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Australia beat England by 57 runs in the 5th ODI

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

Australia266/550 ov
England209/950 ov
Australia won by 57 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia made 266 for 5 in 50 overs, Andrew Symonds 73 from 81 balls and Damien Martyn 68 not out from 81 balls. Andrew Flintoff took 2 for 55.

England made 209 for 9 in 50 overs, Darren Gough 46 not out from 47 balls and Andrew Flintoff 44 from 61 balls. Brad Hogg took 2 for 19.

Australia won by 57 runs.

Key performers

Australia innings

266/5(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Gilchrist †c †GO Jones b CT Tremlettc †GO Jones b CT Tremlett18312058.06
Matthew Haydenc †GO Jones b A Flintoffc †GO Jones b A Flintoff39565069.64
Ricky Pontingc AF Giles b SJ Harmisonc AF Giles b SJ Harmison27404067.50
Damien Martynnot outnot out68*813083.95
Andrew Symondsrun outrun out73814290.12
Michael Husseyc PD Collingwood b A Flintoffc PD Collingwood b A Flintoff5100050.00
Shane Watsonnot outnot out11*710157.14
Extras(lb 12, w 7, nb 6)(lb 12, w 7, nb 6)25
Total50 Ov (RR 5.32)50 Ov (RR 5.32)266/5
Fall of wickets: 44-1 (AC Gilchrist, 9.1 ov), 95-2 (RT Ponting, 20.2 ov), 96-3 (ML Hayden, 21.1 ov), 238-4 (A Symonds, 45.2 ov), 247-5 (MEK Hussey, 47.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Darren Gough1004104.10352003
Chris Tremlett905315.89308011
Steve Harmison924414.89313122
Andrew Flintoff1005525.50295030
Ashley Giles914404.89271110
Paul Collingwood301705.6750000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAC Gilchrist 18(31) & ML Hayden 19(26)4455
2ndRT Ponting 27(40) & ML Hayden 19(27)5167
3rdML Hayden 1(3) & DR Martyn 0(2)15
4thA Symonds 73(81) & DR Martyn 56(68)142145
5thDR Martyn 4(5) & MEK Hussey 5(10)915
6thDR Martyn 8(6) & SR Watson 11(7)19*13

England innings

209/9(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Trescothickc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrathc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath015000.00
Andrew Straussb B Leeb B Lee3130023.08
Vikram Solankic RT Ponting b GB Hoggc RT Ponting b GB Hogg34692049.28
Paul Collingwoodb GD McGrathb GD McGrath02000.00
Andrew Flintoffc JN Gillespie b GB Hoggc JN Gillespie b GB Hogg44616072.13
Kevin Pietersenc MEK Hussey b A Symondsc MEK Hussey b A Symonds19282067.86
Geraint Jones †c ML Hayden b SR Watsonc ML Hayden b SR Watson23312074.19
Ashley Gilesc A Symonds b B Leec A Symonds b B Lee4310133.33
Chris Tremlettc MEK Hussey b JN Gillespiec MEK Hussey b JN Gillespie8180044.44
Darren Goughnot outnot out46*477097.87
Steve Harmisonnot outnot out11*170064.71
Extras(lb 8, w 5, nb 4)(lb 8, w 5, nb 4)17
Total50 Ov (RR 4.18)50 Ov (RR 4.18) · Target 267 from 50 ov209/9
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (AJ Strauss, 4.3 ov), 6-2 (ME Trescothick, 5.1 ov), 6-3 (PD Collingwood, 5.3 ov), 85-4 (VS Solanki, 24.4 ov), 94-5 (A Flintoff, 27 ov), 123-6 (KP Pietersen, 33.4 ov), 133-7 (AF Giles, 34.5 ov), 145-8 (GO Jones, 38 ov), 159-9 (CT Tremlett, 40.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Lee1022722.70493032
Glenn McGrath1013123.10423001
Jason Gillespie903614.00343010
Shane Watson805116.38236011
Brad Hogg601923.17221000
Andrew Symonds703715.29204000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stME Trescothick 0(14) & AJ Strauss 3(13)427
2ndVS Solanki 0(3) & ME Trescothick 0(1)24
3rdPD Collingwood 0(2) & VS Solanki 0(0)02
4thA Flintoff 38(52) & VS Solanki 34(66)79115
5thKP Pietersen 3(5) & A Flintoff 6(9)914
6thKP Pietersen 16(23) & GO Jones 12(18)2940
7thGO Jones 2(4) & AF Giles 4(3)107
8thCT Tremlett 3(10) & GO Jones 9(9)1219
9thCT Tremlett 5(8) & D Gough 7(9)1417
10thD Gough 39(38) & SJ Harmison 11(17)50*55

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 209/9 (50 ov)
End of over 503 runsENG 209/9010101
D Gough 46(47)SJ Harmison 11(17)GD McGrath 10-1-31-2
49.61
GD McGrath to D Gough, 1 run
49.50
GD McGrath to D Gough, no run
49.41
GD McGrath to SJ Harmison, 1 run
49.30
GD McGrath to SJ Harmison, no run
49.21
GD McGrath to D Gough, 1 run
49.10
GD McGrath to D Gough, no run
End of over 497 runsENG 206/9400210
SJ Harmison 10(15)D Gough 44(43)B Lee 10-2-27-2
48.60
B Lee to SJ Harmison, no run
48.51
B Lee to D Gough, 1 run
48.42
B Lee to D Gough, 2 runs
48.30
B Lee to D Gough, no run
48.20
B Lee to D Gough, no run
48.14
B Lee to D Gough, FOUR
End of over 485 runsENG 199/9111200
SJ Harmison 10(14)D Gough 37(38)GD McGrath 9-1-28-2
47.60
GD McGrath to SJ Harmison, no run
47.50
GD McGrath to SJ Harmison, no run
47.42
GD McGrath to SJ Harmison, 2 runs
47.31
GD McGrath to D Gough, 1 run
47.21
GD McGrath to SJ Harmison, 1 run
47.11
GD McGrath to D Gough, 1 run
End of over 476 runsENG 194/9210201
D Gough 35(36)SJ Harmison 7(10)JN Gillespie 9-0-36-1
46.61
JN Gillespie to D Gough, 1 run
46.50
JN Gillespie to D Gough, no run
46.42
JN Gillespie to D Gough, 2 runs
46.30
JN Gillespie to D Gough, no run
46.21
JN Gillespie to SJ Harmison, 1 run
46.12
JN Gillespie to SJ Harmison, 2 runs
End of over 4610 runsENG 188/9114004
D Gough 32(32)SJ Harmison 4(8)GD McGrath 8-1-23-2