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Test # 1821
The Ashes, 2006/07, 3rd Test
Australia v England
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
14,15,16,17,18 December 2006 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by 206 runs
Series: Australia leads the 5-match series 3-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV umpire: SJ Davis
Match referee: JJ Crowe (NZ)
Reserve umpire: AR Craig
Player of the match: MEK Hussey

Close of play:

  • Day 1: Australia 244, England 51/2 (Strauss 24*, Collingwood 10*, 14 ov)
  • Day 2: England 215, Australia 119/1 (Hayden 57*, Ponting 57*, 36 ov)
  • Day 3: Australia 527/5d, England 19/1 (Cook 7*, Bell 9*, 6 ov)
  • Day 4: England 265/5 (Pietersen 37*, Flintoff 2*, 96 ov)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer                                b Panesar             37 116  68  6 0
    ML Hayden             c Jones            b Hoggard             24  48  33  3 0
    *RT Ponting           lbw                b Harmison             2  19  11  0 0
    MEK Hussey            not out                                  74 244 162 10 0
    MJ Clarke                            c & b Harmison            37  62  67  4 0
    A Symonds             c Jones            b Panesar             26  39  30  2 2
    +AC Gilchrist         c Bell             b Panesar              0   7   4  0 0
    SK Warne              c Jones            b Panesar             25  32  22  3 0
    B Lee                 lbw                b Panesar             10  32  25  2 0
    SR Clark                                 b Harmison             3  13   5  0 0
    GD McGrath            c Cook             b Harmison             1   4   2  0 0
    Extras                (w 1, nb 4)                               5
    Total                 (all out, 71 overs, 313 mins)           244
    
    FoW: 1-47 (Hayden, 10.3 ov), 2-54 (Ponting, 13.3 ov),
         3-69 (Langer, 24.1 ov), 4-121 (Clarke, 40.4 ov),
         5-172 (Symonds, 49.6 ov), 6-172 (Gilchrist, 51.4 ov),
         7-214 (Warne, 59.1 ov), 8-234 (Lee, 67.6 ov),
         9-242 (Clark, 70.3 ov), 10-244 (McGrath, 70.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hoggard                     12      2     40      1
    Flintoff                     9      2     36      0 (3nb)
    Harmison                    19      4     48      4 (1w)
    Panesar                     24      4     92      5
    Mahmood                      7      2     28      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    AJ Strauss            c Gilchrist        b Clark               42 101  71  6 0
    AN Cook               c Langer           b McGrath             15  26  15  2 0
    IR Bell               c Gilchrist        b Lee                  0   5   2  0 0
    PD Collingwood        c Hayden           b McGrath             11  45  33  1 0
    KP Pietersen          c Symonds          b Lee                 70 180 123  8 1
    *A Flintoff           c Warne            b Symonds             13  46  31  2 0
    +GO Jones             c Langer           b Symonds              0  11   4  0 0
    SI Mahmood            c Gilchrist        b Clark               10  24  18  1 0
    MJ Hoggard            c Hayden           b Warne                4  47  39  0 0
    SJ Harmison           c Lee              b Clark               23  56  33  3 0
    MS Panesar            not out                                  16  41  26  3 0
    Extras                (w 1, nb 10)                             11
    Total                 (all out, 64.1 overs, 301 mins)         215
    
    FoW: 1-36 (Cook, 5.6 ov), 2-37 (Bell, 6.6 ov),
         3-55 (Collingwood, 17.2 ov), 4-82 (Strauss, 24.2 ov),
         5-107 (Flintoff, 33.4 ov), 6-114 (Jones, 35.6 ov),
         7-128 (Mahmood, 40.6 ov), 8-155 (Hoggard, 51.6 ov),
         9-175 (Pietersen, 54.5 ov), 10-215 (Harmison, 64.1 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lee                         18      1     69      2 (6nb)
    McGrath                     18      5     48      2 (4nb)
    Clark                       15.1    3     49      3 (1w)
    Warne                        9      0     41      1
    Symonds                      4      1      8      2
    
    Australia 2nd innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer                                b Hoggard              0   1   1  0 0
    ML Hayden             c Collingwood      b Panesar             92 252 159 12 0
    *RT Ponting           c Jones            b Harmison            75 194 128  9 0
    MEK Hussey            c Jones            b Panesar            103 224 156 12 0
    MJ Clarke             not out                                 135 251 164 17 1
    A Symonds             c Collingwood      b Panesar              2   9   6  0 0
    +AC Gilchrist         not out                                 102 103  59 12 4
    Extras                (lb 15, w 2, nb 1)                       18
    Total                 (5 wickets dec, 112 overs, 514 mins)    527
    
