20/08Result

5th Investec Test, Australia tour of England and Ireland at London, Aug 20-23 2015

Australia won by an innings and 46 runs

Player of the Match

Steven SmithAustralia

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Australia 1st Innings

CJL Rogers

c Cook b Wood

149

100

43.00

33.2 Wood to Rogers, OUT. AUS
Wood to Rogers, OUT, Rogers has showed immaculate judgement outside off. Ironically, he chases this one. Back of a length and outside off with some testing extra lift. Rogers pushes away from the body and manages an outside edge. The second grab does i...

33.2 Rogers has showed immaculate judgement outside off. Ironically, he chases this one. Back of a length and outside off with some testing extra lift. Rogers pushes away from the body and manages an outside edge. The second grab does it for Cook at first slip. He juggles over his head before pouching it. England have finally broken the strong opening stand.. 110/1

DA Warner

c Lyth b Ali

204

131

64.88

45.1 Ali to Warner, OUT. AUS
Ali to Warner, OUT, to ed up, Warner pushes forward - and nicks it to slip! Just enough turn for Moeen and he's got him, again Warner mi es out on a hundred in England

45.1 tossed up, Warner pushes forward - and nicks it to slip! Just enough turn for Moeen and he's got him, again Warner misses out on a hundred in England. Regulation catch for the slipper Lyth 161/2

SPD Smith

b Finn

143

387

252

56.74

121.1 Finn to Smith, OUT. AUS
Finn to Smith, OUT, Smith back away, opens up his stance to thrash through point - and gets an inside edge on to his stumps!

121.1 Smith back away, opens up his stance to thrash through point - and gets a thick bottom edge on to his stumps! Relief for England, after a full day of bowling at Smith, this time he won't take it on to a double but it has been another fine effort by the Australia captain in waiting 467/8

MJ Clarke (c)

c †Buttler b Stokes

51.72

54.4 Stokes to Clarke, OUT. AUS
Stokes to Clarke, OUT, Faint nick and that's snaffled by Buttler. Clarke has been given out caught behind by Kumar Dharmasena. He chats with the soon-to-be captain and reviews . Ben Stokes' footing is fine. Hot spot does not pick up anything, RTS, how...

54.4 Faint nick and that's snaffled by Buttler. Clarke has been given out caught behind by Kumar Dharmasena. He chats with the soon-to-be captain and reviews. Ben Stokes' footing is fine. Hot spot does not pick up anything, RTS, however, picks up a spike. "You can stay with your decision Kumar," says TV umpire S Ravi. Clarke walks off to a rousing ovation. This was a back-of-a-length delivery, which moves away a bit off the seam, and lifts outside off. Clarke fiddles with it and edges it thinly. Clarke departs for 15 in the first innings of his 115th and final Test.. 186/3

AC Voges

lbw b Stokes

175

130

58.46

92.6 Stokes to Voges, OUT. AUS
Stokes to Voges, OUT, pinned him, superb inswinger from Stokes!

92.6 pinned him, superb inswinger from Stokes! That looked very good and Dharmasena doesn't think long about it... Voges decides to review, however, perhaps more due to the prospect of an Ashes hundred on the horizon than a firm conviction of injustice. Umpire Ravi has a quick look at the replays and decides that was plumb, up goes the finger again and England have their breakthrough on the stroke of the hour 332/4

MR Marsh

c Bell b Finn

23.07

97.5 Finn to Marsh, OUT. AUS
Finn to Marsh, OUT, Finally, Finn has his 100th Test wicket. The extra bounce undid Marsh.

97.5 Finally, Finn has his 100th Test wicket. He can celebrate now. It is a legal ball. The extra bounce undid Marsh. Back of a length and climbs outside off, Marsh hangs his bat out, instead of leaving it. He outside-edges it to second slip, where Bell completes an impressive overhead catch 343/5

PM Nevill †

c †Buttler b Ali

66.66

105.3 Ali to Nevill, OUT. AUS
Ali to Nevill, OUT, Nevill has been caught down the leg side. Umpire Dar's finger goes up. Sharp work from Buttler. Dropped a bit short and sliding down leg, Nevill shapes for a pull and does not connect well enough. Gloves it behind

105.3 Nevill has been caught down the leg side. Umpire Dar's finger goes up. Sharp work from Buttler. Dropped a bit short and sliding down leg, Nevill shapes for a pull and does not connect well enough. Gloves it behind 376/6

MG Johnson

b Ali

0.00

105.5 Ali to Johnson, OUT. AUS
Ali to Johnson, OUT, bowled'em. Johnson gone for a duck. To ed up, drifts in, straightens past the outside edge to tilt the middle stump back. And that is lunch on the second day. Johnson played down the wrong line and paid the penalty..

105.5 bowled'em. Johnson gone for a duck. Tossed up, drifts in, straightens past the outside edge to tilt the middle stump back. And that is lunch on the second day. Johnson played down the wrong line and paid the penalty.. 376/7

MA Starc

lbw b Stokes

111.53

122.6 Stokes to Starc, OUT. AUS
Stokes to Starc, OUT, this ducks in and strikes Starc on the back pad, only Stokes appeals and Dharmasena shakes his head. But England decide to review , probably worth a shout in the circumstances... And yes, it's right on the money, no bat involved ...

122.6 this ducks in and strikes Starc on the back pad, only Stokes appeals and Dharmasena shakes his head. But England decide to review, probably worth a shout in the circumstances... And yes, it's right on the money, no bat involved and Hawk-Eye has it crashing in to leg stump. More reward for Stokes and Starc's intrepid innings is ended 475/9

PM Siddle

c Lyth b Finn

11.11

125.1 Finn to Siddle, OUT. AUS
Finn to Siddle, OUT

125.1 Lyth flings to his right from gully and snaps up a good catch. Good length and largely holds its line around a fourth-stump line, Siddle wafts and edges it. Australia have been bowled out for 481 while Finn finishes with three wickets 481/10

NM Lyon

not out

55.55

Extras

34 (b 1, lb 24, nb 3, w 6)

TOTAL

481 all out (125.1 Overs, RR: 3.84)

Fall of wickets: 1-110 (CJL Rogers, 33.2 ov), 2-161 (DA Warner, 45.1 ov), 3-186 (MJ Clarke, 54.4 ov), 4-332 (AC Voges, 92.6 ov), 5-343 (MR Marsh, 97.5 ov), 6-376 (PM Nevill, 105.3 ov), 7-376 (MG Johnson, 105.5 ov), 8-467 (SPD Smith, 121.1 ov), 9-475 (MA Starc, 122.6 ov), 10-481 (PM Siddle, 125.1 ov)

Bowling		O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
SCJ Broad	, play 00:46 84.2 Broad to Voges, FOUR. AUS Broad to Voges, FOUR, slightly short, bit of width and Voges bites, slapping a cut forcefully through backward point for four - second consecutive half-century for Voges, he's been solid	20	4	59	0	2.95	0	1	, play 00:46 84.2 Broad to Voges, FOUR. AUS Broad to Voges, FOUR, slightly short, bit of width and Voges bites, slapping a cut forcefully through backward point for four - second consecutive half-century for Voges, he's been solid
MA Wood	, play 00:29 85.5 Wood to Smith, FOUR. AUS Wood to Smith, FOUR	26	9	59	1	2.26	2	0	, play 00:29 85.5 Wood to Smith, FOUR. AUS Wood to Smith, FOUR
BA Stokes	, play 01:59 122.6 Stokes to Starc, OUT. AUS Stokes to Starc, OUT, this ducks in and strikes Starc on the back pad, only Stokes appeals and Dharmasena shakes his head. But England decide to review , probably worth a shout in the circumstances... And yes, it's right on the money, no bat involved ...	29	6	133	3	4.58	3	0	, play 01:59 122.6 Stokes to Starc, OUT. AUS Stokes to Starc, OUT, this ducks in and strikes Starc on the back pad, only Stokes appeals and Dharmasena shakes his head. But England decide to review , probably worth a shout in the circumstances... And yes, it's right on the money, no bat involved ...
ST Finn	, play 00:19 125.1 Finn to Siddle, OUT. AUS Finn to Siddle, OUT	29.1	7	90	3	3.08	0	2	, play 00:19 125.1 Finn to Siddle, OUT. AUS Finn to Siddle, OUT
MM Ali	, play 00:33 115.4 Ali to Starc, SIX. AUS Ali to Starc, SIX, gives it some air... and Starc gives it some air time, slogging a clean strike back down the ground, all the way over long-on	18	1	102	3	5.66	0	0	, play 00:33 115.4 Ali to Starc, SIX. AUS Ali to Starc, SIX, gives it some air... and Starc gives it some air time, slogging a clean strike back down the ground, all the way over long-on
JE Root	, play 00:31 119.4 Root to Starc, 1 run. AUS Root to Starc, 1 run	3	0	13	0	4.33	0	0	, play 00:31 119.4 Root to Starc, 1 run. AUS Root to Starc, 1 run

England 1st Innings

A Lyth

c Starc b Siddle

45.23

12.2 Siddle to Lyth, OUT. ENG
Siddle to Lyth, OUT, short again and Lyth plops a catch into the hands of mid-on! Oh dear... Chances are fast running out for Lyth to convince, he latched on to what was little more than a long hop but could only spoon it gently into the leg side, wher...

12.2 short again and Lyth plops a catch into the hands of mid-on! Oh dear... Chances are fast running out for Lyth to convince, he latched on to what was little more than a long hop but could only spoon it gently into the leg side, where both mid-on and midwicket were waiting. Success for Siddle with only the second ball of his comeback 46/2

AN Cook (c)

b Lyon

104.76

7.1 Lyon to Cook, OUT. ENG
Lyon to Cook, OUT, Cook is bowled. Top, top ball from Lyon. He gives this more air, gets it to drift it, grip in the pitch and turn away past the jittery defence to clip the top of off after pitching on middle and leg. And that is tea

7.1 Cook is bowled. Top, top ball from Lyon. He gives this more air, gets it to drift it, grip in the pitch and turn away past the jittery defence to clip the top of off after pitching on middle and leg. And that is tea 30/1

IR Bell

b Siddle

23.80

23.3 Siddle to Bell, OUT. ENG
Siddle to Bell, OUT, bowled him, clips the off bail with a corking delivery! This has been an exacting spell from Siddle, full of subtlety and skill, he found the perfect length to trouble the top of off, got the ball to hold down the line and beat Bel...

23.3 bowled him, clips the off bail with a corking delivery! This has been an exacting spell from Siddle, full of subtlety and skill, he found the perfect length to trouble the top of off, got the ball to hold down the line and beat Bell's defensive push - a real bail-trimmer. Siddle growls in approval and England are three down, looking ever-so-slightly wobbly 60/3

JE Root

c †Nevill b Marsh

15.38

24.4 Marsh to Root, OUT. ENG
Marsh to Root, OUT, beaten playing back to a shortish ball, Marsh and the keeper go up - they're convinced but Dharmasena isn't. Clarke, who also didn't react, decides to go with his players and calls for a review . This is going to be interesting, th...

24.4 beaten playing back to a shortish ball, Marsh and the keeper go up - they're convinced but Dharmasena isn't. Clarke, who also didn't react, decides to go with his players and calls for a review. This is going to be interesting, there's no visible edge but seems to be a sound; Hot Spot shows nothing, but there is a feather on Snicko. Is that conclusive evidence? Umpire Ravi is taking his time... The bat was away from the body, so there's nothing else the sound can be from, so after several replays Ravi eventually decides that the decision can be overturned and Root is out 64/4

JM Bairstow

c Lyon b Johnson

86.66

28.3 Johnson to Bairstow, OUT. ENG
Johnson to Bairstow, OUT, And has the bouncer done the trick? Yes, Johnson has some part of his heel behind the crease. This one lifts outside off. Bairstow hunts for a pull and flaps it over square leg. Lyon runs acro from deep backward square and sw...

