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The Ashes - 1st Test

England v Australia

Australia won by 239 runs

Test no. 1756 | 2005 season
Played at Lord's, London
21,22,23,24 July 2005 (5-day match)


Australia 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
JL Langer	c Harmison b Flintoff	40	77	44	5	0	90.90
14.4 caught Harmison 66/3
ML Hayden	b Hoggard	12	38	25	2	0	48.00
7.6 bowled 35/1
RT Ponting*	c Strauss b Harmison	9	38	18	1	0	50.00
12.5 caught Strauss 55/2
DR Martyn	c †GO Jones b SP Jones	2	13	4	0	0	50.00
15.1 caught †GO Jones 66/4
MJ Clarke	lbw b SP Jones	11	35	22	2	0	50.00
21.5 87/5
SM Katich	c †GO Jones b Harmison	27	107	67	5	0	40.29
36.3 caught †GO Jones 178/8
AC Gilchrist†	c †GO Jones b Flintoff	26	30	19	6	0	136.84
28.3 caught †GO Jones 126/6
SK Warne	b Harmison	28	40	29	5	0	96.55
36.1 bowled 175/7
B Lee	c †GO Jones b Harmison	3	13	8	0	0	37.50
38.4 caught †GO Jones 178/9
JN Gillespie	lbw b Harmison	1	19	11	0	0	9.09
40.2 190/10
GD McGrath	not out	10	9	6	2	0	166.66

Extras	(b 5, lb 4, w 1, nb 11)	21

Total	(all out; 40.2 overs; 209 mins)	190	(4.71 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-35 (Hayden, 7.6 ov), 2-55 (Ponting, 12.5 ov), 3-66 (Langer, 14.4 ov), 4-66 (Martyn, 15.1 ov), 5-87 (Clarke, 21.5 ov), 6-126 (Gilchrist, 28.3 ov), 7-175 (Warne, 36.1 ov), 8-178 (Katich, 36.3 ov), 9-178 (Lee, 38.4 ov), 10-190 (Gillespie, 40.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Harmison	11.2	0	43	5	3.79
12.5 to Ponting, caught Strauss 55/2 36.1 to Warne, bowled 175/7 36.3 to Katich, caught †GO Jones 178/8 38.4 to Lee, caught †GO Jones 178/9 40.2 to Gillespie, 190/10
MJ Hoggard	8	0	40	1	5.00	(2nb)
7.6 to Hayden, bowled 35/1
A Flintoff	11	2	50	2	4.54	(9nb)
14.4 to Langer, caught Harmison 66/3 28.3 to Gilchrist, caught †GO Jones 126/6
SP Jones	10	0	48	2	4.80	(1w)
15.1 to Martyn, caught †GO Jones 66/4 21.5 to Clarke, 87/5


England 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick	c Langer b McGrath	4	24	17	1	0	23.52
6.1 caught Langer 10/1
AJ Strauss	c Warne b McGrath	2	28	21	0	0	9.52
6.5 caught Warne 11/2
MP Vaughan*	b McGrath	3	29	20	0	0	15.00
12.2 bowled 18/3
IR Bell	b McGrath	6	34	25	1	0	24.00
14.3 bowled 19/4
KP Pietersen	c Martyn b Warne	57	148	89	8	2	64.04
43.4 caught Martyn 122/9
A Flintoff	b McGrath	0	8	4	0	0	0.00
16.1 bowled 21/5
GO Jones†	c †Gilchrist b Lee	30	85	56	6	0	53.57
34.1 caught †Gilchrist 79/6
AF Giles	c †Gilchrist b Lee	11	14	13	2	0	84.61
36.6 caught †Gilchrist 92/7
MJ Hoggard	c Hayden b Warne	0	18	16	0	0	0.00
41.4 caught Hayden 101/8
SJ Harmison	c Martyn b Lee	11	35	19	1	0	57.89
48.1 caught Martyn 155/10
SP Jones	not out	20	21	14	3	0	142.85

Extras	(b 1, lb 5, nb 5)	11

Total	(all out; 48.1 overs; 227 mins)	155	(3.21 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-10 (Trescothick, 6.1 ov), 2-11 (Strauss, 6.5 ov), 3-18 (Vaughan, 12.2 ov), 4-19 (Bell, 14.3 ov), 5-21 (Flintoff, 16.1 ov), 6-79 (GO Jones, 34.1 ov), 7-92 (Giles, 36.6 ov), 8-101 (Hoggard, 41.4 ov), 9-122 (Pietersen, 43.4 ov), 10-155 (Harmison, 48.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	18	5	53	5	2.94
6.1 to Trescothick, caught Langer 10/1 6.5 to Strauss, caught Warne 11/2 12.2 to Vaughan, bowled 18/3 14.3 to Bell, bowled 19/4 16.1 to Flintoff, bowled 21/5
B Lee	15.1	5	47	3	3.09	(4nb)
34.1 to GO Jones, caught †Gilchrist 79/6 36.6 to Giles, caught †Gilchrist 92/7 48.1 to Harmison, caught Martyn 155/10
JN Gillespie	8	1	30	0	3.75	(1nb)

SK Warne	7	2	19	2	2.71
41.4 to Hoggard, caught Hayden 101/8 43.4 to Pietersen, caught Martyn 122/9


