ICC World Cup - Australia v England

8 April 2007

RESULT: Australia won by 7 wickets

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

Australia

3/248

(47.2 overs)

England

247

Current Run Rate	5.24
Required Run Rate	0.00
Runs Required	0
Balls Remaining	16

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Symonds, A	28		36	28	100.00
	Clarke, M	55		132	63	87.30
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Mahmood, S	9.2	1	60	0	6.43
	Anderson, J	10	1	49	0	4.90

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
Weather: Fine	Pitch: Normal	Outfield: Normal
Umpires: Bowden, B (NZ), Koertzen, R (RSA), Procter, M (RSA), Mallender, N (ENG)
Toss Won By: England		Decision: Bat

SCORECARD

ENG Innings AUS Innings

England		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Bell, I	c. Hussey, M b. McGrath, G	77	126	90	9	0	85.56
Vaughan, M	b. Tait, S	5	13	8	1	0	62.50
Strauss, A	b. Tait, S	7	14	10	0	0	70.00
Pietersen, K	c. Clarke, M b. Bracken, N	104	176	122	6	1	85.25
Collingwood, P	c. Gilchrist, A b. Tait, S	2	5	5	0	0	40.00
Flintoff, A	st. Gilchrist, A b. Hogg, B	4	22	19	0	0	21.05
Bopara, R	c. Hussey, M b. Bracken, N	21	45	36	2	0	58.33
Nixon, P	c. Hodge, B b. McGrath, G	8	16	6	0	1	133.33
Mahmood, S	c. Hodge, B b. Bracken, N	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Panesar, M	not out	1	11	2	0	0	50.00
Anderson, J	lbw b. McGrath, G	0	2	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4,lb 4,w 7,nb 3)	18
Total	(10 wickets; 49 overs)	247

F.O.W.

1/10 (Vaughan, M), 2/24 (Strauss, A), 3/163 (Bell, I), 4/166 (Collingwood, P), 5/178 (Flintoff, A), 6/230 (Bopara, R), 7/240 (Pietersen, K), 8/240 (Mahmood, S), 9/246 (Nixon, P), 10/247 (Anderson, J)

Australia - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Bracken, N	10	1	33	3	3.30	(1w)
Tait, S	10	0	41	3	4.10	(2nb,3w)
McGrath, G	9.5	0	62	3	6.89	(1w)
Clarke, M	4	0	27	0	6.75
Hogg, B	10	0	36	1	3.60	(1nb,1w)
Symonds, A	6	0	40	0	6.67

