Story Australia - The New Breed [2010/2011 Ashes Series - Magnificent Melbourne]

[Hooper]

Australia - The New Breed
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Fixtures:

Australia in England - 5 Test Matches, 7 ODIs [Complete]

Test Result: 1-1 Draw, Australia retain the Ashes
ODI Result: 4-3 Australia

Australia in India - 7 ODIs [Complete]

ODI Result: 4-3, India

West Indies in Australia - 3 Test Matches [Complete]

Test Result: 2-1, Australia

Pakistan in Australia - 3 Test Matches, 5 ODIs, 1 20/20 Int. Match [Complete]

Test Result: 2-1, Australia
ODI Result: 4-1, Pakistan
T20 Result: 1-0, Australia


West Indies in Australia - 5 ODIs [Complete]

ODI Result: 4-1, West Indies


Australia in New Zealand - 3 Test Matches [Complete]

Allan Border Medal Presentation


Australian 2009/2010 Fixtures:

3 Apr 2009 - 1st One Day International
Aus beat SAfrica by 7 runs

5 Apr 2009 - 2nd One Day International
Aus beat SAfrica by 4 wickets

9 Apr 2009 - 3rd One Day International
SAfrica beat Aus by 4 wickets

13 Apr 2009 - 4th One Day International
Aus beat SAfrica by 55 runs

17 Apr 2009 - 5th One Day International
SAfrica beat Aus by 85 runs

6 Jun 2009 - World Cup 20 - group match
Aus beat WIndies by 5 wickets

8 Jun 2009 - World Cup 20 - group match
Aus beat Sri L by 4 runs

12 Jun 2009 - World Cup 20 - Super Eight
Aus beat Ire by 6 wickets

13 Jun 2009 - World Cup 20 - Super Eight
NZ beat Aus by 7 wickets

15 Jun 2009 - World Cup 20 - Super Eight
Aus beat Neth'ds by 8 wickets

19 Jun 2009 - World Cup 20 - semi-final
Aus beat B'gldsh by 10 wickets

21 Jun 2009 - World Cup 20 - final
England beat Aus by 10 wickets

24 Jun 2009 - Three Day Friendly
Aus beat Sussex by inns/70 runs

1 Jul 2009 - Three Day Friendly
Aus beat MCC by inns/279 runs

8 Jul 2009 - 1st Test Match
England beat Aus by 6 wickets

16 Jul 2009 - 2nd Test Match
Aus beat England by 5 wickets

24 Jul 2009 - Three Day Friendly
Aus beat C Uni's by inns/254 runs

30 Jul 2009 - 3rd Test Match
England drew with Aus 

7 Aug 2009 - 4th Test Match
England beat Aus by 9 wickets

15 Aug 2009 - Three Day Friendly
Aus beat MCC by inns/173 runs

20 Aug 2009 - 5th Test Match
Aus beat England by 5 wickets

28 Aug 2009 - One Day Friendly
Aus beat Scotland by 113 runs

30 Aug 2009 - 1st International T20
England beat Aus by 2 wickets

1 Sep 2009 - 2nd International T20
England beat Aus by 6 wickets

4 Sep 2009 - 1st One Day International
Aus beat England by 61 runs

6 Sep 2009 - 2nd One Day International
Aus beat England by 88 runs

9 Sep 2009 - 3rd One Day International
Aus beat England by 7 wickets

12 Sep 2009 - 4th One Day International
England beat Aus by 4 wickets

15 Sep 2009 - 5th One Day International
England beat Aus by 69 runs

17 Sep 2009 - 6th One Day International
Aus beat England by 5 wickets

20 Sep 2009 - 7th One Day International
England beat Aus by 4 runs

2 Oct 2009 - Three Day Friendly
K'taka drew with Aus 

7 Oct 2009 - One Day Friendly
Mumbai beat Aus by 10 wickets

9 Oct 2009 - 1st One Day International
Aus beat India by 3 runs

11 Oct 2009 - 2nd One Day International
India beat Aus by 5 wickets

13 Oct 2009 - 3rd One Day International
Aus beat India by 9 wickets

15 Oct 2009 - 4th One Day International
India beat Aus by 42 runs

17 Oct 2009 - 5th One Day International
