AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND
Tours
1st Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground
AUSTRALIA WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST
Australia took on the control after breaking the opening partnership of England
Jeremiah Masterson had a brilliant spell, but Australia had 92 lead
England batsmen fought well in the second innings
England pulled off a victory from no where
Tours
1st Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground
AUSTRALIA WON THE TOSS AND ELECTED TO BOWL FIRST
Code:
ENGLAND 1st innings
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jacks Peter b. Johnson 56 148 11 0 37.8%
Alastair Cook c. Haddin b. Lyon 59 169 11 0 34.9%
Rayford Irvine b. Starc 2 38 0 0 5.3%
Joe Root run out (Smith) 10 21 2 0 47.6%
Jaisuraj b. Lyon 22 38 5 0 57.9%
Dipak Serpeck run out (Johnson) 7 36 1 0 19.4%
Scott Richardson b. Lyon 18 51 4 0 35.3%
Ben Stokes lbw b. Lyon 36 101 5 1 35.6%
Adil Rashid lbw b. Niranjan 26 42 5 0 61.9%
AK Sharma c. Starc b. Johnson 1 8 0 0 12.5%
Jeremiah Masterson not out 2 6 0 0 33.3%
Total: 263/10 Overs: 108.5 Run Rate: 2.42 Extras: 24
Day 2 11:17 AM
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ENGLAND Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
J Peter A Cook þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 123 (285)
R Irvine A Cook þ 6 (66)
J Root A Cook þ 2 (9)
J Root J Jaisuraj þþ 10 (18)
D Serpeck J Jaisuraj þþþþþþþ 28 (60)
D Serpeck Richardson þ 2 (19)
B Stokes Richardson þþþþþþþþþþþ 40 (107)
B Stokes A Rashid þþþþþþþþþþþ 41 (71)
B Stokes A Sharma þþ 8 (5)
Masterson A Sharma þ 3 (13)
Fall of Wickets 123/1 129/2 131/3 141/4 169/5
171/6 211/7 252/8 260/9 263/10
Total: 263/10 Overs: 108.5 Run Rate: 2.42 Extras: 24
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AUSTRALIA Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Mitchell Starc 17.0 7 29 1 1.71 1 0
Mitchell Johnson 21.5 5 53 2 2.43 1 0
Mitchell Marsh 29.0 10 55 0 1.90 2 2
Niranjan 12.0 4 26 1 2.17 0 0
Nathan Lyon 29.0 8 86 4 2.97 1 3
EXTRAS Wides: 5 No Balls: 5 Leg Byes: 6 Byes: 8
Total: 263/10 Overs: 108.5 Run Rate: 2.42 Extras: 24
Australia took on the control after breaking the opening partnership of England
Code:
AUSTRALIA 1st innings
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Nick Agger b. Serpeck 24 54 5 0 44.4%
Truman Lee c. Irvine b. Richardson 5 6 1 0 83.3%
Steve Smith b. Masterson 98 169 19 1 58.0%
Davoo c. Peter b. Serpeck 66 216 12 0 30.6%
SanthoshSKR c. Peter b. Masterson 27 79 5 0 34.2%
Niranjan c. Richardson b. Masterson 11 48 2 0 22.9%
Mitchell Marsh lbw b. Serpeck 46 67 9 0 68.7%
Brad Haddin lbw b. Masterson 23 79 4 0 29.1%
Mitchell Johnson b. Masterson 23 75 3 0 30.7%
Mitchell Starc b. Stokes 10 21 2 0 47.6%
Nathan Lyon not out 4 10 1 0 40.0%
Total: 355/10 Overs: 137.0 Run Rate: 2.59 Extras: 18
Day 3 3:25 PM
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AUSTRALIA Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
N Agger T Lee þþ 10 (16)
N Agger S Smith þþþþþþþþþþþþ 46 (92)
D Davoo S Smith þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 126 (227)
D Davoo Santh'hSKR þþþþþþþþþþþ 43 (153)
D Davoo N Niranjan þþþþþþ 22 (64)
M Marsh N Niranjan þþ 9 (34)
M Marsh B Haddin þþþþþþþþþþþþ 44 (106)
M Johnson B Haddin þþþþþþþþ 29 (47)
M Johnson M Starc þþþþþ 19 (58)
M Johnson N Lyon þ 7 (25)
Fall of Wickets 10/1 56/2 182/3 225/4 247/5
256/6 300/7 329/8 348/9 355/10
Total: 355/10 Overs: 137.0 Run Rate: 2.59 Extras: 18
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ENGLAND Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Ben Stokes 18.0 6 43 1 2.39 0 1
AK Sharma 22.0 5 79 0 3.59 1 1
Scott Richardson 21.0 5 77 1 3.67 0 3
Adil Rashid 20.0 6 53 0 2.65 0 1
Jeremiah Masterson 30.0 13 40 5 1.33 0 1
