, OUT
MJ Leach c DA Warner b SPD Smith 26(34) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 270/9 (100 ov)
99.52
SPD Smith to MJ Leach, 2 runs
99.40
SPD Smith to MJ Leach, no run
99.30
SPD Smith to MJ Leach, no run
99.20
SPD Smith to MJ Leach, no run
99.10
SPD Smith to MJ Leach, no run
End of over 990 runsENG 268/8000000
SCJ Broad 8(29)MJ Leach 24(28)NM Lyon 21-9-28-2
98.60
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
98.50
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
98.40
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
98.30
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
98.20
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
98.10
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
End of over 988 runsENG 268/8030014
MJ Leach 24(28)SCJ Broad 8(23)PJ Cummins 22-5-80-2



