The Ashes5th Test
England beat Australia by an innings and 83 runs in the 5th Test - Match Info
Sydney Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match details
- Match
- 5th Test, Test · The Ashes 2010/11
- Date
- (Mon 3 Jan, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by an innings and 83 runs
- Player of the match
- Alastair Cook
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Billy Bowden (New Zealand)
- TV umpire
- Tony Hill (New Zealand)
- Reserve umpire
- Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · AUS won 156 · ENG won 113 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 4th Test · The Ashes · AUS 98 & 258/9 v ENG 513England won by an innings and 157 runs
- 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
Recent results (Test)
- L vs ENG · AUS 98 & 258/9 v ENG 513England won by an innings and 157 runs
- 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
- W vs AUS · AUS 98 & 258/9 v ENG 513England won by an innings and 157 runs
- 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
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 | 35 | 2476 | 196 | 44.21 | 61.53 |
| Kevin Pietersen ENG | 16 | 1440 | 227 | 53.33 | 58.21 |
| Andrew Strauss ENG | 19 | 1361 | 161 | 38.89 | 49.47 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 19 | 1320 | 136 | 47.14 | 56.03 |
| Michael Hussey AUS | 14 | 1259 | 195 | 62.95 | 51.94 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Flintoff ENG | 14 | 43 | 3.37 |
| Steve Harmison ENG | 16 | 41 | 3.52 |
| James Anderson ENG | 12 | 34 | 3.49 |
| Peter Siddle AUS | 9 | 33 | 3.56 |
| Mitchell Johnson AUS | 8 | 31 | 3.95 |
Tests at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Matches
- 5
- Average 1st-innings score
- 355
- Won batting first
- 3
- Won chasing
- 2
- Highest total
- 532 by India ()