28.3 And has the bouncer done the trick? Yes, Johnson has some part of his heel behind the crease. This one lifts outside off. Bairstow hunts for a pull and flaps it over square leg. Lyon runs across to his left from deep backward square and swallows it. England stumble further to 83 for 5 83/5

BA Stokes

c †Nevill b Marsh

60.00

34.1 Marsh to Stokes, OUT. ENG
Marsh to Stokes, OUT, England seven down. Marsh bangs it outside off, Stokes loads up for a pull but only skews it into the air off a top edge. Nevill pedals back and takes it with total comfort

34.1 England seven down. The procession continues. Marsh bangs it outside off, Stokes loads up for a pull but only skews it into the air off a top edge. Nevill back-tracks and takes it with total comfort 92/7

JC Buttler †

b Lyon

33.33

29.2 Lyon to Buttler, OUT. ENG
Lyon to Buttler, OUT

29.2 Buttler has been sent packing now. The umpires check for a possible no-ball. Lyon's footing is fine. Sharp offbreak, Buttler seeks to drive after pressing forward but the ball rips through the bat-pad gap to hit middle and leg. Three wickets in six overs for Australia. Lyon rides his car through the gate and celebrates..The leg stump is tilted back. 84/6

MM Ali

c †Nevill b Johnson

49.18

48.4 Johnson to Ali, OUT. ENG
Johnson to Ali, OUT, length outside off, Moeen pushes at it and nicks to the keeper! Johnson has cleaned up, two in two balls and Moeen's resistance is also ended

48.4 length outside off, Moeen pushes at it and nicks to the keeper! Johnson has cleaned up, two in two balls and Moeen's resistance is also ended 149/10

SCJ Broad

c Voges b Marsh

0.00

34.5 Marsh to Broad, OUT. ENG
Marsh to Broad, OUT, Broad has nicked off now. Marsh is mobbed by his team-mates. Back of a length and angling away outside off, target locked, edge found, again. Voges dives acro to his left and completes a smart catch

34.5 Broad has nicked off now. Marsh is mobbed by his team-mates. Back of a length and angling away outside off, target locked, edge found, again. Voges dives across to his left from first slip and completes a smart catch 92/8

MA Wood

c Starc b Johnson

58.53

48.3 Johnson to Wood, OUT. ENG
Johnson to Wood, OUT, another bumper, Wood takes on the hook... and spoons it to midwicket! That's his merry hit over

48.3 another bumper, Wood takes on the hook... and spoons it to midwicket! That's his merry hit over, done for pace and a top edge looped gently towards the edge of the square. Australia have the ninth wicket and England are still, er, 133 shy of the follow on 149/9

ST Finn

not out

Extras

9 (b 1, lb 7, nb 1)

TOTAL

149 all out (48.4 Overs, RR: 3.06)

Fall of wickets: 1-30 (AN Cook, 7.1 ov), 2-46 (A Lyth, 12.2 ov), 3-60 (IR Bell, 23.3 ov), 4-64 (JE Root, 24.4 ov), 5-83 (JM Bairstow, 28.3 ov), 6-84 (JC Buttler, 29.2 ov), 7-92 (BA Stokes, 34.1 ov), 8-92 (SCJ Broad, 34.5 ov), 9-149 (MA Wood, 48.3 ov), 10-149 (MM Ali, 48.4 ov)

Bowling		O	M	R	W	Econ	NB
MA Starc	, play 00:26 42.5 Starc to Wood, FOUR. ENG Starc to Wood, FOUR, pitched up, 89mph and this is in Wood's slot, it seems, as he creams it through cover point for four	8	3	18	0	2.25	0	, play 00:26 42.5 Starc to Wood, FOUR. ENG Starc to Wood, FOUR, pitched up, 89mph and this is in Wood's slot, it seems, as he creams it through cover point for four
MG Johnson	, play 01:08 48.4 Johnson to Ali, OUT. ENG Johnson to Ali, OUT, length outside off, Moeen pushes at it and nicks to the keeper! Johnson has cleaned up, two in two balls and Moeen's resistance is also ended	8.4	4	21	3	2.42	0	, play 01:08 48.4 Johnson to Ali, OUT. ENG Johnson to Ali, OUT, length outside off, Moeen pushes at it and nicks to the keeper! Johnson has cleaned up, two in two balls and Moeen's resistance is also ended
NM Lyon	, play 00:24 47.4 Lyon to Ali, FOUR. ENG Lyon to Ali, FOUR	10	2	40	2	4.00	0	, play 00:24 47.4 Lyon to Ali, FOUR. ENG Lyon to Ali, FOUR
PM Siddle	, play 00:34 45.6 Siddle to Ali, FOUR. ENG Siddle to Ali, FOUR	13	5	32	2	2.46	0	, play 00:34 45.6 Siddle to Ali, FOUR. ENG Siddle to Ali, FOUR
MR Marsh	, play 00:28 46.5 Marsh to Wood, FOUR. ENG Marsh to Wood, FOUR, back of a length, seaming away but Wood likes the width, throws the hands through a cut that whistles away behind square, much to the amusement of the crowd	9	2	30	3	3.33	1	, play 00:28 46.5 Marsh to Wood, FOUR. ENG Marsh to Wood, FOUR, back of a length, seaming away but Wood likes the width, throws the hands through a cut that whistles away behind square, much to the amusement of the crowd

England 2nd Innings

A Lyth

c Clarke b Siddle

30.30

12.1 Siddle to Lyth, OUT. ENG
Siddle to Lyth, OUT, edged, carries, taken! Lyth's woeful Ashes series comes to an end. Fuller and curls away just a shade outside off, he pokes and feeds an edge to Clarke at second slip

12.1 edged, carries, taken! Lyth's woeful Ashes series comes to an end. Fuller and curls away just a shade outside off, Lyth, who plays back, pokes and feeds an edge to Clarke at second slip 19/1

AN Cook (c)

c Voges b Smith

330

234

36.32

76.6 Smith to Cook, OUT. ENG
Smith to Cook, OUT, Cook has to wait for his first home Ashes hundred. Loopy legbreak, spins in. Cook prods forward and manages an inside edge to short leg. Australia's soon-to-be captain dismi es the England captain

76.6 Cook has to wait for his first home Ashes hundred. Loopy legbreak, spins in. Cook bends forward and only manages an inside edge to short leg. Australia's captain-in-waiting dismisses the England captain in his first over 199/6

IR Bell

c Clarke b Marsh

32.50

25.3 Marsh to Bell, OUT. ENG
Marsh to Bell, OUT, leaps off a length, takes the shoulder of the bat - and Clarke collects a dolly at second slip, Bell is finally removed!

25.3 leaps off a length, takes the glove - and Clarke collects a dolly at second slip, Bell is finally taken! Marsh has been all over him, this was another decent ball and Bell couldn't get on top of it, Mitch screams out a vein-pumping celebration 62/2

JE Root

c Starc b Johnson

36.66

36.5 Johnson to Root, OUT. ENG
Johnson to Root, OUT

36.5 Johnson replaces Siddle and takes down the World No.1 Test batsman. Johnson serves up a quick bouncer, Root aims to pull, is hurried onto the hit and only manages a top edge, which flies to long leg, where the other Mitchell takes a couple of steps back and pouches it. Another England batsman out pulling 99/3

JM Bairstow

c Voges b Lyon

54.16

51.2 Lyon to Bairstow, OUT. ENG
Lyon to Bairstow, OUT, nicely bowled, bit of spin and it takes the inside edge, snapped up at short leg!

51.2 nicely bowled, bit of spin and it takes the inside edge, snapped up at short leg! Voges clings on to it after a brief juggle and Bairstow turns for the dressing room, he was playing around his front pad and pushed at it a little stiffly. First success for Lyon, bowling over the wicket to the right-hander 140/4

BA Stokes

c Clarke b Lyon

0.00

51.6 Lyon to Stokes, OUT. ENG
Lyon to Stokes, OUT, wider, a tempter, turns out of the rough... and taken at slip! Two in the over for Lyon, hastening England towards defeat, he removes Stokes for a duck, trying to drive one that left him, clear deviation off the edge and safely pou...

51.6 wider, a tempter, turns out of the rough... and taken at slip! Two in the over for Lyon, hastening England towards defeat, he removes Stokes for a duck, trying to drive one that left him, clear deviation off the edge and safely pouched by the captain 140/5

JC Buttler †

c Starc b Marsh

145

107

39.25

86.2 Marsh to Buttler, OUT. ENG
Marsh to Buttler, OUT, pitched up and chipped to the left of mid-off... who takes a low diving catch, Buttler has to ed it away! He slumps over his bat as he realises, excellent take from Starc, tumbling forwards and Marsh has another wicket, he's been...

