Match State: Match start scheduled for 14.15 AEDT (3.15 GMT)
Welcome to coverage of the 1st Final from the SCG
The pitch today is the one from the 1st match
England are unchanged today
Australia play Warne, Lee and Martyn for Maher, Bracken and Watson
Umpire walk onto the field followed by the Australian team
England openers follow
Umpires today are Dave Orchard and Simon Taufel
TV Replay's today wil be covered by Darrell Hair
0.1 Williams to Trescothick, no run, played into the off side
0.2 Williams to Trescothick, no run, played back up pitch
0.3 Williams to Trescothick, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
0.4 Williams to Trescothick, no run, defends this back up the pitch
0.5 Williams to Trescothick, no run, played up to Martyn at mid off
0.6 Williams to Trescothick, no run, played to off side
End of over 1 (maiden) England 0/0 (RR: 0.00)
BA Williams 1-1-0-0 - Paddington End
NV Knight 0* (0b) ME Trescothick 0* (6b)
Lee with the new ball today
1.1 Lee to Knight, one run, pushed into the on sdie, quick single take,
Hogg returns almost a run out
1.2 Lee to Trescothick, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
1.3 Lee to Trescothick, no run, pushed up to mid off
1.4 Lee to Trescothick, no run, played up to bowler
1.5 Lee to Trescothick, no run, leaves this alone, keeper takes
1.6 Lee to Trescothick, OUT: gloves this to the keeper
England 1/1, Partnership of 1
ME Trescothick c Gilchrist b Lee 0 (11b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 2 (1 run) England 1/1 (RR: 0.50)
B Lee 1-0-1-1 - Randwick End
NV Knight 1* (1b)
2.1 Williams to Knight, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
Knight is the new batsmen
2.2 Williams to Knight, no run, played out to on side
2.3 Williams to Knight, no run, driven back to bowler
2.4 Williams to Knight, no run, played up to mid off
452 rusn so far in the series for Knight
2.5 Williams to Knight, one run, quick single to Bevan
2.6 Williams to Vaughan, no run, defends this back up the pitch
End of over 3 (1 run) England 2/1 (RR: 0.67)
BA Williams 2-1-1-0 - Paddington End
NV Knight 2* (6b) MP Vaughan 0* (1b)
3.1 Lee to Knight, no run, lifting ball, taken by keeper
3.2 Lee to Knight, no run, dabs this down into on side, 93 mph that
ball
3.3 Lee to Knight, no run, played to mid off
3.4 Lee to Knight, no run, fends this away to mid off
3.5 Lee to Knight, one run, angles this away to 3rd man
3.6 Lee to Vaughan, no run, bouncer, evades this, keeper takes
End of over 4 (1 run) England 3/1 (RR: 0.75)
B Lee 2-0-2-1 - Randwick End
NV Knight 3* (11b) MP Vaughan 0* (2b)
4.1 Williams to Knight, one run, push and run to mid on
4.2 Williams to Vaughan, no run, outside the off stump, left alone,
taken by the keeper
4.3 Williams to Vaughan, no run, played up to mid off
4.4 Williams to Vaughan, FOUR, cuts this away over mid wicket
4.5 Williams to Vaughan, one run, angled down to fine leg
4.6 Williams to Knight, wide: no run, taken by keeper
4.6 Williams to Knight, one run, pulls this away to 3rd man
End of over 5 (8 runs) England 11/1 (RR: 2.20)
BA Williams 3-1-9-0 (1w) - Paddington End
NV Knight 5* (13b) MP Vaughan 5* (6b 1x4)
5.1 Lee to Knight, no run, batsmen falls over, no run
5.2 Lee to Knight, no run, defends this back to bowler
5.3 Lee to Knight, OUT: nicks this to Gilchrist, 93 mph ball
England 11/2, Partnership of 10
NV Knight c Gilchrist b Lee 5 (16b 0x4 0x6)
MP Vaughan 5* (6b 1x4) B Lee 2.3-0-2-2
Hussain is the new batsman
3 slips and a gulley now
5.4 Lee to Hussain, no run, leaves this alone, keeper gathers
5.5 Lee to Hussain, no run, outside the off stump, left alone, taken by
the keeper
5.6 Lee to Hussain, no run, played out to the gulley
End of over 6 (maiden) England 11/2 (RR: 1.83)
B Lee 3-1-2-2 - Randwick End
MP Vaughan 5* (6b 1x4) N Hussain 0* (3b)
6.1 Williams to Vaughan, no run, well taken by Gilchrist
6.2 Williams to Vaughan, no run, pushed back up the pitch
6.3 Williams to Vaughan, no run, played away only as far as the gulley,
runs hard to come by
6.4 Williams to Vaughan, legbye: one run
6.5 Williams to Hussain, no run
6.6 Williams to Hussain, no run
End of over 7 (1 run, maiden) England 12/2 (RR: 1.71)
BA Williams 4-2-9-0 (1w) - Paddington End
MP Vaughan 5* (10b 1x4) N Hussain 0* (5b)
7.1 Lee to Vaughan, one run, played out to mid wicket
7.2 Lee to Hussain, no run, played into covers
7.3 Lee to Hussain, no run, played and missed, taken by keeper
7.4 Lee to Hussain, no run, defends this back up pitch
7.5 Lee to Hussain, noball: no run
7.5 Lee to Hussain, one run, played to on side
7.6 Lee to Vaughan, FOUR, forces this away behind square
End of over 8 (7 runs) England 19/2 (RR: 2.38)
B Lee 4-1-9-2 (1w) - Randwick End
N Hussain 1* (10b) MP Vaughan 10* (12b 2x4)
8.1 Williams to Hussain, no run, Beaten! Goes right through him, beaten
by pace
8.2 Williams to Hussain, OUT: Gone! Bowled'm! Drags it bag into the
stumps, Hussain is out.
England 19/3, Partnership of 8
N Hussain b Williams 1 (12b 0x4 0x6)
MP Vaughan 10* (12b 2x4) BA Williams 4.2-2-9-1 (1w)
Alec Stewart is the new batsman
8.3 Williams to Stewart, no run
8.4 Williams to Stewart, no run
8.5 Williams to Stewart, no run, pushes forward in defence
8.6 Williams to Stewart, one run, ooh! Gets a top edge, ball flies down
towards fine leg, falls just short of Lee, lucky escape for
Stewart
End of over 9 (1 run) England 20/3 (RR: 2.22)
BA Williams 5-2-10-1 (1w) - Paddington End
AJ Stewart 1* (4b) MP Vaughan 10* (12b 2x4)
Lee to continue
9.1 Lee to Stewart, no run, gets right behind the line, pushes firmly
to mid-on
9.2 Lee to Stewart, one run, on leg and middle, shuffles across, tucks
it around the corner, played down towards long leg nicely, just
the single as Williams fields
9.3 Lee to Vaughan, one run, fast delivery, just outside the off,
Vaughan steers it down to third-man for a single
9.4 Lee to Stewart, two runs, short of a good length, outside the off,
steers it past Hayden at backward point, down to square third-man
9.5 Lee to Stewart, two runs, another couple of runs, as Stewart uses
the pace of the ball, guiding it between the two fielders at
cover, easy two
9.6 Lee to Stewart, two runs, this is good batting, played again
through the gap, through covers that is, gets a couple of runs.
