Australia vs England Scorecard 2010/11

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	c Pietersen b Tremlett	5	12	14	0	0	41.66

Phillip Hughes	c Pietersen b Bresnan	16	32	59	2	0	50.00

Ricky Ponting (c)	c Swann b Tremlett	10	38	52	2	0	26.31

Michael Clarke	c †Prior b Anderson	20	54	89	2	0	37.03

Michael Hussey	c †Prior b Anderson	8	41	44	1	0	19.51

Steven Smith	c †Prior b Anderson	6	15	18	0	0	40.00

Brad Haddin †	c Strauss b Bresnan	5	16	23	1	0	31.25

Mitchell Johnson	c †Prior b Anderson	0	4	8	0	0	0.00

Ryan Harris	not out	10	23	39	2	0	43.47
Peter Siddle	c †Prior b Tremlett	11	15	25	1	0	73.33

Ben Hilfenhaus	c †Prior b Tremlett	0	8	10	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 2, nb 5)	7
TOTAL	42.5 Ov (RR: 2.28, 195 Mins)	98
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Shane Watson, 3.2 ov), 2-37 (Phillip Hughes, 13.1 ov), 3-37 (Ricky Ponting, 14.2 ov), 4-58 (Michael Hussey, 25.2 ov), 5-66 (Steven Smith, 29.3 ov), 6-77 (Michael Clarke, 33.4 ov), 7-77 (Brad Haddin, 34.5 ov), 8-77 (Mitchell Johnson, 35.2 ov), 9-92 (Peter Siddle, 40.3 ov), 10-98 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 42.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	16	4	44	4	2.75	78	5	0	0	0
25.2 to MEK Hussey, edged! Anderson strikes straight away, and what a delivery to do it with. Landing on middle and off and shooting towards the slips, the length was full and Hussey was drawn into the drive, getting a good, healthy edge that flies through to Prior. 58/4 29.3 to SPD Smith, Smith gone now, always looked a matter of time, pushed very hard at this outside off, touch of nibble away off the pitch found the edge and Prior did the rest. 66/5 33.4 to MJ Clarke, brilliant bowling from Anderson, he's just worked Clarke over with consistent, probing away swing and this time it finds the edge, Clarke pushing at the ball, feathered edge and Prior collects the simple chance. Australia in total disarray. 77/6 35.2 to MG Johnson, Anderson has his man! Johnson's gone for a duck, this is a cracking delivery, seams away off a full length, finds the edge and Prior has his fourth catch. 77/8
Chris Tremlett	11.5	5	26	4	2.19	63	3	0	0	1
3.2 to SR Watson, third time lucky for England, Tremlett strikes with a cracker of a delivery, climbed from a length and rapped the glove, it looped gently to gully, simple enough chance for England to finally hold one. 15/1 14.2 to RT Ponting, gone! Tremlett strikes again, what a delivery. Spitting off a length and going away off the seam, Ponting is rooted to the crease and pushes at the delivery. A thick edge flies straight to Graeme Swann. 37/3 40.3 to PM Siddle, there we go, another one is on his way and Australia are nine down. Tremlett pitches one up invitingly outside off, a touch of movement through the air and off the pitch takes the ball away from the bat and a regulation edge lands safely in Prior's gloves. His fifth catch today. 92/9 42.5 to BW Hilfenhaus, all over, Australia are out for 98 as Hilfenhaus feathers a sixth catch through to Prior. 98/10
Tim Bresnan	13	6	25	2	1.92	68	3	0	0	0
13.1 to PJ Hughes, Bresnan has his first Ashes wicket and Hughes has gone. Full and wide, inviting a slash but Hughes didn't get enough of it, instead the edge flew straight to Pietersen who made no mistake in the gully. 37/2 34.5 to BJ Haddin, Bresnan has another and Haddin has gifted him this, flat-footed waft of a drive, flicked the edge and went through to Strauss. Pretty miserable stuff this from the home side. 77/7
Graeme Swann	2	1	1	0	0.50	11	0	0	0	0

