04/08Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of England and Scotland at Birmingham, Aug 4-7 2005
England won by 2 runs
Player of the Match
Andrew FlintoffEngland
04/08Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of England and Scotland at Birmingham, Aug 4-7 2005
England won by 2 runs
Player of the Match
Andrew FlintoffEngland

  • England 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    M
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    ME Trescothick
    90
    143
    102
    15
    2
    88.23
    32.3 Gone! Back of a length and outside the off, just seaming away a touch, Trescothick feathers the edge to Gilchrist! 164/2
    AJ Strauss
    48
    113
    76
    10
    0
    63.15
    25.3 tossed up, outside the off, very far outside the off and Strauss gets ready to play a big cut, the ball breaks back a long way and hits timber! 112/1
    MP Vaughan (c)
    24
    54
    41
    3
    0
    58.53
    37 short ball banged in, Vaughan takes the bait and goes for the pull, the top edge goes very very high in the air, you can barely see that. Lee watches it perfectly and takes an outstanding catch at fine-leg! 187/4
    IR Bell
    6
    2
    3
    1
    0
    200.00
    33 Gone! Bell tentatively pokes at this one from Kasprowicz that comes in just a touch and then straightens! End of Ian Bell even before Warne could get a crack at him! Australia are well and truly back in this one 170/3
    KP Pietersen
    71
    152
    76
    10
    1
    93.42
    66.3 just short of a good length and outside the off Pietersen goes for the pull and this time cannot clear the field and only finds Katich! 348/8
    A Flintoff
    68
    74
    62
    6
    5
    109.67
    54.3 just short of a length and outside the off, Flintoff flashes and gets the edge! Gilchrist moves across well and takes a smart catch 290/5
    GO Jones †
    1
    14
    15
    0
    0
    6.66
    57.4 just a bit of extra bounce and outside the off, Jones goes fishing and edges to the keeper 293/6
    AF Giles
    23
    34
    30
    4
    0
    76.66
    65.1 full and on the off, Giles struck on the full and this time the loud shout for lbw is upheld and that's the end of Giles! 342/7
    MJ Hoggard
    16
    62
    49
    2
    0
    32.65
    79.2 Straight one on the stumps, Hoggard sweeps and misses, Warne hits! That is plumb in front! 407/10
    SJ Harmison
    17
    16
    11
    2
    1
    154.54
    69.4 Warne gets his revenge! fuller on the stumps and Harmison is caught in two minds, whether to sweep or cut, in the end plays a nothing shot and gets beaten, England nine down! 375/9
    SP Jones
    not out
    19
    39
    24
    1
    1
    79.16
    Extras
    24 (lb 9, nb 14, w 1)
    TOTAL
    407 all out (79.2 Overs, RR: 5.13, 356 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-112 (AJ Strauss, 25.3 ov), 2-164 (ME Trescothick, 32.3 ov), 3-170 (IR Bell, 32.6 ov), 4-187 (MP Vaughan, 36.6 ov), 5-290 (A Flintoff, 54.3 ov), 6-293 (GO Jones, 57.4 ov), 7-342 (AF Giles, 65.1 ov), 8-348 (KP Pietersen, 66.3 ov), 9-375 (SJ Harmison, 69.4 ov), 10-407 (MJ Hoggard, 79.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Lee17111116.5213
    JN Gillespie2239124.1303
    MS Kasprowicz1538035.3308
    SK Warne25.2411644.5700