Eight runs off the over
End of over 10 (8 runs) England 28/3 (RR: 2.80)
B Lee 5-1-17-2 (1nb) - Randwick End
MP Vaughan 11* (13b 2x4) AJ Stewart 8* (9b)
Williams to continue - to bowl his sixth over
10.1 Williams to Vaughan, no run, good pace and bounce, just outside the
off, gets right behind the line and defends
10.2 Williams to Vaughan, one run, well outside the line of off, too
short, goes back and across to cut, gets a thick bottom edge and
the ball goes down to third-man for a single
10.3 Williams to Stewart, no run, through to the keeper
10.4 Williams to Stewart, FOUR, lofted off drive, hit through the line
nicely, over mid-off and for four
10.5 Williams to Stewart, no run, beaten! Playing away from his body,
quite a loose shot, lucky not to get an edge
10.6 Williams to Stewart, OUT: Gone! caught behind! Excellent delivery,
just short of a length, Stewart trying to pull it through mid-
wicket, ball goes off a thick edge onto his thigh pad and an easy
catch for Gilchrist behind the stumps. England in trouble 33/4
England 33/4, Partnership of 14
AJ Stewart c Gilchrist b Williams 12 (13b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 11 (5 runs) England 33/4 (RR: 3.00)
BA Williams 6-2-15-2 (1w) - Paddington End
MP Vaughan 12* (15b 2x4)
11.1 Lee to Vaughan, no run
11.2 Lee to Vaughan, no run
11.3 Lee to Vaughan, no run
11.4 Lee to Vaughan, no run, Beaten! Beaten by express pace and bounce -
brilliant stuff
11.5 Lee to Vaughan, no run, ooh! another brute! This time around the 95
miles an hour mark, exploded off a good length, Vaughan just can't
believe it
11.6 Lee to Vaughan, one run, opens the face of the bat and runs it down
to third-man
End of over 12 (1 run) England 34/4 (RR: 2.83)
B Lee 6-1-18-2 (1nb) - Randwick End
MP Vaughan 13* (21b 2x4) PD Collingwood 0* (0b)
Wlliams to continue
12.1 Williams to Vaughan, no run, well up to the batsman, just outside
the off, Vaughan rooted to his back foot, pushes the ball to mid-
off
12.2 Williams to Vaughan, no run, Vaughan still in a state of shock
after those two explosive deliveries from Lee, once again just
stays there and pushes the ball in defence, absolutely no foot-
work
12.3 Williams to Vaughan, no run, and again! This time beaten by a
beauty
12.4 Williams to Vaughan, no run, well outside the line of off, Vaughan
must be pleased to leave it alone
12.5 Williams to Vaughan, no run, ooh! Vaughan has had enouhg of this,
has a slog at this one, looking to swipe it over mid-wicket,
inside edge onto the pads
12.6 Williams to Vaughan, one run, nudges the ball towards the off side
and takes a quick single
End of over 13 (1 run) England 35/4 (RR: 2.69)
BA Williams 7-2-16-2 (1w) - Paddington End
MP Vaughan 14* (27b 2x4) PD Collingwood 0* (0b)
Lee to continue
13.1 Lee to Vaughan, no run, extra pace again, angling in, Vaughan gets
behind the line, tucks it to short fine leg
13.2 Lee to Vaughan, one run, full in length, well outside the off,
Vaughan tries to drive it away through covers, his feet going
nowhere, gets an edge and the ball goes down to third-man
Collingwood finally gets to face a ball
13.3 Lee to Collingwood, no run, back of a good length, just outside the
off, shaping in too, Collingwood gets right behind the line and
defends
13.4 Lee to Collingwood, no run, fires it in full, played to square leg
13.5 Lee to Collingwood, no run, outside the off, Collingwood decides
to play at it, gets a thick edge and the ball goes towards slip
13.6 Lee to Collingwood, one run, gets off the mark with a quick single,
pushing the ball towards the off side
End of over 14 (2 runs) England 37/4 (RR: 2.64)
B Lee 7-1-20-2 (1nb) - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 1* (4b) MP Vaughan 15* (29b 2x4)
14.1 Williams to Collingwood, no run, outside the off, defended
14.2 Williams to Collingwood, one run, short of a length, outside the
off, played down to third-man
14.3 Williams to Vaughan, no run, just outside the off, left alone to
the keeper
14.4 Williams to Vaughan, no run, full in length, Vaughan's foot work
not helping him today, the lack of it that is, mistimes the push
towards mid-off
14.5 Williams to Vaughan, no run, short of a length, outside the off,
enough time to shuffle across and leave it alone
14.6 Williams to Vaughan, no run, shuffles across again, gets too close
to the ball - and mistimes the cut shot, ball goes to backward
point.
End of over 15 (1 run) England 38/4 (RR: 2.53)
BA Williams 8-2-17-2 (1w) - Paddington End
PD Collingwood 2* (6b) MP Vaughan 15* (33b 2x4)
15 overs have been bowled, England in dire straits - 38/4. Drinks
break now.
Match State: Drinks
Bichel to bowl - replaces Lee (7-1-20-2)
15.1 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, fires it in full, playing away from
his body,lucky he got some bat on it.
15.2 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, outside the off, good outswinger,
left alone
15.3 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, extra bounce - gets right behind the
line this time - pushed to Hogg at covers
15.4 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, punched off the back foot, brilliant
stop by Hogg
15.5 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, left alone to the keeper
15.6 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, outside the off, playing away from
his body, pushed to covers, a maiden over for Bichel!