England 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Strauss (c)	c Hussey b Siddle	69	167	232	5	0	41.31

Alastair Cook	c Watson b Siddle	82	152	212	11	0	53.94

Jonathan Trott	not out	168	345	486	13	0	48.69
Kevin Pietersen	lbw b Siddle	51	89	127	7	0	57.30

Paul Collingwood	c Siddle b Johnson	8	15	27	1	0	53.33

Ian Bell	c Siddle b Johnson	1	13	19	0	0	7.69

Matt Prior †	c Ponting b Siddle	85	119	201	11	0	71.42

Tim Bresnan	c †Haddin b Siddle	4	17	22	0	0	23.52

Graeme Swann	c †Haddin b Hilfenhaus	22	28	51	3	0	78.57

Chris Tremlett	b Hilfenhaus	4	7	8	0	0	57.14

James Anderson	b Siddle	1	6	5	0	0	16.66

Extras	(b 10, lb 2, nb 3, w 3)	18
TOTAL	159.1 Ov (RR: 3.22, 700 Mins)	513
Fall of wickets: 1-159 (Alastair Cook, 51.1 ov), 2-170 (Andrew Strauss, 55.3 ov), 3-262 (Kevin Pietersen, 86.3 ov), 4-281 (Paul Collingwood, 91.3 ov), 5-286 (Ian Bell, 95.3 ov), 6-459 (Matt Prior, 141.1 ov), 7-465 (Tim Bresnan, 145.4 ov), 8-508 (Graeme Swann, 156.3 ov), 9-512 (Chris Tremlett, 158.1 ov), 10-513 (James Anderson, 159.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Hilfenhaus	37	13	83	2	2.24	178	7	0	1	0
156.3 to GP Swann, what a catch! The crowd were quiet for a good few seconds before they realised a wicket had actually just fallen. Banged in short again by Hilfenhaus, Swann hooks and a thick edge flew fast and straight and looked to be going over Haddin's head ... but he timed his salmon-leap to perfection and got both hands to it. 508/8 158.1 to CT Tremlett, Hilfenhaus gets another! Full, straight and reversing in enough to beat the inside edge of Tremlett's defensive poke and smash into middle stump. 512/9
Ryan Harris	28.4	9	91	0	3.17	130	11	0	0	0
Mitchell Johnson	29	2	134	2	4.62	113	13	0	2	2
91.3 to PD Collingwood, Collingwood fails again, he was trying to be positive and has managed to lift a Johnson long-hop straight to fine leg who held on gleefully! Johnson celebrates and maybe that will kick-start his Test. 281/4 95.3 to IR Bell, Johnson has another and Bell has gone! Short ball, gets up a touch higher than Bell expected and he top-edged a hook down towards Siddle who ran in and dived to hold on to an excellent catch. 286/5
Peter Siddle	33.1	10	75	6	2.26	167	7	0	0	1
51.1 to AN Cook, edged! Does it carry to Watson at second slip? Yes it does, he's gone! Finally the breakthrough comes for Australia, and it was a good ball that did it. Landing on middle and leg and drawing Cook forward into a defensive poke, the ball just left him off the seam and did enough to take a healthy edge. 159/1 55.3 to AJ Strauss, gone! Two wickets for Siddle, this one courtesy of a leaping, one-handed catch from Mike Hussey at backward point. It was another back of a length effort ball from Siddle, and he found alarming lift off the pitch to surprise Strauss, who was looking to work this quietly to leg. A thick leading edge sent the ball in the opposite direction, and Hussey did the rest. The game moves on once more!. 170/2 86.3 to KP Pietersen, this one keeps low, jags in and hits Pietersen plumb in front! Siddle strikes again! He launched himself into the appeal as soon as ball hit pad, he knew he had his man. Pietersen, after looking so good on either side of lunch, falls to some variable bounce and appreciable seam movement. 262/3 141.1 to MJ Prior, that will be that, soft dismissal in the end but Siddle deserves some luck, fullish ball just stuck in the wicket a fraction and Prior chipped it straight to mid-on. He stood motionless for a moment, realising he'd thrown away a possible Ashes hundred but it ends a fine innings. 459/6 145.4 to TT Bresnan, Siddle has a five! He's really earned that, gets Bresnan with a classic feathered outside edge to a forward push, might have nibbled away off the pitch a fraction. 465/7 159.1 to JM Anderson, and Siddle gets a six-for on his home ground! Full, straight and reversing away from the left-hander's defensive push to peg the off stump back. 513/10
Shane Watson	10	1	34	0	3.40	43	5	0	0	0
Steven Smith	18	3	71	0	3.94	68	8	0	0	0
Michael Clarke	3.2	0	13	0	3.90	8	0	0	0	0

