BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss	c †Gilchrist b Lee	29	52	64	3	0	55.76

Alastair Cook	c †Gilchrist b Clark	20	47	88	2	0	42.55

Ian Bell	b McGrath	71	153	194	8	0	46.40

Kevin Pietersen	c Hussey b McGrath	41	104	162	1	0	39.42

Paul Collingwood	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	27	73	119	4	0	36.98

Andrew Flintoff (c)	c †Gilchrist b Clark	89	142	195	11	1	62.67

Chris Read †	c †Gilchrist b Lee	2	9	13	0	0	22.22

Sajid Mahmood	c Hayden b Lee	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Steve Harmison	lbw b Clark	2	24	51	0	0	8.33

Monty Panesar	lbw b Warne	0	14	20	0	0	0.00

James Anderson	not out	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 5, nb 2, w 3)	10
TOTAL	103.4 Ov (RR: 2.80, 462 Mts)	291
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Andrew Strauss, 14.2 ov), 2-58 (Alastair Cook, 19.1 ov), 3-166 (Kevin Pietersen, 58.3 ov), 4-167 (Ian Bell, 60.1 ov), 5-245 (Paul Collingwood, 85.6 ov), 6-258 (Chris Read, 88.5 ov), 7-258 (Sajid Mahmood, 88.6 ov), 8-282 (Steve Harmison, 98.6 ov), 9-291 (Andrew Flintoff, 102.1 ov), 10-291 (Monty Panesar, 103.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Glenn McGrath	29	8	67	3	2.31	147	7	0	0	2
58.3 to KP Pietersen, gone this time - McGrath has his man, bounced out. Pietersen didn't control that hook and Hussey takes a good catch - running backwards - over his head at a slightly short midwicket. That's McGrath's first victim of the day, but his 900th international wicket. 166/3 60.1 to IR Bell, great ball, McGrath straight through the defences and that's two wickets in five balls for him. McGrath's jaffer hit the top of off after nipping back in and taking the inside edge and England have two new batsmen at the crease. 167/4 85.6 to PD Collingwood, jaffer, unplayable. That bounces up and Collingwood's squared up, feathering that one through to Gilchrist for McGrath's third delivery. The way McGrath's been bowling this morning that wicket was pretty inevitable - and just reward for his endeavours. 245/5
Brett Lee	22	5	75	3	3.40	98	8	0	1	0
14.2 to AJ Strauss, edged and gone this time. Strauss had been given a life at third slip by Justin Langer, but he's gone this time, trying to play his favourite cut shot. In fact it's a loose waft to one which comes across him and Gilchrist snaps up a tidy catch, easily enough, with two hands on the left of his hips. 45/1 88.5 to CMW Read, no hiding place this time and he's gone! That one was too good, too fast and Read can't control it, flashing an edge through off the back foot. He could have left it, as it happened, given the ball swung away but it was all over with very quickly.. 258/6 88.6 to SI Mahmood, Lee's on a hat-trick, Mahmood has no idea where that's gone - to Hayden at gully as it happens. Top stuff from Lee again - hostile and England have no answers to either him or McGrath. 258/7
Stuart Clark	24	6	62	3	2.58	117	6	1	2	0
19.1 to AN Cook, ooh, great delivery and gets the reward. Again Clark targets Cook on the front foot; the batsman comes forward and prods at it with a straight bat, nibbling an inside edge through to Gilchrist who clasps a decent catch tumbling away to his right. 58/2 98.6 to SJ Harmison, yorker, Harmison shapes to turn to leg but misses, the ball hits him on the full and no doubts with Bowden's decision ... that was going on to hit a third of the way up middle and leg. 282/8 102.1 to A Flintoff, Flintoff takes two strides down the pitch and aims to thump the ball over extra cover, gets a thick edge and Glichrist holds a good catch diving high to his right. Flintoff slowly heads off as the SCG stands to recognise a fine innings ... and it's five catches for Gilchrist. 291/9
Shane Warne	22.4	1	69	1	3.04	93	7	0	0	0
103.4 to MS Panesar, Panesar picks the wrong ball to sweep, it started on off stump and never moved, he missed it and Aleem Dar had a simple decision to make. It's Warne's 1000th international wicket but the celebrations are so muted as to be almost non existent ... a handshake from his colleagues and a half smile from the man himself. 291/10
Andrew Symonds	6	2	13	0	2.16	26	0	0	0	0

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Justin Langer	c †Read b Anderson	26	27	41	4	0	96.29

