The Ashes5th Test
England and Australia draw in the 5th Test - Match Info
Kennington Oval, London, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match details
- Match
- 5th Test, Test · The Ashes 2013
- Date
- (Wed 21 Aug, 14:00 PKT)
- Venue
- Kennington Oval, London, England
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Shane Watson
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar (Pakistan), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
- TV umpire
- Tony Hill (New Zealand)
- Reserve umpire
- Richard Kettleborough
- Match referee
- Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Head to head (Test)
Played 366 · ENG won 113 · AUS won 156 · Drawn 97
Last 5 meetings
- 4th Test · The Ashes · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- 3rd Test · The Ashes · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- 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
Recent results (Test)
- W vs AUS · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- D vs AUS · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch drawn
- 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
- L vs ENG · ENG 238 & 330 v AUS 270 & 224England won by 74 runs
- D vs ENG · ENG 368 & 37/3 v AUS 527/7d & 172/7dMatch 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
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 | 21 | 1752 | 227 | 48.67 | 57.01 |
| Michael Clarke AUS | 24 | 1711 | 187 | 46.24 | 56.23 |
| Alastair Cook ENG | 19 | 1482 | 235 | 44.91 | 47.38 |
| Ian Bell ENG | 22 | 1471 | 115 | 39.76 | 48.18 |
| Most wickets | M | Wkts | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson ENG | 17 | 58 | 3.32 |
| Graeme Swann ENG | 14 | 52 | 2.98 |
| Peter Siddle AUS | 14 | 51 | 3.31 |
| Stuart Broad ENG | 11 | 37 | 3.09 |
| Mitchell Johnson AUS | 9 | 35 | 4.03 |
Tests at Kennington Oval
- Matches
- 86
- Average 1st-innings score
- 350
- Won batting first
- 26
- Won chasing
- 25
- Highest total
- 903/7 by England ()