The Ashes5th Test
Australia beat England by 281 runs in the 5th Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia were bowled out for 326, Steve Smith 115 from 154 balls and Brad Haddin 75 from 90 balls. Ben Stokes took 6 for 99.
England were bowled out for 155, Ben Stokes 47 from 101 balls. Peter Siddle took 3 for 23.
Australia were bowled out for 276, Chris Rogers 119 from 169 balls and George Bailey 46 from 74 balls. Scott Borthwick took 3 for 33.
England were bowled out for 166, Michael Carberry 43 from 63 balls and Stuart Broad 42 from 36 balls. Ryan Harris took 5 for 25.
Australia won by 281 runs.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
326(76 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rogersb BA Stokes | b BA Stokes | 11 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 28.21 |
| David Warnerb SCJ Broad | b SCJ Broad | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Shane Watsonlbw b JM Anderson | lbw b JM Anderson | 43 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 72.88 |
| Michael Clarkec IR Bell b BA Stokes | c IR Bell b BA Stokes | 10 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 34.48 |
| Steve Smithc sub (JE Root) b BA Stokes | c sub (JE Root) b BA Stokes | 115 | 154 | 17 | 1 | 74.68 |
| George Baileyc AN Cook b SCJ Broad | c AN Cook b SCJ Broad | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Brad Haddin †c AN Cook b BA Stokes | c AN Cook b BA Stokes | 75 | 90 | 13 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc sub (JE Root) b SG Borthwick | c sub (JE Root) b SG Borthwick | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Ryan Harrisc JM Anderson b BA Stokes | c JM Anderson b BA Stokes | 22 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 81.48 |
| Peter Siddlec †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | c †JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nathan Lyonnot out | not out | 1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras(b 10, lb 2, w 2, nb 6) | (b 10, lb 2, w 2, nb 6) | 20 | ||||
| Total76 Ov (RR 4.29) | 76 Ov (RR 4.29) | 326 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (DA Warner, 5.5 ov), 51-2 (CJL Rogers, 15.4 ov), 78-3 (MJ Clarke, 22.3 ov), 94-4 (SR Watson, 25.4 ov), 97-5 (GJ Bailey, 28.1 ov), 225-6 (BJ Haddin, 55.3 ov), 269-7 (MG Johnson, 67.3 ov), 325-8 (RJ Harris, 75.1 ov), 325-9 (PM Siddle, 75.2 ov), 326-10 (SPD Smith, 76 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 21 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 3.19 | 99 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 19.5 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 3.28 | 92 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 19.5 | 1 | 99 | 6 | 4.99 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Boyd Rankin | 8.2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.08 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Borthwick | 7 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 7.00 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | CJL Rogers 6(15) & DA Warner 16(20) | 22 | 35 |
| 2nd | SR Watson 20(35) & CJL Rogers 5(24) | 29 | 59 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 10(29) & SR Watson 15(14) | 27 | 41 |
| 4th | SPD Smith 8(9) & SR Watson 8(10) | 16 | 19 |
| 5th | GJ Bailey 1(8) & SPD Smith 2(7) | 3 | 15 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 75(90) & SPD Smith 45(78) | 128 | 164 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 12(32) & SPD Smith 31(40) | 44 | 72 |
| 8th | SPD Smith 29(19) & RJ Harris 22(27) | 56 | 46 |
| 9th | PM Siddle 0(1) & SPD Smith 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | NM Lyon 1(3) & SPD Smith 0(1) | 1 | 4 |
England 1st innings
155(58.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cooklbw b RJ Harris | lbw b RJ Harris | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Michael Carberryc NM Lyon b MG Johnson | c NM Lyon b MG Johnson | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Andersonc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 |
| Ian Bellc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | c †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Kevin Pietersenc SR Watson b RJ Harris | c SR Watson b RJ Harris | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Gary Ballancec †BJ Haddin b NM Lyon | c †BJ Haddin b NM Lyon | 18 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Ben Stokesb PM Siddle | b PM Siddle | 47 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 46.53 |
| Jonny Bairstow †c GJ Bailey b PM Siddle | c GJ Bailey b PM Siddle | 18 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 |
| Scott Borthwickc SPD Smith b RJ Harris | c SPD Smith b RJ Harris | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
| Stuart Broadnot out | not out | 30* | 22 | 4 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Boyd Rankinb MG Johnson | b MG Johnson | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 5, nb 3) | (lb 1, w 5, nb 3) | 9 | ||||
| Total58.5 Ov (RR 2.63) | 58.5 Ov (RR 2.63) | 155 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (MA Carberry, 3.3 ov), 8-2 (AN Cook, 6.2 ov), 14-3 (JM Anderson, 9.4 ov), 17-4 (KP Pietersen, 12.2 ov), 23-5 (IR Bell, 17.4 ov), 62-6 (GS Ballance, 31.5 ov), 111-7 (JM Bairstow, 48.1 ov), 112-8 (BA Stokes, 49 ov), 125-9 (SG Borthwick, 53 ov), 155-10 (WB Rankin, 58.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Harris | 14 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 2.57 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 13.5 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 2.39 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter Siddle | 13 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 1.77 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 15 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 3.80 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AN Cook 6(12) & MA Carberry 0(9) | 6 | 21 |
| 2nd | JM Anderson 1(10) & AN Cook 1(7) | 2 | 17 |
| 3rd | IR Bell 0(6) & JM Anderson 6(14) | 6 | 20 |
| 4th | KP Pietersen 3(9) & IR Bell 0(7) | 3 | 16 |
| 5th | GS Ballance 4(13) & IR Bell 2(19) | 6 | 32 |
| 6th | BA Stokes 23(49) & GS Ballance 14(38) | 39 | 85 |
| 7th | JM Bairstow 18(50) & BA Stokes 24(49) | 49 | 98 |
| 8th | SG Borthwick 1(2) & BA Stokes 0(3) | 1 | 5 |
| 9th | SG Borthwick 0(15) & SCJ Broad 13(9) | 13 | 24 |
| 10th | SCJ Broad 17(13) & WB Rankin 13(22) | 30 | 35 |
Australia 2nd innings
276(61.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rogersc & b SG Borthwick | c & b SG Borthwick | 119 | 169 | 15 | 0 | 70.41 |
| David Warnerlbw b JM Anderson | lbw b JM Anderson | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Shane Watsonc †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson | c †JM Bairstow b JM Anderson | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Michael Clarkec †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | c †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Steve Smithc AN Cook b BA Stokes | c AN Cook b BA Stokes | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| George Baileyc SG Borthwick b SCJ Broad | c SG Borthwick b SCJ Broad | 46 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 62.16 |
| Brad Haddin †b SG Borthwick | b SG Borthwick | 28 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Mitchell Johnsonb BA Stokes | b BA Stokes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Ryan Harrisc MA Carberry b SG Borthwick | c MA Carberry b SG Borthwick | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 130.00 |
| Peter Siddlec †JM Bairstow b WB Rankin | c †JM Bairstow b WB Rankin | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Nathan Lyonnot out | not out | 6* | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Extras(lb 14, w 2, nb 2) | (lb 14, w 2, nb 2) | 18 | ||||
| Total61.3 Ov (RR 4.49) | 61.3 Ov (RR 4.49) | 276 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (DA Warner, 6.4 ov), 47-2 (SR Watson, 10.3 ov), 72-3 (MJ Clarke, 16 ov), 91-4 (SPD Smith, 20.3 ov), 200-5 (GJ Bailey, 45.4 ov), 239-6 (BJ Haddin, 54.5 ov), 244-7 (MG Johnson, 55.4 ov), 255-8 (CJL Rogers, 58.2 ov), 266-9 (RJ Harris, 59 ov), 276-10 (PM Siddle, 61.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 15 | 6 | 46 | 2 | 3.07 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 14 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 4.07 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boyd Rankin | 12.3 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 3.76 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 6.20 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Borthwick | 6 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 5.50 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | CJL Rogers 11(20) & DA Warner 16(20) | 27 | 40 |
| 2nd | SR Watson 9(9) & CJL Rogers 7(14) | 20 | 23 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 6(18) & CJL Rogers 15(15) | 25 | 33 |
| 4th | CJL Rogers 12(15) & SPD Smith 7(12) | 19 | 27 |
| 5th | GJ Bailey 46(74) & CJL Rogers 58(79) | 109 | 151 |
| 6th | CJL Rogers 8(15) & BJ Haddin 28(40) | 39 | 55 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 4(3) & CJL Rogers 1(2) | 5 | 5 |
| 8th | RJ Harris 3(7) & CJL Rogers 7(9) | 11 | 16 |
| 9th | PM Siddle 1(1) & RJ Harris 10(3) | 11 | 4 |
| 10th | PM Siddle 3(5) & NM Lyon 6(10) | 10 | 15 |
