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England v Australia @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
5, 6, 7, 8 July 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, G Sharp
Third Umpire: KE Palmer
Match Referee: Talat Ali
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 118 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mike Atherton | c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 57 | 107 | 146 | 10 | - |
| 2. Marcus Trescothick | c Shane Warne b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 38 | 71 | 111 | 4 | - |
| *4. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 13 | 35 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ian Ward | b Glenn McGrath | 23 | 39 | 50 | 2 | - |
| +6. Alec Stewart | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 65 | 82 | 130 | 9 | - |
| 7. Usman Afzaal | b Shane Warne | 4 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Craig White | lbw b Shane Warne | 4 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Ashley Giles | c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 7 | 13 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | c Jason Gillespie b Shane Warne | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Andy Caddick | not out | 49 | 40 | 59 | 7 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-2 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-106 (Mark Butcher), 3-123 (Mike Atherton), 4-136 (Nasser Hussain), 5-159 (Ian Ward), 6-170 (Usman Afzaal), 7-174 (Craig White), 8-191 (Ashley Giles), 9-191 (Darren Gough), 294 (Alec Stewart). |
| Extras | 10b, 8lb, 0w, 16nb, 0pen) 34 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.3 ovs, 289 mins) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17.3 | 2 | 67 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 17 | 3 | 67 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
| Brett Lee | 12 | 2 | 71 | 0 | (0w,7nb) |
| Shane Warne | 19 | 4 | 71 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | b Darren Gough | 77 | 82 | 111 | 13 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Craig White b Ashley Giles | 35 | 41 | 69 | 6 | 1 |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Darren Gough | 11 | 13 | 23 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 49 | 143 | 188 | 7 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | lbw b Darren Gough | 105 | 181 | 244 | 13 | - |
| 6. Damien Martyn | c Marcus Trescothick b Mark Butcher | 105 | 165 | 222 | 15 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Andy Caddick b Craig White | 152 | 143 | 204 | 20 | 5 |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Mike Atherton b Mark Butcher | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 9. Brett Lee | c Mike Atherton b Mark Butcher | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | lbw b Mark Butcher | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 19 | 35 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-98 (Matthew Hayden), 2-130 (Ricky Ponting), 3-134 (Michael Slater), 4-267 (Mark Waugh), 5-336 (Steve Waugh), 6-496 (Damien Martyn), 7-511 (Shane Warne), 8-513 (Brett Lee), 9-513 (Jason Gillespie), 576 (Adam Gilchrist). |
| Extras | 3b, 7lb, 0w, 23nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 129.4 ovs, 545 mins) 576 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 33 | 6 | 152 | 3 | (0w,10nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 36 | 0 | 163 | 1 | (0w,12nb) |
| Craig White | 26.4 | 5 | 101 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ashley Giles | 25 | 0 | 108 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Butcher | 9 | 3 | 42 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mike Atherton | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 9 | 34 | 1 | - |
| 2. Marcus Trescothick | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 76 | 113 | 208 | 11 | 2 |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 41 | 73 | 95 | 5 | - |
| *4. Nasser Hussain | retired hurt | 9 | 20 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ian Ward | b Brett Lee | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | - |
| +6. Alec Stewart | c Shane Warne b Jason Gillespie | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 7. Usman Afzaal | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| 8. Craig White | b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Ashley Giles | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 0 | 12 | 22 | - | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Andy Caddick | not out | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Mike Atherton), 2-99 (Mark Butcher), 3-142 (Ian Ward), 4-148 (Alec Stewart), 5-150 (Usman Afzaal), 6-154 (Craig White), 7-155 (Marcus Trescothick), 8-155 (Darren Gough), 9-164 (Ashley Giles). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.1 ovs, 218 mins) 164 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 13 | 5 | 34 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 11 | 2 | 52 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10.1 | 4 | 29 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Lee | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Atherton, Marcus Trescothick, Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Ian Ward, Alec Stewart, Usman Afzaal, Craig White, Ashley Giles, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick