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NatWest ChallengeFinal · ODI

Australia and England tie in the final

Lord's, London, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

Australia19648.5 ov
England196/950 ov
Match tied

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia were bowled out for 196, Michael Hussey 62 not out from 81 balls and Andrew Symonds 29 from 71 balls. Andrew Flintoff took 3 for 23.

England made 196 for 9 in 50 overs, Geraint Jones 71 from 100 balls and Paul Collingwood 53 from 116 balls. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 25.

Match tied.

Key performers

Australia innings

196(48.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Gilchrist †c KP Pietersen b A Flintoffc KP Pietersen b A Flintoff27325084.38
Matthew Haydenc AF Giles b D Goughc AF Giles b D Gough17193089.47
Ricky Pontingc †GO Jones b SJ Harmisonc †GO Jones b SJ Harmison7180138.89
Damien Martync †GO Jones b SJ Harmisonc †GO Jones b SJ Harmison11241045.83
Andrew Symondsc AJ Strauss b PD Collingwoodc AJ Strauss b PD Collingwood29712040.85
Michael Clarkelbw b SP Joneslbw b SP Jones2190010.53
Michael Husseynot outnot out62*816076.54
Brad Hoggc †GO Jones b SJ Harmisonc †GO Jones b SJ Harmison16221072.73
Brett Leec †GO Jones b A Flintoffc †GO Jones b A Flintoff350060.00
Jason Gillespiec †GO Jones b A Flintoffc †GO Jones b A Flintoff01000.00
Glenn McGrathc PD Collingwood b D Goughc PD Collingwood b D Gough04000.00
Extras(b 7, lb 5, w 7, nb 3)(b 7, lb 5, w 7, nb 3)22
Total48.5 Ov (RR 4.01)48.5 Ov (RR 4.01)196
Fall of wickets: 50-1 (ML Hayden, 6.5 ov), 54-2 (AC Gilchrist, 9.5 ov), 71-3 (RT Ponting, 12.1 ov), 90-4 (DR Martyn, 19 ov), 93-5 (MJ Clarke, 24 ov), 147-6 (A Symonds, 38.5 ov), 169-7 (GB Hogg, 44.1 ov), 179-8 (B Lee, 45.5 ov), 179-9 (JN Gillespie, 46 ov), 196-10 (GD McGrath, 48.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Darren Gough6.513324.83283121
Simon Jones824515.63308010
Andrew Flintoff822332.88372011
Steve Harmison1022732.70473031
Paul Collingwood802613.25292000
Ashley Giles803003.75220000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAC Gilchrist 26(22) & ML Hayden 17(19)5041
2ndRT Ponting 1(8) & AC Gilchrist 1(10)418
3rdRT Ponting 6(10) & DR Martyn 4(6)1714
4thA Symonds 7(23) & DR Martyn 7(18)1941
5thA Symonds 1(11) & MJ Clarke 2(19)330
6thA Symonds 21(37) & MEK Hussey 33(52)5489
7thGB Hogg 16(22) & MEK Hussey 6(10)2232
8thB Lee 3(5) & MEK Hussey 6(6)1010
9thJN Gillespie 0(1) & MEK Hussey 0(0)01
10thMEK Hussey 17(13) & GD McGrath 0(4)1717

England innings

196/9(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Marcus Trescothickc RT Ponting b GD McGrathc RT Ponting b GD McGrath6160037.50
Andrew Straussb B Leeb B Lee280025.00
Michael Vaughanb GD McGrathb GD McGrath07000.00
Kevin Pietersenc †AC Gilchrist b B Leec †AC Gilchrist b B Lee6101060.00
Andrew Flintoffc ML Hayden b GD McGrathc ML Hayden b GD McGrath892088.89
Paul Collingwoodrun outrun out531164045.69
Geraint Jones †lbw b GB Hogglbw b GB Hogg711004371.00
Ashley Gilesnot outnot out18*211085.71
Simon Jonesb MEK Husseyb MEK Hussey120050.00
Darren Goughrun outrun out12130092.31
Steve Harmisonnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 2, lb 12, w 3, nb 2)(b 2, lb 12, w 3, nb 2)19
Total50 Ov (RR 3.92)50 Ov (RR 3.92) · Target 197 from 50 ov196/9
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (ME Trescothick, 3.3 ov), 13-2 (AJ Strauss, 4.2 ov), 19-3 (MP Vaughan, 6 ov), 19-4 (KP Pietersen, 6.4 ov), 33-5 (A Flintoff, 9.2 ov), 149-6 (PD Collingwood, 43.3 ov), 161-7 (GO Jones, 44.5 ov), 162-8 (SP Jones, 45.1 ov), 194-9 (D Gough, 49.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Brett Lee1013623.60424011
Glenn McGrath1042532.50451001
Jason Gillespie1004204.20392210
Andrew Symonds1022302.30411000
Brad Hogg602514.17191100
Michael Hussey403117.7573010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stME Trescothick 6(16) & AJ Strauss 0(6)1121
2ndMP Vaughan 0(3) & AJ Strauss 2(2)25
3rdKP Pietersen 6(6) & MP Vaughan 0(4)610
4thKP Pietersen 0(4) & A Flintoff 0(0)04
5thPD Collingwood 5(7) & A Flintoff 8(9)1416
6thGO Jones 63(96) & PD Collingwood 48(109)116205
7thAF Giles 1(4) & GO Jones 8(4)128
8thSP Jones 1(2) & AF Giles 0(0)12
9thD Gough 12(13) & AF Giles 17(16)3228
10thAF Giles 0(1) & SJ Harmison 0(0)2*1

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 196/9 (50 ov)
End of over 509 runs, 1 wktENG 196/92Nb0122W2Lb
AF Giles 18(21)SJ Harmison 0(0)GD McGrath 10-4-25-3
49.62Lb
GD McGrath to AF Giles, 2 leg byes
49.5W
GD McGrath to D Gough, OUT
D Gough run out 12(13) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 194/9 (49.5 ov)
49.42
GD McGrath to D Gough, 2 runs
49.32
GD McGrath to D Gough, 2 runs
49.21
GD McGrath to AF Giles, 1 run
49.10
GD McGrath to AF Giles, no run
49.12Nb
GD McGrath to D Gough, no ball, 1 run
End of over 499 runsENG 187/8141111b
D Gough 7(9)AF Giles 17(18)B Lee 10-1-36-2
48.61b
B Lee to D Gough, 1 bye
48.51
B Lee to AF Giles, 1 run
48.41
B Lee to D Gough, 1 run
48.31
B Lee to AF Giles, 1 run
48.24
B Lee to AF Giles, FOUR
48.11
B Lee to D Gough, 1 run
End of over 489 runsENG 178/822Wd2011
D Gough 5(6)AF Giles 11(15)MEK Hussey 4-0-31-1
47.61
MEK Hussey to D Gough, 1 run
47.51
MEK Hussey to AF Giles, 1 run
47.40
MEK Hussey to AF Giles, no run
47.32
MEK Hussey to AF Giles, 2 runs
47.3Wd
MEK Hussey to AF Giles, wide
47.22
MEK Hussey to AF Giles, 2 runs
47.12
MEK Hussey to AF Giles, 2 runs
End of over 471 runENG 169/8000100
D Gough 4(5)AF Giles 4(10)B Lee 9-1-28-2
46.60
B Lee to D Gough, no run
46.50
B Lee to D Gough, no run
46.41
B Lee to AF Giles, 1 run
46.30
B Lee to AF Giles, no run
46.20
B Lee to AF Giles, no run