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VB SeriesFinal · ODI

Australia beat England by 5 runs in the final - Commentary

Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia229/750 ov
England22449.3 ov
Australia won by 5 runs
Australia won the tournament
End of innings: ENG 224 (49.3 ov)
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
45.21
SK Warne to A Flintoff, 1 run
45.14
SK Warne to A Flintoff, FOUR
End of over 454 runsENG 198/6011011
A Flintoff 9(13)PD Collingwood 11(18)BA Williams 8-1-34-1
44.61
BA Williams to A Flintoff, 1 run
44.51
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 1 run
44.40
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, no run
44.31
BA Williams to A Flintoff, 1 run
44.21
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 1 run
44.10
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, no run
End of over 443 runsENG 194/6001002
A Flintoff 7(11)PD Collingwood 9(14)SK Warne 9-0-47-2
43.62
SK Warne to A Flintoff, 2 runs
43.50
SK Warne to A Flintoff, no run
43.40
SK Warne to A Flintoff, no run
43.31
SK Warne to PD Collingwood, 1 run
43.20
SK Warne to PD Collingwood, no run
43.10
SK Warne to PD Collingwood, no run
End of over 437 runsENG 191/6210400
A Flintoff 5(8)PD Collingwood 8(11)BA Williams 7-1-30-1
42.60
BA Williams to A Flintoff, no run
42.50
BA Williams to A Flintoff, no run
42.44
BA Williams to A Flintoff, FOUR
42.30
BA Williams to A Flintoff, no run
42.21
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 1 run
42.12
BA Williams to PD Collingwood, 2 runs
End of over 422 runs, 1 wktENG 184/6W01100
A Flintoff 1(4)PD Collingwood 5(9)SK Warne 8-0-44-2
41.60
SK Warne to A Flintoff, no run
41.50
SK Warne to A Flintoff, no run
41.41
SK Warne to PD Collingwood, 1 run
41.31
SK Warne to A Flintoff, 1 run
41.20
SK Warne to A Flintoff, no run
41.1W
SK Warne to AJ Stewart, OUT
AJ Stewart c B Lee b SK Warne 60(70) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 182/6 (41.1 ov)