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1st Match: Australia v ICC World XI at Melbourne (Docklands), 5 Oct 2005
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 14.15 Local Time (04.15 GMT)
Hello and a warm welcome to Cricinfo's live coverage of the ICC
Super Series, 2005-06.
The day cricket fans all over the world has been waiting for is
finally here - what a tremendous series it is going to be,
Australia pitched against the world's best - It doesn't get any
bigger than this !
My name is Sajan Nair - glad you could join us.
New from the middle is that Australian captain Ricky Ponting has
won the toss and elected to bat first.
The series consists of three ODIs and one Test, Telstra Dome,
Melbourne will host the ODIs and the one-off Test is scheduled to
be the played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Telstra Dome is a state-of-the-art venue, complete with retractable
roofs, located in Melbourne and since we are playing under roofs
the weather factor is out of the equation.
Selectors would have had a tough time picking a World XI squad
given the enormous number of talented players available, the votes
are in and it's a 'dream-team' as they call it.
This is probably the best platform for Australia to answer their
critics after the Ashes defeat, they have made few marked changes
to the squad,
lot of planning and preparations have been done and now it's time
to measure the output.
Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel are the umpires for today's match and
Rudy Koertzen is the third umpire.
These three ODIs will serve as trial ground for on-field umpires to
refer all decisions, barring catches close to the ground, to the
television umpire.
Australia - Adam Gilchrist, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting, Damien
Martyn, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Andrew
Symonds, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath, Nathan Bracken.
SuperSub - Cameron White.
World XI - Virender Sehwag, Kumar Sangakkara, Rahul Dravid, Jacques
Kallis, Brian Lara, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Shaun
Pollock, Daniel Vettori, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shoaib Akhtar.
Supersub - Shahid Afridi.
The players of both teams have been given caps to commemorate this
match
Australia are wearing their traditional green and gold. While the
World XI are kitted out predominantly in blue
We are almost ready here - play will start in just a few minutes
It will be Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich to open the innings.
Shoaib Akhtar is at the top of his run-up, two slips and a gully in
place.
All is ready - Here we go!
0.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, legbye: one run, good length delivery,
bit of swing in straightaway, Gilchrist gets hit on the pad trying
to work it away on the leg side
0.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, bit too wide to make Katich play at it
0.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, pitched up and on the stumps,
turned away nicely but straight to the fielder in front of square
leg
0.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, good length delivery, hint of in
swing, Katich watchfully plays it away on the leg side, midwicket
moves in quickly and cuts off the single
0.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, another good delivery, again
swinging in from touch outside the off stump, pushed away on the
leg side
0.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, excellent probing delivery, close
to the off stump line and Katich is beaten all ends up, Akhtar
starts off with a very good over
End of over 1 (1 run, maiden) Australia 1/0 (RR: 1.00)
Shoaib Akhtar 1-1-0-0
AC Gilchrist 0* (1b) SM Katich 0* (5b)
It will be Shaun Pollock to share the new ball with Akhtar
1.1 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run, what a start ! on the stumps and
swinging in late, Gilchrist is beaten comprehensively, lucky not
to have got an edge on that one
1.2 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended watchfully
1.3 Pollock to Gilchrist, FOUR, there he goes! fraction short,
Gilchrist quickly gets in to a good position and pulls it away to
the square leg fence, one bounce and over the rope she goes
1.4 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run, excellent comeback delivery, this one
again goes right through Gilchrist
1.5 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run
1.6 Pollock to Gilchrist, FOUR, four more, drifting down the leg side
and Gilchrist slaps it away to the fine leg fence
End of over 2 (8 runs) Australia 9/0 (RR: 4.50)
SM Pollock 1-0-8-0
SM Katich 0* (5b) AC Gilchrist 8* (7b 2x4)
2.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed wide of the cover fielder, quick single taken
2.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, (noball) FOUR, half volley outside the
off stump and Gilchrist flays it away through cover point, try
stopping that!
2.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, no run, good length delivery, this one
is close to the off stump line and Gilchrist ends up with an
inside edge on to his pad
2.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, no run, turned away to the square leg
region
2.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, one run, short of a good length,
angling across the left-hander, Gilchrist gets behind the line and
punches it away well wide of the fielder at mid-off, good early
call and a quick single is added to the total
2.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, nasty! sharp bouncer and Katich is
bit late to react, gets hit right on the right shoulder - that
hurts
2.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, pushed to mid-off
End of over 3 (7 runs) Australia 16/0 (RR: 5.33)
Shoaib Akhtar 2-1-7-0 (1nb)
AC Gilchrist 13* (11b 3x4) SM Katich 1* (8b)
3.1 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run, short of a good length delivery, hint
of in swing, Gilchrist looking to work it away on the leg side
ends up with an inside edge on to his pad, well bowled
3.2 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run
3.3 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run, pushed away on the off side
3.4 Pollock to Gilchrist, one run, another short of a good length
delivery, this one is again close to the off stump line but this
time Gilchrist leans back a bit and cuts it away to the third man
region, was in the air for sometime but well wide of the fielders
3.5 Pollock to Katich, no run, another probing delivery outside the off
stump and Katich looking to defend it on the back-foot is beaten
by a long way
3.6 Pollock to Katich, no run, defended
End of over 4 (1 run) Australia 17/0 (RR: 4.25)
SM Pollock 2-0-9-0
AC Gilchrist 14* (15b 3x4) SM Katich 1* (10b)
4.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, no run, on the middle and off stump
line, defended on the back-foot
4.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, no run, fraction short, was close to
the off stump line and Gilchrist looking to pull it away is
beaten, too close to play that shot
4.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, two runs, pushed away into the gap
between the cover fielders, Gilchrist takes off straightaway and
comfortably comes back for the second
4.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, no run, punched back down the track,
Akhtar on his follow through dives across and saves runs
4.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, no run
4.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, FOUR, fraction short and on the middle
and leg stump line, would have been a good delivery to any other
batsmen but not this man, Gilchrist leans back and handsomely
pulls it away to the square leg fence, again one bounce and over
the ropes
End of over 5 (6 runs) Australia 23/0 (RR: 4.60)
Shoaib Akhtar 3-1-13-0 (1nb)
SM Katich 1* (10b) AC Gilchrist 20* (21b 4x4)
5.1 Pollock to Katich, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended watchfully
5.2 Pollock to Katich, one run, played down to the fine leg region,
Sehwag is the fielder in the deep
5.3 Pollock to Gilchrist, two runs, bit of width outside the off stump,
cut away in the air but well wide of the fielder at backward
point, Akhtar moving across from third man fails to pick it up
cleanly and Gilchrist comes back for the second
5.4 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run, cut away straight to Pietersen at
backward point
5.5 Pollock to Gilchrist, FOUR, fraction short and outside the off
stump, Gilchrist leans back and pulls it away through midwicket,
Sehwag in the deep had no chance of cutting it off, excellent
timing and placement
5.6 Pollock to Gilchrist, no run, defended back to the bowler
End of over 6 (7 runs) Australia 30/0 (RR: 5.00)
SM Pollock 3-0-16-0
SM Katich 2* (12b) AC Gilchrist 26* (25b 5x4)
6.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, one run, on the middle and leg stump line,
turned away well wide of Lara at midwicket
6.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, no run, quick delivery, on the stumps
and Gilchrist plays it back down the track
6.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, one run, another tight delivery,
Gilchrist ends up with an inside edge on to his pad, was looking
to turn it away on the leg side. ball rolls away on the off side
and a quick single is taken - well run
6.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, two runs, bit of width outside the off
stump, pushed away to the cover region, Dravid fails to cut it off
6.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, excellent effort ball, bit down
the leg side, Katich looking to pull it away fails to make contact
6.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, one run, turned away from outside the off
stump to the vacant midwicket region, easy single to end the over
End of over 7 (5 runs) Australia 35/0 (RR: 5.00)
Shoaib Akhtar 4-1-18-0 (1nb)
SM Katich 6* (16b) AC Gilchrist 27* (27b 5x4)
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Australia off to a decent start here, Gilchrist especially is
looking good, Flintoff into the attack for the first time today
7.1 Flintoff to Katich, no run, pushed back to the bowler
7.2 Flintoff to Katich, one run, width outside the off stump, cut away
in the air to the third man region
straightaway Flintoff decides to come round the wicket to Gilchrist
7.3 Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, lovely, slightly short and in the
corridor of uncertainty, Gilchrist is comprehensively beaten
7.4 Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven away off the front-foot to the cover region
7.5 Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, fuller length delivery outside the
off stump, Gilchrist looking to smash it away on the off side
fails to make contact, excellent over so far
7.6 Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, another good delivery, the one that
goes straight on, Gilchrist leaves it for the keeper
End of over 8 (1 run) Australia 36/0 (RR: 4.50)
A Flintoff 1-0-1-0
SM Katich 7* (18b) AC Gilchrist 27* (31b 5x4)
8.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, angling across and Katich is
beaten outside the off stump
8.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, and again! this one is again
angled across the left-hander, Katich goes after it but fails to
make contact, excellent delivery
8.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, three runs, well pitched up outside the
off stump, Katich moves across a bit, gets right behind the line
and drives it straight back past the bowler to the long-on region
Change of angle - Akhtar too decides to come round the wicket to
Gilchrist
8.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven right in to the gap between the cover fielders and that's
Gilchrist's 6th four of the innings
8.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Gilchrist, one run, fraction short, angling in
from outside the off stump, Gilchrist moves across and works it
away on the leg side
8.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, legbye: FOUR, quick delivery but angling
down the leg side, Katich fails to make contact, ball clips the
pad and races away to the fine leg fence
End of over 9 (12 runs) Australia 48/0 (RR: 5.33)
Shoaib Akhtar 5-1-26-0 (1nb)
AC Gilchrist 32* (33b 6x4) SM Katich 10* (22b)
Flintioff to continue - round the wicket to Gilchrist - this is
going to be interesting
9.1 Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, fraction short and outside the off
stump, Gilchrist goes after it but it beaten by the extra bounce
9.2 Flintoff to Gilchrist, FOUR, not this time though! another short
delivery outside the off stump, this time Gilchrist makes perfect
contact and the ball screams away to the backward point fence -
that brings up the 50 partnership between these two
9.3 Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run, good length delivery, hint of swing,
played back down the track
9.4 Flintoff to Gilchrist, one run, close to the stumps, Gilchrist
opens the face of the bat and runs it down to the third man
region, played it late to get the placement right
9.5 Flintoff to Katich, no run, pushed away to the gully region
9.6 Flintoff to Katich, three runs, pitched up outside the off stump
and Katich drives it away nicely into the gap between the cover
fielders, long chase and a fantastic sliding effort from Pollock
saves one run
End of over 10 (8 runs) Australia 56/0 (RR: 5.60)
A Flintoff 2-0-9-0
SM Katich 13* (24b) AC Gilchrist 37* (37b 7x4)
10 overs up - Pollock straightaway opts for Powerplay 2 - so the
fielding restrictions will stay in place
Kallis into the attack now
10.1 Kallis to Katich, two runs, in the slot and driven straight back
down the ground
10.2 Kallis to Katich, two runs, drifting down the leg side and Katich
works it away to the fine leg region, gets it wide of the fielder
in the deep and they come back for the second
10.3 Kallis to Katich, (noball) no run, driven away square of the
wicket, point moves across and cuts it off
10.3 Kallis to Katich, three runs, Katich too on the move now, fuller
length delivery outside the off stump and this time Katich manages
to squeezed it away square of the wicket
10.4 Kallis to Gilchrist, no run, driven down to mid-on
10.5 Kallis to Gilchrist, one run, driven straight back to the bowler,
Kallis fails to stop it cleanly and a quick single is taken
10.6 Kallis to Katich, no run, good delivery to end the over, hint of
away swing and Katich is beaten outside the off stump
End of over 11 (9 runs) Australia 65/0 (RR: 5.91)
JH Kallis 1-0-9-0 (1nb)
AC Gilchrist 38* (39b 7x4) SM Katich 20* (29b)
11.1 Flintoff to Gilchrist, one run, fraction short but no width
offered, Gilchrist leans back and taps it away to the third man
region for an easy single
11.2 Flintoff to Katich, FOUR, edged but wide, slightly short and
outside the off stump, Katich goes after it and ends up with a big
edge, Sangakkara brings out a brilliant full length dive but fails
to reach there on time
Ball went right between the keeper and Dravid at first slip who was
standing bit wide
11.3 Flintoff to Katich, wide: no run
11.3 Flintoff to Katich, no run
11.4 Flintoff to Katich, no run
11.5 Flintoff to Katich, (noball) one run, short ball, Katich looking to
pull it away ends up with a top edge and the ball flies down the
fine leg region where it is caught by Sehwag but ...
11.5 Flintoff to Gilchrist, no run
11.6 Flintoff to Gilchrist, three runs, driven away through covers
End of over 12 (11 runs) Australia 76/0 (RR: 6.33)
A Flintoff 3-0-20-0 (1w 1nb)
AC Gilchrist 42* (42b 7x4) SM Katich 25* (33b 1x4)
12.1 Kallis to Gilchrist, no run, off the pads and the ball flies back,
Sangakkar dives across full elngth and saves a certain four
12.2 Kallis to Gilchrist, no run, driven down to mid-off
12.3 Kallis to Gilchrist, no run, pushed down to mid-on
12.4 Kallis to Gilchrist, one run, pitched up and Gilchrist drives it
down to the mid-on region for a single
12.5 Kallis to Katich, one run
12.6 Kallis to Gilchrist, two runs, turned away on the leg side, runs
hard and gets back for the second
End of over 13 (4 runs) Australia 80/0 (RR: 6.15)
JH Kallis 2-0-13-0 (1nb)
SM Katich 26* (34b 1x4) AC Gilchrist 45* (47b 7x4)
13.1 Flintoff to Katich, no run
13.2 Flintoff to Katich, no run, bowled from round the stumps, close to
the off stump line and Katich ends up with an inside edge,
Sangakkara dives across and saves runs
13.3 Flintoff to Katich, no run, edged away to the gully region
13.4 Flintoff to Katich, no run, short rising delivery outside the off
stump, Katich goes after it and gets beaten, not sure if he got a
nick on it, they go up for the catch and it is referred to the tv
umpire - replays confirm that there is no edge involved and Katich
stays on
13.5 Flintoff to Katich, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Katich gets behind
the line and pushes it away in front of point, Pietersen attacks
the ball and cuts off the single
13.6 Flintoff to Katich, no run, angling down the leg side, Katich is
hit on the pad looking to work it away on the leg side, loud
confident appeal for lbw turned down, that was missing leg by a
long way
End of over 14 (maiden) Australia 80/0 (RR: 5.71)
A Flintoff 4-1-20-0 (1w 1nb)
AC Gilchrist 45* (47b 7x4) SM Katich 26* (40b 1x4)
14.1 Kallis to Gilchrist, OUT: first blood! bowled from round the
wicket, ball coming back in from outside the off stump, Gilchrist
plays down the wrong line and the ball crashes into the stumps -
Kallis strikes
Australia 80/1, Partnership of 80
AC Gilchrist b Kallis 45 (48b 7x4 0x6)
SM Katich 26* (40b 1x4) JH Kallis 2.1-0-13-1 (1nb)
That's an important breakthrough for World XI - Gilchrist was
looking all set for a big one.
Ricky Ponting is the next man in
14.2 Kallis to Ponting, wide: no run, pitched way outside the off stump
and swinging away further, out of reach
14.2 Kallis to Ponting, one run, good line and length delivery, Ponting
ends up with an inside edge and the ball rolls away to the fine
leg region
14.3 Kallis to Katich, one run, pushed away on the leg side, early call
and a quick single is taken
14.4 Kallis to Ponting, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended watchfully
14.5 Kallis to Ponting, no run, good length delivery, angling in from
outside the off stump, Ponting pushes forward to defend and gets
hit on the pad, loud appeal for lbw turned down - just hit him
outside the line of the off stump
14.6 Kallis to Ponting, no run
End of over 15 (3 runs) Australia 83/1 (RR: 5.53)
JH Kallis 3-0-16-1 (1w 1nb)
SM Katich 27* (41b 1x4) RT Ponting 1* (4b)
PowerPlay 3 on now
15.1 Flintoff to Katich, no run
15.2 Flintoff to Katich, FOUR, fuller delivery from Freddie, and this
time a bit wide too, inviting Katich to take on him, and Katich
duly obliges by hitting it over the man at cover point for a
welcome boundary
15.3 Flintoff to Katich, FOUR, Freddie makes up for bowling full and
ends up bowling a short one, this time Katich is ready for it on
the back foot and pulls it away just to the right of the square
leg umpire, rolls his wrist nicely over it to make sure its played
down the ground
15.4 Flintoff to Katich, one run, intelligent cricket, This time Freddie
comes over the stumps and bowls a bit straight, Katich plays it
away to the onside and takes a single
15.5 Flintoff to Ponting, no run
15.6 Flintoff to Ponting, SIX, shot!!! the delivery from Flintoff was
just a bit short of good length, but Ponting is so quick on his
feet that he rocks back and pulls it away over the square leg
fence for the fitrst six of the Super Series
End of over 16 (15 runs) Australia 98/1 (RR: 6.12)
A Flintoff 5-1-35-0 (1w 1nb)
SM Katich 36* (45b 3x4) RT Ponting 7* (6b 1x6)
16.1 Kallis to Katich, one run, Kallis starts off with one on the pads,
and this time Katich gets his front foot outside the line of the
off stump and paddles it away to the onside
16.2 Kallis to Ponting, three runs, off cvutter from Kallis outside the
off, enough room for Ponting to drive him down the ground, it
takes a long chase from Shoaibn Akhtar to field the ball and
return the ball back to Kallis
16.3 Kallis to Katich, FOUR, more runs, pitched up in the slot outside
the off stump, Katich quickly gets in to a good position and
creams it away to the cover fence, terrific shot
16.4 Kallis to Katich, no run, slower ball, the off cutter and Katich is
hit on the pad, loud appeal for lbw turned down, probably came in
after pitching outside the leg stump
16.5 Kallis to Katich, two runs, pitched up, driven down to long-off
16.6 Kallis to Katich, no run, pushed down to the mid-on region
End of over 17 (10 runs) Australia 108/1 (RR: 6.35)
JH Kallis 4-0-26-1 (1w 1nb)
RT Ponting 10* (7b 1x6) SM Katich 43* (50b 4x4)
spin being introduced into the attack - in comes Murali
17.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, turned away on the leg side and
they take off for a dangerous single, Pietersen moves across
quickly but fails to hit the stumps direct, Katich dives in and
the third umpire confirms that he is safe
direct hit and that would have been all over for Katich
17.2 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, pushed to gully
17.3 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, defended stretching well forward
but not cleanly, was the dosara
17.4 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, pushed away on the off side
17.5 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, pushed to gully
17.6 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, defended back down the track,
Murali starts off with a good over
End of over 18 (1 run) Australia 109/1 (RR: 6.06)
M Muralitharan 1-0-1-0
RT Ponting 11* (8b 1x6) SM Katich 43* (55b 4x4)
18.1 Pollock to Ponting, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven down to the mid-off region
18.2 Pollock to Ponting, one run, inside edge and the ball rolls away on
the leg side, quick single taken
18.3 Pollock to Katich, one run, another good delivery, on the middle
and leg stump line, Katich takes it on the back-foot and pushes it
away on the leg side, Pollock follows it up but fails to cut off
the single
18.4 Pollock to Ponting, no run, defended to the leg side, not a
convincing shot that
18.5 Pollock to Ponting, no run, good length delivery, hint of away
swing, Ponting drives beautifully but straight to the fielder at
cover
18.6 Pollock to Ponting, no run, drifting in from outside the off stump,
Ponting fails to make contact, was looking to slap it away on the
leg side, ball crashes into the pad, appeal for lbw turned down,
missing leg
End of over 19 (2 runs) Australia 111/1 (RR: 5.84)
SM Pollock 4-0-18-0
SM Katich 44* (56b 4x4) RT Ponting 12* (13b 1x6)
19.1 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, pushed back down the track
19.2 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, turning in from outside the leg
stump, defended on the back-foot and the ball rolls back down the
track
19.3 Muralitharan to Katich, three runs, fraction short and drifting
across the left-hander, Katich plays late and gets it away past
Flintoff at backward point
19.4 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, quicker delivery and Ponting gets
hit on the pad, again missing leg by a long away
19.5 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defended on the back-foot
19.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, FOUR, comes down the track, gets to the
pitch of the delivery and lofts it down to the long-on fence, safe
shot
End of over 20 (7 runs) Australia 118/1 (RR: 5.90)
M Muralitharan 2-0-8-0
SM Katich 47* (59b 4x4) RT Ponting 16* (16b 1x4 1x6)
20.1 Pollock to Katich, no run, on the middle and off stump line, turned
away on the leg side
20.2 Pollock to Katich, one run, another good length delivery, this one
is angled across the left-hander, Katich gets behind the line and
pushes it away into the gap on the off side
20.3 Pollock to Ponting, no run, defended straight back, fielded by
Pollock on his follow through
20.4 Pollock to Ponting, no run, cut away to the gully region
20.5 Pollock to Ponting, two runs, drifting on to the pads and Ponting
turns it away through square leg, Akhtar moving across from fine
leg fails to pick it up cleanly and Ponting gets enough time to
get back for the second run
20.6 Pollock to Ponting, one run, edged away to the third man region
End of over 21 (4 runs) Australia 122/1 (RR: 5.81)
SM Pollock 5-0-22-0
RT Ponting 19* (20b 1x4 1x6) SM Katich 48* (61b 4x4)
news just comes in that it is raining outside !
