The Ashes5th Test
England beat Australia by 197 runs in the 5th Test - Match Info
Kennington Oval, London, . England won the toss and chose to bat.
Match details
- Match
- 5th Test, Test · The Ashes 2009
- Date
- (Thu 20 Aug, 15:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Kennington Oval, London, England
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 197 runs
- Player of the match
- Stuart Broad
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf (Pakistan), Billy Bowden (New Zealand)
- TV umpire
- PJ Hartley
- Reserve umpire
- Jeremy Lloyds
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · ENG won 113 · AUS won 156 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 4th Test · The Ashes · ENG 102 & 263 v AUS 445Australia won by an innings and 80 runs
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · ENG 376 v AUS 263 & 375/5Match drawn
- 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
Recent results (Test)
- L vs AUS · ENG 102 & 263 v AUS 445Australia won by an innings and 80 runs
- D vs AUS · ENG 376 v AUS 263 & 375/5Match drawn
- 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 ENG · ENG 102 & 263 v AUS 445Australia won by an innings and 80 runs
- D vs ENG · ENG 376 v AUS 263 & 375/5Match 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
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 | 30 | 2289 | 196 | 48.70 | 62.08 |
| Matthew Hayden AUS | 20 | 1461 | 197 | 45.66 | 58.94 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 14 | 1169 | 136 | 61.53 | 58.39 |
| Kevin Pietersen ENG | 12 | 1116 | 158 | 50.73 | 56.34 |
| Andrew Strauss ENG | 14 | 984 | 161 | 36.44 | 51.12 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee AUS | 18 | 62 | 3.85 |
| Andrew Flintoff ENG | 13 | 42 | 3.38 |
| Stuart MacGill AUS | 6 | 39 | 2.72 |
| Steve Harmison ENG | 15 | 38 | 3.52 |
| Matthew Hoggard ENG | 12 | 35 | 3.64 |
Tests at Kennington Oval
- Matches
- 82
- Average 1st-innings score
- 349
- Won batting first
- 24
- Won chasing
- 23
- Highest total
- 903/7 by England ()