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Series:
The Ashes, 2017-18
Venue:
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date & Time:
Mon, Dec 25, 10:30 AM LOCAL
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Match drawn
Aus 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
327-10
(119 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bancroft
lbw b C Woakes
26
95
2
0
27.37
Warner
c Bairstow b James Anderson
103
151
13
1
68.21
Khawaja
c Bairstow b Broad
17
65
2
0
26.15
Steven Smith (c)
b Tom Curran
76
156
8
0
48.72
Shaun Marsh
lbw b Broad
61
148
8
0
41.22
Mitchell Marsh
b C Woakes
9
18
1
0
50.00
Paine (wk)
b James Anderson
24
36
4
0
66.67
Pat Cummins
c Cook b Broad
4
18
0
0
22.22
Bird
lbw b Broad
4
6
1
0
66.67
Hazlewood
not out
1
12
0
0
8.33
Lyon
lbw b James Anderson
0
10
0
0
0.00
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
327-10
(119 Overs, RR: 2.75)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
James Anderson
29
11
61
3
0
0
2.10
Broad
28
10
51
4
0
0
1.80
C Woakes
22
4
72
2
0
0
3.30
Moeen
12
0
57
0
0
0
4.80
Tom Curran
21
5
65
1
1
0
3.10
Malan
7
1
20
0
0
0
2.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Bancroft
122-1
34.3
Warner
135-2
47.4
Khawaja
160-3
57.1
Steven Smith
260-4
96.2
Mitchell Marsh
278-5
100.5
Shaun Marsh
314-6
109.6
Paine
318-7
112.2
Bird
325-8
113.6
Pat Cummins
326-9
115.2
Lyon
327-10
118.6
Partnerships
Bancroft
26(0)
122(207)
Warner
96(0)
Khawaja
5(0)
13(80)
Warner
7(0)
Khawaja
12(0)
25(57)
Smith
13(0)
Shaun Marsh
36(0)
100(235)
Smith
63(0)
Shaun Marsh
9(0)
18(27)
Mitchell Marsh
9(0)
Shaun Marsh
16(0)
36(55)
Paine
20(0)
Pat Cummins
0(0)
4(14)
Paine
4(0)
Pat Cummins
3(0)
7(10)
Bird
4(0)
Pat Cummins
1(0)
1(8)
Hazlewood
0(0)
Lyon
0(0)
1(22)
Hazlewood
1(0)
Eng 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
491-10
(144.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Cook
not out
244
409
27
0
59.66
M Stoneman
c and b Lyon
15
37
1
0
40.54
J Vince
lbw b Hazlewood
17
37
3
0
45.95
Root (c)
c Lyon b Pat Cummins
61
133
7
0
45.86
Malan
lbw b Hazlewood
14
43
3
0
32.56
Bairstow (wk)
c Paine b Lyon
22
39
3
0
56.41
Moeen
c Shaun Marsh b Lyon
20
14
2
1
142.86
C Woakes
c Paine b Pat Cummins
26
62
3
0
41.94
Tom Curran
c Paine b Hazlewood
4
15
1
0
26.67
Broad
c Khawaja b Pat Cummins
56
63
8
1
88.89
James Anderson
c Bancroft b Pat Cummins
0
16
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
491-10
(144.1 Overs, RR: 3.41)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Hazlewood
30
5
95
3
0
0
3.20
Bird
30
5
108
0
3
0
3.60
Lyon
42
9
109
3
0
0
2.60
Pat Cummins
29.1
1
117
4
0
0
4.00
Mitchell Marsh
12
1
42
0
0
0
3.50
Steven Smith (c)
1
0
11
0
0
0
11.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Stoneman
35-1
11.3
J Vince
80-2
24.1
Root
218-3
68.5
Malan
246-4
80.2
Bairstow
279-5
89.6
Moeen
307-6
93.1
C Woakes
366-7
114.5
Tom Curran
373-8
119.3
Broad
473-9
137.5
James Anderson
491-10
144.1
Partnerships
Cook
19(0)
35(70)
Stoneman
15(0)
Cook
26(0)
45(78)
James Vince
17(0)
Cook
73(0)
138(268)
Root
61(0)
Cook
14(0)
28(69)
Malan
14(0)
Cook
10(0)
33(58)
Bairstow
22(0)
Cook
4(0)
28(19)
Moeen Ali
20(0)
Cook
33(0)
59(130)
Woakes
26(0)
Cook
3(0)
7(28)
Tom Curran