End of over 16 (maiden) England 38/4 (RR: 2.38)
AJ Bichel 1-1-0-0 - Randwick End
MP Vaughan 15* (33b 2x4) PD Collingwood 2* (12b)
Warne comes on to bowl
16.1 Warne to Vaughan, no run, gulley fields
16.2 Warne to Vaughan, no run, played to mid on
16.3 Warne to Vaughan, two runs, misfield by Bichel in the covers
16.4 Warne to Vaughan, no run, forward defends, rolls back up pitch
16.5 Warne to Vaughan, no run, defends this again
16.6 Warne to Vaughan, one run, clipped off the legs
End of over 17 (3 runs) England 41/4 (RR: 2.41)
SK Warne 1-0-3-0 - Paddington End
MP Vaughan 18* (39b 2x4) PD Collingwood 2* (12b)
17.1 Bichel to Vaughan, no run, full in length, right on target, doing
the right thing here- as Vaughan is not willing to go forward,
pushes in defence
17.2 Bichel to Vaughan, no run, outside the off, left alone
17.3 Bichel to Vaughan, no run, defended
17.4 Bichel to Vaughan, no run, full in length again, vaughan shuffles
across, plays the ball to mid-on, no chance of a run as the ball
goes straight to the fielder
17.5 Bichel to Vaughan, one run, this time he gets a single, taps the
ball in defence towards the off side, quick running too -
Collingwood is good at this
17.6 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, full in length again, defended
End of over 18 (1 run) England 42/4 (RR: 2.33)
AJ Bichel 2-1-1-0 - Randwick End
MP Vaughan 19* (44b 2x4) PD Collingwood 2* (13b)
18.1 Warne to Vaughan, one run, goes forward and drives the ball to deep
mid-off, easy single
18.2 Warne to Collingwood, no run, well flighted, Collingwood charges
down the track and hits the ball in the air to short mid-wicket,
falls inches short of Ponting, lucky escape for Collingwood
18.3 Warne to Collingwood, no run, tossed up, forward in defence
18.4 Warne to Collingwood, one run, flat in trajectory this time, tucked
around the corner
18.5 Warne to Vaughan, no run, nice loop, well flighted delivery,
Vaughan playing inside-out, played back to warne
18.6 Warne to Vaughan, one run, big leg break, but very slow turn, cut
away with the turn to the deep
End of over 19 (3 runs) England 45/4 (RR: 2.37)
SK Warne 2-0-6-0 - Paddington End
MP Vaughan 21* (47b 2x4) PD Collingwood 3* (16b)
19.1 Bichel to Vaughan, OUT: Got'm!!! Loud shout for lbw, Vaughan rooted
to his crease, ball darted back and hit him on the pad, the only
way to go for Vaughan is to the pavilion, out lbw
England 45/5, Partnership of 12
MP Vaughan lbw b Bichel 21 (48b 2x4 0x6)
PD Collingwood 3* (16b) AJ Bichel 2.1-1-1-1
Vaughan was clearly rattled by the two express deliveries from Lee
earlier on. Bichel did the right thing - and got Vaughan out
Ian Blackwell is the new batsman
19.2 Bichel to Blackwell, no run, well up to the batsman, stifled appeal
for lbw, no damage done
19.3 Bichel to Blackwell, OUT: Got'm!! Bangs this one short, Blackwell
not at all comfortable with the short-pitched stuff, ball loops up
in the air, Ponting from second slips moves to his right and takes
a simple catch, Blackwell gone for a duck!
England 45/6, Partnership of 0
ID Blackwell c Ponting b Bichel 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
PD Collingwood 3* (16b) AJ Bichel 2.3-1-1-2
England are in serious trouble - 45/6
Ronnie Irani is the new batsman
19.4 Bichel to Irani, no run, beautiful outswinger, Irani didn't know
too much about it
19.5 Bichel to Irani, no run, manages to play it down towards slips
19.6 Bichel to Irani, no run, well up to the batsman, played back to the
bowler. End of a brilliant Bichel over! A double-wicket maiden
End of over 20 (maiden) England 45/6 (RR: 2.25)
AJ Bichel 3-2-1-2 - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 3* (16b) RC Irani 0* (3b)
Warne to continue
20.1 Warne to Collingwood, two runs, well flighted delivery, dances down
the track, gets to the pitch of the ball, drives it nicely through
extra cover
20.2 Warne to Collingwood, no run, forward in defence
20.3 Warne to Collingwood, one run, driven back to Warne, misfielded,
allows the single
Irani to take strike now, has had a terrible run of form in this VB
Series
20.4 Warne to Irani, no run, gets behind the line and defends
20.5 Warne to Irani, no run, well tossed up, drawing Irani forward,
pushed to mid-on, shouts of Warnie from behind the stumps
20.6 Warne to Irani, no run, forward in defence, so far Warne has looked
ok, no trouble after the shoulder injury, which is good news
End of over 21 (3 runs) England 48/6 (RR: 2.29)
SK Warne 3-0-9-0 - Paddington End
PD Collingwood 6* (19b) RC Irani 0* (6b)
Bichel to continue
21.1 Bichel to Collingwood, one run, brilliant bowling again,
Collingwood edges it in the air, finds the gap between slips and
gully with such precision, ball goes down to third-man, single
taken
21.2 Bichel to Irani, no run, Irani beaten by a beauty! Excellent
bowling , and very ordinary batting
21.3 Bichel to Irani, legbye: one run, There is the fifty! England's
fifty that is, thanks to a leg bye -as the ball didn't swing that
much to trouble Irani
21.4 Bichel to Collingwood, two runs, tucked away to deep backward
square leg for a couple of runs
21.5 Bichel to Collingwood, FOUR, SHOT! Full in length, flicked away
nicely - smart shot that is, actually the fourth boundary of the
England innings, and that too in the 22nd over
21.6 Bichel to Collingwood, two runs, edged! falls short of first slip
and goes down to third-man
End of over 22 (10 runs) England 58/6 (RR: 2.64)
AJ Bichel 4-2-10-2 - Randwick End
RC Irani 0* (8b) PD Collingwood 15* (23b 1x4)
22.1 Warne to Irani, no run, well tossed up, pushed to mid-on
22.2 Warne to Irani, no run, Irani all at sea, Warne smelling success
here, Irani pushing forward and gets a thick inside edge and onto
the pad, could have gone on to hit the stumps!
22.3 Warne to Irani, one run, slightly short, cut away for a single,
gets off the mark
22.4 Warne to Collingwood, one run, short in length, cut away
22.5 Warne to Irani, no run, well tossed up, nice loop again, forward in
defence
22.6 Warne to Irani, no run, tossed up, outside the line of off, for a
moment Irani thought about going for glory, in the end pushes the
ball to the off side
End of over 23 (2 runs) England 60/6 (RR: 2.61)
SK Warne 4-0-11-0 - Paddington End
PD Collingwood 16* (24b 1x4) RC Irani 1* (13b)
23.1 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, gets behind the line and defends
23.2 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, that swung late, Collingwood trying
to play it down to fine leg, gets a leading edge, ball goes
safely to the off side.
