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Test # 1758
The Ashes, 2005, 2nd Test
England v Australia
Edgbaston, Birmingham
4,5,6,7 August 2005 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 2 runs
Series: 5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: Australia
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV Umpire: JW Lloyds
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: A Flintoff

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 407
  • Day 2: Australia 308, England 25/1 (Trescothick 19*, Hoggard 0*; 7 overs)
  • Day 3: England 182, Australia 175/8 (Warne 20*; 43.4 overs)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        c Gilchrist        b Kasprowicz          90 143 102 15 2
    AJ Strauss                               b Warne               48 113  76 10 0
    *MP Vaughan           c Lee              b Gillespie           24  54  41  3 0
    IR Bell               c Gilchrist        b Kasprowicz           6   2   3  1 0
    KP Pietersen          c Katich           b Lee                 71 152  76 10 1
    A Flintoff            c Gilchrist        b Gillespie           68  74  62  6 5
    +GO Jones             c Gilchrist        b Kasprowicz           1  14  15  0 0
    AF Giles              lbw                b Warne               23  34  30  4 0
    MJ Hoggard            lbw                b Warne               16  62  49  2 0
    SJ Harmison                              b Warne               17  16  11  2 1
    SP Jones              not out                                  19  39  24  1 1
    Extras                (lb 9, w 1, nb 14)                       24
    Total                 (all out, 79.2 overs, 356 mins)         407
    
    FoW: 1-112 (Strauss, 25.3 ov), 2-164 (Trescothick, 32.3 ov),
         3-170 (Bell, 32.6 ov), 4-187 (Vaughan, 36.6 ov),
         5-290 (Flintoff, 54.3 ov), 6-293 (GO Jones, 57.4 ov),
         7-342 (Giles, 65.1 ov), 8-348 (Pietersen, 66.3 ov),
         9-375 (Harmison, 69.4 ov), 10-407 (Hoggard, 79.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lee                         17      1    111      1 (3nb, 1w)
    Gillespie                   22      3     91      2 (3nb)
    Kasprowicz                  15      3     80      3 (8nb)
    Warne                       25.2    4    116      4
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer             lbw                b SP Jones            82 276 154  7 0
    ML Hayden             c Strauss          b Hoggard              0   5   1  0 0
    *RT Ponting           c Vaughan          b Giles               61  87  76 12 0
    DR Martyn             run out (Vaughan)                        20  23  18  4 0
    MJ Clarke             c GO Jones         b Giles               40  85  68  7 0
    SM Katich             c GO Jones         b Flintoff             4  22  18  1 0
    +AC Gilchrist         not out                                  49 120  69  4 0
    SK Warne                                 b Giles                8  14  14  2 0
    B Lee                 c Flintoff         b SP Jones             6  14  10  1 0
    JN Gillespie          lbw                b Flintoff             7  36  37  1 0
    MS Kasprowicz         lbw                b Flintoff             0   1   1  0 0
    Extras                (b 13, lb 7, w 1, nb 10)                 31
    Total                 (all out, 76 overs, 346 mins)           308
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Hayden, 1.1 ov), 2-88 (Ponting, 19.5 ov),
         3-118 (Martyn, 24.5 ov), 4-194 (Clarke, 44.2 ov),
         5-208 (Katich, 49.4 ov), 6-262 (Langer, 61.3 ov),
         7-273 (Warne, 64.5 ov), 8-282 (Lee, 67.1 ov),
         9-308 (Gillespie, 75.5 ov), 10-308 (Kasprowicz, 75.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Harmison                    11      1     48      0 (2nb)
    Hoggard                      8      0     41      1 (4nb)
    SP Jones                    16      2     69      2 (1nb, 1w)
    Flintoff                    15      1     52      3 (3nb)
    Giles                       26      2     78      3
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    ME Trescothick        c Gilchrist        b Lee                 21  51  38  4 0
    AJ Strauss                               b Warne                6  28  12  1 0
    MJ Hoggard            c Hayden           b Lee                  1  35  27  0 0
    *MP Vaughan                              b Lee                  1   2   2  0 0
    IR Bell               c Gilchrist        b Warne               21  69  43  2 0
    KP Pietersen          c Gilchrist        b Warne               20  50  35  0 2
    A Flintoff                               b Warne               73 133  86  6 4
    +GO Jones             c Ponting          b Lee                  9  33  19  1 0
    AF Giles              c Hayden           b Warne                8  44  36  0 0
    SJ Harmison           c Ponting          b Warne                0   2   1  0 0
    SP Jones              not out                                  12  42  23  3 0
    Extras                (lb 1, nb 9)                             10
    Total                 (all out, 52.1 overs, 249 mins)         182
    
