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The Ashes5th Test

Australia beat England by an innings and 46 runs in the 5th Test

Kennington Oval, London, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

England149 & 286101.4 ov
Australia481125.1 ov
Australia won by an innings and 46 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia were bowled out for 481, Steve Smith 143 from 252 balls and David Warner 85 from 131 balls. Steven Finn took 3 for 90.

England were bowled out for 149. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 21.

England were bowled out for 286, Alastair Cook 85 from 234 balls and Jos Buttler 42 from 107 balls. Peter Siddle took 4 for 35.

Australia won by an innings and 46 runs.

Key performers

Australia 1st innings

481(125.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Rogersc AN Cook b MA Woodc AN Cook b MA Wood431007043.00
David Warnerc A Lyth b MM Alic A Lyth b MM Ali8513111064.89
Steve Smithb ST Finnb ST Finn14325217256.75
Michael Clarkec †JC Buttler b BA Stokesc †JC Buttler b BA Stokes15291051.72
Adam Vogeslbw b BA Stokeslbw b BA Stokes7613012058.46
Mitchell Marshc IR Bell b ST Finnc IR Bell b ST Finn3130023.08
Peter Nevill †c †JC Buttler b MM Alic †JC Buttler b MM Ali18273066.67
Mitchell Johnsonb MM Alib MM Ali02000.00
Mitchell Starclbw b BA Stokeslbw b BA Stokes585291111.54
Peter Siddlec A Lyth b ST Finnc A Lyth b ST Finn190011.11
Nathan Lyonnot outnot out5*91055.56
Extras(b 1, lb 24, w 6, nb 3)(b 1, lb 24, w 6, nb 3)34
Total125.1 Ov (RR 3.84)125.1 Ov (RR 3.84)481
Fall of wickets: 110-1 (CJL Rogers, 33.2 ov), 161-2 (DA Warner, 45.1 ov), 186-3 (MJ Clarke, 54.4 ov), 332-4 (AC Voges, 93 ov), 343-5 (MR Marsh, 97.5 ov), 376-6 (PM Nevill, 105.3 ov), 376-7 (MG Johnson, 105.5 ov), 467-8 (SPD Smith, 121.1 ov), 475-9 (MA Starc, 123 ov), 481-10 (PM Siddle, 125.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Stuart Broad2045902.95886001
Mark Wood2695912.271298020
Ben Stokes29613334.5911721030
Steven Finn29.179033.0913112002
Moeen Ali18110235.676913300
Joe Root301304.3391000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCJL Rogers 43(100) & DA Warner 64(101)110200
2ndSPD Smith 22(41) & DA Warner 21(30)5171
3rdMJ Clarke 15(29) & SPD Smith 8(28)2557
4thAC Voges 76(130) & SPD Smith 62(101)146230
5thSPD Smith 5(17) & MR Marsh 3(13)1129
6thPM Nevill 18(27) & SPD Smith 13(19)3346
7thMG Johnson 0(2) & SPD Smith 0(0)02
8thMA Starc 50(46) & SPD Smith 33(46)9192
9thPM Siddle 0(5) & MA Starc 8(6)811
10thPM Siddle 1(4) & NM Lyon 5(9)613

England 1st innings

149(48.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Lythc MA Starc b PM Siddlec MA Starc b PM Siddle19424045.24
Alastair Cookb NM Lyonb NM Lyon222140104.76
Ian Bellb PM Siddleb PM Siddle10421023.81
Joe Rootc †PM Nevill b MR Marshc †PM Nevill b MR Marsh6391015.38
Jonny Bairstowc NM Lyon b MG Johnsonc NM Lyon b MG Johnson13151086.67
Ben Stokesc †PM Nevill b MR Marshc †PM Nevill b MR Marsh15252060.00
Jos Buttler †b NM Lyonb NM Lyon130033.33
Moeen Alic †PM Nevill b MG Johnsonc †PM Nevill b MG Johnson30616049.18
Stuart Broadc AC Voges b MR Marshc AC Voges b MR Marsh04000.00
Mark Woodc MA Starc b MG Johnsonc MA Starc b MG Johnson24416058.54
Steven Finnnot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 1, lb 7, nb 1)(b 1, lb 7, nb 1)9
Total48.4 Ov (RR 3.06)48.4 Ov (RR 3.06)149
Fall of wickets: 30-1 (AN Cook, 7.1 ov), 46-2 (A Lyth, 12.2 ov), 60-3 (IR Bell, 23.3 ov), 64-4 (JE Root, 24.4 ov), 83-5 (JM Bairstow, 28.3 ov), 84-6 (JC Buttler, 29.2 ov), 92-7 (BA Stokes, 34.1 ov), 92-8 (SCJ Broad, 34.5 ov), 149-9 (MA Wood, 48.3 ov), 149-10 (MM Ali, 48.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Starc831802.25403000
Mitchell Johnson8.442132.42443000
Nathan Lyon1024024.00427000
Peter Siddle1353222.46676000
Mitchell Marsh923033.33456001
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stA Lyth 8(22) & AN Cook 22(21)3043
2ndIR Bell 5(11) & A Lyth 11(20)1631
3rdJE Root 6(36) & IR Bell 5(31)1467
4thJM Bairstow 4(4) & JE Root 0(3)47
5thBA Stokes 10(12) & JM Bairstow 9(11)1923
6thJC Buttler 1(3) & BA Stokes 0(2)15
7thMM Ali 3(18) & BA Stokes 5(11)829
8thSCJ Broad 0(4) & MM Ali 0(0)04
9thMA Wood 24(41) & MM Ali 27(42)5782
10thMM Ali 0(1) & ST Finn 0(0)01

