The Ashes3rd Test
England and Australia draw in the 3rd Test - Match Info
Old Trafford, Manchester, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match details
- Match
- 3rd Test, Test · The Ashes 2013
- Date
- (Thu 1 Aug, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Old Trafford, Manchester, England
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Michael Clarke
- Umpires
- Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Tony Hill (New Zealand)
- TV umpire
- Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
- Reserve umpire
- Nick Cook
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · ENG won 113 · AUS won 156 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 2nd Test · The Ashes · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
- 1st Test · The Ashes · ENG 215 & 375 v AUS 280 & 296England won by 14 runs
- 5th Test · The Ashes · AUS 280 & 281 v ENG 644England won by an innings and 83 runs
- 4th Test · The Ashes · AUS 98 & 258/9 v ENG 513England won by an innings and 157 runs
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · AUS 268 & 309 v ENG 187 & 123Australia won by 267 runs
Recent results (Test)
- W vs AUS · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
- W vs AUS · ENG 215 & 375 v AUS 280 & 296England won by 14 runs
- W vs NZ · ENG 354 & 287/5d v NZ 174 & 220England won by 247 runs
- W vs NZ · ENG 232 & 213 v NZ 207 & 68England won by 170 runs
- D vs NZ · NZ 443 & 241/6d v ENG 204 & 315/9Match drawn
- L vs ENG · ENG 361 & 349/7d v AUS 128 & 235England won by 347 runs
- L vs ENG · ENG 215 & 375 v AUS 280 & 296England won by 14 runs
- L vs IND · IND 272 & 158/4 v AUS 262 & 164India won by 6 wickets
- L vs IND · IND 499 & 136/4 v AUS 408 & 223India won by 6 wickets
- L vs IND · IND 503 v AUS 237/9d & 131India won by an innings and 135 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 | 35 | 2476 | 196 | 44.21 | 61.53 |
| Kevin Pietersen ENG | 19 | 1561 | 227 | 48.78 | 57.14 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 22 | 1467 | 136 | 43.15 | 55.32 |
| Andrew Strauss ENG | 20 | 1421 | 161 | 39.47 | 50.59 |
| Alastair Cook ENG | 17 | 1347 | 235 | 46.45 | 49.14 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson ENG | 15 | 54 | 3.29 |
| Peter Siddle AUS | 12 | 45 | 3.44 |
| Graeme Swann ENG | 12 | 42 | 2.88 |
| Mitchell Johnson AUS | 9 | 35 | 4.03 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus AUS | 9 | 29 | 3.01 |
Tests at Old Trafford
- Matches
- 13
- Average 1st-innings score
- 363
- Won batting first
- 4
- Won chasing
- 3
- Highest total
- 552/5 by South Africa ()