22/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Nov 23-27 2006
Australia won by 277 runs
Player of the Match
Ricky PontingAustralia
22/11Result
1st Test, England tour of Australia at Brisbane, Nov 23-27 2006
Australia won by 277 runs
Player of the Match
Ricky PontingAustralia

  • Australia 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    JL Langer
    82
    98
    136
    13
    0
    83.67
    28.5 at last one goes to hand and again it's Flintoff who makes the breakthrough. Langer slashes at a wide one but the ball is steered straight into the midriff of Pieterson at point. A fine innings from Langer, but one must wonder why he was quite so gung-ho after the break 141/2
    ML Hayden
    21
    47
    88
    2
    0
    44.68
    18.3 a good line and length from Flintoff and Hayden is caught fishing on the front foot; he's squared up a treat and a thick edge flies straight to Collingwood at second slip. England have the breakthrough at last and Hayden departs after an erstwhile-supportive innings 79/1
    RT Ponting (c)
    196
    319
    464
    24
    0
    61.44
    126.3 Ponting's superb innings ends. He shuffled across his stumps looking to work to leg and was struck in front by Hoggard. A vociferous and pleading appeal was answered - finally - by Steve Bucknor and Ponting reluctantly turned and headed off, but not before he had aimed a massive swipe at the turf on his way back to the pavilion 467/5
    DR Martyn
    29
    62
    79
    2
    0
    46.77
    47.2 goddim! A late-cut from Martyn - who has played that shot perfectly all day until now -to a ball which turned just enough -- straight into the hands of Paul Collingwood at first slip. Well, that's a massive breakthrough for England - and unexpected, too, as Martyn was looking in sublime touch. 198/3
    MEK Hussey
    86
    187
    257
    8
    0
    45.98
    108.4 bowled through the gate as Hussey attempts a forward defensive and that's a brilliant ball from Flintoff as the timber goes flying. A good tactic from the England captain, too, coming round the wicket - Hussey had been leaving the ball all morning as the ball angled across him and this one made him play... although ultimately he missed. Again it's that man Flintoff who has broken the deadlock and that's three wickets for him 407/4
    MJ Clarke
    56
    94
    153
    5
    1
    59.57
    141.3 Wicket! Anderson deserved that. Clarke looks to drive but it's a bit too far from him and a thick edge flies at regulation height to Strauss at second slip. 528/8
    AC Gilchrist †
    0
    3
    3
    0
    0
    0
    126.6 strewth ... it's a collapse! Gilchrist played down the wrong line to a ball angled into him - a sniff of swing as well - and another raucous appeal as it hit him on the front foot. It was in line and hitting leg, and Bucknor positively raced into the decision (well, it only took about five seconds) 467/6
    SK Warne
    17
    26
    42
    1
    0
    65.38
    135.3 Harmison strikes. Short, down the leg side and Warne chased, got an oh-so-feint glove to it and Bowden's crooked finger did the rest. Harmison will get many, many better wickets but few will so welcome given his tribulations over the last five sessions 500/7
    B Lee
    not out
    43
    61
    90
    6
    0
    70.49
    SR Clark
    39
    23
    34
    3
    2
    169.56
    149.1 gottim. The straight yorker did the job and the timber goes flying... but Clark walks off to a rousing reception from the crowd for his entertaining, and useful, knock 578/9
    GD McGrath
    not out
    8
    17
    26
    0
    0
    47.05
    Extras
    25 (b 2, lb 8, nb 7, w 8)
    TOTAL
    602/9d (155 Overs, RR: 3.88, 690 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-79 (Matthew Hayden, 18.3 ov), 2-141 (Justin Langer, 28.5 ov), 3-198 (Damien Martyn, 47.2 ov), 4-407 (Michael Hussey, 108.4 ov), 5-467 (Ricky Ponting, 126.3 ov), 6-467 (Adam Gilchrist, 126.6 ov), 7-500 (Shane Warne, 135.3 ov), 8-528 (Michael Clarke, 141.3 ov), 9-578 (Stuart Clark, 149.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    SJ Harmison30412314.161
    MJ Hoggard3159823.1601
    JM Anderson29614114.8610
    A Flintoff3049943.313
    AF Giles2529113.6400
    IR Bell101201202
    KP Pietersen912803.1100

