England v Australia
Final, match 2 · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 11 Feb 2007
England won by 34 runs (D/L) Rain affected
England innings246/850 overs
Australia innings152/827 overs · target 187 in 27 overs
The worm
EnglandAustralia
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Englandwicket
Australiawicket
England innings 246/8 (50 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Joyce | c BJ Hodge b GD McGrath | 15 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 55.6 |
| MB Loye | run out (ML Hayden) | 45 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 73.8 |
| IR Bell | run out (MEK Hussey) | 26 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 57.8 |
| AJ Strauss | c AC Gilchrist b NW Bracken | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120.0 |
| PD Collingwood | c AC Gilchrist b NW Bracken | 70 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 77.8 |
| A Flintoff | c & b B Lee | 42 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 84.0 |
| JWM Dalrymple | run out (BJ Hodge/AC Gilchrist) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| PA Nixon | c BJ Hodge b GD McGrath | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
| LE Plunkett | not out | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Extras | 23 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets, 50 overs | 246 | ||||
Did not bat: MS Panesar, SI Mahmood
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (EC Joyce, 8.1 ov), 79-2 (MB Loye, 18.3 ov), 86-3 (AJ Strauss, 19.3 ov), 112-4 (IR Bell, 25.4 ov), 209-5 (A Flintoff, 42.6 ov), 231-6 (PD Collingwood, 46.6 ov), 233-7 (JWM Dalrymple, 47.3 ov), 246-8 (PA Nixon, 49.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Lee | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 5.30 | 36 | 2 | 5 |
| NW Bracken | 10 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| GD McGrath | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4.10 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.75 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| MEK Hussey | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| GB Hogg | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4.70 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 49 | EC Joyce 15, MB Loye 15 |
| 2 | 45 | 62 | MB Loye 30, IR Bell 11 |
| 3 | 7 | 6 | IR Bell 1, AJ Strauss 6 |
| 4 | 26 | 37 | IR Bell 14, PD Collingwood 10 |
| 5 | 97 | 104 | PD Collingwood 46, A Flintoff 42 |
| 6 | 22 | 24 | PD Collingwood 14, JWM Dalrymple 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | JWM Dalrymple 1, PA Nixon 1 |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | PA Nixon 5, LE Plunkett 8 |
Australia innings 152/8 (27 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Gilchrist | b LE Plunkett | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 117.6 |
| ML Hayden | c PD Collingwood b SI Mahmood | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
| RT Ponting | c AJ Strauss b LE Plunkett | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.7 |
| MJ Clarke | c PA Nixon b LE Plunkett | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| BJ Hodge | c IR Bell b JWM Dalrymple | 49 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 106.5 |
| MEK Hussey | c AJ Strauss b A Flintoff | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SR Watson | c JWM Dalrymple b PD Collingwood | 37 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 84.1 |
| GB Hogg | c A Flintoff b PD Collingwood | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
| B Lee | not out | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.9 |
| NW Bracken | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 11 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets, 27 overs | 152 | ||||
Did not bat: GD McGrath
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (ML Hayden, 3.1 ov), 33-2 (RT Ponting, 4.2 ov), 39-3 (AC Gilchrist, 6.1 ov), 40-4 (MJ Clarke, 6.6 ov), 63-5 (MEK Hussey, 11.2 ov), 109-6 (SR Watson, 20.6 ov), 132-7 (GB Hogg, 24.4 ov), 139-8 (BJ Hodge, 25.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE Plunkett | 6 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 7.17 | 24 | 5 | 2 |
| SI Mahmood | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 5.17 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| A Flintoff | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.00 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| MS Panesar | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| JWM Dalrymple | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| PD Collingwood | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 19 | AC Gilchrist 17, ML Hayden 5 |
| 2 | 8 | 7 | AC Gilchrist 0, RT Ponting 7 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | AC Gilchrist 3, MJ Clarke 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | MJ Clarke 0, BJ Hodge 1 |
| 5 | 23 | 26 | BJ Hodge 23, MEK Hussey 0 |
| 6 | 46 | 58 | BJ Hodge 6, SR Watson 37 |
| 7 | 23 | 22 | BJ Hodge 12, GB Hogg 10 |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | BJ Hodge 7, B Lee 0 |
| Unbroken | 13 | 9 | B Lee 10, NW Bracken 3 |
Match details
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia
- Season
- 2006/07
- Umpires
- SJ Davis, IL Howell
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
- Rain
- Result by DLS method; Chase reduced to 27 overs (target 187) from 50
- Source
- Cricsheet match 249241