- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.3 oh dear, shocking shot. Strauss expects one on off stump, instead it pitches on middle-and-leg and he tries to steer it into the leg-side but mistimes it completely and it carries to Martyn at short midwicket - and that's Clark's 29th wicket in just seven Tests. Yet again Strauss is dismissed on the leg-side 32/120.5 gone. Cook flashes an off-drive at that one which nips across the left-hander's off stump and gets a thick outside edge. A classic set-up: Clark had been working towards that one for a while. Click here for a picture 45/281.1 too short, too wide but Collingwood's cut stroke finds the man at point 235/3145.5 and he's GONE! Collingwood is out, he's edged Clark behind, a swinging delivery driven on the up, takes a thick outside edge and Gilchrist takes the catch. He receive tumultuous applause, a standing ovation from everyone in the ground and every Australian on the pitch. A fabulous innings 468/4151.6 Pietersen drops that down to Ponting in at short mid-on and the underarm shy takes the stumps at the non-striker's end. That's his equal highest Test score, but he just can't shake the monkey off his back that is 158. He got that score against Sri Lanka in the summer, and he's had 158 against Australia before, at the Oval in 2005. 489/5154.2 tosses that up and he gets the reward. A wide, floated delivery and Jones rushes at that one, driving it up to Martyn at point who snaffles a pretty easy chance, standing firm and taking it in Australian-style, fingertips pointing upwards. Clever thinking from Warne but he was hardly excited, he didn't even smile 491/6Extras20 (lb 10, nb 8, w 2)TOTAL551/6d (168 Overs, RR: 3.27, 707 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Andrew Strauss, 14.3 ov), 2-45 (Alastair Cook, 20.5 ov), 3-158 (Ian Bell, 61.4 ov), 4-468 (Paul Collingwood, 145.5 ov), 5-489 (Kevin Pietersen, 151.6 ov), 6-491 (Geraint Jones, 154.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB B Lee 34 1 139 1 4.08 1 8 GD McGrath 30 5 107 0 3.56 0 0 SR Clark 34 6 75 3 2.20 0 0 SK Warne 53 9 167 1 3.15 1 0 MJ Clarke 17 2 53 0 3.11 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.6 short again, but this time Langer forced to play and the ball flies off the shoulder of the bat and Pietersen takes a good catch low to his right. Flintoff is mobbed by delirious team-mates as Langer slowly trudges off 8/112.6 and the dangerman has gone early. A nothing shot from Hayden, to one which seamed a little bit away from him and that's pouched to Jones's left off a thin edge. There's been some good control from England and that's a great ball from Hoggard. Hayden strides off, a casual, rueful look back at the wicket 35/282.6 and he's GONE! A terrific ball from Hoggard, superbly bowled in the corridor and just moving away ever so slightly from Ponting who came forward tentatively, prodding at it, the ball taking the outside edge and Jones swallows a simple catch 257/422.2 but he's gone this time! A hint of swing from Hoggard has Martyn playing away from his body and he gets a big edge on it. Ooh, now that's a good catch from Bell, low, and in his fingertips at gully. That's Hoggard's second wicket of the day and in truth he's deserved both 65/390.4 GODDIM! That's a thoroughly deserved wicket from Hoggard, Hussey trying to leave this but was too late, got a bottom edge and the ball crashed into his off stump. Terrific, tight, controlled bowling from Hoggard - all day, even at this late stage 286/5157.1 goddim! Poor shot, really, a waste - swinging into Clarke and he flicks it, with a closed face of the bat and it lands in Giles's midriff who takes a good catch. Disappointing end to an otherwise fine innings 505/8114.4 and here he goes again, he's smashed this hard, but it's miscued and it's flying down to the man at deep midwicket - and Bell clings on! Adrenaline got the better of Gilchrist there, just as he was looking all set to stamp on England 384/6153.5 on with the arm, Warne caught half forward and a loud and confident appeal answered eventually by Steve Bucknor ... Warne clearly unhappy with that as he slowly turns and walks off 502/7159.2 and he's got him! Terrific ball, swinging in - quick too - to take out Clark's leg stump, picking up his seventh wicket 507/9165.3 and this one moves away again from McGrath who replaces his straight bat with a wobbly one, edging it to Jones - it only just carried, mind - and finally Anderson picks up a wicket. And there's the end of Australia's innings. 