BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Justin Langer	c Smith b Ntini	37	89	136	6	0	41.57

Matthew Hayden	c Rudolph b Ntini	0	2	5	0	0	0.00

Ricky Ponting (c)	lbw b Pollock	71	107	155	12	0	66.35

Brad Hodge	c †Boucher b Ntini	41	96	121	4	0	42.70

Michael Hussey	c Langeveldt b Ntini	23	51	84	3	0	45.09

Andrew Symonds	b Nel	13	29	48	2	0	44.82

Adam Gilchrist †	c Gibbs b Ntini	6	13	18	1	0	46.15

Shane Warne	lbw b Langeveldt	24	30	51	3	0	80.00

Brett Lee	not out	19	29	48	4	0	65.51
Nathan Bracken	c †Boucher b Nel	10	11	11	2	0	90.90

Glenn McGrath	c †Boucher b Nel	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 6, w 2)	14
TOTAL	75.2 Ov (RR: 3.42, 348 Mins)	258
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Matthew Hayden, 1.2 ov), 2-111 (Justin Langer, 29.6 ov), 3-117 (Ricky Ponting, 36.2 ov), 4-180 (Michael Hussey, 55.2 ov), 5-185 (Brad Hodge, 57.5 ov), 6-199 (Adam Gilchrist, 61.5 ov), 7-210 (Andrew Symonds, 65.6 ov), 8-243 (Shane Warne, 72.4 ov), 9-258 (Nathan Bracken, 75.1 ov), 10-258 (Glenn McGrath, 75.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shaun Pollock	19	6	46	1	2.42	93	5	0	0	0
36.2 to RT Ponting, Pollock to Ponting, OUT, Gone! pitched just outside the off stump and coming in, Ponting tries to work it on-side, hit him on the pads in front of the stumps, huge appeal, easy decision for umpires, that looks plumb, Pollock got his man, he was troubling Ponting for sometime. 117/3
Makhaya Ntini	19	3	64	5	3.36	83	8	0	0	0
1.2 to ML Hayden, Ntini to Hayden, OUT (Caught), fraction short on the leg stump, seaming away from the left-hander, Hayden goes for an ambitious pull shot, gets a big edge, bal balloos and goes high up in the air, Rudolph calling and taken the catch after few attempts. 0/1 29.6 to JL Langer, Ntini to Langer, OUT, short ball outside the off stump, Langer try to pull it without much foot work, top edged it and ball balloons in the air towards mid-off, Smith who standing there gracefully took the simple catch, Ntini removes both the openers in similar way. 111/2 55.2 to MEK Hussey, Ntini to Hussey, OUT, what a catch! another Australian left hander falls while playing a pull shot, short outside the leg stump, Hussey went for a pull on the front foot, top edged behind the bowler, Langeveldt took a brilliant catch diving to his right running from mid-off. 180/4 57.5 to BJ Hodge, Ntini to Hodge, OUT, Gone! pitched in line and good length delivery outside the off stump, moving in, drags the batsman to come forward and drive, Hodge did the same, thick edge and ball flies straight to Bouchers safe hand. 185/5 61.5 to AC Gilchrist, Ntini to Gilchrist, OUT, gone this time! short delivery on the stumps, Gilchrist tries to work that to third man region, thick edge and Gibbs took the catch at Second slip, good captancy by Smith, put more pressure on Gilchrist by bringing more fielders inside circle. 199/6
Charl Langeveldt	17	1	100	1	5.88	67	15	0	0	6
72.4 to SK Warne, Langeveldt to Warne, OUT, Thats Out! pitched outside the off stump and coming in, Warne moves back and try to work it on side, ball hit him on the knee roll inline into the stumps, loud appeal, Bucknor took his time and raised his finger. 243/8
Andre Nel	17.2	3	29	3	1.67	86	3	0	0	0
65.6 to A Symonds, Nel to Symonds, OUT (Bowled). 210/7 75.1 to NW Bracken, Nel to Bracken, OUT, Nine down! short of a good length delivery and coming in, Bracken slashed it without any foot movement, ball took thin edge and Boucher pouches the other one, one more to go!. 258/9 75.2 to GD McGrath, Nel to McGrath, OUT, Another one! pitched on line and shaping away, Mcgrath defends it on the back foot, faint edge and Boucher took the simple catch, Nel on a Hat-trick, he will complete if he take a wicket on his first ball in Australia 2nd innings.. 258/10
Justin Kemp	3	0	13	0	4.33	12	1	0	2	0

South Africa 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
AB de Villiers	b Warne	68	109	166	10	0	62.38

Graeme Smith (c)	c Ponting b Bracken	34	65	91	5	0	52.30

Herschelle Gibbs	b Lee	21	43	58	4	0	48.83

Jacques Rudolph	c Langer b Lee	8	28	35	1	0	28.57

Ashwell Prince	lbw b Warne	28	79	102	2	0	35.44

Justin Kemp	c Hodge b McGrath	7	29	44	1	0	24.13

Mark Boucher †	c Hayden b Warne	62	77	115	7	0	80.51

Shaun Pollock	b Lee	34	35	52	6	0	97.14

Andre Nel	not out	4	20	38	0	0	20.00
Charl Langeveldt	lbw b Lee	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Makhaya Ntini	c Hodge b Lee	12	10	8	2	0	120.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 12)	18
TOTAL	81.2 Ov (RR: 3.63, 364 Mins)	296
Fall of wickets: 1-83 (Graeme Smith, 19.4 ov), 2-127 (Herschelle Gibbs, 33.4 ov), 3-135 (AB de Villiers, 36.6 ov), 4-145 (Jacques Rudolph, 41.5 ov), 5-167 (Justin Kemp, 51.6 ov), 6-187 (Ashwell Prince, 60.4 ov), 7-264 (Shaun Pollock, 73.3 ov), 8-282 (Mark Boucher, 78.6 ov), 9-283 (Charl Langeveldt, 79.3 ov), 10-296 (Makhaya Ntini, 81.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Glenn McGrath	18	3	59	1	3.27	85	8	0	0	0
51.6 to JM Kemp, McGrath to Kemp, OUT, soft dismisal! changed the pace and bowled fuller length slower ball, batsman tempted for a drive, Kemp went for it, Hodge took the simple catch at mid-off, South African bit of trouble here. 167/5
Brett Lee	22.2	1	93	5	4.16	98	8	0	0	8
33.4 to HH Gibbs, Lee to Gibbs, OUT, Got him! short of good length delivery and raising away, Gibbs looking to play cut shot and drag that one into the stumps. 127/2 41.5 to JA Rudolph, Lee to Rudolph, OUT, Lee on fire! back of a length delivery and shaping away, Rudolph moves back and defended, thick edge takes the ball towards gully region, Langer took sharp low catch moving to his front, Prince walks back to the Pavilion. 145/4 73.3 to SM Pollock, Lee to Pollock, OUT, bowled him! pitched outside the off stump and cutting in, Pollock defends it on the back foot, ball kisses the pads and hit the pads, little partnership came to end. 264/7 79.3 to CK Langeveldt, Lee to Langeveldt, OUT, Gone! pitched outside the off stump and nipping back in, Langeveldt who went for expensive drive across the line, ball hit the back pad and easy one for umpire. 283/9 81.2 to M Ntini, Lee to Ntini, OUT, all over! short ball on the stumps, Ntini pulls it on the front foot, top edged and ball balloons over bowler head, Hodge called for it and took the catch, Lee ends up picking 5 wickets. 296/10
Nathan Bracken	12	3	46	1	3.83	55	8	0	0	0
19.4 to GC Smith, Bracken to Smith, OUT, First blood! pitched just outside the off stump and shaping away, Smith went after it, thick edge and ball flies towards slips, Ponting took brilliant catch diving to his right, Australians got their first break through. 83/1
Shane Warne	29	4	92	3	3.17	125	11	0	0	0
36.6 to AB de Villiers, Warne to de Villiers, OUT, Bowled him! pitched on leg stump and quicker one, Gibbs fail to pick that one, went for a drive on the front foot, ball hits and pads and took the off stump, Warne now equals with Dennis Lillee who took 85 wickets in a single calander year. 135/3 60.4 to AG Prince, Warne to Prince, OUT, outside the off stump and quicker one, Prince tries to defend it on the back foot, hit him in line into the stumps, huge appeal and Bucknor raises his finger, with this wicket Warne create a new record of taking more wickets in an calander year. 187/6 78.6 to MV Boucher, Warne to Boucher, OUT, Boucher gone! pitched outside the off stump, Boucher came down the track and drives it, thick edge to slip, Hayden took unbelivable one hand catch to his right. 282/8

Australia 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Justin Langer	b Pollock	47	114	180	8	0	41.22

Matthew Hayden	c †Boucher b Langeveldt	20	33	43	5	0	60.60

Brett Lee	lbw b Langeveldt	32	53	62	4	0	60.37

Ricky Ponting (c)	c †Boucher b Ntini	53	106	161	4	0	50.00

Brad Hodge	not out	203	332	469	22	0	61.14
Michael Hussey	c †Boucher b Pollock	58	121	172	8	0	47.93

Andrew Symonds	c Gibbs b Langeveldt	25	49	79	4	0	51.02

Adam Gilchrist †	c Rudolph b Nel	44	58	68	4	0	75.86

Shane Warne	lbw b Kemp	5	7	6	1	0	71.42

Nathan Bracken	not out	14	24	46	1	0	58.33
Extras	(b 5, lb 4, nb 17, w 1)	27
TOTAL	146.4 Ov (RR: 3.60, 651 Mins)	528/8d
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Matthew Hayden, 10.3 ov), 2-86 (Brett Lee, 24.4 ov), 3-129 (Justin Langer, 40.2 ov), 4-184 (Ricky Ponting, 61.1 ov), 5-316 (Michael Hussey, 100.4 ov), 6-377 (Andrew Symonds, 118.2 ov), 7-444 (Adam Gilchrist, 134.2 ov), 8-451 (Shane Warne, 135.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shaun Pollock	36	6	98	2	2.72	175	11	0	0	6
40.2 to JL Langer, Pollock to Langer, OUT, short of a good length delivery, Langer drives on the up off the back foot, ball got inside edge into the stumps, Langer short of 3 runs for his 30th fifty. 129/3 100.4 to MEK Hussey, Pollock to Hussey, OUT, Gone! good length delivery on the middle and off stump, cutting away, Hussey gets forward and defends it, ball took the edge and went straight to Bouchers gloves. 316/5
Makhaya Ntini	34	8	113	1	3.32	154	15	0	0	0
61.1 to RT Ponting, Ntini to Ponting, OUT, excellent delivery, outside the off stump and swinging away, Ponting gets forward and drives it, ball takes the edge and travels straight to Boucher. 184/4
Charl Langeveldt	31	3	117	3	3.77	134	12	0	0	8
10.3 to ML Hayden, Langeveldt to Hayden, OUT, short of good length delivery, Hayden pulls it on the backfoot and top edged it, ball travels hight in the air, Boucher took the catch with gloves on, that was unnecessary shot by Hayden with coupld of minutes to go. 37/1 24.4 to B Lee, Langeveldt to Lee, OUT, Gone! pitched outside the off stump and nipping back in, quicker one, ball hit the pad first in front of the stumps, huge appeal and Doctrove raises his finger. 86/2 118.2 to A Symonds, Langeveldt to Symonds, OUT, outside the off stump and going away, Symonds drives it on the up, edged and Gibbs took good catch at wide of first slip. 377/6
Andre Nel	28	2	104	1	3.71	112	9	0	1	0
134.2 to AC Gilchrist, Nel to Gilchrist, OUT, short ball outside the off stump, Gilchrist pulled it on the front foot to deep mid wicket, Rudolph took the well judged catch. 444/7
Jacques Rudolph	6.4	1	29	0	4.35	21	3	0	0	0
Justin Kemp	11	0	58	1	5.27	39	6	0	0	3
135.6 to SK Warne, Kemp to Warne, OUT, pitched middle and leg and straighten, Warne plays across the line and gets into the pads, huge appeal and Bucknor raises his finger. 451/8

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 491 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Smith (c)	lbw b Bracken	30	65	100	4	0	46.15

AB de Villiers	c Hodge b Warne	12	57	76	2	0	21.05

Herschelle Gibbs	c Warne b Lee	33	104	129	5	0	31.73

Jacques Rudolph	not out	102	283	431	13	0	36.04
Ashwell Prince	lbw b Warne	8	45	55	1	0	17.77

Justin Kemp	c Ponting b Warne	55	166	213	9	0	33.13

Mark Boucher †	not out	13	39	52	2	0	33.33
Extras	(b 18, lb 13, nb 3)	34
TOTAL	126 Ov (RR: 2.27, 533 Mins)	287/5
Did not bat: Shaun Pollock, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Makhaya Ntini
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (AB de Villiers, 17.3 ov), 2-55 (Graeme Smith, 22.4 ov), 3-109 (Herschelle Gibbs, 48.3 ov), 4-138 (Ashwell Prince, 61.5 ov), 5-250 (Justin Kemp, 113.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Glenn McGrath	24	11	39	0	1.62	126	2	0	0	1
Brett Lee	31	9	83	1	2.67	149	11	0	0	2
48.3 to HH Gibbs, Lee to Gibbs, OUT, Gone, good length delivery outside the off stump and straighten, Gibbs gets forward and defends it, thick edge and ball flies to slips, Warne took excellent low catch, a much needed wicket for Australia. 109/3
Shane Warne	47	21	83	3	1.76	245	9	0	0	0
17.3 to AB de Villiers, Warne to de Villiers, OUT, pitched on middle and leg stump and drifting in, de Villers leans forward and defends it with bat and pad close, inside edge into the pads and ball loops up, Hodge took a simple catch. 35/1 61.5 to AG Prince, Warne to Prince, OUT, sharp turn! pitched on the rough and spinning in, Prince defends it on the back foot, ball hits the pads in front of the stump, huge appeal and Umpires raises his finger. 138/4 113.4 to JM Kemp, Warne to Kemp, OUT, flighted delivery on the leg stump, Kemp defends it on the front foot, ball takes the edge and Ponting at silly mid-off took the simple one.. 250/5
Nathan Bracken	19	5	37	1	1.94	99	5	0	0	0
22.4 to GC Smith, Bracken to Smith, OUT, Gone! pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Smith opts to defend it off the back foot, ball hits him on the pads inline of the stumps, huge appeal, Bucknor raises his finger. 55/2
Andrew Symonds	3	0	6	0	2.00	15	1	0	0	0
Brad Hodge	2	0	8	0	4.00	10	2	0	0	0

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Fri, 16 Dec - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 38/0 (AB de Villiers 14*, Graeme Smith 18*, 7 ov)

Sat, 17 Dec - day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 38/1 (Justin Langer 15*, Brett Lee 0*, 11 ov)

Sun, 18 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 310/4 (Brad Hodge 91*, Michael Hussey 54*, 99 ov)

Mon, 19 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 85/2 (Herschelle Gibbs 17*, Jacques Rudolph 18*, 36 ov)

Tue, 20 Dec - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 287/5 (126 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Day 1

Drinks: Australia - 48/1 in 13.0 overs (JL Langer 10, RT Ponting 34)
Australia: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 4
RT Ponting: 50 off 68 balls (9 x 4)
Lunch: Australia - 96/1 in 26.0 overs (JL Langer 33, RT Ponting 57)
Australia: 100 runs in 27.1 overs (164 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: Australia - 126/3 in 40.0 overs (BJ Hodge 11, MEK Hussey 1)
Australia: 150 runs in 46.1 overs (279 balls), Extras 7
Tea: Australia - 175/3 in 53.0 overs (BJ Hodge 37, MEK Hussey 20)
Australia: 200 runs in 62.6 overs (377 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: Australia - 225/7 in 70.0 overs (SK Warne 11, B Lee 10)
Australia: 250 runs in 75.1 overs (453 balls), Extras 14
End Of Day: South Africa - 38/0 in 7.0 overs (AB de Villiers 14, GC Smith 18)

Day 2

South Africa: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (69 balls), Extras 6
AB de Villiers: 50 off 68 balls (8 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (150 balls), Extras 10
Lunch: South Africa - 128/2 in 35.0 overs (AB de Villiers 63, JA Rudolph 0)
South Africa: 150 runs in 44.3 overs (274 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: South Africa - 155/4 in 48.0 overs (AG Prince 11, JM Kemp 1)
Tea: South Africa - 189/6 in 62.0 overs (MV Boucher 9, SM Pollock 1)
South Africa: 200 runs in 63.5 overs (390 balls), Extras 13
South Africa: 250 runs in 71.6 overs (439 balls), Extras 17
MV Boucher: 50 off 61 balls (6 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 270/7 in 76.0 overs (MV Boucher 52, A Nel 1)

