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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 2002 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: DL Orchard, RB Tiffin
Third Umpire: DB Hair
Match Referee: Wasim Raja
Match Result: Australia won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Andy Caddick b Richard Dawson | 250 | 407 | 578 | 30 | 1 |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c John Crawley b Andy Caddick | 102 | 149 | 189 | 10 | 3 |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | b Craig White | 21 | 32 | 40 | 3 | - |
| 4. Damien Martyn | c Marcus Trescothick b Craig White | 17 | 30 | 38 | 3 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c James Foster b Craig White | 77 | 117 | 159 | 15 | - |
| 6. Martin Love | not out | 62 | 141 | 160 | 4 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | b Richard Dawson | 1 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 8. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 9. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 10. Stuart MacGill | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-195 (Matthew Hayden), 2-235 (Ricky Ponting), 3-265 (Damien Martyn), 4-394 (Steve Waugh), 5-545 (Justin Langer), 6-551 (Adam Gilchrist). |
| Extras | 0b, 11lb, 5w, 5nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 146 ovs, 588 mins) 551 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Caddick | 36 | 6 | 126 | 1 | (1w,3nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 36 | 7 | 108 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Craig White | 33 | 5 | 133 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Richard Dawson | 28 | 1 | 121 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Butcher | 13 | 2 | 52 | 0 | (4w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 37 | 75 | 93 | 6 | 1 |
| 2. Michael Vaughan | b Glenn McGrath | 11 | 17 | 26 | 2 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 25 | 78 | 111 | 3 | - |
| *4. Nasser Hussain | c Matthew Hayden b Stuart MacGill | 24 | 58 | 87 | 3 | - |
| 5. Richard Dawson | c Martin Love b Stuart MacGill | 6 | 18 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 6. Robert Key | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 7. John Crawley | c Justin Langer b Jason Gillespie | 17 | 45 | 61 | 2 | - |
| 8. Craig White | not out | 85 | 134 | 182 | 9 | 3 |
| +9. James Foster | lbw b Steve Waugh | 19 | 76 | 76 | - | - |
| 10. Andy Caddick | b Jason Gillespie | 17 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| 11. Steve Harmison | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 2 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Michael Vaughan), 2-73 (Marcus Trescothick), 3-94 (Mark Butcher), 4-111 (Richard Dawson), 5-113 (Robert Key), 6-118 (Nasser Hussain), 7-172 (John Crawley), 8-227 (James Foster), 9-264 (Andy Caddick), 270 (Steve Harmison). |
| Extras | 3b, 10lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.3 ovs, 364 mins) 270 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 16 | 5 | 41 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 16.3 | 7 | 25 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 36 | 10 | 108 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Lee | 17 | 4 | 70 | 2 | (0w,7nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marcus Trescothick | lbw b Stuart MacGill | 37 | 46 | 68 | 5 | 1 |
| 2. Michael Vaughan | c Martin Love b Stuart MacGill | 145 | 218 | 277 | 19 | 3 |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Martin Love b Jason Gillespie | 6 | 29 | 36 | - | - |
| *4. Nasser Hussain | c & b Glenn McGrath | 23 | 70 | 91 | 3 | - |
| 5. Robert Key | c Ricky Ponting b Jason Gillespie | 52 | 109 | 127 | 7 | - |
| 6. John Crawley | b Brett Lee | 33 | 105 | 137 | 3 | - |
| 7. Craig White | c Adam Gilchrist b Stuart MacGill | 21 | 62 | 95 | 3 | - |
| +8. James Foster | c Martin Love b Stuart MacGill | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 9. Richard Dawson | not out | 15 | 45 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 10. Andy Caddick | c Steve Waugh b Stuart MacGill | 10 | 19 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 11. Steve Harmison | b Jason Gillespie | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-67 (Marcus Trescothick), 2-89 (Mark Butcher), 3-169 (Nasser Hussain), 4-236 (Michael Vaughan), 5-287 (Robert Key), 6-342 (John Crawley), 7-342 (Craig White), 8-356 (James Foster), 9-378 (Andy Caddick), 387 (Steve Harmison). |
| Extras | 3b, 21lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 120.4 ovs, 477 mins) 387 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 19 | 5 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 24.4 | 6 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 48 | 10 | 152 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Lee | 27 | 4 | 87 | 1 | (2w,6nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Justin Langer | lbw b Andy Caddick | 24 | 56 | 92 | 1 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c sub b Andy Caddick | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c James Foster b Steve Harmison | 30 | 35 | 41 | 3 | 1 |
| 4. Damien Martyn | c James Foster b Steve Harmison | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Mark Butcher b Andy Caddick | 14 | 25 | 30 | 2 | - |
| 6. Martin Love | not out | 6 | 14 | 25 | - | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | not out | 10 | 13 | 20 | 2 | - |
| 8. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 9. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 10. Stuart MacGill | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-8 (Matthew Hayden), 2-58 (Ricky Ponting), 3-58 (Damien Martyn), 4-83 (Steve Waugh), 5-90 (Justin Langer). |
| Extras | 8b, 5lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 23.1 ovs, 113 mins) 107 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andy Caddick | 12 | 1 | 51 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Steve Harmison | 11.1 | 1 | 43 | 2 | (0w,7nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Damien Martyn, Steve Waugh, Martin Love, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath