Zimbabwe v Australia
Australia in Zimbabwe, 2003-04
Malcolm Conn
15-Apr-2005
At Harare, May 25, 2004. Australia won by seven wickets. Toss: Zimbabwe.
Three days after the Test series should have started, the Australians finally played a game of
international cricket. They expected to take out their frustrations on the field, but found it hard
to lift themselves against this second-string opposition: they dropped four catches and missed two
run-outs. Taylor, the 18-year-old opener who was one of only two white Zimbabweans playing,
made the most of his fortune to etch a fifty, and the captain, Taibu, followed suit. In his first
international since ankle surgery in August 2003, McGrath struggled for rhythm but returned
respectable figures. Though Hayden went first ball, Ponting and Martyn added 144 in 150 balls
and Australia cruised to victory with more than ten overs to spare.
Man of the Match: R. T. Ponting.