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HomeLive ScoresAUS vs ENG
The Ashes

AUS vs ENG 1st Test The Ashes Live Score, Commentary, Scorecard

The Gabba, BrisbaneThu, 23 Nov10:00 AM LOCALTEST/5DAYCOMPLETED
AUS
602/9 & 202/1
(45.1 ov)
VS
ENG
157 & 370
(100.0 ov)
Australia elected to bat
Australia won by 277 runs
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Match Info

The Ashes
The Gabba, Brisbane
Thu, 23 Nov, 2006
AUS won toss, elected to bat

Head to Head

Points Table

Top Run Scorers

BatterRBSR
Ricky Ponting19631961.44
Justin Langer10014668.49
Paul Collingwood9615561.94

Top Wicket Takers

BowlerOWER
Glenn McGrath23.162.16
Stuart Clark24.142.98
Andrew Flintoff3043.3

England Innings

370/10 (100 Ov)
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Andrew Strauss
c sub b Stuart Clark11311035.48
Sir Alastair Cook
c Michael Hussey b Shane Warne43944045.74
Ian Bell
lbw b Shane Warne04000.00
Paul Collingwood
st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne96155131261.94
Kevin Pietersen
c Damien Martyn b Brett Lee9215514059.35
Andrew Flintoff
c Justin Langer b Shane Warne16264061.54
Geraint Jones
b Glenn McGrath33475070.21
Ashley Giles
c Shane Warne b Stuart Clark23383060.53
Matthew Hoggard
c Shane Warne b Stuart Clark8351022.86
Steve Harmison
c Glenn McGrath b Stuart Clark13182072.22
James Anderson
not out481050.00
Extras31
31 (b 8, lb 10, w 2, nb 11)
Total(100.0 Ov)
370/10
Fall of Wickets
1-29 (Andrew Strauss, 10.4 ov), 2-36 (Ian Bell, 13.2 ov), 3-91 (Sir Alastair Cook, 29.2 ov), 4-244 (Paul Collingwood, 63.3 ov), 5-271 (Andrew Flintoff, 71.4 ov), 6-293 (Kevin Pietersen, 80.4 ov), 7-326 (Geraint Jones, 87.1 ov), 8-346 (Ashley Giles, 92.5 ov), 9-361 (Matthew Hoggard, 98.2 ov), 10-370 (Steve Harmison, 100.1 ov)
Partnerships
Andrew Strauss29Sir Alastair Cook
Sir Alastair Cook7Ian Bell
Sir Alastair Cook55Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood153Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen27Andrew Flintoff
Kevin Pietersen22Geraint Jones
Geraint Jones33Ashley Giles
Ashley Giles20Matthew Hoggard
Matthew Hoggard15Steve Harmison
Steve Harmison9James Anderson
Bowling
BowlerOMRWECO
Brett Lee
22.019814.45
Glenn McGrath
19.035312.79
Stuart Clark
24.167242.98
Shane Warne
34.0712443.65
Michael Hussey
1.00505.00

Match Info

VenueThe Gabba, Brisbane
TossAustralia won the toss and elected to batting
ResultAustralia won by 277 runs
AUSAustralia
Australia
106
played
ENGEngland
England
54won
11 drawn / NR
won41
50.9%38.7%
Australia · last 5WLWWW
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