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The Ashes3rd Test

England and Australia draw in the 3rd Test

Old Trafford, Manchester, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

England368 & 37/320.3 ov
Australia527/7d & 172/7d36 ov
Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 527 for 7 declared, Michael Clarke 187 from 314 balls and Steve Smith 89 from 196 balls. Graeme Swann took 5 for 159.

England were bowled out for 368, Kevin Pietersen 113 from 206 balls and Alastair Cook 62 from 177 balls. Peter Siddle took 4 for 63.

Australia made 172 for 7 declared, David Warner 41 from 57 balls. Tim Bresnan took 2 for 25.

England made 37 for 3. Ryan Harris took 2 for 13.

Match drawn.

Key performers

113Kevin PietersenEngland. 206 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes5/159Graeme SwannEngland. 43 overs, 2 maidens187Michael ClarkeAustralia. 314 balls, 23 foursPlayer of the match4/63Peter SiddleAustralia. 29.3 overs, 7 maidens

Australia 1st innings

527/7d(146 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonc AN Cook b TT Bresnanc AN Cook b TT Bresnan19492038.78
Chris Rogerslbw b GP Swannlbw b GP Swann8411414073.68
Usman Khawajac MJ Prior b GP Swannc MJ Prior b GP Swann119005.26
Michael Clarkeb SCJ Broadb SCJ Broad18731423059.55
Steve Smithc †JM Bairstow b GP Swannc †JM Bairstow b GP Swann891968045.41
David Warnerc IJL Trott b GP Swannc IJL Trott b GP Swann5101050.00
Brad Haddin †not outnot out65*996065.66
Peter Siddleb GP Swannb GP Swann160016.67
Mitchell Starcnot outnot out66*719092.96
Extras(lb 6, w 2, nb 2)(lb 6, w 2, nb 2)10
Total146 Ov (RR 3.61)146 Ov (RR 3.61)527/7d
Did not bat: Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon
Fall of wickets: 76-1 (SR Watson, 16.5 ov), 82-2 (UT Khawaja, 23 ov), 129-3 (CJL Rogers, 37 ov), 343-4 (SPD Smith, 105 ov), 365-5 (DA Warner, 108.4 ov), 427-6 (MJ Clarke, 125.2 ov), 430-7 (PM Siddle, 126.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson33611603.5214819001
Stuart Broad33610813.2714412000
Tim Bresnan32611413.5613815021
Graeme Swann43215953.7016816000
Joe Root401804.50120000
Jonathan Trott10606.0041000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 19(49) & CJL Rogers 57(52)76101
2ndUT Khawaja 1(19) & CJL Rogers 5(18)637
3rdCJL Rogers 22(44) & MJ Clarke 25(40)4784
4thMJ Clarke 118(214) & SPD Smith 89(196)214408
5thDA Warner 5(10) & MJ Clarke 16(12)2222
6thBJ Haddin 34(52) & MJ Clarke 28(48)62100
7thPM Siddle 1(6) & BJ Haddin 2(1)37
8thMA Starc 66(71) & BJ Haddin 29(46)97*117

England 1st innings

368(139.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cookc †BJ Haddin b MA Starcc †BJ Haddin b MA Starc621777035.03
Joe Rootc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddlec †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle8571014.04
Tim Bresnanc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddlec †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle115006.67
Jonathan Trottc MJ Clarke b RJ Harrisc MJ Clarke b RJ Harris5320015.63
Kevin Pietersenlbw b MA Starclbw b MA Starc11320612254.85
Ian Bellb RJ Harrisb RJ Harris6011210153.57
Jonny Bairstow †c SR Watson b MA Starcc SR Watson b MA Starc22513043.14
Matt Priorc DA Warner b PM Siddlec DA Warner b PM Siddle30984030.61
Stuart Broadc †BJ Haddin b NM Lyonc †BJ Haddin b NM Lyon32667048.48
Graeme Swannc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddlec †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle111111100.00
James Andersonnot outnot out3*130023.08
Extras(b 3, lb 17, nb 1)(b 3, lb 17, nb 1)21
Total139.3 Ov (RR 2.64)139.3 Ov (RR 2.64)368
Fall of wickets: 47-1 (JE Root, 23.4 ov), 49-2 (TT Bresnan, 27.3 ov), 64-3 (IJL Trott, 39 ov), 110-4 (AN Cook, 54 ov), 225-5 (IR Bell, 90.2 ov), 277-6 (JM Bairstow, 106.1 ov), 280-7 (KP Pietersen, 110.1 ov), 338-8 (SCJ Broad, 128.5 ov), 353-9 (GP Swann, 131.3 ov), 368-10 (MJ Prior, 139.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan Harris3198222.6514612000
Mitchell Starc2757632.8112913001
Nathan Lyon35129512.711738400
Shane Watson1572601.73792000
Peter Siddle29.376342.1414910000
Steve Smith20603.0060000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 34(86) & JE Root 8(57)47142
2ndTT Bresnan 1(15) & AN Cook 1(8)223
3rdIJL Trott 5(32) & AN Cook 9(37)1569
4thAN Cook 18(46) & KP Pietersen 28(44)4690
5thKP Pietersen 55(106) & IR Bell 60(112)115218
6thJM Bairstow 22(51) & KP Pietersen 29(44)5295
7thMJ Prior 1(12) & KP Pietersen 1(12)324
8thSCJ Broad 32(66) & MJ Prior 15(46)58112
9thGP Swann 11(11) & MJ Prior 4(5)1516
10thJM Anderson 3(13) & MJ Prior 10(35)1548