23.3 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, short of a length, rising delivery,
too close to the body to be playing a forcing shot, mistimes it
23.4 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, darting in to the batsman, short of
a length delivery, gets right behind the line and defends
23.5 Bichel to Collingwood, wide: no run, wide down the leg side
23.5 Bichel to Collingwood, legbye: one run, takes a leg bye this time
23.6 Bichel to Irani, two runs, is that the most productive shot Irani
has played in this VB Series? Gets a thick edge and the ball goes
down to third-man for a couple of runs
End of over 24 (4 runs) England 64/6 (RR: 2.67)
AJ Bichel 5-2-13-2 (1w) - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 16* (29b 1x4) RC Irani 3* (14b)
24.1 Warne to Collingwood, legbye: one run
24.2 Warne to Irani, no run, good leg break, Irani waits for it and
plays it down towards slips
24.3 Warne to Irani, no run, down the leg side, that was the googly,
lucky not to be called a wide, Taufel fooled a bit here
24.4 Warne to Irani, wide: no run, this time Taufel signals a wide -
down the leg side that was
24.4 Warne to Irani, no run, forward in defence
24.5 Warne to Irani, no run, well tossed up, forward in defence
24.6 Warne to Irani, no run, ooh! Nice drift on this one, Irani
clueless, almost sneaked through to bowl him, got some bat on it
anyway
End of over 25 (2 runs) England 66/6 (RR: 2.64)
SK Warne 5-0-12-0 (1w) - Paddington End
PD Collingwood 16* (30b 1x4) RC Irani 3* (19b)
Bichel to continue - England score reads 66/6
25.1 Bichel to Collingwood, no run, forward in defence
25.2 Bichel to Collingwood, legbye: one run
25.3 Bichel to Irani, three runs, cut away towards the deep, Bevan does
well to prevent the boundary
25.4 Bichel to Collingwood, one run
25.5 Bichel to Irani, no run, bouncer, ducks under
25.6 Bichel to Irani, no run, played to covers
End of over 26 (5 runs) England 71/6 (RR: 2.73)
AJ Bichel 6-2-17-2 (1w) - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 17* (33b 1x4) RC Irani 6* (22b)
26.1 Warne to Collingwood, no run, tossed up, driven to mid-off
26.2 Warne to Collingwood, one run, short and wide, cut away
26.3 Warne to Irani, no run
26.4 Warne to Irani, one run, forced through covers
26.5 Warne to Collingwood, one run, tossed up, driven down the ground
towards long off
26.6 Warne to Irani, one run, eased away through the off side for a
single
End of over 27 (4 runs) England 75/6 (RR: 2.78)
SK Warne 6-0-16-0 (1w) - Paddington End
RC Irani 8* (25b) PD Collingwood 19* (36b 1x4)
Australia going in for the kill, Brett Lee to bowl
27.1 Lee to Irani, one run, short delivery, Irani swings it in the air
towards deep square leg, Hayden mistimes his run forward, ball
falls in front of him
27.2 Lee to Collingwood, one run, rising delivery, played down and
towards square leg
27.3 Lee to Irani, no run, fires it in full, driven to mid-off
27.4 Lee to Irani, no run, Irani plays at this one a bit too early, ball
goes in the air, just past Lee, no damage done
27.5 Lee to Irani, no run, sharp bouncer! ducks under it
27.6 Lee to Irani, no run, fires it in full again, pushed towards the
off side
End of over 28 (2 runs) England 77/6 (RR: 2.75)
B Lee 8-1-22-2 (1nb) - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 20* (37b 1x4) RC Irani 9* (30b)
28.1 Warne to Collingwood, no run
28.2 Warne to Collingwood, no run
28.3 Warne to Collingwood, no run, well tossed up, pushed in defence
28.4 Warne to Collingwood, one run, long hop, outside the off, cut away
for a single
28.5 Warne to Irani, no run, well tossed up, forward in defence
28.6 Warne to Irani, one run, nice drift on this one, Warne giving it a
rip, Irani tucks the ball towards the on side, takes a quick
single
End of over 29 (2 runs) England 79/6 (RR: 2.72)
SK Warne 7-0-18-0 (1w) - Paddington End
RC Irani 10* (32b) PD Collingwood 21* (41b 1x4)
29.1 Lee to Irani, no run, Lee charges in and attempts a yorker, ends up
being a 91 M low full toss, defended
29.2 Lee to Irani, OUT: Got'm!!! Got'm with a sharp rising delivery, too
quick for Irani, attempts a pull shot, skies the ball towards mid-
on, Bichel is the happiest fielder who got under it, England are
79/7
England 79/7, Partnership of 34
RC Irani c Bichel b Lee 10 (34b 0x4 0x6)
PD Collingwood 21* (41b 1x4) B Lee 8.2-1-22-3 (1nb)
Caddick is the new batsman
29.3 Lee to Caddick, no run, Good afternoon Mr Caddick! Lee welcomes
Caddick with a parfum ball, almost knocked him out
29.4 Lee to Caddick, no run, fires it in full, defended
29.5 Lee to Caddick, no run, edged! Falls just short of first slip -
Shane Warne
29.6 Lee to Caddick, one run, nasty delivery, looks like he got some
glove on it, ball goes down to fine leg
End of over 30 (1 run) England 80/7 (RR: 2.67)
B Lee 9-1-23-3 (1nb) - Randwick End
AR Caddick 1* (4b) PD Collingwood 21* (41b 1x4)
Williams to bowl now
30.1 Williams to Caddick, one run, takes off for a quick single, direct
hit missed, gets away with a single
30.2 Williams to Collingwood, no run
30.3 Williams to Collingwood, two runs
30.4 Williams to Collingwood, one run, taps the ball to the off side,
wants a single, Caddick says no, Hogg has n attempt at a direct
hit, over throws
30.5 Williams to Caddick, no run, beaten by pace - just outside the off
30.6 Williams to Caddick, no run, beaten again
End of over 31 (4 runs) England 84/7 (RR: 2.71)
BA Williams 9-2-21-2 (1w) - Paddington End
PD Collingwood 24* (44b 1x4) AR Caddick 2* (7b)
Match State: Drinks
Lee to bowl now
31.1 Lee to Collingwood, no run
31.2 Lee to Collingwood, one run, pushed towards mid-on, goes through
for a quick single, direct hit, batsman well in, third umpire
makes a quick decision
31.3 Lee to Caddick, two runs, fires in full, flicked away through mid-
wicket
31.4 Lee to Caddick, wide: no run, wide down the leg side
31.4 Lee to Caddick, one run, nasty delivery, exploded off a good
length, hits the glove
31.5 Lee to Collingwood, one run, just outside the off, eased through
the off side
31.6 Lee to Caddick, no run, fires in another, gets behind the line and
defends
