Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 425, Andrew Strauss 161 from 268 balls and Alastair Cook 95 from 147 balls. Ben Hilfenhaus took 4 for 103.
Australia were bowled out for 215, Michael Hussey 51 from 91 balls and Simon Katich 48 from 93 balls. James Anderson took 4 for 55.
England made 311 for 6 declared, Matt Prior 61 from 42 balls and Paul Collingwood 54 from 80 balls. Nathan Hauritz took 3 for 80.
Australia were bowled out for 406, Michael Clarke 136 from 227 balls and Brad Haddin 80 from 130 balls. Andrew Flintoff took 5 for 92.
England won by 115 runs.
Key performers
England 1st innings
425(101.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Straussb BW Hilfenhaus | b BW Hilfenhaus | 161 | 268 | 22 | 0 | 60.07 |
| Alastair Cooklbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 95 | 147 | 18 | 0 | 64.63 |
| Ravi Boparalbw b BW Hilfenhaus | lbw b BW Hilfenhaus | 18 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 94.74 |
| Kevin Pietersenc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | c †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 32 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Paul Collingwoodc PM Siddle b MJ Clarke | c PM Siddle b MJ Clarke | 16 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Matt Prior †b MG Johnson | b MG Johnson | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Andrew Flintoffc RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus | c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Stuart Broadb BW Hilfenhaus | b BW Hilfenhaus | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Graeme Swannc RT Ponting b PM Siddle | c RT Ponting b PM Siddle | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| James Andersonc MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | 29 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 116.00 |
| Graham Onionsnot out | not out | 17* | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58.62 |
| Extras(b 15, lb 2, nb 8) | (b 15, lb 2, nb 8) | 25 | ||||
| Total101.4 Ov (RR 4.18) | 101.4 Ov (RR 4.18) | 425 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 196-1 (AN Cook, 47.5 ov), 222-2 (RS Bopara, 54 ov), 267-3 (KP Pietersen, 65.1 ov), 302-4 (PD Collingwood, 76.3 ov), 317-5 (MJ Prior, 79.3 ov), 333-6 (A Flintoff, 82.3 ov), 364-7 (AJ Strauss, 90.2 ov), 370-8 (GP Swann, 91.5 ov), 378-9 (SCJ Broad, 93 ov), 425-10 (JM Anderson, 101.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 31 | 12 | 103 | 4 | 3.32 | 150 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 21.4 | 2 | 132 | 3 | 6.09 | 79 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 20 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 3.80 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 8.3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3.06 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus North | 16.3 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 3.58 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Strauss 82(144) & AN Cook 95(147) | 196 | 287 |
| 2nd | RS Bopara 18(19) & AJ Strauss 8(18) | 26 | 37 |
| 3rd | AJ Strauss 12(26) & KP Pietersen 32(42) | 45 | 67 |
| 4th | PD Collingwood 16(36) & AJ Strauss 17(32) | 35 | 68 |
| 5th | MJ Prior 8(10) & AJ Strauss 7(8) | 15 | 18 |
| 6th | A Flintoff 4(10) & AJ Strauss 11(9) | 16 | 18 |
| 7th | SCJ Broad 7(16) & AJ Strauss 24(31) | 31 | 47 |
| 8th | GP Swann 4(6) & SCJ Broad 1(4) | 6 | 9 |
| 9th | JM Anderson 0(1) & SCJ Broad 8(6) | 8 | 7 |
| 10th | JM Anderson 29(24) & G Onions 17(29) | 47 | 52 |
Australia 1st innings
215(63 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Hughesc †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | c †MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Simon Katichc SCJ Broad b G Onions | c SCJ Broad b G Onions | 48 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 51.61 |
| Ricky Pontingc AJ Strauss b JM Anderson | c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Michael Husseyb A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 51 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 56.04 |
| Michael Clarkec AN Cook b JM Anderson | c AN Cook b JM Anderson | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Marcus Northb JM Anderson | b JM Anderson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brad Haddin †c AN Cook b SCJ Broad | c AN Cook b SCJ Broad | 28 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 73.68 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc AN Cook b SCJ Broad | c AN Cook b SCJ Broad | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Nathan Hauritzc PD Collingwood b G Onions | c PD Collingwood b G Onions | 24 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Peter Siddlec AJ Strauss b G Onions | c AJ Strauss b G Onions | 35 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 74.47 |
