THAT'S IT! England have done it! full and on the pads, flicked through the on side for two of the most valuable runs Ashley Giles has ever scored in his life!
England vs Australia, 4th Test at Nottingham, Aug 25 2005 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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4th Test, Nottingham, August 25 - 28, 2005, Australia tour of England and Scotland
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England have scored a famous victory here at Trent Bridge! And after years and years of waiting English fans can celebrate being ahead in an Ashes series!
But spare a thought for the Australians as well, they played like true champions today, getting so close to defending a small total like 128
The players are all shaking hands with each other now. England and Australia have played some unbelievable cricket in this series so far, truly unbelievable
I'm afraid that's all we have for you from Trent Bridge.
It's been an absolute pleasure bringing you this cracker of a game
I do hope you enjoyed our coverage
For the moment this is Anand Vasu, your commentator, signing off, saying cheers and good night. Catch you again for the start of the fifth Test at the Oval on September 8
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31.5
2
Warne to Giles, 2 runs
31.4
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Warne to Giles, no run
it's the slider! Giles plays all over it! Somehow the ball misses the off stump. That was a cracking delivery from the blonde master
That could so easily have been the end of the game
Giles does a bit of gardening to steady the nerves
31.3
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Warne to Giles, no run
full-toss on the leg stump, Giles flicks that but hits Katich at forward short-leg
Still 2 needed, 3 wickets in hand. Right down to the wire
31.2
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Warne to Giles, no run
full and on the off, defended towards the off side
2 to win, 3 wickets in hand
31.1
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Warne to Giles, no run
full, fairly flat and on the pads, played down to short fine-leg, no run there
end of over 316 runs
ENG: 127/7CRR: 4.09
Matthew Hoggard8 (13b 1x4)
Ashley Giles5 (12b)
Brett Lee 12-0-51-3
Just 2 to win now and three wickets in hand
Surely now England are well and truly home. The crowd can barely take it, eager to celebrate a famous victory ... all on their feet cheering, chants of "Barmy Army!" echoe around Trent Bridge
30.6
2
Lee to Hoggard, 2 runs
full and on the pads, another yorker that did not quite come off perfectly, flicked down to fine-leg for two more
30.5
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Lee to Hoggard, no run
just short of a good length and outside the off, slanted towards point with an angled bat
4 needed now, 3 wickets in hand
Surely it's over now?
30.4
4
Lee to Hoggard, FOUR runs
Lee puts in that extra effort searching for the yorker and gets it wrong, the ball is a full-toss and Hoggard calmly drives the ball through cover! The most valuable 4 runs Hoggartd will ever score!
Still 8 needed remember and 3 wickets in hand
30.3
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Lee to Hoggard, no run
good length ball just outside the off, Hoggard angles the ball away but straight to the man at gully
What is Lee doing here? Is he setting him up for the yorker? Or could it be the slower ball?
30.2
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Lee to Hoggard, no run
another bouncer steamed in, Hoggard watches very very carefully and leaves the ball alone
90.9 mph from Lee, he is putting in an amazing effort here
30.1
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Lee to Hoggard, no run
short one banged in Hoggard manages to nimbly step out of the way of that one
end of over 302 runs
ENG: 121/7CRR: 4.03
Ashley Giles5 (12b)
Matthew Hoggard2 (7b)
Shane Warne 13-2-29-4
Still 8 needed with 3 wickets in hand
Lee now to bowl one more over from the
Radcliffe Road End
29.6
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Warne to Giles, no run
tossed up and on the off, Giles defends very carefully, he looks extremely calm and composed out there despite all the tension
29.5
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Warne to Giles, no run
once again reasonably full and on the stumps, once again Giles defends very carefully
29.4
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Warne to Giles, no run
fuller and on the off, defended to the leg side
Now the targetr is in single figures, 8 needed, 3 wickets in hand
29.3
2
Warne to Giles, 2 runs
too full and on the stumps, worked through the leg side for a couple of runs as Shaun Tait fields
Warne ripping that one, watch out for the slider
29.2
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Warne to Giles, no run
big spinning legbreak outside the off, left alone to the keeper
29.1
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Warne to Giles, no run
well flighted and on the off, Giles gets front foot forward and drives
end of over 293 runs
ENG: 119/7CRR: 4.10
Matthew Hoggard2 (7b)
Ashley Giles3 (6b)
Brett Lee 11-0-45-3
End of another maximum effort from Lee who is in the middle of a fairly long spell here
Still 10 runs needed with 3 wickets in hand
Every game in this Ashes series has been better than the previous one. What an unbelievable series it has been so far
28.6
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Lee to Hoggard, no run
full and on the stumps, driven well to mid-on but there's no chance of a run
28.5
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Lee to Hoggard, no run
short of a good length and outside the off, Hoggard won't go near that one, left alone to the keeper
Now England need 10 more and have 3 wickets in hand
28.5
1nb
Lee to Hoggard, (no ball)
another attempted yorker, again spearing down the leg side, this time no-ball called
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