86.2 pitched up and chipped to the left of mid-off... who takes a low diving catch, Buttler has tossed it away! He slumps over his bat as he realises, excellent take from Starc, tumbling forwards and Marsh has another wicket, he's been very effective here. Two to go 223/8

MA Wood

lbw b Siddle

37.50

83.5 Siddle to Wood, OUT. ENG
Siddle to Wood, OUT, pitched up, Wood is struck on the pads, beaten on the inside, Siddle appeals... but Dharmasena eventually shakes his head. Clarke immediately reviews , think this is going to be close, unle he hit it. Definitely pad first, decide...

83.5 pitched up, Wood is struck on the pads, beaten on the inside, Siddle appeals... but Dharmasena eventually shakes his head. Clarke immediately reviews, think this is going to be close, unless he hit it. Definitely pad first, decides umpire Ravi, and that is going to take leg stump out of the ground - yep, the DRS has done for Wood, three reds and the decision will be overturned. Three more required by Australia 221/7

MM Ali

c †Nevill b Siddle

61.40

101.4 Siddle to Ali, OUT. ENG
Siddle to Ali, OUT, bit of width, Moeen flashes - and there it is, a thin edge through to the keeper!

101.4 bit of width, Moeen flashes - and there it is, a thin edge through to the keeper! Siddle finishes with a four-wicket bag (bringing that average back below 30) and Australia win by an innings and 46 runs, though it won't prevent a series defeat 286/10

SCJ Broad

b Siddle

39.28

97.2 Siddle to Broad, OUT. ENG
Siddle to Broad, OUT, bowled him, off stump out of the ground!

97.2 bowled him, off stump out of the ground! Broad had given up trying to block, left a big gap as he aimed a blow down the ground and Siddle made sure he hit the top of off. Siddle enjoyed that, as did all the Australians in attendance - their team are one wicket away 263/9

ST Finn

not out

64.28

99.4 Siddle to Finn, FOUR. ENG
Siddle to Finn, FOUR, pitched up on middle and off, Finn pokes at it, gets a thick, low edge past gully and away for four

Extras

38 (b 12, lb 18, nb 1, w 7)

TOTAL

286 all out (f/o) (101.4 Overs, RR: 2.81)

Fall of wickets: 1-19 (A Lyth, 12.1 ov), 2-62 (IR Bell, 25.3 ov), 3-99 (JE Root, 36.5 ov), 4-140 (JM Bairstow, 51.2 ov), 5-140 (BA Stokes, 51.6 ov), 6-199 (AN Cook, 76.6 ov), 7-221 (MA Wood, 83.5 ov), 8-223 (JC Buttler, 86.2 ov), 9-263 (SCJ Broad, 97.2 ov), 10-286 (MM Ali, 101.4 ov)