Australia 2nd innings

172/7d(36 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Rogersc MJ Prior b SCJ Broadc MJ Prior b SCJ Broad12231052.17
David Warnerc JE Root b TT Bresnanc JE Root b TT Bresnan41575071.93
Usman Khawajab GP Swannb GP Swann24382063.16
Shane Watsonc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnanc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan18241075.00
Michael Clarkenot outnot out30*321093.75
Steve Smithrun out (sub (TR Craddock)/sub (MJ Prior)/sub (JM Anderson))run out (sub (TR Craddock)/sub (MJ Prior)/sub (JM Anderson))191902100.00
Brad Haddin †c SCJ Broad b JM Andersonc SCJ Broad b JM Anderson891088.89
Mitchell Starcc GP Swann b JM Andersonc GP Swann b JM Anderson111110100.00
Ryan Harrisnot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 3)(b 4, lb 2, w 3)9
Total36 Ov (RR 4.78)36 Ov (RR 4.78)172/7d
Did not bat: Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (CJL Rogers, 6 ov), 74-2 (DA Warner, 18 ov), 99-3 (UT Khawaja, 22.4 ov), 103-4 (SR Watson, 23.5 ov), 133-5 (SPD Smith, 29.1 ov), 152-6 (BJ Haddin, 32 ov), 172-7 (MA Starc, 35.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
James Anderson803724.63273010
Stuart Broad723014.29274000
Graeme Swann1507414.93475100
Tim Bresnan602524.17210120
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJL Rogers 12(23) & DA Warner 11(13)2336
2ndDA Warner 30(44) & UT Khawaja 19(28)5172
3rdUT Khawaja 5(10) & SR Watson 15(18)2528
4thMJ Clarke 1(1) & SR Watson 3(6)47
5thMJ Clarke 9(13) & SPD Smith 19(19)3032
6thMJ Clarke 11(8) & BJ Haddin 8(9)1917
7thMJ Clarke 9(10) & MA Starc 11(11)2021
8thRJ Harris 0(3) & MJ Clarke 0(0)0*3

England 2nd innings

37/3(20.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alastair Cooklbw b RJ Harrislbw b RJ Harris09000.00
Joe Rootnot outnot out13*571022.81
Jonathan Trottc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harrisc †BJ Haddin b RJ Harris11271040.74
Kevin Pietersenc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddlec †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle8161050.00
Ian Bellnot outnot out4*140028.57
Extras(w 1)(w 1)1
Total20.3 Ov (RR 1.80)20.3 Ov (RR 1.80) · Target 33237/3
Did not bat: Tim Bresnan, Jonny Bairstow, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (AN Cook, 2.3 ov), 15-2 (IJL Trott, 12.2 ov), 27-3 (KP Pietersen, 16.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ryan Harris731321.86361000
Mitchell Starc42601.50221010
Shane Watson22000.00120000
Nathan Lyon30802.67141000
Peter Siddle3.30812.29160000
Michael Clarke10202.0040000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAN Cook 0(9) & JE Root 0(6)015
2ndIJL Trott 11(27) & JE Root 3(32)1559
3rdKP Pietersen 8(16) & JE Root 4(8)1224
4thIR Bell 4(14) & JE Root 6(11)10*25

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 37/3 (20.3 ov)
20.32
PM Siddle to IR Bell, 2 runs
20.20
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
20.10
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
End of over 202 runsENG 35/3100100
JE Root 13(57)IR Bell 2(11)MJ Clarke 1-0-2-0
19.60
MJ Clarke to JE Root, no run
19.50
MJ Clarke to JE Root, no run
19.41
MJ Clarke to IR Bell, 1 run
19.30
MJ Clarke to IR Bell, no run
19.20
MJ Clarke to IR Bell, no run
19.11
MJ Clarke to JE Root, 1 run
End of over 192 runsENG 33/3010100
IR Bell 1(8)JE Root 12(54)PM Siddle 3-0-6-1
18.60
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
18.50
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
18.41
PM Siddle to JE Root, 1 run
18.30
PM Siddle to JE Root, no run
18.21
PM Siddle to IR Bell, 1 run
18.10
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
End of over 184 runsENG 31/3000040
JE Root 11(52)IR Bell 0(4)NM Lyon 3-0-8-0
17.60
NM Lyon to JE Root, no run
17.54
NM Lyon to JE Root, FOUR
17.40
NM Lyon to JE Root, no run
17.30
NM Lyon to JE Root, no run
17.20
NM Lyon to JE Root, no run
17.10
NM Lyon to JE Root, no run
End of over 173 runs, 1 wktENG 27/33W0000
IR Bell 0(4)JE Root 7(46)PM Siddle 2-0-4-1
16.60
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
16.50
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
16.40
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run
16.30
PM Siddle to IR Bell, no run