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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26th, 27th, 28th, 29th December 2010
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: Aleem Dar, AL Hill
Third Umpire: M Erasmus
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: England won by an innings and 157 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shane Watson | c Kevin Pietersen b Christopher Tremlett | 5 | 12 | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Phillip Hughes | c Kevin Pietersen b Tim Bresnan | 16 | 32 | 59 | 2 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | c Graeme Swann b Christopher Tremlett | 10 | 38 | 52 | 2 | - |
| 4. Michael Clarke | c Matt Prior b James Anderson | 20 | 54 | 89 | 2 | - |
| 5. Michael Hussey | c Matt Prior b James Anderson | 8 | 41 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 6. Steven Smith | c Matt Prior b James Anderson | 6 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| +7. Brad Haddin | c Andrew Strauss b Tim Bresnan | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | c Matt Prior b James Anderson | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 9. Ryan Harris | not out | 10 | 23 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 10. Peter Siddle | c Matt Prior b Christopher Tremlett | 11 | 15 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 11. Ben Hilfenhaus | c Matt Prior b Christopher Tremlett | 0 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Shane Watson), 2-37 (Phillip Hughes), 3-37 (Ricky Ponting), 4-58 (Michael Hussey), 5-66 (Steven Smith), 6-77 (Michael Clarke), 7-77 (Brad Haddin), 8-77 (Mitchell Johnson), 9-92 (Peter Siddle), 10-98 (Ben Hilfenhaus). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.5 ovs, 195 mins) 98 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Anderson | 16 | 4 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Christopher Tremlett | 11.5 | 5 | 26 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Tim Bresnan | 13 | 6 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Swann | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Andrew Strauss | c Michael Hussey b Peter Siddle | 69 | 167 | 232 | 5 | - |
| 2. Alastair Cook | c Shane Watson b Peter Siddle | 82 | 152 | 212 | 11 | - |
| 3. Jonathan Trott | not out | 168 | 345 | 486 | 14 | - |
| 4. Kevin Pietersen | lbw b Peter Siddle | 51 | 89 | 127 | 7 | - |
| 5. Paul Collingwood | c Peter Siddle b Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 15 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ian Bell | c Peter Siddle b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| +7. Matt Prior | c Ricky Ponting b Peter Siddle | 85 | 119 | 201 | 11 | - |
| 8. Tim Bresnan | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 4 | 17 | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Graeme Swann | c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 22 | 28 | 51 | 3 | - |
| 10. Christopher Tremlett | b Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. James Anderson | b Peter Siddle | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-159 (Alastair Cook), 2-170 (Andrew Strauss), 3-262 (Kevin Pietersen), 4-281 (Paul Collingwood), 5-286 (Ian Bell), 6-459 (Matt Prior), 7-465 (Tim Bresnan), 8-508 (Graeme Swann), 9-512 (Christopher Tremlett), 10-513 (James Anderson). |
| Extras | 10b, 2lb, 3w, 3nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 159.1 ovs, 700 mins) 513 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 37 | 13 | 83 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Ryan Harris | 28.4 | 9 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mitchell Johnson | 29 | 2 | 134 | 2 | (2w,2nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 33.1 | 10 | 75 | 6 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Watson | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steven Smith | 18 | 3 | 71 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 3.2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shane Watson | lbw b Tim Bresnan | 54 | 102 | 136 | 6 | - |
| 2. Phillip Hughes | run out (Jonathan Trott > Matt Prior > ) | 23 | 30 | 49 | 2 | - |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | b Tim Bresnan | 20 | 73 | 101 | 2 | - |
| 4. Michael Clarke | c Andrew Strauss b Graeme Swann | 13 | 66 | 81 | - | - |
| 5. Michael Hussey | c Ian Bell b Tim Bresnan | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Steven Smith | b James Anderson | 38 | 67 | 91 | 6 | - |
| +7. Brad Haddin | not out | 55 | 93 | 135 | 4 | 1 |
| 8. Mitchell Johnson | b Christopher Tremlett | 6 | 22 | 23 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Siddle | c Kevin Pietersen b Graeme Swann | 40 | 50 | 70 | 5 | 1 |
| 10. Ben Hilfenhaus | c Matt Prior b Tim Bresnan | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Ryan Harris | absent hurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FOW | 1-53 (Phillip Hughes), 2-99 (Shane Watson), 3-102 (Ricky Ponting), 4-104 (Michael Hussey), 5-134 (Michael Clarke), 6-158 (Steven Smith), 7-172 (Mitchell Johnson), 8-258 (Peter Siddle), 9-258 (Ben Hilfenhaus). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.4 ovs, 354 mins) 258 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Anderson | 20 | 1 | 71 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Christopher Tremlett | 17 | 3 | 71 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Swann | 27 | 11 | 59 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tim Bresnan | 21.4 | 8 | 50 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ben Hilfenhaus, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Brad Haddin, Steven Smith, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Ricky Ponting, Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson