Test · MEN'S CRICKET
England v Australia
26 Dec 2006 – 28 Dec 2006 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · England tour of Australia
England tour of AustraliaRESULT
England159/1074.2 ov161/1065.5 ov
Australia419/10108.3 ovAustralia won by 1 inning and 99 runs
England159/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Strauss | bowled · SK Warne | 50 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 37.88 |
 Alastair Cook | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 29.73 |
 Ian Bell | lbw · SR Clark | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 23.33 |
 Paul Collingwood | c RT Ponting b B Lee | 28 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 34.15 |
 Kevin Pietersen | c A Symonds b SK Warne | 21 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
 Andrew Flintoff | c SK Warne b SR Clark | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 41.94 |
 Chris Read | c RT Ponting b SK Warne | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 |
 Sajid Mahmood | c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Steve Harmison | c MJ Clarke b SK Warne | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
 Monty Panesar | c A Symonds b SK Warne | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
 Matthew Hoggard | not out | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Total · 446 legal balls | 159 | 74.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brett Lee | 13.0 | 36 | 2 | 2.77 | 0 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrath | 20.0 | 37 | 1 | 1.85 | 0 | 1 |
 Stuart Clark | 17.0 | 27 | 2 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Symonds | 7.0 | 17 | 0 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
 Shane Warne | 17.2 | 39 | 5 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (AN Cook) · 2-44 (IR Bell) · 3-101 (PD Collingwood) · 4-101 (AJ Strauss) · 5-122 (A Flintoff) · 6-135 (CMW Read) · 7-136 (SI Mahmood) · 8-145 (SJ Harmison) · 9-146 (KP Pietersen) · 10-159 (MS Panesar)
Australia419/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Langer | c CMW Read b A Flintoff | 27 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 93.10 |
 Matthew Hayden | c CMW Read b SI Mahmood | 153 | 265 | 13 | 2 | 57.74 |
| Brett Lee | c CMW Read b A Flintoff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Ricky Ponting | c AN Cook b A Flintoff | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
 Michael Hussey | bowled · MJ Hoggard | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
 Michael Clarke | c CMW Read b SJ Harmison | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Andrew Symonds | c CMW Read b SJ Harmison | 156 | 220 | 15 | 1 | 70.91 |
 Adam Gilchrist | c PD Collingwood b SI Mahmood | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 40 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Stuart Clark | c CMW Read b SI Mahmood | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Glenn McGrath | c IR Bell b SI Mahmood | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 651 legal balls | 419 | 108.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hoggard | 21.0 | 82 | 1 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 22.0 | 77 | 3 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Steve Harmison | 28.0 | 69 | 2 | 2.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 21.3 | 100 | 4 | 4.65 | 1 | 0 |
| Monty Panesar | 12.0 | 52 | 0 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 3.0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 1.0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (JL Langer) · 2-44 (B Lee) · 3-62 (RT Ponting) · 4-79 (MEK Hussey) · 5-84 (MJ Clarke) · 6-363 (ML Hayden) · 7-365 (AC Gilchrist) · 8-383 (A Symonds) · 9-417 (SR Clark) · 10-419 (GD McGrath)
England161/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 31 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 28.97 |
| Alastair Cook | bowled · SR Clark | 20 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 43.48 |
| Ian Bell | lbw · GD McGrath | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Kevin Pietersen | bowled · SR Clark | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Paul Collingwood | c JL Langer b B Lee | 16 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Andrew Flintoff | lbw · SR Clark | 25 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Chris Read | not out | 26 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 33.77 |
| Sajid Mahmood | lbw · SK Warne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Harmison | lbw · SK Warne | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Monty Panesar | c MJ Clarke b B Lee | 14 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 73.68 |
| Matthew Hoggard | bowled · B Lee | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Total · 395 legal balls | 161 | 65.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 17 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 18.5 | 47 | 4 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | 12.0 | 26 | 1 | 2.17 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 16.0 | 30 | 3 | 1.88 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 19.0 | 46 | 2 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (AN Cook) · 2-48 (IR Bell) · 3-49 (KP Pietersen) · 4-75 (PD Collingwood) · 5-90 (AJ Strauss) · 6-108 (A Flintoff) · 7-109 (SI Mahmood) · 8-127 (SJ Harmison) · 9-146 (MS Panesar) · 10-161 (MJ Hoggard)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.