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The Ashes · Melbourne Cricket Ground
England
110 & 178/6
England won by 4 wickets
AUS
152 & 132
Australia
152 & 132
England won by 4 wickets
England
110 & 178/6
Australia — Innings 1
152 (45.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | b Gus Atkinson | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Jake Weatherald | c Jamie Smith b Josh Tongue | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Joe Root b Josh Tongue | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Steven Smith | b Josh Tongue | 9 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson | 29 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Alex Carey | c Zak Crawley b Ben Stokes | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Cameron Green | run out (Brydon Carse) | 17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Michael Neser | b Josh Tongue | 35 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 71 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Ben Stokes b Brydon Carse | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jhye Richardson | Not Out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | c Harry Brook b Josh Tongue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FoW 7-143 (Cameron Green, 42.1 ov), 8-152 (Mitchell Starc, 44.5 ov), 9-152 (Michael Neser, 45.1 ov), 10-152 (Scott Boland, 45.2 ov)
Extras 13
England — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 14 | 28 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Brydon Carse | 12 | 42 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Tongue | 11.2 | 45 | 5 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 8 | 25 | 1 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |
England — Innings 2
110 (29.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Ben Duckett | c Michael Neser b Mitchell Starc | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Alex Carey b Michael Neser | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Joe Root | c Alex Carey b Michael Neser | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Brook | lbw b Scott Boland | 41 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 121 |
| Ben Stokes | c Steven Smith b Michael Neser | 16 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Jamie Smith | b Scott Boland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Will Jacks | c Alex Carey b Scott Boland | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Gus Atkinson | b Cameron Green | 28 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 80 |
| Brydon Carse | c Scott Boland b Michael Neser | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Josh Tongue | Not Out | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
FoW 7-77 (Will Jacks, 20.2 ov), 8-83 (Ben Stokes, 21.1 ov), 9-91 (Brydon Carse, 23.6 ov), 10-110 (Gus Atkinson, 29.5 ov)
Extras 5
Australia — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 6 | 23 | 2 | 3.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Neser | 10 | 45 | 4 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Boland | 9 | 30 | 3 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhye Richardson | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameron Green | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Australia — Innings 2
132 (34.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Boland | c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Travis Head | b Brydon Carse | 46 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 69 |
| Jake Weatherald | b Ben Stokes | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Joe Root b Josh Tongue | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44 |
| Steven Smith | Not Out | 24 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Ollie Pope b Josh Tongue | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Carey | c Harry Brook b Brydon Carse | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Cameron Green | c Harry Brook b Ben Stokes | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
| Michael Neser | c Brydon Carse b Brydon Carse | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Joe Root b Brydon Carse | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhye Richardson | c Zak Crawley b Ben Stokes | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
FoW 7-119 (Cameron Green, 30.5 ov), 8-120 (Michael Neser, 31.5 ov), 9-121 (Mitchell Starc, 31.6 ov), 10-132 (Jhye Richardson, 34.3 ov)
Extras 13
England — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 5 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Brydon Carse | 11 | 34 | 4 | 3.09 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Tongue | 11 | 44 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | 7.3 | 24 | 3 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
England — Innings 2
178/6 (32.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | lbw b Scott Boland | 37 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 77 |
| Ben Duckett | b Mitchell Starc | 34 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 131 |
| Brydon Carse | c Cameron Green b Jhye Richardson | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Usman Khawaja b Scott Boland | 40 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 87 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Jhye Richardson | 15 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Harry Brook | Not Out | 18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 82 |
| Ben Stokes | c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jamie Smith | Not Out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
FoW 3-112 (Zak Crawley, 18.4 ov), 4-137 (Jacob Bethell, 24.3 ov), 5-158 (Joe Root, 28.4 ov), 6-165 (Ben Stokes, 31.2 ov)
Extras 23
Australia — Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 10 | 55 | 2 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Neser | 8 | 54 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhye Richardson | 5.2 | 22 | 2 | 4.13 | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Boland | 9 | 29 | 2 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
Playing XI
Australia
1 Alex Carey (wk)
2 Cameron Green
3 Jake Weatherald
4 Jhye Richardson
5 Marnus Labuschagne
6 Michael Neser
7 Mitchell Starc
8 Scott Boland
9 Steven Smith (c)
10 Travis Head
11 Usman Khawaja
England
1 Ben Duckett
2 Ben Stokes (c)
3 Brydon Carse
4 Gus Atkinson
5 Harry Brook
6 Jacob Bethell
7 Jamie Smith (wk)
8 Joe Root
9 Josh Tongue
10 Will Jacks
11 Zak Crawley
12 Ollie Pope
Snapshot 10:15:11 UTC
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