India beat Aus by 55 runs

19 Oct 2009 - 6th One Day International
Aus beat India by 4 wickets

21 Oct 2009 - 7th One Day International
India beat Aus by 64 runs

26 Nov 2009 - 1st Test Match
WIndies beat Aus by 376 runs

4 Dec 2009 - 2nd Test Match
Aus beat WIndies by 6 wickets

16 Dec 2009 - 3rd Test Match
Aus beat WIndies by 141 runs

26 Dec 2009 - 1st Test Match
Aus beat P'stan by 6 wickets

3 Jan 2010 - 2nd Test Match
Aus beat P'stan by 6 wickets

14 Jan 2010 - 3rd Test Match
P'stan beat Aus by 309 runs

22 Jan 2010 - 1st One Day International
P'stan beat Aus by 8 wickets

24 Jan 2010 - 2nd One Day International
Australia v Pakistan

26 Jan 2010 - 3rd One Day International
Australia v Pakistan

29 Jan 2010 - 4th One Day International
Australia v Pakistan

31 Jan 2010 - 5th One Day International
Australia v Pakistan

5 Feb 2010 - International T20
Australia v Pakistan

7 Feb 2010 - 1st One Day International
Australia v West Indies

9 Feb 2010 - 2nd One Day International
Australia v West Indies

12 Feb 2010 - 3rd One Day International
Australia v West Indies

14 Feb 2010 - 4th One Day International
Australia v West Indies

19 Feb 2010 - 5th One Day International
Australia v West Indies

21 Feb 2010 - 1st International T20
Australia v West Indies

23 Feb 2010 - 2nd International T20
Australia v West Indies

27 Feb 2010 - 1st Test Match
New Zealand v Australia

6 Mar 2010 - 2nd Test Match
New Zealand v Australia

13 Mar 2010 - 3rd Test Match
New Zealand v Australia

20 Mar 2010 - 1st One Day International
New Zealand v Australia

22 Mar 2010 - 2nd One Day International
New Zealand v Australia

24 Mar 2010 - 3rd One Day International
New Zealand v Australia

26 Mar 2010 - 4th One Day International
New Zealand v Australia

28 Mar 2010 - 5th One Day International
New Zealand v Australia

 

[hedger_14]

I still can't believe that you couldn't beat England in the full test series, anyway hopefully Australia can win the ODI series.

 

[mattfb]

Wow what a win! Risky declartion but it payed off! hughesy was great in that series, good to see him get some runs as well as all the top order batsmen. Must of been some real flat pitches seems they all got a few tons and over 500 runs! Good stuff mate, kiu!

 

[Howsie]

Typical England

 

[Hooper]

Ashes Test Series
1-1

Absolutely incredible! Looked destined for a draw after they went so damn slow in the first innings, I went quick in my reply but was 160 runs down when I declared. I declared hoping my bowling could knock them over cheaply so I can go in for a big final innings run chase. Hauritz and Johnson destroyed them! All out for 170! Then Hughesy and Clarke smashed their ways to big scores as I made the target with less then 20 minutes to spare on the final day! What a 5th Test to finish a series in which I was lucky to save!

Not a bad series from Phil Hughes with 689 runs @ 76. With 3 big hundreds (including a double) and 2 fifties. Katich was also good with 529 runs and 2 hundreds. Ponting was superb with 3 hundreds and and 555 runs. Clarke got 597 runs with 2 hundreds. Hussey 2 hundreds and 553 runs. As you can see the batsman were in magical form, with the only batsman to fail being Marcus North - who I dropped for the 5th Test in exchange for Callum Ferguson who hit a handy 48 on debut.

From the bowlers, Johnson was my main striker getting 21 wickets with 7/89 in the first innings of the series. Hauritz was the man in the final Test after missing the 2nd, 3rd and 4th due to choosing 4 seamers. Stuey Clark played from the 2nd Test and grabbed 22 wickets @ 28. Siddle was average getting 16 wickets from 5 Tests as was Hilfenhaus with 12 wickets from the first four Tests. Brett Lee was overlooked for the whole series.


Player of the Series: Phil Hughes - 689 runs @ 76.65 3 Centuries, 2 Fifties

Hughes, in his first Ashes series, was unstoppable at the top of the order

Ashes Scorecards

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England v Australia
1st Test Match - 8 Jul 2009
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Australia - 1st Innings
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P Hughes        c Prior b Broad           1
S Katich        c Flintoff b Broad        37
R Ponting       c Sidebottom b Onions     92
M Clarke        b Onions                  70
M Hussey        c Strauss b Sidebottom    37
M North         lbw b Flintoff            27
B Haddin        b Broad                   72
M Johnson       lbw b Onions              12
N Hauritz       lbw b Anderson            0
B Hilfenhaus    c Bopara b Anderson       0
P Siddle        not out                   2
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Extras: (nb8,w2,lb2)                      12
TOTAL: (all out, 124.5 overs)             362

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      26      4       80      2
S Broad         30.5    4       77      3
R Sidebottom    22      6       47      1
A Flintoff      20      2       53      1
G Onions        23      0       95      3
I Bell          3       1       8       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-5  2-104  3-166  4-236  5-248  
6-323  7-344  8-346  9-346  10-362

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England v Australia
1st Test Match - 8 Jul 2009
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England - 1st Innings
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A Strauss       c Haddin b Johnson        5
A Cook          c Katich b Johnson        9
K Pietersen     c Ponting b Johnson       52
I Bell          c Haddin b Johnson        28
R Bopara        b Hilfenhaus              61
M Prior         c Ponting b Siddle        82
A Flintoff      c Clarke b Johnson        77
S Broad         c Haddin b Hauritz        10
G Onions        b Johnson                 5
R Sidebottom    c & b Johnson             6
J Anderson      not out                   4
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Extras: (nb7,w2,b4,lb2)                   15
TOTAL: (all out, 126.3 overs)             354

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       35.3    5       89      7
B Hilfenhaus    27      9       67      1
P Siddle        26      3       86      1
N Hauritz       23      6       61      1
M Clarke        2       0       10      0
M North         11      4       22      0
S Katich        2       0       13      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-13  2-18  3-99  4-100  5-238  
6-260  7-296  8-301  9-317  10-354

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England v Australia
1st Test Match - 8 Jul 2009
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Australia - 2nd Innings
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P Hughes        c Prior b Sidebottom      56
S Katich        c & b Anderson            130
R Ponting       run out                   36
M Clarke        b Sidebottom              1
M Hussey        c Cook b Broad            34
M North         lbw b Broad               2
B Haddin        c Cook b Sidebottom       19
M Johnson       lbw b Flintoff            5
N Hauritz       c Flintoff b Sidebottom   0
B Hilfenhaus    not out                   6
P Siddle        c Bell b Onions           7
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Extras: (nb13,w3,b4,lb7)                  27
TOTAL: (all out, 110 overs)               323

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      25      2       92      1
R Sidebottom    28      5       57      4
S Broad         25      3       78      2
G Onions        10      1       35      1
A Flintoff      20      2       48      1
I Bell          1       0       2       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-135  2-216  3-221  4-280  5-282  
6-285  7-299  8-308  9-311  10-323