England 2nd innings
166(31.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cookc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | c †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Michael Carberryc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | c †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 43 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 68.25 |
| Ian Bellc DA Warner b RJ Harris | c DA Warner b RJ Harris | 16 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 84.21 |
| Kevin Pietersenc GJ Bailey b RJ Harris | c GJ Bailey b RJ Harris | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Gary Ballancelbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 25.93 |
| Ben Stokesb RJ Harris | b RJ Harris | 32 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Jonny Bairstow †c GJ Bailey b NM Lyon | c GJ Bailey b NM Lyon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Scott Borthwickc MJ Clarke b NM Lyon | c MJ Clarke b NM Lyon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Stuart Broadb RJ Harris | b RJ Harris | 42 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 116.67 |
| James Andersonnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Boyd Rankinc MJ Clarke b RJ Harris | c MJ Clarke b RJ Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 2, nb 1) | (b 5, lb 2, nb 1) | 8 | ||||
| Total31.4 Ov (RR 5.24) | 31.4 Ov (RR 5.24) · Target 448 | 166 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (AN Cook, 2 ov), 37-2 (IR Bell, 9.3 ov), 57-3 (KP Pietersen, 13.3 ov), 87-4 (MA Carberry, 21.2 ov), 90-5 (GS Ballance, 21.5 ov), 91-6 (JM Bairstow, 22.4 ov), 95-7 (SG Borthwick, 23 ov), 139-8 (BA Stokes, 29.1 ov), 166-9 (SCJ Broad, 31.2 ov), 166-10 (WB Rankin, 31.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Harris | 9.4 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 2.59 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 9 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 4.44 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Siddle | 4 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 9 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 7.78 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AN Cook 7(12) & MA Carberry 0(0) | 7 | 12 |
| 2nd | MA Carberry 9(26) & IR Bell 16(19) | 30 | 45 |
| 3rd | KP Pietersen 6(10) & MA Carberry 14(14) | 20 | 24 |
| 4th | GS Ballance 7(25) & MA Carberry 20(23) | 30 | 47 |
| 5th | BA Stokes 3(1) & GS Ballance 0(2) | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | JM Bairstow 0(3) & BA Stokes 1(2) | 1 | 5 |
| 7th | SG Borthwick 4(2) & BA Stokes 0(0) | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | BA Stokes 28(13) & SCJ Broad 16(24) | 44 | 37 |
| 9th | JM Anderson 1(1) & SCJ Broad 26(12) | 27 | 13 |
| 10th | WB Rankin 0(2) & JM Anderson 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
Commentary
31.4W
RJ Harris to WB Rankin, OUT
WB Rankin c MJ Clarke b RJ Harris 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 166/10 (31.4 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for RJ Harris
31.30
RJ Harris to WB Rankin, no run
31.2W
RJ Harris to SCJ Broad, OUT
SCJ Broad b RJ Harris 42(36) [4s-3 6s-4] · FoW 166/9 (31.2 ov)
31.16
RJ Harris to SCJ Broad, SIX
End of over 3115 runsENG 160/8060621
SCJ Broad 36(34)JM Anderson 1(1)NM Lyon 9-0-70-2
30.61
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, 1 run
30.52
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, 2 runs
30.46
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, SIX
30.30
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
30.26
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, SIX
30.10
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
End of over 306 runs, 1 wktENG 145/8W10041
SCJ Broad 21(28)JM Anderson 1(1)RJ Harris 9-4-19-3
29.61
RJ Harris to SCJ Broad, 1 run
29.54
RJ Harris to SCJ Broad, FOUR
29.40
RJ Harris to SCJ Broad, no run
29.30
RJ Harris to SCJ Broad, no run
29.21
RJ Harris to JM Anderson, 1 run
29.1W
RJ Harris to BA Stokes, OUT
BA Stokes b RJ Harris 32(16) [4s-3 6s-2] · FoW 139/8 (29.1 ov)
End of over 2912 runsENG 139/7140106
SCJ Broad 16(24)BA Stokes 32(15)NM Lyon 8-0-55-2
28.66
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, SIX
28.50
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
28.41
NM Lyon to BA Stokes, 1 run
28.30
NM Lyon to BA Stokes, no run
28.24
NM Lyon to BA Stokes, FOUR
28.11
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, 1 run
End of over 285 runsENG 127/7000401
SCJ Broad 9(21)BA Stokes 27(12)MG Johnson 9-1-40-3
27.61
MG Johnson to SCJ Broad, 1 run
27.50
MG Johnson to SCJ Broad, no run
27.44
MG Johnson to SCJ Broad, FOUR



