player of the match
England
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | lbw b Woakes | 26 | 95 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 27.37 | ||
| David Warner | c †Bairstow b Anderson | 103 | 151 | 216 | 13 | 1 | 68.21 | ||
| Usman Khawaja | c †Bairstow b Broad | 17 | 65 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 26.15 | ||
| Steven Smith (c) | b Curran | 76 | 156 | 211 | 8 | 0 | 48.72 | ||
| Shaun Marsh | lbw b Broad | 61 | 148 | 227 | 8 | 0 | 41.22 | ||
| Mitchell Marsh | b Woakes | 9 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Tim Paine † | b Anderson | 24 | 36 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| Pat Cummins | c Cook b Broad | 4 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | ||
| Jackson Bird | lbw b Broad | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 1 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Anderson | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 1, nb 1) | 2 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (119 Ov, RR: 2.74) | 327 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-122 (Cameron Bancroft, 34.3 ov), 2-135 (David Warner, 47.4 ov), 3-160 (Usman Khawaja, 57.1 ov), 4-260 (Steven Smith, 96.2 ov), 5-278 (Mitchell Marsh, 100.5 ov), 6-314 (Shaun Marsh, 109.6 ov), 7-318 (Tim Paine, 112.2 ov), 8-325 (Jackson Bird, 113.6 ov), 9-326 (Pat Cummins, 115.2 ov), 10-327 (Nathan Lyon, 118.6 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 29 | 11 | 61 | 3 | 2.10 | 148 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 28 | 10 | 51 | 4 | 1.82 | 140 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 22 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 3.27 | 103 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 12 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 4.75 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Curran | 21 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 3.10 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dawid Malan | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2.86 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | not out | 244 | 409 | 634 | 27 | 0 | 59.66 | ||
| Mark Stoneman | c & b Lyon | 15 | 37 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 40.54 | ||
| James Vince | lbw b Hazlewood | 17 | 37 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 45.95 | ||
| Joe Root (c) | c Lyon b Cummins | 61 | 133 | 193 | 7 | 0 | 45.86 | ||
| Dawid Malan | lbw b Hazlewood | 14 | 43 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 32.56 | ||
| Jonny Bairstow † | c †Paine b Lyon | 22 | 39 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 56.41 | ||
| Moeen Ali | c SE Marsh b Lyon | 20 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 142.86 | ||
| Chris Woakes | c †Paine b Cummins | 26 | 62 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 41.94 | ||
| Tom Curran | c †Paine b Hazlewood | 4 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 | ||
| Stuart Broad | c Khawaja b Cummins | 56 | 63 | 88 | 8 | 1 | 88.89 | ||
| James Anderson | c Bancroft b Cummins | 0 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5, nb 3) | 12 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (144.1 Ov, RR: 3.40) | 491 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Mark Stoneman, 11.3 ov), 2-80 (James Vince, 24.1 ov), 3-218 (Joe Root, 68.5 ov), 4-246 (Dawid Malan, 80.2 ov), 5-279 (Jonny Bairstow, 89.6 ov), 6-307 (Moeen Ali, 93.1 ov), 7-366 (Chris Woakes, 114.5 ov), 8-373 (Tom Curran, 119.3 ov), 9-473 (Stuart Broad, 137.5 ov), 10-491 (James Anderson, 144.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 30 | 5 | 95 | 3 | 3.17 | 132 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Bird | 30 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 3.60 | 134 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | 42 | 9 | 109 | 3 | 2.60 | 193 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 29.1 | 1 | 117 | 4 | 4.01 | 122 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 12 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 3.50 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS
| BATSMEN | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroft | b Woakes | 27 | 42 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 64.29 | ||
