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Test match · The AshesEngland v Australia: Test scorecard, 8 Jul 2015
England won by 169 runs. 8 Jul 2015, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.
Result
Runs per overEngland first innings
430 (102.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Lythc DA Warner b JR Hazlewood | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 |
| AN Cookc BJ Haddin b NM Lyon | 20 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 50.0 |
| GS Ballancelbw b JR Hazlewood | 61 | 149 | 8 | 0 | 40.9 |
| IR Belllbw b MA Starc | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| JE Rootc SR Watson b MA Starc | 134 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 80.7 |
| BA Stokesb MA Starc | 52 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 66.7 |
| JC Buttlerc MG Johnson b JR Hazlewood | 27 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 79.4 |
| MM Alic SR Watson b MA Starc | 77 | 88 | 11 | 1 | 87.5 |
| SCJ Broadc BJ Haddin b NM Lyon | 18 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 69.2 |
| MA Woodnot out | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 |
| JM Andersonb MA Starc | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Extras | 26 (b 17, lb 3, w 5, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 430 (102.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (A Lyth, 1.6 ov); 2-42 (AN Cook, 13.2 ov); 3-43 (IR Bell, 14.3 ov); 4-196 (GS Ballance, 53.3 ov); 5-280 (JE Root, 72.1 ov); 6-293 (BA Stokes, 76.2 ov); 7-343 (JC Buttler, 85.5 ov); 8-395 (SCJ Broad, 97.1 ov); 9-419 (MM Ali, 100.2 ov); 10-430 (JM Anderson, 102.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Starc | 24.1 | 4 | 114 | 5 | 4.72 |
| JR Hazlewood | 23 | 8 | 83 | 3 | 3.61 |
| MG Johnson | 25 | 3 | 111 | 0 | 4.44 |
| NM Lyon | 20 | 4 | 69 | 2 | 3.45 |
| SR Watson | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3.00 |
| DA Warner | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 |
Australia first innings
308 (84.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJL Rogersc JC Buttler b MA Wood | 95 | 133 | 11 | 1 | 71.4 |
| DA Warnerc AN Cook b JM Anderson | 17 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 40.5 |
| SPD Smithc AN Cook b MM Ali | 33 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 58.9 |
| MJ Clarkec & b MM Ali | 38 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 73.1 |
| AC Vogesc JM Anderson b BA Stokes | 31 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 41.3 |
| SR Watsonlbw b SCJ Broad | 30 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 52.6 |
| NM Lyonlbw b MA Wood | 6 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 |
| BJ Haddinc JC Buttler b JM Anderson | 22 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 57.9 |
| MG Johnsonc GS Ballance b SCJ Broad | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 73.7 |
| MA Starcc JE Root b JM Anderson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JR Hazlewoodnot out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 20 (b 6, lb 11, w 3, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 308 (84.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-52 (DA Warner, 14.3 ov); 2-129 (SPD Smith, 32.6 ov); 3-180 (CJL Rogers, 42.4 ov); 4-207 (MJ Clarke, 52.1 ov); 5-258 (AC Voges, 67.2 ov); 6-265 (SR Watson, 71.4 ov); 7-265 (NM Lyon, 74.6 ov); 8-304 (BJ Haddin, 82.5 ov); 9-306 (MG Johnson, 83.2 ov); 10-308 (MA Starc, 84.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 18.5 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 2.28 |
| SCJ Broad | 17 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 3.53 |
| MA Wood | 20 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 3.30 |
| MM Ali | 15 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 4.73 |
| BA Stokes | 13.5 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 3.69 |
England second innings
289 (70.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Lythc MJ Clarke b NM Lyon | 37 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 59.7 |
| AN Cookc NM Lyon b MA Starc | 12 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 |
| GS Ballancec BJ Haddin b JR Hazlewood | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IR Bellb MG Johnson | 60 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 67.4 |
| JE Rootb JR Hazlewood | 60 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 67.4 |
| BA Stokesb MA Starc | 42 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 71.2 |
| JC Buttlerc BJ Haddin b NM Lyon | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36.8 |
| MM Alic BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 15 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 36.6 |
| SCJ Broadc JR Hazlewood b NM Lyon | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 |
| MA Woodnot out | 32 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 177.8 |
