The Ashes4th Test
Australia beat England by 185 runs in the 4th Test
Old Trafford, Manchester, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 497 for 8 declared, Steve Smith 211 from 319 balls and Marnus Labuschagne 67 from 128 balls. Stuart Broad took 3 for 97.
England were bowled out for 301, Rory Burns 81 from 185 balls and Joe Root 71 from 168 balls. Josh Hazlewood took 4 for 57.
Australia made 186 for 6 declared, Steve Smith 82 from 92 balls. Jofra Archer took 3 for 45.
England were bowled out for 197, Joe Denly 53 from 123 balls. Pat Cummins took 4 for 43.
Australia won by 185 runs.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
497/8d(126 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harrislbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.17 |
| David Warnerc JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | c JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagneb C Overton | b C Overton | 67 | 128 | 10 | 0 | 52.34 |
| Steve Smithc JL Denly b JE Root | c JL Denly b JE Root | 211 | 319 | 24 | 2 | 66.14 |
| Travis Headlbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Matthew Wade †c JE Root b MJ Leach | c JE Root b MJ Leach | 16 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 35.56 |
| Tim Painec JM Bairstow b C Overton | c JM Bairstow b C Overton | 58 | 127 | 8 | 0 | 45.67 |
| Pat Cumminsc BA Stokes b MJ Leach | c BA Stokes b MJ Leach | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Mitchell Starcnot out | not out | 54* | 58 | 7 | 2 | 93.10 |
| Nathan Lyonnot out | not out | 26* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 8, lb 14, w 3, nb 4) | (b 8, lb 14, w 3, nb 4) | 29 | ||||
| Total126 Ov (RR 3.94) | 126 Ov (RR 3.94) | 497/8d | ||||
Did not bat: Josh Hazlewood
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (DA Warner, 0.4 ov), 28-2 (MS Harris, 7 ov), 144-3 (M Labuschagne, 39.2 ov), 183-4 (TM Head, 48.4 ov), 224-5 (MS Wade, 60.5 ov), 369-6 (TD Paine, 101.1 ov), 387-7 (PJ Cummins, 105 ov), 438-8 (SPD Smith, 117.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 25 | 2 | 97 | 3 | 3.88 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 27 | 3 | 97 | 0 | 3.59 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | 10.5 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 6.09 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Leach | 26.1 | 3 | 83 | 2 | 3.17 | 109 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Overton | 28 | 3 | 85 | 2 | 3.04 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Denly | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 6.50 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MS Harris 0(2) & DA Warner 0(2) | 1 | 4 |
| 2nd | M Labuschagne 9(16) & MS Harris 13(22) | 27 | 38 |
| 3rd | M Labuschagne 58(112) & SPD Smith 52(82) | 116 | 194 |
| 4th | TM Head 19(22) & SPD Smith 20(34) | 39 | 56 |
| 5th | MS Wade 16(45) & SPD Smith 18(29) | 41 | 73 |
| 6th | TD Paine 58(127) & SPD Smith 83(118) | 145 | 242 |
| 7th | PJ Cummins 4(9) & SPD Smith 13(14) | 18 | 23 |
| 8th | SPD Smith 25(42) & MA Starc 25(35) | 51 | 77 |
| 9th | NM Lyon 26(26) & MA Starc 29(23) | 59* | 49 |
England 1st innings
301(107 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burnsc SPD Smith b JR Hazlewood | c SPD Smith b JR Hazlewood | 81 | 185 | 9 | 0 | 43.78 |
| Joe Denlyc †MS Wade b PJ Cummins | c †MS Wade b PJ Cummins | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Craig Overtonc SPD Smith b JR Hazlewood | c SPD Smith b JR Hazlewood | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Joe Rootlbw b JR Hazlewood | lbw b JR Hazlewood | 71 | 168 | 10 | 0 | 42.26 |
| Jason Royb JR Hazlewood | b JR Hazlewood | 22 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ben Stokesc SPD Smith b MA Starc | c SPD Smith b MA Starc | 26 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 41.94 |
| Jonny Bairstowb MA Starc | b MA Starc | 17 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 45.95 |