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England v Australia
1st Test Match - 8 Jul 2009
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England - 2nd Innings
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A Strauss       c Clarke b Hilfenhaus     13
A Cook          lbw b Siddle              122
K Pietersen     b Hilfenhaus              0
I Bell          lbw b Hilfenhaus          99
R Bopara        not out                   74
M Prior         not out                   9
A Flintoff      
S Broad         
G Onions        
R Sidebottom    
J Anderson      
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Extras: (nb6,w3,b4,lb2)                   15
TOTAL: (4 wkts, 84.3 overs)               332

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       26.3    4       93      0
B Hilfenhaus    24      5       83      3
P Siddle        16      0       64      1
N Hauritz       16      0       77      0
M North         2       1       9       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-20  2-20  3-175  4-321

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England v Australia
2nd Test Match - 16 Jul 2009
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England - 1st Innings
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A Strauss       c Clarke b Hilfenhaus     45
A Cook          c Haddin b Hilfenhaus     46
K Pietersen     c Clark b Hilfenhaus      68
I Bell          c & b Johnson             6
R Bopara        c Haddin b Johnson        10
M Prior         c Clarke b Siddle         11
A Flintoff      c Ponting b Siddle        0
S Broad         lbw b Siddle              17
G Onions        c Haddin b Siddle         11
R Sidebottom    not out                   15
J Anderson      lbw b Johnson             12
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Extras: (nb4,lb2)                         6
TOTAL: (all out, 75.3 overs)              247

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       18.3    2       66      3
B Hilfenhaus    20      1       54      3
P Siddle        20      1       81      4
S Clark         17      3       44      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-89  2-100  3-121  4-135  5-151  
6-151  7-195  8-214  9-220  10-247

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England v Australia
2nd Test Match - 16 Jul 2009
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Australia - 1st Innings
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P Hughes        lbw b Flintoff            43
S Katich        b Anderson                18
R Ponting       b Broad                   105
M Clarke        c Pietersen b Anderson    103
M Hussey        c Prior b Flintoff        24
M North         c Bopara b Flintoff       31
B Haddin        run out                   2
M Johnson       c Prior b Anderson        4
S Clark         lbw b Anderson            0
B Hilfenhaus    not out                   6
P Siddle        b Broad                   0
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Extras: (nb8,w3,b8,lb2)                   21
TOTAL: (all out, 118.2 overs)             357

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      29      3       90      4
R Sidebottom    25      6       65      0
S Broad         26.2    1       80      2
A Flintoff      21      3       55      3
G Onions        15      1       48      0
I Bell          2       0       9       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-48  2-96  3-252  4-299  5-322  
6-333  7-347  8-347  9-356  10-357

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England v Australia
2nd Test Match - 16 Jul 2009
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England - 2nd Innings
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A Strauss       c Hussey b Siddle         43
A Cook          lbw b Clark               113
K Pietersen     c Hussey b Siddle         56
I Bell          lbw b Siddle              183
R Bopara        lbw b Clark               2
M Prior         not out                   55
A Flintoff      b Siddle                  2
S Broad         c Hussey b Siddle         9
G Onions        c Haddin b Clark          0
R Sidebottom    lbw b Clark               2
J Anderson      lbw b Clark               0
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Extras: (nb6,w3,b4,lb6)                   19
TOTAL: (all out, 147.5 overs)             484

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       28      1       105     0
B Hilfenhaus    32      4       86      0
S Clark         37.5    5       112     5
P Siddle        36      3       116     5
M North         9       2       33      0
M Clarke        5       0       22      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-65  2-165  3-347  4-349  5-450  
6-462  7-481  8-482  9-484  10-484

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England v Australia
2nd Test Match - 16 Jul 2009
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Australia - 2nd Innings
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P Hughes        c Prior b Onions          39
S Katich        c & b Broad               117
R Ponting       lbw b Anderson            26
M Clarke        b Onions                  78
M Hussey        not out                   107
M North         c Bell b Anderson         0
B Haddin        not out                   5
M Johnson       
S Clark         
B Hilfenhaus    
P Siddle        
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Extras: (nb3,w1)                          4
TOTAL: (5 wkts, 99.2 overs)               376

