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Monday, December 18, 2006

3rd Test: Australia v England at Perth, Dec 14-18, 2006

Test no. 1821
The Ashes - 3rd Test
Australia v England
2006/07 season

Played at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth, on 14,15,16,17,18 December 2006 (5-day match)

Result Australia won by 206 runs

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

JL Langer b Panesar 37 116 68 6 0 54.41

ML Hayden c wicketkeeperJones b Hoggard 24 48 33 3 0 72.72
captain RT Ponting lbw b Harmison 2 19 11 0 0 18.18

MEK Hussey not out 74 244 162 10 0 45.67

MJ Clarke c & b Harmison 37 62 67 4 0 55.22

A Symonds c wicketkeeperJones b Panesar 26 39 30 2 2 86.66
wicketkeeper AC Gilchrist c Bell b Panesar 0 7 4 0 0 0.00

SK Warne c wicketkeeperJones b Panesar 25 32 22 3 0 113.63

B Lee lbw b Panesar 10 32 25 2 0 40.00

SR Clark b Harmison 3 13 5 0 0 60.00

GD McGrath c Cook b Harmison 1 4 2 0 0 50.00

Extras (w 1, nb 4) 5











Total (all out; 71 overs; 313 mins) 244 (3.43 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-47 (Hayden, 10.3 ov), 2-54 (Ponting, 13.3 ov), 3-69 (Langer, 24.1 ov), 4-121 (Clarke, 40.4 ov), 5-172 (Symonds, 49.6 ov), 6-172 (Gilchrist, 51.4 ov), 7-214 (Warne, 59.1 ov), 8-234 (Lee, 67.6 ov), 9-242 (Clark, 70.3 ov), 10-244 (McGrath, 70.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

MJ Hoggard 12 2 40 1 3.33

A Flintoff 9 2 36 0 4.00 (3nb)

SJ Harmison 19 4 48 4 2.52 (1w)

MS Panesar 24 4 92 5 3.83

SI Mahmood 7 2 28 0 4.00

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

AJ Strauss c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Clark 42 101 71 6 0 59.15

AN Cook c Langer b McGrath 15 26 15 2 0 100.00

IR Bell c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Lee 0 5 2 0 0 0.00

PD Collingwood c Hayden b McGrath 11 45 33 1 0 33.33

KP Pietersen c Symonds b Lee 70 180 123 8 1 56.91
captain A Flintoff c Warne b Symonds 13 46 31 2 0 41.93
wicketkeeper GO Jones c Langer b Symonds 0 11 4 0 0 0.00

SI Mahmood c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Clark 10 24 18 1 0 55.55

MJ Hoggard c Hayden b Warne 4 47 39 0 0 10.25

SJ Harmison c Lee b Clark 23 56 33 3 0 69.69

MS Panesar not out 16 41 26 3 0 61.53

Extras (w 1, nb 10) 11











Total (all out; 64.1 overs; 301 mins) 215 (3.35 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-36 (Cook, 5.6 ov), 2-37 (Bell, 6.6 ov), 3-55 (Collingwood, 17.2 ov), 4-82 (Strauss, 24.2 ov), 5-107 (Flintoff, 33.4 ov), 6-114 (Jones, 35.6 ov), 7-128 (Mahmood, 40.6 ov), 8-155 (Hoggard, 51.6 ov), 9-175 (Pietersen, 54.5 ov), 10-215 (Harmison, 64.1 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

B Lee 18 1 69 2 3.83 (6nb)

GD McGrath 18 5 48 2 2.66 (4nb)

SR Clark 15.1 3 49 3 3.23 (1w)

SK Warne 9 0 41 1 4.55

A Symonds 4 1 8 2 2.00

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

JL Langer b Hoggard 0 1 1 0 0 0.00

ML Hayden c Collingwood b Panesar 92 252 159 12 0 57.86
captain RT Ponting c wicketkeeperJones b Harmison 75 194 128 9 0 58.59

MEK Hussey c wicketkeeperJones b Panesar 103 224 156 12 0 66.02

MJ Clarke not out 135 251 164 17 1 82.31

A Symonds c Collingwood b Panesar 2 9 6 0 0 33.33
wicketkeeper AC Gilchrist not out 102 103 59 12 4 172.88

Extras (lb 15, w 2, nb 1) 18











Total (5 wickets dec; 112 overs; 514 mins) 527 (4.70 runs per over)

Did not bat SK Warne, B Lee, SR Clark, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets1-0 (Langer, 0.1 ov), 2-144 (Ponting, 39.4 ov), 3-206 (Hayden, 58.4 ov), 4-357 (Hussey, 89.3 ov), 5-365 (Symonds, 91.6 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

MJ Hoggard 20 4 85 1 4.25

A Flintoff 19 2 76 0 4.00

SJ Harmison 24 3 116 1 4.83

MS Panesar 34 3 145 3 4.26

SI Mahmood 10 0 59 0 5.90 (1nb, 2w)

