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England men · Test · The Ashes · 4th Test
Result
England won by an innings and 157 runs
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson | c KP Pietersen b CT Tremlett | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 |
| PJ Hughes | c KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| RT Ponting | c GP Swann b CT Tremlett | 10 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 26.3 |
| MJ Clarke | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 20 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 37.0 |
| MEK Hussey | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 19.5 |
| SPD Smith | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| BJ Haddin | c AJ Strauss b TT Bresnan | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 |
| MG Johnson | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RJ Harris | not out | 10* | 23 | 2 | 0 | 43.5 |
| PM Siddle | c MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.3 |
| BW Hilfenhaus | c MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 5) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 42.5 overs | 98 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (SR Watson, 3.2 ov), 2-37 (PJ Hughes, 13.1 ov), 3-37 (RT Ponting, 14.2 ov), 4-58 (MEK Hussey, 25.2 ov), 5-66 (SPD Smith, 29.3 ov), 6-77 (MJ Clarke, 33.4 ov), 7-77 (BJ Haddin, 34.5 ov), 8-77 (MG Johnson, 35.2 ov), 9-92 (PM Siddle, 40.3 ov), 10-98 (BW Hilfenhaus, 42.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 16 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 11.5 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 2.20 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Bresnan | 13 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c MEK Hussey b PM Siddle | 69 | 167 | 5 | 0 | 41.3 |
| Alastair Cook | c SR Watson b PM Siddle | 82 | 152 | 11 | 0 | 53.9 |
| Jonathan Trott | not out | 168* | 345 | 13 | 0 | 48.7 |
| Kevin Pietersen | lbw b PM Siddle | 51 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 57.3 |
| Paul Collingwood | c PM Siddle b MG Johnson | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.3 |
| Ian Bell | c PM Siddle b MG Johnson | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Matt Prior | c RT Ponting b PM Siddle | 85 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 71.4 |
| Tim Bresnan | c BJ Haddin b PM Siddle | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Graeme Swann | c BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 22 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 78.6 |
| Chris Tremlett | b BW Hilfenhaus | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| James Anderson | b PM Siddle | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 2, w 3, nb 3) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 159.1 overs | 513 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-159 (AN Cook, 51.1 ov), 2-170 (AJ Strauss, 55.3 ov), 3-262 (KP Pietersen, 86.3 ov), 4-281 (PD Collingwood, 91.3 ov), 5-286 (IR Bell, 95.3 ov), 6-459 (MJ Prior, 141.1 ov), 7-465 (TT Bresnan, 145.4 ov), 8-508 (GP Swann, 156.3 ov), 9-512 (CT Tremlett, 158.1 ov), 10-513 (JM Anderson, 159.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW Hilfenhaus | 37 | 13 | 83 | 2 | 2.24 | 1 | 0 |
| RJ Harris | 28.4 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 29 | 2 | 134 | 2 | 4.62 | 2 | 2 |
| PM Siddle | 33.1 | 10 | 75 | 6 | 2.26 | 0 | 1 |
| SR Watson | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 |
| SPD Smith | 18 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 3.94 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson | lbw b TT Bresnan | 54 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 52.9 |
| PJ Hughes | run out (IJL Trott/MJ Prior) | 23 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 76.7 |
| RT Ponting | b TT Bresnan | 20 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 27.4 |
| MJ Clarke | c AJ Strauss b GP Swann | 13 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 |
| MEK Hussey | c IR Bell b TT Bresnan | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SPD Smith | b JM Anderson | 38 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 56.7 |
| BJ Haddin | not out | 55* | 93 | 4 | 1 | 59.1 |
| MG Johnson | b CT Tremlett | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 |
| PM Siddle | c KP Pietersen b GP Swann | 40 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 |
| BW Hilfenhaus | c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RJ Harris | absent hurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, w 2, nb 0) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 85.4 overs | 258/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (PJ Hughes, 11.3 ov), 2-99 (SR Watson, 31.6 ov), 3-102 (RT Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-104 (MEK Hussey, 37.5 ov), 5-134 (MJ Clarke, 52.5 ov), 6-158 (SPD Smith, 61.5 ov), 7-172 (MG Johnson, 67.5 ov), 8-258 (PM Siddle, 84.2 ov), 9-258 (BW Hilfenhaus, 85.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 20 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 3.55 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 17 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 27 | 11 | 59 | 2 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bresnan | 21.4 | 8 | 50 | 4 | 2.31 | 1 | 0 |
Player of the match: IJL Trott · Umpires: Aleem Dar, AL Hill · TV umpire: M Erasmus · Match referee: RS Madugalle. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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