Australia 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Shane Watson	lbw b Bresnan	54	102	136	6	0	52.94

Phillip Hughes	run out (Trott/†Prior)	23	30	49	2	0	76.66

Ricky Ponting (c)	b Bresnan	20	73	101	2	0	27.39

Michael Clarke	c Strauss b Swann	13	66	81	0	0	19.69

Michael Hussey	c Bell b Bresnan	0	7	9	0	0	0.00

Steven Smith	b Anderson	38	67	91	6	0	56.71

Brad Haddin †	not out	55	93	135	4	1	59.13
Mitchell Johnson	b Tremlett	6	22	23	0	0	27.27

Peter Siddle	c Pietersen b Swann	40	50	70	4	1	80.00

Ben Hilfenhaus	c †Prior b Bresnan	0	4	5	0	0	0.00

Ryan Harris	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, w 2)	9
TOTAL	85.4 Ov (RR: 3.01, 354 Mins)	258
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Phillip Hughes, 11.3 ov), 2-99 (Shane Watson, 31.6 ov), 3-102 (Ricky Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-104 (Michael Hussey, 37.5 ov), 5-134 (Michael Clarke, 52.5 ov), 6-158 (Steven Smith, 61.5 ov), 7-172 (Mitchell Johnson, 67.5 ov), 8-258 (Peter Siddle, 84.2 ov), 9-258 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 85.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	20	1	71	1	3.55	91	8	0	1	0
61.5 to SPD Smith, that's that, Smith's promising innings ends with a drag on. Not the best delivery Anderson will ever bowl - short outside off stump - and the pull shot finds a bottom edge that goes onto the stumps. Anderson gives Smith a stern look by way of celebration. 158/6
Chris Tremlett	17	3	71	1	4.17	73	9	0	0	0
67.5 to MG Johnson, there's the first one! Johnson pokes leaden-footed from the crease to a good length delivery on off stump and an inside edge cannons into off stump. Just two more to go. 172/7
Graeme Swann	27	11	59	2	2.18	134	1	2	0	0
52.5 to MJ Clarke, gone! The plan works to perfection, Swann sends one down on the perfect line, the ball rushes straight on to kiss the outside edge and fly to Strauss at second slip. Another one goes, and England are that much closer. 134/5 84.2 to PM Siddle, but perhaps that is misplaced! Siddle won't get that maiden fifty today, his innings nevertheless ends with a career-best 40 as he aims to loft Swann straight down the ground but doesn't get the best connection and the ball lands safely in Pietersen's hands running round from long-on. 258/8
Tim Bresnan	21.4	8	50	4	2.30	111	6	0	1	0
31.6 to SR Watson, oh dear, Watson has done it again! He is a disaster in the fifties. Having left the ball so well all innings, Watson is too eager to let go again and this ball started pretty straight, swung back and rapped him straight on the pad in front, umpire Tony Hill thought long before firing his finger up and Watson reviewed but it only confirmed it was clipping the top of off stump. 99/2 35.4 to RT Ponting, Ponting has chopped on! The vigil ends. He really fought hard this innings but this delivery keeps perhaps a fraction low outside off stump, Ponting was defending with an angled bat and it found a fatal inside edge that went onto the stumps. 102/3 37.5 to MEK Hussey, Hussey gone for a duck! Bresnan has another and Australia are tottering now. Bresnan hung it outside off stump, it just stuck in the pitch a fraction and Hussey pushed it airily to Bell at short cover who made a tough chance look simple. 104/4 85.4 to BW Hilfenhaus, on a length, regulation edge, and they're there! Prior tumbles to his left to hold the catch and starts the celebrations. Tim Bresnan seals the game and the Ashes for England. 258/9