21.1 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run
21.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, wide: no run, down the leg side, Ponting
fails to make contact
21.2 Muralitharan to Ponting, no run, defended on the back-foot, ball
rolls down the track and is fielded by Murali moving across to his
right
21.3 Muralitharan to Ponting, three runs, cut away late, gets it wide of
the fielder at gully, comfortable three
21.4 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, defended
21.5 Muralitharan to Katich, one run, cut away to the deep cover region,
Vettori is the fielder in the deep
21.6 Muralitharan to Ponting, one run, flat delivery outside the off
stump, Ponting gets down on one knee and sweeps it away through
square leg, easy single to end the over
End of over 22 (6 runs) Australia 128/1 (RR: 5.82)
M Muralitharan 3-0-14-0 (1w)
RT Ponting 23* (24b 1x4 1x6) SM Katich 49* (63b 4x4)
22.1 Pollock to Ponting, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, forced away to the point region
22.2 Pollock to Ponting, OUT: good length delivery outside the off
stump, Ponting comes down the track looking to clear the ropes but
ends up hitting it high up towards the deep cover region, Lara
moving in from the deep judges it to perfection - Australia two
down
Australia 128/2, Partnership of 48
RT Ponting c Lara b Pollock 23 (26b 1x4 1x6)
SM Katich 49* (63b 4x4) SM Pollock 5.2-0-22-1
Ponting there failed to get to the pitch of the ball but went
through with the shot - Lara did well to get under it
Martyn is the next man in
22.3 Pollock to Katich, no run, driven to cover
22.4 Pollock to Katich, no run
22.5 Pollock to Katich, no run, pushed away on the off side
22.6 Pollock to Katich, no run, driven off the back-foot to the extra
cover region
End of over 23 (maiden) Australia 128/2 (RR: 5.57)
SM Pollock 6-1-22-1
DR Martyn 0* (0b) SM Katich 49* (67b 4x4)
23.1 Muralitharan to Martyn, no run
23.2 Muralitharan to Martyn, no run, played down to the mid-on region
23.3 Muralitharan to Martyn, OUT: duck! comes down the track looking to
clear Vettori at mid-on but doesn't quite get to the pitch of the
delivery and the ball lobs up towards mid-on, Vettori quickly
moves across to his right and takes a good diving catch
Australia 128/3, Partnership of 0
DR Martyn c Vettori b Muralitharan 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
SM Katich 49* (67b 4x4) M Muralitharan 3.3-0-14-1 (1w)
Murali too joins the party - Australia in a spot of bother here
Andrew Symonds is the next man in
23.4 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run, flat delivery, turned away towards
midwicket
23.5 Muralitharan to Symonds, two runs, runs it down to third
man,Symonds off the mark with a good shot
23.6 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run
End of over 24 (2 runs) Australia 130/3 (RR: 5.42)
M Muralitharan 4-0-16-1 (1w)
SM Katich 49* (67b 4x4) A Symonds 2* (3b)
24.1 Pollock to Katich, two runs, turned away to the fine leg region,
single brings up Katich's fifty - well played
24.2 Pollock to Katich, two runs, cut away through point
24.3 Pollock to Katich, no run, played away towards cover
24.4 Pollock to Katich, one run, pushed away to the short cover region,
quick single taken
24.5 Pollock to Symonds, no run
24.6 Pollock to Symonds, no run
End of over 25 (5 runs) Australia 135/3 (RR: 5.40)
SM Pollock 7-1-27-1
SM Katich 54* (71b 4x4) A Symonds 2* (5b)
25.1 Muralitharan to Katich, no run, well bowled dosara, this one came
back in a long way, Katich jams his bat down and saves himself
25.2 Muralitharan to Katich, one run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, played wide of the cover fielder
25.3 Muralitharan to Symonds, legbye: one run, round the wicket to the
right-hander, pitched outside the off stump and straightened a
bit, Symonds looking to sweep it away fails to make contact,
appeal for lbw turned down
25.4 Muralitharan to Katich, one run, steps out and plays it away
through midwicket
25.5 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run, comes down the track and drives it
straight back to Murali
25.6 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run, turned away on the leg side,
Murali follows it up well and cuts off the single
End of over 26 (3 runs) Australia 138/3 (RR: 5.31)
M Muralitharan 5-0-18-1 (1w)
SM Katich 56* (74b 4x4) A Symonds 2* (8b)
Akhtar is back
26.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, two runs, on the pads and Katich turns it
away behind square on the leg side, easy two
26.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, no run, good length delivery, pitched in
line and angling across the left-hander, Katich moves across and
defends it watchfully
26.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Katich, bye: one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, hint of swing and Katich is beaten, Sangakkara
fails to hold on to a low ball and the batsmen cross over
26.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Symonds, no run, short rising delivery close to
the off stump line, Symonds stands tall on the back-foot and
defends it well
26.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Symonds, no run, another effort ball, this one is
not directed well, ball goes down leg side but Akhtar gets away
with it
26.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Symonds, wide: no run, short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, Symonds flashes hard but fails to
make contact
26.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Symonds, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
End of over 27 (4 runs) Australia 142/3 (RR: 5.26)
Shoaib Akhtar 6-1-29-0 (1w 1nb)
SM Katich 58* (77b 4x4) A Symonds 2* (11b)
27.1 Muralitharan to Katich, no run
27.2 Muralitharan to Katich, OUT: gone! another batsman departs looking
to give the charge to Murali, ends up giving a straight return
catch and Murali makes no mistake - Australia four down
Australia 142/4, Partnership of 14
SM Katich c & b Muralitharan 58 (79b 4x4 0x6)
A Symonds 2* (11b) M Muralitharan 5.2-0-18-2 (1w)
that's an important breakthrough as Katich was the set batsman -
now we have two new batsmen at the crease
Clarke is the next man in
27.3 Muralitharan to Clarke, no run, tossed up, defended stretching well
forward
27.4 Muralitharan to Clarke, one run, turned away to the midwicket
region, Clarke off the mark with an easy single
27.5 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run, defended on the front-foot , bat
and pad held together, half hearted appeal for lbw turned down
27.6 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run
End of over 28 (1 run) Australia 143/4 (RR: 5.11)
M Muralitharan 6-0-19-2 (1w)
MJ Clarke 1* (2b) A Symonds 2* (13b)
28.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Clarke, no run, short rising delivery, close to
the off stump line and Clarke defends it standing tall on the
back-foot
28.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Clarke, one run, another short ball, Clarke was in
no position to play the pull shot but goes through with it, ball
lobs up on the leg side and falls just wide of Kallis diving
across at midwicket - excellent effort but couldn't quite reach it
28.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Symonds, (noball) no run, pitched up, defended
28.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Symonds, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Symonds looking to drive it away ends up with an edge
but the ball falls well short of Flintoff at first slip who fails
to stop the ball cleanly
28.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Clarke, no run, good bouncer, inviting Clarke to
go for the pull but this time he ducks under it
28.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Clarke, no run, fuller length delivery, driven off
the front-foot and the ball rolls back to the bowler
28.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Clarke, no run, pushed to gully
End of over 29 (3 runs) Australia 146/4 (RR: 5.03)
Shoaib Akhtar 7-1-32-0 (1w 2nb)
A Symonds 3* (15b) MJ Clarke 2* (7b)
Vettori into the attack now - left arm round the wicket to the
right-hander
29.1 Vettori to Symonds, no run, slightly short but close to the off
stump line, the top spinner as they call it, Symonds jams his bat
and the ball rolls away to the short third man region
29.2 Vettori to Symonds, no run, defended on the front-foot, presented
the full face of the bat there
29.3 Vettori to Symonds, one run, fuller and Symonds sweeps it away to
the deep bvackward square leg region
29.4 Vettori to Clarke, no run, good delivery, Clarke shuffles across
and plays it back to the bowler
29.5 Vettori to Clarke, one run, driven down to long-off
29.6 Vettori to Symonds, no run, played down into the ground, Vettori
starts off with a decent over
End of over 30 (2 runs) Australia 148/4 (RR: 4.93)
DL Vettori 1-0-2-0
MJ Clarke 3* (9b) A Symonds 4* (19b)
Flintoss back on - one slip in place
30.1 Flintoff to Clarke, two runs, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven away off the back-foot to the deep cover region,
gets it wide of the fielder in the deep and gets back for the
second, excellent running between the wickets
30.2 Flintoff to Clarke, one run, fraction short, Clarke plays it away
swinging across on one foot
30.3 Flintoff to Symonds, two runs, played down to the third man region,
Murali moving in from the deep is not quick enough to stop the
second run
30.4 Flintoff to Symonds, wide: no run, down the leg side
30.4 Flintoff to Symonds, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended
30.5 Flintoff to Symonds, no run, another good delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, no width offered and Symonds is made
to defend
30.6 Flintoff to Symonds, no run, again close to the off stump line,
pushed down to the mid-off region, end of a good over
End of over 31 (6 runs) Australia 154/4 (RR: 4.97)
A Flintoff 6-1-41-0 (2w 1nb)
MJ Clarke 6* (11b) A Symonds 6* (23b)
31.1 Vettori to Clarke, no run, flat delivery, driven straight back to
the bowler
31.2 Vettori to Clarke, no run, fraction short, cut away off the back-
foot but straight to Dravid at point
31.3 Vettori to Clarke, no run, another good delivery, Clarke comes down
the track but fails to get to the pitch of the delivery, ends up
playing it back to the bowler
31.4 Vettori to Clarke, no run, defended on the back-foot, and the
frustration continues
31.5 Vettori to Clarke, OUT: another return catch! this one is tossed up
outside the off stump, not much spin on it, Clarke looking to turn
it away ends up hitting it straight back to the bowler, as easy as
it gets - Australia in trouble here
Australia 154/5, Partnership of 12
MJ Clarke c & b Vettori 6 (16b 0x4 0x6)
A Symonds 6* (23b) DL Vettori 1.5-0-2-1
Michael Hussey is the next man in
31.6 Vettori to Hussey, no run, bowled from the over the wicket,
flighted delivery outside the off stump and Hussey pushes it back
to the bowler - wicket maiden!
