- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 got him! Chopped it on! Short and wide, went for the cut, the shot was on but a bit of inward movement did him in ultimately, a thick inside edge straight onto middle and off to give England their first breakthrough 19/140.3 excellent catch by Prior! England are fighting back, the scoring had slowed down and Paine was getting restless, short outside off, goes for the slog over midwicket, gets a thin inside edge and Prior snaps it sharply behind the wicket 206/48.6 gone! A hint of frustration as he had middled the last few balls but didn't find the gap, Anderson had set it up, hurled it short on middle, Ponting pulled it away disdainfully but straight into the palms of Sidebottom positioned perfectly at fine leg, two down 40/239.2 gone! Flatter outside off, takes it on the half-volley and tries to slog-sweep it over deep midwicket but doesn't get hold of it, Joe Denly watches it comfortably into his hands to give England a much-needed wicket 203/343.1 got him! Swinging it back in, lands on the off and nips back and Ferguson was surprised by the movement, tried to fend it away into the leg side, got an inside edge onto the pads and then onto the stumps, timely wicket for England 220/547.4 But he contains the damage somewhat with a wicket! Not the best of deliveries, though, another full toss and White miscues the pull, the shot was on but it caught the top edge and Denly took a simple catch at extra cover 273/649.3 but he's gone this time! Had made too much room and Sidebottom threw in a low full toss outside off, Hopes had to reach for it and ended up chipping in straight to Strauss at extra cover 288/848.4 run out, it's been Anderson's day in the field, in the blockhole, dug out towards long-on, they try to come back for the second but Anderson hurls in a strong throw, what's more it's accurate, knocking out the bails at the non-striker's end to find Lee short of his ground 281/7Extras22 (b 1, lb 7, w 14)TOTAL296/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.92)Did not bat: NW BrackenFall of wickets: 1-19 (Shane Watson, 4.3 ov), 2-40 (Ricky Ponting, 8.6 ov), 3-203 (Michael Hussey, 39.2 ov), 4-206 (Tim Paine, 40.3 ov), 5-220 (Callum Ferguson, 43.1 ov), 6-273 (Cameron White, 47.4 ov), 7-281 (Brett Lee, 48.4 ov), 8-288 (James Hopes, 49.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JM Anderson 10 0 55 4 5.50 35 9 0 2 0 RJ Sidebottom 9 0 65 1 7.22 32 9 1 4 0 AD Mascarenhas 10 0 49 1 4.90 32 3 2 0 0 TT Bresnan 9 0 60 0 6.66 24 6 1 3 0 GP Swann 10 0 48 1 4.80 26 4 0 1 0 RS Bopara 2 0 11 0 5.50 6 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 gone! Strauss is surprised by the bouncer, gets his bat and glove away from it, evades the bouncer but the ball brushes the shoulder on the way to the keeper, the umpire Asad Rauf takes his time and then raises his finger, turns out it's the wrong call, an early setback for England 0/110.5 Denly has to go back! Lands on a good length outside off, came down the track to take it on the half-volley and loft it over mid-off, didn't get to the pitch nor did he connect it well, got far more elevation than distance and Brett Lee did a good job taking a few steps back, maintaining a still head and watching it into his palms 45/214.5 run-out, Ponting, you beauty! Short on middle, dropped short of the Australian captain at midwicket, a suicidal run considering his accurate aim, Ponting picks up and throws down the stumps at the non-striker's end to find Bopara miles out of his ground 60/413.6 run out, Ponting stikes! Pushed off the front foot to extra cover, Bopara sets off but then decides against the run, does so quickly and Prior, who's backed up quite a bit turns to get back to the non-striker's end, Ponting collects, takes aim and scores to find Prior inches short of his ground 59/327.2 another wicket! Full outside off, had made room, his eyes lit up and he tried to clear mid-off but that was mistimed and it landed straight into the hands of Watson there stationed exactly for such a shot, only a matter of time now 114/623.2 five down! Lands on a length outside off, Morgan tries to clear extra cover there, wasn't a great deal of intent in that shot, ended up slicing it straight to Hussey at deep point who held on to a simple catch 100/529.4 bowled'im! Not very often that you see it happen, straying on middle and leg, Mascarenhas shuffles across to work it through square, it clips the bottom of the thigh pad and then crashes into the stumps, seven down, Australia inch their way to a 6-0 lead 125/734.5 got him! Slowed it down even more this time, and it held its line as it angled towards middle and leg, Swann tried to drive it through midwicket, missed as he was a little early into the shot and the stumps took a beating 159/839.2 cleaned him up! Full and straight on middle, tries to drive it past midwicket, clips the pads and crashes into the stumps, nine down now, too quick for the batsman, that 182/940.6 all over! Fast and furious from round the wicket on the off stump, Anderson has no answer to that one, can't bring his bat down in time and hears the death rattle! 185/10Extras14 (lb 3, nb 3, w 8)TOTAL185 all out (41 Overs, RR: 4.51)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Andrew Strauss, 0.2 ov), 2-45 (Joe Denly, 10.5 ov), 3-59 (Matt Prior, 13.6 ov), 4-60 (Ravi Bopara, 14.5 ov), 5-100 (Eoin Morgan, 23.2 ov), 6-114 (Owais Shah, 27.2 ov), 7-125 (Dimitri Mascarenhas, 29.4 ov), 8-159 (Graeme Swann, 34.5 ov), 9-182 (Ryan Sidebottom, 39.2 ov), 10-185 (James Anderson, 40.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Lee 8 0 48 2 6.00 27 6 0 0 2 NW Bracken 10 0 42 2 4.20 30 2 0 2 0 PM Siddle 8 1 22 1 2.75 32 1 0 0 0 JR Hopes 9 0 32 3 3.55 32 1 1 0 0 NM Hauritz 6 0 38 0 6.33 20 3 1 1 1
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 7-match series 6-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
17 September 2009 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Australia: 50 runs in 11.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 11
- TD Paine: 50 off 63 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 83/2 in 17.0 overs (TD Paine 55, MEK Hussey 5)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (TD Paine 38, MEK Hussey 10, Ex 2)
- Australia: 100 runs in 21.4 overs (136 balls), Extras 13
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 115 balls (TD Paine 63, MEK Hussey 34, Ex 4)
- Australia: 150 runs in 30.1 overs (189 balls), Extras 15
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 56 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 177/2 in 35.0 overs (TD Paine 99, MEK Hussey 52)
- TD Paine: 100 off 130 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 168 balls (TD Paine 87, MEK Hussey 61, Ex 5)
- Australia: 200 runs in 38.5 overs (243 balls), Extras 18
- Power Play 3: Overs 43.1 - 48.0
- Australia: 250 runs in 45.5 overs (285 balls), Extras 20
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (CL White 27, JR Hopes 26, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Australia - 296/8 in 50.0 overs (NM Hauritz 1, PM Siddle 8)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- England: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (80 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: England - 60/4 in 14.5 overs (OA Shah 1)
- England: 100 runs in 23.1 overs (142 balls), Extras 4
- England: 150 runs in 32.6 overs (204 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: England - 150/7 in 33.0 overs (TT Bresnan 17, GP Swann 8)
- Power Play 3: Overs 37.1 - 42.0
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