| Ben Hilfenhausnot out | not out | 6* | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 6, nb 2) | (b 4, lb 6, nb 2) | 12 | ||||
| Total63 Ov (RR 3.41) | 63 Ov (RR 3.41) | 215 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (PJ Hughes, 2.3 ov), 10-2 (RT Ponting, 7 ov), 103-3 (SM Katich, 32.4 ov), 111-4 (MEK Hussey, 36 ov), 111-5 (MJ Clarke, 36.3 ov), 139-6 (MJ North, 42.3 ov), 148-7 (MG Johnson, 45.5 ov), 152-8 (BJ Haddin, 47.5 ov), 196-9 (NM Hauritz, 58.3 ov), 215-10 (PM Siddle, 63 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 21 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 2.62 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 12 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 2.25 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Broad | 18 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 4.33 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Onions | 11 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 3.73 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PJ Hughes 4(9) & SM Katich 0(6) | 4 | 15 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 2(15) & SM Katich 0(12) | 6 | 27 |
| 3rd | SM Katich 48(75) & MEK Hussey 45(79) | 93 | 154 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 6(12) & MJ Clarke 1(9) | 8 | 20 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 0(3) & MJ North 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 21(23) & MJ North 0(14) | 28 | 36 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 4(11) & BJ Haddin 5(9) | 9 | 20 |
| 8th | BJ Haddin 2(6) & NM Hauritz 2(6) | 4 | 12 |
| 9th | PM Siddle 22(34) & NM Hauritz 22(30) | 44 | 64 |
| 10th | BW Hilfenhaus 6(14) & PM Siddle 13(13) | 19 | 27 |
England 2nd innings
311/6d(71.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Straussc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | 32 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Alastair Cooklbw b NM Hauritz | lbw b NM Hauritz | 32 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Ravi Boparac SM Katich b NM Hauritz | c SM Katich b NM Hauritz | 27 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 29.03 |
| Kevin Pietersenc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | c †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 44 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 43.56 |
| Paul Collingwoodc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | c †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 54 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 67.50 |
| Matt Prior †run out (MJ North) | run out (MJ North) | 61 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 145.24 |
| Andrew Flintoffnot out | not out | 30* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Extras(b 16, lb 9, w 1, nb 5) | (b 16, lb 9, w 1, nb 5) | 31 | ||||
| Total71.2 Ov (RR 4.36) | 71.2 Ov (RR 4.36) | 311/6d | ||||
Fall of wickets: 61-1 (AN Cook, 14.1 ov), 74-2 (AJ Strauss, 16.2 ov), 147-3 (RS Bopara, 44.4 ov), 174-4 (KP Pietersen, 51.1 ov), 260-5 (MJ Prior, 63.2 ov), 311-6 (PD Collingwood, 71.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 19 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 3.11 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 17 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 4.00 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Siddle | 15.2 | 4 | 64 | 2 | 4.17 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 16 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 5.00 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Strauss 28(43) & AN Cook 32(42) | 61 | 85 |
| 2nd | RS Bopara 5(8) & AJ Strauss 4(5) | 13 | 13 |
| 3rd | KP Pietersen 33(86) & RS Bopara 22(85) | 73 | 170 |
| 4th | PD Collingwood 14(25) & KP Pietersen 11(15) | 27 | 39 |
| 5th | MJ Prior 61(42) & PD Collingwood 21(32) | 86 | 73 |
| 6th | A Flintoff 30(27) & PD Collingwood 19(23) | 51 | 48 |
Australia 2nd innings
406(107 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Hughesc AJ Strauss b A Flintoff | c AJ Strauss b A Flintoff | 17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Simon Katichc KP Pietersen b A Flintoff | c KP Pietersen b A Flintoff | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Ricky Pontingb SCJ Broad | b SCJ Broad | 38 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 55.07 |
