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Test # 1824
The Ashes, 2006/07, 4th Test
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
26,27,28 December 2006 (5-day match)

Result: Australia won by an innings and 99 runs
Series: Australia leads the 5-match series 4-0

Toss: England
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and RE Koertzen (SA)
TV umpire: RL Parry
Match referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Reserve umpire: PR Reiffel
Player of the match: SK Warne

Close of play:

  • Day 1: England 159, Australia 48/2 (Hayden 17*, Ponting 0*, 11 ov)
  • Day 2: Australia 372/7 (Symonds 154*, Warne 4*, 96 ov)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    AJ Strauss                               b Warne               50 206 132  1 0
    AN Cook               c Gilchrist        b Lee                 11  49  37  1 0
    IR Bell               lbw                b Clark                7  46  30  0 0
    PD Collingwood        c Ponting          b Lee                 28 115  82  4 0
    KP Pietersen          c Symonds          b Warne               21 104  70  0 0
    *A Flintoff           c Warne            b Clark               13  36  31  1 0
    +CMW Read             c Ponting          b Warne                3  28  17  0 0
    SI Mahmood            c Gilchrist        b McGrath              0  11   9  0 0
    SJ Harmison           c Clarke           b Warne                7  11  12  1 0
    MS Panesar            c Symonds          b Warne                4  27  19  0 0
    MJ Hoggard            not out                                   9  15  10  1 0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 1, nb 3)                         6
    Total                 (all out, 74.2 overs, 324 mins)         159
    
    FoW: 1-23 (Cook, 10.5 ov), 2-44 (Bell, 20.5 ov),
         3-101 (Collingwood, 45.6 ov), 4-101 (Strauss, 46.2 ov),
         5-122 (Flintoff, 55.5 ov), 6-135 (Read, 62.6 ov),
         7-136 (Mahmood, 65.4 ov), 8-145 (Harmison, 68.2 ov),
         9-146 (Pietersen, 70.2 ov), 10-159 (Panesar, 74.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lee                         13      4     36      2 (2nb)
    McGrath                     20      8     37      1 (1nb)
    Clark                       17      6     27      2
    Symonds                      7      2     17      0
    Warne                       17.2    4     39      5
    
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    JL Langer             c Read             b Flintoff            27  45  29  3 0
    ML Hayden             c Read             b Mahmood            153 418 265 13 2
    B Lee                 c Read             b Flintoff             0   2   1  0 0
    *RT Ponting           c Cook             b Flintoff             7  37  28  0 0
    MEK Hussey                               b Hoggard              6  37  20  0 0
    MJ Clarke             c Read             b Harmison             5   6   5  0 0
    A Symonds             c Read             b Harmison           156 327 220 15 1
    +AC Gilchrist         c Collingwood      b Mahmood              1  10   8  0 0
    SK Warne              not out                                  40  75  54  6 0
    SR Clark              c Read             b Mahmood              8  34  24  0 0
    GD McGrath            c Bell             b Mahmood              0   9   6  0 0
    Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 9)                        16
    Total                 (all out, 108.3 overs, 505 mins)        419
    
    FoW: 1-44 (Langer, 9.2 ov), 2-44 (Lee, 9.3 ov),
         3-62 (Ponting, 17.3 ov), 4-79 (Hussey, 24.1 ov),
         5-84 (Clarke, 25.2 ov), 6-363 (Hayden, 90.4 ov),
         7-365 (Gilchrist, 92.3 ov), 8-383 (Symonds, 99.2 ov),
         9-417 (Clark, 106.5 ov), 10-419 (McGrath, 108.3 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Hoggard                     21      6     82      1 (1nb)
    Flintoff                    22      1     77      3 (8nb)
    Harmison                    28      6     69      2
    Mahmood                     21.3    1    100      4 (1w)
    Panesar                     12      1     52      0
    Collingwood                  3      0     20      0
    Pietersen                    1      0     13      0
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
    AJ Strauss            c Gilchrist        b Lee                 31 173 107  2 0
    AN Cook                                  b Clark               20  64  46  1 0
    IR Bell               lbw                b McGrath              2  21  11  0 0
    KP Pietersen                             b Clark                1   7   8  0 0
    PD Collingwood        c Langer           b Lee                 16  52  38  0 0
    *A Flintoff           lbw                b Clark               25  60  45  2 0
    +CMW Read             not out                                  26 127  77  1 0
    SI Mahmood            lbw                b Warne                0   3   2  0 0
    SJ Harmison           lbw                b Warne                4  44  26  0 0
    MS Panesar            c Clarke           b Lee                 14  20  19  2 0
    MJ Hoggard                               b Lee                  5  21  20  0 0
    Extras                (lb 12, w 1, nb 4)                       17
    Total                 (all out, 65.5 overs, 301 mins)         161
    