513/10Extras14 (b 4, lb 2, nb 7, w 1)TOTAL513 all out (165.3 Overs, RR: 3.09, 718 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Justin Langer, 1.6 ov), 2-35 (Matthew Hayden, 12.6 ov), 3-65 (Damien Martyn, 22.2 ov), 4-257 (Ricky Ponting, 82.6 ov), 5-286 (Michael Hussey, 90.4 ov), 6-384 (Adam Gilchrist, 114.4 ov), 7-502 (Shane Warne, 153.5 ov), 8-505 (Michael Clarke, 157.1 ov), 9-507 (Stuart Clark, 159.2 ov), 10-513 (Glenn McGrath, 165.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Hoggard 42 6 109 7 2.59 0 0 A Flintoff 26 5 82 1 3.15 0 5 SJ Harmison 25 5 96 0 3.84 1 2 JM Anderson 21.3 3 85 1 3.95 0 0 AF Giles 42 7 103 1 2.45 0 0 KP Pietersen 9 0 32 0 3.55 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR29.6 gone! Oh dear. Don't think Strauss is too happy with that. He came skipping down the pitch, trying to work it to leg, the ball hit the pad and ballooned to short-leg who appealed...as did every Australian and Bucknor raises his finger. Replays confirm the ball missed the bat by, well...several inches. 69/210.6 and he's gone this time. It was a good delivery, slanting across him, tempting him to play and play he did, edging straight to Gilchrist who took a good two-handed catch at his ankles. Nothing more than a decent line-and-length delivery and that's his fourth wicket this match 31/131.6 oh dear, what a complete and utter shambles. Pushed out into the covers, Collingwood called Bell through but Bell didn't want the run. Collingwood sprints nevertheless, Bell reluctantly agrees but is caught well short of his ground, Clarke fields from cover to Warne who throws down the stumps with ease. Disaster 70/333.1 GOT HIM! What a ripper from Warne, pitching on leg and Pietersen tries to sweep...and it clips off stump. Massive, ripping, gripping legbreak. Warne roars his delight at Pietersen who marches off and England are now in a hole 73/438.6 and Lee strikes! Flintoff, the big wicket, their big hope, he's gone! Lee banged that one down and Flintoff flashes at it and the ball takes the outside edge. Flintoff stands motionless. My, my, England are in deep deep trouble 77/548.4 what a sucker punch and what a soft dismissal! A fullish ball so wide that Jones had to stretch to reach it, and he cracks it straight to Matthew Hayden in the gully who takes a good catch .... he didn't have to move much but it was travelling 94/651.6 Giles's wretched match continues with a blob. He tried kicking it and failed two balls earlier, so this time he plays at one outside leg stump, is turned square and a thick outside edge gives Hayden at slip his second catch in as many overs 97/757.5 lovely, lovely bowling. A big, flighted googly, 18 inches wide of off stump and it's too much for Hoggard to resist ... he shapes to drive and the ball snorts back and into his stumps, aided by a big inside edge. The height did for Hoggard there ... his eyes lit up as he saw it arcing towards him. "C'mon!" cries a grinning Warne, pumping his fist and sending Hoggard on his way with a raised index finger which screams 'You're out' 105/862.6 but he's gone now; at last McGrath swings this in and Harmison is rapped on the pad, all of Australia roar their appeal...and the slow finger of fate is raised by the umpire. 119/972.6 GOT HIM! He's GONE! Anderson shuffled across his stumps here and, for the fifth or sixth time, McGrath raps him on his pad, roars an appeal and finally gets his man. 129/10Extras11 (b 3, lb 5, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL129 all out (73 Overs, RR: 1.76, 324 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Alastair Cook, 10.6 ov), 2-69 (Andrew Strauss, 29.6 ov), 3-70 (Ian Bell, 31.6 ov), 4-73 (Kevin Pietersen, 33.1 ov), 5-77 (Andrew Flintoff, 38.6 ov), 6-94 (Geraint Jones, 48.4 ov), 7-97 (Ashley Giles, 51.6 ov), 8-105 (Matthew Hoggard, 57.5 ov), 9-119 (Steve Harmison, 62.6 ov), 10-129 (James Anderson, 72.