Dipak Serpeck 26.0 9 54 3 2.08 1 0
EXTRAS Wides: 2 No Balls: 7 Leg Byes: 5 Byes: 4
Total: 355/10 Overs: 137.0 Run Rate: 2.59 Extras: 18
Jeremiah Masterson had a brilliant spell, but Australia had 92 lead
Code:
ENGLAND 2nd innings
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Jacks Peter c. Lee b. Lyon 81 157 16 0 51.6%
Alastair Cook c. Agger b. Marsh 4 4 1 0 100.0%
Rayford Irvine lbw b. Marsh 86 182 16 0 47.3%
Joe Root c. Lee b. Lyon 50 101 10 0 49.5%
Jaisuraj b. Marsh 14 49 3 0 28.6%
Dipak Serpeck c. Haddin b. Starc 31 67 7 0 46.3%
Scott Richardson c. Agger b. Marsh 18 36 4 0 50.0%
Ben Stokes not out 25 88 2 0 28.4%
Adil Rashid lbw b. Starc 1 20 0 0 5.0%
AK Sharma c. Agger b. Johnson 1 8 0 0 12.5%
Jeremiah Masterson lbw b. Lyon 14 36 2 0 38.9%
Total: 347/10 Overs: 123.5 Run Rate: 2.80 Extras: 22
Day 5 10:41 AM
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ENGLAND Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
J Peter A Cook þþ 9 (14)
J Peter R Irvine þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 155 (310)
J Root R Irvine þþþþþ 24 (30)
J Root J Jaisuraj þþþþþþþþþþ 46 (99)
J Root D Serpeck þþþþþþ 27 (79)
Richardson D Serpeck þþþþþþþ 32 (51)
Richardson B Stokes þþ 10 (32)
A Rashid B Stokes þ 7 (36)
A Sharma B Stokes þ 2 (17)
Masterson B Stokes þþþþþþþ 35 (75)
Fall of Wickets 9/1 164/2 188/3 234/4 261/5
293/6 303/7 310/8 312/9 347/10
Total: 347/10 Overs: 123.5 Run Rate: 2.80 Extras: 22
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AUSTRALIA Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Mitchell Starc 33.0 7 93 2 2.82 0 1
Mitchell Johnson 18.0 1 60 1 3.33 1 2
Mitchell Marsh 30.0 7 76 4 2.53 2 1
Niranjan 14.0 4 37 0 2.64 0 1
Nathan Lyon 28.5 8 69 3 2.39 2 0
EXTRAS Wides: 5 No Balls: 5 Leg Byes: 7 Byes: 5
Total: 347/10 Overs: 123.5 Run Rate: 2.80 Extras: 22
England batsmen fought well in the second innings
Code:
AUSTRALIA 2nd innings (Target: 256)
Player Status Runs Blls 4s 6s S/R
Nick Agger b. Rashid 45 76 10 0 59.2%
Truman Lee c. Root b. Serpeck 16 31 3 0 51.6%
Steve Smith b. Richardson 26 33 6 0 78.8%
Davoo c & b. Masterson 23 44 5 0 52.3%
SanthoshSKR b. Richardson 10 18 2 0 55.6%
Niranjan lbw b. Masterson 14 48 3 0 29.2%
Mitchell Marsh b. Rashid 9 10 2 0 90.0%
Brad Haddin lbw b. Sharma 54 72 12 0 75.0%
Mitchell Johnson lbw b. Serpeck 1 11 0 0 9.1%
Mitchell Starc c. Jaisuraj b. Sharma 1 8 0 0 12.5%
Nathan Lyon not out 3 3 0 0 100.0%
Total: 209/10 Overs: 58.5 Run Rate: 3.55 Extras: 7
Day 5 3:36 PM
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AUSTRALIA Partnerships
Batsmen Runs (Balls)
N Agger T Lee þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 36 (67)
N Agger S Smith þþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 34 (46)
N Agger D Davoo þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 39 (56)
Santh'hSKR D Davoo þþþþþþþ 16 (27)
N Niranjan D Davoo þ 1 (10)
N Niranjan M Marsh þþþ 9 (10)
N Niranjan B Haddin þþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþþ 53 (89)
M Johnson B Haddin þþþþþ 13 (27)
M Starc B Haddin þþ 5 (17)
N Lyon B Haddin þ 3 (4)
Fall of Wickets 36/1 70/2 109/3 125/4 126/5
135/6 188/7 201/8 206/9 209/10
Total: 209/10 Overs: 58.5 Run Rate: 3.55 Extras: 7
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ENGLAND Bowling
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wds NBs
Ben Stokes 11.0 1 41 0 3.73 0 0
AK Sharma 8.5 1 37 2 4.19 0 0
Scott Richardson 10.0 1 40 2 4.00 1 1
Jeremiah Masterson 8.0 3 18 2 2.25 0 0
Dipak Serpeck 11.0 5 27 2 2.45 0 0
Adil Rashid 10.0 3 41 2 4.10 0 0
EXTRAS Wides: 1 No Balls: 1 Leg Byes: 5 Byes: 0
Total: 209/10 Overs: 58.5 Run Rate: 3.55 Extras: 7
England pulled off a victory from no where
Code:
England 263 & 347
Australia 355 & 209
England won by 46 runs
Man of the match: Jeremiah Masterson
England lead the series 1-0