47.2	Mahmood to Symonds, 4 runs! Mahmood delivers the ball outside off and short of a good length. Symonds plays it through mid-wicket to the boundary for a four. The score goes to 3/248.
47.1	Mahmood to Symonds, no run. Mahmood delivers the ball outside off and short of a good length. Taken by the keeper. The keeper fields the ball.
46.6	Anderson to Symonds, 1 run. Anderson pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Symonds hits it in front of square on the offside halfway to the boundary for one run. Bell fields the ball. Anderson completes the over. He has figures of 0/49 from his 10 overs. The score is 3/244.
46.5	Anderson to Symonds, no run. Anderson bowls it fuller than a good length, outside off stump. Symonds strikes it towards mid-off not far from the wicket. Anderson collects the ball.
46.4	Anderson to Symonds, no run. Anderson pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Symonds hits it straight down the ground close to the wicket. Anderson fields the ball.
46.3	Anderson to Symonds, no run. Anderson pitches the delivery in the corridor, fuller than a good length. Symonds hits the ball towards mid-on halfway to the boundary. Fielded by Flintoff.
46.2	Anderson to Clarke, 1 run. Anderson pitches the ball wide outside off and on a good length. Clarke hits the delivery square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for a single. Ball is fielded by Pietersen. The scoreboard shows 3/243.
46.1	Anderson to Clarke, 2 runs. Anderson bowls it fuller than a good length, towards leg stump. Clarke strikes the ball well behind square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. Panesar fields it. The scoreboard displays 3 for 242.
45.6	Mahmood to Symonds, no run. Mahmood pitches the ball on a good line and short of a good length. Taken by Nixon. The keeper fields the ball. Mahmood finishes the 46th over. He has figures of 0/56 from his 9 overs.
45.5	Mahmood to Symonds, no run. Mahmood delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Symonds hits the delivery straight close to the pitch. Mahmood fields the ball.
45.4	Mahmood to Clarke, 1 run. Mahmood delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Clarke hits the ball in front of square on the legside halfway to the boundary for one. Gathered by Pietersen. Australia advances to 3/240.
45.3	Mahmood to Symonds, 3 leg byes. Mahmood delivers the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Ball is fielded by Panesar.
45.2	Mahmood to Symonds, 4 runs! Mahmood pitches the ball outside off and fuller than a good length. Symonds strikes the ball through the covers to the boundary for 4 runs. The scoreboard shows 3/236.
45.1	Mahmood to Symonds, no run. Mahmood delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Symonds plays the delivery towards mid-wicket inside the circle. Bell fields the ball.
44.6	Anderson to Symonds, 1 run. Anderson delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Symonds plays it in front of square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for one run. Pietersen fields it. Anderson completes the over. He has figures of 0/45 from his 9 overs. Australia goes to 3/232.
44.5	Anderson to Clarke, 1 run. Anderson bowls it short of a good length, outside off stump. Clarke plays the ball well behind square on the legside halfway to the boundary for one. Collected by Panesar in the field. Australia progresses to 3 for 231.
44.4	Anderson to Clarke, 2 runs. Anderson delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Clarke strikes the delivery through mid-on most of the way to the boundary for a two. Clarke makes his 50 from 59! Flintoff fields the ball. The score is 3/230.
44.3	Anderson to Clarke, 2 runs. Anderson pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Clarke plays the ball in front of square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. Fielded by Pietersen. The score is 3 for 228.
44.2	Anderson to Clarke, no run. Anderson bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Clarke hits the delivery in front of square on the offside inside the circle. Mahmood receives the ball in the field.
44.1	Anderson to Clarke, no run. Anderson bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Clarke hits it in front of square on the offside halfway to the boundary. Mahmood fields the ball.
43.6	Mahmood to Symonds, no run. Mahmood bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. Through to Nixon. The keeper fields the ball. Mahmood finishes the 44th over of the innings. The bowler has figures of 0 for 51 from his 8 overs.
43.5	Mahmood to Clarke, 1 run. Mahmood delivers the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. Clarke strikes it fine on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one run. Ball is fielded by Anderson. The scoreboard tells us it's 3/226.
43.4	Mahmood to Clarke, 4 runs! Mahmood pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Clarke plays the delivery through the covers to the boundary for 4 runs. The scoreboard says 3 for 225.
43.3	Mahmood to Clarke, no run. Mahmood delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Clarke hits the ball down the ground not far from the wicket. Gathered by Mahmood.
43.2	Mahmood to Symonds, 1 run. Mahmood bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Symonds hits the ball in front of square on the legside halfway to the boundary for one. Ball is fielded by Strauss. The score is 3 for 221.
43.1	Mahmood to Clarke, 1 run. Mahmood delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Clarke strikes the ball in front of square on the offside inside the circle for one. Fielded by Bopara. The score advances to 3/220.
42.6	Flintoff to Symonds, no run. Flintoff pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Nixon takes the ball after a play and miss by Symonds. The keeper fields the ball. Flintoff finishes the 43rd over of the innings. The bowler has figures of 1 for 35 from his 10 overs.
42.5	Flintoff to Symonds, no run. Flintoff pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Symonds plays and misses and it is taken by Nixon. The keeper fields the ball.
42.4	Flintoff to Symonds, no run. Flintoff pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Symonds strikes it straight down the ground halfway to the boundary. Fielded by Bell.
42.3	Flintoff to Symonds, no run. Flintoff delivers the ball on a good line and on a good length. Symonds plays it in front of square on the legside inside the circle. Bopara collects the ball in the field.
42.2	Flintoff to Symonds, 4 runs! Flintoff pitches the delivery wide outside off stump, on a good length. Symonds plays it square on the offside to the boundary for 4 runs. The score is 3 for 219.
42.1	Flintoff to Symonds, no run. Flintoff pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Symonds plays the ball towards mid-off halfway to the boundary. Anderson fields the ball.
41.6	Collingwood to Symonds, 1 run. Collingwood pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. Symonds strikes the delivery straight most of the way to the boundary for a single. Collingwood has completed his over. The bowler has figures of 1 for 50 from his 9 overs. The score is 3 for 215.
41.5	Collingwood to Symonds, no run. Collingwood bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Symonds plays it towards mid-wicket not far from the wicket. Mahmood fields it.
41.4	Collingwood to Symonds, 6 runs! Collingwood bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Symonds plays the ball through mid-off over the boundary for 6 runs. Australia progresses to 3 for 214.
41.3	Collingwood to Symonds, 2 runs. Collingwood bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. Symonds strikes it through mid-wicket close to the boundary for two runs. Pietersen collects the ball. The score is 3 for 208.

Australia		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Gilchrist, A	Hayden, M	1st	57	52	66	86.36	1/57
Hayden, M	Ponting, R	2nd	32	40	49	65.31	2/89
Ponting, R	Clarke, M	3rd	112	95	126	88.89	3/201
Symonds, A	Clarke, M	4th	47	36	43	109.3

Australia		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Gilchrist, A	c. Coll'wood b. Flintoff	27	52	37	5	0	72.97
Hayden, M	b. Collingwood	41	92	50	6	0	82.00
Ponting, R	run out (Collingwood)	86	135	106	11	0	81.13
Clarke, M	Not Out	55	132	63	2	0	87.30
Symonds, A	Not Out	28	36	28	4	1	100.00
Hussey, M
Hodge, B
Hogg, B
Bracken, N
Tait, S
McGrath, G
Extras	(b 1,lb 5,w 5)	11
Total	(3 wickets; 47 overs)	248

England - Bowling	O	M	R	W	E/R
Anderson, J	10	1	49	0	4.90	(3w)
Mahmood, S	9.2	1	60	0	6.43	(1w)
Flintoff, A	10	1	35	1	3.50
Panesar, M	9	0	48	0	5.33
Collingwood, P	9	0	50	1	5.56	(1w)