The Ashes5th Test
England beat Australia by 135 runs in the 5th Test
Kennington Oval, London, . Australia won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bowl. England were bowled out for 294, Jos Buttler 70 from 98 balls and Joe Root 57 from 141 balls. Mitchell Marsh took 5 for 46.
Australia were bowled out for 225, Steve Smith 80 from 145 balls and Marnus Labuschagne 48 from 84 balls. Jofra Archer took 6 for 62.
England were bowled out for 329, Joe Denly 94 from 206 balls and Ben Stokes 67 from 115 balls. Nathan Lyon took 4 for 69.
Australia were bowled out for 263, Matthew Wade 117 from 166 balls. Jack Leach took 4 for 49.
England won by 135 runs.
Key performers
England 1st innings
294(87.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burnsc MR Marsh b JR Hazlewood | c MR Marsh b JR Hazlewood | 47 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 54.02 |
| Joe Denlyc SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | c SPD Smith b PJ Cummins | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Joe Rootb PJ Cummins | b PJ Cummins | 57 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 40.43 |
| Ben Stokesc NM Lyon b MR Marsh | c NM Lyon b MR Marsh | 20 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Jonny Bairstow †lbw b MR Marsh | lbw b MR Marsh | 22 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Jos Buttlerb PJ Cummins | b PJ Cummins | 70 | 98 | 7 | 3 | 71.43 |
| Sam Curranc SPD Smith b MR Marsh | c SPD Smith b MR Marsh | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 115.38 |
| Chris Woakeslbw b MR Marsh | lbw b MR Marsh | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Jofra Archerc TD Paine b JR Hazlewood | c TD Paine b JR Hazlewood | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 56.25 |
| Jack Leachb MR Marsh | b MR Marsh | 21 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 48.84 |
| Stuart Broadnot out | not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 3, lb 7, w 5, nb 2) | (b 3, lb 7, w 5, nb 2) | 17 | ||||
| Total87.1 Ov (RR 3.37) | 87.1 Ov (RR 3.37) | 294 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (JL Denly, 8.3 ov), 103-2 (RJ Burns, 30.5 ov), 130-3 (BA Stokes, 39.5 ov), 170-4 (JE Root, 56.1 ov), 176-5 (JM Bairstow, 59.4 ov), 199-6 (SM Curran, 64 ov), 205-7 (CR Woakes, 65.5 ov), 226-8 (JC Archer, 70.4 ov), 294-9 (JC Buttler, 86.1 ov), 294-10 (MJ Leach, 87.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 25.5 | 6 | 84 | 3 | 3.25 | 121 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 21 | 7 | 76 | 2 | 3.62 | 99 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 17 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 3.59 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 18.2 | 4 | 46 | 5 | 2.51 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RJ Burns 13(25) & JL Denly 14(26) | 27 | 51 |
| 2nd | JE Root 35(73) & RJ Burns 34(62) | 76 | 134 |
| 3rd | BA Stokes 20(36) & JE Root 7(18) | 27 | 54 |
| 4th | JM Bairstow 22(48) & JE Root 15(50) | 40 | 98 |
| 5th | JC Buttler 6(14) & JM Bairstow 0(7) | 6 | 21 |
| 6th | SM Curran 15(13) & JC Buttler 7(14) | 23 | 26 |
| 7th | JC Buttler 4(6) & CR Woakes 2(5) | 6 | 11 |
| 8th | JC Archer 9(16) & JC Buttler 12(13) | 21 | 29 |
| 9th | MJ Leach 21(42) & JC Buttler 41(51) | 68 | 93 |
| 10th | SCJ Broad 0(5) & MJ Leach 0(1) | 0 | 6 |
Australia 1st innings
225(68.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warnerc †JM Bairstow b JC Archer | c †JM Bairstow b JC Archer | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Marcus Harrisc BA Stokes b JC Archer | c BA Stokes b JC Archer | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagnelbw b JC Archer | lbw b JC Archer | 48 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Steve Smithlbw b CR Woakes | lbw b CR Woakes | 80 | 145 | 9 | 1 | 55.17 |
| Matthew Wade †lbw b SM Curran | lbw b SM Curran | 19 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 61.29 |
| Mitchell Marshc MJ Leach b JC Archer | c MJ Leach b JC Archer | 17 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 38.64 |
| Tim Painec †JM Bairstow b SM Curran | c †JM Bairstow b SM Curran | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Pat Cumminslbw b SM Curran | lbw b SM Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter Siddlec RJ Burns b JC Archer | c RJ Burns b JC Archer | 18 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Nathan Lyonb JC Archer | b JC Archer | 25 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Josh Hazlewoodnot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 2, w 5) | (b 1, lb 2, w 5) | 8 | ||||