4(0)
Cook
44(0)
100(110)
Broad
56(0)
Cook
18(0)
18(38)
Anderson
0(0)
Aus 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
263-4
(124.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Cameron Bancroft
b C Woakes
27
42
4
0
64.29
David Warner
c J Vince b Root
86
227
8
0
37.89
Usman Khawaja
c Bairstow b James Anderson
11
14
1
1
78.57
Steven Smith (c)
not out
102
275
6
0
37.09
Shaun Marsh
c Bairstow b Broad
4
22
1
0
18.18
Mitchell Marsh
not out
29
166
3
0
17.47
Extras
4
(b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
263-4
(124.2 Overs, RR: 2.12)
Did not Bat
Tim Paine (wk),
Pat Cummins,
Jackson Bird,
Josh Hazlewood,
Nathan Lyon
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
James Anderson
30
12
46
1
0
0
1.50
Stuart Broad
24
11
44
1
0
0
1.80
Chris Woakes
26
7
62
1
0
0
2.40
Tom Curran
20
6
53
0
0
0
2.60
Moeen Ali
13.2
2
32
0
0
0
2.40
Dawid Malan
8
1
21
0
0
0
2.60
Joe Root (c)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0.30
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Cameron Bancroft
51-1
15.4
Usman Khawaja
65-2
21.1
David Warner
172-3
69.2
Shaun Marsh
178-4
75.6
Partnerships
Bancroft
27(42)
51(94)
Warner
24(52)
Khawaja
11(14)
14(33)
Warner
3(19)
Smith
48(133)
107(289)
Warner
59(156)
Smith
2(18)
6(40)
Shaun Marsh
4(22)
Smith
52(124)
85(290)
Mitchell Marsh
29(166)
Aus 1st Innings
Australia 1st Innings
327-10
(119 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bancroft
lbw b C Woakes
26
95
2
0
27.37
Warner
c Bairstow b James Anderson
103
151
13
1
68.21
Khawaja
c Bairstow b Broad
17
65
2
0
26.15
Steven Smith (c)
b Tom Curran
76
156
8
0
48.72
Shaun Marsh
lbw b Broad
61
148
8
0
41.22
Mitchell Marsh
b C Woakes
9
18
1
0
50.00
Paine (wk)
b James Anderson
24
36
4
0
66.67
Pat Cummins
c Cook b Broad
4
18
0
0
22.22
Bird
lbw b Broad
4
6
1
0
66.67
Hazlewood
not out
1
12
0
0
8.33
Lyon
lbw b James Anderson
0
10
0
0
0.00
Extras
2
(b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 1, p 0)
Total
327-10
(119 Overs, RR: 2.75)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
James Anderson
29
11
61
3
0
0
2.10
Broad
28
10
51
4
0
0
1.80
C Woakes
22
4
72
2
0
0
3.30
Moeen
12
0
57
0
0
0
4.80
Tom Curran
21
5
65
1
1
0
3.10
Malan
7
1
20
0
0
0
2.90
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Bancroft
122-1
34.3
Warner
135-2
47.4
Khawaja
160-3
57.1
Steven Smith
260-4
96.2
Mitchell Marsh
278-5
100.5
Shaun Marsh
314-6
109.6
Paine
318-7
112.2
Bird
325-8
113.6
Pat Cummins
326-9
115.2
Lyon
327-10
118.6
Partnerships
Bancroft
26(0)
122(207)
Warner
96(0)
Khawaja
5(0)
13(80)
Warner
7(0)
Khawaja
12(0)
25(57)
Smith
13(0)
Shaun Marsh
36(0)
100(235)
Smith
63(0)
Shaun Marsh
9(0)
18(27)
Mitchell Marsh
9(0)
Shaun Marsh
16(0)
36(55)
Paine
20(0)
Pat Cummins
0(0)
4(14)
Paine
4(0)
Pat Cummins
3(0)
7(10)
Bird
4(0)
Pat Cummins
1(0)
1(8)
Hazlewood
0(0)
Lyon
0(0)
1(22)
Hazlewood
1(0)
Eng 1st Innings
England 1st Innings
491-10
(144.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Cook
not out
244
409
27
0
59.66
M Stoneman
c and b Lyon
15
37
1
0
40.54
J Vince
lbw b Hazlewood
17
37
3
0
45.95
Root (c)
c Lyon b Pat Cummins
61
133
7
0
45.86
Malan
lbw b Hazlewood
14
43
3
0
32.56
Bairstow (wk)
c Paine b Lyon
22
39
3
0
56.41
Moeen
