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Nervous Nineties

Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.

Thursday, December 28, 2006

4th Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26-28, 2006

Test no. 1824
 The Ashes - 4th Test
Australia v England 		2006/07 season

Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26,27,28 December 2006 (5-day match)

Result Australia won by an innings and 99 runs

England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR

AJ Strauss b Warne 50 206 132 1 0 37.87

AN Cook c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Lee 11 49 37 1 0 29.72

IR Bell lbw b Clark 7 46 30 0 0 23.33

PD Collingwood c Ponting b Lee 28 115 82 4 0 34.14

KP Pietersen c Symonds b Warne 21 104 70 0 0 30.00
captain A Flintoff c Warne b Clark 13 36 31 1 0 41.93
wicketkeeper CMW Read c Ponting b Warne 3 28 17 0 0 17.64

SI Mahmood c wicketkeeperGilchrist b McGrath 0 11 9 0 0 0.00

SJ Harmison c Clarke b Warne 7 11 12 1 0 58.33

MS Panesar c Symonds b Warne 4 27 19 0 0 21.05

MJ Hoggard not out 9 15 10 1 0 90.00

Extras (b 2, lb 1, nb 3) 6











Total (all out; 74.2 overs; 324 mins) 159 (2.13 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-23 (Cook, 10.5 ov), 2-44 (Bell, 20.5 ov), 3-101 (Collingwood, 45.6 ov), 4-101 (Strauss, 46.2 ov), 5-122 (Flintoff, 55.5 ov), 6-135 (Read, 62.6 ov), 7-136 (Mahmood, 65.4 ov), 8-145 (Harmison, 68.2 ov), 9-146 (Pietersen, 70.2 ov), 10-159 (Panesar, 74.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

B Lee 13 4 36 2 2.76 (2nb)

GD McGrath 20 8 37 1 1.85 (1nb)

SR Clark 17 6 27 2 1.58

A Symonds 7 2 17 0 2.42

SK Warne 17.2 4 39 5 2.25

Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR

JL Langer c wicketkeeperRead b Flintoff 27 45 29 3 0 93.10

ML Hayden c wicketkeeperRead b Mahmood 153 418 265 13 2 57.73

B Lee c wicketkeeperRead b Flintoff 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
captain RT Ponting c Cook b Flintoff 7 37 28 0 0 25.00

MEK Hussey b Hoggard 6 37 20 0 0 30.00

MJ Clarke c wicketkeeperRead b Harmison 5 6 5 0 0 100.00

A Symonds c wicketkeeperRead b Harmison 156 327 220 15 1 70.90
wicketkeeper AC Gilchrist c Collingwood b Mahmood 1 10 8 0 0 12.50

SK Warne not out 40 75 54 6 0 74.07

SR Clark c wicketkeeperRead b Mahmood 8 34 24 0 0 33.33

GD McGrath c Bell b Mahmood 0 9 6 0 0 0.00

Extras (lb 6, w 1, nb 9) 16











Total (all out; 108.3 overs; 505 mins) 419 (3.86 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-44 (Langer, 9.2 ov), 2-44 (Lee, 9.3 ov), 3-62 (Ponting, 17.3 ov), 4-79 (Hussey, 24.1 ov), 5-84 (Clarke, 25.2 ov), 6-363 (Hayden, 90.4 ov), 7-365 (Gilchrist, 92.3 ov), 8-383 (Symonds, 99.2 ov), 9-417 (Clark, 106.5 ov), 10-419 (McGrath, 108.3 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

MJ Hoggard 21 6 82 1 3.90 (1nb)

A Flintoff 22 1 77 3 3.50 (8nb)

SJ Harmison 28 6 69 2 2.46

SI Mahmood 21.3 1 100 4 4.65 (1w)

MS Panesar 12 1 52 0 4.33

PD Collingwood 3 0 20 0 6.66

KP Pietersen 1 0 13 0 13.00

England 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR

AJ Strauss c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Lee 31 173 107 2 0 28.97

AN Cook b Clark 20 64 46 1 0 43.47

IR Bell lbw b McGrath 2 21 11 0 0 18.18

KP Pietersen b Clark 1 7 8 0 0 12.50

PD Collingwood c Langer b Lee 16 52 38 0 0 42.10
captain A Flintoff lbw b Clark 25 60 45 2 0 55.55
wicketkeeper CMW Read not out 26 127 77 1 0 33.76

SI Mahmood lbw b Warne 0 3 2 0 0 0.00

SJ Harmison lbw b Warne 4 44 26 0 0 15.38

MS Panesar c Clarke b Lee 14 20 19 2 0 73.68

MJ Hoggard b Lee 5 21 20 0 0 25.00

Extras (lb 12, w 1, nb 4) 17











Total (all out; 65.5 overs; 301 mins) 161 (2.44 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-41 (Cook, 14.5 ov), 2-48 (Bell, 19.2 ov), 3-49 (Pietersen, 20.5 ov), 4-75 (Collingwood, 31.4 ov), 5-90 (Strauss, 37.5 ov), 6-108 (Flintoff, 45.5 ov), 7-109 (Mahmood, 46.3 ov), 8-127 (Harmison, 56.5 ov), 9-146 (Panesar, 61.2 ov), 10-161 (Hoggard, 65.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