| JM Andersonb NM Lyon | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Extras | 19 (b 7, lb 6, w 6, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 289 (70.1 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (AN Cook, 6.6 ov); 2-22 (GS Ballance, 9.6 ov); 3-73 (A Lyth, 19.4 ov); 4-170 (IR Bell, 39.6 ov); 5-207 (JE Root, 51.1 ov); 6-236 (JC Buttler, 58.2 ov); 7-240 (BA Stokes, 59.1 ov); 8-245 (SCJ Broad, 60.4 ov); 9-288 (MM Ali, 69.1 ov); 10-289 (JM Anderson, 70.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Johnson | 16 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 4.31 |
| JR Hazlewood | 13 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3.77 |
| MA Starc | 16 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 3.75 |
| NM Lyon | 20.1 | 4 | 75 | 4 | 3.72 |
| SR Watson | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.60 |
Australia second innings
242 (70.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJL Rogersc IR Bell b SCJ Broad | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 35.7 |
| DA Warnerlbw b MM Ali | 52 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 60.5 |
| SPD Smithc IR Bell b SCJ Broad | 33 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 67.3 |
| MJ Clarkec BA Stokes b SCJ Broad | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.8 |
| AC Vogesc JC Buttler b MA Wood | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| SR Watsonlbw b MA Wood | 19 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 32.8 |
| BJ Haddinc AN Cook b MM Ali | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 |
| MG Johnsonc A Lyth b JE Root | 77 | 94 | 9 | 2 | 81.9 |
| MA Starcc A Lyth b JE Root | 17 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 44.7 |
| JR Hazlewoodc JE Root b MM Ali | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82.4 |
| NM Lyonnot out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 242 (70.3 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (CJL Rogers, 9.4 ov); 2-97 (DA Warner, 26.3 ov); 3-101 (SPD Smith, 27.4 ov); 4-106 (MJ Clarke, 31.4 ov); 5-106 (AC Voges, 32.2 ov); 6-122 (BJ Haddin, 38.1 ov); 7-151 (SR Watson, 50.5 ov); 8-223 (MA Starc, 65.4 ov); 9-242 (MG Johnson, 69.1 ov); 10-242 (JR Hazlewood, 70.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 12 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2.75 |
| SCJ Broad | 14 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 2.79 |
| MM Ali | 16.3 | 4 | 59 | 3 | 3.58 |
| BA Stokes | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2.88 |
| MA Wood | 14 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 3.79 |
| JE Root | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 4.67 |
Match summary
England played Australia in a men's Test match at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 8 July 2015 (to 11 July 2015), part of The Ashes. England won by 169 runs.
England won the toss and chose to bat.
JE Root was named player of the match.
On 8 July 2015 the on-field umpires were HDPK Dharmasena and M Erasmus, with RS Madugalle as match referee.
How the innings went
England made 430 in 102.1 overs. JE Root top-scored with 134 from 166 balls, including 17 fours and 0 sixes. MA Starc took 5 for 114. The biggest stand before a wicket was 153 runs between GS Ballance and JE Root.
Australia made 308 in 84.4 overs. CJL Rogers top-scored with 95 from 133 balls, including 11 fours and 1 sixes. JM Anderson took 3 for 43. The biggest stand before a wicket was 77 runs between SPD Smith and CJL Rogers.
In their second innings, England scored 289 in 70.1 overs. IR Bell top-scored with 60 from 89 balls, including 11 fours and 0 sixes. NM Lyon took 4 for 75. The biggest stand before a wicket was 97 runs between IR Bell and JE Root.
In their second innings, Australia scored 242 in 70.3 overs. MG Johnson top-scored with 77 from 94 balls, including 9 fours and 2 sixes. SCJ Broad took 3 for 39. The biggest stand before a wicket was 78 runs between DA Warner and SPD Smith.
Extras
England's innings of 430 in 102.1 overs included 26 extras: 5 wides, 1 no-balls, 17 byes and 3 leg byes. Australia's innings of 308 in 84.4 overs included 20 extras: 3 wides, 0 no-balls, 6 byes and 11 leg byes. England's innings of 289 in 70.1 overs included 19 extras: 6 wides, 0 no-balls, 7 byes and 6 leg byes. Australia's innings of 242 in 70.3 overs included 8 extras: 0 wides, 1 no-balls, 4 byes and 3 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won England v Australia on 8 July 2015?
England won by 169 runs.
Who top-scored in England v Australia?
JE Root scored 134 from 166 balls for England, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in England v Australia?
MA Starc, with 5 for 114.
What was the highest partnership?
153 runs between GS Ballance and JE Root for England.
Who won the toss?
England, who chose to bat.
Where was England v Australia played?
At Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on 8 July 2015.