02/02Result
10th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Feb 2 2007
England won by 92 runs
Player of the Match
Ed Joyce
Ed JoyceEngland
02/02Result
10th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Sydney, Feb 2 2007
England won by 92 runs
Player of the Match
Ed Joyce
Ed JoyceEngland

  • England Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    EC Joyce
    107
    142
    201
    10
    0
    75.35
    46.2 banged in, Joyce plays a tired pull which he doesn't get hold of and the ball loops to wide midwicket. A great ovation as he walks off. His innings has given England something to bowl at and also ensured that John Buchanan gets his wish of making sure Australia are in a game at last 256/5
    MB Loye
    29
    33
    52
    3
    1
    87.87
    10.6 GOT HIM! McGrath dropped it short, as he was bound to do, and Loye tried to keep things positive by playing the hook. But it was a stroke played with no conviction, and a steepling top-edge ended in the hands of deep square-leg! 58/1
    IR Bell
    51
    60
    96
    4
    0
    85.00
    33.1 and the drinks break brings a breakthrough once again! And it's that old shark McGrath who does the job. It was short, Bell went for a big swing, and Gilchrist steadied himself under a big top-edge 169/2
    A Flintoff (c)
    3
    10
    12
    0
    0
    30.00
    36.4 Flintoff back, it hits him high up and the immediate thought was that it might have been going over the top. It pitched in line and was certainly straight ... is this the start of England's wobble? 179/3
    AJ Strauss
    26
    24
    25
    3
    0
    108.33
    42.3 well, not a dismissal you'll see in a Test. Strauss walks right across his stumps and scoops the ball to leg ... it goes straight up and Clark only has to move eight or nine yards at backward square leg to take a sitter 222/4
    JWM Dalrymple
    30
    18
    27
    3
    1
    166.66
    47.6 driven to long-on, the two players get in a real mess over the second and both end up at the bowler's end ... Dalrymple goes but surely Bopara should have sacrificed himself 274/7
    PA Nixon †
    4
    2
    3
    1
    0
    200.00
    46.6 another one banged in, and this time Nixon plays a really nothing semi-pull shot which lobs to extra cover. A short and certainly not sweet stay. 261/6
    RS Bopara
    not out
    7
    5
    14
    1
    0
    140.00
    LE Plunkett
    not out
    10
    7
    8
    1
    0
    142.85
    Extras
    25 (lb 5, nb 1, w 19)
    TOTAL
    292/7 (50 Overs, RR: 5.84)
    Did not bat: SI Mahmood, MS Panesar
    Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Mal Loye, 10.6 ov), 2-169 (Ian Bell, 33.1 ov), 3-179 (Andrew Flintoff, 36.4 ov), 4-222 (Andrew Strauss, 42.3 ov), 5-256 (Ed Joyce, 46.2 ov), 6-261 (Paul Nixon, 46.6 ov), 7-274 (Jamie Dalrymple, 47.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SW Tait1006826.80338050
    NW Bracken915315.88264120
    SR Clark1005505.50265010
    GD McGrath1005125.10376121
    MJ Clarke401804.50100000
    A Symonds201608.0052000
    CL White512615.20161030

  • Australia Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AC Gilchrist (c) †
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    0.1 what a start! Brilliant, brilliant delivery from Plunkett. Full, fast, inswinging, perfect yorker length, and Gilchrist has no answer whatsoever! Well, well ... England are on a roll! 0/1
    ML Hayden
    51
    62
    103
    7
    1
    82.25
    20.4 there's the breakthrough! And it's that man on the drive who does the trick. Lots of width from Mahmood, Hayden went for a big booming drive and it's a smart reflex take from Jamie Dalrymple at short cover! Not the best ball, but the best result as far as England are concerned 116/4
    BJ Hodge
    1
    6
    8
    0
    0
    16.66
    1.2 GOTTIM! Well, well, what a start from England! Shorter and straighter, Hodge tried to leave alone but it was onto him too quickly and a big inside-edge deflected onto his middle stump! 4/2
    MJ Clarke
    18
    29
    47
    2
    0
    62.06
    12.2 awful dismissal! that was wide, got wider and Clarke needed an extension to reach it and Nixon dived in front of slip to hold a good catch. England get lucky ... 45/3
    A Symonds
    39
    35
    64
    4
    1
    111.42
    23.6 tidy stuff from Panesar. Shambolic stuff from ... ahem ... us. But ho hum, what can we do? Sorry about all this 130/4
    MEK Hussey
    6
    14
    20
    0
    0
    42.85
    24.4 beautiful ball! Hits the seam, bounces sharply and cramps Hussey for room, and he chops it onto his stumps! That could well be game, set and match! 137/5
    CL White
    13
    20
    25
    0
    0
    65.00
    30.1 Flintoff strikes with his first ball of the new spell! A hint of width tempted White into a rash swipe, and Nixon makes no mistake! England are right into the elongated tail 160/6
    NW Bracken
    21
    26
    34
    3
    0
    80.76
    33.6 beautiful ball! Tossed right up, much much slower, and Bracken played all round it as the ball crashed into middle and leg. Another one bites the dust, and with Glenn McGrath now at the crease, it's safe to say the game is up. Or is it? 180/7
    SR Clark
    not out
    15
    23
    10
    2
    0
    65.21
    GD McGrath
    1
    7
    10
    0
    0
    14.28
    36.3 GONE! McGrath steps across his stumps, Plunkett raps him on the kneeroll, Harper raises his finger. Easy as pie, and England are almost home and hosed! 187/8
    SW Tait
    11
    10
    6
    1
    1
    110.00
    38.5 Bell has sealed it with a run-out! Pushed on to the back foot, Tait was slow to start running, and Bell swooped from cover to ping down the stumps! 200/9
    Extras
    24 (lb 8, w 16)
    TOTAL
    200 all out (38.5 Overs, RR: 5.15)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Adam Gilchrist, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (Brad Hodge, 1.2 ov), 3-45 (Michael Clarke, 12.2 ov), 4-116 (Matthew Hayden, 20.4 ov), 4-130* (Andrew Symonds, retired not out ), 5-137 (Michael Hussey, 24.4 ov), 6-160 (Cameron White, 30.1 ov), 7-180 (Nathan Bracken, 33.6 ov), 8-187 (Glenn McGrath, 36.3 ov), 9-200 (Shaun Tait, 38.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    LE Plunkett9.512432.44492060
    SI Mahmood703825.42285040
    A Flintoff804715.87307110
    MS Panesar1006416.40254200
    RS Bopara401914.75141010

Match Notes

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0ML HaydenAC Gilchrist
2nd4ML HaydenBJ Hodge
3rd41ML HaydenMJ Clarke
4th71ML HaydenA Symonds
5th14A SymondsMEK Hussey
5th7MEK HusseyCL White
6th23NW BrackenCL White
7th20SR ClarkNW Bracken
8th7GD McGrathSR Clark
9th13SR ClarkSW Tait

Australian Tri Series (CB Series)

TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS871310.667
ENG83513-0.608
NZ8269-0.007