Australia v England: Test scorecard, 26 Dec 2013

Australia won by 8 wickets. 26 Dec 2013, Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Result

Runs per over

26 Dec 2013 · Test · The Ashes Melbourne Cricket Ground

England 255(100 ov) Australia 204(82.2 ov) England 179(61 ov) Australia 231/2(51.5 ov)
Australia won by 8 wickets

England first innings

255 (100 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AN Cookc MJ Clarke b PM Siddle	27	47	3	0	57.4
MA Carberryb SR Watson	38	103	6	0	36.9
JE Rootc BJ Haddin b RJ Harris	24	82	2	0	29.3
KP Pietersenb MG Johnson	71	161	5	1	44.1
IR Bellc BJ Haddin b RJ Harris	27	98	1	0	27.6
BA Stokesc SR Watson b MG Johnson	14	23	1	1	60.9
JM Bairstowb MG Johnson	10	17	0	1	58.8
TT Bresnanc GJ Bailey b MG Johnson	1	14	0	0	7.1
SCJ Broadlbw b MG Johnson	11	16	2	0	68.8
JM Andersonnot out	11	24	1	0	45.8
MS Panesarb NM Lyon	2	16	0	0	12.5
Extras	19 (b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 1)
Total	255 (100 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-48 (AN Cook, 16.5 ov); 2-96 (MA Carberry, 33.6 ov); 3-106 (JE Root, 42.1 ov); 4-173 (IR Bell, 72.6 ov); 5-202 (BA Stokes, 80.3 ov); 6-216 (JM Bairstow, 84.4 ov); 7-230 (TT Bresnan, 90.1 ov); 8-231 (KP Pietersen, 90.5 ov); 9-242 (SCJ Broad, 94.2 ov); 10-255 (MS Panesar, 99.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ Harris	24	8	47	2	1.96
MG Johnson	24	4	63	5	2.63
PM Siddle	23	7	50	1	2.17
NM Lyon	22.2	3	67	1	3.00
SR Watson	6.4	2	11	1	1.65

Australia first innings

204 (82.2 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
CJL Rogersc KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan	61	171	8	0	35.7
DA Warnerc JM Bairstow b JM Anderson	9	14	2	0	64.3
SR Watsonc JM Bairstow b BA Stokes	10	15	2	0	66.7
MJ Clarkeb JM Anderson	10	34	0	0	29.4
SPD Smithc IR Bell b SCJ Broad	19	77	3	0	24.7
GJ Baileyc JM Bairstow b JM Anderson	0	19	0	0	0.0
BJ Haddinc JM Bairstow b JM Anderson	65	68	7	1	95.6
MG Johnsonc JM Anderson b TT Bresnan	2	30	0	0	6.7
RJ Harrisc JE Root b SCJ Broad	6	27	1	0	22.2
PM Siddlec TT Bresnan b SCJ Broad	0	5	0	0	0.0
NM Lyonnot out	18	34	3	0	52.9
Extras	4 (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0)
Total	204 (82.2 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (DA Warner, 6.3 ov); 2-36 (SR Watson, 11.2 ov); 3-62 (MJ Clarke, 25.2 ov); 4-110 (SPD Smith, 49.5 ov); 5-112 (CJL Rogers, 52.1 ov); 6-122 (GJ Bailey, 57.5 ov); 7-151 (MG Johnson, 66.2 ov); 8-162 (RJ Harris, 71.6 ov); 9-164 (PM Siddle, 73.3 ov); 10-204 (BJ Haddin, 82.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	20.2	4	67	4	3.30
SCJ Broad	20	6	45	3	2.25
BA Stokes	15	4	46	1	3.07
TT Bresnan	18	6	24	2	1.33
MS Panesar	9	2	18	0	2.00

