Match details
- Match
- 3rd Test, Test · The Ashes 2009
- Date
- (Thu 30 Jul, 15:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Michael Clarke
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Rudi Koertzen (South Africa)
- TV umpire
- Richard Kettleborough
- Reserve umpire
- Tim Robinson
- Match referee
- Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · ENG won 113 · AUS won 156 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · ENG 425 & 311/6d v AUS 215 & 406England won by 115 runs
- 1st Test · The Ashes · ENG 435 & 252/9 v AUS 674/6dMatch drawn
- 5th Test · England tour of Australia · ENG 291 & 147 v AUS 393 & 46/0Australia won by 10 wickets
- 4th Test · England tour of Australia · ENG 159 & 161 v AUS 419Australia won by an innings and 99 runs
- 3rd Test · England tour of Australia · AUS 244 & 527/5d v ENG 215 & 350Australia won by 206 runs
Recent results (Test)
- W vs AUS · ENG 425 & 311/6d v AUS 215 & 406England won by 115 runs
- D vs AUS · ENG 435 & 252/9 v AUS 674/6dMatch drawn
- W vs WI · ENG 569/6d v WI 310 & 176England won by an innings and 83 runs
- W vs WI · ENG 377 & 32/0 v WI 152 & 256England won by 10 wickets
- D vs WI · WI 544 & 114/8 v ENG 546/6d & 237/6dMatch drawn
- L vs ENG · ENG 425 & 311/6d v AUS 215 & 406England won by 115 runs
- D vs ENG · ENG 435 & 252/9 v AUS 674/6dMatch drawn
- L vs SA · SA 651 v AUS 209 & 422South Africa won by an innings and 20 runs
- W vs SA · SA 138/9 & 370/9 v AUS 352 & 331/5dAustralia won by 175 runs
- W vs SA · SA 220 & 291 v AUS 466 & 207Australia won by 162 runs
Top players in this fixture
ENG v AUS Tests, among players who have played for either side in the last 18 months.
| Most runs | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting AUS | 28 | 2168 | 196 | 49.27 | 61.38 |
| Matthew Hayden AUS | 20 | 1461 | 197 | 45.66 | 58.94 |
| Kevin Pietersen ENG | 12 | 1116 | 158 | 50.73 | 56.34 |
| Michael Vaughan ENG | 10 | 959 | 183 | 47.95 | 58.94 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 12 | 944 | 136 | 55.53 | 58.38 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee AUS | 18 | 62 | 3.85 |
| Andrew Flintoff ENG | 12 | 42 | 3.40 |
| Stuart MacGill AUS | 6 | 39 | 2.72 |
| Steve Harmison ENG | 14 | 36 | 3.49 |
| Matthew Hoggard ENG | 12 | 35 | 3.64 |
Tests at Edgbaston
- Matches
- 13
- Average 1st-innings score
- 331
- Won batting first
- 3
- Won chasing
- 7
- Highest total
- 606 by West Indies ()