End of over 32 (maiden) Australia 154/5 (RR: 4.81)
DL Vettori 2-1-2-1
A Symonds 6* (23b) MEK Hussey 0* (1b)
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32.1 Flintoff to Symonds, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Symonds drives and gets it wide of the gully fielder
32.2 Flintoff to Hussey, no run, quicker delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling away from the left-hander, Hussey leaves it
for the keeper
32.3 Flintoff to Hussey, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
32.4 Flintoff to Hussey, no run
32.5 Flintoff to Hussey, no run, good length delivery, Hussey looking to
defend it on the front-foot is beaten by the angle - well bowled
32.6 Flintoff to Hussey, no run, short of a good length delivery, this
one is close to the off stump line and Hussey shoulders arms - end
of another good over for World XI
End of over 33 (1 run) Australia 155/5 (RR: 4.70)
A Flintoff 7-1-42-0 (2w 1nb)
A Symonds 7* (24b) MEK Hussey 0* (6b)
33.1 Vettori to Symonds, no run, down the leg side, Symonds looking to
turns it away fails to make contact
33.2 Vettori to Symonds, bye: one run, lovely delivery, this one went
right through the gap between bat and pad, Vettori bowling like a
champion here
33.3 Vettori to Hussey, no run, flat delivery, again the one that goes
straight on after pitching, Hussey playing for spin is beaten by a
long away
33.4 Vettori to Hussey, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended
33.5 Vettori to Hussey, no run, quicker delivery outside the off stump,
pushed away towards cover
33.6 Vettori to Hussey, one run, drifting on to the pads, turned away to
the vacant square leg region for an easy single
End of over 34 (2 runs) Australia 157/5 (RR: 4.62)
DL Vettori 3-1-3-1
MEK Hussey 1* (10b) A Symonds 7* (26b)
34.1 Flintoff to Hussey, one run, on the pads, worked away behind square
on the leg side
34.2 Flintoff to Symonds, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Symonds pushes it away on the off side, played with soft
hands and a quick single is taken - well run
34.3 Flintoff to Hussey, wide: no run, short and way outside the off
stump
34.3 Flintoff to Hussey, FOUR, short and wide outside the off stump,
Hussey brings his bat down hard on this one and the ball races
away to the backward point fence, welcome runs for Australia
34.4 Flintoff to Hussey, one run, pushed away on the off side and a
quick single is taken, there was bit of hesitation going for the
single but in the end both the batsmen made it across safely
34.5 Flintoff to Symonds, no run
34.6 Flintoff to Symonds, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump and Symonds drives it away through covers, powerful shot
that - end of a good over for Australia
End of over 35 (12 runs) Australia 169/5 (RR: 4.83)
A Flintoff 8-1-54-0 (3w 1nb)
MEK Hussey 7* (13b 1x4) A Symonds 12* (29b 1x4)
35.1 Vettori to Hussey, no run, played back to the bowler
35.2 Vettori to Hussey, one run, pushed down the track to the mid-on
region, Flintoff moves in quickly and scores a direct hit at the
bowler's end and they go upstairs, green light flashes - Hussey
in, saved by the stretch
35.3 Vettori to Symonds, two runs, cut away off the back-foot to the
deep point region
35.4 Vettori to Symonds, one run, pulled away to the wide long-on
region, not a well timed shot that
35.5 Vettori to Hussey, no run, played off the front-foot to the point
region
35.6 Vettori to Hussey, no run, defended
End of over 36 (4 runs) Australia 173/5 (RR: 4.81)
DL Vettori 4-1-7-1
A Symonds 15* (31b 1x4) MEK Hussey 8* (17b 1x4)
Murali back into the attack now
36.1 Muralitharan to Symonds, one run, tossed up and turning in, driven
down the track to the long-on region, Dravid moves across quickly
and keeps it down to just one
36.2 Muralitharan to Hussey, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
Hussey was clueless there
36.3 Muralitharan to Hussey, three runs, turning in from outside the leg
stump, Hussey moves across a bit and turns it away fine
36.4 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run, top spinner and the ball goes
right through Symonds - lovely delivery
36.5 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run, when in doubt sweep and that's
exactly what Symonds did, but the shot is not timed well enough
and the ball lobs up over the keeper after clipping the glove
36.6 Muralitharan to Symonds, one run, turned away to the midwicket
region, quick single to end the over
End of over 37 (5 runs) Australia 178/5 (RR: 4.81)
M Muralitharan 7-0-24-2 (1w)
A Symonds 17* (35b 1x4) MEK Hussey 11* (19b 1x4)
37.1 Vettori to Symonds, no run, defended into the track
37.2 Vettori to Symonds, no run, pushed back down the track
37.3 Vettori to Symonds, two runs, played away to the wide long-on
region, runs hard and gets back for the second
37.4 Vettori to Symonds, one run, fraction short, Symonds waits for it
and forces it away towards point
37.5 Vettori to Hussey, one run, tossed up outside the off stump, Hussey
gets well forward and drives it down the track to the long-on
region
37.6 Vettori to Symonds, no run, good delivery to end the over, Symonds
is made to defend
End of over 38 (4 runs) Australia 182/5 (RR: 4.79)
DL Vettori 5-1-11-1
MEK Hussey 12* (20b 1x4) A Symonds 20* (40b 1x4)
38.1 Muralitharan to Hussey, one run, forced away on the off side,
fielder are deep and a quick single is taken
38.2 Muralitharan to Symonds, one run, quicker delivery outside the off
stump and Symonds pushes it away behind point for a single
38.3 Muralitharan to Hussey, no run, cut away to the gully region
38.4 Muralitharan to Hussey, no run, this one turned a lot and Hussey is
beaten outside the off stump, excellent delivery
38.5 Muralitharan to Hussey, one run, played wide of the mid-on fielder
38.6 Muralitharan to Symonds, one run, turned away to the short fine leg
region
End of over 39 (4 runs) Australia 186/5 (RR: 4.77)
M Muralitharan 8-0-28-2 (1w) - Bourke Street
A Symonds 22* (42b 1x4) MEK Hussey 14* (24b 1x4)
39.1 Vettori to Symonds, no run, pushed quicker through the air and
Symonds is beaten outside the off stump
39.2 Vettori to Symonds, no run, defended watchfully
39.3 Vettori to Symonds, one run, turned away off the back-foot to the
square leg region
39.4 Vettori to Hussey, one run, edged away to the short third man
region
39.5 Vettori to Symonds, one run, swept away to the deep backward square
leg region
39.6 Vettori to Hussey, two runs, again swept away behind square on the
leg side, runs hard and comes back for the second - another quick
over goes by
End of over 40 (5 runs) Australia 191/5 (RR: 4.78)
DL Vettori 6-1-16-1 - Latrobe Street
A Symonds 24* (46b 1x4) MEK Hussey 17* (26b 1x4)
40.1 Muralitharan to Symonds, one run, swept away to the backward square
leg region
40.2 Muralitharan to Hussey, no run, swept away straight to the man at
short fine leg
40.3 Muralitharan to Hussey, three runs, fraction short, Hussey quickly
gets in to position and cuts it away to the third man region,
excellent timing and placement
40.4 Muralitharan to Symonds, no run
40.5 Muralitharan to Symonds, SIX, tossed up outside the off stump,
Symonds comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the delivery
and lofts it over the long-off fence, good clean hit
40.6 Muralitharan to Symonds, one run, swept away to the short fine leg
region, single to end the over
End of over 41 (11 runs) Australia 202/5 (RR: 4.93)
M Muralitharan 9-0-39-2 (1w) - Bourke Street
A Symonds 32* (50b 1x4 1x6) MEK Hussey 20* (28b 1x4)
41.1 Vettori to Symonds, two runs, quicker delivery on the pads, played
off the back-foot to the deep midwicket region, takes on the
fielder moving in from the deep and comes back comfortably for the
second, excellent piece of running between the wickets
41.2 Vettori to Symonds, two runs, comes down the track and drives it
down to the long-off region, fumble in the deep by Afridi allows
the batsmen to come back for the second
41.3 Vettori to Symonds, no run, hit on the pad, loud confident appeal
for lbw turned down
41.4 Vettori to Symonds, OUT: gone! Symonds departs looking to force the
pace, once again was looking to clear the fence by coming down the
track but this time holds out to Flintoff at long-on, Vettori gets
another one to his name
Australia 206/6, Partnership of 52
A Symonds c Flintoff b Vettori 36 (54b 1x4 1x6)
MEK Hussey 20* (28b 1x4) DL Vettori 6.4-1-20-2
Shane Watson walks in
41.5 Vettori to Hussey, no run, defended on the front-foot
41.6 Vettori to Hussey, no run
End of over 42 (4 runs) Australia 206/6 (RR: 4.90)
DL Vettori 7-1-20-2 - Latrobe Street
SR Watson 0* (0b) MEK Hussey 20* (30b 1x4)
42.1 Muralitharan to Watson, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
turning in from outside the off stump, defended on the back-foot
silly point in place for the new man
42.2 Muralitharan to Watson, no run, drifting down the leg side, Watson
fails to make contact and the ball hits the pad, half hearted
appeal for lbw turned down
42.3 Muralitharan to Watson, no run, driven off the back-foot but
straight to Akhtar at backward point
42.4 Muralitharan to Watson, one run, flighted delivery, this one turned
the other way, edged away to the gully region
42.5 Muralitharan to Hussey, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
42.6 Muralitharan to Watson, no run, quicker delivery, defended to the
leg side
End of over 43 (2 runs) Australia 208/6 (RR: 4.84)
M Muralitharan 10-0-41-2 (1w) - Bourke Street
MEK Hussey 21* (31b 1x4) SR Watson 1* (5b)
That's the end of Murali's spell and he straightaway goes off the
field - the SuperSub Afridi is now on
43.1 Vettori to Hussey, one run, glanced away to the short fine leg
region, quick single taken, third umpire is called in and once
again the green light flashes - Watson in comfortably
43.2 Vettori to Watson, two runs, driven down to the long-off region,
runs hard and comfortably comes back for the second
43.3 Vettori to Watson, two runs, driven away to the deep cover region
43.4 Vettori to Watson, no run, quicker delivery but fraction short, cut
away to the gully region
43.5 Vettori to Watson, no run, hit on the pad looking to drive it away
on the leg side
43.6 Vettori to Watson, no run, pushed back to the bowler, another good
over from Vettori comes to an end
End of over 44 (5 runs) Australia 213/6 (RR: 4.84)
DL Vettori 8-1-25-2 - Latrobe Street
MEK Hussey 22* (32b 1x4) SR Watson 5* (10b)
Pollock is back into the attack now
44.1 Pollock to Hussey, one run, driven hard and straight to Afridi at
cover, was a chance but Afridi fails to hold on to a fairly easy
chance, powerfull hit that
44.2 Pollock to Watson, no run
44.3 Pollock to Watson, two runs, slower delivery and Watson looking to
pull it away is nowhere near the ball but luckily the top edge
falls safe
44.4 Pollock to Watson, no run, fulltoss on the pads, Watson fails to
make contact
44.5 Pollock to Watson, one run, yorker length delivery, driven away on
the leg side
44.6 Pollock to Hussey, one run, comes down the track and pushes it away
towards cover
End of over 45 (5 runs) Australia 218/6 (RR: 4.84)
SM Pollock 8-1-32-1 - Bourke Street
MEK Hussey 24* (34b 1x4) SR Watson 8* (14b)
45.1 Vettori to Hussey, two runs, reverse sweep makes contact and the
ball goes wide of the fielder at short third man
45.2 Vettori to Hussey, two runs, swept away in the air to the deep
cover region, Pietersen moves across quickly in the deep but fails
to get there on time, that was a valiant effort
45.3 Vettori to Hussey, no run, defended to the on side
45.4 Vettori to Hussey, one run, glanced away to the short fine leg
region
45.5 Vettori to Watson, OUT: another batsmen departs trying to force the
pace - this time courtesy a brilliant catch by Brian Lara at deep
midwicket, timed his jump to perfect and took it with two hands
and high over his head, wicket number three for Vettori
Australia 223/7, Partnership of 17
SR Watson c Lara b Vettori 8 (15b 0x4 0x6)
MEK Hussey 29* (38b 1x4) DL Vettori 8.5-1-30-3
Australia seven down - Brett Lee is the next man in
45.6 Vettori to Hussey, no run, pushed away to the short third man
region
End of over 46 (5 runs) Australia 223/7 (RR: 4.85)
DL Vettori 9-1-30-3 - Latrobe Street
B Lee 0* (0b) MEK Hussey 29* (39b 1x4)
46.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, one run, cut away through point, Lee of the
mark
46.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Hussey, one run, pushed away on the off side,
Dravid moves in quickly but fails to hit the stumps at the
striker's end and that saves Lee
46.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, one run, edged away to the gully region,
Pietersen fails to stop it cleanly and the batsmen cross over
46.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Hussey, one run, pitched up on the stumps, Hussey
jams his bat down in time and the ball rolls away wide of the
cover fielder
46.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, no run, attempted yorker, ends up as a low
fulltoss and Lee finds the man at mid-on
46.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, one run, short of a good length delivery on
the middle and leg stump line, defended off the back-foot to the
vacant midwicket region
End of over 47 (5 runs) Australia 228/7 (RR: 4.85)
Shoaib Akhtar 8-1-37-0 (1w 2nb) - Bourke Street
B Lee 3* (4b) MEK Hussey 31* (41b 1x4)
Vettori to continue - into his last over now
47.1 Vettori to Lee, one run, quicker delivery outside the off stump,
driven away to the deep cover region
47.2 Vettori to Hussey, no run, drifting down the leg side, Hussey goes
down on one knee looking to slog it away but fails to make
contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away on the off side, half
hearted appeal for lbw turned down
47.3 Vettori to Hussey, one run, stretches forward and taps it away to
the short third man region, Akhtar there moves across quickly and
keeps it down to just one
47.4 Vettori to Lee, one run, comes down the track and drives it away to
the midwicket region
47.5 Vettori to Hussey, OUT: bowled from over the wicket, tossed up
outside the off stump, Hussey goes down on one knee and slogs it
away straight down the throat of Pietersen at deep midwicket -
Vettori on a roll here!
