The Ashes5th Test
England beat Australia by 197 runs in the 5th Test
Kennington Oval, London, . England won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bat. England were bowled out for 332, Ian Bell 72 from 137 balls and Andrew Strauss 55 from 101 balls. Peter Siddle took 4 for 75.
Australia were bowled out for 160, Simon Katich 50 from 107 balls. Stuart Broad took 5 for 37.
England made 373 for 9 declared, Jonathan Trott 119 from 193 balls and Andrew Strauss 75 from 191 balls. Marcus North took 4 for 98.
Australia were bowled out for 348, Michael Hussey 121 from 263 balls and Ricky Ponting 66 from 103 balls. Graeme Swann took 4 for 120.
England won by 197 runs.
Key performers
England 1st innings
332(90.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Straussc †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | c †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 55 | 101 | 11 | 0 | 54.46 |
| Alastair Cookc RT Ponting b PM Siddle | c RT Ponting b PM Siddle | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Ian Bellb PM Siddle | b PM Siddle | 72 | 137 | 10 | 0 | 52.55 |
| Paul Collingwoodc MEK Hussey b PM Siddle | c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle | 24 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 36.92 |
| Jonathan Trottrun out (SM Katich) | run out (SM Katich) | 41 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 50.62 |
| Matt Prior †c SR Watson b MG Johnson | c SR Watson b MG Johnson | 18 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Andrew Flintoffc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | c †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 36.84 |
| Stuart Broadc RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus | c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus | 37 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 53.62 |
| Graeme Swannc †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | c †BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 64.29 |
| James Andersonlbw b BW Hilfenhaus | lbw b BW Hilfenhaus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Harmisonnot out | not out | 12* | 12 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 12, lb 5, w 3, nb 18) | (b 12, lb 5, w 3, nb 18) | 38 | ||||
| Total90.5 Ov (RR 3.66) | 90.5 Ov (RR 3.66) | 332 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (AN Cook, 5.3 ov), 114-2 (AJ Strauss, 28.1 ov), 176-3 (PD Collingwood, 47.5 ov), 181-4 (IR Bell, 53.5 ov), 229-5 (MJ Prior, 65.3 ov), 247-6 (A Flintoff, 69.4 ov), 268-7 (IJL Trott, 74.2 ov), 307-8 (GP Swann, 85.3 ov), 308-9 (JM Anderson, 87 ov), 332-10 (SCJ Broad, 90.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 21.5 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 3.25 | 107 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Peter Siddle | 21 | 6 | 75 | 4 | 3.57 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stuart Clark | 14 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 2.93 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 15 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 4.60 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Marcus North | 14 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2.36 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Strauss 2(21) & AN Cook 10(12) | 12 | 33 |
| 2nd | IR Bell 41(62) & AJ Strauss 53(80) | 102 | 136 |
| 3rd | PD Collingwood 24(65) & IR Bell 30(58) | 62 | 118 |
| 4th | IJL Trott 4(19) & IR Bell 1(17) | 5 | 36 |
| 5th | MJ Prior 18(33) & IJL Trott 26(37) | 48 | 70 |
| 6th | A Flintoff 7(19) & IJL Trott 3(9) | 18 | 25 |
| 7th | SCJ Broad 9(15) & IJL Trott 8(16) | 21 | 28 |
| 8th | GP Swann 18(28) & SCJ Broad 17(39) | 39 | 67 |
| 9th | JM Anderson 0(6) & SCJ Broad 1(3) | 1 | 9 |
| 10th | SCJ Broad 10(12) & SJ Harmison 12(12) | 24 | 23 |
Australia 1st innings
160(52.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonlbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 34 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 49.28 |
| Simon Katichc AN Cook b GP Swann | c AN Cook b GP Swann | 50 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 46.73 |
| Ricky Pontingb SCJ Broad | b SCJ Broad | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Michael Husseylbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Clarkec IJL Trott b SCJ Broad | c IJL Trott b SCJ Broad | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Marcus Northlbw b GP Swann | lbw b GP Swann | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Brad Haddin †b SCJ Broad | b SCJ Broad | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc †MJ Prior b GP Swann | c †MJ Prior b GP Swann | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45.83 |
| Peter Siddlenot out | not out | 26* | 38 | 5 | 0 | 68.42 |