| David Warner | c Vince b Root | 86 | 227 | 305 | 8 | 0 | 37.89 | ||
| Usman Khawaja | c †Bairstow b Anderson | 11 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 78.57 | ||
| Steven Smith (c) | not out | 102 | 275 | 438 | 6 | 0 | 37.09 | ||
| Shaun Marsh | c †Bairstow b Broad | 4 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 | ||
| Mitchell Marsh | not out | 29 | 166 | 198 | 3 | 0 | 17.47 | ||
| Extras | (b 4) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (124.2 Ov, RR: 2.11) | 263/4d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Cameron Bancroft, 15.4 ov), 2-65 (Usman Khawaja, 21.1 ov), 3-172 (David Warner, 69.2 ov), 4-178 (Shaun Marsh, 75.6 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 30 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 1.53 | 154 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 24 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 1.83 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Woakes | 26 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 2.38 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Curran | 20 | 6 | 53 | 0 | 2.65 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 13.2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 2.40 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | England tour of Australia and New Zealand |
| Season | 2017/18 |
| Player Of The Match | Alastair Cook |
| Series result | Australia led the 5-match series 3-0 |
| Match number | TEST No. 2289 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30 |
| Match days | 26,27,28,29,30 December 2017 - day match (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Tom Curran |
| Umpires | Kumar DharmasenaSundaram Ravi |
| TV Umpire | Joel Wilson |
| Reserve Umpire | Sam Nogajski |
| Match Referee | Ranjan Madugalle |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Tue, 26 Dec - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 244/3 (Steven Smith 65*, Shaun Marsh 31*, 89 ov)
Wed, 27 Dec - day 2 -England 1st innings 192/2 (Alastair Cook 104*, Joe Root 49*, 57 ov)
Thu, 28 Dec - day 3 -England 1st innings 491/9 (Alastair Cook 244*, James Anderson 0*, 144 ov)
Fri, 29 Dec - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 103/2 (David Warner 40*, Steven Smith 25*, 43.5 ov)
Sat, 30 Dec - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 263/4 (124.2 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- Australia 1st innings
- Drinks: Australia - 37/0 in 14.0 overs (CT Bancroft 7, DA Warner 30)
- Australia: 50 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (CT Bancroft 11, DA Warner 39, Ex 0)
- DA Warner: 50 off 64 balls (6 x 4)
- Australia: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (165 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (CT Bancroft 19, DA Warner 83, Ex 0)
- Lunch: Australia - 102/0 in 28.0 overs (CT Bancroft 19, DA Warner 83)
- DA Warner: 100 off 130 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 131/1 in 41.0 overs (DA Warner 100, UT Khawaja 4)
- Tea: Australia - 145/2 in 54.0 overs (UT Khawaja 10, SPD Smith 5)
- Australia: 150 runs in 54.2 overs (327 balls), Extras 1
- Over 57.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - SE Marsh (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Australia: 200 runs in 66.5 overs (402 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Australia - 209/3 in 71.0 overs (SPD Smith 46, SE Marsh 15)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (SPD Smith 34, SE Marsh 15, Ex 1)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4)
- New ball taken after 85.4 overs
- End Of Day: Australia - 244/3 in 89.0 overs (SPD Smith 65, SE Marsh 31)
Day 2
- Australia: 250 runs in 93.2 overs (561 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 234 balls (SPD Smith 63, SE Marsh 36, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Australia - 284/5 in 103.0 overs (SE Marsh 49, TD Paine 2)
- SE Marsh: 50 off 130 balls (6 x 4)
- Australia: 300 runs in 107.1 overs (644 balls), Extras 2
- Over 109.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - SE Marsh (Upheld)
- Over 113.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - JR Hazlewood (Struck down)