Australia 231/8, Partnership of 8
MEK Hussey c Pietersen b Vettori 32 (44b 1x4 0x6)
B Lee 5* (6b) DL Vettori 9.5-1-33-4
Australia eight down - Bracken is the next man in
47.6 Vettori to Bracken, no run, defended to the off side and that's the
end of a brilliant spell
End of over 48 (3 runs) Australia 231/8 (RR: 4.81)
DL Vettori 10-1-33-4 - Latrobe Street
B Lee 5* (6b) NW Bracken 0* (1b)
48.1 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, SIX, LEE! short ball, not that bad a delivery
but Lee swings across and gets it on the middle, ball flies over
the midwicket fence - clean hit
48.2 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, two runs, fulltoss and Lee smashes it away
through extra cover
48.3 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, no run, swung away to the midwicket region,
not a well timed shot, Dravid moves across quickly and fields
48.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, (noball) one run, good length delivery on the
middle and leg stump line, Lee makes room and swing hard, ball
clips the inside edge and races away to the fine leg region, it's
a no-ball as well
48.4 Shoaib Akhtar to Bracken, one run, attempted yorker, ends up as a
low fulltoss and Bracken punches it away well wide of the fielder
at mid-off, Lee is back in strike - excellent cricket this
48.5 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, was the slower ball and Lee misses it by a mile
48.6 Shoaib Akhtar to Lee, one run, what was that! wide delivery outside
the off stump, Lee swing across violently, going down on one knee
as he played it, ball rolls away towards cover point!
End of over 49 (12 runs) Australia 243/8 (RR: 4.96)
Shoaib Akhtar 9-1-49-0 (1w 3nb) - Bourke Street
B Lee 15* (12b 1x6) NW Bracken 1* (2b)
Flintoff to bowl the last over of the innings
49.1 Flintoff to Lee, one run, yorker length delivery, Lee digs it out
well and a single is added to the total
49.2 Flintoff to Bracken, one run, makes room and cuts it away to third
man
49.3 Flintoff to Lee, FOUR, another fuller length delivery, ball clips
the inside edge and races away to the fine leg fence, Flintoff
unlucky there
49.4 Flintoff to Lee, two runs, makes rooms and drives it down to the
long-on region, runs hard and gets back for the second and that
will keep Lee on strike
49.5 Flintoff to Lee, two runs, again played down to the long-on region,
once again Pietersen fails to prevent the second run
49.6 Flintoff to Lee, two runs, pitched up delivery, Lee makes room and
drives it away to the wide long-on region
End of over 50 (12 runs) Australia 255/8 (RR: 5.10)
A Flintoff 9-1-66-0 (3w 1nb) - Latrobe Street
NW Bracken 2* (3b) B Lee 26* (17b 1x4 1x6)
And that's the end of the Australian innings
Ponting did the right thing by electing to bat after winning the
toss, Gilchrist and Katich started off well and at one stage
Australia were looking at a total in excess of 300
but the World XI bowlers came back in to the game nicely - they
started picking wickets at regular intervals and the run rate took
a dive for the worse.
Vettori was the star and the wrecker-in-chief, Murali gave him
excellent support
In the end Australia managed only 255, one look at the World XI
team will tell you why it is not looking good for Australia at the
moment
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Match State: Innings Break
Welcome back
Players are back in the middle and we are all set for the start of
the second innings
required run rate is 5.12 - get ready for some exciting cricket
Virender Sehwag and Kumar Sangakkara will open the innings for
World XI
and it will be Brett Lee to start the bowling attack
0.1 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, starts off with a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Sangakkara watchfully leaves it for the
keeper
0.2 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery, hint of
in swing, Sangakkara looking to work it away off the back-foot
gets hit on the pad, beaten by the swing and the bounce
0.3 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, sharp delivery, Sangakkara was cramped
for room, in the end did well to keep it down
0.4 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery, not full enough to
play the drive but Sangakkara goes through with the shot and gets
beaten by a long way
0.5 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, almost, another short of a good length
delivery, Sangakkara looking to pull it away fails to time it
properly, ball clips the top edge and lobs up over the bowler and
luckily falls well short of the fielder running in from mid-on
0.6 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, maiden, swing and a miss outside the off
stump, Lee starts off with a very good over
End of over 1 (maiden) ICC World XI 0/0 (RR: 0.00 RRR: 256/49 = 5.22)
B Lee 1-1-0-0 - Bourke Street
V Sehwag 0* (0b) KC Sangakkara 0* (6b)
McGrath to share the new ball with Lee
1.1 McGrath to Sehwag, no run, starts off with a beauty, good length
delivery, pitched outside the off stump, hint of away swing and
Sehwag is beaten straightaway - excellent ball to get first up
1.2 McGrath to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery, Sehwag looking to
hit through the line ends up with a top edge, this time the ball
falls short of Hussey at midwicket
1.3 McGrath to Sehwag, one run, bit of width outside the off stump, cut
away late, straight to the fielder at third man, World XI and
Sehwag off the mark
1.4 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, swinging away from the left-hander,
Sangakkara is drawn in to the shot and is beaten all ends up
1.5 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, much better, good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended watchfully
1.6 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and leg stump line, defended to the short midwicket region,
McGrath too starts off with a very good over
End of over 2 (1 run) ICC World XI 1/0 (RR: 0.50 RRR: 255/48 = 5.31)
GD McGrath 1-0-1-0 - Latrobe Street
V Sehwag 1* (3b) KC Sangakkara 0* (9b)
2.1 Lee to Sehwag, one run, drifting on to the pads, turned away to
deep backward square leg region, Bracken is the fielder in the
deep
2.2 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery, on the
middle and off stump line, Sangakkara stands tall on the back-foot
and forces it down to the mid-on region
2.3 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, punched off the back-foot but straight to the fielder at
cover, powerful stroke but the placement was poor
2.4 Lee to Sangakkara, three runs, angling across a bit, this time
Sangakkara finds the gap on the off side, outfield slows the ball
down and the fielder catches up
2.5 Lee to Sehwag, one run, drifting on to the pads, played away well
wide of the fielder at mid-on, easy single
2.6 Lee to Sangakkara, wide: no run, short rising delivery, too high
and the umpire is not happy with the height
2.6 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
End of over 3 (6 runs) ICC World XI 7/0 (RR: 2.33 RRR: 249/47 = 5.30)
B Lee 2-1-6-0 (1w) - Bourke Street
V Sehwag 3* (5b) KC Sangakkara 3* (13b)
3.1 McGrath to Sehwag, one run, fraction short and outside the off
stump, cut away late to the third man region
3.2 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, good delivery outside the off stump,
Sangakkara watches it till the end and leaves it for the keeper
3.3 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, close to the off stump line, punched
away towards cover, not a well timed shot
3.4 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery,
hint of away swing, Sangakkara watchfully leaves it for the keeper
3.5 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, another good probing delivery, no
shot offered
3.6 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery,
punched off the back-foot to the cover region, end of another fine
over from master
End of over 4 (1 run) ICC World XI 8/0 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 248/46 = 5.39)
GD McGrath 2-0-2-0 - Latrobe Street
V Sehwag 4* (6b) KC Sangakkara 3* (18b)
4.1 Lee to Sehwag, one run, pitched up and drifting on to the pads,
Sehwag stands his ground and plays it away well wide of the
fielder at short midwicket, mid-on moves across quickly and keeps
it down to just one
4.2 Lee to Sangakkara, one run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and leg stump line, Sangakkara looking to defend it
standing tall on the back-foot ends up with an inside edge and the
ball rolls away on the leg side
4.3 Lee to Sehwag, no run, edged and dropped! good length delivery
outside the off stump, Sehwag drives at it with no real foot-foot,
ball clips the edge and goes straight to Watson at first slip,
sitter dropped - how costly is that going to be!