| Total68.5 Ov (RR 3.27) | 68.5 Ov (RR 3.27) | 225 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (DA Warner, 1.5 ov), 14-2 (MS Harris, 5.5 ov), 83-3 (M Labuschagne, 29.2 ov), 118-4 (MS Wade, 36.4 ov), 160-5 (MR Marsh, 48.4 ov), 166-6 (TD Paine, 53.4 ov), 166-7 (PJ Cummins, 53.5 ov), 187-8 (SPD Smith, 61.1 ov), 224-9 (NM Lyon, 68.1 ov), 225-10 (PM Siddle, 68.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 12 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 3.75 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 23.5 | 9 | 62 | 6 | 2.60 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 17 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 2.71 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 10 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 5.10 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DA Warner 5(8) & MS Harris 0(3) | 5 | 11 |
| 2nd | M Labuschagne 6(12) & MS Harris 3(12) | 9 | 24 |
| 3rd | SPD Smith 26(69) & M Labuschagne 42(72) | 69 | 141 |
| 4th | MS Wade 19(31) & SPD Smith 16(13) | 35 | 44 |
| 5th | MR Marsh 17(44) & SPD Smith 24(28) | 42 | 72 |
| 6th | TD Paine 1(15) & SPD Smith 0(15) | 6 | 30 |
| 7th | PJ Cummins 0(1) & SPD Smith 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 8th | PM Siddle 6(24) & SPD Smith 14(20) | 21 | 44 |
| 9th | NM Lyon 25(30) & PM Siddle 12(12) | 37 | 42 |
| 10th | JR Hazlewood 1(1) & PM Siddle 0(3) | 1 | 4 |
England 2nd innings
329(95.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burnsc TD Paine b NM Lyon | c TD Paine b NM Lyon | 20 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Joe Denlyc SPD Smith b PM Siddle | c SPD Smith b PM Siddle | 94 | 206 | 14 | 1 | 45.63 |
| Joe Rootc SPD Smith b NM Lyon | c SPD Smith b NM Lyon | 21 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 80.77 |
| Ben Stokesb NM Lyon | b NM Lyon | 67 | 115 | 5 | 2 | 58.26 |
| Jonny Bairstow †c SPD Smith b MR Marsh | c SPD Smith b MR Marsh | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Jos Buttlerc M Labuschagne b PM Siddle | c M Labuschagne b PM Siddle | 47 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 74.60 |
| Sam Curranc TD Paine b PJ Cummins | c TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 17 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 65.38 |
| Chris Woakesc SPD Smith b MR Marsh | c SPD Smith b MR Marsh | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Jofra Archerc TD Paine b PJ Cummins | c TD Paine b PJ Cummins | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jack Leachc JR Hazlewood b NM Lyon | c JR Hazlewood b NM Lyon | 9 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 28.13 |
| Stuart Broadnot out | not out | 12* | 9 | 0 | 2 | 133.33 |
| Extras(b 7, lb 11, nb 1) | (b 7, lb 11, nb 1) | 19 | ||||
| Total95.3 Ov (RR 3.45) | 95.3 Ov (RR 3.45) | 329 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 54-1 (RJ Burns, 16.3 ov), 87-2 (JE Root, 27.2 ov), 214-3 (BA Stokes, 64 ov), 222-4 (JL Denly, 67 ov), 249-5 (JM Bairstow, 72.3 ov), 279-6 (SM Curran, 80.4 ov), 305-7 (CR Woakes, 87 ov), 305-8 (JC Buttler, 87.1 ov), 317-9 (JC Archer, 92.3 ov), 329-10 (MJ Leach, 95.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins | 21 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 3.19 | 97 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 19 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 3.00 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Lyon | 24.3 | 5 | 69 | 4 | 2.82 | 115 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 13 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 4.00 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 11 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 3.64 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 3.71 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RJ Burns 20(48) & JL Denly 25(51) | 54 | 99 |
| 2nd | JE Root 21(26) & JL Denly 12(39) | 33 | 65 |
| 3rd | BA Stokes 67(115) & JL Denly 56(106) | 127 | 220 |
| 4th | JL Denly 1(10) & JM Bairstow 2(8) | 8 | 18 |
| 5th | JM Bairstow 12(16) & JC Buttler 15(17) | 27 | 33 |
| 6th | SM Curran 17(26) & JC Buttler 13(23) | 30 | 49 |
| 7th | CR Woakes 6(16) & JC Buttler 19(22) | 26 | 38 |
| 8th | JC Buttler 0(1) & JC Archer 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 9th | MJ Leach 9(23) & JC Archer 3(9) | 12 | 32 |
| 10th | SCJ Broad 12(9) & MJ Leach 0(9) | 12 | 18 |
Australia 2nd innings