- Lunch: Australia - 326/8 in 115.0 overs (PJ Cummins 4, JR Hazlewood 0)
- Over 118.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - NM Lyon (Struck down - Umpire's call)
- Innings Break: Australia - 327/10 in 119.0 overs (JR Hazlewood 1)
- England 1st innings
- England: 50 runs in 16.4 overs (101 balls), Extras 1
- Tea: England - 72/1 in 23.0 overs (AN Cook 37, JM Vince 17)
- AN Cook: 50 off 89 balls (8 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (192 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 127/2 in 38.0 overs (AN Cook 67, JE Root 21)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (AN Cook 27, JE Root 21, Ex 4)
- England: 150 runs in 47.6 overs (291 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 180 balls (AN Cook 47, JE Root 49, Ex 4)
- AN Cook: 100 off 164 balls (15 x 4)
- End Of Day: England - 192/2 in 57.0 overs (AN Cook 104, JE Root 49)
Day 3
- JE Root: 50 off 109 balls (6 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 60.6 overs (369 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: England - 224/3 in 71.0 overs (AN Cook 120, DJ Malan 4)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- England: 250 runs in 81.6 overs (495 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: England - 264/4 in 85.0 overs (AN Cook 134, JM Bairstow 16)
- England: 300 runs in 91.6 overs (555 balls), Extras 12
- AN Cook: 150 off 260 balls (19 x 4)
- Drinks: England - 318/6 in 99.0 overs (AN Cook 154, CR Woakes 3)
- England: 350 runs in 110.4 overs (667 balls), Extras 12
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 113 balls (AN Cook 26, CR Woakes 24, Ex 0)
- Tea: England - 360/6 in 113.0 overs (AN Cook 173, CR Woakes 26)
- Over 119.3: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - TK Curran (Upheld)
- England: 400 runs in 126.1 overs (760 balls), Extras 12
- Drinks: England - 406/8 in 127.0 overs (AN Cook 197, SCJ Broad 18)
- AN Cook: 200 off 360 balls (23 x 4)
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (AN Cook 24, SCJ Broad 26, Ex 0)
- England: 450 runs in 133.3 overs (804 balls), Extras 12
- SCJ Broad: 50 off 59 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 9th Wicket: 100 runs in 107 balls (AN Cook 44, SCJ Broad 56, Ex 0)
- End Of Day: England - 491/9 in 144.0 overs (AN Cook 244, JM Anderson 0)
Day 4
- Innings Break: England - 491/10 in 144.1 overs (AN Cook 244)
- Australia 2nd innings
- Over 6.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - S Ravi, Batsman - CT Bancroft (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 44/0 in 13.0 overs (CT Bancroft 21, DA Warner 23)
- Australia: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (CT Bancroft 27, DA Warner 24, Ex 0)
- Lunch: Australia - 70/2 in 25.0 overs (DA Warner 28, SPD Smith 4)
- Rain: Australia - 86/2 in 36.2 overs (DA Warner 32, SPD Smith 16)
- Australia: 100 runs in 43.3 overs (261 balls), Extras 0
- Rain: Australia - 103/2 in 43.5 overs (DA Warner 40, SPD Smith 25)
- Tea: Australia - 103/2 in 43.5 overs (DA Warner 40, SPD Smith 25)
- Wet Ground: Australia - 103/2 in 43.5 overs (DA Warner 40, SPD Smith 25)
- Rain: Australia - 103/2 in 43.5 overs (DA Warner 40, SPD Smith 25)
- End Of Day: Australia - 103/2 in 43.5 overs (DA Warner 40, SPD Smith 25)
Day 5
- DA Warner: 50 off 161 balls (4 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 174 balls (DA Warner 23, SPD Smith 27, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Australia - 138/2 in 62.0 overs (DA Warner 68, SPD Smith 32)
- Australia: 150 runs in 64.6 overs (390 balls), Extras 0
- Rain: Australia - 159/2 in 66.1 overs (DA Warner 83, SPD Smith 38)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 276 balls (DA Warner 58, SPD Smith 42, Ex 0)
- SPD Smith: 50 off 151 balls (4 x 4)
- Lunch: Australia - 178/4 in 76.0 overs (SPD Smith 50)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Australia: 200 runs in 88.2 overs (530 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Australia - 205/4 in 91.0 overs (SPD Smith 69, MR Marsh 8)
- Tea: Australia - 225/4 in 105.0 overs (SPD Smith 87, MR Marsh 10)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 179 balls (SPD Smith 38, MR Marsh 14, Ex 0)
- Australia: 250 runs in 117.4 overs (706 balls), Extras 0
- SPD Smith: 100 off 259 balls (6 x 4)