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England v Australia @ Kennington Oval, London
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 August 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RE Koertzen, P Willey
Third Umpire: MJ Kitchen
Match Referee: Talat Ali
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 25 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | c Marcus Trescothick b Phil Tufnell | 68 | 125 | 183 | 9 | - |
| 2. Justin Langer | retired hurt | 102 | 186 | 260 | 12 | 1 |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c Mike Atherton b James Ormond | 62 | 102 | 126 | 8 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Darren Gough | 120 | 176 | 252 | 16 | 2 |
| *5. Steve Waugh | not out | 157 | 256 | 312 | 21 | 1 |
| +6. Adam Gilchrist | c Mark Ramprakash b Usman Afzaal | 25 | 32 | 48 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. Damien Martyn | not out | 64 | 54 | 62 | 10 | - |
| 8. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 9. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 10. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-158 (Matthew Hayden), 2-292 (Ricky Ponting), 3-489 (Mark Waugh), 4-534 (Adam Gilchrist). |
| Extras | 10b, 13lb, 1w, 19nb, 0pen) 43 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 152 ovs, 624 mins) 641 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 29 | 4 | 113 | 1 | (0w,7nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 36 | 9 | 146 | 0 | (1w,7nb) |
| James Ormond | 34 | 4 | 115 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 39 | 2 | 174 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Mark Butcher | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ramprakash | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Usman Afzaal | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mike Atherton | b Shane Warne | 13 | 39 | 56 | 2 | - |
| 2. Marcus Trescothick | b Shane Warne | 55 | 57 | 82 | 11 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Justin Langer b Shane Warne | 25 | 60 | 70 | 4 | - |
| *4. Nasser Hussain | b Mark Waugh | 52 | 88 | 128 | 8 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 133 | 232 | 365 | 18 | - |
| 6. Usman Afzaal | c Jason Gillespie b Glenn McGrath | 54 | 76 | 97 | 9 | - |
| +7. Alec Stewart | c Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 29 | 49 | 61 | 3 | - |
| 8. Andy Caddick | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. James Ormond | b Shane Warne | 18 | 27 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 24 | 71 | 98 | 4 | - |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | not out | 7 | 15 | 23 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-58 (Mike Atherton), 2-85 (Marcus Trescothick), 3-104 (Mark Butcher), 4-166 (Nasser Hussain), 5-255 (Usman Afzaal), 6-313 (Alec Stewart), 7-313 (Andy Caddick), 8-350 (James Ormond), 9-424 (Mark Ramprakash), 432 (Darren Gough). |
| Extras | 3b, 13lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.2 ovs, 514 mins) 432 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 30 | 11 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 20 | 3 | 96 | 0 | (1w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 44.2 | 7 | 165 | 7 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 14 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ricky Ponting | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mike Atherton | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 20 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 2. Marcus Trescothick | c & b Glenn McGrath | 24 | 43 | 69 | 3 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Steve Waugh b Shane Warne | 14 | 29 | 36 | 2 | - |
| *4. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Shane Warne | 2 | 7 | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne | 19 | 63 | 81 | 3 | - |
| 6. Usman Afzaal | c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 22 | 26 | - | - |
| +7. Alec Stewart | b Shane Warne | 34 | 67 | 98 | 6 | - |
| 8. Andy Caddick | b Brett Lee | 17 | 46 | 51 | 2 | - |
| 9. James Ormond | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 17 | 57 | 78 | 1 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | not out | 39 | 57 | 79 | 6 | - |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Mike Atherton), 2-46 (Mark Butcher), 3-48 (Marcus Trescothick), 4-50 (Nasser Hussain), 5-55 (Usman Afzaal), 6-95 (Mark Ramprakash), 7-126 (Alec Stewart), 8-126 (Andy Caddick), 9-184 (James Ormond), 184 (Phil Tufnell). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 68.3 ovs, 283 mins) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brett Lee | 10 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 15.3 | 6 | 43 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 28 | 8 | 64 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ricky Ponting | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 12 | 5 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Atherton, Marcus Trescothick, Mark Butcher, Nasser Hussain, Mark Ramprakash, Usman Afzaal, Alec Stewart, Andy Caddick, James Ormond, Darren Gough, Phil Tufnell