4.4 Lee to Sehwag, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder
4.5 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, defended back to the bowler
4.6 Lee to Sangakkara, (noball) FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, too wide and too short, Sangakkara gets in to a good
position and cuts it away well over the fielder at backward point,
that's five runs added to the total
4.6 Lee to Sangakkara, two runs, more runs, fuller length delivery on
the pads, turned away through midwicket
End of over 5 (10 runs) ICC World XI 18/0 (RR: 3.60 RRR: 238/45 = 5.29)
B Lee 3-1-16-0 (1w 1nb) - Bourke Street
V Sehwag 6* (9b) KC Sangakkara 10* (22b 1x4)
5.1 McGrath to Sehwag, OUT: gone! short of a good length delivery,
Sehwag moves back and pulls it straight to Hussey at midwicket,
McGrath strike ! World XI one down
ICC World XI 18/1, Partnership of 18
V Sehwag c Hussey b McGrath 6 (10b 0x4 0x6)
KC Sangakkara 10* (22b 1x4) GD McGrath 2.1-0-2-1
Was not short enough to go for the pull and Sehwag was in no
position to play that shot but he did! - now Watson can breath
freely
Kallis is the next man in
5.2 McGrath to Kallis, no run, good length delivery, close to the off
stump line, defended watchfully
5.3 McGrath to Kallis, no run, forced away to the gully region
5.4 McGrath to Kallis, no run, straight delivery outside the off stump,
no shot offered
5.5 McGrath to Kallis, no run, good length delivery, defended on the
front-foot
5.6 McGrath to Kallis, no run, driven away off the back-foot to the
gully region, end of a successful over
End of over 6 (maiden) ICC World XI 18/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 238/44 = 5.41)
GD McGrath 3-1-2-1 - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 10* (22b 1x4) JH Kallis 0* (5b)
Lee to continue - round the wicket to the left-hander
6.1 Lee to Sangakkara, two runs, pitched up and angling in, Sangakkara
moves across a bit and drives it down the track to the long-on
region
6.2 Lee to Sangakkara, FOUR, fraction short and that was all Sangakkara
needed, pulled and pulled away in style through the midwicket
region, great shot that
6.3 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, hint of swing but not enough the batsman play at it
6.4 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, left alone outside the off stump
6.5 Lee to Sangakkara, FOUR, cracking shot! good length delivery
outside the off stump, Sangakkara gets forward and drives it on
the up, ball races away to the cover fence - no stopping that
6.6 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, goes for the drive and gets beaten,
excellent delivery to end the over
End of over 7 (10 runs) ICC World XI 28/1 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 228/43 = 5.30)
B Lee 4-1-26-0 (1w 1nb) - Bourke Street
JH Kallis 0* (5b) KC Sangakkara 20* (28b 3x4)
7.1 McGrath to Kallis, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, nipped back in and Kallis plays it down awkwardly, lovely
delivery
7.2 McGrath to Kallis, no run, beaten outside the off stump, this time
Kallis was looking to defend it on the front-foot
7.3 McGrath to Kallis, two runs, inside edge and the ball rolls away
behind square on the leg side, second run was a tight one, direct
hit would have been interesting
7.4 McGrath to Kallis, no run
7.5 McGrath to Kallis, no run, short of a good length delivery, close
to the off stump line and Kallis plays it away leaning back,
straight to the fielder at point
7.6 McGrath to Kallis, no run, bit fuller on this occasion but still a
good delivery, driven straight to the fielder at cover
End of over 8 (2 runs) ICC World XI 30/1 (RR: 3.75 RRR: 226/42 = 5.38)
GD McGrath 4-1-4-1 - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 20* (28b 3x4) JH Kallis 2* (11b)
Bowling change - Lee, whose first four overs have cost 26, is
replaced by Bracken
8.1 Bracken to Sangakkara, one run, edged away to the third man region,
good delivery to start off with
8.2 Bracken to Kallis, no run, good length delivery, swinging in,
defended on the back-foot
8.3 Bracken to Kallis, no run, lovely delivery, probing line and
length, swung back in late, Kallis awkwardly defends it on the
front-foot
8.4 Bracken to Kallis, no run, pushed away off the front-foot to the
cover region
8.5 Bracken to Kallis, one run, angling across, this one is too wide
and Kallis drives it away off the back-foot to the third man
region, gets it wide of McGrath in the deep but they settle for
just one! Kallis was not interested in the second
8.6 Bracken to Sangakkara, three runs, on the pads and Sangakkara
drives it away through midwicket, long chase and a good diving
effort saves one run
End of over 9 (5 runs) ICC World XI 35/1 (RR: 3.89 RRR: 221/41 = 5.39)
NW Bracken 1-0-5-0 - Bourke Street
KC Sangakkara 24* (30b 3x4) JH Kallis 3* (15b)
9.1 McGrath to Sangakkara, wide: no run, down the leg side
9.1 McGrath to Sangakkara, one run, played away on the leg side, easy
single
9.2 McGrath to Kallis, no run
9.3 McGrath to Kallis, no run, on the middle and leg stump line,
defended to the on side
9.4 McGrath to Kallis, one run, bit of width outside the off stump,
Kallis looking to cut it away ends up with a bottom edge and the
ball races away to the third man region
9.5 McGrath to Sangakkara, one run, drifting in from outside the leg
stump, turned away in front of square on the leg side
9.6 McGrath to Kallis, no run, on the back-foot and punched away hard,
diving stop by the fielder at point saves runs
End of over 10 (4 runs) ICC World XI 39/1 (RR: 3.90 RRR: 217/40 = 5.43)
GD McGrath 5-1-8-1 (1w) - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 26* (32b 3x4) JH Kallis 4* (19b)
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10.1 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
10.2 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, punched down to the mid-off region
slip and a gully in place
10.3 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, swinging away late and Sangakkara looking to drive on the
up is beaten by a long way
10.4 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, pitched up and angling in,
Sangakkara looking to work it away on the leg side ends up with a
leading edge and the ball goes away towards the cover region, was
in the air for sometime but fell well wide of the fielder
10.5 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run
10.6 Bracken to Sangakkara, one run, forced away in the air to the cover
region, ball goes wide of the fielder at a quick single is taken,
end of a good over
End of over 11 (1 run) ICC World XI 40/1 (RR: 3.64 RRR: 216/39 = 5.54)
NW Bracken 2-0-6-0 - Bourke Street
KC Sangakkara 27* (38b 3x4) JH Kallis 4* (19b)
11.1 McGrath to Sangakkara, no run, defended back to the bowler
11.2 McGrath to Sangakkara, one run, on the pads, flicked away to the
square leg region for a single
11.3 McGrath to Kallis, no run, good delivery outside the off stump, no
width offered and Kallis can only force it away to the point
region
11.4 McGrath to Kallis, no run, cut away hard but fails to beat Clarke
at point
11.5 McGrath to Kallis, FOUR, Kallis breaks the shackles by coming down
the track, makes room and chips it ball over the in-field, ball
races away to the cover fence, good shot that
11.6 McGrath to Kallis, OUT: and McGrath strikes back with a beauty!
fuller in length and shaping in, Kallis plays down the wrong line
and the ball hits the back-pad right in front of the stumps - loud
appeal and up goes the finger
ICC World XI 45/2, Partnership of 27
JH Kallis lbw b McGrath 8 (23b 1x4 0x6)
End of over 12 (5 runs) ICC World XI 45/2 (RR: 3.75 RRR: 211/38 = 5.55)
GD McGrath 6-1-13-2 (1w) - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 28* (40b 3x4)
Brian Lara is the next man in
12.1 Bracken to Sangakkara, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, in
the slot and Sangakkara smashes it over the infield to cover
fence, lovely shot
12.2 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, driven hard but fails to beat the
fielder at extra cover
12.3 Bracken to Sangakkara, one run, oh dear - another catch dropped,
Sangakkara goes after another one and end up lobbing it high up
towards mid-on, Katich running after it fails to hold on to a
fairly hard chance
12.4 Bracken to Lara, no run, defended outside the off stump
12.5 Bracken to Lara, OUT: gone! good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven hard but straight to Symonds at cover, this is a
huge wicket! Lara walks back for a duck - World XI in trouble here
ICC World XI 50/3, Partnership of 5
BC Lara c Symonds b Bracken 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
KC Sangakkara 33* (43b 4x4) NW Bracken 2.5-0-11-1
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
12.6 Bracken to Dravid, no run, defended to the leg side
End of over 13 (5 runs) ICC World XI 50/3 (RR: 3.85 RRR: 206/37 = 5.57)
NW Bracken 3-0-11-1 - Bourke Street
KC Sangakkara 33* (43b 4x4) R Dravid 0* (1b)
McGrath will contuinue
13.1 McGrath to Sangakkara, one run, short on the leg side, and
Sangakkara goes onto the back foot and pulls it away, doesnt
middle it as well as he would have liked, but its good enough to
get him a run
13.2 McGrath to Dravid, no run, outside off and coming into Dravid, and
Dravid plants his foot forward and defends it with a straight bat
13.3 McGrath to Dravid, no run, outside off again, and on a good length
zone, Dravid plays on the front foot and glides it away to the man
at point
13.4 McGrath to Dravid, no run, good delivery this time, after Dravid
came onto the front foot on the first two balls, McGrath sends a
short one - and Dravid ducks under it
13.5 McGrath to Dravid, no run, outside off and on a good length,
defended to the off side, man at short cover fields it
13.6 McGrath to Dravid, no run, again bowling machine like accuracy,
outside off and on good length, Dravid defends it away to the off
side, no opportunity of a run there
End of over 14 (1 run) ICC World XI 51/3 (RR: 3.64 RRR: 205/36 = 5.69)
GD McGrath 7-1-14-2 (1w) - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 34* (44b 4x4) R Dravid 0* (6b)
That was a good over by McGrath, just a single off the first ball
Bracken will continue
14.1 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, outside the off stump, but just a
little fuller in length, Sangakkara leans forward and drives it
away to cover
14.2 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, fuller again, and this time outisde
the off stump, Sangakkar drives it through the line to the mid-off
region, but straight to the man there
14.3 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, outside off, and this time holding
its line, Sangakkara stays back and thinks of driving it square,
but the ball moves just enough to beat the bat
14.4 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, outside off and swinging into
Sangakkara this time, defended back to the bowler with a straight
bat
14.5 Bracken to Sangakkara, FOUR, wide and full means asking for
trouble!!, it was just that, short and wide outside the off stump,
enough room for Sangakkara to cut it over the head of the fielder
at point, four easy runs for Sangakkara
14.6 Bracken to Sangakkara, three runs, this time Bracken bowls on the
pads, trying to make up for the width he offered on the last
occasion, but this time Sangakkara gets his front foot outside the
line of the off and flicks away the ball to the deep mid wicket
boundary, a slow outfield allows the fielder to catch up
End of over 15 (7 runs) ICC World XI 58/3 (RR: 3.87 RRR: 198/35 = 5.66)
NW Bracken 4-0-18-1 - Bourke Street
KC Sangakkara 41* (50b 5x4) R Dravid 0* (6b)
15.1 Watson to Sangakkara, two runs, pushed away to the off side and
take a couple, a rare misfield by Andrew Symonds
15.2 Watson to Sangakkara, no run
15.3 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, outside off and swinging further
away, Sangakkara has a go at it and misses it all completely,
stifled appeal from the wicket keeper and Symonds at short cover
15.4 Watson to Sangakkara, one run, driven away to the off side for a
single
no slips in place now
15.5 Watson to Dravid, no run, bouncer, on the middle and leg stump
line, Dravid pulls away late
15.6 Watson to Dravid, no run, defended - and it's time for drinks
End of over 16 (3 runs) ICC World XI 61/3 (RR: 3.81 RRR: 195/34 = 5.74)
SR Watson 1-0-3-0 - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 44* (54b 5x4) R Dravid 0* (8b)
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Australia have started off well here but this is a long batting
line-up and there is still lot of work to be done
16.1 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, turned away to the short mid wicket
region
16.2 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, defended to the point region
16.3 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, pushed away to the cover point
region, Dravid rightly turns down the call for a single
16.4 Bracken to Sangakkara, no run, driven down to mid-on
16.5 Bracken to Sangakkara, two runs, driven over the mid-on fielder
16.6 Bracken to Sangakkara, two runs, played down to the third man
region
End of over 17 (4 runs) ICC World XI 65/3 (RR: 3.82 RRR: 191/33 = 5.79)
NW Bracken 5-0-22-1 - Bourke Street
R Dravid 0* (8b) KC Sangakkara 48* (60b 5x4)
17.1 Watson to Dravid, two runs
17.2 Watson to Dravid, one run, turned away to the square leg region
17.3 Watson to Sangakkara, FOUR, short and wide, Sangakkara slashes at
the ball, ball takes the edge to the thirdman fence.