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      22.2    2       81      2
R Sidebottom    20      4       82      0
S Broad         24      3       84      1
A Flintoff      17      0       61      0
G Onions        12      0       46      2
I Bell          4       0       22      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-105  2-180  3-186  4-369  5-370  


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Australia won by 5 wickets
Man of the match: I Bell
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England v Australia
3rd Test Match - 30 Jul 2009
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Australia - 1st Innings
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P Hughes        lbw b Anderson            52
S Katich        lbw b Anderson            41
R Ponting       c Anderson b Swann        118
M Clarke        c Bell b Swann            120
M Hussey        lbw b Anderson            61
M North         not out                   16
B Haddin        lbw b Anderson            4
M Johnson       b Flintoff                26
S Clark         
B Hilfenhaus    
P Siddle        
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Extras: (nb11,w2,b1,lb2)                  16
TOTAL: (7 wkts, 142.4 overs)              454

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      41      3       142     4
R Sidebottom    40      5       128     0
A Flintoff      14.4    0       43      1
G Swann         45      10      135     2
I Bell          2       1       3       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-74  2-119  3-275  4-406  5-406  
6-414  7-454  

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England v Australia
3rd Test Match - 30 Jul 2009
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England - 1st Innings
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A Strauss       c & b Clark               15
A Cook          b Clark                   35
K Pietersen     c Hilfenhaus b Johnson    151
I Bell          lbw b Hilfenhaus          34
R Bopara        lbw b Siddle              75
M Prior         b Clark                   116
J Cobb          lbw b Johnson             35
A Flintoff      lbw b Hilfenhaus          10
G Swann         not out                   33
R Sidebottom    b Clark                   5
J Anderson      b Clark                   0
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Extras: (nb13,w3,b4,lb9)                  29
TOTAL: (all out, 146.3 overs)             538

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       38      3       136     2
B Hilfenhaus    40      4       151     2
P Siddle        28      2       100     1
S Clark         34.3    1       114     5
M Clarke        5       1       15      0
M North         1       0       9       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-34  2-70  3-141  4-298  5-350  
6-439  7-470  8-525  9-538  10-538

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England v Australia
3rd Test Match - 30 Jul 2009
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Australia - 2nd Innings
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P Hughes        not out                   215
S Katich        c Prior b Swann           99
R Ponting       lbw b Sidebottom          8
M Clarke        c Prior b Anderson        9
M Hussey        b Anderson                13
M North         c Prior b Swann           38
B Haddin        not out                   11
M Johnson       
S Clark         
B Hilfenhaus    
P Siddle        
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Extras: (nb3,w2,b4,lb2)                   11
TOTAL: (5 wkts, 112 overs)                404

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      33      1       134     2
R Sidebottom    23      3       83      1
G Swann         33      4       91      2
A Flintoff      17      1       59      0
I Bell          6       0       31      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-210  2-219  3-242  4-268  5-345  


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England v Australia
3rd Test Match - 30 Jul 2009
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England - 2nd Innings
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A Strauss       lbw b Clarke              36
A Cook          c Haddin b Clark          15
K Pietersen     lbw b Clark               0
I Bell          not out                   41
R Bopara        lbw b Clark               12
M Prior         not out                   10
J Cobb          
A Flintoff      
G Swann         
R Sidebottom    
J Anderson      
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Extras: (nb2,b4,lb4)                      10
TOTAL: (4 wkts, 54 overs)                 124

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       12      3       25      0
B Hilfenhaus    10      1       20      0
S Clark         14      3       34      3
P Siddle        10      1       25      0
M Clarke        7       1       10      1
M North         1       0       2       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-39  2-41  3-84  4-108  