End of over 32 (6 runs) England 90/7 (RR: 2.81)
B Lee 10-1-29-3 (1w 1nb) - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 26* (47b 1x4) AR Caddick 5* (10b)
32.1 Williams to Collingwood, one run
32.2 Williams to Caddick, no run
32.3 Williams to Caddick, no run, pace and bounce, Caddick does well to
fend it down
32.4 Williams to Caddick, no run, defended
32.5 Williams to Caddick, no run, outside the off, played to covers
32.6 Williams to Caddick, legbye: two runs, down the leg side, off the
thigh pad ball goes down to long leg
End of over 33 (3 runs) England 93/7 (RR: 2.82)
BA Williams 10-2-22-2 (1w) - Paddington End
PD Collingwood 27* (48b 1x4) AR Caddick 5* (15b)
Bradd Hogg to bowl now
33.1 Hogg to Collingwood, no run, bowling left-arm over the wicket,
outside the line of off, hit on the front pad
33.2 Hogg to Collingwood, one run, on leg and middle, tucked away
33.3 Hogg to Caddick, one run
33.4 Hogg to Collingwood, no run
33.5 Hogg to Collingwood, three runs, swept away fine, Williams
misfields at fine leg fence
33.6 Hogg to Caddick, no run
End of over 34 (5 runs) England 98/7 (RR: 2.88)
GB Hogg 1-0-5-0 - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 31* (52b 1x4) AR Caddick 6* (17b)
Warne back in to the attack
34.1 Warne to Collingwood, FOUR, SHOT! Tossed up, down the track and
lofted drive towards the long on fence for four
34.2 Warne to Collingwood, no run, quicker throuhg the air, defended
34.3 Warne to Collingwood, no run, oooh! Loud shout for lbw, looked very
very close, umpire Taufel shakes his head - not out
34.4 Warne to Collingwood, one run
34.5 Warne to Caddick, no run, goes for the top spinner, quicker and
flatter - Caddick tries to chop it away, cant beat the fielder
34.6 Warne to Caddick, one run
End of over 35 (6 runs) England 104/7 (RR: 2.97)
SK Warne 8-0-24-0 (1w) - Paddington End
AR Caddick 7* (19b) PD Collingwood 36* (56b 2x4)
35.1 Hogg to Caddick, one run
35.2 Hogg to Collingwood, no run
35.3 Hogg to Collingwood, two runs, played very fine, too fine and gets
a couple of runs
35.4 Hogg to Collingwood, one run, on leg and middle, tucked away behind
square for an easy single
35.5 Hogg to Caddick, no run, sharp turn, through to Gilchrist
35.6 Hogg to Caddick, no run, played with the turn towards covers
End of over 36 (4 runs) England 108/7 (RR: 3.00)
GB Hogg 2-0-9-0 - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 39* (59b 2x4) AR Caddick 8* (22b)
36.1 Warne to Collingwood, one run, on leg and middle, played away
nicely behind square leg
36.2 Warne to Caddick, no run
36.3 Warne to Caddick, no run
36.4 Warne to Caddick, one run, swept away nicely, easy single
36.5 Warne to Collingwood, no run, drags it down quickly, Collingwood
rocks back and punches the ball through mid-off, another easy run
36.6 Warne to Collingwood, no run, flat and quick, slightly short, goes
for the cut, can't beat the man at backward point
End of over 37 (2 runs) England 110/7 (RR: 2.97)
SK Warne 9-0-26-0 (1w) - Paddington End
AR Caddick 9* (25b) PD Collingwood 40* (62b 2x4)
37.1 Hogg to Caddick, no run
37.2 Hogg to Caddick, two runs, tucked around the corner
37.3 Hogg to Caddick, one run
37.4 Hogg to Collingwood, one run
37.5 Hogg to Caddick, no run
37.6 Hogg to Caddick, no run
End of over 38 (4 runs) England 114/7 (RR: 3.00)
GB Hogg 3-0-13-0 - Randwick End
PD Collingwood 41* (63b 2x4) AR Caddick 12* (30b)
38.1 Warne to Collingwood, no run, well flighted, forward in defence
38.2 Warne to Collingwood, no run, drops it short, goes back and hammers
the ball straight to the fielder at covers
38.3 Warne to Collingwood, wide: no run, a wrongun' that went wrong, too
down the leg
38.3 Warne to Collingwood, no run, well flighted, making the batsman
push forward, good bowling
38.4 Warne to Collingwood, no run, tossed up, Collingwood dances down
the pitch, pushes it to mid-off, Hogg fields
38.5 Warne to Collingwood, no run, outside the off, defended
38.6 Warne to Collingwood, OUT: STUMPED! Well done Warne! Lures
Collingwood to dance down the track, a moment of madness really
from the batsman's part, stranded as the ball turns away nicely,
Gilchrist does the rest
England 115/8, Partnership of 36
PD Collingwood st Gilchrist b Warne 41 (69b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 39 (1 run) England 115/8 (RR: 2.95)
SK Warne 10-0-27-1 (2w) - Paddington End
AR Caddick 12* (30b)
39.1 Hogg to Caddick, no run, forward in defence
39.2 Hogg to Caddick, no run, forward in defence
39.3 Hogg to Caddick, no run, forward in defence
39.4 Hogg to Caddick, one run
39.5 Hogg to Anderson, no run
39.6 Hogg to Anderson, no run, loud shout for lbw, not out is the
verdict
End of over 40 (1 run) England 116/8 (RR: 2.90)
GB Hogg 4-0-14-0 - Randwick End
AR Caddick 11* (34b) JM Anderson 0* (2b)
Bichel to bowl
40.1 Bichel to Caddick, no run, beats the outside edge not by much
40.2 Bichel to Caddick, one run, slashes at this, flies off a thick edge
towards third-man
40.3 Bichel to Anderson, no run, short delivery on the middle and
angling away from the left hander, pushed to the point region
40.4 Bichel to Anderson, OUT: Got'm!! Back of a length, angling away,
Anderson waves good bye, gets an edge and through to Gilchrist, as
simple as that.
England 117/9, Partnership of 2
JM Anderson c Gilchrist b Bichel 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
AR Caddick 12* (36b) AJ Bichel 6.4-2-18-3 (1w)
40.5 Bichel to Hoggard, no run, full in length, defended
40.6 Bichel to Hoggard, OUT: All out! Hoggard gets the faintest edge
outside the off, Gilchrist does the rest, England all out for 117
England 117/10, Partnership of 0
MJ Hoggard c Gilchrist b Bichel 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 41 (1 run) England 117/10 (RR: 2.85)
AJ Bichel 7-2-18-4 (1w) - Paddington End
AR Caddick 12* (36b)
Five catches and a stumping for Gilchrist!
Brilliant bowling performance by the Australians today. Lee was
superb, bowling at express pace and maintaining good line and
length. Williams too played his part picking up two wickets.
Bichel finished with four wickets, which included two in one over.
