The Ashes5th Test
England beat Australia by an innings and 83 runs in the 5th 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 were bowled out for 280, Mitchell Johnson 53 from 66 balls and Shane Watson 45 from 127 balls. James Anderson took 4 for 66.
England were bowled out for 644, Alastair Cook 189 from 342 balls and Matt Prior 118 from 130 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 168.
Australia were bowled out for 281, Steve Smith 54 not out from 90 balls and Peter Siddle 43 from 65 balls. James Anderson took 3 for 61.
England won by an innings and 83 runs.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
280(106.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonc AJ Strauss b TT Bresnan | c AJ Strauss b TT Bresnan | 45 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 35.43 |
| Phillip Hughesc PD Collingwood b CT Tremlett | c PD Collingwood b CT Tremlett | 31 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Usman Khawajac IJL Trott b GP Swann | c IJL Trott b GP Swann | 37 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 38.95 |
| Michael Clarkec JM Anderson b TT Bresnan | c JM Anderson b TT Bresnan | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Michael Husseyb PD Collingwood | b PD Collingwood | 33 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 35.87 |
| Brad Haddin †c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Steve Smithc PD Collingwood b JM Anderson | c PD Collingwood b JM Anderson | 18 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 33.96 |
| Mitchell Johnsonb TT Bresnan | b TT Bresnan | 53 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 80.30 |
| Peter Siddlec AJ Strauss b JM Anderson | c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ben Hilfenhausc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 34 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 58.62 |
| Michael Beernot out | not out | 2* | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 7, w 1, nb 2) | (b 5, lb 7, w 1, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total106.1 Ov (RR 2.64) | 106.1 Ov (RR 2.64) | 280 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 55-1 (PJ Hughes, 29.3 ov), 105-2 (SR Watson, 44.3 ov), 113-3 (MJ Clarke, 51 ov), 134-4 (UT Khawaja, 59 ov), 143-5 (BJ Haddin, 62.4 ov), 171-6 (MEK Hussey, 80 ov), 187-7 (SPD Smith, 84.2 ov), 189-8 (PM Siddle, 85 ov), 265-9 (MG Johnson, 99.5 ov), 280-10 (BW Hilfenhaus, 106.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 30.1 | 7 | 66 | 4 | 2.19 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 26 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 2.73 | 126 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Bresnan | 30 | 5 | 89 | 3 | 2.97 | 137 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 16 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 2.31 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 19(85) & PJ Hughes 31(93) | 55 | 177 |
| 2nd | UT Khawaja 24(48) & SR Watson 26(42) | 50 | 90 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 4(21) & UT Khawaja 4(18) | 8 | 39 |
| 4th | UT Khawaja 9(29) & MEK Hussey 12(19) | 21 | 48 |
| 5th | MEK Hussey 2(10) & BJ Haddin 6(13) | 9 | 22 |
| 6th | SPD Smith 9(41) & MEK Hussey 19(63) | 28 | 104 |
| 7th | SPD Smith 9(12) & MG Johnson 6(14) | 16 | 26 |
| 8th | PM Siddle 2(4) & MG Johnson 0(0) | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | MG Johnson 47(52) & BW Hilfenhaus 22(37) | 76 | 89 |
| 10th | MA Beer 2(17) & BW Hilfenhaus 12(21) | 15 | 38 |
England 1st innings
644(177.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Straussb BW Hilfenhaus | b BW Hilfenhaus | 60 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 103.45 |
| Alastair Cookc MEK Hussey b SR Watson | c MEK Hussey b SR Watson | 189 | 342 | 16 | 0 | 55.26 |
| Jonathan Trottb MG Johnson | b MG Johnson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kevin Pietersenc MA Beer b MG Johnson | c MA Beer b MG Johnson | 36 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 51.43 |
| James Andersonb PM Siddle | b PM Siddle | 7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Paul Collingwoodc BW Hilfenhaus b MA Beer | c BW Hilfenhaus b MA Beer | 13 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 31.71 |
| Ian Bellc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 115 | 232 | 13 | 0 | 49.57 |
| Matt Prior †c †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | c †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 118 | 130 | 11 | 1 | 90.77 |
| Tim Bresnanc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 35 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 33.98 |
| Graeme Swannnot out | not out | 36* | 26 | 3 | 1 | 138.46 |
| Chris Tremlettc †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | c †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Extras(b 3, lb 11, w 5, nb 4) | (b 3, lb 11, w 5, nb 4) | 23 | ||||
| Total177.5 Ov (RR 3.62) | 177.5 Ov (RR 3.62) | 644 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 98-1 (AJ Strauss, 22.2 ov), 99-2 (IJL Trott, 23.3 ov), 165-3 (KP Pietersen, 43.2 ov), 181-4 (JM Anderson, 53.3 ov), 226-5 (PD Collingwood, 68.3 ov), 380-6 (AN Cook, 115.3 ov), 487-7 (IR Bell, 139.4 ov), 589-8 (TT Bresnan, 168 ov), 609-9 (MJ Prior, 171 ov), 644-10 (CT Tremlett, 177.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 38.5 | 7 | 121 | 3 | 3.12 | 180 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 36 | 5 | 168 | 4 | 4.67 | 144 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 31 | 5 | 111 | 1 | 3.58 | 137 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 20 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 2.45 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Beer | 38 | 3 | 112 | 1 | 2.95 | 160 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Smith | 13 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 5.15 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Strauss 60(58) & AN Cook 31(76) | 98 | 134 |
