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Test # 1763
The Ashes, 2005, 5th Test
England v Australia
Kennington Oval, London
8,9,10,11,12 September 2005 (5-day match)

Result: Match Drawn
Series: England wins the 5-Test series 2-1

Toss: England
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV Umpire: JW Lloyds
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: KP Pietersen
Player of the Series: A Flintoff and SK Warne

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 319/7 (Jones 21*, Giles 5*; 88 overs)
  • Day 2: England 373, Australia 112/0 (Langer 75*, Hayden 32*; 33 overs)
  • Day 3: Australia 277/2 (Hayden 110*, Martyn 9*; 78.4 overs)
  • Day 4: Australia 367, England 34/1 (Trescothick 14*, Vaughan 19*; 13.2 overs)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        c Hayden           b Warne               43  77  65  8 0
    AJ Strauss            c Katich           b Warne              129 351 210 17 0
    *MP Vaughan           c Clarke           b Warne               11  26  25  2 0
    IR Bell               lbw                b Warne                0   9   7  0 0
    KP Pietersen                             b Warne               14  30  25  2 0
    A Flintoff            c Warne            b McGrath             72 162 115 12 1
    PD Collingwood        lbw                b Tait                 7  26  26  1 0
    +GO Jones                                b Lee                 25  60  41  5 0
    AF Giles              lbw                b Warne               32 120  70  1 0
    MJ Hoggard            c Martyn           b McGrath              2  47  36  0 0
    SJ Harmison           not out                                  20  25  20  4 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 7)                   18
    Total                 (all out, 105.3 overs, 471 mins)        373
    
    FoW: 1-82 (Trescothick, 17.3 ov), 2-102 (Vaughan, 23.5 ov),
         3-104 (Bell, 25.6 ov), 4-131 (Pietersen, 33.3 ov),
         5-274 (Flintoff, 70.1 ov), 6-289 (Collingwood, 76.3 ov),
         7-297 (Strauss, 79.4 ov), 8-325 (Jones, 89.3 ov),
         9-345 (Hoggard, 100.2 ov), 10-373 (Giles, 105.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     27      5     72      2 (1w)
    Lee                         23      3     94      1 (3nb)
    Tait                        15      1     61      1 (3nb)
    Warne                       37.3    5    122      6
    Katich                       3      0     14      0
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer                                b Harmison           105 233 146 11 2
    ML Hayden             lbw                b Flintoff           138 416 303 18 0
    *RT Ponting           c Strauss          b Flintoff            35  81  56  3 0
    DR Martyn             c Collingwood      b Flintoff            10  36  29  1 0
    MJ Clarke             lbw                b Hoggard             25 119  59  2 0
    SM Katich             lbw                b Flintoff             1  12  11  0 0
    +AC Gilchrist         lbw                b Hoggard             23  32  20  4 0
    SK Warne              c Vaughan          b Flintoff             0  18  10  0 0
    B Lee                 c Giles            b Hoggard              6  22  10  0 0
    GD McGrath            c Strauss          b Hoggard              0   6   6  0 0
    SW Tait               not out                                   1   7   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 8, w 2, nb 9)                   23
    Total                 (all out, 107.1 overs, 494 mins)        367
    
    FoW: 1-185 (Langer, 52.4 ov), 2-264 (Ponting, 72.2 ov),
         3-281 (Martyn, 80.4 ov), 4-323 (Hayden, 92.3 ov),
         5-329 (Katich, 94.6 ov), 6-356 (Gilchrist, 101.1 ov),
         7-359 (Clarke, 103.3 ov), 8-363 (Warne, 104.5 ov),
         9-363 (McGrath, 105.6 ov), 10-367 (Lee, 107.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Harmison                    22      2     87      1 (2nb, 2w)
    Hoggard                     24.1    2     97      4 (1nb)
    Flintoff                    34     10     78      5 (6nb)
    Giles                       23      1     76      0
    Collingwood                  4      0     17      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        lbw                b Warne               33 150  84  1 0
    AJ Strauss            c Katich           b Warne                1  16   7  0 0
    *MP Vaughan           c Gilchrist        b McGrath             45  80  65  6 0
    IR Bell               c Warne            b McGrath              0   2   1  0 0
    KP Pietersen                             b McGrath            158 285 187 15 7
    A Flintoff                           c & b Warne                8  20  13  1 0
    PD Collingwood        c Ponting          b Warne               10  72  51  1 0
    +GO Jones                                b Tait                 1  24  12  0 0
    AF Giles                                 b Warne               59 159  97  7 0
    MJ Hoggard            not out                                   4  45  35  0 0
    SJ Harmison           c Hayden           b Warne                0   2   2  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, w 7, nb 5)                         16
    Total                 (all out, 91.3 overs, 432 mins)         335
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Strauss, 3.4 ov), 2-67 (Vaughan, 22.4 ov),
         3-67 (Bell, 22.5 ov), 4-109 (Trescothick, 33.1 ov),
         5-126 (Flintoff, 37.5 ov), 6-186 (Collingwood, 51.5 ov),
         7-199 (Jones, 56.5 ov), 8-308 (Pietersen, 82.5 ov),
         9-335 (Giles, 91.1 ov), 10-335 (Harmison, 91.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     26      3     85      3 (1nb)
    Lee                         20      4     88      0 (4nb, 1w)
    Warne                       38.3    3    124      6 (1w)
    Clarke                       2      0      6      0
    Tait                         5      0     28      1 (1w)
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 342 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer             not out                                   0   3   4  0 0
    ML Hayden             not out                                   0   3   0  0 0
    Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
    Total                 (0 wickets, 0.4 overs, 3 mins)            4
    
