VB SeriesMatch 7 · ODI
Australia beat England by 7 runs
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 271 for 4 in 50 overs, Damien Martyn 101 not out from 114 balls and Michael Bevan 52 from 87 balls. James Anderson took 2 for 40.
England made 264 for 7 in 50 overs, Nick Knight 85 from 102 balls and Marcus Trescothick 82 from 104 balls. Brad Hogg took 3 for 55.
Australia won by 7 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
271/4(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †lbw b JM Anderson | lbw b JM Anderson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Matthew Haydenc & b SJ Harmison | c & b SJ Harmison | 21 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Ricky Pontingc †AJ Stewart b JM Anderson | c †AJ Stewart b JM Anderson | 15 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Damien Martynnot out | not out | 101* | 114 | 10 | 0 | 88.60 |
| Michael Bevanb ID Blackwell | b ID Blackwell | 52 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 59.77 |
| Jimmy Mahernot out | not out | 49* | 49 | 4 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 9, w 22) | (lb 9, w 22) | 31 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.42) | 50 Ov (RR 5.42) | 271/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (AC Gilchrist, 2 ov), 25-2 (RT Ponting, 5.5 ov), 53-3 (ML Hayden, 10.2 ov), 171-4 (MG Bevan, 35 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Caddick | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5.40 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 10 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 8 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 7.25 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 9 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 6.11 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Blackwell | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 4.10 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 2(6) & ML Hayden 5(6) | 7 | 12 |
| 2nd | ML Hayden 2(3) & RT Ponting 15(20) | 18 | 23 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 9(12) & ML Hayden 14(15) | 28 | 27 |
| 4th | MG Bevan 52(87) & DR Martyn 42(61) | 118 | 148 |
| 5th | DR Martyn 50(41) & JP Maher 49(49) | 100* | 90 |
England innings
264/7(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothickc sub (A Symonds) b DR Martyn | c sub (A Symonds) b DR Martyn | 82 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 78.85 |
| Nick Knightb AJ Bichel | b AJ Bichel | 85 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Ian Blackwellc †AC Gilchrist b GB Hogg | c †AC Gilchrist b GB Hogg | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Nasser Hussainb SR Watson | b SR Watson | 43 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 113.16 |
| Owais Shahc RT Ponting b GB Hogg | c RT Ponting b GB Hogg | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Paul Collingwoodc JP Maher b GB Hogg | c JP Maher b GB Hogg | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Alec Stewart †c DR Martyn b SR Watson | c DR Martyn b SR Watson | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Ronnie Iraninot out | not out | 3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Andrew Caddicknot out | not out | 2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 2, w 2, nb 6) | (b 2, lb 2, w 2, nb 6) | 12 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.28) | 50 Ov (RR 5.28) · Target 272 from 50 ov | 264/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 165-1 (NV Knight, 31.3 ov), 189-2 (ME Trescothick, 37.4 ov), 193-3 (ID Blackwell, 38.4 ov), 209-4 (OA Shah, 42.2 ov), 211-5 (PD Collingwood, 43 ov), 252-6 (AJ Stewart, 47.5 ov), 262-7 (N Hussain, 49.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 4.43 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 6.50 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 4.50 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 9 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 6.11 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Damien Martyn | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 5.67 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ME Trescothick 69(92) & NV Knight 85(102) | 165 | 189 |
| 2nd | ID Blackwell 10(26) & ME Trescothick 13(12) | 24 | 37 |
| 3rd | N Hussain 2(3) & ID Blackwell 2(3) | 4 | 6 |
| 4th | OA Shah 8(11) & N Hussain 8(11) | 16 | 22 |
| 5th | PD Collingwood 1(3) & N Hussain 1(1) | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | N Hussain 25(17) & AJ Stewart 16(12) | 41 | 29 |
| 7th | N Hussain 7(6) & RC Irani 3(4) | 10 | 10 |
| 8th | AR Caddick 2(3) & RC Irani 0(0) | 2* | 3 |
Commentary
End of over 504 runs, 1 wktENG 264/702W200
AR Caddick 2(3)RC Irani 3(4)SR Watson 8-0-36-2
49.60
SR Watson to AR Caddick, no run
49.50
SR Watson to AR Caddick, no run
49.42
SR Watson to AR Caddick, 2 runs
49.3W
SR Watson to N Hussain, OUT
N Hussain b SR Watson 43(38) [4s-3 6s-0] · FoW 262/7 (49.3 ov)
49.22
SR Watson to N Hussain, 2 runs
49.10
SR Watson to N Hussain, no run
End of over 497 runsENG 260/6113002
RC Irani 3(4)N Hussain 41(35)B Lee 10-0-65-0
48.62
B Lee to RC Irani, 2 runs
48.50
B Lee to RC Irani, no run
48.40
B Lee to RC Irani, no run
48.33
B Lee to N Hussain, 3 runs
48.21
B Lee to RC Irani, 1 run
48.11
B Lee to N Hussain, 1 run
End of over 484 runs, 1 wktENG 253/61101W1
N Hussain 37(33)RC Irani 0(0)SR Watson 7-0-32-1
47.61
SR Watson to N Hussain, 1 run
47.5W
SR Watson to AJ Stewart, OUT
AJ Stewart c DR Martyn b SR Watson 16(12) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 252/6 (47.5 ov)
47.41
SR Watson to N Hussain, 1 run
47.30
SR Watson to N Hussain, no run
47.21
SR Watson to AJ Stewart, 1 run
47.11
SR Watson to N Hussain, 1 run
End of over 4710 runsENG 249/5114112
AJ Stewart 15(10)N Hussain 34(29)B Lee 9-0-58-0
46.62
B Lee to AJ Stewart, 2 runs
46.51
B Lee to N Hussain, 1 run
46.41
B Lee to AJ Stewart, 1 run
46.34
B Lee to AJ Stewart, FOUR
46.21
B Lee to N Hussain, 1 run
46.11
B Lee to AJ Stewart, 1 run
End of over 4610 runsENG 239/5140104
N Hussain 32(27)AJ Stewart 7(6)DR Martyn 6-0-34-1