12/01Result
1st Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Melbourne, Jan 12 2007
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![England]( "England")
242/8 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
246/2 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
12/01Result
1st Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Melbourne, Jan 12 2007
-
![England]( "England")
242/8 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
246/2 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.15 start, First Session 14.15-17.45 Interval 17.45-18.30, Second Session 18.30-22.00
Match days
12 January 2007 - day/night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Australia 4, England 0
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND 242/8 (50 OVERS)
- Andrew Flintoff*47 (38)
- Kevin Pietersen82 (91)
- Nathan Bracken3/46 (9)
- Mitchell Johnson2/34 (10)
AUSTRALIA 246/2 (45.2 OVERS)
- Adam Gilchrist60 (61)
- Ricky Ponting*82 (96)
- Jamie Dalrymple1/38 (10)
- Monty Panesar1/46 (10)
45.2
4
Lewis to Clarke, FOUR,
45.1
0
Lewis to Clarke, no run,
END OF OVER:45 | 4 Runs | AUS: 242/2 (1 run required from 30 balls, RR: 5.37, RRR: 0.20)
- Michael Clarke53 (72b)
- Ricky Ponting82 (96b)
- Paul Collingwood4-0-21-0
- Jon Lewis8-1-39-0
44.6
1
Collingwood to Clarke, 1 run,
44.5
2
Collingwood to Clarke, 2 runs,
44.4
0
Collingwood to Clarke, no run,
44.3
0
Collingwood to Clarke, no run,
Match Coverage
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Australia seal another easy success
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