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Match Drawn
Man of the match: P Hughes
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England v Australia
4th Test Match - 7 Aug 2009
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Australia - 1st Innings
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P Hughes        lbw b Swann               112
S Katich        b Flintoff                35
R Ponting       b Anderson                118
M Clarke        c Anderson b Bell         55
M Hussey        c & b Swann               88
M North         lbw b Anderson            49
B Haddin        not out                   34
M Johnson       not out                   10
S Clark         
B Hilfenhaus    
P Siddle        
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Extras: (nb7,w1)                          8
TOTAL: (6 wkts, 119 overs)                509

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      29      1       158     2
R Sidebottom    31      3       119     0
A Flintoff      20      2       75      1
I Bell          8       0       29      1
G Swann         29      1       120     2
A Strauss       2       0       8       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-96  2-194  3-308  4-343  5-440  
6-493  


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England v Australia
4th Test Match - 7 Aug 2009
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England - 1st Innings
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A Strauss       b Hilfenhaus              1
A Cook          lbw b Johnson             43
K Pietersen     b Clark                   113
I Bell          c Ponting b Hilfenhaus    202
R Bopara        lbw b Johnson             99
M Prior         c Katich b Johnson        25
J Cobb          c Haddin b Johnson        17
A Flintoff      c Ponting b Siddle        11
G Swann         c Hussey b Hilfenhaus     19
R Sidebottom    b Clark                   18
J Anderson      not out                   4
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Extras: (nb8,w5,b8,lb6)                   27
TOTAL: (all out, 185.2 overs)             579

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       50      3       190     4
B Hilfenhaus    42      10      133     3
P Siddle        38      7       101     1
S Clark         40.2    8       99      2
M Clarke        3       0       8       0
M North         6       1       14      0
S Katich        6       0       20      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-7  2-142  3-184  4-435  5-487  
6-513  7-533  8-533  9-575  10-579

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England v Australia
4th Test Match - 7 Aug 2009
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Australia - 2nd Innings
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P Hughes        c Flintoff b Sidebottom   33
S Katich        lbw b Anderson            5
R Ponting       c Pietersen b Flintoff    6
M Clarke        c & b Sidebottom          14
M Hussey        c Cook b Flintoff         42
M North         b Anderson                22
B Haddin        c Flintoff b Sidebottom   33
M Johnson       c Bopara b Anderson       0
S Clark         b Swann                   39
B Hilfenhaus    lbw b Anderson            3
P Siddle        not out                   0
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Extras: (nb1,w1,b4,lb3)                   9
TOTAL: (all out, 89.3 overs)              206

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      24      7       66      4
R Sidebottom    23.3    6       58      3
A Flintoff      17      4       35      2
G Swann         23      6       39      1
I Bell          2       1       1       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-31  2-43  3-47  4-78  5-122  
6-124  7-124  8-182  9-206  10-206

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England v Australia
4th Test Match - 7 Aug 2009
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England - 2nd Innings
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A Strauss       not out                   71
A Cook          c Hughes b Clark          19
K Pietersen     not out                   43
I Bell          
R Bopara        
M Prior         
J Cobb          
A Flintoff      
G Swann         
R Sidebottom    
J Anderson      
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Extras: (nb4)                             4
TOTAL: (1 wkts, 34.3 overs)               137

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       11      0       53      0
B Hilfenhaus    6       2       21      0
S Clark         9.3     3       26      1
P Siddle        4       0       14      0
M North         2       0       15      0
M Clarke        2       0       8       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-47  


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England won by 9 wickets
Man of the match: I Bell
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England v Australia
5th Test Match - 20 Aug 2009
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England - 1st Innings
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A Strauss       lbw b Siddle              235
A Cook          c Katich b Clark          45
K Pietersen     c Katich b Clark          124
I Bell          c Hussey b Clark          17
R Bopara        c Hauritz b Johnson       63
S Patel         lbw b Clark               45
M Prior         b Siddle                  26
A Flintoff      b Siddle                  6
G Swann         not out                   16
R Sidebottom    not out                   4
J Anderson      
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Extras: (nb8,w3,b4,lb6)                   21
TOTAL: (8 wkts, 152 overs)                602