Australia 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
JL Langer	run out (Pietersen)	6	24	15	1	0	40.00
5.3 from Flintoff, run out (Pietersen) 18/1
ML Hayden	b Flintoff	34	65	54	5	0	62.96
14.4 bowled 54/2
RT Ponting*	c sub (JC Hildreth) b Hoggard	42	100	65	3	0	64.61
27.3 caught sub (JC Hildreth) 100/3
DR Martyn	lbw b Harmison	65	215	138	8	0	47.10
62.1 255/5
MJ Clarke	b Hoggard	91	151	106	15	0	85.84
61.6 bowled 255/4
SM Katich	c SP Jones b Harmison	67	177	113	8	0	59.29
100.4 caught SP Jones 384/10
AC Gilchrist†	b Flintoff	10	26	14	1	0	71.42
67.2 bowled 274/6
SK Warne	c Giles b Harmison	2	13	7	0	0	28.57
70.2 caught Giles 279/7
B Lee	run out (Giles)	8	16	16	1	0	50.00
74.1 from Harmison, run out (Giles) 289/8
JN Gillespie	b SP Jones	13	72	52	3	0	25.00
89.6 bowled 341/9
GD McGrath	not out	20	44	32	3	0	62.50

Extras	(b 10, lb 8, nb 8)	26

Total	(all out; 100.4 overs; 457 mins)	384	(3.81 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-18 (Langer, 5.3 ov), 2-54 (Hayden, 14.4 ov), 3-100 (Ponting, 27.3 ov), 4-255 (Clarke, 61.6 ov), 5-255 (Martyn, 62.1 ov), 6-274 (Gilchrist, 67.2 ov), 7-279 (Warne, 70.2 ov), 8-289 (Lee, 74.1 ov), 9-341 (Gillespie, 89.6 ov), 10-384 (Katich, 100.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Harmison	27.4	6	54	3	1.95
62.1 to Martyn, 255/5 70.2 to Warne, caught Giles 279/7 100.4 to Katich, caught SP Jones 384/10
MJ Hoggard	16	1	56	2	3.50	(2nb)
27.3 to Ponting, caught sub (JC Hildreth) 100/3 61.6 to Clarke, bowled 255/4
A Flintoff	27	4	123	2	4.55	(5nb)
14.4 to Hayden, bowled 54/2 67.2 to Gilchrist, bowled 274/6
SP Jones	18	1	69	1	3.83	(1nb)
89.6 to Gillespie, bowled 341/9
AF Giles	11	1	56	0	5.09

IR Bell	1	0	8	0	8.00


England 2nd innings (target: 420 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick	c Hayden b Warne	44	128	103	8	0	42.71
29.2 caught Hayden 96/2
AJ Strauss	c & b Lee	37	115	67	6	0	55.22
26.4 caught & 80/1
MP Vaughan*	b Lee	4	47	26	1	0	15.38
36.2 bowled 112/4
IR Bell	lbw b Warne	8	18	15	0	0	53.33
33.1 104/3
KP Pietersen	not out	64	120	79	6	2	81.01

A Flintoff	c †Gilchrist b Warne	3	14	11	0	0	27.27
39.3 caught †Gilchrist 119/5
GO Jones†	c Gillespie b McGrath	6	51	27	1	0	22.22
50.3 caught Gillespie 158/6
AF Giles	c Hayden b McGrath	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
50.5 caught Hayden 158/7
MJ Hoggard	lbw b McGrath	0	18	15	0	0	0.00
54.6 164/8
SJ Harmison	lbw b Warne	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
55.3 167/9
SP Jones	c Warne b McGrath	0	12	6	0	0	0.00
58.1 caught Warne 180/10
Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 3)	14

Total	(all out; 58.1 overs; 268 mins)	180	(3.09 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-80 (Strauss, 26.3 ov), 2-96 (Trescothick, 29.2 ov), 3-104 (Bell, 33.1 ov), 4-112 (Vaughan, 36.2 ov), 5-119 (Flintoff, 39.3 ov), 6-158 (GO Jones, 50.3 ov), 7-158 (Giles, 50.5 ov), 8-164 (Hoggard, 54.6 ov), 9-167 (Harmison, 55.3 ov), 10-180 (SP Jones, 58.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	17.1	2	29	4	1.68
50.3 to GO Jones, caught Gillespie 158/6 50.5 to Giles, caught Hayden 158/7 54.6 to Hoggard, 164/8 58.1 to SP Jones, caught Warne 180/10
B Lee	15	3	58	2	3.86	(1nb)
26.4 to Strauss, caught & 80/1 36.2 to Vaughan, bowled 112/4
JN Gillespie	6	0	18	0	3.00	(2nb)

SK Warne	20	2	64	4	3.20
29.2 to Trescothick, caught Hayden 96/2 33.1 to Bell, 104/3 39.3 to Flintoff, caught †Gilchrist 119/5 55.3 to Harmison, 167/9

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Series Australia led the 5-match series 1-0

Test debut KP Pietersen (England)
Player of the match GD McGrath (Australia)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire MR Benson
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Close of play
21 Jul day 1 - England 1st innings 92/7 (KP Pietersen 28*, 37 ov)
22 Jul day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 279/7 (SM Katich 10*, 70.2 ov)
23 Jul day 3 - England 2nd innings 156/5 (KP Pietersen 42*, GO Jones 6*, 48 ov)
24 Jul day 4 - England 2nd innings 180 (58.1 ov) - end of match

Match notes