VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat England by 10 wickets in the final
Sydney Cricket Ground, . 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 117, Paul Collingwood 43 from 71 balls. Andy Bichel took 4 for 18.
Australia reached 118 for 0 in 12.2 overs, Adam Gilchrist 69 not out from 37 balls and Matthew Hayden 45 not out from 37 balls.
Australia won by 10 wickets.
Key performers
England innings
117(41 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothickc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nick Knightc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Michael Vaughanlbw b AJ Bichel | lbw b AJ Bichel | 21 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Nasser Hussainb BA Williams | b BA Williams | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Alec Stewart †c †AC Gilchrist b BA Williams | c †AC Gilchrist b BA Williams | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Paul Collingwoodst †AC Gilchrist b SK Warne | st †AC Gilchrist b SK Warne | 43 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 60.56 |
| Ian Blackwellc RT Ponting b AJ Bichel | c RT Ponting b AJ Bichel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ronnie Iranic AJ Bichel b B Lee | c AJ Bichel b B Lee | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Andrew Caddicknot out | not out | 12* | 34 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 |
| James Andersonc †AC Gilchrist b AJ Bichel | c †AC Gilchrist b AJ Bichel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Hoggardc †AC Gilchrist b AJ Bichel | c †AC Gilchrist b AJ Bichel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 5, nb 1) | (lb 7, w 5, nb 1) | 13 | ||||
| Total41 Ov (RR 2.85) | 41 Ov (RR 2.85) | 117 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (ME Trescothick, 2 ov), 11-2 (NV Knight, 5.3 ov), 19-3 (N Hussain, 8.2 ov), 33-4 (AJ Stewart, 11 ov), 45-5 (MP Vaughan, 19.1 ov), 45-6 (ID Blackwell, 19.3 ov), 79-7 (RC Irani, 29.2 ov), 115-8 (PD Collingwood, 39 ov), 117-9 (JM Anderson, 40.4 ov), 117-10 (MJ Hoggard, 41 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Williams | 10 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2.20 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2.90 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Bichel | 7 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2.57 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 2.80 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ME Trescothick 0(11) & NV Knight 1(1) | 1 | 12 |
| 2nd | NV Knight 4(15) & MP Vaughan 5(6) | 10 | 21 |
| 3rd | N Hussain 1(12) & MP Vaughan 5(6) | 8 | 17 |
| 4th | AJ Stewart 12(13) & MP Vaughan 2(3) | 14 | 16 |
| 5th | MP Vaughan 9(33) & PD Collingwood 3(16) | 12 | 49 |
| 6th | ID Blackwell 0(2) & PD Collingwood 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | RC Irani 10(34) & PD Collingwood 18(25) | 34 | 59 |
| 8th | AR Caddick 10(28) & PD Collingwood 22(30) | 36 | 58 |
| 9th | AR Caddick 2(6) & JM Anderson 0(4) | 2 | 10 |
| 10th | MJ Hoggard 0(2) & AR Caddick 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
Australia innings
118/0(12.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †not out | not out | 69* | 37 | 14 | 0 | 186.49 |
| Matthew Haydennot out | not out | 45* | 37 | 6 | 1 | 121.62 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 2) | (lb 2, w 2) | 4 | ||||
| Total12.2 Ov (RR 9.57) | 12.2 Ov (RR 9.57) · Target 118 from 50 ov | 118/0 | ||||
Did not bat: Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn, Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Brett Lee, Brad Hogg, Andy Bichel, Brad Williams, Shane Warne
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Caddick | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Hoggard | 3.2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 10.80 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Irani | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 69(37) & ML Hayden 45(37) | 118* | 74 |
Commentary
12.22
MJ Hoggard to ML Hayden, 2 runs
12.11
MJ Hoggard to AC Gilchrist, 1 run
End of over 126 runsAUS 115/0060000
ML Hayden 43(36)AC Gilchrist 68(36)RC Irani 2-0-14-0
11.60
RC Irani to ML Hayden, no run
11.50
RC Irani to ML Hayden, no run
11.40
RC Irani to ML Hayden, no run
11.30
RC Irani to ML Hayden, no run
11.26
RC Irani to ML Hayden, SIX
11.10
RC Irani to ML Hayden, no run
End of over 1110 runsAUS 109/0014014
AC Gilchrist 68(36)ML Hayden 37(30)MJ Hoggard 3-0-33-0
10.64
MJ Hoggard to AC Gilchrist, FOUR
10.51
MJ Hoggard to ML Hayden, 1 run
10.40
MJ Hoggard to ML Hayden, no run
10.34
MJ Hoggard to ML Hayden, FOUR
10.21
MJ Hoggard to AC Gilchrist, 1 run
10.10
MJ Hoggard to AC Gilchrist, no run
End of over 108 runsAUS 99/0110141
AC Gilchrist 63(33)ML Hayden 32(27)RC Irani 1-0-8-0
9.61
RC Irani to AC Gilchrist, 1 run
9.54
RC Irani to AC Gilchrist, FOUR
9.41
RC Irani to ML Hayden, 1 run
9.30
RC Irani to ML Hayden, no run
9.21
RC Irani to AC Gilchrist, 1 run
9.11
RC Irani to ML Hayden, 1 run
End of over 915 runsAUS 91/0404142
AC Gilchrist 57(30)ML Hayden 30(24)MJ Hoggard 2-0-23-0
8.62
MJ Hoggard to AC Gilchrist, 2 runs
8.54
MJ Hoggard to AC Gilchrist, FOUR
8.41
MJ Hoggard to ML Hayden, 1 run
8.34
MJ Hoggard to ML Hayden, FOUR
8.20
MJ Hoggard to ML Hayden, no run


