Australia vs England, 1st Test at Brisbane, Nov 23 2006, England tour of Australia

RESULT
1st Test, Brisbane, November 23 - 27, 2006, England tour of Australia
602/9d & 202/1d
(T:648) 157 & 370

Australia won by 277 runs

Player Of The Match
196 & 60*
ricky-ponting
Australia 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
England 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Pietersen b Flintoff829813613083.67
c Collingwood b Flintoff2147882044.68
lbw b Hoggard19631946424061.44
c Collingwood b Giles2962792046.77
b Flintoff861872578045.98
c Strauss b Anderson56941535159.57
lbw b Hoggard033000.00
c †Jones b Harmison1726421065.38
not out 4361906070.49
b Flintoff39233432169.56
not out 817260047.05
Extras(b 2, lb 8, nb 7, w 8)25
TOTAL155 Ov (RR: 3.88, 690 Mins)602/9d
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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
30412314.1012912061
135.3 to SK Warne, 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
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126.3 to RT Ponting, 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
126.6 to AC Gilchrist, 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
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141.3 to MJ Clarke, 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
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18.3 to ML Hayden, 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
28.5 to JL Langer, 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
108.4 to MEK Hussey, 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
149.1 to SR Clark, 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
2529113.64958100
47.2 to DR Martyn, 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
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England 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Hussey b McGrath1221252057.14
c Warne b McGrath1115271073.33
c Ponting b Clark501622285030.86
c †Gilchrist b Clark513241038.46
lbw b McGrath1644721036.36
c †Gilchrist b Lee034000.00
lbw b McGrath1957902033.33
c Hayden b McGrath2439614061.53
c †Gilchrist b Clark0612000.00
c †Gilchrist b McGrath055000.00
not out 2890025.00
Extras(b 2, lb 8, nb 6, w 2)18
TOTAL61.1 Ov (RR: 2.56, 283 Mins)157
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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1535113.40725025
28.3 to A Flintoff, 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
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5.4 to AJ Strauss, 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
5.5 to AN Cook, 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
27.4 to KP Pietersen, 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
49.2 to GO Jones, 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
59.2 to SJ Harmison, 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
61.1 to AF Giles, 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
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10.6 to PD Collingwood, 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
56.2 to IR Bell, 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
58.2 to MJ Hoggard, 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
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Australia 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
not out 1001461999068.49
run out (Anderson/†Jones)3741676090.24
not out 60851314070.58
Extras(lb 4, nb 1)5
TOTAL45.1 Ov (RR: 4.47, 199 Mins)202/1d
Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Matthew Hayden, 15.3 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1124303.90466000
915406.00266000
521102.20251001
12.115404.43403000
502204.40192000
301404.6680000
England 2nd Innings (T: 648 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c sub (RA Broad) b Clark1131511035.48
c Hussey b Warne43941284045.74
lbw b Warne0411000.00
st †Gilchrist b Warne9615521613261.93
c Martyn b Lee9215522714059.35
c Langer b Warne1626374061.53
b McGrath3348685068.75
c Warne b Clark2338553060.52
c Warne b Clark835491022.85
c McGrath b Clark1318312072.22
not out 4871050.00
Extras(b 8, lb 10, nb 11, w 2)31
TOTAL100.1 Ov (RR: 3.69, 445 Mins)370
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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2219814.459711117
80.4 to KP Pietersen, 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
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87.1 to GO Jones, 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
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10.4 to AJ Strauss, 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
92.5 to AF Giles, 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
98.2 to MJ Hoggard, 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
100.1 to SJ Harmison, 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
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13.2 to IR Bell, 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
29.2 to AN Cook, 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
63.3 to PD Collingwood, 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
71.4 to A Flintoff, 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
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Thu, 23 Nov - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 346/3 (Ricky Ponting 137*, Michael Hussey 63*, 90 ov)
Fri, 24 Nov - day 2 - England 1st innings 53/3 (Ian Bell 13*, Kevin Pietersen 6*, 17 ov)
Sat, 25 Nov - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 181/1 (Justin Langer 88*, Ricky Ponting 51*, 40 ov)
Sun, 26 Nov - day 4 - England 2nd innings 293/5 (Kevin Pietersen 92*, Geraint Jones 12*, 80 ov)
Mon, 27 Nov - day 5 - England 2nd innings 370 (100.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
  • New Ball Taken: England 293/5 after 80.2 overs (KP Pietersen 92, GO Jones 12)
  • England: 300 runs in 82.2 overs (504 balls), Extras 23
  • Drinks: England - 346/8 in 92.5 overs (MJ Hoggard 2)
  • England: 350 runs in 94.1 overs (578 balls), Extras 30
  • Attendance: 10349
  • Total Attendance: 164747
  • Test Match Scorer: Binoy George
  • Test Match Commentators: Jenny Thompson, Martin Williamson and Will Luke
MATCH DETAILS
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season2006/07
Player Of The Match
Series resultAustralia led the 5-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1817
Hours of play (local time)10.00 - 12.00, 12.40 - 14.40, 15.00 - 17.00
Match days23,24,25,26,27 November 2006 - day (5-day match)
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