17.4 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, pitched up, driven to the mid-off
fielder.
17.5 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, over pitched, Sangakkara drives
straight to White at extra-cover.
17.6 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, full and wide, Sangakkara slashes at
it, beaten.
End of over 18 (7 runs) ICC World XI 72/3 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 184/32 = 5.75)
SR Watson 2-0-10-0 - Latrobe Street
R Dravid 3* (10b) KC Sangakkara 52* (64b 6x4)
18.1 Lee to Dravid, no run
18.2 Lee to Dravid, one run, played away to the midwicket region
18.3 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, beaten outside the off stump
18.4 Lee to Sangakkara, one run, turned away to the leg side, quick
single takne
18.5 Lee to Dravid, wide: no run
18.5 Lee to Dravid, no run, defended to the off side, played off the
back-foot
18.6 Lee to Dravid, OUT: short and rising delivery, extra bounce takes
Dravid by surprise - gets caught in no man's land, ends up gloving
it straight to the Australian captain at short cover
ICC World XI 75/4, Partnership of 25
R Dravid c Ponting b Lee 4 (14b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 19 (3 runs) ICC World XI 75/4 (RR: 3.95 RRR: 181/31 = 5.84)
B Lee 5-1-29-1 (2w 1nb) - Bourke Street
KC Sangakkara 53* (66b 6x4)
19.1 Watson to Sangakkara, no run
19.2 Watson to Sangakkara, FOUR, bit of width, cut away in the air and
wide of Hussey at point
19.3 Watson to Sangakkara, no run
19.4 Watson to Sangakkara, one run, edged away to the thrid man region
19.5 Watson to Pietersen, no run
19.6 Watson to Pietersen, no run
End of over 20 (5 runs) ICC World XI 80/4 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 176/30 = 5.87)
SR Watson 3-0-15-0 - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 58* (70b 7x4) KP Pietersen 0* (2b)
20.1 Lee to Sangakkara, no run
20.2 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, outside the off stump, left alone
20.3 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, defended to the on side
20.4 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, left alone outside the off stump
20.5 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, another good delivery, defended
watchfully'
20.6 Lee to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling in, defended - end of a fine over
End of over 21 (maiden) ICC World XI 80/4 (RR: 3.81 RRR: 176/29 = 6.07)
B Lee 6-2-29-1 (2w 1nb) - Bourke Street
KP Pietersen 0* (2b) KC Sangakkara 58* (76b 7x4)
required run rate is now over 6 - Australians slowly but steadily
getting a grip on this game
21.1 Watson to Pietersen, two runs, pitched up on the middle and leg
stump line, turned away to the deep midwicket region, Pieteresen
off the mark
21.2 Watson to Pietersen, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Pietersen shuffles across and defends it
21.3 Watson to Pietersen, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended with a straight bat and the ball rolls back to the
bowler
21.4 Watson to Pietersen, OUT: that's gone - plumb! good length
delivery, drifting in from outside the off stump, Pietersen fails
to make contact and is trapped dead in front of the wicket -
Watson gets the danger man, World XI five down and struggling
ICC World XI 82/5, Partnership of 7
KP Pietersen lbw b Watson 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)
KC Sangakkara 58* (76b 7x4) SR Watson 3.4-0-17-1
Umpire Taufel had a good long look and in the end adjudicated in
favour of the bowler
Flintoff is the next man
21.5 Watson to Flintoff, one run, played away through cover point, off
the mark straightaway
21.6 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, left alone outside the off stump, end
of a successful over
End of over 22 (3 runs) ICC World XI 83/5 (RR: 3.77 RRR: 173/28 = 6.18)
SR Watson 4-0-18-1 - Latrobe Street
A Flintoff 1* (1b) KC Sangakkara 58* (77b 7x4)
Brett Lee to continue - Flintoff on strike
22.1 Lee to Flintoff, no run, defended on the back-foot, watchfully
played
22.2 Lee to Flintoff, no run
22.3 Lee to Flintoff, one run, short of a good length delivery, defended
off the back-foot to the cover point region, early call and a
quick single is taken
22.4 Lee to Sangakkara, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, pushed down to the mid-off region, Sangakkara takes off
straightaway and makes it across comfortably
22.5 Lee to Flintoff, no run, pitched up and angling in, driven straight
back down the track and is fielded well by Lee on his follow
through
22.6 Lee to Flintoff, no run, short of a good length delivery, wicket to
wicket and Flintoff defends it with a straight bat
End of over 23 (2 runs) ICC World XI 85/5 (RR: 3.70 RRR: 171/27 = 6.33)
B Lee 7-2-31-1 (2w 1nb) - Bourke Street
KC Sangakkara 59* (78b 7x4) A Flintoff 2* (6b)
23.1 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
Sangakkara out done by the late away movement
23.2 Watson to Sangakkara, one run, punched off the back-foot to the
cover region
23.3 Watson to Flintoff, one run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and leg stump line, Flintoff stays back and plays it away
on the leg side for an easy single
23.4 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Sangakkara watchfully leaves it for the keeper
23.5 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
23.6 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, left alone outside the off stump,
Sangakkara playing it safe at the moment
End of over 24 (2 runs) ICC World XI 87/5 (RR: 3.62 RRR: 169/26 = 6.50)
SR Watson 5-0-20-1 - Latrobe Street
A Flintoff 3* (7b) KC Sangakkara 60* (83b 7x4)
the required run rate is shooting up like a rocket at the moment,
Worl XI badly need few good overs
24.1 Symonds to Flintoff, no run
24.2 Symonds to Flintoff, no run, played away off the back-foot
24.3 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, played off the back-foot to the cover
point region, quick single taken
24.4 Symonds to Sangakkara, one run, played away wide of the fielder at
short fine leg
24.5 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, turned away to the midwicket region,
calls early and sprints across
24.6 Symonds to Sangakkara, no run
End of over 25 (3 runs) ICC World XI 90/5 (RR: 3.60 RRR: 166/25 = 6.64)
A Symonds 1-0-3-0 - Bourke Street
A Flintoff 5* (11b) KC Sangakkara 61* (85b 7x4)
25.1 Watson to Flintoff, one run, dear oh dear! short ball, Flintoff
goes for the pull and ball goes straight to Lee at fine leg, easy
catch dropped - that's another costly miss
25.2 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, pushed away to the short cover region
25.3 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
25.4 Watson to Sangakkara, one run, short of a good length delivery,
played away square of the wicket
25.5 Watson to Flintoff, no run, good length delivery, defended back to
the bowler
25.6 Watson to Flintoff, no run, short of a good length delivery,
punched off the back to the cover region
End of over 26 (2 runs) ICC World XI 92/5 (RR: 3.54 RRR: 164/24 = 6.83)
SR Watson 6-0-22-1 - Latrobe Street
KC Sangakkara 62* (88b 7x4) A Flintoff 6* (14b)
26.1 Symonds to Sangakkara, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
pushed away on the off side with soft hands, easy single added to
the total
26.2 Symonds to Flintoff, no run, fuller and on the stumps, punched off
the front-foot and the ball rolls back to the bowler
26.3 Symonds to Flintoff, no run, quick and full, Flintoff jams his back
down and saves himself
26.4 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, turned away on the leg side
26.5 Symonds to Sangakkara, one run, forced away through cover point,
there is protection in the deep and it's just a single
26.6 Symonds to Flintoff, FOUR, drifting down the leg side and Flintoff
smashes it away to the square leg fence
End of over 27 (7 runs) ICC World XI 99/5 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 157/23 = 6.83)
A Symonds 2-0-10-0 - Bourke Street
KC Sangakkara 64* (90b 7x4) A Flintoff 11* (18b 1x4)
27.1 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
27.2 Watson to Sangakkara, no run, slightly short and on the stumps,
Sangakkara defends it on the back-foot, ball rolls away on the leg
side, Flintoff turns down the call
27.3 Watson to Sangakkara, one run, angling across, Sangakkara flashes
hard, ball clips the edge and races away to the third man region,
100 comes up for World XI
27.4 Watson to Flintoff, one run, short delivery down the leg side,
pulled away to the fine leg region for a single
27.5 Watson to Sangakkara, OUT: Watson strikes again! short of a good
length delivery, angling across the left-hander and Sangakkara
ends up slicing it in the air towards backward point, Ponting
dives forward and takes a good catch.
ICC World XI 101/6, Partnership of 19
KC Sangakkara c Ponting b Watson 65 (94b 7x4 0x6)
A Flintoff 12* (19b 1x4) SR Watson 6.5-0-24-2
that's the wicket that Australia needed, they are right on top now
Shahid Afridi walks in
27.6 Watson to Shahid Afridi, one run, pulled away towards the midwicket
region, not a well timed shot but he gets away with it
End of over 28 (3 runs) ICC World XI 102/6 (RR: 3.64 RRR: 154/22 = 7.00)
SR Watson 7-0-25-2 - Latrobe Street
Shahid Afridi 1* (1b) A Flintoff 12* (19b 1x4)
28.1 Symonds to Shahid Afridi, no run, pushed to short cover
28.2 Symonds to Shahid Afridi, no run, tossed up, pushed to silly point
28.3 Symonds to Shahid Afridi, one run, driven away to deep midwicket
28.4 Symonds to Flintoff, no run, played away straight to the fielder at
wide mid-on
28.5 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, fraction short, Flintoff gets right
back and slaps it away to the deep midwicket region
28.6 Symonds to Shahid Afridi, OUT: that's the end of that! off break,
turning in from outside the off stump, Afridi swing across hard
but misses the target by miles, ball hits the pad right in front
of the stumps, loud appeal and umpire Aleem Dar's finger goes up
ICC World XI 104/7, Partnership of 3
Shahid Afridi lbw b Symonds 2 (5b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 29 (2 runs) ICC World XI 104/7 (RR: 3.59 RRR: 152/21 = 7.24)
A Symonds 3-0-12-1 - Bourke Street
A Flintoff 13* (21b 1x4)
World XI seven down - Australia just three wickets away from a
memorable win
Pollock is the next man in'
29.1 Watson to Flintoff, no run
29.2 Watson to Flintoff, no run
29.3 Watson to Flintoff, one run, pushed away on the off side
29.4 Watson to Pollock, no run, defended watchfully
29.5 Watson to Pollock, two runs, forced away on the off side
29.6 Watson to Pollock, wide: no run
29.6 Watson to Pollock, one run, on the pads, turned away to the square
leg region
End of over 30 (5 runs) ICC World XI 109/7 (RR: 3.63 RRR: 147/20 = 7.35)
SR Watson 8-0-30-2 (1w) - Latrobe Street
SM Pollock 3* (3b) A Flintoff 14* (24b 1x4)
30.1 Symonds to Pollock, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended
30.2 Symonds to Pollock, no run, fraction short and bit of width,
Pollock cuts but fails to make contact
30.3 Symonds to Pollock, wide: no run, down the leg side
30.3 Symonds to Pollock, no run, quicker delivery, Pollock gets hit on
the pad looking to defend it on the front-foot
30.4 Symonds to Pollock, no run, turned away on the leg side, fielder
moves in quickly and cuts off the single
30.5 Symonds to Pollock, no run, hit on the pad trying to turn it away
on the leg side, loud appeal for lbw turned down, probably hit him
outside the line of the off stump
30.6 Symonds to Pollock, no run, punched straight back to the bowler,
end of another quick over
End of over 31 (1 run) ICC World XI 110/7 (RR: 3.55 RRR: 146/19 = 7.68)
A Symonds 4-0-13-1 (1w) - Bourke Street
A Flintoff 14* (24b 1x4) SM Pollock 3* (9b)
required run rate is now well over 7.50 - it is getting out of
reach
Bracken back into the attack now
31.1 Bracken to Flintoff, wide: no run, down the leg side
31.1 Bracken to Flintoff, no run, angling across, pushed away towards
the gully region
31.2 Bracken to Flintoff, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended
31.3 Bracken to Flintoff, one run, short and angling across, Flintoff
waits and cuts late, ball races away to the third man region
31.4 Bracken to Pollock, one run, played away behind point, easy single
31.5 Bracken to Flintoff, one run, on the pads, turned away behind
square on the leg side
31.6 Bracken to Pollock, no run
End of over 32 (4 runs) ICC World XI 114/7 (RR: 3.56 RRR: 142/18 = 7.89)
NW Bracken 6-0-26-1 (1w) - Latrobe Street
A Flintoff 16* (28b 1x4) SM Pollock 4* (11b)
ICC World XI require another 142 runs with 3 wickets and 18.0 overs
remaining
Flintoff is the key now - can he produce a miracle?!