KP Pietersen 5 1 31 0 6.20

England 2nd innings (target: 557 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR

AJ Strauss lbw b Lee 0 2 4 0 0 0.00

AN Cook c wicketkeeperGilchrist b McGrath 116 389 290 9 0 40.00

IR Bell c Langer b Warne 87 234 163 8 2 53.37

PD Collingwood c wicketkeeperGilchrist b Clark 5 45 36 0 0 13.88

KP Pietersen not out 60 243 150 6 0 40.00

MJ Hoggard b McGrath 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
captain A Flintoff b Warne 51 96 67 8 1 76.11
wicketkeeper GO Jones run out (Ponting) 0 11 7 0 0 0.00

SI Mahmood lbw b Clark 4 14 10 0 0 40.00

SJ Harmison lbw b Warne 0 3 1 0 0 0.00

MS Panesar b Warne 1 8 9 0 0 11.11

Extras (b 7, lb 8, w 6, nb 5) 26











Total (all out; 122.2 overs; 529 mins) 350 (2.86 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Strauss, 0.4 ov), 2-170 (Bell, 56.6 ov), 3-185 (Collingwood, 69.3 ov), 4-261 (Cook, 93.2 ov), 5-261 (Hoggard, 93.4 ov), 6-336 (Flintoff, 114.5 ov), 7-336 (Jones, 116.6 ov), 8-345 (Mahmood, 119.6 ov), 9-346 (Harmison, 120.2 ov), 10-350 (Panesar, 122.2 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ

B Lee 22 3 75 1 3.40 (1nb)

GD McGrath 27 9 61 2 2.25 (4nb, 1w)

SR Clark 25 7 56 2 2.24

SK Warne 39.2 6 115 4 2.92

A Symonds 9 1 28 0 3.11 (1w)

Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series Australia led the 5-match series 3-0

Player of the match MEK Hussey (Australia)

Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire SJ Davis
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire AR Craig

