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Australia tour of England and Ireland, 2001 / Scorecard

The Ashes - 2nd Test

England v Australia

Australia won by 8 wickets

Test no. 1552 | 2001 season
Played at Lord's, London
19,20,21,22 July 2001 (5-day match)


England 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
MA Atherton*	lbw b McGrath	37	139	92	5	0	40.21
30.6 pads up to a ball, comes back from pitching outside off stump takes the pad looking to remove middle, height the only concern 96/3
ME Trescothick	c †Gilchrist b Gillespie	15	48	36	2	0	41.66
11.3 chases a slightly wider ball again not moving to the width of it takes a thick outside edge through to the keeper 33/1
MA Butcher	c ME Waugh b McGrath	21	58	42	4	0	50.00
24.4 drawn into a defensive push to a short of a length ball goes off the face to a low catch at second slip 75/2
GP Thorpe	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	20	98	50	1	0	40.00
44.3 short and quick out side off stump, edges it straight into the keeper's gloves 129/6
MR Ramprakash	b Lee	14	38	38	0	0	36.84
39.2 finally gets one on the stumps Ramprakash defends the wrong line moves in a little goes between bat and pad onto the stumps 121/4
AJ Stewart†	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	0	17	10	0	0	0.00
42.4 thick edge to the keeper 126/5
IJ Ward	not out	23	96	67	2	0	34.32

C White	c Hayden b McGrath	0	18	14	0	0	0.00
48.5 out side off stump, comes forward and tried to push it through the off side, played it away from his body, thick edge, straight to Hayden at 4th slip 131/7
DG Cork	c Ponting b Gillespie	24	44	28	3	1	85.71
58.2 short out side off stump, hits it on the up, in the air, well taken by Ponting at point, diving forward and takes it inches off the ground 178/8
AR Caddick	b Warne	0	13	11	0	0	0.00
61.3 well flighted delivery, beats him in the air, brushed Caddick's pad and hit the leg stump 181/9
D Gough	b Warne	5	6	4	1	0	125.00
63.3 well flighted again, plays all over it, onto his stumps 187/10
Extras	(b 7, lb 8, w 2, nb 11)	28

Total	(all out; 63.3 overs; 288 mins)	187	(2.94 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-33 (Trescothick, 11.3 ov), 2-75 (Butcher, 24.4 ov), 3-96 (Atherton, 30.6 ov), 4-121 (Ramprakash, 39.2 ov), 5-126 (Stewart, 42.4 ov), 6-129 (Thorpe, 44.3 ov), 7-131 (White, 48.5 ov), 8-178 (Cork, 58.2 ov), 9-181 (Caddick, 61.3 ov), 10-187 (Gough, 63.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	24	9	54	5	2.25
24.4 to Butcher, drawn into a defensive push to a short of a length ball goes off the face to a low catch at second slip 75/2 30.6 to Atherton, pads up to a ball, comes back from pitching outside off stump takes the pad looking to remove middle, height the only concern 96/3 42.4 to Stewart, thick edge to the keeper 126/5 44.3 to Thorpe, short and quick out side off stump, edges it straight into the keeper's gloves 129/6 48.5 to White, out side off stump, comes forward and tried to push it through the off side, played it away from his body, thick edge, straight to Hayden at 4th slip 131/7
JN Gillespie	18	6	56	2	3.11	(4nb)
11.3 to Trescothick, chases a slightly wider ball again not moving to the width of it takes a thick outside edge through to the keeper 33/1 58.2 to Cork, short out side off stump, hits it on the up, in the air, well taken by Ponting at point, diving forward and takes it inches off the ground 178/8
B Lee	16	3	46	1	2.87	(7nb, 1w)
39.2 to Ramprakash, finally gets one on the stumps Ramprakash defends the wrong line moves in a little goes between bat and pad onto the stumps 121/4
SK Warne	5.3	0	16	2	2.90	(1w)
61.3 to Caddick, well flighted delivery, beats him in the air, brushed Caddick's pad and hit the leg stump 181/9 63.3 to Gough, well flighted again, plays all over it, onto his stumps 187/10


