05/12Result
2nd Test, England tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 5-9 2013
Australia won by 218 runs
Player of the Match
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell JohnsonAustralia
05/12Result
2nd Test, England tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 5-9 2013
Australia won by 218 runs
Player of the Match
Mitchell Johnson
Mitchell JohnsonAustralia

Best performances - Batsmen

MJ Clarke
MJ Clarke
148(245) 17x4 - 0x6
Control %93%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 55 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
8 9 26 26 23 11 18 27
BJ Haddin
BJ Haddin
118(177) 11x4 - 5x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull/hook on front foot
  • 43 runs
  • 2x4 - 5x6
8 11 21 7 10 3 14 44

Best performances - Bowlers

MG Johnson
MG Johnson
O17.2
M8
R40
W7
Eco2.30
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
PM Siddle
PM Siddle
O19
M4
R57
W4
Eco3.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

  • AUS - 1st
  • ENG - 1st
  • AUS - 2nd
  • ENG - 2nd

Australia - 1st - Innings

34
CJL Rogers5 (16)
DA Warner29 (32)
121
CJL Rogers67 (146)
SR Watson51 (119)
0
CJL Rogers0 (5)
MJ Clarke0 (0)
19
MJ Clarke9 (18)
SPD Smith6 (17)
83
MJ Clarke30 (69)
GJ Bailey53 (93)
200
BJ Haddin86 (148)
MJ Clarke109 (158)
17
BJ Haddin12 (7)
MG Johnson5 (13)
9
BJ Haddin7 (9)
PM Siddle2 (9)
46
BJ Haddin13 (13)
RJ Harris31 (37)
41*
RJ Harris24 (17)
NM Lyon17 (26)

England - 1st - Innings

9
MA Carberry4 (6)
AN Cook3 (11)
48
MA Carberry32 (85)
JE Root15 (80)
9
MA Carberry5 (15)
KP Pietersen4 (12)
45
IR Bell25 (32)
MA Carberry19 (38)
6
IR Bell4 (13)
BA Stokes1 (12)
0
IR Bell0 (0)
MJ Prior0 (4)
0
IR Bell0 (0)
SCJ Broad0 (1)
18
GP Swann7 (7)
IR Bell11 (16)
0
IR Bell0 (0)
JM Anderson0 (1)
37
IR Bell32 (45)
MS Panesar2 (35)

Australia - 2nd - Innings

4
CJL Rogers2 (10)
DA Warner2 (4)
0
SR Watson0 (2)
DA Warner0 (0)
61
MJ Clarke22 (51)
DA Warner38 (60)
67*
DA Warner43 (53)
SPD Smith23 (54)

England - 2nd - Innings

1
MA Carberry0 (2)
AN Cook1 (7)
19
MA Carberry14 (37)
JE Root3 (25)
111
KP Pietersen53 (99)
JE Root57 (114)
12
IR Bell6 (19)
JE Root6 (20)
28
JE Root21 (35)
BA Stokes7 (29)
39
MJ Prior18 (58)
BA Stokes21 (61)
45
MJ Prior14 (14)
SCJ Broad29 (26)
38
GP Swann6 (14)
MJ Prior31 (26)
8
JM Anderson2 (4)
MJ Prior6 (4)
11
MS Panesar0 (7)
JM Anderson11 (10)

Match Coverage

All Match News

  • Death by the cathedral

    On a docile Adelaide drop-in, Mitchell Johnson burst in, cracked open a Test, and set his side on course to win back the Ashes

  • Champs today, chumps tomorrow

    In separating sportsmen into two distinct categories - tough men and cowards - we not only miss the subtlety, we miss the whole truth

  • Unfair to blame the coaching staff

    Andy Flower has created an excellent environment and any criticism of him and the set-up is missing the mark. It's the players who have failed

  • England lack skill, pure and simple

    The tourists have no excuses for their poor showing. They have simply not been good enough against quality bowling on lively pitches

  • Raise courage and commitment, England

    The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co