  • England 1st Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AJ Strauss
    12
    21
    25
    2
    0
    57.14
    5.4 what a catch, that's a fine catch by Michael Hussey as Strauss pulls McGrath, a skier, to deep midwicket...Lee and Hussey converged, both eyeing the ball and Hussey crashed into Lee, stamping his spikes on Lee's legs, but kept his eye on the ball. Very well caught indeed, but Lee's in trouble here 28/1
    AN Cook
    11
    15
    27
    1
    0
    73.33
    5.5 GONE! Around the wicket to Cook who nibbles at this, the ball just moving away from him and it's edged straight to Warne at first slip. What a start for Australia! 28/2
    IR Bell
    50
    162
    228
    5
    0
    30.86
    56.2 superb from Ponting and a massive breakthrough for Australia. A superb ball from Clark, angling into Bell who drives, on the up, edging it to Ponting at second slip who drops down on his right knee, bringing his hands up close to his face to take a fine catch. 149/7
    PD Collingwood
    5
    13
    24
    1
    0
    38.46
    10.6 and there's the third wicket, Clark's worked him over and deserves that one. Angling into Collingwood before cutting away, Collingwood fails to move his feet and, wrongly trying to work it to leg, gets an audible outside edge and off he goes 42/3
    KP Pietersen
    16
    44
    72
    1
    0
    36.36
    27.4 Out! A misjudgment of Gattingesque proportions from Pietersen. On a length, the ball jagged back, he had already decided to shoulder arms and the ball smacked into his back leg. It looked out before the appeal had even reached the "zat" stage and Billy Bowden agreed. Hawkeye says it was missing off stump ... certainly didn't look like it 78/4
    A Flintoff (c)
    0
    3
    4
    0
    0
    0
    28.3 On a length and Flintoff pushes at it and an oh-so-audible outside edge to Gilchrist who takes an oh-so-regulation catch. A great ball at 146.5kph ... he had to play at it. Replays, however, show that it was a no-ball ...oops 79/5
    GO Jones †
    19
    57
    90
    2
    0
    33.33
    49.2 trapped on the crease to a full, inswinging delivery, Jones looks down at his feet as if he knows his fate but Billy Bowden is taking his time here....McGrath pleads for his wicket and eventually the crooked finger is raised. McGrath has four! It's all going Pete Tong for England 126/6
    AF Giles
    24
    39
    61
    4
    0
    61.53
    61.1 Horrible shot, but what option did he have? Giles took two steps to leg and aimed a swipe at it ... the ball came off the toe-end of the bat and went high to Hayden deep cover where took a decent catch over his shoulder. McGrath was immediately mobbed by his colleagues and he emerged, grinning, holding the ball aloft 157/10
    MJ Hoggard
    0
    6
    12
    0
    0
    0
    58.2 drinks did the trick! Short of a length on off stump, Hoggard didn't get over it and the edge flew to the right of Giclchrist who held a decent one-handed catch about 18 inches off the ground. 153/8
    SJ Harmison
    0
    5
    5
    0
    0
    0
    59.2 McGrath has a five-for. Slightly short, seamed back in to Harmison and he played an odd shot as the ball brushed the face of the bat and straight to Gilchrist. The appeal was half-hearted but Bowden's bent finger was raised and there was not much doubt there. Safe to say that Harmison not in the reckoning for the Man of the Match ... 154/9
    JM Anderson
    not out
    2
    8
    9
    0
    0
    25
    Extras
    18 (b 2, lb 8, nb 6, w 2)
    TOTAL
    157 all out (61.1 Overs, RR: 2.56, 283 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Andrew Strauss, 5.4 ov), 2-28 (Alastair Cook, 5.5 ov), 3-42 (Paul Collingwood, 10.6 ov), 4-78 (Kevin Pietersen, 27.4 ov), 5-79 (Andrew Flintoff, 28.3 ov), 6-126 (Geraint Jones, 49.2 ov), 7-149 (Ian Bell, 56.2 ov), 8-153 (Matthew Hoggard, 58.2 ov), 9-154 (Steve Harmison, 59.2 ov), 10-157 (Ashley Giles, 61.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Lee1535113.425
    GD McGrath23.185062.1501
    SR Clark1452131.500
    SK Warne902502.7700