England second innings

179 (61 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AN Cooklbw b MG Johnson	51	64	7	0	79.7
MA Carberrylbw b PM Siddle	12	81	1	0	14.8
JE Rootrun out (MG Johnson)	15	24	1	0	62.5
KP Pietersenc RJ Harris b NM Lyon	49	90	6	0	54.4
IR Bellc MG Johnson b NM Lyon	0	1	0	0	0.0
BA Stokesc SPD Smith b NM Lyon	19	55	1	0	34.5
JM Bairstowc BJ Haddin b MG Johnson	21	28	2	2	75.0
TT Bresnanb NM Lyon	0	8	0	0	0.0
SCJ Broadc MJ Clarke b NM Lyon	0	3	0	0	0.0
JM Andersonnot out	1	6	0	0	16.7
MS Panesarlbw b MG Johnson	0	6	0	0	0.0
Extras	11 (b 5, lb 6, w 0, nb 0)
Total	179 (61 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-65 (AN Cook, 21.3 ov); 2-86 (MA Carberry, 27.5 ov); 3-86 (JE Root, 28.2 ov); 4-87 (IR Bell, 28.4 ov); 5-131 (BA Stokes, 44.5 ov); 6-173 (JM Bairstow, 54.3 ov); 7-174 (TT Bresnan, 57.2 ov); 8-174 (SCJ Broad, 57.5 ov); 9-179 (KP Pietersen, 59.4 ov); 10-179 (MS Panesar, 60.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ Harris	10	1	34	0	3.40
MG Johnson	15	5	25	3	1.67
NM Lyon	17	3	50	5	2.94
PM Siddle	15	6	46	1	3.07
SR Watson	4	2	13	0	3.25

Australia second innings

231/2 (51.5 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
CJL Rogersc JM Bairstow b MS Panesar	116	155	13	0	74.8
DA Warnerc JM Bairstow b BA Stokes	25	47	2	0	53.2
SR Watsonnot out	83	90	11	0	92.2
MJ Clarkenot out	6	20	1	0	30.0
Extras	1 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 1)
Total	231/2 (51.5 overs)

Did not bat: SPD Smith, GJ Bailey, BJ Haddin, MG Johnson, RJ Harris, PM Siddle, NM Lyon

Fall of wickets: 1-64 (DA Warner, 17.6 ov); 2-200 (CJL Rogers, 45.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	11	2	26	0	2.36
SCJ Broad	10	0	58	0	5.80
MS Panesar	7.5	0	41	1	5.23
BA Stokes	12	0	50	1	4.17
JE Root	4	1	8	0	2.00
TT Bresnan	7	1	48	0	6.86

Match summary

Australia played England in a men's Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 December 2013 (to 29 December 2013), part of The Ashes. Australia won by 8 wickets.

Australia won the toss and chose to field.

MG Johnson was named player of the match.

On 26 December 2013 the on-field umpires were Aleem Dar and HDPK Dharmasena, with RS Madugalle as match referee.

How the innings went

England made 255 in 100 overs. KP Pietersen top-scored with 71 from 161 balls, including 5 fours and 1 sixes. MG Johnson took 5 for 63. The biggest stand before a wicket was 67 runs between IR Bell and KP Pietersen.

Australia made 204 in 82.2 overs. BJ Haddin top-scored with 65 from 68 balls, including 7 fours and 1 sixes. JM Anderson took 4 for 67. The biggest stand before a wicket was 48 runs between SPD Smith and CJL Rogers.

In their second innings, England scored 179 in 61 overs. AN Cook top-scored with 51 from 64 balls, including 7 fours and 0 sixes. NM Lyon took 5 for 50. The biggest stand before a wicket was 65 runs between AN Cook and MA Carberry.

In their second innings, Australia scored 231/2 in 51.5 overs. CJL Rogers top-scored with 116 from 155 balls, including 13 fours and 0 sixes. MS Panesar took 1 for 41. The biggest stand before a wicket was 136 runs between CJL Rogers and SR Watson.

Extras

England's innings of 255 in 100 overs included 19 extras: 1 wides, 1 no-balls, 10 byes and 7 leg byes. Australia's innings of 204 in 82.2 overs included 4 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 0 byes and 4 leg byes. England's innings of 179 in 61 overs included 11 extras: 0 wides, 0 no-balls, 5 byes and 6 leg byes. Australia's innings of 231/2 in 51.5 overs included 1 extra: 0 wides, 1 no-balls, 0 byes and 0 leg byes.

Questions and answers

Who won Australia v England on 26 December 2013?

Australia won by 8 wickets.

Who top-scored in Australia v England?

CJL Rogers scored 116 from 155 balls for Australia, the highest score of the match.

Who took the most wickets in Australia v England?

NM Lyon, with 5 for 50.

What was the highest partnership?

136 runs between CJL Rogers and SR Watson for Australia.

Who won the toss?

Australia, who chose to field.

Where was Australia v England played?

At Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 26 December 2013.

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