2nd Final: Australia v England at Melbourne, 25 Jan 2003

ODI # 1941
VB Series, 2002/03, 2nd Final
Australia v England
Melbourne Cricket Ground (day/night)
25 January 2003 (50-over match)

Result: Australia won by 5 runs
Series: Australia wins the best-of-3-finals 2-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: DB Hair and RB Tiffin (Zim)
TV Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: CH Lloyd (WI)
Man of the Match: B Lee
Player of the Series: B Lee

Australia innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
+AC Gilchrist         c Anderson         b Flintoff            26  38  32  3 1
ML Hayden             c sub (OA Shah)    b Irani               69 170  91  5 1
*RT Ponting           c Flintoff         b Caddick              1   6   8  0 0
DR Martyn             c Stewart          b Caddick             11  16  14  2 0
MG Bevan              retired hurt                             10  26  21  1 0
A Symonds                                b Irani                8  34  29  0 0
GB Hogg               not out                                  71  94  77  8 1
SK Warne                             c & b Irani                0   2   1  0 0
B Lee                 c Blackwell        b Anderson            18  24  17  1 1
AJ Bichel             not out                                  11  20  10  1 0
Extras                (b 3, w 1)                                4
Total                 (7 wickets, 50 overs, 219 mins)         229

DNB: BA Williams.

FoW: 1-39 (Gilchrist, 9.2 ov), 2-40 (Ponting, 10.4 ov),
    3-56 (Martyn, 14.5 ov), 4-98 (Symonds, 28.2 ov),
    5-147 (Hayden, 40.3 ov), 6-148 (Warne, 40.5 ov),
    7-196 (Lee, 45.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Caddick                     10      2     23      2
Anderson                     9      0     57      1
Flintoff                    10      0     56      1
Blackwell                   10      0     32      0
Irani                       10      1     46      3
Vaughan                      1      0     12      0 (1w)

England innings (target: 230 runs from 50 overs)                R   M   B  4 6
ME Trescothick        c Bichel           b Lee                  0  13  10  0 0
NV Knight             c Symonds          b Lee                  5  35  22  0 0
RC Irani              c Symonds          b Williams             7  14  13  1 0
MP Vaughan            c Ponting          b Warne               60 128  81  6 1
*N Hussain                               b Hogg                28  66  50  2 0
+AJ Stewart           c Lee              b Warne               60  78  70  5 0
PD Collingwood        not out                                  25  69  29  1 0
A Flintoff                               b Lee                 16  25  18  2 0
ID Blackwell          c Martyn           b Lee                  1   4   3  0 0
AR Caddick                               b Lee                  4   8   6  0 0
JM Anderson           run out (Gilchrist)                       0   2   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, w 4, nb 7)                        18
Total                 (all out, 49.3 overs, 224 mins)         224

FoW: 1-8 (Trescothick, 2.5 ov), 2-18 (Irani, 5.5 ov),
    3-20 (Knight, 6.6 ov), 4-88 (Hussain, 23.2 ov),
    5-151 (Vaughan, 35.3 ov), 6-182 (Stewart, 41.1 ov),
    7-216 (Flintoff, 47.1 ov), 8-218 (Blackwell, 47.5 ov),
    9-224 (Caddick, 49.1 ov), 10-224 (Anderson, 49.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                          9.3    0     30      5 (3nb, 1w)
Williams                    10      1     46      1 (1w)
Bichel                      10      0     42      0 (2nb, 1w)
Hogg                        10      1     41      1
Warne                       10      0     58      2 (2nb, 1w)

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• Hours of play: 2.15pm - 5.45pm, 6.30pm - 10.00pm
• 4th Umpire - RL Parry
• Australia 50 (60 minutes, 84 balls)
• MG Bevan retired hurt at 74/3 (19.3 overs, 10*, 21 balls)
• Australia 100 (131 minutes, 180 balls)
• Australia 150 (177 minutes, 247 balls)
• Australia 200 (205 minutes, 282 balls)
• Hayden 50 (136 minutes, 72 balls)
• Hogg 50 (69 minutes, 60 balls)
• England 50 (55 minutes, 68 balls)
• England 100 (116 minutes, 161 balls)
• England 150 (152 minutes, 216 balls)
• England 200 (199 minutes, 278 balls)
• Vaughan/Hussain 50 (43 minutes 60 balls)
• Vaughan 50 (95 minutes 68 balls)
• Vaughan/Stewart 50 (39 minutes, 56 balls)
• Stewart 50 (70 minutes, 60 balls)