| Michael Husseyc PD Collingwood b GP Swann | c PD Collingwood b GP Swann | 27 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Michael Clarkeb GP Swann | b GP Swann | 136 | 227 | 14 | 0 | 59.91 |
| Marcus Northb GP Swann | b GP Swann | 6 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24.00 |
| Brad Haddin †c PD Collingwood b A Flintoff | c PD Collingwood b A Flintoff | 80 | 130 | 10 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Mitchell Johnsonb GP Swann | b GP Swann | 63 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 84.00 |
| Nathan Hauritzb A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Peter Siddleb A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Ben Hilfenhausnot out | not out | 4* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 8, nb 8) | (b 5, lb 8, nb 8) | 21 | ||||
| Total107 Ov (RR 3.79) | 107 Ov (RR 3.79) · Target 522 | 406 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (SM Katich, 3.1 ov), 34-2 (PJ Hughes, 9.2 ov), 78-3 (RT Ponting, 23.4 ov), 120-4 (MEK Hussey, 32.4 ov), 128-5 (MJ North, 38.4 ov), 313-6 (BJ Haddin, 87.4 ov), 356-7 (MJ Clarke, 98.2 ov), 363-8 (NM Hauritz, 99.4 ov), 388-9 (PM Siddle, 104 ov), 406-10 (MG Johnson, 107 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 21 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 4.10 | 87 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 27 | 4 | 92 | 5 | 3.41 | 122 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Graham Onions | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 5.56 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 16 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 3.06 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 28 | 3 | 87 | 4 | 3.11 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PJ Hughes 10(15) & SM Katich 6(5) | 17 | 19 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 10(18) & PJ Hughes 7(19) | 17 | 37 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 14(36) & RT Ponting 28(51) | 44 | 86 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 29(27) & MEK Hussey 13(27) | 42 | 54 |
| 5th | MJ North 6(25) & MJ Clarke 2(11) | 8 | 36 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 80(130) & MJ Clarke 94(166) | 185 | 294 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 28(44) & MJ Clarke 11(23) | 43 | 64 |
| 8th | NM Hauritz 1(5) & MG Johnson 4(3) | 7 | 8 |
| 9th | PM Siddle 7(13) & MG Johnson 17(14) | 25 | 26 |
| 10th | MG Johnson 14(14) & BW Hilfenhaus 4(4) | 18 | 18 |
Commentary
End of over 1073 runs, 1 wktAUS 406/1010200W
BW Hilfenhaus 4(4)GP Swann 28-3-87-4
106.6W
GP Swann to MG Johnson, OUT
MG Johnson b GP Swann 63(75) [4s-9 6s-0] · FoW 406/10 (107 ov)
106.50
GP Swann to MG Johnson, no run
106.40
GP Swann to MG Johnson, no run
106.32
GP Swann to MG Johnson, 2 runs
106.20
GP Swann to MG Johnson, no run
106.11
GP Swann to BW Hilfenhaus, 1 run
End of over 10610 runsAUS 403/9220204
MG Johnson 61(70)BW Hilfenhaus 3(3)A Flintoff 27-4-92-5
105.64
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, FOUR
105.50
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, no run
105.42
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, 2 runs
105.30
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, no run
105.22
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, 2 runs
105.12
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, 2 runs
End of over 1055 runsAUS 393/9102101
MG Johnson 51(64)BW Hilfenhaus 3(3)GP Swann 27-3-84-3
104.61
GP Swann to MG Johnson, 1 run
104.50
GP Swann to MG Johnson, no run
104.41
GP Swann to BW Hilfenhaus, 1 run
104.32
GP Swann to BW Hilfenhaus, 2 runs
104.20
GP Swann to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
104.11
GP Swann to MG Johnson, 1 run
FIFTY for MG Johnson (50 off 62)
End of over 1043 runs, 1 wktAUS 388/900101NbW
MG Johnson 49(61)A Flintoff 26-4-82-5
103.6W
A Flintoff to PM Siddle, OUT
PM Siddle b A Flintoff 7(13) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 388/9 (104 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for A Flintoff
103.6Nb
A Flintoff to PM Siddle, no ball
103.51
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, 1 run
103.40
A Flintoff to MG Johnson, no run
103.31
A Flintoff to PM Siddle, 1 run
103.20
A Flintoff to PM Siddle, no run
103.10
A Flintoff to PM Siddle, no run