| Jos Buttler †b PJ Cummins | b PJ Cummins | 41 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 63.08 |
| Jofra Archerc TD Paine b PJ Cummins | c TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 |
| Stuart Broadb MA Starc | b MA Starc | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 17.24 |
| Jack Leachnot out | not out | 4* | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 11, w 5, nb 4) | (b 4, lb 11, w 5, nb 4) | 24 | ||||
| Total107 Ov (RR 2.81) | 107 Ov (RR 2.81) | 301 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (JL Denly, 6.5 ov), 25-2 (C Overton, 11.3 ov), 166-3 (RJ Burns, 64.2 ov), 175-4 (JE Root, 67 ov), 196-5 (JJ Roy, 72.4 ov), 228-6 (JM Bairstow, 84.5 ov), 243-7 (BA Stokes, 88.3 ov), 256-8 (JC Archer, 93 ov), 283-9 (SCJ Broad, 101.5 ov), 301-10 (JC Buttler, 107 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 22 | 7 | 80 | 3 | 3.64 | 100 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 25 | 6 | 57 | 4 | 2.28 | 127 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Cummins | 24 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 2.50 | 119 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | 36 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 2.47 | 166 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RJ Burns 5(18) & JL Denly 4(24) | 10 | 41 |
| 2nd | C Overton 5(15) & RJ Burns 10(13) | 15 | 28 |
| 3rd | JE Root 69(164) & RJ Burns 66(154) | 141 | 317 |
| 4th | JJ Roy 7(12) & JE Root 2(4) | 9 | 16 |
| 5th | JJ Roy 15(21) & BA Stokes 5(13) | 21 | 34 |
| 6th | JM Bairstow 17(37) & BA Stokes 15(36) | 32 | 73 |
| 7th | JC Buttler 5(9) & BA Stokes 6(13) | 15 | 22 |
| 8th | JC Archer 1(19) & JC Buttler 7(9) | 13 | 27 |
| 9th | JC Buttler 15(25) & SCJ Broad 5(29) | 27 | 53 |
| 10th | MJ Leach 4(9) & JC Buttler 14(22) | 18 | 31 |
Australia 2nd innings
186/6d(42.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warnerlbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marcus Harrislbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Marnus Labuschagnelbw b JC Archer | lbw b JC Archer | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 44.00 |
| Steve Smithc BA Stokes b MJ Leach | c BA Stokes b MJ Leach | 82 | 92 | 11 | 0 | 89.13 |
| Travis Headb JC Archer | b JC Archer | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Matthew Wade †c JM Bairstow b JC Archer | c JM Bairstow b JC Archer | 34 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 44.74 |
| Tim Painenot out | not out | 23* | 18 | 4 | 0 | 127.78 |
| Mitchell Starcnot out | not out | 3* | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 2, w 7, nb 1) | (b 5, lb 2, w 7, nb 1) | 15 | ||||
| Total42.5 Ov (RR 4.34) | 42.5 Ov (RR 4.34) | 186/6d | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (DA Warner, 1 ov), 16-2 (MS Harris, 6.1 ov), 24-3 (M Labuschagne, 9.3 ov), 44-4 (TM Head, 14 ov), 149-5 (SPD Smith, 38.1 ov), 158-6 (MS Wade, 39.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 14 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 3.86 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 14 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 3.21 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Overton | 5.5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3.77 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 9 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 6.44 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DA Warner 0(6) & MS Harris 0(0) | 0 | 6 |
| 2nd | MS Harris 6(16) & M Labuschagne 5(16) | 16 | 31 |
| 3rd | SPD Smith 2(11) & M Labuschagne 6(9) | 8 | 20 |
| 4th | TM Head 12(19) & SPD Smith 8(8) | 20 | 27 |
| 5th | SPD Smith 72(73) & MS Wade 27(72) | 105 | 145 |
| 6th | MS Wade 7(4) & TD Paine 2(3) | 9 | 7 |
| 7th | MA Starc 3(6) & TD Paine 21(15) | 28* | 21 |
England 2nd innings
197(91.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burnsc TM Head b PJ Cummins | c TM Head b PJ Cummins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joe Denlyc M Labuschagne b NM Lyon | c M Labuschagne b NM Lyon | 53 | 123 | 6 | 0 | 43.09 |
