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The Ashes - 2nd Test

England v Australia

England won by 2 runs

Test no. 1758 | 2005 season
Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham
4,5,6,7 August 2005 (5-day match)


England 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick	c †Gilchrist b Kasprowicz	90	143	102	15	2	88.23
32.3 caught †Gilchrist 164/2
AJ Strauss	b Warne	48	113	76	10	0	63.15
25.3 bowled 112/1
MP Vaughan*	c Lee b Gillespie	24	54	41	3	0	58.53
36.6 caught Lee 187/4
IR Bell	c †Gilchrist b Kasprowicz	6	2	3	1	0	200.00
32.6 caught †Gilchrist 170/3
KP Pietersen	c Katich b Lee	71	152	76	10	1	93.42
66.3 caught Katich 348/8
A Flintoff	c †Gilchrist b Gillespie	68	74	62	6	5	109.67
54.3 caught †Gilchrist 290/5
GO Jones†	c †Gilchrist b Kasprowicz	1	14	15	0	0	6.66
57.4 caught †Gilchrist 293/6
AF Giles	lbw b Warne	23	34	30	4	0	76.66
65.1 342/7
MJ Hoggard	lbw b Warne	16	62	49	2	0	32.65
79.2 407/10
SJ Harmison	b Warne	17	16	11	2	1	154.54
69.4 bowled 375/9
SP Jones	not out	19	39	24	1	1	79.16

Extras	(lb 9, w 1, nb 14)	24

Total	(all out; 79.2 overs; 356 mins)	407	(5.13 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-112 (Strauss, 25.3 ov), 2-164 (Trescothick, 32.3 ov), 3-170 (Bell, 32.6 ov), 4-187 (Vaughan, 36.6 ov), 5-290 (Flintoff, 54.3 ov), 6-293 (GO Jones, 57.4 ov), 7-342 (Giles, 65.1 ov), 8-348 (Pietersen, 66.3 ov), 9-375 (Harmison, 69.4 ov), 10-407 (Hoggard, 79.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	17	1	111	1	6.52	(3nb, 1w)
66.3 to Pietersen, caught Katich 348/8
JN Gillespie	22	3	91	2	4.13	(3nb)
36.6 to Vaughan, caught Lee 187/4 54.3 to Flintoff, caught †Gilchrist 290/5
MS Kasprowicz	15	3	80	3	5.33	(8nb)
32.3 to Trescothick, caught †Gilchrist 164/2 32.6 to Bell, caught †Gilchrist 170/3 57.4 to GO Jones, caught †Gilchrist 293/6
SK Warne	25.2	4	116	4	4.57
25.3 to Strauss, bowled 112/1 65.1 to Giles, 342/7 69.4 to Harmison, bowled 375/9 79.2 to Hoggard, 407/10


Australia 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
JL Langer	lbw b SP Jones	82	276	154	7	0	53.24
61.3 262/6
ML Hayden	c Strauss b Hoggard	0	5	1	0	0	0.00
1.1 caught Strauss 0/1
RT Ponting*	c Vaughan b Giles	61	87	76	12	0	80.26
19.5 caught Vaughan 88/2
DR Martyn	run out (Vaughan)	20	23	18	4	0	111.11
24.5 from Flintoff, run out (Vaughan) 118/3
MJ Clarke	c †GO Jones b Giles	40	85	68	7	0	58.82
44.2 caught †GO Jones 194/4
SM Katich	c †GO Jones b Flintoff	4	22	18	1	0	22.22
49.4 caught †GO Jones 208/5
AC Gilchrist†	not out	49	120	69	4	0	71.01

SK Warne	b Giles	8	14	14	2	0	57.14
64.5 bowled 273/7
B Lee	c Flintoff b SP Jones	6	14	10	1	0	60.00
67.1 caught Flintoff 282/8
JN Gillespie	lbw b Flintoff	7	36	37	1	0	18.91
75.5 308/9
MS Kasprowicz	lbw b Flintoff	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
75.6 308/10
Extras	(b 13, lb 7, w 1, nb 10)	31

Total	(all out; 76 overs; 346 mins)	308	(4.05 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Hayden, 1.1 ov), 2-88 (Ponting, 19.5 ov), 3-118 (Martyn, 24.5 ov), 4-194 (Clarke, 44.2 ov), 5-208 (Katich, 49.4 ov), 6-262 (Langer, 61.3 ov), 7-273 (Warne, 64.5 ov), 8-282 (Lee, 67.1 ov), 9-308 (Gillespie, 75.5 ov), 10-308 (Kasprowicz, 75.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Harmison	11	1	48	0	4.36	(2nb)

MJ Hoggard	8	0	41	1	5.12	(4nb)
1.1 to Hayden, caught Strauss 0/1
SP Jones	16	2	69	2	4.31	(1nb, 1w)
61.3 to Langer, 262/6 67.1 to Lee, caught Flintoff 282/8
A Flintoff	15	1	52	3	3.46	(3nb)
49.4 to Katich, caught †GO Jones 208/5 75.5 to Gillespie, 308/9 75.6 to Kasprowicz, 308/10
AF Giles	26	2	78	3	3.00
19.5 to Ponting, caught Vaughan 88/2 44.2 to Clarke, caught †GO Jones 194/4 64.5 to Warne, bowled 273/7