    FoW: 1-41 (Cook, 14.5 ov), 2-48 (Bell, 19.2 ov),
         3-49 (Pietersen, 20.5 ov), 4-75 (Collingwood, 31.4 ov),
         5-90 (Strauss, 37.5 ov), 6-108 (Flintoff, 45.5 ov),
         7-109 (Mahmood, 46.3 ov), 8-127 (Harmison, 56.5 ov),
         9-146 (Panesar, 61.2 ov), 10-161 (Hoggard, 65.5 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lee                         18.5    6     47      4 (3nb)
    McGrath                     12      2     26      1 (1w)
    Clark                       16      6     30      3 (1nb)
    Warne                       19      3     46      2
    

      Day 1

    • England 1st innings
    • Drinks: England - 22/0 in 10.0 overs (AJ Strauss 9, AN Cook 11)
    • Rain: England - 36/1 in 15.4 overs (AJ Strauss 15, IR Bell 7)
    • Lunch: England - 36/1 in 15.4 overs (AJ Strauss 15, IR Bell 7)
    • Rain: England - 46/2 in 22.4 overs (AJ Strauss 21, PD Collingwood 2)
    • England: 50 runs in 23.6 overs (147 balls), Extras 5
    • Drinks: England - 72/2 in 34.0 overs (AJ Strauss 41, PD Collingwood 8)
    • AJ Strauss: 50 off 130 balls (1 x 4)
    • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 141 balls (AJ Strauss 29, PD Collingwood 21, Ex 0)
    • England: 100 runs in 44.6 overs (273 balls), Extras 5
    • Tea: England - 117/4 in 52.0 overs (KP Pietersen 3, A Flintoff 13)
    • Drinks: England - 146/8 in 70.0 overs (KP Pietersen 21, MS Panesar 0)
    • England: 150 runs in 72.1 overs (436 balls), Extras 6
    • Australia 1st innings
    • End Of Day: Australia - 48/2 in 11.0 overs (ML Hayden 17, RT Ponting 0)

      Day 2

    • Australia: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
    • Drinks: Australia - 79/3 in 24.0 overs (ML Hayden 29, MEK Hussey 6)
    • Australia: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (187 balls), Extras 10
    • ML Hayden: 50 off 101 balls (6 x 4)
    • Lunch: Australia - 111/5 in 35.0 overs (ML Hayden 52, A Symonds 4)
    • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (ML Hayden 28, A Symonds 22, Ex 0)
    • Australia: 150 runs in 45.6 overs (284 balls), Extras 10
    • Drinks: Australia - 176/5 in 49.0 overs (ML Hayden 79, A Symonds 42)
    • 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 149 balls (ML Hayden 54, A Symonds 46, Ex 0)
    • A Symonds: 50 off 79 balls (5 x 4)
    • Australia: 200 runs in 54.1 overs (334 balls), Extras 11
    • ML Hayden: 100 off 170 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
    • Tea: Australia - 226/5 in 62.0 overs (ML Hayden 109, A Symonds 61)
    • 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 226 balls (ML Hayden 80, A Symonds 69, Ex 1)
    • Australia: 250 runs in 65.5 overs (404 balls), Extras 12
    • 6th Wicket: 200 runs in 289 balls (ML Hayden 108, A Symonds 90, Ex 2)
    • Australia: 300 runs in 75.2 overs (461 balls), Extras 12
    • A Symonds: 100 off 151 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
    • Drinks: Australia - 322/5 in 80.0 overs (ML Hayden 146, A Symonds 119)
    • New Ball Taken: Australia 322/5 after 80.1 overs (ML Hayden 146, A Symonds 119)
    • 6th Wicket: 250 runs in 343 balls (ML Hayden 120, A Symonds 128, Ex 2)
    • ML Hayden: 150 off 251 balls (11 x 4, 2 x 6)
    • Australia: 350 runs in 86.1 overs (526 balls), Extras 13
    • A Symonds: 150 off 205 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
    • End Of Day: Australia - 372/7 in 96.0 overs (A Symonds 154, SK Warne 4)

      Day 3

    • Australia: 400 runs in 103.2 overs (629 balls), Extras 15
    • England 2nd innings
    • Lunch: England - 28/0 in 12.0 overs (AJ Strauss 12, AN Cook 15)
    • England: 50 runs in 21.2 overs (130 balls), Extras 8
    • Drinks: England - 55/3 in 24.0 overs (AJ Strauss 21, PD Collingwood 3)
    • Tea: England - 90/4 in 37.0 overs (AJ Strauss 31, A Flintoff 11)
    • England: 100 runs in 41.1 overs (251 balls), Extras 10
    • Drinks: England - 122/7 in 54.0 overs (CMW Read 15, SJ Harmison 2)
    • England: 150 runs in 62.5 overs (382 balls), Extras 13




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: Australia, England.

    Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

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

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

    Match Officials' Pages: Aleem Dar, RE Koertzen, RL Parry, RS Madugalle.

     
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