Day 3

Australia: 50 runs in 15.6 overs (99 balls), Extras 3
Australia: 100 runs in 30.2 overs (189 balls), Extras 7
Lunch: Australia - 120/2 in 38.0 overs (JL Langer 43, RT Ponting 18)
Australia: 150 runs in 49.2 overs (303 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: Australia - 154/3 in 51.0 overs (RT Ponting 33, BJ Hodge 14)
RT Ponting: 50 off 102 balls (4 x 4)
Tea: Australia - 185/4 in 65.0 overs (BJ Hodge 22, MEK Hussey 1)
Australia: 200 runs in 70.5 overs (433 balls), Extras 10
BJ Hodge: 50 off 129 balls (4 x 4)
Drinks: Australia - 241/4 in 81.0 overs (BJ Hodge 50, MEK Hussey 29)
New Ball Taken: Australia 246/4 after 82.1 overs (BJ Hodge 0, MEK Hussey 0)
Australia: 250 runs in 85.1 overs (522 balls), Extras 13
Australia: 300 runs in 97.2 overs (595 balls), Extras 13
MEK Hussey: 50 off 111 balls (6 x 4)

Day 4

BJ Hodge: 100 off 198 balls (10 x 4)
Australia: 350 runs in 111.4 overs (682 balls), Extras 14
Drinks: Australia - 352/5 in 112.0 overs (BJ Hodge 110, A Symonds 18)
Australia: 400 runs in 124.1 overs (759 balls), Extras 16
Lunch: Australia - 401/6 in 125.0 overs (BJ Hodge 139, AC Gilchrist 11)
BJ Hodge: 150 off 289 balls (16 x 4)
Australia: 450 runs in 135.3 overs (828 balls), Extras 17
Drinks: Australia - 469/8 in 139.0 overs (BJ Hodge 160, NW Bracken 6)
Australia: 500 runs in 142.3 overs (871 balls), Extras 24
BJ Hodge: 200 off 332 balls (22 x 4)
Tea: Australia - 528/8 decl in 146.4 overs (BJ Hodge 203, NW Bracken 14)
Drinks: South Africa - 29/0 in 14.0 overs (GC Smith 19, AB de Villiers 7)
South Africa: 50 runs in 21.6 overs (133 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: South Africa - 59/2 in 28.0 overs (HH Gibbs 11, JA Rudolph 3)

Day 5

South Africa: 100 runs in 46.3 overs (281 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: South Africa - 116/3 in 51.0 overs (JA Rudolph 28, AG Prince 3)
Lunch: South Africa - 140/4 in 65.0 overs (JA Rudolph 40, JM Kemp 1)
South Africa: 150 runs in 70.2 overs (424 balls), Extras 17
JA Rudolph: 50 off 150 balls (7 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 166/4 in 80.0 overs (JA Rudolph 53, JM Kemp 13)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 178/4 after 85.1 overs (JA Rudolph 0, JM Kemp 0)
Tea: South Africa - 190/4 in 93.0 overs (JA Rudolph 60, JM Kemp 27)
South Africa: 200 runs in 94.2 overs (568 balls), Extras 20
JM Kemp: 50 off 143 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: South Africa - 246/4 in 108.0 overs (JA Rudolph 80, JM Kemp 54)
South Africa: 250 runs in 112.3 overs (677 balls), Extras 29
JA Rudolph: 100 off 268 balls (13 x 4)

MATCH DETAILS

Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of Australia
Season	2005/06
Player Of The Match	Brad Hodge
Series result	3-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 1777
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Billy Doctrove Steve Bucknor
TV Umpire	Daryl Harper
Match Referee	Chris Broad

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
GC Smith	lbw	30	65
AB de Villiers	caught	12	57
HH Gibbs	caught	33	104
JA Rudolph	not out	102	283
AG Prince	lbw	8	45
JM Kemp	caught	55	166
MV Boucher	not out	13	39
Extras	(b 18, lb 13, nb 3)
Total	287(5 wkts; 126 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	24	11	39	0	1.62 (1 nb)
B Lee	31	9	83	1	2.67 (2 nb)
SK Warne	47	21	83	3	1.76
NW Bracken	19	5	37	1	1.94
A Symonds	3	0	6	0	2
BJ Hodge	2	0	8	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	35	Graeme Smith	AB de Villiers
2nd	20	Herschelle Gibbs	Graeme Smith
3rd	54	Herschelle Gibbs	Jacques Rudolph
4th	29	Ashwell Prince	Jacques Rudolph
5th	112	Justin Kemp	Jacques Rudolph
6th	37	Mark Boucher	Jacques Rudolph

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