| Joe Rootb PJ Cummins | b PJ Cummins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jason Royb PJ Cummins | b PJ Cummins | 31 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 46.27 |
| Ben Stokesc TD Paine b PJ Cummins | c TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
| Jonny Bairstowlbw b MA Starc | lbw b MA Starc | 25 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 40.98 |
| Jos Buttler †b JR Hazlewood | b JR Hazlewood | 34 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 30.63 |
| Craig Overtonlbw b JR Hazlewood | lbw b JR Hazlewood | 21 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Jofra Archerlbw b NM Lyon | lbw b NM Lyon | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Jack Leachc †MS Wade b M Labuschagne | c †MS Wade b M Labuschagne | 12 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Stuart Broadnot out | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 9, lb 8, nb 2) | (b 9, lb 8, nb 2) | 19 | ||||
| Total91.3 Ov (RR 2.15) | 91.3 Ov (RR 2.15) · Target 383 | 197 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (RJ Burns, 0.3 ov), 0-2 (JE Root, 0.4 ov), 66-3 (JJ Roy, 25 ov), 74-4 (BA Stokes, 30.2 ov), 93-5 (JL Denly, 39.2 ov), 138-6 (JM Bairstow, 53.1 ov), 172-7 (JC Buttler, 74.2 ov), 173-8 (JC Archer, 75.5 ov), 196-9 (MJ Leach, 89.5 ov), 197-10 (C Overton, 91.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 24 | 9 | 43 | 4 | 1.79 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 17.3 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1.77 | 89 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 29 | 12 | 51 | 2 | 1.76 | 141 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc | 16 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 2.88 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RJ Burns 0(3) & JL Denly 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | JE Root 0(1) & JL Denly 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | JJ Roy 31(67) & JL Denly 35(79) | 66 | 146 |
| 4th | JL Denly 7(15) & BA Stokes 1(17) | 8 | 32 |
| 5th | JM Bairstow 3(26) & JL Denly 11(29) | 19 | 54 |
| 6th | JC Buttler 18(48) & JM Bairstow 22(35) | 45 | 83 |
| 7th | C Overton 14(64) & JC Buttler 16(63) | 34 | 127 |
| 8th | JC Archer 1(9) & C Overton 0(0) | 1 | 9 |
| 9th | MJ Leach 12(51) & C Overton 6(34) | 23 | 84 |
| 10th | SCJ Broad 0(3) & C Overton 1(7) | 1 | 10 |
Commentary
91.3W
JR Hazlewood to C Overton, OUT
C Overton lbw b JR Hazlewood 21(105) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 197/10 (91.3 ov)
91.20
JR Hazlewood to C Overton, no run
91.10
JR Hazlewood to C Overton, no run
End of over 911 runENG 197/9000100
SCJ Broad 0(3)C Overton 21(102)NM Lyon 29-12-51-2
90.60
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
90.50
NM Lyon to SCJ Broad, no run
90.41
NM Lyon to C Overton, 1 run
90.30
NM Lyon to C Overton, no run
90.20
NM Lyon to C Overton, no run
90.10
NM Lyon to C Overton, no run
End of over 900 runs, 1 wktENG 196/90000W0
SCJ Broad 0(1)C Overton 20(98)M Labuschagne 4-1-9-1
89.60
M Labuschagne to SCJ Broad, no run
89.5W
M Labuschagne to MJ Leach, OUT
MJ Leach c †MS Wade b M Labuschagne 12(51) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 196/9 (89.5 ov)
89.40
M Labuschagne to MJ Leach, no run
89.30
M Labuschagne to MJ Leach, no run
89.20
M Labuschagne to MJ Leach, no run
89.10
M Labuschagne to MJ Leach, no run
End of over 890 runsENG 196/8000000
C Overton 20(98)MJ Leach 12(46)MA Starc 16-2-46-1
88.60
MA Starc to C Overton, no run
88.50
MA Starc to C Overton, no run
88.40
MA Starc to C Overton, no run
88.30
MA Starc to C Overton, no run
88.20
MA Starc to C Overton, no run
88.10
MA Starc to C Overton, no run
End of over 880 runsENG 196/8000000
MJ Leach 12(46)C Overton 20(92)NM Lyon 28-12-50-2
87.60
NM Lyon to MJ Leach, no run
87.50
NM Lyon to MJ Leach, no run
87.40
NM Lyon to MJ Leach, no run
87.30
NM Lyon to MJ Leach, no run