Test · MEN'S CRICKET
England v Australia
1 Dec 2006 – 5 Dec 2006 · Adelaide Oval · England tour of Australia
England tour of AustraliaRESULT
England551/6d & 129/10
Australia513/10 & 168/4Australia won by 6 wickets
England551/6d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Strauss | c DR Martyn b SR Clark | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 31.82 |
 Alastair Cook | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 27 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 47.37 |
 Ian Bell | caught and bowled · B Lee | 60 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 40.54 |
 Paul Collingwood | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 206 | 392 | 16 | 0 | 52.55 |
 Kevin Pietersen | run out | 158 | 257 | 15 | 1 | 61.48 |
 Andrew Flintoff | not out | 38 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 56.72 |
 Geraint Jones | c DR Martyn b SK Warne | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
 Ashley Giles | not out | 27 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 61.36 |
| Total · 1008 legal balls | 551 | 168.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 20 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Lee | 34.0 | 139 | 1 | 4.09 | 1 | 8 |
| Glenn McGrath | 30.0 | 107 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 |
 Stuart Clark | 34.0 | 75 | 3 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 |
 Shane Warne | 53.0 | 167 | 1 | 3.15 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Clarke | 17.0 | 53 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (AJ Strauss) · 2-45 (AN Cook) · 3-158 (IR Bell) · 4-468 (PD Collingwood) · 5-489 (KP Pietersen) · 6-491 (GO Jones)
Australia513/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Langer | c KP Pietersen b A Flintoff | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Matthew Hayden | c GO Jones b MJ Hoggard | 12 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
 Ricky Ponting | c GO Jones b MJ Hoggard | 142 | 245 | 12 | 0 | 57.96 |
 Damien Martyn | c IR Bell b MJ Hoggard | 11 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Michael Hussey | bowled · MJ Hoggard | 91 | 212 | 7 | 1 | 42.92 |
| Michael Clarke | c AF Giles b MJ Hoggard | 124 | 224 | 9 | 0 | 55.36 |
 Adam Gilchrist | c IR Bell b AF Giles | 64 | 79 | 8 | 0 | 81.01 |
| Shane Warne | lbw · MJ Hoggard | 43 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 39.81 |
| Brett Lee | not out | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 21.21 |
| Stuart Clark | bowled · MJ Hoggard | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glenn McGrath | c GO Jones b JM Anderson | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Total · 993 legal balls | 513 | 165.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 14 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matthew Hoggard | 42.0 | 109 | 7 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 26.0 | 82 | 1 | 3.15 | 0 | 5 |
 Steve Harmison | 25.0 | 96 | 0 | 3.84 | 1 | 2 |
 James Anderson | 21.3 | 85 | 1 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 42.0 | 103 | 1 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 9.0 | 32 | 0 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (JL Langer) · 2-35 (ML Hayden) · 3-65 (DR Martyn) · 4-257 (RT Ponting) · 5-286 (MEK Hussey) · 6-384 (AC Gilchrist) · 7-502 (SK Warne) · 8-505 (MJ Clarke) · 9-507 (SR Clark) · 10-513 (GD McGrath)
England129/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c MEK Hussey b SK Warne | 34 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 43.04 |
| Alastair Cook | c AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 25.71 |
| Ian Bell | run out | 26 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 35.62 |
| Paul Collingwood | not out | 22 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 18.49 |
| Kevin Pietersen | bowled · SK Warne | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Andrew Flintoff | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Geraint Jones | c ML Hayden b B Lee | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Ashley Giles | c ML Hayden b SK Warne | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matthew Hoggard | bowled · SK Warne | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Steve Harmison | lbw · GD McGrath | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 38.10 |
| James Anderson | lbw · GD McGrath | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 |
| Total · 438 legal balls | 129 | 73.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 11 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 18.0 | 35 | 2 | 1.94 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 10.0 | 15 | 2 | 1.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 32.0 | 49 | 4 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 13.0 | 22 | 1 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-31 (AN Cook) · 2-69 (AJ Strauss) · 3-70 (IR Bell) · 4-73 (KP Pietersen) · 5-77 (A Flintoff) · 6-94 (GO Jones) · 7-97 (AF Giles) · 8-105 (MJ Hoggard) · 9-119 (SJ Harmison) · 10-129 (JM Anderson)
Australia168/4
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | c IR Bell b MJ Hoggard | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Matthew Hayden | c PD Collingwood b A Flintoff | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Ricky Ponting | c AJ Strauss b AF Giles | 49 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 75.38 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 61 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 92.42 |
| Damien Martyn | c AJ Strauss b A Flintoff | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Total · 197 legal balls | 168 | 32.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 7 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 4.0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 9.0 | 44 | 2 | 4.89 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashley Giles | 10.0 | 46 | 1 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Harmison | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | 1 | 0 |
| James Anderson | 3.5 | 23 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (JL Langer) · 2-33 (ML Hayden) · 3-116 (RT Ponting) · 4-121 (DR Martyn)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.