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       40      1       125     1
S Clark         39      6       132     4
P Siddle        36      2       167     3
N Hauritz       35      2       159     0
M Clarke        2       0       9       0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-140  2-335  3-360  4-455  5-546  
6-564  7-577  8-582  

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England v Australia
5th Test Match - 20 Aug 2009
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Australia - 1st Innings
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P Hughes        b Anderson                0
S Katich        c Bell b Swann            41
R Ponting       c Cook b Anderson         15
M Clarke        run out                   48
M Hussey        b Anderson                107
C Ferguson      c Prior b Sidebottom      48
B Haddin        not out                   103
M Johnson       lbw b Anderson            0
N Hauritz       c Flintoff b Swann        53
S Clark         not out                   0
P Siddle        
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Extras: (nb10,w5,b2,lb4)                  21
TOTAL: (8 wkts, 149 overs)                436

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      43      4       147     4
R Sidebottom    34      7       77      1
A Flintoff      18      5       48      0
G Swann         48      7       144     2
I Bell          3       0       4       0
S Patel         3       1       10      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-0  2-25  3-104  4-112  5-199  
6-317  7-317  8-431  

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England v Australia
5th Test Match - 20 Aug 2009
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England - 2nd Innings
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A Strauss       b Johnson                 10
A Cook          b Clark                   0
K Pietersen     b Hauritz                 37
I Bell          b Clark                   12
R Bopara        c Ponting b Hauritz       19
S Patel         c Siddle b Johnson        28
M Prior         c Haddin b Hauritz        5
A Flintoff      c Haddin b Johnson        0
G Swann         c Haddin b Johnson        13
R Sidebottom    not out                   25
J Anderson      c Johnson b Hauritz       14
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Extras: (nb2,b4,lb1)                      7
TOTAL: (all out, 64 overs)                170

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                O       M       R       W
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M Johnson       22      3       51      4
S Clark         18      2       57      2
N Hauritz       18      6       35      4
P Siddle        5       0       22      0
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Fall of Wickets:
1-2  2-30  3-49  4-82  5-95  
6-105  7-116  8-119  9-138  10-170

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England v Australia
5th Test Match - 20 Aug 2009
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Australia - 2nd Innings
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P Hughes        lbw b Sidebottom          138
S Katich        c & b Anderson            6
R Ponting       c Prior b Swann           31
M Clarke        c Prior b Sidebottom      99
M Hussey        not out                   40
C Ferguson      b Flintoff                5
B Haddin        not out                   4
M Johnson       
N Hauritz       
S Clark         
P Siddle        
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Extras: (nb6,w3,b4,lb2)                   15
TOTAL: (5 wkts, 97 overs)                 338

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                O       M       R       W
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J Anderson      28      0       96      1
R Sidebottom    29      3       116     2
G Swann         30      3       89      1
A Flintoff      9       1       31      1
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Fall of Wickets:
1-32  2-125  3-233  4-319  5-324  


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Australia won by 5 wickets
Man of the match: A Strauss
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[OffCutters]

Good win in the Ashes, would`ve killed you if you lost the urn.

 

[Hooper]

One Day International Series - 7 matches
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The One Day series follows from the Test matches as both teams try to establish dominance in the shorter version of the game. After a tough Test series, it's time to pull on the pyjamas and enjoy some sixes and wickets.
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Ponting: Phillip Hughes' Inclusion a Given

Ricky Ponting has fronted the media ahead of this ODI series claiming new Test opener, Phil Hughes will be given the green light to show his stuff in the ODI arena.

"He is such a promising prospect and we are really hoping he does well with the bat up top of the order - something we've missed since the retirement of Gilly and Haydos"

Hughes has become a fan favourite, wowing crowds with his flashy batting.