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB B Lee 18 3 35 2 1.94 0 2 GD McGrath 10 6 15 2 1.50 1 0 SK Warne 32 12 49 4 1.53 0 0 SR Clark 13 4 22 1 1.69 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR103.1 short delivery banged in straight and fended down off the back foot 309/3103.3 not quite timed, but waits for that and plays a lovely upper cut high and even higher over the slips, boundary just inside the third-man boundary 312/321.4 Ponting looks to hit it through the covers but doesn't make a good connection and Strauss at short extra cover takes a good waist-high catch 116/322.2 wide and Martyn leans back and looks to crack that through point but only hits it hard at Strauss who takes the catch. No celebrations, but England at least have a glimmer of hope now ... the odds are, however, still with Australia 121/4Extras7 (b 2, lb 2, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL168/4 (32.5 Overs, RR: 5.11, 161 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Justin Langer, 2.2 ov), 2-33 (Matthew Hayden, 5.4 ov), 3-116 (Ricky Ponting, 21.4 ov), 4-121 (Damien Martyn, 22.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Hoggard 4 0 29 1 7.25 0 0 A Flintoff 9 0 44 2 4.88 0 2 AF Giles 10 0 46 1 4.60 0 0 SJ Harmison 4 0 15 0 3.75 1 0 JM Anderson 3.5 0 23 0 6.00 0 0 KP Pietersen 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0
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- Fri, 1 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 266/3 (PD Collingwood 98*, KP Pietersen 60*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 2 Dec - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 28/1 (ML Hayden 12*, RT Ponting 11*, 9 ov)
- Sun, 3 Dec - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 312/5 (MJ Clarke 30*, AC Gilchrist 13*, 97 ov)
- Mon, 4 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 59/1 (AJ Strauss 31*, IR Bell 18*, 19 ov)
- Tue, 5 Dec - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 168/4 (32.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Drinks: England - 73/4 in 33.1 overs (PD Collingwood 0)
- Lunch: England - 89/5 in 47.0 overs (PD Collingwood 5, GO Jones 5)
- England: 100 runs in 54.2 overs (328 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: England - 107/8 in 59.0 overs (PD Collingwood 12, SJ Harmison 1)
- Tea: England - 129/10 in 73.0 overs (PD Collingwood 22)
- Australia 2nd innings
- Australia: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (61 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (RT Ponting 22, MEK Hussey 23, Ex 5)
- Australia: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (108 balls), Extras 6
- Attendance: 20355
- Drinks: Australia - 114/2 in 21.0 overs (RT Ponting 48, MEK Hussey 35)
- Australia: 150 runs in 28.5 overs (175 balls), Extras 6
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 54 balls (4 x 4)
- Test Match Scorer: Binoy George
- Test Match Commentators: Jenny Thompson, Martin Williamson and Will Luke
- Australia 1st innings
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (MJ Clarke 23, AC Gilchrist 28, Ex 1)
- Australia: 350 runs in 110.1 overs (668 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Australia - 350/5 in 110.5 overs (MJ Clarke 42, AC Gilchrist 38)
- AC Gilchrist: 50 off 70 balls (5 x 4)
- MJ Clarke: 50 off 88 balls (5 x 4)
- Australia: 400 runs in 119.3 overs (724 balls), Extras 10
- Lunch: Australia - 417/6 in 124.0 overs (MJ Clarke 68, SK Warne 12)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (MJ Clarke 25, SK Warne 21, Ex 4)
- Australia: 450 runs in 139.1 overs (843 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Australia - 453/6 in 140.0 overs (MJ Clarke 90, SK Warne 25)
- MJ Clarke: 100 off 183 balls (9 x 4)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 205 balls (MJ Clarke 58, SK Warne 38, Ex 4)
- Australia: 500 runs in 153.4 overs (930 balls), Extras 14
- Tea: Australia - 502/7 in 153.5 overs (MJ Clarke 121)
- Attendance: 24552
- England 2nd innings
- England: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 0
- End Of Day: England - 59/1 in 19.0 overs (AJ Strauss 31, IR Bell 18)
- Australia: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Australia - 65/3 in 22.2 overs (RT Ponting 33)
- Australia: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (215 balls), Extras 8
- RT Ponting: 50 off 106 balls (5 x 4)
