England vs Australia, 9th Match at London, Jun 21 2001 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
9th Match, The Oval, June 21, 2001, NatWest Series
(30.1/50 ov, T:177) 177/2

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 119 balls remaining)

ricky-ponting
Player Of The Match
70* (71)
New
30.1
1
PD Collingwood to Ponting, 1 run

punched down to long on fielded by the security and the ground does get invaded again only a few and security right on them

Over30
Maiden
AUS 176/2CRR: 5.86  RRR: 0.05
Michael Bevan 4 (11b)Ricky Ponting 69 (70b 8x4 2x6)
Robert Croft1/21 (7)
29.6
Croft to Bevan, no run

flicked out behind square leg and bevan protracts the game even further

29.5
Croft to Bevan, no run

pushed out behind square leg

29.4
Croft to Bevan, no run

comes forwad bat with pad strikes the pad which is in front of the bat loud appeal turned down

29.3
Croft to Bevan, no run

jumps down the track trying to work through midwicket off the back of the bat to point

29.2
Croft to Bevan, no run

played to mid off

29.1
Croft to Bevan, no run

pushed back up the on side

Over29
8 runs
AUS 176/2CRR: 6.06  RRR: 0.04
Ricky Ponting 69 (70b 8x4 2x6)Michael Bevan 4 (5b)
Paul Collingwood0/20 (4)
28.6
4
PD Collingwood to Ponting, FOUR runs

flicked off his legs over square leg to the boundary scores are level

28.5
2
PD Collingwood to Ponting, 2 runs

square driven nicely wide of the deep fielder allowing the second

28.4
1
PD Collingwood to Bevan, 1 run

played down to fine leg

28.3
PD Collingwood to Bevan, no run

pushed back to the bowler

28.2
PD Collingwood to Bevan, no run

full ball left outside off stump

28.1
1
PD Collingwood to Ponting, 1 run

pushed out behind square leg

Over28
6 runs, 1 wicket
AUS 168/2CRR: 6.00  RRR: 0.40
Michael Bevan 3 (2b)Ricky Ponting 62 (67b 7x4 2x6)
Robert Croft1/21 (6)
27.6
Croft to Bevan, no run

left outside off stump

call on a replay in fact for the previous single but the first replay looks like he just got home from the throw on the bounce to the keeper

Croft comes in to bowl then the umpire stops him as the third umpire is apparently still looking at the previous run out!

27.5
1
Croft to Ponting, 1 run

driven to long on

27.4
3
Croft to Bevan, 3 runs

into his pads this time worked down to vacant long leg

27.4
1w
Croft to Bevan, 1 wide

tossed up outside off stump spins away bevan chased it and missed

closed the face dragging it straight that he was hoping

27.3
W
Croft to Gilchrist, OUT

jumps down the track lofted straight drive goes straight back to the bowler

Adam Gilchrist c & b Croft 80 (90b 14x4 0x6 122m) SR: 88.88
27.2
1
Croft to Ponting, 1 run

punched to long on

27.1
Croft to Ponting, no run

pushed to mid on