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CLOSE OF PLAY

Sun, 26 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 157/0 (Andrew Strauss 64*, Alastair Cook 80*, 47 ov)

Mon, 27 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 444/5 (Jonathan Trott 141*, Matt Prior 75*, 136 ov)

Tue, 28 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 169/6 (Brad Haddin 11*, Mitchell Johnson 6*, 66 ov)

Wed, 29 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 258 (85.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Australia 1st innings
Over 10.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - PJ Hughes (Struck down)
Drinks: Australia - 37/2 in 13.1 overs (RT Ponting 10)
Over 14.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - MEK Hussey (Struck down)
Australia: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 7
Rain: Australia - 58/4 in 25.3 overs (MJ Clarke 12, SPD Smith 0)
Lunch: Australia - 58/4 in 25.3 overs (MJ Clarke 12, SPD Smith 0)
Rain: Australia - 58/4 in 25.3 overs (MJ Clarke 12, SPD Smith 0)
Drinks: Australia - 86/8 in 38.0 overs (RJ Harris 4, PM Siddle 5)
Innings Break: Australia - 98/10 in 42.5 overs (RJ Harris 10)
England 1st innings
Tea: England - 0/0
England: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (83 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (AJ Strauss 30, AN Cook 17, Ex 5)
Drinks: England - 52/0 in 15.0 overs (AJ Strauss 30, AN Cook 17)
Over 24.2: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - AN Cook (Upheld)
Drinks: England - 90/0 in 29.0 overs (AJ Strauss 36, AN Cook 44)
England: 100 runs in 30.4 overs (185 balls), Extras 11
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 185 balls (AJ Strauss 43, AN Cook 49, Ex 11)
AN Cook: 50 off 93 balls (8 x 4)
AJ Strauss: 50 off 114 balls (4 x 4)
England: 150 runs in 42.4 overs (257 balls), Extras 12
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 257 balls (AJ Strauss 59, AN Cook 79, Ex 12)
End Of Day: England - 157/0 in 47.0 overs (AJ Strauss 64, AN Cook 80)
Attendance: 84,345

Day 2

Drinks: England - 188/2 in 61.0 overs (IJL Trott 13, KP Pietersen 11)
England: 200 runs in 65.5 overs (397 balls), Extras 13
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (IJL Trott 21, KP Pietersen 28, Ex 1)
Lunch: England - 226/2 in 76.0 overs (IJL Trott 31, KP Pietersen 30)
New Ball Taken: England 244/2 after 80.2 overs (IJL Trott 36, KP Pietersen 43)
England: 250 runs in 81.1 overs (489 balls), Extras 14
Over 83.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - KP Pietersen (Struck down)
KP Pietersen: 50 off 85 balls (7 x 4)
IJL Trott: 50 off 118 balls (2 x 4)
Drinks: England - 277/3 in 90.0 overs (IJL Trott 53, PD Collingwood 8)
England: 300 runs in 99.6 overs (603 balls), Extras 16
Tea: England - 304/5 in 101.0 overs (IJL Trott 65, MJ Prior 12)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (IJL Trott 24, MJ Prior 25, Ex 2)
Drinks: England - 347/5 in 112.0 overs (IJL Trott 91, MJ Prior 29)
England: 350 runs in 114.2 overs (689 balls), Extras 16
IJL Trott: 100 off 211 balls (6 x 4)
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls (IJL Trott 55, MJ Prior 43, Ex 2)
Drinks: England - 388/5 in 124.0 overs (IJL Trott 117, MJ Prior 44)
England: 400 runs in 125.5 overs (758 balls), Extras 16
MJ Prior: 50 off 81 balls (6 x 4)
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 222 balls (IJL Trott 77, MJ Prior 70, Ex 3)
End Of Day: England - 444/5 in 136.0 overs (IJL Trott 141, MJ Prior 75)
Attendance: 67,149