Bowling		O	M	R	W	Econ	WD	NB
MG Johnson	, play 00:30 40.6 Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR. ENG Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR	16	2	65	1	4.06	2	0	, play 00:30 40.6 Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR. ENG Johnson to Bairstow, FOUR
MA Starc		16	4	40	0	2.50	0	1
NM Lyon	, play 00:40 51.6 Lyon to Stokes, OUT. ENG Lyon to Stokes, OUT, wider, a tempter, turns out of the rough... and taken at slip! Two in the over for Lyon, hastening England towards defeat, he removes Stokes for a duck, trying to drive one that left him, clear deviation off the edge and safely pou...	28	7	53	2	1.89	0	0	, play 00:40 51.6 Lyon to Stokes, OUT. ENG Lyon to Stokes, OUT, wider, a tempter, turns out of the rough... and taken at slip! Two in the over for Lyon, hastening England towards defeat, he removes Stokes for a duck, trying to drive one that left him, clear deviation off the edge and safely pou...
PM Siddle	, play 01:14 101.4 Siddle to Ali, OUT. ENG Siddle to Ali, OUT, bit of width, Moeen flashes - and there it is, a thin edge through to the keeper!	24.4	12	35	4	1.41	0	0	, play 01:14 101.4 Siddle to Ali, OUT. ENG Siddle to Ali, OUT, bit of width, Moeen flashes - and there it is, a thin edge through to the keeper!
MR Marsh	, play 00:28 100.5 Marsh to Ali, FOUR. ENG Marsh to Ali, FOUR	16	4	56	2	3.50	1	0	, play 00:28 100.5 Marsh to Ali, FOUR. ENG Marsh to Ali, FOUR
SPD Smith	, play 00:48 76.6 Smith to Cook, OUT. ENG Smith to Cook, OUT, Cook has to wait for his first home Ashes hundred. Loopy legbreak, spins in. Cook prods forward and manages an inside edge to short leg. Australia's soon-to-be captain dismi es the England captain	1	0	7	1	7.00	0	0	, play 00:48 76.6 Smith to Cook, OUT. ENG Smith to Cook, OUT, Cook has to wait for his first home Ashes hundred. Loopy legbreak, spins in. Cook prods forward and manages an inside edge to short leg. Australia's soon-to-be captain dismi es the England captain

Match Details

Kennington Oval, London

Series

Australia tour of England and Ireland 2015

Toss

England , elected to field first

Series result

England won the 5-match series 3-2

Hours of play (local time)

11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

20,21,22,23 August 2015 (5-day match)

Umpires

Aleem Dar

Kumar Dharmasena

TV Umpires

Sundaram Ravi

Reserve Umpire

Michael Gough

Match Referee

Jeff Crowe

Close of Play

Thu, 20 Aug - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 287/3 (SPD Smith 78*, AC Voges 47*, 79.4 ov)
Fri, 21 Aug - day 2 - England 1st innings 107/8 (MM Ali 8*, MA Wood 8*, 40 ov)
Sat, 22 Aug - day 3 - England 2nd innings 203/6 (JC Buttler 33*, MA Wood 0*, 79 ov)
Sun, 23 Aug - day 4 - England 2nd innings 286 (101.4 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