  • Australia 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    M
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    JL Langer
    82
    276
    154
    7
    0
    53.24
    61.3 got'm! full and straight on the middle and leg stump line, Langer is beaten for pace and the ball crashes into the pad, plumb! - end of a fine innings! 262/6
    ML Hayden
    0
    5
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    1.1 fullish and on the off, Hayden clips it straight to Strauss at short cover! What scenes here at Edgbaston! Australia in early trouble 0/1
    RT Ponting (c)
    61
    87
    76
    12
    0
    80.26
    19.5 tossed up, on the pad, Ponting goes for the sweep and top edges straight to Michael Vaughan at short fine-leg. That is a tame, tame dismissal for a lion of a batsman who looked well set 88/2
    DR Martyn
    20
    23
    18
    4
    0
    111.11
    24.5 RUN OUT! Tip and run goes awry again as Martyn plays this one towards Michael Vaughan and tries to scamper a single. Vaughan nails the stumps and Martyn's a goner 118/3
    MJ Clarke
    40
    85
    68
    7
    0
    58.82
    44.2 quick and flat outside the off, Clarke feels at that one and can only tickle it through to the keeper. Good catch that from Jones 194/4
    SM Katich
    4
    22
    18
    1
    0
    22.22
    49.4 fullish and outside the off, Katich prods at a ball that slants away from him and edges to the keeper. Another key breakthrough 208/5
    AC Gilchrist †
    not out
    49
    120
    69
    4
    0
    71.01
    SK Warne
    8
    14
    14
    2
    0
    57.14
    64.5 Warne comes down the track and has a mighty swing at a ball turning in from outside the leg stump, misses the target by miles and gets bowled! Giles on a roll here! 273/7
    B Lee
    6
    14
    10
    1
    0
    60.00
    67.1 edged and gone! good length delivery outside the off stump, Lee pokes at it away from his body, ball clips the outside edge and goes straight to Flintoff at second slip, Australia eight down! England well and truly on top here 282/8
    JN Gillespie
    7
    36
    37
    1
    0
    18.91
    75.5 in swinging yoker does the trick! was took quick for Gillespie and the ball crashes into the pad, looked like it was sliding down the leg side but umpire Koertzen was happy 308/9
    MS Kasprowicz
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    76 Flintoff! another deadly in swinging yorker, Kasprowicz was clueless and that's plumb! 308/10
    Extras
    31 (b 13, lb 7, nb 10, w 1)
    TOTAL
    308 all out (76 Overs, RR: 4.05, 346 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (ML Hayden, 1.1 ov), 2-88 (RT Ponting, 19.5 ov), 3-118 (DR Martyn, 24.5 ov), 4-194 (MJ Clarke, 44.2 ov), 5-208 (SM Katich, 49.4 ov), 6-262 (JL Langer, 61.3 ov), 7-273 (SK Warne, 64.5 ov), 8-282 (B Lee, 67.1 ov), 9-308 (JN Gillespie, 75.5 ov), 10-308 (MS Kasprowicz, 75.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SJ Harmison1114804.3602
    MJ Hoggard804115.1204
    SP Jones1626924.3111
    A Flintoff1515233.4603
    AF Giles2627833.0000

  • England 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    M
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    ME Trescothick
    21
    51
    38
    4
    0
    55.26
    11.2 just short of a good length and outside the off, what were we just saying about Trescothick's footwork? The big man's feet are stuck in cement as he has a waft outside off and edges to Gilchrist, who takes the catch! 27/2
    AJ Strauss
    6
    28
    12
    1
    0
    50.00
    6.2 amazing delivery! pitched way outside the off stump and turning in sharply, Strauss looking to pad it away fails to make contact and the ball crashes into the stumps, Warne strikes in his first over! England one down 25/1
    MJ Hoggard
    1
    35
    27
    0
    0
    3.70
    13.5 short and a bit of width, Hoggard steers the ball straight to gully where Hayden wraps his large hands comfortably around the ball and another English wicket falls! 31/4
    MP Vaughan (c)
    1
    2
    2
    0
    0
    50.00
    11.5 it's quick, it's straight, it's Vaughan at the crease, and it's bowled! The ball moved in just a touch, clipped the pad and the off stump is rudely knocked out of the ground! 29/3
    IR Bell
    21
    69
    43
    2
    0
    48.83
    26.5 Warne gets his man! Tossed up and pitching just outside the leg stump, Bell chooses to play instead of kicking the ball away and the sharp spin kisses the edge and lands in Gilchrist's ultra-safe gloves! 75/6
    KP Pietersen
    20
    50
    35
    0
    2
    57.14
    25 outside the leg, spinning in, Pietersen plays the sweep, the ball hits pad, perhaps the bat or glove, and begins to fall down the leg side, Gilchrist keeps his eyes on the ball and snatches it inches from the ground single-handed! 72/5
    A Flintoff
    73
    133
    86
    6
    4
    84.88
    52.1 tossed up, into the rough, Flintoff comes down the pitch and heaves and misses, the ball spins back and makes a mess of the stumps 182/10
    GO Jones †
    9
    33
    19
    1
    0
    47.36
    34 short, quick and too good for Jones who can only fend the ball awkwardly towards the slips cordon, Ricky Ponting is not going to miss those! 101/7
    AF Giles
    8
    44
    36
    0
    0
    22.22
    44.3 tossed up outside the leg, this one turns very sharply and Giles has left his bat hanging in the air. The ball flies off the outside edge to Hayden who takes a sharp catch low down 131/8
    SJ Harmison
    0
    2
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    44.4 tossed up, drifting in to the pads, Harmison plants the foot down the pitch, the ball almost strikes his foot on the full, then spins across and takes the edge and goes to Ponting at silly mid-off 131/9
    SP Jones
    not out
    12
    42
    23
    3
    0
    52.17
    Extras
    10 (lb 1, nb 9)
    TOTAL
    182 all out (52.1 Overs, RR: 3.48, 249 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-25 (AJ Strauss, 6.2 ov), 2-27 (ME Trescothick, 11.2 ov), 3-29 (MP Vaughan, 11.5 ov), 4-31 (MJ Hoggard, 13.5 ov), 5-72 (KP Pietersen, 24.6 ov), 6-75 (IR Bell, 26.5 ov), 7-101 (GO Jones, 33.6 ov), 8-131 (AF Giles, 44.3 ov), 9-131 (SJ Harmison, 44.4 ov), 10-182 (A Flintoff, 52.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Lee1818244.5505
    JN Gillespie802403.0001
    MS Kasprowicz302909.6603
    SK Warne23.174661.9800