c Shaun Marsh b Lyon
20
14
2
1
142.86
C Woakes
c Paine b Pat Cummins
26
62
3
0
41.94
Tom Curran
c Paine b Hazlewood
4
15
1
0
26.67
Broad
c Khawaja b Pat Cummins
56
63
8
1
88.89
James Anderson
c Bancroft b Pat Cummins
0
16
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
491-10
(144.1 Overs, RR: 3.41)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Hazlewood
30
5
95
3
0
0
3.20
Bird
30
5
108
0
3
0
3.60
Lyon
42
9
109
3
0
0
2.60
Pat Cummins
29.1
1
117
4
0
0
4.00
Mitchell Marsh
12
1
42
0
0
0
3.50
Steven Smith (c)
1
0
11
0
0
0
11.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Stoneman
35-1
11.3
J Vince
80-2
24.1
Root
218-3
68.5
Malan
246-4
80.2
Bairstow
279-5
89.6
Moeen
307-6
93.1
C Woakes
366-7
114.5
Tom Curran
373-8
119.3
Broad
473-9
137.5
James Anderson
491-10
144.1
Partnerships
Cook
19(0)
35(70)
Stoneman
15(0)
Cook
26(0)
45(78)
James Vince
17(0)
Cook
73(0)
138(268)
Root
61(0)
Cook
14(0)
28(69)
Malan
14(0)
Cook
10(0)
33(58)
Bairstow
22(0)
Cook
4(0)
28(19)
Moeen Ali
20(0)
Cook
33(0)
59(130)
Woakes
26(0)
Cook
3(0)
7(28)
Tom Curran
4(0)
Cook
44(0)
100(110)
Broad
56(0)
Cook
18(0)
18(38)
Anderson
0(0)
Aus 2nd Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
263-4
(124.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Cameron Bancroft
b C Woakes
27
42
4
0
64.29
David Warner
c J Vince b Root
86
227
8
0
37.89
Usman Khawaja
c Bairstow b James Anderson
11
14
1
1
78.57
Steven Smith (c)
not out
102
275
6
0
37.09
Shaun Marsh
c Bairstow b Broad
4
22
1
0
18.18
Mitchell Marsh
not out
29
166
3
0
17.47
Extras
4
(b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 0, p 0)
Total
263-4
(124.2 Overs, RR: 2.12)
Did not Bat
Tim Paine (wk),
Pat Cummins,
Jackson Bird,
Josh Hazlewood,
Nathan Lyon
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
James Anderson
30
12
46
1
0
0
1.50
Stuart Broad
24
11
44
1
0
0
1.80
Chris Woakes
26
7
62
1
0
0
2.40
Tom Curran
20
6
53
0
0
0
2.60
Moeen Ali
13.2
2
32
0
0
0
2.40
Dawid Malan
8
1
21
0
0
0
2.60
Joe Root (c)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0.30
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
Cameron Bancroft
51-1
15.4
Usman Khawaja
65-2
21.1
David Warner
172-3
69.2
Shaun Marsh
178-4
75.6
Partnerships
Bancroft
27(42)
51(94)
Warner
24(52)
Khawaja
11(14)
14(33)
Warner
3(19)
Smith
48(133)
107(289)
Warner
59(156)
Smith
2(18)
6(40)
Shaun Marsh
4(22)
Smith
52(124)
85(290)
Mitchell Marsh
29(166)
INFO
Match
AUS vs ENG • 4th Test • The Ashes, 2017-18
Series
The Ashes, 2017-18
Date
Mon, Dec 25
Time
10:30 AM LOCAL, 11:30 PM GMT
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires
Kumar Dharmasena, Sundaram Ravi
3rd Umpire
Joel Wilson
Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Australia squad
Players
David Warner,
Cameron Bancroft,
Usman Khawaja,
Steven Smith (c),
Shaun Marsh,
Mitchell Marsh,
Tim Paine (wk),
Pat Cummins,
Jackson Bird,
Josh Hazlewood,
Nathan Lyon
Bench
Peter Handscomb
England squad
Players
Sir Alastair Cook,
Mark Stoneman,
James Vince,
Joe Root (c),
Dawid Malan,
Jonny Bairstow (wk),
Moeen Ali,
Chris Woakes,
Tom Curran,
Stuart Broad,
James Anderson
Bench
Gary Ballance,
Mason Crane,
Ben Foakes,
Jake Ball
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