Matthew Hayden	c Collingwood b Harmison	33	77	113	5	0	42.85

Ricky Ponting (c)	run out (Anderson)	45	72	96	6	0	62.50

Michael Hussey	c †Read b Anderson	37	100	120	3	1	37.00

Michael Clarke	c †Read b Harmison	11	24	39	1	0	45.83

Andrew Symonds	b Panesar	48	95	138	6	0	50.52

Adam Gilchrist †	c †Read b Anderson	62	72	118	8	0	86.11

Shane Warne	st †Read b Panesar	71	65	114	9	2	109.23

Brett Lee	c †Read b Flintoff	5	10	14	1	0	50.00

Stuart Clark	c Pietersen b Mahmood	35	41	55	1	0	85.36

Glenn McGrath	not out	0	3	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 10, nb 6, w 4)	20
TOTAL	96.3 Ov (RR: 4.07, 432 Mts)	393
Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Justin Langer, 9.3 ov), 2-100 (Matthew Hayden, 25.3 ov), 3-118 (Ricky Ponting, 32.3 ov), 4-155 (Michael Clarke, 43.1 ov), 5-190 (Michael Hussey, 56.2 ov), 6-260 (Andrew Symonds, 73.1 ov), 7-318 (Adam Gilchrist, 80.3 ov), 8-325 (Brett Lee, 83.3 ov), 9-393 (Stuart Clark, 95.3 ov), 10-393 (Shane Warne, 96.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Flintoff	17	2	56	1	3.29	77	6	0	1	3
83.3 to B Lee, same line as the previous delivery, just short of a length and Brett Lee fends at the ball and nicks it. A routine catch for Chris Read, his fifth of the innings. 325/8
James Anderson	26	8	98	3	3.76	117	12	1	1	0
9.3 to JL Langer, and Anderson strikes! Not the best of balls, on the leg-side, and Langer chases after the ball and it comes off his glove, Read snapping up the catch and appealing/celebrating immediately. 34/1 56.2 to MEK Hussey, slanted across the left hander, Hussey plays for the swing but there is none, a thin edge just carries to a diving Chris Read who makes a tough catch look oh-so-easy. An almost perfect start for England.. 190/5 80.3 to AC Gilchrist, gone! Fishing at a very wide one and it appears an edge flies up to Read - or was the noise bat into the ground? There's a long time for the crooked finger to spell doom. Gilchrist can't believe it and the crowd can't either - the boos ring out as the dismissal is replayed on the giant screens around the SCG and Gilchrist walks off keeping his emotions to himself. 318/7
Steve Harmison	23	5	80	2	3.47	99	7	0	2	1
25.3 to ML Hayden, short and wide, inexplicably Hayden slashes at it and the ball flies off the top edge straight to Collingwood at second slip. Harmison jumps in delight, Hayden stands bemused with his own shot selection for a short time before heading off. 100/2 43.1 to MJ Clarke, big appeal and gone! Harmison got some extra lift there and Clarke went fishing on his back foot, attempting a cut. 155/4
Sajid Mahmood	11	1	59	1	5.36	43	8	0	0	2
95.3 to SR Clark, gone this time â¦ Clark ballooning that one in the air, trying to hook, and Pietersen runs in for an easy catch, which he takes coolly. Clark goes for 35, his second-highest Test score.. 393/9
Monty Panesar	19.3	0	90	2	4.61	73	9	2	0	0
73.1 to A Symonds, done him! Terrible shot from Symonds, looking to swing away on the on-side but plays all round it and he's cleaned up just short of what would have been a well-deserved half-century. He was playing so well, working the singles around, but a head rush, a swoosh, and he's gone. 260/6 96.3 to SK Warne, ah, the fairytale ends. Warne comes way out of his crease and the wristy Read does the rest, whipping off the bails with ease. That's six dismissals again for Read, as at Melbourne. The SCG rises as one for Warne who jogs off waving his bat. Relief is writ large in the form of a huge smile for McGrath, pleased in a small way that it wasn't him to fall at the last to leave Warne stranded. 393/10

England 2nd INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss	lbw b Clark	24	45	68	3	0	53.33