263(77 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harrisb SCJ Broad | b SCJ Broad | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| David Warnerc RJ Burns b SCJ Broad | c RJ Burns b SCJ Broad | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Marnus Labuschagnest †JM Bairstow b MJ Leach | st †JM Bairstow b MJ Leach | 14 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 35.90 |
| Steve Smithc BA Stokes b SCJ Broad | c BA Stokes b SCJ Broad | 23 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 43.40 |
| Matthew Wade †st †JM Bairstow b JE Root | st †JM Bairstow b JE Root | 117 | 166 | 17 | 1 | 70.48 |
| Mitchell Marshc JC Buttler b JE Root | c JC Buttler b JE Root | 24 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 35.82 |
| Tim Painelbw b MJ Leach | lbw b MJ Leach | 21 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 61.76 |
| Pat Cumminsc †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | c †JM Bairstow b SCJ Broad | 9 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 21.95 |
| Peter Siddlenot out | not out | 13* | 18 | 2 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Nathan Lyonc JE Root b MJ Leach | c JE Root b MJ Leach | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Josh Hazlewoodc JE Root b MJ Leach | c JE Root b MJ Leach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 12, nb 2, pen 5) | (b 2, lb 12, nb 2, pen 5) | 21 | ||||
| Total77 Ov (RR 3.42) | 77 Ov (RR 3.42) · Target 399 | 263 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (MS Harris, 5 ov), 29-2 (DA Warner, 6.4 ov), 56-3 (M Labuschagne, 16.3 ov), 85-4 (SPD Smith, 26.3 ov), 148-5 (MR Marsh, 43.3 ov), 200-6 (TD Paine, 56 ov), 244-7 (PJ Cummins, 71 ov), 260-8 (MS Wade, 75.1 ov), 263-9 (NM Lyon, 76.5 ov), 263-10 (JR Hazlewood, 77 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Broad | 15 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 4.13 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 16 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 4.13 | 75 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Curran | 8 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2.75 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | 22 | 8 | 49 | 4 | 2.23 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2.71 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 9 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2.89 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MS Harris 9(15) & DA Warner 7(15) | 18 | 30 |
| 2nd | DA Warner 4(7) & M Labuschagne 7(3) | 11 | 10 |
| 3rd | SPD Smith 16(23) & M Labuschagne 7(36) | 27 | 59 |
| 4th | MS Wade 21(30) & SPD Smith 7(30) | 29 | 60 |
| 5th | MR Marsh 24(67) & MS Wade 30(36) | 63 | 102 |
| 6th | TD Paine 21(34) & MS Wade 27(41) | 52 | 75 |
| 7th | MS Wade 34(50) & PJ Cummins 9(41) | 44 | 90 |
| 8th | MS Wade 5(9) & PM Siddle 11(16) | 16 | 25 |
| 9th | NM Lyon 1(8) & PM Siddle 2(2) | 3 | 10 |
| 10th | JR Hazlewood 0(1) & PM Siddle 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
Commentary
End of over 773 runs, 2 wktsAUS 263/101110WW
PM Siddle 13(18)MJ Leach 22-8-49-4
76.6W
MJ Leach to JR Hazlewood, OUT
JR Hazlewood c JE Root b MJ Leach 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 263/10 (77 ov)
76.5W
MJ Leach to NM Lyon, OUT
NM Lyon c JE Root b MJ Leach 1(8) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 263/9 (76.5 ov)
76.40
MJ Leach to NM Lyon, no run
76.31
MJ Leach to PM Siddle, 1 run
76.21
MJ Leach to NM Lyon, 1 run
76.11
MJ Leach to PM Siddle, 1 run
End of over 760 runs, 1 wktAUS 260/8W00000
NM Lyon 0(5)PM Siddle 11(16)JE Root 9-1-26-2
75.60
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
75.50
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
75.40
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
75.30
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
75.20
JE Root to NM Lyon, no run
75.1W
JE Root to MS Wade, OUT
MS Wade st †JM Bairstow b JE Root 117(166) [4s-17 6s-1] · FoW 260/8 (75.1 ov)
End of over 752 runsAUS 260/7010100
PM Siddle 11(16)MS Wade 117(165)MJ Leach 21-8-46-2
74.60
MJ Leach to PM Siddle, no run
74.50
MJ Leach to PM Siddle, no run
74.41
MJ Leach to MS Wade, 1 run
74.30
MJ Leach to MS Wade, no run
74.21
MJ Leach to PM Siddle, 1 run
74.10
MJ Leach to PM Siddle, no run
End of over 744 runsAUS 258/7101020
MS Wade 116(163)PM Siddle 10(12)JE Root 8-0-26-1
73.60
JE Root to MS Wade, no run
73.52
JE Root to MS Wade, 2 runs
73.40
JE Root to MS Wade, no run
73.31
JE Root to PM Siddle, 1 run
73.20
JE Root to PM Siddle, no run
73.11
JE Root to MS Wade, 1 run
End of over 738 runsAUS 254/7000440
PM Siddle 9(10)MS Wade 113(159)SCJ Broad 15-1-62-4