Shane Warne bowled well 10-0-27-1, picking up a wicket with his
last ball - probably his last ODI wicket at SCG
We will be back in just about 40 mins
Match State: Innings Break - restart 7.30am GMT
welcome back to the Sydney Cricket Ground where the players return
to the field, with Australia all set to chase this paltry target
of 118 at a required run rate of 2.36 per over to take a 1-0 lead
in these VB Series finals
it'll be Adam Gilchrist to take first strike, with Matthew Hayden
at the other end, and it's Andrew Caddick to open the bowling
three slips, gullies, third man, point, cover, mid off, mid on,
square leg and fine leg in place, naturally an attacking field
considering the situation England face
0.1 Caddick to Gilchrist, no run, shortish ball straightening on off
stump, Gilchrist hops to get in behind it, watchfully defending up
to mid on
0.2 Caddick to Gilchrist, one run, fuller ball straying down the leg
side, helped on its way down to fine leg, Gilchrist and Australia
underway
0.3 Caddick to Hayden, no run, good short lifting ball just outside off
stump, Hayden is a little pensive and surprised by it, looked to
pull but checks the shot, fending it back down the pitch with a
dead bat, no real chance of a return catch, but streaky
0.4 Caddick to Hayden, FOUR, shot! overpitched outside off stump, no
second invitations required for Hayden, dispatches the half volley
with a lovely straight drive back down the off side of the pitch,
racing down to the sightscreen
0.5 Caddick to Hayden, one run, fullish ball outside off stump, firmly
nudges it into a gap in the covers, working it for an easy single
as mid off has to go across to field
0.6 Caddick to Gilchrist, no run, tight good length ball on off stump,
Gilchrist gets right back in behind it, firmly stroking it up to
mid on in defence
End of over 1 (6 runs) Australia 6/0 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 112/49 = 2.29)
AR Caddick 1-0-6-0 - Paddington End
ML Hayden 5* (3b 1x4) AC Gilchrist 1* (3b)
it'll be Jimmy Anderson to open the bowling from the Randwick End
identical field set for Anderson's bowling to that of Caddick, a
widish third slip bridging the other two and gully, the notable
feature
1.1 Anderson to Hayden, no run, good start! full ball outside off
stump, slanting away from Hayden, draws the batsman forward as he
searches for the drive, hits the inside of his front pad with the
bat as he is beaten, through to the keeper
1.2 Anderson to Hayden, wide: no run, not such a good start, full and
wide, swinging away even wider, left alone to the keeper to
collect the free run
1.2 Anderson to Hayden, no run, back more on line, back of a length
ball straightens on a line just a smidgeon outside leg stump,
hurries on to Hayden, taking him high on the pad, stifled shout
for lbw, was outside the line and too high
1.3 Anderson to Hayden, FOUR, shot! fullish ball outside off stump,
Hayden is well forward, lofting on the up, plays it rather square
over cover, done with ease
1.4 Anderson to Hayden, no run, shorter ball angling on leg stump,
tries to work it away square but misses, drops from the thigh pad
down to square leg
1.5 Anderson to Hayden, two runs, strays to leg stump once again, this
time Hayden is able to get it away, glancing it rather fine, long
leg has a fair bit of work to get around to it, allowing a
comfortable second to be taken
1.6 Anderson to Hayden, no run, fullish ball swinging into the legs,
strongly clipped square but sharply fielded by square leg diving
to his right, cutting it off smartly
End of over 2 (7 runs) Australia 13/0 (RR: 6.50 RRR: 105/48 = 2.19)
JM Anderson 1-0-7-0 (1w) - Randwick End
AC Gilchrist 1* (3b) ML Hayden 11* (9b 2x4)
2.1 Caddick to Gilchrist, no run, shortish lifting ball just outside
off stump, Gilchrist slashes at it, swing and a miss, through to
the keeper
2.2 Caddick to Gilchrist, no run, shortish ball on off stump, stands
tall on the crease, forcing it down to mid on
2.3 Caddick to Gilchrist, no run, tight shortish ball on off stump,
Gilchrist punches it down into the covers this time
2.4 Caddick to Gilchrist, no run, fuller just outside off stump,
Gilchrist looks to hammer it away through the off side, connects
well but drives it straight up to mid off
2.5 Caddick to Gilchrist, one run, fullish ball swinging late into the
legs, strongly clipped away through backward square leg, easy two
taken as long leg has some work to get around to it, Hayden eyeing
a third but wisely they don't go, a bit of a tight call
umpire Taufel signals one short, sloppy running by an unknown
member of the opening pair
2.6 Caddick to Gilchrist, FOUR, Gilchrist makes up for it next ball,
powerfully driven through the covers, give up that chase!
End of over 3 (12 runs) Australia 18/0 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 100/47 = 2.13)
AR Caddick 2-0-11-0 - Paddington End
ML Hayden 11* (9b 2x4) AC Gilchrist 6* (9b 1x4)
3.1 Anderson to Hayden, no run, good length ball angling away outside
off stump, leaves alone through to the keeper
3.2 Anderson to Hayden, no run, full and wider, angling further away
outside off stump, leaves alone to the keeper again
it's Hayden who's shown up as the culprit for the one short,
touched down right on the line, not over it, it was in fact umpire
Orchard who picked it up, just umpire Taufel who pointed it out to
the scorers
3.3 Anderson to Hayden, no run, oooh! fullish ball outside off stump,
Hayden tries to play across the line, attempting a pick-up lofted
on drive, misses, through to the keeper
3.4 Anderson to Hayden, FOUR, fantastic shot, overpitched outside off
stump and plays a sumptuous square drive, right off the middle and
he hit that hard, through backward point, wonderful stuff,
Australia off to a flyer
3.5 Anderson to Hayden, no run, good change-up ball, straight and
Hayden is made to wait for it, gets right in behind the shortish
delivery, stroking it back to the bowler
3.6 Anderson to Hayden, two runs, shortish ball, plays a half pull,
just swivelling on the crease and guiding it around the corner to
where he wanted it to go, out to deep backward square leg
End of over 4 (6 runs) Australia 24/0 (RR: 6.00 RRR: 94/46 = 2.04)
JM Anderson 2-0-13-0 (1w) - Randwick End
AC Gilchrist 6* (9b 1x4) ML Hayden 17* (15b 3x4)
4.1 Caddick to Gilchrist, FOUR, thwack! shortish ball outside off
stump, Gilchrist goes for a big pull over midwicket, doesn't quite
get fully on to it, but enough oomph behind it that he comfortably
clears mid on, had to drag it across rather a lot
4.2 Caddick to Gilchrist, no run, tight shortish ball on off stump,
Gilchrist tries to free the arms but is cramped up a little more
this time, still plays it very neatly, chopping it down to point
on the bounce
4.3 Caddick to Gilchrist, FOUR, oh boy oh boy! another similar ball,
this time Gilchrist fetches it more to where he intended, heaved
over midwicket, no protection there with the attacking fields set,
though it was well over the top, pitching two-thirds of the way to
the fence
4.4 Caddick to Gilchrist, FOUR, wowee! short ball, slower from Caddick,
but just sits up outside off stump, rather telegraphed and
Gilchrist absolutely destroys it, smashed down through point,
close to the infielder but is too well struck, scorches past him
to the fence
4.5 Caddick to Gilchrist, four runs, amazing! similar again, normal
pace from Caddick this time, Gilchrist again smashes it down
through point, a little aerial, Vaughan does his best to react in
a split second, gets a lot of hand on it, but can't hold on, still
almost makes the rope!