Alastair Cook	c †Gilchrist b Lee	4	8	11	1	0	50.00

Ian Bell	c †Gilchrist b Lee	28	51	85	5	0	54.90

Kevin Pietersen	c †Gilchrist b McGrath	29	95	139	3	0	30.52

Paul Collingwood	c Hayden b Clark	17	36	67	3	0	47.22

Andrew Flintoff (c)	st †Gilchrist b Warne	7	21	31	1	0	33.33

Monty Panesar	run out (Symonds)	0	19	27	0	0	0.00

Chris Read †	c Ponting b Lee	4	17	26	1	0	23.52

Sajid Mahmood	b McGrath	4	11	13	1	0	36.36

Steve Harmison	not out	16	26	42	2	0	61.53
James Anderson	c Hussey b McGrath	5	22	37	1	0	22.72

Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 3, w 1)	9
TOTAL	58 Ov (RR: 2.53, 278 Mts)	147
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Alastair Cook, 2.3 ov), 2-55 (Andrew Strauss, 14.3 ov), 3-64 (Ian Bell, 20.5 ov), 4-98 (Paul Collingwood, 34.6 ov), 5-113 (Andrew Flintoff, 41.3 ov), 6-114 (Kevin Pietersen, 43.3 ov), 7-114 (Monty Panesar, 47.2 ov), 8-122 (Chris Read, 48.6 ov), 9-123 (Sajid Mahmood, 49.6 ov), 10-147 (James Anderson, 57.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	14	5	39	3	2.78	69	6	0	1	1
2.3 to AN Cook, short but that got big on him and was on him earlier than he thought. A very poor shot from Cook, trying to hook and he chipped that one high in the air - like a coach at catching practice, really - and England have lost their first wicket. 5/1 20.5 to IR Bell, back to the wide line but this time Bell throws the kitchen sink at it and the snick can be heard even with the Barmies in full flow. Gilchrist throws the ball to the heavens in celebration and Bell hangs his head in shame, as well he might. 64/3 48.6 to CMW Read, Short of a length, Read pushes at it and edges to Ponting at second slip where he takes a good waist-high catch diving to his left. 122/8
Glenn McGrath	21	11	38	3	1.80	114	6	0	0	1
43.3 to KP Pietersen, McGrath strikes! Good length, a fraction outside off stump, Pietersen prods, nicks and a jubilant Gilchrist throws the ball high as a grinning McGrath is mobbed by his team-mates.. 114/6 49.6 to SI Mahmood, McGrath nips one back, it keeps a little low but that makes not a scrap of difference as Mahmood was back in his crease and airborne as well, and his off stump is pegged back via a thin edge.. 123/9 57.6 to JM Anderson, gone this time and McGrath takes the final wicket at his home ground, the SCG. Anderson aimed the easiest of catches up into the midwicket region to bring the innings to an end and leave Australia needing a mere 47 for a deserved 5-0 whitewash. 147/10
Stuart Clark	12	4	29	2	2.41	55	3	0	0	1
14.3 to AJ Strauss, full-length ball, zipping back into Strauss who plays across the line, misses, and Aleem Dar does the rest. It certainly hit him in front, and Hawkeye suggests the ball was clipping the leg stump. 55/2 34.6 to PD Collingwood, edged and gone! What a terrific catch from Hayden at gully, clasping that one very low indeed, after Collingwood edged that going for the drive. 98/4
Shane Warne	6	1	23	1	3.83	26	4	0	0	0
41.3 to A Flintoff, done him this time - Flintoff drags himself down the pitch, leaning out to defend, and his foot is out of the crease as Warne spins that one from leg to past his off stump. He tries to get his foot back, in vain, and it's on the line. Gilchrist knows it's out - he took the bails off and set off sprinting. Dar knows it too, nodding his head immediately, but the third umpire's called for anyway. Flintoff knows it, and he can barely look at the screen. 113/5
Andrew Symonds	5	2	13	0	2.60	25	2	0	0	0

Australia 2nd INNINGS (Target: 46 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Justin Langer	not out	20	43	44	2	0	46.51
Matthew Hayden	not out	23	22	44	2	1	104.54
Extras	(lb 3)	3
TOTAL	10.5 Ov (RR: 4.24, 44 Mts)	46
Did not bat: Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist †, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Glenn McGrath

BOWLING	O	M	R	ECON	0s	4s	6s
James Anderson	4	0	12	3.00	19	2	0
Steve Harmison	5	1	13	2.60	20	0	0
Sajid Mahmood	1.5	0	18	9.81	5	2	1

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MATCH DETAILS

Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	2006/07
Player Of The Match	Stuart Clark
Player Of The Series	Ricky Ponting
Series result	Australia won the 5-match series 5-0
Match number	Test no. 1826
Hours of play (local time)	10am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 6.30pm
Match days	2,3,4,5 January 2007 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Aleem Dar Billy Bowden
TV Umpire	Peter Parker
Reserve Umpire	Rod Tucker
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

