VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat England by 5 runs in the final
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 229 for 7 in 50 overs, Brad Hogg 71 not out from 77 balls and Matthew Hayden 69 from 91 balls. Ronnie Irani took 3 for 46.
England were bowled out for 224, Michael Vaughan 60 from 81 balls and Alec Stewart 60 from 70 balls. Brett Lee took 5 for 30.
Australia won by 5 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
229/7(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c JM Anderson b A Flintoff | c JM Anderson b A Flintoff | 26 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 81.25 |
| Matthew Haydenc sub (OA Shah) b RC Irani | c sub (OA Shah) b RC Irani | 69 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 75.82 |
| Ricky Pontingc A Flintoff b AR Caddick | c A Flintoff b AR Caddick | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Damien Martync †AJ Stewart b AR Caddick | c †AJ Stewart b AR Caddick | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Michael Bevanretired hurt | retired hurt | 10* | 21 | 1 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Andrew Symondsb RC Irani | b RC Irani | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27.59 |
| Brad Hoggnot out | not out | 71* | 77 | 8 | 1 | 92.21 |
| Shane Warnec & b RC Irani | c & b RC Irani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brett Leec ID Blackwell b JM Anderson | c ID Blackwell b JM Anderson | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 105.88 |
| Andy Bichelnot out | not out | 11* | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110.00 |
| Extras(b 3, w 1) | (b 3, w 1) | 4 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.58) | 50 Ov (RR 4.58) | 229/7 | ||||
Did not bat: Brad Williams
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (AC Gilchrist, 9.2 ov), 40-2 (RT Ponting, 10.4 ov), 56-3 (DR Martyn, 14.5 ov), 98-4 (A Symonds, 28.2 ov), 147-5 (ML Hayden, 40.3 ov), 148-6 (SK Warne, 40.5 ov), 196-7 (B Lee, 45.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Caddick | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2.30 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 6.33 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3.20 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 10 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 4.60 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 26(32) & ML Hayden 13(24) | 39 | 56 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 1(8) & ML Hayden 0(0) | 1 | 8 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 11(14) & ML Hayden 5(11) | 16 | 25 |
| 4th | MG Bevan 10(21) & ML Hayden 12(7) | 22 | 28 |
| 4th | ML Hayden 12(24) & A Symonds 8(29) | 20 | 53 |
| 5th | GB Hogg 22(48) & ML Hayden 27(25) | 49 | 73 |
| 6th | GB Hogg 1(1) & SK Warne 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 7th | B Lee 18(17) & GB Hogg 28(13) | 48 | 30 |
| 8th | GB Hogg 20(15) & AJ Bichel 11(10) | 33* | 25 |
England innings
224(49.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothickc AJ Bichel b B Lee | c AJ Bichel b B Lee | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nick Knightc A Symonds b B Lee | c A Symonds b B Lee | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.73 |
| Ronnie Iranic A Symonds b BA Williams | c A Symonds b BA Williams | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Michael Vaughanc RT Ponting b SK Warne | c RT Ponting b SK Warne | 60 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 74.07 |
| Nasser Hussainb GB Hogg | b GB Hogg | 28 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Alec Stewart †c B Lee b SK Warne | c B Lee b SK Warne | 60 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Paul Collingwoodnot out | not out | 25* | 29 | 1 | 0 | 86.21 |
| Andrew Flintoffb B Lee | b B Lee | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Ian Blackwellc DR Martyn b B Lee | c DR Martyn b B Lee | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Andrew Caddickb B Lee | b B Lee | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| James Andersonrun out (†AC Gilchrist) | run out (†AC Gilchrist) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 4, nb 7) | (lb 7, w 4, nb 7) | 18 | ||||
| Total49.3 Ov (RR 4.53) | 49.3 Ov (RR 4.53) · Target 230 from 50 ov | 224 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (ME Trescothick, 2.5 ov), 18-2 (RC Irani, 5.5 ov), 20-3 (NV Knight, 7 ov), 88-4 (N Hussain, 23.2 ov), 151-5 (MP Vaughan, 35.3 ov), 182-6 (AJ Stewart, 41.1 ov), 216-7 (A Flintoff, 47.1 ov), 218-8 (ID Blackwell, 47.5 ov), 224-9 (AR Caddick, 49.1 ov), 224-10 (JM Anderson, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 9.3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3.16 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Williams | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 4.60 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4.20 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Hogg | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 5.80 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ME Trescothick 0(10) & NV Knight 3(8) | 8 | 17 |
| 2nd | RC Irani 7(13) & NV Knight 1(6) | 10 | 18 |
| 3rd | NV Knight 1(8) & MP Vaughan 0(0) | 2 | 7 |
| 4th | MP Vaughan 34(50) & N Hussain 28(50) | 68 | 98 |
| 5th | AJ Stewart 35(43) & MP Vaughan 26(31) | 63 | 73 |
| 6th | PD Collingwood 4(8) & AJ Stewart 25(27) | 31 | 34 |
| 7th | A Flintoff 16(18) & PD Collingwood 18(18) | 34 | 36 |
| 8th | ID Blackwell 1(3) & PD Collingwood 1(1) | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | AR Caddick 4(6) & PD Collingwood 2(2) | 6 | 8 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 0(2) & PD Collingwood 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
Commentary
49.3W
B Lee to JM Anderson, OUT
JM Anderson run out (†AC Gilchrist) 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 224/10 (49.3 ov)
49.20
B Lee to JM Anderson, no run
49.1W
B Lee to AR Caddick, OUT
AR Caddick b B Lee 4(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 224/9 (49.1 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for B Lee
End of over 495 runsENG 224/8011111
AR Caddick 4(5)PD Collingwood 25(29)BA Williams 10-1-46-1
48.61
BA Williams to AR Caddick, 1 run
48.51
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 1 run
48.41
BA Williams to AR Caddick, 1 run
48.31
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 1 run
48.21
BA Williams to AR Caddick, 1 run
48.10
BA Williams to AR Caddick, no run
End of over 483 runs, 2 wktsENG 219/8W011W1
AR Caddick 1(1)PD Collingwood 23(27)B Lee 9-0-30-4
47.61
B Lee to AR Caddick, 1 run
47.5W
B Lee to ID Blackwell, OUT
ID Blackwell c DR Martyn b B Lee 1(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 218/8 (47.5 ov)
47.41
B Lee to PD Collingwood, 1 run
47.31
B Lee to ID Blackwell, 1 run
47.20
B Lee to ID Blackwell, no run
47.1W
B Lee to A Flintoff, OUT
A Flintoff b B Lee 16(18) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 216/7 (47.1 ov)
End of over 477 runsENG 216/6120220
PD Collingwood 22(26)A Flintoff 16(17)BA Williams 9-1-41-1
46.60
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, no run
46.52
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 2 runs
46.42
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 2 runs
46.30
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, no run
46.22
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 2 runs
46.11
BA Williams to A Flintoff, 1 run
End of over 4611 runsENG 209/6411140
PD Collingwood 16(21)A Flintoff 15(16)SK Warne 10-0-58-2
45.60
SK Warne to PD Collingwood, no run
45.54
SK Warne to PD Collingwood, FOUR
45.41
SK Warne to A Flintoff, 1 run
45.31
SK Warne to PD Collingwood, 1 run