The Ashes - 1st Test

Australia v England

Australia won by 277 runs

Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal JL Langer c Pietersen b Flintoff 82 136 98 13 0 83.67
View dismissal ML Hayden c Collingwood b Flintoff 21 88 47 2 0 44.68
View dismissal RT Ponting* lbw b Hoggard 196 464 319 24 0 61.44
View dismissal DR Martyn c Collingwood b Giles 29 79 62 2 0 46.77
View dismissal MEK Hussey b Flintoff 86 257 187 8 0 45.98
View dismissal MJ Clarke c Strauss b Anderson 56 153 94 5 1 59.57
View dismissal AC Gilchrist lbw b Hoggard 0 3 3 0 0 0.00
View dismissal SK Warne c †Jones b Harmison 17 42 26 1 0 65.38
B Lee not out 43 90 61 6 0 70.49
View dismissal SR Clark b Flintoff 39 34 23 3 2 169.56
GD McGrath not out 8 26 17 0 0 47.05
Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 8, nb 7) 25
Total (9 wickets dec; 155 overs; 690 mins) 602 (3.88 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-79 (Hayden, 18.3 ov), 2-141 (Langer, 28.5 ov), 3-198 (Martyn, 47.2 ov), 4-407 (Hussey, 108.4 ov), 5-467 (Ponting, 126.3 ov), 6-467 (Gilchrist, 126.6 ov), 7-500 (Warne, 135.3 ov), 8-528 (Clarke, 141.3 ov), 9-578 (Clark, 149.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket SJ Harmison 30 4 123 1 4.10 (1nb, 6w)
View wickets MJ Hoggard 31 5 98 2 3.16 (1nb)
View wicket JM Anderson 29 6 141 1 4.86 (1w)
View wickets A Flintoff 30 4 99 4 3.30 (3nb, 1w)
View wicket AF Giles 25 2 91 1 3.64
IR Bell 1 0 12 0 12.00 (2nb)
KP Pietersen 9 1 28 0 3.11
England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c Hussey b McGrath 12 25 21 2 0 57.14
View dismissal AN Cook c Warne b McGrath 11 27 15 1 0 73.33
View dismissal IR Bell c Ponting b Clark 50 228 162 5 0 30.86
View dismissal PD Collingwood c †Gilchrist b Clark 5 24 13 1 0 38.46
View dismissal KP Pietersen lbw b McGrath 16 72 44 1 0 36.36
View dismissal A Flintoff* c †Gilchrist b Lee 0 4 3 0 0 0.00
View dismissal GO Jones lbw b McGrath 19 90 57 2 0 33.33
View dismissal AF Giles c Hayden b McGrath 24 61 39 4 0 61.53
View dismissal MJ Hoggard c †Gilchrist b Clark 0 12 6 0 0 0.00
View dismissal SJ Harmison c †Gilchrist b McGrath 0 5 5 0 0 0.00
JM Anderson not out 2 9 8 0 0 25.00
Extras (b 2, lb 8, w 2, nb 6) 18
Total (all out; 61.1 overs; 283 mins) 157 (2.56 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-28 (Strauss, 5.4 ov), 2-28 (Cook, 5.5 ov), 3-42 (Collingwood, 10.6 ov), 4-78 (Pietersen, 27.4 ov), 5-79 (Flintoff, 28.3 ov), 6-126 (Jones, 49.2 ov), 7-149 (Bell, 56.2 ov), 8-153 (Hoggard, 58.2 ov), 9-154 (Harmison, 59.2 ov), 10-157 (Giles, 61.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket B Lee 15 3 51 1 3.40 (5nb, 2w)
View wickets GD McGrath 23.1 8 50 6 2.15 (1nb)
View wickets SR Clark 14 5 21 3 1.50
SK Warne 9 0 25 0 2.77
Australia 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
JL Langer not out 100 199 146 9 0 68.49
View dismissal ML Hayden run out (Anderson/†Jones) 37 67 41 6 0 90.24
RT Ponting* not out 60 131 85 4 0 70.58
Extras (lb 4, nb 1) 5
Total (1 wicket dec; 45.1 overs; 199 mins) 202 (4.47 runs per over)
Did not bat DR Martyn, MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, SR Clark, GD McGrath
Fall of wickets1-68 (Hayden, 15.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
MJ Hoggard 11 2 43 0 3.90
JM Anderson 9 1 54 0 6.00
A Flintoff 5 2 11 0 2.20 (1nb)
SJ Harmison 12.1 1 54 0 4.43
AF Giles 5 0 22 0 4.40
KP Pietersen 3 0 14 0 4.66
England 2nd innings (target: 648 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c sub (RA Broad) b Clark 11 51 31 1 0 35.48
View dismissal AN Cook c Hussey b Warne 43 128 94 4 0 45.74
View dismissal IR Bell lbw b Warne 0 11 4 0 0 0.00
View dismissal PD Collingwood st †Gilchrist b Warne 96 216 155 13 2 61.93
View dismissal KP Pietersen c Martyn b Lee 92 227 155 14 0 59.35
View dismissal A Flintoff* c Langer b Warne 16 37 26 4 0 61.53
View dismissal GO Jones b McGrath 33 68 48 5 0 68.75
View dismissal AF Giles c Warne b Clark 23 55 38 3 0 60.52
View dismissal MJ Hoggard c Warne b Clark 8 49 35 1 0 22.85
View dismissal SJ Harmison c McGrath b Clark 13 31 18 2 0 72.22
JM Anderson not out 4 7 8 1 0 50.00
Extras (b 8, lb 10, w 2, nb 11) 31
Total (all out; 100.1 overs; 445 mins) 370 (3.69 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-29 (Strauss, 10.4 ov), 2-36 (Bell, 13.2 ov), 3-91 (Cook, 29.2 ov), 4-244 (Collingwood, 63.3 ov), 5-271 (Flintoff, 71.4 ov), 6-293 (Pietersen, 80.4 ov), 7-326 (Jones, 87.1 ov), 8-346 (Giles, 92.5 ov), 9-361 (Hoggard, 98.2 ov), 10-370 (Harmison, 100.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket B Lee 22 1 98 1 4.45 (7nb, 1w)
View wicket GD McGrath 19 3 53 1 2.78 (3nb)
View wickets SR Clark 24.1 6 72 4 2.97
View wickets SK Warne 34 7 124 4 3.64 (1nb, 1w)
MEK Hussey 1 0 5 0 5.00
Match details
Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Series Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
Player of the match RT Ponting (Australia)
Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and SA Bucknor (West Indies)
TV umpire PD Parker
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire BNJ Oxenford
Close of play
23 Nov day 1 - Australia 1st innings 346/3 (RT Ponting 137*, MEK Hussey 63*, 90 ov)
24 Nov day 2 - England 1st innings 53/3 (IR Bell 13*, KP Pietersen 6*, 17 ov)
25 Nov day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 181/1 (JL Langer 88*, RT Ponting 51*, 40 ov)
26 Nov day 4 - England 2nd innings 293/5 (KP Pietersen 92*, GO Jones 12*, 80 ov)
27 Nov day 5 - England 2nd innings 370 (100.1 ov) - end of match
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • Day 5
  • New Ball Taken: England 293/5 after 80.2 overs (KP Pietersen 92, GO Jones 12)
  • England: 300 runs in 82.2 overs (504 balls), Extras 23
  • Drinks: England - 346/8 in 92.5 overs (MJ Hoggard 2)
  • England: 350 runs in 94.1 overs (578 balls), Extras 30
  • Attendance: 10349
  • Total Attendance: 164747
  • Test Match Scorer: Binoy George
  • Test Match Commentators: Jenny Thompson, Martin Williamson and Will Luke
 