they end up running four as Vaughan wrings his hand, technically a
chance it would see, a near impossible one though
4.6 Caddick to Gilchrist, FOUR, and again! five 4s in the over, this
pair obviously want to catch a late movie tonight, sits up from
Caddick outside off and Gilchrist slays it yet again through cover
point
End of over 5 (20 runs) Australia 44/0 (RR: 8.80 RRR: 74/45 = 1.64)
AR Caddick 3-0-31-0 - Paddington End
ML Hayden 17* (15b 3x4) AC Gilchrist 26* (15b 6x4)
already well over a third of the way to the target after just 5
overs
5.1 Anderson to Hayden, one run, short lifting ball just outside off
stump, Hayden tries to heave it through midwicket, not quite there
for that, drags a bottom edge just past the stumps, but still gets
a single for it, keeper Stewart having to dart after it
5.2 Anderson to Gilchrist, FOUR, carnage! absolute carnage! Gilchrist
on fire, loving the shortish stuff outside off stump, slays it
through point again, Vaughan is just a little forward of square
and has no hope
there's just a slight bit of drizzle at the ground, so it would
seem it's a race against time, not the opposition, for Gilchrist
and Hayden
5.3 Anderson to Gilchrist, FOUR, Anderson switches to come around the
wicket ... it doesn't help one jot! shortish rising ball angling
in on off stump, Gilchrist uses his strong upper body strength,
gets under it and carts it over midwicket, great leverage, brings
up the 50 in just
5.3 overs, yes, just 33 balls, Gilchrist on fire
5.4 Anderson to Gilchrist, no run, and almost another 4! shortish ball
outside off stump is powerfully struck into the covers, but well
fielded this time, a rare dot ball - the first in 8 balls
5.5 Anderson to Gilchrist, wide: no run, oh dear, things go from bad to
worse for England, strays miles down the leg side, Gilchrist still
tries to help it on its way but even Inspector Gadget couldn't
catch up to that one, through to keeper Stewart
5.5 Anderson to Gilchrist, no run, good fullish ball outside off stump,
more the length required here, Gilchrist still sweetly drives
through the line, uppishly to mid off on the bounce
5.6 Anderson to Gilchrist, one run, another good length ball angling in
on off stump, Gilchrist still tries his best to smack it through
midwicket, mistimes it into the ground, but still gets the single
as it rolls wide of mid on
End of over 6 (11 runs) Australia 55/0 (RR: 9.17 RRR: 63/44 = 1.43)
JM Anderson 3-0-24-0 (2w) - Randwick End
AC Gilchrist 35* (20b 8x4) ML Hayden 18* (16b 3x4)
Matthew Hoggard on to bowl for Caddick at the Paddington End, after
3 fruitless overs costing 31 runs
6.1 Hoggard to Gilchrist, FOUR, it would seem it doesn't really matter
which English arm is sending the little white projectile down from
the other end, it still gets dispatched to the fence by Gilchrist,
shortish outside off stump and thumped away to the point boundary
6.2 Hoggard to Gilchrist, FOUR, oh boy, that is deft, Gilchrist is just
toying with them now, tight shortish ball on off stump, plays the
cheekiest of late cuts, in the air, in the gap between the slips
and gully, races down to the third man boundary, with the man
posted down at deep
point instead, leaving the gap open there to be exploited
6.3 Hoggard to Gilchrist, no run, oh the anti-climax, the crowd groan
at a rare dot ball, shortish just outside off stump, tries to chop
it square but only succeeds in bottom edging it into the deck,
bounces back towards the keeper
6.4 Hoggard to Gilchrist, legbye: one run, fuller ball angling down the
leg side, tries to flick it fine but misses, deflects off the pad
just wide of the keeper, they amble through for a single
6.5 Hoggard to Hayden, no run, the forgotten man Hayden finally gets
back on strike, fullish ball swings in to the legs, strongly
clipped away square, but straight to square leg, obviously has to
get his eye back in again
6.6 Hoggard to Hayden, no run, two dots in a row! victory for England,
tight shortish ball on off stump, cramps Hayden up as he looks to
punch it down the ground, inside edgily chops it into the pitch,
played back to the bowler
End of over 7 (9 runs) Australia 64/0 (RR: 9.14 RRR: 54/43 = 1.26)
MJ Hoggard 1-0-8-0 - Paddington End
AC Gilchrist 43* (24b 10x4) ML Hayden 18* (18b 3x4)
just 54 more runs required at a rate of 1.26 an over ... 1.26 a
ball wouldn't even be a challenge right now
7.1 Anderson to Gilchrist, no run, good fullish ball swinging back in
late, has Gilchrist inside edging into his pads, looking to drive
down the ground, done by the late movement, drops down at his feet
Anderson starting to realise that just getting it forward of a good
length is about the only way of keeping Gilchrist quiet
7.2 Anderson to Gilchrist, FOUR, oh dear, obviously he hasn't. drops it
in too short outside off stump and Gilchrist takes him apart,
pulled over backward square leg, just three away from an
incredibly quick half century
7.3 Anderson to Gilchrist, legbye: one run, just back of a length
again, Gilchrist tries to repeat the dosage but misses out, taken
high on the leg and it pings away in the air to backward point,
but still, even the misses get runs, a leg bye ambled on this
occasion
7.4 Anderson to Hayden, no run, fullish and straight, sweetly driven
along the ground, but straight up to mid on
Hayden struggling here, stagnating on 18 from 19 deliveries, might
need to send in a pinch-hitter if it continues at this rate
7.5 Anderson to Hayden, three runs, Hayden rectifies that, back above
run-a-ball pace with a not-quite-so-clean pull through midwicket,
overhauled in the deep
7.6 Anderson to Gilchrist, FOUR, glorious! an attempted slower ball,
too full and Gilchrist plays a superb off drive, wide of mid off,
teases the chasing fielder, but runs down the hill to the fence,
and that's a smashing 28-ball half century, including 12, yes
*TWELVE* fours
End of over 8 (12 runs) Australia 76/0 (RR: 9.50 RRR: 42/42 = 1.00)
JM Anderson 4-0-35-0 (2w) - Randwick End
ML Hayden 21* (20b 3x4) AC Gilchrist 51* (28b 12x4)
