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Australia v South Africa @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 2005 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: Asad Rauf, SA Bucknor
Third Umpire: RL Parry
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: Australia won by 184 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Phil Jaques | c Jacques Rudolph b Shaun Pollock | 2 | 12 | 12 | - | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 65 | 177 | 228 | 9 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Herschelle Gibbs b Andre Nel | 117 | 198 | 298 | 13 | - |
| 4. Brad Hodge | c Graeme Smith b Shaun Pollock | 7 | 26 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 5. Michael Hussey | b Makhaya Ntini | 122 | 203 | 247 | 14 | 4 |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Herschelle Gibbs b Andre Nel | 2 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Nicky Boje b Andre Nel | 9 | 14 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 9. Brett Lee | lbw b Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 16 | 26 | - | - |
| 10. Stuart MacGill | b Makhaya Ntini | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 11 | 56 | 120 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Phil Jaques), 2-154 (Matthew Hayden), 3-176 (Brad Hodge), 4-207 (Ricky Ponting), 5-207 (Andrew Symonds), 6-213 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-227 (Shane Warne), 8-239 (Brett Lee), 9-248 (Stuart MacGill), 355 (Michael Hussey). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 119.3 ovs, 506 mins) 355 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 26 | 5 | 67 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 22.3 | 3 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 21.5 | 4 | 69 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Andre Nel | 31 | 6 | 84 | 4 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 18.1 | 3 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. AB de Villiers | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 61 | 141 | 178 | 9 | - |
| *2. Graeme Smith | lbw b Brett Lee | 22 | 42 | 62 | 2 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Andrew Symonds | 94 | 234 | 347 | 15 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | b Brett Lee | 23 | 91 | 108 | 2 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 6 | 19 | 22 | - | - |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | b Brett Lee | 13 | 36 | 40 | 2 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | lbw b Andrew Symonds | 23 | 40 | 48 | 4 | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | lbw b Andrew Symonds | 9 | 21 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 9. Nicky Boje | b Shane Warne | 12 | 27 | 43 | 2 | - |
| 10. Andre Nel | c Michael Hussey b Stuart MacGill | 14 | 21 | 28 | 3 | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | not out | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Graeme Smith), 2-122 (AB de Villiers), 3-184 (Jacques Kallis), 4-192 (Ashwell Prince), 5-214 (Jacques Rudolph), 6-260 (Mark Boucher), 7-265 (Herschelle Gibbs), 8-281 (Shaun Pollock), 9-291 (Nicky Boje), 311 (Andre Nel). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 0w, 15nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 111 ovs, 467 mins) 311 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 27 | 13 | 57 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Brett Lee | 28 | 5 | 92 | 3 | (0w,9nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 20 | 6 | 50 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 21 | 7 | 62 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 15 | 3 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | c Mark Boucher b Jacques Kallis | 137 | 242 | 356 | 17 | 2 |
| 2. Phil Jaques | lbw b Andre Nel | 28 | 44 | 64 | 3 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 11 | 29 | 48 | - | - |
| 4. Brad Hodge | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 24 | 63 | 80 | 3 | - |
| 5. Michael Hussey | c Jacques Kallis b Graeme Smith | 31 | 74 | 94 | 2 | - |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | c Andre Nel b Jacques Kallis | 72 | 54 | 69 | 5 | 6 |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Ashwell Prince b Jacques Kallis | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 10. Stuart MacGill | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-53 (Phil Jaques), 2-82 (Ricky Ponting), 3-131 (Brad Hodge), 4-193 (Michael Hussey), 5-317 (Matthew Hayden), 6-321 (Andrew Symonds), 7-321 (Adam Gilchrist). |
| Extras | 6b, 3lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 83 ovs, 361 mins) 321 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 23 | 5 | 60 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacques Kallis | 11 | 0 | 58 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andre Nel | 20 | 3 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nicky Boje | 14 | 1 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Smith | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graeme Smith | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 25 | 52 | 70 | 3 | - |
| 2. AB de Villiers | st Adam Gilchrist b Shane Warne | 8 | 44 | 64 | 1 | - |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Shane Warne | 9 | 11 | 18 | 2 | - |
| 4. Jacques Kallis | c Adam Gilchrist b Andrew Symonds | 9 | 26 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne | 26 | 120 | 147 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jacques Rudolph | b Andrew Symonds | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 5 | 18 | 30 | - | - |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | not out | 67 | 120 | 156 | 8 | 1 |
| 9. Nicky Boje | b Glenn McGrath | 13 | 38 | 58 | - | 1 |
| 10. Andre Nel | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | b Stuart MacGill | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-39 (AB de Villiers), 2-45 (Graeme Smith), 3-58 (Herschelle Gibbs), 4-64 (Jacques Kallis), 5-72 (Jacques Rudolph), 6-82 (Mark Boucher), 7-130 (Ashwell Prince), 8-166 (Nicky Boje), 9-178 (Andre Nel), 181 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 74 ovs, 307 mins) 181 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 15 | 3 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Lee | 11 | 4 | 23 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 28 | 7 | 74 | 4 | (1w,3nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 16 | 7 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Glenn McGrath, Stuart MacGill, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Michael Hussey, Brad Hodge, Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Phil Jaques