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The Ashes - 2nd Test

Australia v England

Australia won by 6 wickets

England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c Martyn b Clark 14 63 44 0 0 31.81
View dismissal AN Cook c †Gilchrist b Clark 27 90 57 2 0 47.36
View dismissal IR Bell c & b Lee 60 189 148 6 0 40.54
View dismissal PD Collingwood c †Gilchrist b Clark 206 515 392 16 0 52.55
View dismissal KP Pietersen run out (Ponting) 158 377 257 15 1 61.47
A Flintoff* not out 38 101 67 2 1 56.71
View dismissal GO Jones c Martyn b Warne 1 10 7 0 0 14.28
AF Giles not out 27 63 44 4 0 61.36
Extras (lb 10, w 2, nb 8) 20
Total (6 wickets dec; 168 overs; 707 mins) 551 (3.27 runs per over)
Did not bat MJ Hoggard, SJ Harmison, JM Anderson
Fall of wickets1-32 (Strauss, 14.3 ov), 2-45 (Cook, 20.5 ov), 3-158 (Bell, 61.4 ov), 4-468 (Collingwood, 145.5 ov), 5-489 (Pietersen, 151.6 ov), 6-491 (Jones, 154.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket B Lee 34 1 139 1 4.08 (8nb, 1w)
GD McGrath 30 5 107 0 3.56
View wickets SR Clark 34 6 75 3 2.20
View wicket SK Warne 53 9 167 1 3.15 (1w)
MJ Clarke 17 2 53 0 3.11
Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal JL Langer c Pietersen b Flintoff 4 9 8 1 0 50.00
View dismissal ML Hayden c †Jones b Hoggard 12 57 30 1 0 40.00
View dismissal RT Ponting* c †Jones b Hoggard 142 353 245 12 0 57.95
View dismissal DR Martyn c Bell b Hoggard 11 42 33 1 0 33.33
View dismissal MEK Hussey b Hoggard 91 298 212 7 1 42.92
View dismissal MJ Clarke c Giles b Hoggard 124 318 224 10 0 55.35
View dismissal AC Gilchrist c Bell b Giles 64 111 79 8 0 81.01
View dismissal SK Warne lbw b Hoggard 43 157 108 4 0 39.81
B Lee not out 7 47 33 0 0 21.21
View dismissal SR Clark b Hoggard 0 9 7 0 0 0.00
View dismissal GD McGrath c †Jones b Anderson 1 25 21 0 0 4.76
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 7) 14
Total (all out; 165.3 overs; 718 mins) 513 (3.09 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-8 (Langer, 1.6 ov), 2-35 (Hayden, 12.6 ov), 3-65 (Martyn, 22.2 ov), 4-257 (Ponting, 82.6 ov), 5-286 (Hussey, 90.4 ov), 6-384 (Gilchrist, 114.4 ov), 7-502 (Warne, 153.5 ov), 8-505 (Clarke, 157.1 ov), 9-507 (Clark, 159.2 ov), 10-513 (McGrath, 165.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets MJ Hoggard 42 6 109 7 2.59
View wicket A Flintoff 26 5 82 1 3.15 (5nb)
SJ Harmison 25 5 96 0 3.84 (2nb, 1w)
View wicket JM Anderson 21.3 3 85 1 3.95
View wicket AF Giles 42 7 103 1 2.45
KP Pietersen 9 0 32 0 3.55
England 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal AJ Strauss c Hussey b Warne 34 125 79 3 0 43.03
View dismissal AN Cook c †Gilchrist b Clark 9 48 35 1 0 25.71
View dismissal IR Bell run out (Clarke/Warne) 26 85 73 2 0 35.61
PD Collingwood not out 22 198 119 2 0 18.48
View dismissal KP Pietersen b Warne 2 8 5 0 0 40.00
View dismissal A Flintoff* c †Gilchrist b Lee 2 25 24 0 0 8.33
View dismissal GO Jones c Hayden b Lee 10 41 24 1 0 41.66
View dismissal AF Giles c Hayden b Warne 0 14 8 0 0 0.00
View dismissal MJ Hoggard b Warne 4 27 24 0 0 16.66
View dismissal SJ Harmison lbw b McGrath 8 25 21 0 0 38.09
View dismissal JM Anderson lbw b McGrath 1 41 28 0 0 3.57
Extras (b 3, lb 5, w 1, nb 2) 11
Total (all out; 73 overs; 324 mins) 129 (1.76 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-31 (Cook, 10.6 ov), 2-69 (Strauss, 29.6 ov), 3-70 (Bell, 31.6 ov), 4-73 (Pietersen, 33.1 ov), 5-77 (Flintoff, 38.6 ov), 6-94 (Jones, 48.4 ov), 7-97 (Giles, 51.6 ov), 8-105 (Hoggard, 57.5 ov), 9-119 (Harmison, 62.6 ov), 10-129 (Anderson, 72.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wickets B Lee 18 3 35 2 1.94 (2nb)
View wickets GD McGrath 10 6 15 2 1.50 (1w)
View wickets SK Warne 32 12 49 4 1.53
View wicket SR Clark 13 4 22 1 1.69
Australia 2nd innings (target: 168 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
View dismissal JL Langer c Bell b Hoggard 7 12 8 1 0 87.50
View dismissal ML Hayden c Collingwood b Flintoff 18 31 17 2 0 105.88
View dismissal RT Ponting* c Strauss b Giles 49 95 65 5 0 75.38
MEK Hussey not out 61 129 66 5 0 92.42
View dismissal DR Martyn c Strauss b Flintoff 5 4 4 1 0 125.00
MJ Clarke not out 21 47 39 0 0 53.84
Extras (b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 2) 7
Total (4 wickets; 32.5 overs; 161 mins) 168 (5.11 runs per over)
Did not bat AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, SR Clark, GD McGrath
Fall of wickets1-14 (Langer, 2.2 ov), 2-33 (Hayden, 5.4 ov), 3-116 (Ponting, 21.4 ov), 4-121 (Martyn, 22.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
View wicket MJ Hoggard 4 0 29 1 7.25
View wickets A Flintoff 9 0 44 2 4.88 (2nb)
View wicket AF Giles 10 0 46 1 4.60
SJ Harmison 4 0 15 0 3.75 (1w)
JM Anderson 3.5 0 23 0 6.00
KP Pietersen 2 0 7 0 3.50
Match details
Toss England, who chose to bat
Series Australia led the 5-match series 2-0
Player of the match RT Ponting (Australia)
Umpires SA Bucknor (West Indies) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire SJ Davis
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire AD Willoughby
Close of play
1 Dec day 1 - England 1st innings 266/3 (PD Collingwood 98*, KP Pietersen 60*, 90 ov)
2 Dec day 2 - Australia 1st innings 28/1 (ML Hayden 12*, RT Ponting 11*, 9 ov)
3 Dec day 3 - Australia 1st innings 312/5 (MJ Clarke 30*, AC Gilchrist 13*, 97 ov)
4 Dec day 4 - England 2nd innings 59/1 (AJ Strauss 31*, IR Bell 18*, 19 ov)
5 Dec day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 168/4 (32.5 ov) - end of match
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
  • Day 4
  • Day 5
  • Drinks: England - 73/4 in 33.1 overs (PD Collingwood 0)
  • Lunch: England - 89/5 in 47.0 overs (PD Collingwood 5, GO Jones 5)
  • England: 100 runs in 54.2 overs (328 balls), Extras 7
  • Drinks: England - 107/8 in 59.0 overs (PD Collingwood 12, SJ Harmison 1)
  • Tea: England - 129/10 in 73.0 overs (PD Collingwood 22)
  • Australia 2nd innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (61 balls), Extras 2
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (RT Ponting 22, MEK Hussey 23, Ex 5)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (108 balls), Extras 6
  • Attendance: 20355
  • Drinks: Australia - 114/2 in 21.0 overs (RT Ponting 48, MEK Hussey 35)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 28.5 overs (175 balls), Extras 6
  • MEK Hussey: 50 off 54 balls (4 x 4)
  • Test Match Scorer: Binoy George
  • Test Match Commentators: Jenny Thompson, Martin Williamson and Will Luke
 
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News - It's Edgbaston all over again
Verdict - Bell must keep ringing the changes
News - Collingwood and Pietersen make it England's day
News - Lehmann warns Pietersen about Adelaide Oval
News - Underused Clark vows to target Collingwood
News - A bar-brawl, not a breeze
Old Guest Column - Pietersen outwits the master
Old Guest Column - How Pietersen dominated Warne
Bulletin - England revival in full flow
Verdict - Australia's giants drop to their knees
News - Buchanan finds praise for bowlers
Analysis - The Pietersen and Collingwood show
Verdict - Pietersen and Collingwood share the limelight
News - Ponting prepared to chase
Bulletin - Ponting leads Australian fightback
Verdict - Australia must sense warning signs
Verdict - Ever-ready Hoggard keeps England honest
Analysis - How Hoggard rescued England
News - Lee fined for over-appealing
Bulletin - Draw beckons after Clarke hundred
Verdict - Heading for a draw but certainly no bore
Verdict - Maturing Clarke grabs his chance
News - Fletcher calms Flintoff injury concern
News - Coach praises Hoggard and Harmison
Analysis - Gilchrist counters the round-the-wicket attack
Bulletin - Warne and Hussey sink England
Verdict - Feeble England ruin series
News - Ponting and Warne hail greatest win
News - Flintoff shocked after collapse
News - Magical Warne continues to amaze
Analysis - Warne hits back
News - Ponting closes in on history
The List - England's unwanted records at Adelaide
Top Performer - The Ever-Ready Bunny
News - Former captains savage England
News - Defiant Fletcher blames batsmen
Ian Chappell - The difference between England and Australia
Match reports - Australia v England 2006-07
Match reports - Australia v England 2006-07

Photos

Dec 14, 2006

Ricky Ponting and Andrew Flintoff shake hands after Ponting wins the toss and bats, Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth, December 14, 2006

Ricky Ponting and Andrew Flintoff shake hands after Ponting wins the toss and bats

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Dec 5, 2006

The hill in front of the scoreboard is deserted after the end of play, Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, December 5, 2006

The hill in front of the scoreboard is deserted after the end of play on day five

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