  • Australia 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    M
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    JL Langer
    28
    54
    47
    4
    0
    59.57
    12.2 just short of a good length, on the off stump, Langer plays at it slightly away from the body and can only manage an inside edge back on to the stumps! 47/1
    ML Hayden
    31
    106
    64
    4
    0
    48.43
    22.5 full and wide, Hayden is tempted and goes for the big cover drive, the ball flies off the edge and towards Marcus Trescothick who tumbles to his left and takes a great catch 82/3
    RT Ponting (c)
    0
    4
    5
    0
    0
    0.00
    13 full and outside the off, Ponting goes for the drive but the ball moves away just enough after pitching to kiss the outside edge! 48/2
    DR Martyn
    28
    64
    36
    5
    0
    77.77
    26.1 full and on the stumps, Martyn flicks uppishly but straight to Ian Bell in the midwicket region. Lazy shot that and a crucial wicket for England 107/4
    MJ Clarke
    30
    101
    57
    4
    0
    52.63
    43.4 slower ball on the middle stump, Clarke is completely fooled by this one. What a ball to bowl at the end of a day like this! Clarke is flummoxed and clean bowled! 175/8
    SM Katich
    16
    27
    21
    3
    0
    76.19
    32 outside the off and quicker, it's the straight one, Katich plays for turn and edges, the catch goes to Trescothick at slip who juggles once and then takes a good catch! 134/5
    AC Gilchrist †
    1
    8
    4
    0
    0
    25.00
    33.5 tossed up, on the off, Gilchrist comes down the pitch and flicks the easiest of catches to Flintoff at mid-on! 136/6
    JN Gillespie
    0
    4
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    34.2 full, straight, the killer yorker from Andrew Flintoff, Gillespie does not have a chance and is trapped plumb in front! 137/7
    SK Warne
    42
    79
    59
    4
    2
    71.18
    52.1 full and down the leg side, Warne has walked so far back and across that this time he has trod on his stumps! What a way to get out at a crucial time like this! That's the wicket England wanted 220/9
    B Lee
    not out
    43
    99
    75
    5
    0
    57.33
    MS Kasprowicz
    20
    60
    31
    3
    0
    64.51
    64.3 short ball banged in, Kasprowicz tries to get out of the way but just cannot manage, the ball balloons up towards the keeper and Geraint Jones takes the catch 279/10
    Extras
    40 (b 13, lb 8, nb 18, w 1)
    TOTAL
    279 all out (64.3 Overs, RR: 4.32, 307 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-47 (JL Langer, 12.2 ov), 2-48 (RT Ponting, 12.6 ov), 3-82 (ML Hayden, 22.5 ov), 4-107 (DR Martyn, 26.1 ov), 5-134 (SM Katich, 31.6 ov), 6-136 (AC Gilchrist, 33.5 ov), 7-137 (JN Gillespie, 34.2 ov), 8-175 (MJ Clarke, 43.4 ov), 9-220 (SK Warne, 52.1 ov), 10-279 (MS Kasprowicz, 64.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SJ Harmison17.336223.5411
    MJ Hoggard502615.2000
    AF Giles1536824.5300
    A Flintoff2237943.59013
    SP Jones512314.6000

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