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Other

Bulletin - Ponting century powers Australia
News - Wayward England miss their mark
News - Giles content with comeback
News - Quick singles: How's the air up there, Trevor?
Analysis - Ponting's love-affair with the Gabba
News - Short cuts - Ponting's ace
News - Barmy Army threatens boycott
News - Short cuts - Vintage McGrath
News - Quick singles: A subdued Army
Analysis - Lee's Bradmanesque Gabba average
Old Guest Column - Rusty England hint at cricket's corrosive future
Verdict - Ponting opts for torture method
News - Short cuts - Ponting's choice
News - Quick singles: Jones 1 Bowden 0
Ian Chappell - Flawed strategy has England in a spin
Verdict - England's odd couple
News - Quick singles: Aussie subs strike back
News - Short cuts - X-rated exchanges
News - Fans see red over offensive song
News - Gabba crowd smashes previous record
News - Ponting injury not considered serious
News - Harmison admits he froze
Verdict - Philosophical Collingwood proud of England's fight
Verdict - Langer silences debate
Analysis - Pietersen v Warne
News - Short cuts: Hero to zero
Verdict - 'We can't mope around' - Flintoff
Verdict - We must get even better says Ponting
Verdict - Clark escapes from McGrath's shadow
Verdict - Normality restored
News - Tait and Johnson return for Adelaide
Tim de Lisle - Give Harmy a break
Top Performer - In the shoes of Bradman
News - Lee ready to get a grip on England
News - 'We played Warne very well' - Fletcher
Match reports - Australia v England 2006-07
News - Queensland Cricket rides on Ashes fortune

Photos

Nov 27, 2006

Glenn McGrath raises a stump in celebration after Australia trounce England at Brisbane, Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, November 27, 2006

Glenn McGrath raises a stump in celebration after Australia trounce England at Brisbane

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Nov 27, 2006

Liz Kemp, Brett Lee's wife, watches from the crowd, Australia v England, 1st Test, Brisbane, November 27, 2006

Liz Kemp, Brett Lee's wife, watches from the crowd

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