- Lunch: Australia - 105/3 in 35.0 overs (RT Ponting 57, MEK Hussey 13)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (RT Ponting 31, MEK Hussey 16, Ex 3)
- Australia: 150 runs in 49.6 overs (307 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Australia - 151/3 in 50.0 overs (RT Ponting 77, MEK Hussey 39)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 203 balls (RT Ponting 57, MEK Hussey 42, Ex 3)
- RT Ponting: 100 off 183 balls (8 x 4)
- Tea: Australia - 185/3 in 63.0 overs (RT Ponting 101, MEK Hussey 49)
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 129 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 200 runs in 67.1 overs (410 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 299 balls (RT Ponting 80, MEK Hussey 70, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Australia - 242/3 in 79.0 overs (RT Ponting 133, MEK Hussey 74)
- Australia: 250 runs in 81.1 overs (494 balls), Extras 8
- Attendance: 30075
- New Ball Taken: Australia 253/3 after 82.1 overs (RT Ponting 141, MEK Hussey 77)
- Australia: 300 runs in 93.6 overs (571 balls), Extras 9
- End Of Day: Australia - 312/5 in 97.0 overs (MJ Clarke 30, AC Gilchrist 13)
- PD Collingwood: 100 off 204 balls (7 x 4)
- England: 300 runs in 98.5 overs (599 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 248 balls (PD Collingwood 55, KP Pietersen 90, Ex 5)
- Drinks: England - 309/3 in 103.0 overs (PD Collingwood 110, KP Pietersen 90)
- KP Pietersen: 100 off 149 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: England - 347/3 in 117.0 overs (PD Collingwood 135, KP Pietersen 102)
- England: 350 runs in 119.2 overs (723 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 373 balls (PD Collingwood 92, KP Pietersen 103, Ex 6)
- PD Collingwood: 150 off 317 balls (13 x 4)
- England: 400 runs in 132.5 overs (805 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: England - 400/3 in 133.0 overs (PD Collingwood 162, KP Pietersen 127)
- 4th Wicket: 250 runs in 445 balls (PD Collingwood 115, KP Pietersen 128, Ex 7)
- England: 450 runs in 142.2 overs (862 balls), Extras 15
- PD Collingwood: 200 off 383 balls (16 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 300 runs in 495 balls (PD Collingwood 149, KP Pietersen 139, Ex 12)
- Tea: England - 468/4 in 145.5 overs (KP Pietersen 146)
- KP Pietersen: 150 off 246 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Attendance: 30321
- England: 500 runs in 158.2 overs (958 balls), Extras 17
- Drinks: England - 503/6 in 160.0 overs (A Flintoff 19, AF Giles 1)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (A Flintoff 20, AF Giles 25, Ex 5)
- England: 550 runs in 167.6 overs (1018 balls), Extras 20
- Australia 1st innings
- End Of Day: Australia - 28/1 in 9.0 overs (ML Hayden 12, RT Ponting 11)
- England 1st innings
- Drinks: England - 32/0 in 14.0 overs (AJ Strauss 14, AN Cook 18)
- England: 50 runs in 24.1 overs (145 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: England - 58/2 in 28.0 overs (IR Bell 9, PD Collingwood 8)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 113 balls (IR Bell 19, PD Collingwood 30, Ex 1)
- England: 100 runs in 42.4 overs (259 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 100/2 in 44.0 overs (IR Bell 23, PD Collingwood 33)
- PD Collingwood: 50 off 114 balls (4 x 4)
- IR Bell: 50 off 140 balls (4 x 4)
- Tea: England - 144/2 in 59.0 overs (IR Bell 50, PD Collingwood 50)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 233 balls (IR Bell 47, PD Collingwood 50, Ex 3)
- England: 150 runs in 60.3 overs (366 balls), Extras 3
- 12th men: SI Mahmood and MG Johnson
- Attendance: 31458
- England: 200 runs in 71.1 overs (432 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: England - 205/3 in 72.0 overs (PD Collingwood 73, KP Pietersen 26)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (PD Collingwood 20, KP Pietersen 31, Ex 2)
- KP Pietersen: 50 off 70 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- England: 250 runs in 84.4 overs (513 balls), Extras 6
- New Ball Taken: England 254/3 after 85.1 overs (PD Collingwood 91, KP Pietersen 56)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 156 balls (PD Collingwood 41, KP Pietersen 59, Ex 4)
- End Of Day: England - 266/3 in 90.0 overs (PD Collingwood 98, KP Pietersen 60)
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