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England men · Test · The Ashes · 5th Test
Result
England won by an innings and 83 runs
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
Australia won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson | c AJ Strauss b TT Bresnan | 45 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 35.4 |
| PJ Hughes | c PD Collingwood b CT Tremlett | 31 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 33.3 |
| UT Khawaja | c IJL Trott b GP Swann | 37 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 38.9 |
| MJ Clarke | c JM Anderson b TT Bresnan | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
| MEK Hussey | b PD Collingwood | 33 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 35.9 |
| BJ Haddin | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 |
| SPD Smith | c PD Collingwood b JM Anderson | 18 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 34.0 |
| MG Johnson | b TT Bresnan | 53 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 80.3 |
| PM Siddle | c AJ Strauss b JM Anderson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| BW Hilfenhaus | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 34 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 58.6 |
| MA Beer | not out | 2* | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 7, w 1, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 106.1 overs | 280 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-55 (PJ Hughes, 29.3 ov), 2-105 (SR Watson, 44.3 ov), 3-113 (MJ Clarke, 50.6 ov), 4-134 (UT Khawaja, 58.6 ov), 5-143 (BJ Haddin, 62.4 ov), 6-171 (MEK Hussey, 79.6 ov), 7-187 (SPD Smith, 84.2 ov), 8-189 (PM Siddle, 84.6 ov), 9-265 (MG Johnson, 99.5 ov), 10-280 (BW Hilfenhaus, 106.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 30.1 | 7 | 66 | 4 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 26 | 9 | 71 | 1 | 2.73 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Bresnan | 30 | 5 | 89 | 3 | 2.97 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 16 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | b BW Hilfenhaus | 60 | 58 | 8 | 1 | 103.4 |
| Alastair Cook | c MEK Hussey b SR Watson | 189 | 342 | 16 | 0 | 55.3 |
| Jonathan Trott | b MG Johnson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c MA Beer b MG Johnson | 36 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 51.4 |
| James Anderson | b PM Siddle | 7 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Paul Collingwood | c BW Hilfenhaus b MA Beer | 13 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 |
| Ian Bell | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 115 | 232 | 13 | 0 | 49.6 |
| Matt Prior | c BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 118 | 130 | 11 | 1 | 90.8 |
| Tim Bresnan | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 35 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 34.0 |
| Graeme Swann | not out | 36* | 26 | 3 | 1 | 138.5 |
| Chris Tremlett | c BJ Haddin b BW Hilfenhaus | 12 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 42.9 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 11, w 5, nb 4) | 23 | ||||
| Total | 177.5 overs | 644 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-98 (AJ Strauss, 22.2 ov), 2-99 (IJL Trott, 23.3 ov), 3-165 (KP Pietersen, 43.2 ov), 4-181 (JM Anderson, 53.3 ov), 5-226 (PD Collingwood, 68.3 ov), 6-380 (AN Cook, 115.3 ov), 7-487 (IR Bell, 139.4 ov), 8-589 (TT Bresnan, 167.6 ov), 9-609 (MJ Prior, 170.6 ov), 10-644 (CT Tremlett, 177.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW Hilfenhaus | 38.5 | 7 | 121 | 3 | 3.12 | 1 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 36 | 5 | 168 | 4 | 4.67 | 2 | 0 |
| PM Siddle | 31 | 5 | 111 | 1 | 3.58 | 1 | 1 |
| SR Watson | 20 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 2.45 | 1 | 2 |
| MA Beer | 38 | 3 | 112 | 1 | 2.95 | 0 | 1 |
| SPD Smith | 13 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 5.15 | 0 | 0 |
| MEK Hussey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson | run out (MJ Prior/KP Pietersen) | 38 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 95.0 |
| PJ Hughes | c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 13 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 22.4 |
| UT Khawaja | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 21 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 28.8 |
| MJ Clarke | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 41 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 56.2 |
| MEK Hussey | c KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | 12 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 24.5 |
| BJ Haddin | c MJ Prior b CT Tremlett | 30 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 73.2 |
| SPD Smith | not out | 54* | 90 | 6 | 0 | 60.0 |
| MG Johnson | b CT Tremlett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PM Siddle | c JM Anderson b GP Swann | 43 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 66.2 |
| BW Hilfenhaus | c MJ Prior b JM Anderson | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
| MA Beer | b CT Tremlett | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| Extras | (b 11, lb 4, w 3, nb 2) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 84.4 overs | 281 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (SR Watson, 12.4 ov), 2-52 (PJ Hughes, 19.2 ov), 3-117 (UT Khawaja, 37.3 ov), 4-124 (MJ Clarke, 43.4 ov), 5-161 (MEK Hussey, 53.6 ov), 6-171 (BJ Haddin, 56.3 ov), 7-171 (MG Johnson, 56.4 ov), 8-257 (PM Siddle, 78.3 ov), 9-267 (BW Hilfenhaus, 81.3 ov), 10-281 (MA Beer, 84.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 18 | 5 | 61 | 3 | 3.39 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Tremlett | 20.4 | 4 | 79 | 3 | 3.82 | 0 | 2 |
| Graeme Swann | 28 | 8 | 75 | 1 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Bresnan | 18 | 6 | 51 | 2 | 2.83 | 2 | 0 |
Player of the match: Alastair Cook · Umpires: Aleem Dar, BF Bowden · TV umpire: AL Hill · 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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