Day 4
- Reviews used before 80th over: England 2 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); Australia 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
- New Ball taken after 80.1 overs
- Over 83.5: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - MA Wood (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 248/8 in 92.0 overs (MM Ali 11, SCJ Broad 7)
- England: 250 runs in 92.3 overs (556 balls), Extras 37
- Rain: England - 258/8 in 96.0 overs (MM Ali 17, SCJ Broad 10)
- Lunch: England - 258/8 in 96.0 overs (MM Ali 17, SCJ Broad 10)
- Rain: England - 258/8 in 96.0 overs (MM Ali 17, SCJ Broad 10)
Day 3
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (MM Ali 23, MA Wood 24, Ex 6)
- Innings Break: England - 149/10 in 48.4 overs (ST Finn 0)
- England 2nd innings
- Lunch: England - 31/1 in 17.0 overs (AN Cook 12, IR Bell 0)
- Over 18.6: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - IR Bell (Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 22.3 overs (136 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: England - 79/2 in 31.0 overs (AN Cook 39, JE Root 3)
- AN Cook: 50 off 119 balls (9 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 38.4 overs (233 balls), Extras 15
- Tea: England - 123/3 in 43.0 overs (AN Cook 54, JM Bairstow 20)
- England: 150 runs in 56.1 overs (338 balls), Extras 20
- Drinks: England - 161/5 in 61.0 overs (AN Cook 69, JC Buttler 12)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 137 balls (AN Cook 21, JC Buttler 24, Ex 5)
- England: 200 runs in 77.6 overs (469 balls), Extras 25
- End Of Day: England - 203/6 in 79.0 overs (JC Buttler 33, MA Wood 0)
Day 2
- New ball taken after 80.1 overs
- Reviews used before 80th over: England 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful); Australia 1 (0 successful, 1 unsuccessful)
- AC Voges: 50 off 99 balls (9 x 4)
- Australia: 300 runs in 85.5 overs (517 balls), Extras 21
- Drinks: Australia - 332/4 in 93.0 overs (SPD Smith 92)
- Over 92.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - AC Voges (Struck down)
- Australia: 350 runs in 100.4 overs (607 balls), Extras 24
- SPD Smith: 100 off 197 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: Australia - 376/7 in 105.5 overs (SPD Smith 110)
- Australia: 400 runs in 111.3 overs (672 balls), Extras 29
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (SPD Smith 20, MA Starc 32, Ex 3)
- Australia: 450 runs in 118.2 overs (713 balls), Extras 34
- MA Starc: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 122.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - MA Starc (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Australia - 481/10 in 125.1 overs (NM Lyon 5)
- England 1st innings
- Tea: England - 30/1 in 7.1 overs (A Lyth 8)
- England: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: England - 60/3 in 23.3 overs (JE Root 6)
- Over 24.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - JE Root (Upheld)
- England: 100 runs in 36.6 overs (223 balls), Extras 4
- End Of Day: England - 107/8 in 40.0 overs (MM Ali 8, MA Wood 8)
Day 1
- Australia 1st innings
- Drinks: Australia - 19/0 in 14.0 overs (CJL Rogers 4, DA Warner 14)
- Australia: 50 runs in 18.5 overs (114 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (CJL Rogers 17, DA Warner 33, Ex 2)
- DA Warner: 50 off 76 balls (6 x 4)
- Lunch: Australia - 82/0 in 27.0 overs (CJL Rogers 27, DA Warner 53)
- Australia: 100 runs in 30.6 overs (187 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 187 balls (CJL Rogers 38, DA Warner 63, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Australia - 135/1 in 40.0 overs (DA Warner 73, SPD Smith 9)
- Australia: 150 runs in 43.1 overs (260 balls), Extras 11
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (DA Warner 21, SPD Smith 22, Ex 8)
- Tea: Australia - 184/2 in 53.0 overs (SPD Smith 29, MJ Clarke 14)
- Over 54.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - MJ Clarke (Struck down)
- Australia: 200 runs in 57.5 overs (348 balls), Extras 13
- SPD Smith: 50 off 84 balls (6 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (SPD Smith 33, AC Voges 18, Ex 0)
- Australia: 250 runs in 69.2 overs (417 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Australia - 254/3 in 70.0 overs (SPD Smith 70, AC Voges 27)
- Rain: Australia - 255/3 in 70.5 overs (SPD Smith 71, AC Voges 27)
- Over 71.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - SPD Smith (Struck down)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 148 balls (SPD Smith 48, AC Voges 47, Ex 5)
- End Of Day: Australia - 287/3 in 79.4 overs (SPD Smith 78, AC Voges 47)

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5-2

The series win-loss record for England in the last 7 Ashes campaigns, starting 2005. In terms of Test results, Australia lead 15-13

Where the fifth day?

Number of times, before Ashes 2015, that no Test of a five-Test series went into the fifth day. This is the first such instance

Five Tests in a jiffy

Instances of fewer balls bowled in a 5-Test series where each game has had a decisive result: Eng in WI 1985-86, and 2001 Ashes

15 runs short

Batsmen who've scored three hundreds in follow-ons: Martin Crowe and Michael Vaughan. Cook fell 15 short of becoming the third

Follow-on specialist

126.3

Cook's average when following on. In three such innings, his scores are 118 v Sri Lanka, 176 v India, and 85 today

Light on runs

12.77

Adam Lyth's series average. Among openers who've batted at least 8 times in an Ashes series, only Gooch (12.12 in 1981) has done worse

A first for Clarke

Number of times Australia have enforced the follow-on under Clarke's captaincy. He has had five opportunities to do so, but this is the first time

No runs from the keeper

11.42

Jos Buttler's series average. Only 5 England wicketkeepers have had poorer averages in an Ashes series (Min 7 inngs)

Meagre returns

England's highest opening partnership in the series so far. Their other opening stands have been 30, 19, 17, 12, 11, 7, 0.

1st-innings giant

Hundreds by Steven Smith in the first innings of a Test; he has one in the second, and none in the third or fourth

Mr Consistent

Batsmen who've made a 50-plus score in each Test of an Ashes series (min 5 Tests). Warner is the latest in this list

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