England 2nd innings (following on)

286(101.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Lythc MJ Clarke b PM Siddlec MJ Clarke b PM Siddle10332030.30
Alastair Cookc AC Voges b SPD Smithc AC Voges b SPD Smith8523411036.32
Ian Bellc MJ Clarke b MR Marshc MJ Clarke b MR Marsh13402032.50
Joe Rootc MA Starc b MG Johnsonc MA Starc b MG Johnson11301036.67
Jonny Bairstowc AC Voges b NM Lyonc AC Voges b NM Lyon26485054.17
Ben Stokesc MJ Clarke b NM Lyonc MJ Clarke b NM Lyon04000.00
Jos Buttler †c MA Starc b MR Marshc MA Starc b MR Marsh421074039.25
Mark Woodlbw b PM Siddlelbw b PM Siddle6161037.50
Moeen Alic †PM Nevill b PM Siddlec †PM Nevill b PM Siddle35576061.40
Stuart Broadb PM Siddleb PM Siddle11281039.29
Steven Finnnot outnot out9*141064.29
Extras(b 12, lb 18, w 7, nb 1)(b 12, lb 18, w 7, nb 1)38
Total101.4 Ov (RR 2.81)101.4 Ov (RR 2.81)286
Fall of wickets: 19-1 (A Lyth, 12.1 ov), 62-2 (IR Bell, 25.3 ov), 99-3 (JE Root, 36.5 ov), 140-4 (JM Bairstow, 51.2 ov), 140-5 (BA Stokes, 52 ov), 199-6 (AN Cook, 77 ov), 221-7 (MA Wood, 83.5 ov), 223-8 (JC Buttler, 86.2 ov), 263-9 (SCJ Broad, 97.2 ov), 286-10 (MM Ali, 101.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Mitchell Johnson1626514.067112020
Mitchell Starc1644002.50763001
Nathan Lyon2875321.891345000
Peter Siddle24.4123541.421284000
Mitchell Marsh1645623.50759010
Steve Smith10717.0031000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stA Lyth 10(33) & AN Cook 4(41)1973
2ndIR Bell 13(40) & AN Cook 22(40)4380
3rdJE Root 11(30) & AN Cook 24(38)3768
4thJM Bairstow 26(48) & AN Cook 10(39)4187
5thBA Stokes 0(4) & AN Cook 0(0)04
6thAN Cook 25(76) & JC Buttler 29(74)59150
7thJC Buttler 11(25) & MA Wood 6(16)2241
8thMM Ali 0(7) & JC Buttler 2(8)215
9thSCJ Broad 11(28) & MM Ali 21(38)4066
10thST Finn 9(14) & MM Ali 14(12)2326

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 286 (101.4 ov)
101.4W
PM Siddle to MM Ali, OUT
MM Ali c †PM Nevill b PM Siddle 35(57) [4s-6 6s-0] · FoW 286/10 (101.4 ov)
101.30
PM Siddle to MM Ali, no run
101.21
PM Siddle to ST Finn, 1 run
101.11
PM Siddle to MM Ali, 1 run
End of over 10111 runsENG 284/9024041
MM Ali 34(54)ST Finn 8(13)MR Marsh 16-4-56-2
100.61
MR Marsh to MM Ali, 1 run
100.54
MR Marsh to MM Ali, FOUR
100.40
MR Marsh to MM Ali, no run
100.34
MR Marsh to MM Ali, FOUR
100.22
MR Marsh to MM Ali, 2 runs
100.10
MR Marsh to MM Ali, no run
End of over 1006 runsENG 273/9011400
ST Finn 8(13)MM Ali 23(48)PM Siddle 24-12-33-3
99.60
PM Siddle to ST Finn, no run
99.50
PM Siddle to ST Finn, no run
99.44
PM Siddle to ST Finn, FOUR
99.31
PM Siddle to MM Ali, 1 run
99.21
PM Siddle to ST Finn, 1 run
99.10
PM Siddle to ST Finn, no run
End of over 992 runsENG 267/9010001
ST Finn 3(8)MM Ali 22(47)MR Marsh 15-4-45-2
98.61
MR Marsh to ST Finn, 1 run
98.50
MR Marsh to ST Finn, no run
98.40
MR Marsh to ST Finn, no run
98.30
MR Marsh to ST Finn, no run
98.21
MR Marsh to MM Ali, 1 run
98.10
MR Marsh to MM Ali, no run
End of over 982 runs, 1 wktENG 265/90W0002
ST Finn 2(4)MM Ali 21(45)PM Siddle 23-12-27-3
97.62
PM Siddle to ST Finn, 2 runs
97.50
PM Siddle to ST Finn, no run
97.40
PM Siddle to ST Finn, no run