| 2nd | IJL Trott 0(6) & AN Cook 1(1) | 1 | 7 |
| 3rd | KP Pietersen 36(70) & AN Cook 28(51) | 66 | 119 |
| 4th | JM Anderson 7(35) & AN Cook 9(26) | 16 | 61 |
| 5th | PD Collingwood 13(41) & AN Cook 32(49) | 45 | 90 |
| 6th | AN Cook 88(139) & IR Bell 63(143) | 154 | 282 |
| 7th | MJ Prior 53(58) & IR Bell 52(89) | 107 | 145 |
| 8th | TT Bresnan 35(103) & MJ Prior 63(67) | 102 | 170 |
| 9th | MJ Prior 2(5) & GP Swann 14(13) | 20 | 18 |
| 10th | GP Swann 22(13) & CT Tremlett 12(28) | 35 | 41 |
Australia 2nd innings
281(84.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonrun out (†MJ Prior/KP Pietersen) | run out (†MJ Prior/KP Pietersen) | 38 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 95.00 |
| Phillip Hughesc †MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | c †MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 13 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 22.41 |
| Usman Khawajac †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 21 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 28.77 |
| Michael Clarkec †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 41 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 56.16 |
| Michael Husseyc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | c KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | 12 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 24.49 |
| Brad Haddin †c †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | c †MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | 30 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 73.17 |
| Steve Smithnot out | not out | 54* | 90 | 6 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Mitchell Johnsonb CT Tremlett | b CT Tremlett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter Siddlec JM Anderson b GP Swann | c JM Anderson b GP Swann | 43 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 66.15 |
| Ben Hilfenhausc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Michael Beerb CT Tremlett | b CT Tremlett | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Extras(b 11, lb 4, w 3, nb 2) | (b 11, lb 4, w 3, nb 2) | 20 | ||||
| Total84.4 Ov (RR 3.32) | 84.4 Ov (RR 3.32) | 281 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 46-1 (SR Watson, 12.4 ov), 52-2 (PJ Hughes, 19.2 ov), 117-3 (UT Khawaja, 37.3 ov), 124-4 (MJ Clarke, 43.4 ov), 161-5 (MEK Hussey, 54 ov), 171-6 (BJ Haddin, 56.3 ov), 171-7 (MG Johnson, 56.4 ov), 257-8 (PM Siddle, 78.3 ov), 267-9 (BW Hilfenhaus, 81.3 ov), 281-10 (MA Beer, 84.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 18 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 3.39 | 82 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 20.4 | 4 | 79 | 3 | 3.82 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Graeme Swann | 28 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 2.68 | 134 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bresnan | 18 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 2.83 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 38(40) & PJ Hughes 8(36) | 46 | 76 |
| 2nd | UT Khawaja 1(18) & PJ Hughes 5(22) | 6 | 40 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 37(54) & UT Khawaja 20(55) | 65 | 109 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 3(18) & MJ Clarke 4(19) | 7 | 37 |
| 5th | BJ Haddin 27(31) & MEK Hussey 9(31) | 37 | 62 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 3(10) & SPD Smith 5(5) | 10 | 15 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 0(1) & SPD Smith 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 8th | PM Siddle 43(65) & SPD Smith 35(68) | 86 | 131 |
| 9th | SPD Smith 3(7) & BW Hilfenhaus 7(11) | 10 | 18 |
| 10th | MA Beer 2(9) & SPD Smith 11(10) | 14 | 19 |
Commentary
84.4W
CT Tremlett to MA Beer, OUT
MA Beer b CT Tremlett 2(9) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 281/10 (84.4 ov)
84.31
CT Tremlett to SPD Smith, 1 run
84.20
CT Tremlett to SPD Smith, no run
84.10
CT Tremlett to SPD Smith, no run
End of over 845 runsAUS 280/9040100
MA Beer 2(8)SPD Smith 53(87)JM Anderson 18-5-61-3
83.60
JM Anderson to MA Beer, no run
83.50
JM Anderson to MA Beer, no run
83.41
JM Anderson to SPD Smith, 1 run
83.30
JM Anderson to SPD Smith, no run
83.24
JM Anderson to SPD Smith, FOUR
FIFTY for SPD Smith (52 off 85)
83.10
JM Anderson to SPD Smith, no run
End of over 835 runsAUS 275/9203000
MA Beer 2(6)SPD Smith 48(83)CT Tremlett 20-4-78-2
82.60
CT Tremlett to MA Beer, no run
82.50
CT Tremlett to MA Beer, no run
82.40
CT Tremlett to MA Beer, no run
82.33
CT Tremlett to SPD Smith, 3 runs
82.20
CT Tremlett to SPD Smith, no run
82.12
CT Tremlett to SPD Smith, 2 runs
End of over 824 runs, 1 wktAUS 270/901WWd020
MA Beer 2(3)SPD Smith 43(80)JM Anderson 17-5-56-3
81.60
JM Anderson to MA Beer, no run
81.52
JM Anderson to MA Beer, 2 runs
81.40
JM Anderson to MA Beer, no run
81.4Wd
JM Anderson to MA Beer, wide
81.3W
JM Anderson to BW Hilfenhaus, OUT
BW Hilfenhaus c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson 7(11) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 267/9 (81.3 ov)
81.21
JM Anderson to SPD Smith, 1 run
81.10
JM Anderson to SPD Smith, no run
End of over 815 runsAUS 266/8140000
BW Hilfenhaus 7(10)SPD Smith 42(78)CT Tremlett 19-4-73-2
80.60
CT Tremlett to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
80.50
CT Tremlett to BW Hilfenhaus, no run