B Lee 18.5 6 47 4 2.49 (3nb)

GD McGrath 12 2 26 1 2.16 (1w)

SR Clark 16 6 30 3 1.87 (1nb)

SK Warne 19 3 46 2 2.42

Toss England, who chose to bat first
Series Australia led the 5-match series 4-0

Player of the match SK Warne (Australia)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire RL Parry
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire PR Reiffel

Close of play
26 Dec day 1 - Australia 1st innings 48/2 (ML Hayden 17*, RT Ponting 0*, 11 ov)
27 Dec day 2 - Australia 1st innings 372/7 (A Symonds 154*, SK Warne 4*, 96 ov)
28 Dec day 3 - England 2nd innings 161 (65.5 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • Day 1
  • England 1st innings
  • Drinks: England - 22/0 in 10.0 overs (AJ Strauss 9, AN Cook 11)
  • Rain: England - 36/1 in 15.4 overs (AJ Strauss 15, IR Bell 7)
  • Lunch: England - 36/1 in 15.4 overs (AJ Strauss 15, IR Bell 7)
  • Rain: England - 46/2 in 22.4 overs (AJ Strauss 21, PD Collingwood 2)
  • England: 50 runs in 23.6 overs (147 balls), Extras 5
  • Drinks: England - 72/2 in 34.0 overs (AJ Strauss 41, PD Collingwood 8)
  • AJ Strauss: 50 off 130 balls (1 x 4)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 141 balls (AJ Strauss 29, PD Collingwood 21, Ex 0)
  • England: 100 runs in 44.6 overs (273 balls), Extras 5
  • Tea: England - 117/4 in 52.0 overs (KP Pietersen 3, A Flintoff 13)
  • Drinks: England - 146/8 in 70.0 overs (KP Pietersen 21, MS Panesar 0)
  • England: 150 runs in 72.1 overs (436 balls), Extras 6
  • Australia 1st innings
  • End Of Day: Australia - 48/2 in 11.0 overs (ML Hayden 17, RT Ponting 0)
  • Day 2
  • Australia: 50 runs in 11.4 overs (73 balls), Extras 4
  • Drinks: Australia - 79/3 in 24.0 overs (ML Hayden 29, MEK Hussey 6)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (187 balls), Extras 10
  • ML Hayden: 50 off 101 balls (6 x 4)
  • Lunch: Australia - 111/5 in 35.0 overs (ML Hayden 52, A Symonds 4)
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (ML Hayden 28, A Symonds 22, Ex 0)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 45.6 overs (284 balls), Extras 10
  • Drinks: Australia - 176/5 in 49.0 overs (ML Hayden 79, A Symonds 42)
  • 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 149 balls (ML Hayden 54, A Symonds 46, Ex 0)
  • A Symonds: 50 off 79 balls (5 x 4)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 54.1 overs (334 balls), Extras 11
  • ML Hayden: 100 off 170 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Tea: Australia - 226/5 in 62.0 overs (ML Hayden 109, A Symonds 61)
  • 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 226 balls (ML Hayden 80, A Symonds 69, Ex 1)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 65.5 overs (404 balls), Extras 12
  • 6th Wicket: 200 runs in 289 balls (ML Hayden 108, A Symonds 90, Ex 2)
  • Australia: 300 runs in 75.2 overs (461 balls), Extras 12
  • A Symonds: 100 off 151 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Drinks: Australia - 322/5 in 80.0 overs (ML Hayden 146, A Symonds 119)
  • New Ball Taken: Australia 322/5 after 80.1 overs (ML Hayden 146, A Symonds 119)
  • 6th Wicket: 250 runs in 343 balls (ML Hayden 120, A Symonds 128, Ex 2)
  • ML Hayden: 150 off 251 balls (11 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Australia: 350 runs in 86.1 overs (526 balls), Extras 13
  • A Symonds: 150 off 205 balls (14 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • End Of Day: Australia - 372/7 in 96.0 overs (A Symonds 154, SK Warne 4)
  • Day 3
  • Australia: 400 runs in 103.2 overs (629 balls), Extras 15
  • England 2nd innings
  • Lunch: England - 28/0 in 12.0 overs (AJ Strauss 12, AN Cook 15)
  • England: 50 runs in 21.2 overs (130 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: England - 55/3 in 24.0 overs (AJ Strauss 21, PD Collingwood 3)
  • Tea: England - 90/4 in 37.0 overs (AJ Strauss 31, A Flintoff 11)
  • England: 100 runs in 41.1 overs (251 balls), Extras 10
  • Drinks: England - 122/7 in 54.0 overs (CMW Read 15, SJ Harmison 2)
  • England: 150 runs in 62.5 overs (382 balls), Extras 13
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