England 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick	c †Gilchrist b Lee	21	51	38	4	0	55.26
11.2 caught †Gilchrist 27/2
AJ Strauss	b Warne	6	28	12	1	0	50.00
6.2 bowled 25/1
MJ Hoggard	c Hayden b Lee	1	35	27	0	0	3.70
13.5 caught Hayden 31/4
MP Vaughan*	b Lee	1	2	2	0	0	50.00
11.5 bowled 29/3
IR Bell	c †Gilchrist b Warne	21	69	43	2	0	48.83
26.5 caught †Gilchrist 75/6
KP Pietersen	c †Gilchrist b Warne	20	50	35	0	2	57.14
24.6 caught †Gilchrist 72/5
A Flintoff	b Warne	73	133	86	6	4	84.88
52.1 bowled 182/10
GO Jones†	c Ponting b Lee	9	33	19	1	0	47.36
33.6 caught Ponting 101/7
AF Giles	c Hayden b Warne	8	44	36	0	0	22.22
44.3 caught Hayden 131/8
SJ Harmison	c Ponting b Warne	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
44.4 caught Ponting 131/9
SP Jones	not out	12	42	23	3	0	52.17

Extras	(lb 1, nb 9)	10

Total	(all out; 52.1 overs; 249 mins)	182	(3.48 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-25 (Strauss, 6.2 ov), 2-27 (Trescothick, 11.2 ov), 3-29 (Vaughan, 11.5 ov), 4-31 (Hoggard, 13.5 ov), 5-72 (Pietersen, 24.6 ov), 6-75 (Bell, 26.5 ov), 7-101 (GO Jones, 33.6 ov), 8-131 (Giles, 44.3 ov), 9-131 (Harmison, 44.4 ov), 10-182 (Flintoff, 52.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	18	1	82	4	4.55	(5nb)
11.2 to Trescothick, caught †Gilchrist 27/2 11.5 to Vaughan, bowled 29/3 13.5 to Hoggard, caught Hayden 31/4 33.6 to GO Jones, caught Ponting 101/7
JN Gillespie	8	0	24	0	3.00	(1nb)

MS Kasprowicz	3	0	29	0	9.66	(3nb)

SK Warne	23.1	7	46	6	1.98
6.2 to Strauss, bowled 25/1 24.6 to Pietersen, caught †Gilchrist 72/5 26.5 to Bell, caught †Gilchrist 75/6 44.3 to Giles, caught Hayden 131/8 44.4 to Harmison, caught Ponting 131/9 52.1 to Flintoff, bowled 182/10


Australia 2nd innings (target: 282 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
JL Langer	b Flintoff	28	54	47	4	0	59.57
12.2 bowled 47/1
ML Hayden	c Trescothick b SP Jones	31	106	64	4	0	48.43
22.5 caught Trescothick 82/3
RT Ponting*	c †GO Jones b Flintoff	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
12.6 caught †GO Jones 48/2
DR Martyn	c Bell b Hoggard	28	64	36	5	0	77.77
26.1 caught Bell 107/4
MJ Clarke	b Harmison	30	101	57	4	0	52.63
43.4 bowled 175/8
SM Katich	c Trescothick b Giles	16	27	21	3	0	76.19
31.6 caught Trescothick 134/5
AC Gilchrist†	c Flintoff b Giles	1	8	4	0	0	25.00
33.5 caught Flintoff 136/6
JN Gillespie	lbw b Flintoff	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
34.2 137/7
SK Warne	hit wicket b Flintoff	42	79	59	4	2	71.18
52.1 220/9
B Lee	not out	43	99	75	5	0	57.33

MS Kasprowicz	c †GO Jones b Harmison	20	60	31	3	0	64.51
64.3 caught †GO Jones 279/10
Extras	(b 13, lb 8, w 1, nb 18)	40

Total	(all out; 64.3 overs; 307 mins)	279	(4.32 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-47 (Langer, 12.2 ov), 2-48 (Ponting, 12.6 ov), 3-82 (Hayden, 22.5 ov), 4-107 (Martyn, 26.1 ov), 5-134 (Katich, 31.6 ov), 6-136 (Gilchrist, 33.5 ov), 7-137 (Gillespie, 34.2 ov), 8-175 (Clarke, 43.4 ov), 9-220 (Warne, 52.1 ov), 10-279 (Kasprowicz, 64.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
SJ Harmison	17.3	3	62	2	3.54	(1nb, 1w)
43.4 to Clarke, bowled 175/8 64.3 to Kasprowicz, caught †GO Jones 279/10
MJ Hoggard	5	0	26	1	5.20
26.1 to Martyn, caught Bell 107/4
AF Giles	15	3	68	2	4.53
31.6 to Katich, caught Trescothick 134/5 33.5 to Gilchrist, caught Flintoff 136/6
A Flintoff	22	3	79	4	3.59	(13nb)
12.2 to Langer, bowled 47/1 12.6 to Ponting, caught †GO Jones 48/2 34.2 to Gillespie, 137/7 52.1 to Warne, 220/9
SP Jones	5	1	23	1	4.60
22.5 to Hayden, caught Trescothick 82/3

Match details

Toss Australia, who chose to field
Series 5-match series level 1-1

Player of the match A Flintoff (England)

Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire JW Lloyds
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

Close of play
4 Aug day 1 - England 1st innings 407
5 Aug day 2 - England 2nd innings 25/1 (ME Trescothick 19*, MJ Hoggard 0*, 7 ov)
6 Aug day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 175/8 (SK Warne 20*, 43.4 ov)
7 Aug day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 279 (64.3 ov) - end of match

Match notes