    DNB: *RT Ponting, DR Martyn, MJ Clarke, SM Katich,
         +AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, GD McGrath, SW Tait.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Harmison                     0.4    0      0      0
    

    • 4th umpire - JF Steele

      Day 1

    • England 50 in 11.1 overs
    • England 100 in 22.5 overs
    • Score at Lunch: England 115/3 in 27 overs (Strauss 42*, Pietersen 10*)
    • Strauss 50 in 78 balls, 8x4
    • England 150 in 38.4 overs
    • England 200 in 51.2 overs
    • Score at Tea: England 213/4 in 55 overs (Strauss 92*, Flintoff 39*)
    • Flintoff 50 in 79 balls, 9x4
    • Strauss 100 in 150 balls, 13x4
    • England 250 in 62.3 overs
    • England 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (68th over, Warne's 25th, called by umpire Bowden)
    • England 300 in 80.1 overs
    • Second new ball taken after 86 overs.
    • 1st wicket Partnership (Trescothick and Strauss) - 50 in 70 balls
    • 5th wicket partnership (Strauss and Flintoff) - 50 in 82 balls
    • 5th wicket partnership (Strauss and Flintoff) - 100 in 144 balls

      Day 2

    • England 350 in 100.5 overs
    • Score at Lunch: Australia 19/0 in 7 overs (Langer 16*, Hayden 2*)
    • Australia 50 in 17.6 overs
    • Langer 50 in 63 balls, 6x4, 2x6
    • Australia 100 in 29.6 overs
    • Score at Tea: Australia 112/0 in 33 overs (Langer 75*, Hayden 32*)
    • Play was called off after tea due to rain and bad light
    • 1st wicket partnership (Langer and Hayden) - 50 in 110 balls
    • 1st wicket partnership (Langer and Hayden) - 100 in 181 balls

      Day 3

    • Extra 8 overs added to the day's play to make up for the time lost.
    • Play started 30 minutes late (at 10.30 GMT) due to wet conditions
    • Langer 50 in 62 balls, 6x4, 2x6
    • Hayden 50 in 137 balls, 7x4
    • Australia 150 in 44.5 overs
    • Score at Lunch: Australia 157/0 in 47 overs (Langer 91*, Hayden 60*)
    • Langer 100 in 142 balls, 10x4, 2x6 (22nd Test century)
    • Score at Tea: Australia 185/1 in 52.4 overs (Hayden 70*)
    • Australia 200 in 57.2 overs
    • Hayden 100 in 218 balls, 15x4
    • Australia 250 in 66.6 overs
    • 1st wicket partnership (Langer and Hayden) - 150 in 273 balls
    • Play was called off early due to bad light (7 minutes)

      Day 4

    • Second new ball taken at 282/3 (82 overs)
    • Australia 300 in 86.1 overs
    • Australia 350 in 97.5 overs
    • Score at Lunch: Australia 356/5 in 101.1 overs (Clarke 23*)
    • Score at Tea: England 7/1 in 5.3 overs (Vaughan 4*, Trescothick 2*)
    • Bad light stopped play at 3.42pm
    • Play abandoned at 6.15pm
    • 2nd wicket partnership (Hayden and Ponting - 50 in 71 balls

      Day 5

    • England 50 in 16.5 overs
    • England 100 in 31.1 overs
    • Score at Lunch: England 127/5 in 39 overs (Pietersen 35*, Collingwood 0*)
    • KP Pietersen 50 in 70 balls, 2x4, 3x6
    • England 150 in 42.3 overs
    • 2nd wicket partnership (Trescothick and Vaughan) - 50 in 84 balls
    • 6th wicket partnership (Pietersen and Collingwood) - 50 in 57 balls
    • England 200 in 56.6 overs
    • 8th wicket partnership (Pietersen and Giles) - 50 in 87 balls
    • 8th wicket partnership (Pietersen and Giles) - 100 in 143 balls
    • KP Pietersen 100 in 191 mins off 124 balls, 10x4, 4x6
    • Score at Tea: England 221/7 (Pietersen 105*, Giles 6*)
    • England 250 in 71.2 overs
    • England 300 in 81.4 overs
    • KP Pietersen 150 in 176 balls, 14x4, 7x6
    • Compton-Miller Medal awarded to A Flintoff




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    Ground Page: Kennington Oval, London

    England Player Pages: ME Trescothick, AJ Strauss, MP Vaughan, IR Bell, KP Pietersen, A Flintoff, PD Collingwood, GO Jones, AF Giles, MJ Hoggard, SJ Harmison.

    Australia Player Pages: JL Langer, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, DR Martyn, MJ Clarke, SM Katich, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, GD McGrath, SW Tait.

    Match Officials' Pages: BF Bowden, RE Koertzen, JW Lloyds, RS Madugalle.

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