32.1 Symonds to Flintoff, two runs, pitched up, driven wide of the
fielder at long-off
32.2 Symonds to Flintoff, no run, turned away to the square leg region
32.3 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, driven down to the long-on region for
a single
32.4 Symonds to Pollock, one run, RUN OUT! eigth down! turned away to
long-leg, Watson scores a direct hit from the deep and Pollock is
caught short of his crease, Watston attacked the ball from the
deep, the pick up was perfect and the throw even better
ICC World XI 118/8, Partnership of 14
SM Pollock run out (Watson) 5 (12b 0x4 0x6)
Vettori is the next man in - Australia need just two more
32.5 Symonds to Vettori, no run, defended on the front-foot
32.6 Symonds to Vettori, no run, pushed away to the gully region
End of over 33 (4 runs) ICC World XI 118/8 (RR: 3.58 RRR: 138/17 = 8.12)
A Symonds 5-0-17-1 (1w) - Bourke Street
A Flintoff 19* (31b 1x4) DL Vettori 0* (2b)
33.1 Bracken to Flintoff, no run, beaten outside the off stump, Flintoff
was looking to run it down to third man
33.2 Bracken to Flintoff, one run, defended on the front-foot, Vettori
calls for the single and makes it across comfortably
33.3 Bracken to Vettori, one run, played away wide of the fielder at
mid-on
33.4 Bracken to Flintoff, no run, worked away to the midwicket region
33.5 Bracken to Flintoff, one run
33.6 Bracken to Vettori, one run, played away behind square on the leg
side
End of over 34 (4 runs) ICC World XI 122/8 (RR: 3.59 RRR: 134/16 = 8.38)
NW Bracken 7-0-30-1 (1w) - Latrobe Street
DL Vettori 2* (4b) A Flintoff 21* (35b 1x4)
34.1 Symonds to Vettori, no run, pushed away on the off side
34.2 Symonds to Vettori, no run, tossed up outside the off stump, driven
away toward the point region
34.3 Symonds to Vettori, two runs, on the middle and off stump line,
driven down the track to the long-on region, runs hard and gets
back for the second
34.4 Symonds to Vettori, one run, swept away to the deep midwicket
region, took it from way outside the off stump
34.5 Symonds to Flintoff, no run, played straight to the fielder at
midwicket
34.6 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, on the pads, turned away wide of the
fielder at midwicket
End of over 35 (4 runs) ICC World XI 126/8 (RR: 3.60 RRR: 130/15 = 8.67)
A Symonds 6-0-21-1 (1w) - Bourke Street
A Flintoff 22* (37b 1x4) DL Vettori 5* (8b)
35.1 Bracken to Flintoff, one run, driven away well wide of the cover
fielder
35.2 Bracken to Vettori, one run, driven away square of the wicket
35.3 Bracken to Flintoff, no run, fulltoss on the stumps, Flintoff plays
it away behind point on the off side
35.4 Bracken to Flintoff, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended on the front-foot, excellent delivery
35.5 Bracken to Flintoff, FOUR, good length delivery, angling in from
outside the leg stump, Flintoff walks down the track and and clips
it away to the midwicket fence, that's what they need
35.6 Bracken to Flintoff, no run, swing and a miss outside the off stump
End of over 36 (6 runs) ICC World XI 132/8 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 124/14 = 8.86)
NW Bracken 8-0-36-1 (1w) - Latrobe Street
DL Vettori 6* (9b) A Flintoff 27* (42b 2x4)
36.1 Symonds to Vettori, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended
36.2 Symonds to Vettori, no run, another tight delivery, pushed away on
the off side
36.3 Symonds to Vettori, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Vettori steps forward and drives it away in the air and well wide
of the cover fielder
36.4 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, fuller and on the stumps, driven
straight down the ground to the long-on region, Flintoff runs hard
looking for the second but the fielder moves across quickly and
cuts it off
36.5 Symonds to Vettori, one run, played down to the mid-on, quick
single taken
36.6 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, driven past the diving mid-on fielder
for a single
End of over 37 (4 runs) ICC World XI 136/8 (RR: 3.68 RRR: 120/13 = 9.23)
A Symonds 7-0-25-1 (1w) - Bourke Street
A Flintoff 29* (44b 2x4) DL Vettori 8* (13b)
Watson is back
37.1 Watson to Flintoff, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the cover fielder
37.2 Watson to Vettori, one run, angling across, played away to the
gully region, diving effort saves runs but fails to prevent the
single
37.3 Watson to Flintoff, one run, fulltoss, Flintoff swing across, one
bounce and straight to the fielder at deep midwicket
37.4 Watson to Vettori, two runs, makes room looking for the big one,
ball clips the inside edge and rolls away to the short fine leg
region
37.5 Watson to Vettori, one run, short rising delivery outside the off
stump, half hearted pull and the ball lobs up towards the vacant
mid-off region
37.6 Watson to Flintoff, no run, driven back to the bowler, end of
another good over for Australia
End of over 38 (6 runs) ICC World XI 142/8 (RR: 3.74 RRR: 114/12 = 9.50)
SR Watson 9-0-36-2 (1w) - Latrobe Street
DL Vettori 12* (16b) A Flintoff 31* (47b 2x4)
ICC World XI require another 114 runs with 2 wickets and 12.0 overs
remaining
38.1 Symonds to Vettori, no run, bottom edge and the ball goes past the
keeper
38.2 Symonds to Vettori, no run
38.3 Symonds to Vettori, no run
38.4 Symonds to Vettori, one run, played away to the fine leg region
38.5 Symonds to Flintoff, one run, fuller and Flintoff drives it down to
the long-on region
38.6 Symonds to Vettori, no run, comes down the track and ends up
driving it back to the bowler
End of over 39 (2 runs) ICC World XI 144/8 (RR: 3.69 RRR: 112/11 = 10.18)
A Symonds 8-0-27-1 (1w) - Bourke Street
A Flintoff 32* (48b 2x4) DL Vettori 13* (21b)
39.1 Watson to Flintoff, SIX, shot! good length delivery, Flintoff steps
forward and lofts it away inside out, ball sails over the cover
fence, there was a fielder in the deep but he had no chance
39.2 Watson to Flintoff, no run, driven to covers
39.3 Watson to Flintoff, OUT: another nail goes in! good length
delivery, Flintoff once again swings hard - this time he was
eyeing the long-on fence but the shot is not timed well enough and
the ball balloons up in the air, McGrath running in from the deep
makes no mistake
ICC World XI 150/9, Partnership of 32
A Flintoff c McGrath b Watson 38 (51b 2x4 1x6)
DL Vettori 13* (21b) SR Watson 9.3-0-42-3 (1w)
Shoaib Akhtar is the last man in
39.4 Watson to Vettori, no run, defended watchfully
39.5 Watson to Vettori, one run, short ball, pulled away to the deep
midwicket region, just a single
39.6 Watson to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended
End of over 40 (7 runs) ICC World XI 151/9 (RR: 3.78 RRR: 105/10 = 10.50)
SR Watson 10-0-43-3 (1w) - Latrobe Street
DL Vettori 14* (23b) Shoaib Akhtar 0* (1b)
Australia need just one more wicket now
40.1 Symonds to Vettori, no run, played back
40.2 Symonds to Vettori, one run, comes down the track and ends up with
a thick inside edge
40.3 Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, quicker delivery outside the off
stump, edged away to the gully region
40.4 Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, no run, fuller and on the middle and leg
stump line, punched down to the mid-off region
40.5 Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR, shot! long-hop and Akhtar takes
full toll, leans back and pulls it away into the gap between the
fielders in the deep, excellent placement
40.6 Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, SIX, this one goes all the way! swings
across and gets it on the middle, ball sails over the midwicket
fence, another good clean hit
End of over 41 (11 runs) ICC World XI 162/9 (RR: 3.95 RRR: 94/9 = 10.44)
A Symonds 9-0-38-1 (1w) - Bourke Street
DL Vettori 15* (25b) Shoaib Akhtar 10* (5b 1x4 1x6)
Lee is back
41.1 Lee to Vettori, no run, bowled from outside the wicket, defended
back to the bowler
41.2 Lee to Vettori, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, Vettori
finds the fielder at point
41.3 Lee to Vettori, OUT: all over! fraction short and outside the off
stump, Vettori looking to slice it away ends up hitting it
straight to Ponting at backward point
ICC World XI 162/10, Partnership of 12
DL Vettori c Ponting b Lee 15 (28b 0x4 0x6)
Shoaib Akhtar 10* (5b 1x4 1x6) B Lee 7.3-2-31-2 (2w 1nb)
Australia win by 93 runs
255 was never a good looking total against this packed World XI
team but the bowlers did their job exceptionally well, everyone
chipped it with wickets and in the end it was a fantastic victory
for the Australians
McGrath and Lee did the damage early , Bracken and Watson followed
up well and one after the other the World XI batsmen were
dismissed cheaply.
Watson picked up three wickets, Lee and McGrath got two each,
Symonds and Bracken chipped in with one each
now for the presentaion
Pollock - I though 255 was gettable, few soft dismissals turned it
the other way, We got to put it together, haven't got too many
days, I am looking forward to the next one.
Ponting - `we played quite different today, we got out and played
good cricket, full credit to the boys - wicket looked good and we
wanted to put in a big total, 255 was always going to be a hard
target, the boys bowled beautifully
other than the few dropped catches i am happy with the way we
played
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Watson (Man of the Match) - Everything seems to be going on pretty
well, and i am happy with how things worked out '
Australia have started off well, this series is still wide open
with two more matches left to be played.
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