CLOSE OF PLAY

Tue, 02 Jan - day 1 - England 1st innings 234/4 (Paul Collingwood 25*, Andrew Flintoff 42*, 80 ov)

Wed, 03 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 188/4 (Michael Hussey 37*, Andrew Symonds 22*, 55 ov)

Thu, 04 Jan - day 3 - England 2nd innings 114/5 (Kevin Pietersen 29*, Monty Panesar 0*, 43 ov)

Fri, 05 Jan - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 46/0 (10.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

Day 1

England 1st innings
Drinks: England - 32/0 in 10.0 overs (AJ Strauss 19, AN Cook 13)
England: 50 runs in 15.1 overs (93 balls), Extras 2
Lunch: England - 58/1 in 17.0 overs (AN Cook 20, IR Bell 7)
Drinks: England - 97/2 in 34.0 overs (IR Bell 29, KP Pietersen 14)
England: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (210 balls), Extras 5
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls (IR Bell 30, KP Pietersen 18, Ex 3)
IR Bell: 50 off 108 balls (5 x 4)
Tea: England - 149/2 in 52.0 overs (IR Bell 58, KP Pietersen 36)
England: 150 runs in 53.1 overs (324 balls), Extras 6
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 228 balls (IR Bell 59, KP Pietersen 38, Ex 4)
England: 200 runs in 66.2 overs (403 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: England - 207/4 in 70.0 overs (PD Collingwood 12, A Flintoff 28)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (PD Collingwood 16, A Flintoff 34, Ex 0)
End Of Day: England - 234/4 in 80.0 overs (PD Collingwood 25, A Flintoff 42)
Australia 1st innings
Attendance: 46070

Day 2

England 1st innings
New Ball Taken: England 234/4 after 80.1 overs (PD Collingwood 25, A Flintoff 42)
A Flintoff: 50 off 89 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
England: 250 runs in 86.4 overs (525 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: England - 274/7 in 95.0 overs (A Flintoff 74, SJ Harmison 2)
Australia 1st innings
Lunch: Australia - 4/0 in 1.0 overs (JL Langer 4, ML Hayden 0)
Australia: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (74 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: Australia - 69/1 in 15.0 overs (ML Hayden 25, RT Ponting 14)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (ML Hayden 23, RT Ponting 25, Ex 2)
Australia: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (151 balls), Extras 6
Tea: Australia - 109/2 in 29.0 overs (RT Ponting 37, MEK Hussey 3)
Australia: 150 runs in 41.2 overs (253 balls), Extras 11
Rain: Australia - 155/4 in 43.1 overs (MEK Hussey 29)
Attendance: 45572
End Of Day: Australia - 188/4 in 55.0 overs (MEK Hussey 37, A Symonds 22)

Day 3

Australia: 200 runs in 58.4 overs (358 balls), Extras 14
Drinks: Australia - 238/5 in 69.0 overs (A Symonds 39, AC Gilchrist 30)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (A Symonds 16, AC Gilchrist 31, Ex 3)
Australia 1st Innings: 1x7 ball over (70th over, MS Panesar, called by Umpire Aleem Dar)
Australia: 250 runs in 71.2 overs (438 balls), Extras 17
AC Gilchrist: 50 off 59 balls (5 x 4)
Australia: 300 runs in 77.1 overs (474 balls), Extras 18
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (AC Gilchrist 20, SK Warne 32, Ex 0)
New Ball Taken: Australia 317/6 after 80.1 overs (AC Gilchrist 62, SK Warne 37)
Lunch: Australia - 325/7 in 83.0 overs (SK Warne 40, B Lee 5)
Australia: 350 runs in 89.3 overs (548 balls), Extras 19
SK Warne: 50 off 47 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (SK Warne 22, SR Clark 26, Ex 2)
Drinks: Australia - 393/9 in 95.3 overs (SK Warne 71)
England 2nd innings
Tea: England - 43/1 in 12.0 overs (AJ Strauss 14, IR Bell 23)
England: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (82 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (AJ Strauss 24, IR Bell 25, Ex 1)
Drinks: England - 73/3 in 28.0 overs (KP Pietersen 12, PD Collingwood 3)
England: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (227 balls), Extras 5
End Of Day: England - 114/5 in 43.0 overs (KP Pietersen 29, MS Panesar 0)
Attendance: 41533