    DNB: SK Warne, B Lee, SR Clark, GD McGrath.
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Langer, 0.1 ov), 2-144 (Ponting, 39.4 ov),
         3-206 (Hayden, 58.4 ov), 4-357 (Hussey, 89.3 ov),
         5-365 (Symonds, 91.6 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hoggard                     20      4     85      1
    Flintoff                    19      2     76      0
    Harmison                    24      3    116      1
    Panesar                     34      3    145      3
    Mahmood                     10      0     59      0 (1nb, 2w)
    Pietersen                    5      1     31      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 557 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    AJ Strauss            lbw                b Lee                  0   2   4  0 0
    AN Cook               c Gilchrist        b McGrath            116 389 290  9 0
    IR Bell               c Langer           b Warne               87 234 163  8 2
    PD Collingwood        c Gilchrist        b Clark                5  45  36  0 0
    KP Pietersen          not out                                  60 243 150  6 0
    MJ Hoggard                               b McGrath              0   2   2  0 0
    *A Flintoff                              b Warne               51  96  67  8 1
    +GO Jones             run out (Ponting)                         0  11   7  0 0
    SI Mahmood            lbw                b Clark                4  14  10  0 0
    SJ Harmison           lbw                b Warne                0   3   1  0 0
    MS Panesar                               b Warne                1   8   9  0 0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 8, w 6, nb 5)                   26
    Total                 (all out, 122.2 overs, 529 mins)        350
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Strauss, 0.4 ov), 2-170 (Bell, 56.6 ov),
         3-185 (Collingwood, 69.3 ov), 4-261 (Cook, 93.2 ov),
         5-261 (Hoggard, 93.4 ov), 6-336 (Flintoff, 114.5 ov),
         7-336 (Jones, 116.6 ov), 8-345 (Mahmood, 119.6 ov),
         9-346 (Harmison, 120.2 ov), 10-350 (Panesar, 122.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lee                         22      3     75      1 (1nb)
    McGrath                     27      9     61      2 (4nb, 1w)
    Clark                       25      7     56      2
    Warne                       39.2    6    115      4
    Symonds                      9      1     28      0 (1w)
    

      Day 1

    • Australia 1st innings
    • Australia: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (77 balls), Extras 3
    • Drinks: Australia - 54/1 in 13.0 overs (JL Langer 25, RT Ponting 2)
    • Lunch: Australia - 69/3 in 24.1 overs (MEK Hussey 2)
    • Australia: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (209 balls), Extras 4
    • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (MEK Hussey 15, MJ Clarke 35, Ex 0)
    • Drinks: Australia - 121/4 in 40.4 overs (MEK Hussey 17)
    • Australia: 150 runs in 46.4 overs (283 balls), Extras 4
    • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (MEK Hussey 24, A Symonds 26, Ex 0)
    • Tea: Australia - 184/6 in 54.0 overs (MEK Hussey 46, SK Warne 8)
    • MEK Hussey: 50 off 107 balls (8 x 4)
    • Australia: 200 runs in 56.4 overs (343 balls), Extras 4
    • Drinks: Australia - 234/8 in 68.0 overs (MEK Hussey 69)
    • England 1st innings
    • Attendance: 24175
    • England: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (81 balls), Extras 2
    • End Of Day: England - 51/2 in 14.0 overs (AJ Strauss 24, PD Collingwood 10)

      Day 2

    • Drinks: England - 87/4 in 27.0 overs (KP Pietersen 11, A Flintoff 3)
    • England: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (197 balls), Extras 6
    • Lunch: England - 122/6 in 39.0 overs (KP Pietersen 27, SI Mahmood 6)
    • England: 150 runs in 48.1 overs (299 balls), Extras 10
    • KP Pietersen: 50 off 108 balls (6 x 4)
    • Drinks: England - 155/8 in 52.0 overs (KP Pietersen 50)
    • England: 200 runs in 60.2 overs (373 balls), Extras 11
    • Tea: England - 215/10 in 64.1 overs (MS Panesar 16)
    • Australia 2nd innings
    • Australia: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 1
    • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (ML Hayden 29, RT Ponting 21, Ex 1)
    • Drinks: Australia - 68/1 in 18.0 overs (ML Hayden 34, RT Ponting 33)
    • Australia: 100 runs in 26.1 overs (158 balls), Extras 4
    • RT Ponting: 50 off 85 balls (7 x 4)
    • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (ML Hayden 49, RT Ponting 50, Ex 4)
    • Attendance: 24268
    • ML Hayden: 50 off 77 balls (8 x 4)
    • End Of Day: Australia - 119/1 in 36.0 overs (ML Hayden 57, RT Ponting 57)