| Stuart Clarkc AN Cook b GP Swann | c AN Cook b GP Swann | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Ben Hilfenhausb A Flintoff | b A Flintoff | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 5, nb 1) | (b 1, lb 5, nb 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total52.5 Ov (RR 3.03) | 52.5 Ov (RR 3.03) | 160 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 73-1 (SR Watson, 23 ov), 85-2 (RT Ponting, 27 ov), 89-3 (MEK Hussey, 28.3 ov), 93-4 (MJ Clarke, 30.2 ov), 108-5 (MJ North, 35.3 ov), 109-6 (SM Katich, 37.1 ov), 111-7 (BJ Haddin, 38.4 ov), 131-8 (MG Johnson, 43.5 ov), 143-9 (SR Clark, 47.3 ov), 160-10 (BW Hilfenhaus, 52.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 9 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3.22 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 13.5 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 2.53 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 14 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 2.71 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 12 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 3.08 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 34(69) & SM Katich 34(70) | 73 | 138 |
| 2nd | SM Katich 4(9) & RT Ponting 8(15) | 12 | 24 |
| 3rd | SM Katich 4(6) & MEK Hussey 0(3) | 4 | 9 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 3(7) & SM Katich 1(4) | 4 | 11 |
| 5th | MJ North 8(17) & SM Katich 6(14) | 15 | 31 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 0(6) & SM Katich 1(4) | 1 | 10 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 0(6) & BJ Haddin 1(3) | 2 | 9 |
| 8th | PM Siddle 9(13) & MG Johnson 11(18) | 20 | 31 |
| 9th | SR Clark 6(8) & PM Siddle 6(14) | 12 | 22 |
| 10th | BW Hilfenhaus 6(21) & PM Siddle 11(11) | 17 | 32 |
England 2nd innings
373/9d(95 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Straussc MJ Clarke b MJ North | c MJ Clarke b MJ North | 75 | 191 | 8 | 0 | 39.27 |
| Alastair Cookc MJ Clarke b MJ North | c MJ Clarke b MJ North | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 25.71 |
| Ian Bellc SM Katich b MG Johnson | c SM Katich b MG Johnson | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Paul Collingwoodc SM Katich b MG Johnson | c SM Katich b MG Johnson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Jonathan Trottc MJ North b SR Clark | c MJ North b SR Clark | 119 | 193 | 12 | 0 | 61.66 |
| Matt Prior †run out (SM Katich) | run out (SM Katich) | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Andrew Flintoffc PM Siddle b MJ North | c PM Siddle b MJ North | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 122.22 |
| Stuart Broadc RT Ponting b MJ North | c RT Ponting b MJ North | 29 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 82.86 |
| Graeme Swannc †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | c †BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 63 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 114.55 |
| James Andersonnot out | not out | 15* | 29 | 2 | 0 | 51.72 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 15, w 7, nb 9) | (b 1, lb 15, w 7, nb 9) | 32 | ||||
| Total95 Ov (RR 3.93) | 95 Ov (RR 3.93) | 373/9d | ||||
Did not bat: Steve Harmison
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (AN Cook, 12.3 ov), 34-2 (IR Bell, 15.4 ov), 39-3 (PD Collingwood, 17.3 ov), 157-4 (AJ Strauss, 54.3 ov), 168-5 (MJ Prior, 58 ov), 200-6 (A Flintoff, 64.1 ov), 243-7 (SCJ Broad, 74.2 ov), 333-8 (GP Swann, 87.4 ov), 373-9 (IJL Trott, 95 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 11 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 5.27 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Siddle | 17 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 4.06 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus North | 30 | 4 | 98 | 4 | 3.27 | 135 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 17 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 3.53 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Simon Katich | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.80 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 12 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 3.58 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJ Strauss 16(42) & AN Cook 9(35) | 27 | 75 |
| 2nd | IR Bell 4(7) & AJ Strauss 2(12) | 7 | 19 |
| 3rd | PD Collingwood 1(7) & AJ Strauss 3(4) | 5 | 11 |
| 4th | IJL Trott 50(90) & AJ Strauss 54(133) | 118 | 222 |
| 5th | MJ Prior 4(9) & IJL Trott 7(12) | 11 | 21 |
| 6th | A Flintoff 22(18) & IJL Trott 6(19) | 32 | 37 |
| 7th | IJL Trott 11(27) & SCJ Broad 29(35) | 43 | 61 |
| 8th | IJL Trott 21(29) & GP Swann 63(55) | 90 | 80 |
| 9th | IJL Trott 24(16) & JM Anderson 15(29) | 40 | 44 |
Australia 2nd innings
348(102.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonlbw b SCJ Broad | lbw b SCJ Broad | 40 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 49.38 |
