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England vs Australia, 3rd Match at Bristol, , Jun 19 2005 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd Match, Bristol, June 19, 2005, NatWest Series
(47.3/50 ov, T:253) 253/7

England won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
91* (65)
kevin-pietersen
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Pietersen hit 91 in 65 balls

The next game in this great NatWest Series is on Tuesday, England v Giantkillers, Bangladesh starting at 13:30GMT

We hope you will be here then for the commentary as we say good night all

Man of the Match: KP Pietersen

47.3
1
Watson to Lewis, 1 run

chopped to third man for the win, Pietersen the hero today as he took the game away from Australia today, a win by 3 wickets for England

47.2
1
Watson to Pietersen, 1 run

slower ball, short and he pulls, but only 1 run to fine leg

2 to win

47.1
2
Watson to Pietersen, 2 runs

smashed to deep midwicket and it lands well in front of Hogg there

end of over 472 runs
ENG: 249/7CRR: 5.29 RRR: 1.33
Jon Lewis6 (14b)
Kevin Pietersen88 (63b 8x4 4x6)
Glenn McGrath 9-1-34-2

Watson to bowl

We have completed the scheduled play time

46.6
McGrath to Lewis, no run

pushed to point and Pietersen almost runs himself out following-up too far

46.5
McGrath to Lewis, no run

full ball into his legs and its dug out to mid-on

46.4
McGrath to Lewis, no run

with four needed off 21 balls, he is beaten on the off

46.3
McGrath to Lewis, no run

outside off and he slams into the turf to McGrath

46.2
1
McGrath to Pietersen, 1 run

smashed to long-off

46.1
1
McGrath to Lewis, 1 run

pushed to short extra cover

end of over 4617 runs
ENG: 247/7CRR: 5.36 RRR: 1.50
Kevin Pietersen87 (62b 8x4 4x6)
Jon Lewis5 (9b)
Jason Gillespie 10-1-66-0
45.6
4
Gillespie to Pietersen, FOUR runs

Gillespie sent to cleaners! Straight down the gound as 66 runs taken of the bowler

45.5
4
Gillespie to Pietersen, FOUR runs

bisection! With 4 men on the rope on legside and its through to midwicket

45.4
1
Gillespie to Lewis, 1 run

pushed to cover

15 off 27 balls needed

45.3
1
Gillespie to Pietersen, 1 run

turned to leg

45.2
6
Gillespie to Pietersen, SIX runs

Another monstrous one! Into the long-on stand to a fullish ball

45.1
1
Gillespie to Lewis, 1 run

full on the stumps and an easy single taken as the filed was set to allow it strangely

end of over 454 runs
ENG: 230/7CRR: 5.11 RRR: 4.60
Kevin Pietersen72 (58b 6x4 3x6)
Jon Lewis3 (7b)
Glenn McGrath 8-1-32-2
44.6
McGrath to Pietersen, no run

a super ball into the blockhole and its pushed back to McGrath

A streaker appear

44.6
1nb
McGrath to Pietersen, (no ball)

a heave outside off, and a shake of the head by McGrath when he sees umpire signal it correctly

44.5
1
McGrath to Lewis, 1 run

steered to third man and the crowd cheers

44.4
McGrath to Lewis, no run

a slow yorker ans it beat the bat as well as off stump

44.3
1
McGrath to Pietersen, 1 run

drives to mid-on

44.2
1
McGrath to Lewis, 1 run

drives to mid-off

44.1
McGrath to Lewis, no run

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