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Matches (12)

Men's Hundred (1)

CPL (2)

ZIM vs SL (1)

Women's Hundred (1)

WCL 2 (1)

Duleep Trophy (2)

One-Day Cup (2)

UAE Tri-Series (1)

BAN vs NL (1)

RESULT

1st Match (D/N), Melbourne, January 12, 2007, Commonwealth Bank Series

England

242/8

Australia

(45.2/50 ov, T:243) 246/2

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Adam Gilchrist

, AUS

60 (61)

Australia trounce England again

Jan 12, 2007

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The Commonwealth Bank Series, 2006-07

Australia v England, CB Series, Match 1

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Australia's perfect home summer continued with England's tour of woe as Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting set up a crushing eight-wicket victory in the opening CB Series game

Pietersen out of tour with fractured rib

Kevin Pietersen, the England batsman, has been ruled out of the rest of the CB series after fracturing a rib in today's first one-dayer between England and Australia at Melbourne

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Gilchrist - England's first over was telling

Adam Gilchrist's thoughts on the first game of the CB Series

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
AC Gilchrist	caught	60	61
ML Hayden	caught	28	42
RT Ponting	not out	82	96
MJ Clarke	not out	57	74
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 15)
Total	246(2 wkts; 45.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
A Flintoff	6	0	48	0	8
J Lewis	8.2	1	43	0	5.16 (1 nb)
JM Anderson	7	0	47	0	6.71
MS Panesar	10	1	46	1	4.6
JWM Dalrymple	10	1	38	1	3.8
PD Collingwood	4	0	21	0	5.25

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	101	Matthew Hayden	Adam Gilchrist
2nd	12	Matthew Hayden	Ricky Ponting
3rd	133	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke

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Commonwealth Bank Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	7	1	31	0.667
ENG	8	3	5	13	-0.608
NZ	8	2	6	9	-0.007

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