      Day 3

    • Australia: 150 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 7
    • Drinks: Australia - 155/2 in 45.0 overs (ML Hayden 65, MEK Hussey 8)
    • Drinks: Australia - 184/2 in 55.0 overs (ML Hayden 86, MEK Hussey 16)
    • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (ML Hayden 22, MEK Hussey 28, Ex 2)
    • Australia: 200 runs in 57.6 overs (349 balls), Extras 7
    • Lunch: Australia - 220/3 in 63.0 overs (MEK Hussey 43, MJ Clarke 3)
    • MEK Hussey: 50 off 93 balls (6 x 4)
    • Australia: 250 runs in 70.4 overs (425 balls), Extras 7
    • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (MEK Hussey 21, MJ Clarke 29, Ex 0)
    • Drinks: Australia - 270/3 in 74.0 overs (MEK Hussey 67, MJ Clarke 29)
    • New Ball Taken: Australia 295/3 after 80.1 overs (MEK Hussey 77, MJ Clarke 43)
    • Australia: 300 runs in 81.2 overs (490 balls), Extras 8
    • Drinks: Australia - 300/3 in 82.0 overs (MEK Hussey 78, MJ Clarke 47)
    • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (MEK Hussey 54, MJ Clarke 48, Ex 1)
    • MJ Clarke: 50 off 76 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
    • MEK Hussey: 100 off 148 balls (12 x 4)
    • Australia: 350 runs in 87.6 overs (530 balls), Extras 12
    • 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 185 balls (MEK Hussey 71, MJ Clarke 73, Ex 7)
    • Tea: Australia - 357/4 in 89.3 overs (MJ Clarke 73)
    • MJ Clarke: 100 off 130 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
    • Australia: 400 runs in 99.1 overs (597 balls), Extras 14
    • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (MJ Clarke 21, AC Gilchrist 29, Ex 2)
    • Drinks: Australia - 420/5 in 102.0 overs (MJ Clarke 100, AC Gilchrist 32)
    • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 40 balls (8 x 4)
    • Australia: 450 runs in 106.3 overs (641 balls), Extras 17
    • 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 90 balls (MJ Clarke 27, AC Gilchrist 73, Ex 3)
    • Australia: 500 runs in 109.1 overs (658 balls), Extras 18
    • 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 112 balls (MJ Clarke 50, AC Gilchrist 97, Ex 4)
    • Drinks: Australia - 518/5 in 111.0 overs (MJ Clarke 130, AC Gilchrist 98)
    • AC Gilchrist: 100 off 57 balls (12 x 4, 4 x 6)
    • England 2nd innings
    • End Of Day: England - 19/1 in 6.0 overs (AN Cook 7, IR Bell 9)
    • Attendance: 22006

      Day 4

    • Drinks: England - 40/1 in 15.0 overs (AN Cook 17, IR Bell 17)
    • England: 50 runs in 18.6 overs (119 balls), Extras 7
    • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (AN Cook 18, IR Bell 30, Ex 7)
    • IR Bell: 50 off 83 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
    • Lunch: England - 99/1 in 34.0 overs (AN Cook 37, IR Bell 54)
    • England: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (212 balls), Extras 8
    • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 208 balls (AN Cook 38, IR Bell 54, Ex 8)
    • AN Cook: 50 off 129 balls (7 x 4)
    • Drinks: England - 144/1 in 50.0 overs (AN Cook 64, IR Bell 72)
    • England: 150 runs in 52.3 overs (321 balls), Extras 8
    • 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 317 balls (AN Cook 70, IR Bell 75, Ex 8)
    • Tea: England - 180/2 in 65.0 overs (AN Cook 80, PD Collingwood 4)
    • England: 200 runs in 72.5 overs (443 balls), Extras 13
    • Drinks: England - 226/3 in 80.0 overs (AN Cook 99, KP Pietersen 17)
    • AN Cook: 100 off 257 balls (8 x 4)
    • New Ball Taken: England 230/3 after 83.2 overs (AN Cook 102, KP Pietersen 18)
    • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (AN Cook 22, KP Pietersen 21, Ex 9)
    • England: 250 runs in 89.5 overs (546 balls), Extras 18
    • End Of Day: England - 265/5 in 96.0 overs (KP Pietersen 37, A Flintoff 2)
    • Attendance: 20703

      Day 5

    • England: 300 runs in 105.3 overs (640 balls), Extras 19
    • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (KP Pietersen 9, A Flintoff 40, Ex 1)
    • Drinks: England - 316/5 in 110.0 overs (KP Pietersen 46, A Flintoff 43)
    • KP Pietersen: 50 off 123 balls (6 x 4)
    • A Flintoff: 50 off 64 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
    • Lunch: England - 349/9 in 122.0 overs (KP Pietersen 59, MS Panesar 1)
    • England: 350 runs in 122.1 overs (740 balls), Extras 26
    • Attendance: 12288
    • Test Match Scorer: Binoy George
    • Test Match Commentators: Jenny Thompson and Will Luke




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

    Australia Player Pages: JL Langer, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, A Symonds, AC Gilchrist, SK Warne, B Lee, SR Clark, GD McGrath.

    England Player Pages: AJ Strauss, AN Cook, IR Bell, PD Collingwood, KP Pietersen, A Flintoff, GO Jones, SI Mahmood, MJ Hoggard, SJ Harmison, MS Panesar.

    Match Officials' Pages: Aleem Dar, RE Koertzen, SJ Davis, JJ Crowe.

     
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