Australia 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
MJ Slater	c †Stewart b Caddick	25	111	62	2	0	40.32
24.1 short inoffensive ball loops up off the wicket well outside off stump slater can't help trying to hit it to midwicket and further takes a top edge through to the keeper 105/3
ML Hayden	c Butcher b Caddick	0	7	5	0	0	0.00
1.5 well across the left hander, takes the out side edge, straight to Butcher at 2nd slip 5/1
RT Ponting	c Thorpe b Gough	14	14	12	3	0	116.66
4.5 very sharp delivery on the off stump, just took off, out side edge, nicely taken by Thorpe 27/2
ME Waugh	run out (Gough)	108	209	170	14	0	63.52
51.3 from Cork, mark waugh drives straight to mid on and takes off immediately gough throws down the stumps (bail really) from side on and waugh is found very much out of his ground 212/4
SR Waugh*	c †Stewart b Cork	45	146	97	7	0	46.39
57.1 another short ball at the body fends at it takes the glove through to the keeper down legside 230/5
DR Martyn	c †Stewart b Caddick	52	127	99	6	0	52.52
81.5 Short ball out pitched out side off, came in, tried to leave it, just brushed the back of the bat on its way to Stewart 308/6
AC Gilchrist†	c †Stewart b Gough	90	170	121	12	0	74.38
96.6 fifth time lucky, short ball gilchrist tries to hook top edges to the man who doesn't have bare hands 387/8
SK Warne	c †Stewart b Caddick	5	7	4	1	0	125.00
83.2 short ball, pitched out side off stump and came in, Warne tried to steer it, thin edge, straight to Stewart 322/7
B Lee	b Caddick	20	77	45	3	0	44.44
101.1 driving away from his body drags on with an underedge onto the stumps 401/10
JN Gillespie	b Gough	9	13	14	2	0	64.28
100.5 unusually aggressive shot from gillespie trying to drive away on the legside comes in between the bat and pad and takes middle 401/9
GD McGrath	not out	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 9, w 1, nb 23)	33

Total	(all out; 101.1 overs; 441 mins)	401	(3.96 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-5 (Hayden, 1.5 ov), 2-27 (Ponting, 4.5 ov), 3-105 (Slater, 24.1 ov), 4-212 (ME Waugh, 51.3 ov), 5-230 (SR Waugh, 57.1 ov), 6-308 (Martyn, 81.5 ov), 7-322 (Warne, 83.2 ov), 8-387 (Gilchrist, 96.6 ov), 9-401 (Gillespie, 100.5 ov), 10-401 (Lee, 101.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
D Gough	25	3	115	3	4.60	(6nb)
4.5 to Ponting, very sharp delivery on the off stump, just took off, out side edge, nicely taken by Thorpe 27/2 96.6 to Gilchrist, fifth time lucky, short ball gilchrist tries to hook top edges to the man who doesn't have bare hands 387/8 100.5 to Gillespie, unusually aggressive shot from gillespie trying to drive away on the legside comes in between the bat and pad and takes middle 401/9
AR Caddick	32.1	4	101	5	3.13	(11nb)
1.5 to Hayden, well across the left hander, takes the out side edge, straight to Butcher at 2nd slip 5/1 24.1 to Slater, short inoffensive ball loops up off the wicket well outside off stump slater can't help trying to hit it to midwicket and further takes a top edge through to the keeper 105/3 81.5 to Martyn, Short ball out pitched out side off, came in, tried to leave it, just brushed the back of the bat on its way to Stewart 308/6 83.2 to Warne, short ball, pitched out side off stump and came in, Warne tried to steer it, thin edge, straight to Stewart 322/7 101.1 to Lee, driving away from his body drags on with an underedge onto the stumps 401/10
C White	18	1	80	0	4.44	(1nb)

DG Cork	23	3	84	1	3.65	(5nb)
57.1 to SR Waugh, another short ball at the body fends at it takes the glove through to the keeper down legside 230/5
MA Butcher	3	1	12	0	4.00	(1w)


England 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
MA Atherton*	b Warne	20	73	45	3	0	44.44
16.4 tries to sweep a ball just outside legstump misses the ball turns behind his legs and takes the stumps 47/2
ME Trescothick	c †Gilchrist b Gillespie	3	23	20	0	0	15.00
5.2 another good ball on off stump comes up takes a thin edge through to the keeper 8/1
MA Butcher	c †Gilchrist b Gillespie	83	231	159	12	0	52.20
59.5 very wide out side off stump, tried to cut, thin edge, straight to Gilchrist 188/7
GP Thorpe	lbw b Lee	2	6	7	0	0	28.57
17.6 playing half forward again beats the bat flicks the pad, looks like taking off stump and he's on his bike 50/3
MR Ramprakash	lbw b Gillespie	40	115	91	4	0	43.95
46.3 cuts back similarly but from a fuller length struck on the pad in front and he's gone 146/4
AJ Stewart†	lbw b McGrath	28	45	41	5	0	68.29
58.2 Pitched out side off stump, came in, tried to play on the backfoot, struck on his pad, very plumb, Mcgrath was dead sure and didn't bother to look back 188/5
IJ Ward	c Ponting b McGrath	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
58.3 quick delivery out side off stump, edges it straight to Ponting, who knows how to catch 188/6
C White	not out	27	38	28	5	0	96.42

DG Cork	c Warne b McGrath	2	5	3	0	0	66.66
60.6 short out side off stump, edges it straight to Warne at 1st slip, good catching practice for Australia 193/8
AR Caddick	c †Gilchrist b Gillespie	7	19	8	1	0	87.50
65.1 tries to make room, outside edge to keeper 225/9
D Gough	c ME Waugh b Gillespie	1	4	2	0	0	50.00
65.6 Mark pouches that at 2nd slip 227/10
Extras	(lb 3, w 2, nb 9)	14

Total	(all out; 66 overs; 280 mins)	227	(3.43 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-8 (Trescothick, 5.2 ov), 2-47 (Atherton, 16.4 ov), 3-50 (Thorpe, 17.6 ov), 4-146 (Ramprakash, 46.3 ov), 5-188 (Stewart, 58.2 ov), 6-188 (Ward, 58.3 ov), 7-188 (Butcher, 59.5 ov), 8-193 (Cork, 60.6 ov), 9-225 (Caddick, 65.1 ov), 10-227 (Gough, 65.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	19	4	60	3	3.15
58.2 to Stewart, Pitched out side off stump, came in, tried to play on the backfoot, struck on his pad, very plumb, Mcgrath was dead sure and didn't bother to look back 188/5 58.3 to Ward, quick delivery out side off stump, edges it straight to Ponting, who knows how to catch 188/6 60.6 to Cork, short out side off stump, edges it straight to Warne at 1st slip, good catching practice for Australia 193/8
JN Gillespie	16	4	53	5	3.31	(2nb, 1w)
5.2 to Trescothick, another good ball on off stump comes up takes a thin edge through to the keeper 8/1 46.3 to Ramprakash, cuts back similarly but from a fuller length struck on the pad in front and he's gone 146/4 59.5 to Butcher, very wide out side off stump, tried to cut, thin edge, straight to Gilchrist 188/7 65.1 to Caddick, tries to make room, outside edge to keeper 225/9 65.6 to Gough, Mark pouches that at 2nd slip 227/10
B Lee	9	1	41	1	4.55	(4nb)
17.6 to Thorpe, playing half forward again beats the bat flicks the pad, looks like taking off stump and he's on his bike 50/3
SK Warne	20	4	58	1	2.90	(3nb, 1w)
16.4 to Atherton, tries to sweep a ball just outside legstump misses the ball turns behind his legs and takes the stumps 47/2
ME Waugh	2	1	12	0	6.00


Australia 2nd innings (target: 14 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ML Hayden	not out	6	17	8	0	0	75.00

MJ Slater	c Butcher b Caddick	4	6	5	1	0	80.00
1.5 edges this into the slips and today it sticks 6/1
RT Ponting	lbw b Gough	4	2	3	0	0	133.33
2.3 the finger of fate slowly rises, would have hit middle stump 13/2
ME Waugh	not out	0	4	3	0	0	0.00

Extras		0

Total	(2 wickets; 3.1 overs; 17 mins)	14	(4.42 runs per over)

Did not bat SR Waugh*, DR Martyn, AC Gilchrist†, SK Warne, B Lee, JN Gillespie, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets 1-6 (Slater, 1.5 ov), 2-13 (Ponting, 2.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
D Gough	2	0	5	1	2.50
2.3 to Ponting, the finger of fate slowly rises, would have hit middle stump 13/2
AR Caddick	1.1	0	9	1	7.71
1.5 to Slater, edges this into the slips and today it sticks 6/1

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to field
Series Australia led the 5-match series 2-0

Player of the match GD McGrath (Australia)

Umpires SA Bucknor (West Indies) and JW Holder
TV umpire JW Lloyds
Match referee Talat Ali (Pakistan)

Close of play
Thu, 19 Jul	- day 1 - England 1st innings 121/4 (GP Thorpe 16, AJ Stewart 0, 40.1 ov)
Fri, 20 Jul	- day 2 - Australia 1st innings 255/5 (DR Martyn 24, AC Gilchrist 10, 67 ov)
Sat, 21 Jul	- day 3 - England 2nd innings 163/4 (MA Butcher 73, AJ Stewart 13, 53 ov)
Sun, 22 Jul	- day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 14/2 (3.1 ov) - end of match