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Results coming soon...

 

[hedger_14]

hmm. Hughes given chance in ODI. will be good to see how he goes.

 

[Hooper]

Australia Take Series 4-3

Australia were just too good, with bat and ball

Australia has done enough to take home both the Urn and the ODI series, edging the series out 4-3. Although the series was over by the 6th game, with Australia up 4-2, the final match was a thriller with England victors by 4 runs. England will be disappointed in themselves, knowing this was the best chance in years that they've had to claim the series. Australia showed its dominance early, getting a 3-0 lead with England struggling for decent totals in their attempts. They backed it up with 2 victories but Australia dominates when it counts and they made no mistake this time round, claiming the series on the back of some very good individual performances.

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Phillip Hughes was solid at the top of the order, with 3 half centuries. Katich repaid the faith shown in him by the selectors and did well with a top score of 124* in game four. But the good news for the Australians is the emergence of another good young middle order batsman - Callum Ferguson. Despite getting a duck in the game six, he creamed the attack in game seven with a magnificent maiden ODI hundred, scoring a chanceless 102. The bowlers were rotated very well by the coach as every one chimed in with wickets in every match to have England in some sticky situations early. Clark and Hilfenhaus were the standouts, bowling very tight whilst also getting early wickets.
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Player of the Series: Simon Katich 463 runs @ 77.17

Katich was in superb form, getting Australia off to yet another good start
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[hedger_14]

did Hauritz play at all in that series.

 

[Hooper]

Yeah, he got a few wickets, kept it tidy. Rotated through with the rest of the bowlers, so didn't play the full seven matches.

Coming up... ODI series vs India.

 

[hedger_14]

oh ok cool. should be a good series and hopefully Aus can beat the Indian's.

 

[Hooper]

Australia Fly Into India Confident

Australia come into this ODI series full of confidence after just completing a gruelling tour of England. Now they face, possibly, the hardest tour of all: India. The new look Australians flew over a squad capable of beating India, but India are in great touch after crushing the West Indies in an ODI series just prior to this one.

Captain Ricky Ponting is confident his players can cope with the pressure and has labelled Nathan Hauritz as the x-factor for the Australian team.
"Nathan has bowled very well this year, doing good in both Tests and ODIs and we are confident he can show what he has over here on the turning pitches. He has toured here before and did pretty well, so we know he can do it"

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Hauritz gets advice from Coach Nielsen as he prepares for a tough series against the Indians

Some other inclusions to the squad which missed out in England include all-rounders Shane Watson and Cameron White who will both want to impress.

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[hedger_14]

no marcus north, are you just doing the batting ranked on the Aus Rankings. anyway it should be a good series.

 

[Hooper]

North Furious Over Exclusion From India Tour

Confused: Marcus North has been left out iof the ODI team.

Western Australian batsman Marcus North is furious over being overlooked for the tour of India for the 7 match ODI series. North was a solid contributor during the Ashes Tour and after a decent series with the bat, coupled with the fact he is one of the most destructive batsman in the game, is surprised he wasn't included in the final squad.

"Yeah, I'm pretty gutted to be honest, I thought I played well in England and my form over the past few seasons back home in WA has been good. I was expecting a cap this series but it looks like I'm going back to WA again. Not happy".

Vice Captain Michael Clarke, who many had thought was looking like missing the series due to a niggling back injury had this to say on the North situation;

"He's a fantastic player, but to expect to be picked for such a challenging tour of India is quite unrealistic seeing as Fergie (Ferguson) has been in top form. I don't think there is any room in the middle order for him at the moment - guess he just has to go back to scoring runs for WA".

North who played in 4 Ashes Tests this year after not scoring a century when everyone around him were, has been left out in the cold again regarding selection but still hopes to be chosen for the 3 Test series against the West Indies later this year.



Oh and I'm not doing it by the player rankings, I just chose the best ODI batsman I think will win the series.