  • England 2nd Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AJ Strauss
    11
    31
    51
    1
    0
    35.48
    10.4 Sucker punch! Clark bangs one in and Strauss hooks but doesn't get over it and Ryan Broad, the substitute on for McGrath, runs in three or four yards and pouches the catch ten yards in from the boundary. Click here for the picture 29/1
    AN Cook
    43
    94
    128
    4
    0
    45.74
    29.2 Gone! Big turn from Warne there, Cook came tentatively forward - not reading the spin - blindly looking for the ball, gets an inside edge to Hussey at short leg. Fine innings from Cook, but simply not enough. Click here for the picture 91/3
    IR Bell
    0
    4
    11
    0
    0
    0
    13.2 Bell gets well forward, the ball hit him on the front pad and a confident appeal gets the finger from Steve Bucknor. Bell looks unhappy - a bit more than disappointment - as that could have been sliding down the leg side. It matters not a jot, he's out and England are slipping towards a day off tomorrow. Click here for the picture 36/2
    PD Collingwood
    96
    155
    216
    13
    2
    61.93
    63.3 GONE! Warne's done it for Australia and Collingwood is gone for 96, what agony. Agony for Collingwood, skipping miles down the pitch and trying to smack Warne over his head to reach a hundred. It was a classic legbreak from Warne, turning prodigiously, Gilchrist snaffled it and whipped off the bails. Collingwood's hang-me-now expression tells the story. Click here for the picture 244/4
    KP Pietersen
    92
    155
    227
    14
    0
    59.35
    80.4 oh! and he's gone - flicking impulsively at Martyn in a very short midwicket. The new ball has done the trick for Australia, and that's just the start that they wanted, with the big wicket of Pietersen. Click here for the picture 293/6
    A Flintoff (c)
    16
    26
    37
    4
    0
    61.53
    71.4 suicide. Absolute kamikaze from Flintoff. Warne banged it in short, Flintoff tried to pull it, and miscued it to Langer at long-off who didn't need to move a muscle, apart from those lifting his hands up to his face. Warne claps his hands; Flintoff trudges off. Dreadful stroke and that's opened up the tail. Click here for the picture 271/5
    GO Jones †
    33
    48
    68
    5
    0
    68.75
    87.1 that one kept low and Jones, trying to play freely on the off-side, gets a bottom edge which crashes back on to his stumps. A good line and it's all smiles and high tens for McGrath and Australia, who are sensing that the end is nigh. Jones has batted nicely for his 33, but it's highly unlikely to have been enough to save England. Click here for the picture 326/7
    AF Giles
    23
    38
    55
    3
    0
    60.52
    92.5 edged - and gone. That one, on a decent length, squares Giles up a treat and the outside edge flies straight to Warne at first slip; such chances don't come much more straightforward. Giles, like a simpering lover who can't accept he's been dumped, lingers longingly at the crease, but indeed he has been dismissed and he trudges slowly off 346/8
    MJ Hoggard
    8
    35
    49
    1
    0
    22.85
    98.2 the two-card trick. One short, and the next full, outside off stump and Hoggard drives with no discernible foot movement and Warne takes a regulation catch at first slip. Click here for the picture 361/9
    SJ Harmison
    13
    18
    31
    2
    0
    72.22
    100.1 it's over. Slightly short, Harmison hooks but off the top edge and straight down the throat of McGrath at long leg. The Australians rush to embrace each other in a celebratory huddle as the England batsmen troop off. 370/10
    JM Anderson
    not out
    4
    8
    7
    1
    0
    50
    Extras
    31 (b 8, lb 10, nb 11, w 2)
    TOTAL
    370 all out (100.1 Overs, RR: 3.69, 445 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Andrew Strauss, 10.4 ov), 2-36 (Ian Bell, 13.2 ov), 3-91 (Alastair Cook, 29.2 ov), 4-244 (Paul Collingwood, 63.3 ov), 5-271 (Andrew Flintoff, 71.4 ov), 6-293 (Kevin Pietersen, 80.4 ov), 7-326 (Geraint Jones, 87.1 ov), 8-346 (Ashley Giles, 92.5 ov), 9-361 (Matthew Hoggard, 98.2 ov), 10-370 (Steve Harmison, 100.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    B Lee2219814.4517
    GD McGrath1935312.7803
    SR Clark24.167242.9700
    SK Warne34712443.6411
    MEK Hussey1050500

Close of Play

  • Thu, 23 Nov - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 346/3 (RT Ponting 137*, MEK Hussey 63*, 90 ov)
  • Fri, 24 Nov - day 2 - England 1st innings 53/3 (IR Bell 13*, KP Pietersen 6*, 17 ov)
  • Sat, 25 Nov - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 181/1 (JL Langer 88*, RT Ponting 51*, 40 ov)
  • Sun, 26 Nov - day 4 - England 2nd innings 293/5 (KP Pietersen 92*, GO Jones 12*, 80 ov)
  • Mon, 27 Nov - day 5 - England 2nd innings 370 (100.1 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

England tour of Australia 2006-07 News

England 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st29AJ StraussAN Cook
2nd7IR BellAN Cook
3rd55PD CollingwoodAN Cook
4th153PD CollingwoodKP Pietersen
5th27A FlintoffKP Pietersen
6th22KP PietersenGO Jones
7th33AF GilesGO Jones
8th20AF GilesMJ Hoggard
9th15MJ HoggardSJ Harmison
10th9SJ HarmisonJM Anderson