Close of play
14 Dec day 1 - England 1st innings 51/2 (AJ Strauss 24*, PD Collingwood 10*, 14 ov)
15 Dec day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 119/1 (ML Hayden 57*, RT Ponting 57*, 36 ov)
16 Dec day 3 - England 2nd innings 19/1 (AN Cook 7*, IR Bell 9*, 6 ov)
17 Dec day 4 - England 2nd innings 265/5 (KP Pietersen 37*, A Flintoff 2*, 96 ov)
18 Dec day 5 - England 2nd innings 350 (122.2 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • Day 1
  • Australia 1st innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (77 balls), Extras 3
  • Drinks: Australia - 54/1 in 13.0 overs (JL Langer 25, RT Ponting 2)
  • Lunch: Australia - 69/3 in 24.1 overs (MEK Hussey 2)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (209 balls), Extras 4
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (MEK Hussey 15, MJ Clarke 35, Ex 0)
  • Drinks: Australia - 121/4 in 40.4 overs (MEK Hussey 17)
  • Australia: 150 runs in 46.4 overs (283 balls), Extras 4
  • 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (MEK Hussey 24, A Symonds 26, Ex 0)
  • Tea: Australia - 184/6 in 54.0 overs (MEK Hussey 46, SK Warne 8)
  • MEK Hussey: 50 off 107 balls (8 x 4)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 56.4 overs (343 balls), Extras 4
  • Drinks: Australia - 234/8 in 68.0 overs (MEK Hussey 69)
  • England 1st innings
  • Attendance: 24175
  • England: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (81 balls), Extras 2
  • End Of Day: England - 51/2 in 14.0 overs (AJ Strauss 24, PD Collingwood 10)
  • Day 2
  • Drinks: England - 87/4 in 27.0 overs (KP Pietersen 11, A Flintoff 3)
  • England: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (197 balls), Extras 6
  • Lunch: England - 122/6 in 39.0 overs (KP Pietersen 27, SI Mahmood 6)
  • England: 150 runs in 48.1 overs (299 balls), Extras 10
  • KP Pietersen: 50 off 108 balls (6 x 4)
  • Drinks: England - 155/8 in 52.0 overs (KP Pietersen 50)
  • England: 200 runs in 60.2 overs (373 balls), Extras 11
  • Tea: England - 215/10 in 64.1 overs (MS Panesar 16)
  • Australia 2nd innings
  • Australia: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 1
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (ML Hayden 29, RT Ponting 21, Ex 1)
  • Drinks: Australia - 68/1 in 18.0 overs (ML Hayden 34, RT Ponting 33)
  • Australia: 100 runs in 26.1 overs (158 balls), Extras 4
  • RT Ponting: 50 off 85 balls (7 x 4)
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (ML Hayden 49, RT Ponting 50, Ex 4)
  • Attendance: 24268
  • ML Hayden: 50 off 77 balls (8 x 4)
  • End Of Day: Australia - 119/1 in 36.0 overs (ML Hayden 57, RT Ponting 57)
  • Day 3
  • Australia: 150 runs in 43.3 overs (262 balls), Extras 7
  • Drinks: Australia - 155/2 in 45.0 overs (ML Hayden 65, MEK Hussey 8)
  • Drinks: Australia - 184/2 in 55.0 overs (ML Hayden 86, MEK Hussey 16)
  • 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (ML Hayden 22, MEK Hussey 28, Ex 2)
  • Australia: 200 runs in 57.6 overs (349 balls), Extras 7
  • Lunch: Australia - 220/3 in 63.0 overs (MEK Hussey 43, MJ Clarke 3)
  • MEK Hussey: 50 off 93 balls (6 x 4)
  • Australia: 250 runs in 70.4 overs (425 balls), Extras 7
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (MEK Hussey 21, MJ Clarke 29, Ex 0)
  • Drinks: Australia - 270/3 in 74.0 overs (MEK Hussey 67, MJ Clarke 29)
  • New Ball Taken: Australia 295/3 after 80.1 overs (MEK Hussey 77, MJ Clarke 43)
  • Australia: 300 runs in 81.2 overs (490 balls), Extras 8
  • Drinks: Australia - 300/3 in 82.0 overs (MEK Hussey 78, MJ Clarke 47)
  • 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (MEK Hussey 54, MJ Clarke 48, Ex 1)
  • MJ Clarke: 50 off 76 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • MEK Hussey: 100 off 148 balls (12 x 4)
  • Australia: 350 runs in 87.6 overs (530 balls), Extras 12
  • 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 185 balls (MEK Hussey 71, MJ Clarke 73, Ex 7)
  • Tea: Australia - 357/4 in 89.3 overs (MJ Clarke 73)
  • MJ Clarke: 100 off 130 balls (13 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Australia: 400 runs in 99.1 overs (597 balls), Extras 14
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (MJ Clarke 21, AC Gilchrist 29, Ex 2)
  • Drinks: Australia - 420/5 in 102.0 overs (MJ Clarke 100, AC Gilchrist 32)
  • AC Gilchrist: 50 off 40 balls (8 x 4)
  • Australia: 450 runs in 106.3 overs (641 balls), Extras 17
  • 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 90 balls (MJ Clarke 27, AC Gilchrist 73, Ex 3)
  • Australia: 500 runs in 109.1 overs (658 balls), Extras 18
  • 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 112 balls (MJ Clarke 50, AC Gilchrist 97, Ex 4)
  • Drinks: Australia - 518/5 in 111.0 overs (MJ Clarke 130, AC Gilchrist 98)
  • AC Gilchrist: 100 off 57 balls (12 x 4, 4 x 6)
  • England 2nd innings
  • End Of Day: England - 19/1 in 6.0 overs (AN Cook 7, IR Bell 9)
  • Attendance: 22006
  • Day 4
  • Drinks: England - 40/1 in 15.0 overs (AN Cook 17, IR Bell 17)
  • England: 50 runs in 18.6 overs (119 balls), Extras 7
  • 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (AN Cook 18, IR Bell 30, Ex 7)
  • IR Bell: 50 off 83 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
  • Lunch: England - 99/1 in 34.0 overs (AN Cook 37, IR Bell 54)
  • England: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (212 balls), Extras 8
  • 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 208 balls (AN Cook 38, IR Bell 54, Ex 8)
  • AN Cook: 50 off 129 balls (7 x 4)
  • Drinks: England - 144/1 in 50.0 overs (AN Cook 64, IR Bell 72)
  • England: 150 runs in 52.3 overs (321 balls), Extras 8
  • 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 317 balls (AN Cook 70, IR Bell 75, Ex 8)
  • Tea: England - 180/2 in 65.0 overs (AN Cook 80, PD Collingwood 4)
  • England: 200 runs in 72.5 overs (443 balls), Extras 13
  • Drinks: England - 226/3 in 80.0 overs (AN Cook 99, KP Pietersen 17)
  • AN Cook: 100 off 257 balls (8 x 4)
  • New Ball Taken: England 230/3 after 83.2 overs (AN Cook 102, KP Pietersen 18)
  • 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (AN Cook 22, KP Pietersen 21, Ex 9)
  • England: 250 runs in 89.5 overs (546 balls), Extras 18
  • End Of Day: England - 265/5 in 96.0 overs (KP Pietersen 37, A Flintoff 2)
  • Attendance: 20703
  • Day 5
  • England: 300 runs in 105.3 overs (640 balls), Extras 19
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (KP Pietersen 9, A Flintoff 40, Ex 1)
  • Drinks: England - 316/5 in 110.0 overs (KP Pietersen 46, A Flintoff 43)
  • KP Pietersen: 50 off 123 balls (6 x 4)
  • A Flintoff: 50 off 64 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
  • Lunch: England - 349/9 in 122.0 overs (KP Pietersen 59, MS Panesar 1)
  • England: 350 runs in 122.1 overs (740 balls), Extras 26
  • Attendance: 12288
  • Test Match Scorer: Binoy George
  • Test Match Commentators: Jenny Thompson and Will Luke

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