Day 3

England: 450 runs in 139.1 overs (838 balls), Extras 17
IJL Trott: 150 off 306 balls (12 x 4)
Drinks: England - 473/7 in 149.0 overs (IJL Trott 151, GP Swann 4)
England: 500 runs in 153.1 overs (922 balls), Extras 18
Lunch: England - 513/10 in 159.1 overs (IJL Trott 168)
Australia 2nd innings
Australia: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (SR Watson 28, PJ Hughes 22, Ex 1)
Drinks: Australia - 60/1 in 17.0 overs (SR Watson 33, RT Ponting 2)
SR Watson: 50 off 95 balls (5 x 4)
Tea: Australia - 95/1 in 30.0 overs (SR Watson 50, RT Ponting 19)
Over 31.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - AL Hill, Batsman - SR Watson (Struck down)
Australia: 100 runs in 33.6 overs (204 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: Australia - 117/4 in 43.0 overs (MJ Clarke 9, SPD Smith 8)
Drinks: Australia - 139/5 in 55.0 overs (SPD Smith 25, BJ Haddin 1)
Australia: 150 runs in 58.6 overs (354 balls), Extras 3
End Of Day: Australia - 169/6 in 66.0 overs (BJ Haddin 11, MG Johnson 6)
Attendance: 68,727

Day 4

Australia: 200 runs in 73.2 overs (440 balls), Extras 9
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (BJ Haddin 25, PM Siddle 22, Ex 5)
Drinks: Australia - 237/7 in 81.0 overs (BJ Haddin 48, PM Siddle 26)
BJ Haddin: 50 off 86 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 250 runs in 82.4 overs (496 balls), Extras 9
Attendance: 18,899

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	England tour of Australia
Season	2010/11
Player Of The Match	Jonathan Trott
Series result	England led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number	Test no. 1986
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	26,27,28,29 December 2010 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Aleem Dar Tony Hill
TV Umpire	Marais Erasmus
Reserve Umpire	Paul Reiffel
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
SR Watson	lbw	54	102
PJ Hughes	run out	23	30
RT Ponting	bowled	20	73
MJ Clarke	caught	13	66
MEK Hussey	caught	0	7
SPD Smith	bowled	38	67
BJ Haddin	not out	55	93
MG Johnson	bowled	6	22
PM Siddle	caught	40	50
BW Hilfenhaus	caught	0	4
RJ Harris	absent hurt
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, w 2)
Total	258(9 wkts; 85.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	20	1	71	1	3.55
CT Tremlett	17	3	71	1	4.17
GP Swann	27	11	59	2	2.18
TT Bresnan	21.4	8	50	4	2.3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	53	Shane Watson	Phillip Hughes
2nd	46	Ricky Ponting	Shane Watson
3rd	3	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke
4th	2	Michael Hussey	Michael Clarke
5th	30	Michael Clarke	Steven Smith
6th	24	Brad Haddin	Steven Smith
7th	14	Brad Haddin	Mitchell Johnson
8th	86	Brad Haddin	Peter Siddle
9th	0	Brad Haddin	Ben Hilfenhaus

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