    FoW: 1-25 (Strauss, 6.2 ov), 2-27 (Trescothick, 11.2 ov),
         3-29 (Vaughan, 11.5 ov), 4-31 (Hoggard, 13.5 ov),
         5-72 (Pietersen, 24.6 ov), 6-75 (Bell, 26.5 ov),
         7-101 (GO Jones, 33.6 ov), 8-131 (Giles, 44.3 ov),
         9-131 (Harmison, 44.4 ov), 10-182 (Flintoff, 52.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lee                         18      1     82      4 (5nb)
    Gillespie                    8      0     24      0 (1nb)
    Kasprowicz                   3      0     29      0 (3nb)
    Warne                       23.1    7     46      6
    
    Australia 2nd innings (target: 282 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer                                b Flintoff            28  54  47  4 0
    ML Hayden             c Trescothick      b SP Jones            31 106  64  4 0
    *RT Ponting           c GO Jones         b Flintoff             0   4   5  0 0
    DR Martyn             c Bell             b Hoggard             28  64  36  5 0
    MJ Clarke                                b Harmison            30 101  57  4 0
    SM Katich             c Trescothick      b Giles               16  27  21  3 0
    +AC Gilchrist         c Flintoff         b Giles                1   8   4  0 0
    JN Gillespie          lbw                b Flintoff             0   4   2  0 0
    SK Warne              hit wicket         b Flintoff            42  79  59  4 2
    B Lee                 not out                                  43  99  75  5 0
    MS Kasprowicz         c GO Jones         b Harmison            20  60  31  3 0
    Extras                (b 13, lb 8, w 1, nb 18)                 40
    Total                 (all out, 64.3 overs, 307 mins)         279
    
    FoW: 1-47 (Langer, 12.2 ov), 2-48 (Ponting, 12.6 ov),
         3-82 (Hayden, 22.5 ov), 4-107 (Martyn, 26.1 ov),
         5-134 (Katich, 31.6 ov), 6-136 (Gilchrist, 33.5 ov),
         7-137 (Gillespie, 34.2 ov), 8-175 (Clarke, 43.4 ov),
         9-220 (Warne, 52.1 ov), 10-279 (Kasprowicz, 64.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Harmison                    17.3    3     62      2 (1nb, 1w)
    Hoggard                      5      0     26      1
    Giles                       15      3     68      2
    Flintoff                    22      3     79      4 (13nb)
    SP Jones                     5      1     23      1
    

    • 4th Umpire - AA Jones

      Day 1

    • England 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (65th over, 13th over bowled by Lee, called by umpire Koertzen)
    • England 50 in 10.4 overs
    • ME Trescothick 50 in 74 balls, 9X4, 1x6
    • England 100 in 22.4 overs
    • Score at Lunch: England 132/1 in 27 overs (Vaughan 1*, Trescothick 77*)
    • England 150 in 29.1 overs
    • England 200 in 40.4 overs
    • England 250 in 48.3 overs
    • A Flintoff 50 in 44 balls, 3x4, 4x6
    • Score at Tea: England 289/4 in 54 overs (Pietersen 40*, Flintoff 68*)
    • England 300 in 59.5 overs
    • England 350 in 66.6 overs
    • KP Pietersen 50 in 64 balls, 7x4
    • England 400 in 78.4 overs

      Day 2

    • Australia 50 in 8.4 overs
    • Australia 100 in 22.1 overs
    • Score at Lunch: Australia 118/3 in 24.5 overs (JL Langer 27*)
    • Australia 150 in 32.5 overs
    • JL Langer 50 in 93 balls, 4x4
    • Australia 200 in 46.6 overs
    • Score at Tea: Australia 219/5 in 53 overs (Langer 72*, Gilchrist 5*)

      Day 3

    • Score at Lunch: England 95/6 in 33 overs (Flintoff 17*, GO Jones 4*)
    • Score at Tea: England 182




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    Team Pages: England, Australia.

    Ground Page: Edgbaston, Birmingham

    England Player Pages: ME Trescothick, AJ Strauss, MP Vaughan, IR Bell, KP Pietersen, A Flintoff, GO Jones, AF Giles, MJ Hoggard, SJ Harmison, SP Jones.

    Australia Player Pages: JL Langer, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, DR Martyn, MJ Clarke, SM Katich, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, JN Gillespie, MS Kasprowicz.

    Match Officials' Pages: BF Bowden, RE Koertzen, JW Lloyds, RS Madugalle.

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