| Simon Katichlbw b GP Swann | lbw b GP Swann | 43 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 63.24 |
| Ricky Pontingrun out (A Flintoff) | run out (A Flintoff) | 66 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 64.08 |
| Michael Husseyc AN Cook b GP Swann | c AN Cook b GP Swann | 121 | 263 | 14 | 0 | 46.01 |
| Michael Clarkerun out (AJ Strauss) | run out (AJ Strauss) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Marcus Northst †MJ Prior b GP Swann | st †MJ Prior b GP Swann | 10 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Brad Haddin †c AJ Strauss b GP Swann | c AJ Strauss b GP Swann | 34 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 69.39 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc PD Collingwood b SJ Harmison | c PD Collingwood b SJ Harmison | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter Siddlec A Flintoff b SJ Harmison | c A Flintoff b SJ Harmison | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Stuart Clarkc AN Cook b SJ Harmison | c AN Cook b SJ Harmison | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Hilfenhausnot out | not out | 4* | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(b 7, lb 7, nb 6) | (b 7, lb 7, nb 6) | 20 | ||||
| Total102.2 Ov (RR 3.40) | 102.2 Ov (RR 3.40) · Target 546 | 348 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 86-1 (SM Katich, 24 ov), 90-2 (SR Watson, 24.3 ov), 217-3 (RT Ponting, 64 ov), 220-4 (MJ Clarke, 64.5 ov), 236-5 (MJ North, 72.2 ov), 327-6 (BJ Haddin, 94.4 ov), 327-7 (MG Johnson, 95.5 ov), 343-8 (PM Siddle, 99.4 ov), 343-9 (SR Clark, 99.5 ov), 348-10 (MEK Hussey, 102.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 12 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 3.83 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3.82 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Harmison | 16 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 3.38 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Graeme Swann | 40.2 | 8 | 120 | 4 | 2.98 | 181 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 22 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 3.23 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 36(78) & SM Katich 43(68) | 86 | 144 |
| 2nd | SR Watson 4(3) & RT Ponting 0(0) | 4 | 3 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 51(136) & RT Ponting 66(103) | 127 | 237 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 3(1) & MJ Clarke 0(4) | 3 | 5 |
| 5th | MJ North 10(24) & MEK Hussey 6(21) | 16 | 45 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 34(49) & MEK Hussey 55(86) | 91 | 134 |
| 7th | MEK Hussey 0(2) & MG Johnson 0(5) | 0 | 7 |
| 8th | PM Siddle 10(14) & MEK Hussey 6(9) | 16 | 23 |
| 9th | SR Clark 0(1) & MEK Hussey 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | BW Hilfenhaus 4(8) & MEK Hussey 0(8) | 5 | 15 |
Commentary
102.2W
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, OUT
MEK Hussey c AN Cook b GP Swann 121(263) [4s-14 6s-0] · FoW 348/10 (102.2 ov)
102.10
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
End of over 1025 runsAUS 348/9000Nb400
BW Hilfenhaus 4(8)MEK Hussey 121(261)SJ Harmison 16-5-54-3
101.60
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
101.50
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
101.44
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, FOUR
101.4Nb
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, no ball
101.30
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
101.20
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
101.10
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
End of over 1010 runsAUS 343/9000000
MEK Hussey 121(261)BW Hilfenhaus 0(1)GP Swann 40-8-120-3
100.60
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
100.50
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
100.40
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
100.30
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
100.20
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
100.10
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
End of over 1000 runs, 2 wktsAUS 343/9000WW0
BW Hilfenhaus 0(1)MEK Hussey 121(255)SJ Harmison 15-5-49-3
99.60
SJ Harmison to BW Hilfenhaus, no run
99.5W
SJ Harmison to SR Clark, OUT
SR Clark c AN Cook b SJ Harmison 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 343/9 (99.5 ov)
99.4W
SJ Harmison to PM Siddle, OUT
PM Siddle c A Flintoff b SJ Harmison 10(14) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 343/8 (99.4 ov)
99.30
SJ Harmison to PM Siddle, no run
99.20
SJ Harmison to PM Siddle, no run
99.10
SJ Harmison to PM Siddle, no run
End of over 993 runsAUS 343/7201000
MEK Hussey 121(255)PM Siddle 10(10)GP Swann 39-7-120-3
98.60
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
98.50
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
98.40
GP Swann to MEK Hussey, no run
98.31
GP Swann to PM Siddle, 1 run