it would seem Gilchrist doesn't want to run a lot today
8.1 Hoggard to Hayden, FOUR, anything you can do, I can do better, says
Hayden, shortish ball angling in on off stump, plays a muscling
straight pull, dragging it down through straight mid on, again
teasing the chasing fielder, but gains pace as it runs across the
outfield, pure
upper body power shot that, made something out of very little
8.2 Hoggard to Hayden, no run, a leave outside off stump!
extraordinary! good length ball, a bit wider, Hayden happy to let
it go, the crowd are aghast
8.3 Hoggard to Hayden, FOUR, oh have mercy on poor England, full
outside off stump, strongly driven through extra cover, and now
poor Andy Caddick has to chase all the way after it, dives to
scoop it back inside the rope, but is beaten by inches
bad enough they're being smashed to all corners, but worse that
they have to chase the latest batch all the way, only to still be
beaten on the chase
8.4 Hoggard to Hayden, one run, shortish, straight ball, punched off
the back foot to the left of mid on, good falling stop made, but
again can't prevent a run being scored off it
8.5 Hoggard to Gilchrist, FOUR, oh hohoho, pure and utter destruction,
tight shortish ball just outside off stump, Gilchrist plays a
wonderful back cut, square of the diving gully, and fine enough to
beat deep point
8.6 Hoggard to Gilchrist, two runs, when it rains, it pours, shortish
ball outside off stump, slashed away in the air through backward
point, and he's dropped, hit so hard it goes through the fielder's
hands, and races quite quickly out to the man posted out at deep
point
End of over 9 (15 runs) Australia 91/0 (RR: 10.11 RRR: 27/41 = 0.66)
MJ Hoggard 2-0-23-0 - Paddington End
ML Hayden 30* (24b 5x4) AC Gilchrist 57* (30b 13x4)
27 needed for victory, not even a thunderstorm could stop this pair
now, at their current rate they're only about 15 balls away from
finishing this game off
the culprit for the drop catch is Paul Collingwood, but it would've
been a screamer, had to leap and reach back for it, had no time to
react, it was hit that hard
Ronnie Irani on to bowl for Anderson after being smacked for 35
from 4 overs at the Randwick End
9.1 Irani to Hayden, one run, shortish lifting ball just outside off
stump, Hayden stands tall on the crease, easing it down into a gap
in the covers for an easy single
9.2 Irani to Gilchrist, one run, fullish ball swinging back in,
strongly driven straight down the ground on the leg side, beats
short midwicket, down to long on in place
9.3 Irani to Hayden, no run, similar again, this time the bowler gets a
hand on it, slowing its pace and short midwicket chases it down to
prevent a single
9.4 Irani to Hayden, one run, shortish ball on off stump, props
forward, tip and run cricket, drops it down in close on the off
side for an easy quick single, as he plays it well short of the
cover field
9.5 Irani to Gilchrist, FOUR, when it rains it apparently buckets down,
good shortish ball outside off stump, Gilchrist runs it away off
the thick outside edge, plays it down and just wide of Knight
placed at a deep slip, almost a fly slip, and runs down to vacant
third man
9.6 Irani to Gilchrist, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly forced out to deep point
End of over 10 (8 runs) Australia 99/0 (RR: 9.90 RRR: 19/40 = 0.47)
RC Irani 1-0-8-0 - Randwick End
AC Gilchrist 63* (33b 14x4) ML Hayden 32* (27b 5x4)
just 8 from the over, Irani standing out amongst the English
bowlers so far, though he'll probably only get one more over
10.1 Hoggard to Gilchrist, no run, short and very, very wide outside off
stump, Gilchrist saves it from being called wide by reaching right
out to it, strongly patting it down to backward point
10.2 Hoggard to Gilchrist, one run, fullish, wide ball outside off
stump, stroked into the deck, bounces away into a gap at cover for
a quick single, brings up the Australian 100 in just 62 balls,
phenomenal stand
10.3 Hoggard to Hayden, FOUR, wonderful, superb, magnificent, sublime,
sensational, shortish ball outside off stump, Hayden follows
Gilchrist's lead with a great shot through square on the off side,
but prefers to go forward of point
10.4 Hoggard to Hayden, no run, tight shortish ball just outside off
stump, gets over the top of it, firmly defending down into the
covers
10.5 Hoggard to Hayden, one run, shortish ball straying into the body,
well tucked off the hip down through backward square leg, looking
for a second run but wisely they don't go for it, a strong return
from the deep comes in, right over the stumps
10.6 Hoggard to Gilchrist, FOUR, arrogant stuff from Gilchrist, good
length ball angling in on off stump, shuffles to leg to free the
arms, forcing it straight down the ground on the leg side, not
perfectly hit, but still has enough on it to beat the chasing
fielders to the rope
End of over 11 (10 runs) Australia 109/0 (RR: 9.91 RRR: 9/39 = 0.23)
MJ Hoggard 3-0-33-0 - Paddington End
ML Hayden 37* (30b 6x4) AC Gilchrist 68* (36b 15x4)
the bad news for England is that there are still 4 overs left
before the fielding restrictions can be relaxed, the good news is
that they won't even have to think about what to do when it comes
11.1 Irani to Hayden, no run, a rare sight of ball beating bat, good
length ball straightening just outside off stump, Hayden props
well forward, taken on the knee roll, good shout for lbw, but
struck just outside the line
11.2 Irani to Hayden, SIX, oh wow, that is brilliant, too full and
Hayden powerfully lofts through the line, sends it sailing over
straight long off, well caught by a spectator in the front row!
3 to win, and only 232 balls in which to get them, place your bets
now ladies and gentlemen ...
11.3 Irani to Hayden, no run, tight shortish ball on off stump, can't
force it away, respectfully plays it back to the bowler
11.4 Irani to Hayden, no run, tight ball on off stump, Hayden squares up
on the crease to get right in behind it, watchfully defending into
the covers
11.5 Irani to Hayden, no run, tight fullish ball just outside off stump,
props forward, solidly defending into the covers
11.6 Irani to Hayden, no run, chance missed! good length fullish ball
sliding on outside off stump, Hayden drives but only succeeds in
getting a thick edge, in and out of Stewart's gloves standing up
to the crease, that sums up the day for England
End of over 12 (6 runs) Australia 115/0 (RR: 9.58 RRR: 3/38 = 0.08)
RC Irani 2-0-14-0 - Randwick End
AC Gilchrist 68* (36b 15x4) ML Hayden 43* (36b 6x4 1x6)
the lights are on at the SCG, but very shortly, nobody will be home
12.1 Hoggard to Gilchrist, one run, fullish ball outside off stump,
strongly driven along the ground out to the deep cover sweeper, 2
to win
12.2 Hoggard to Hayden, two runs, and that'll be it! fullish ball on off
stump, swings through it, dragging it out through wide midwicket,
the sweeper comes around the boundary and lazily stops it with his
boot as they amble back for an easy two, Australia victors by 10
wickets with an
incredible 226 balls to spare
it's just Australia's 2nd such victory by a margin of 10 wickets,
and just the second defeat by such a margin for England in their
ODI history
it's the 4th quickest chase for victory in ODI history, in 12.2
overs, just behind the top three of 4.2, 10.1 and 11.3 overs - and
they were games involving Zimbabwe, Scotland and Kenya
respectively
this is a massive thumping, the scorecard speaks for itself really,
the positives England can take out from this match could be
written on a postage stamp
even though Australia are not quite back to full strength, in the
bowling department at least, they look a force to be reckoned with
- watch out all opponents who have the misfortune to cross paths
with them at the World Cup
60 of Gilchrist's 69 runs came in boundaries, a mixture of
audacious strokes with sheer brutal power hitting, the English
pace quartet simply had no answer
Matthew Hayden started things off, but soon found himself a
spectator at the other end, simply along for the ride
interestingly, for his fine bowling performance of 3-29 from 10
overs, Brett Lee has been named Man of the Match by adjudicator
Dave Gilbert, former Australian pace bowler - Gilchrist might
claim a bit of bowlers' club bias in the decision!
though to be fair, it was a very strong, consistent bowling effort
by Australia that effectively decided this match long before
Gilchrist even put his pads on during the extended dinner break
that concludes CricInfo's rather brief coverage of this first VB
Series final, please join us for the second match of this best-of-
3 series from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Saturday, starting
at 2:15pm local time (0315 GMT)
the English team will need a minor miracle to take this to a
decider, two days of soul searching may not be enough after such
an emphatic defeat as this, the match over in a total of 53.2
overs
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