Test · MEN'S CRICKET
Australia v England
26 Dec 2002 – 30 Dec 2002 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · England tour of Australia
England tour of AustraliaRESULT
Australia551/6d & 107/5
England270/10 & 387/10Australia won by 5 wickets
Australia551/6d
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Langer | c AR Caddick b RKJ Dawson | 250 | 407 | 30 | 1 | 61.43 |
 Matthew Hayden | c JP Crawley b AR Caddick | 102 | 149 | 10 | 3 | 68.46 |
 Ricky Ponting | bowled · C White | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 65.63 |
 Damien Martyn | c ME Trescothick b C White | 17 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 56.67 |
 Steve Waugh | c JS Foster b C White | 77 | 117 | 15 | 0 | 65.81 |
 Martin Love | not out | 62 | 141 | 4 | 0 | 43.97 |
 Adam Gilchrist | bowled · RKJ Dawson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Total · 877 legal balls | 551 | 146.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 21 runs. Innings declared.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Caddick | 36.0 | 126 | 1 | 3.50 | 1 | 3 |
 Steve Harmison | 36.0 | 108 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig White | 33.0 | 133 | 3 | 4.03 | 0 | 1 |
 Richard Dawson | 28.1 | 121 | 2 | 4.30 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Butcher | 13.0 | 52 | 0 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-195 (ML Hayden) · 2-235 (RT Ponting) · 3-265 (DR Martyn) · 4-394 (SR Waugh) · 5-545 (JL Langer) · 6-551 (AC Gilchrist)
England270/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Trescothick | c AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 37 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 49.33 |
 Michael Vaughan | bowled · GD McGrath | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Mark Butcher | lbw · JN Gillespie | 25 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 32.05 |
 Nasser Hussain | c ML Hayden b SCG MacGill | 24 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Richard Dawson | c ML Love b SCG MacGill | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Robert Key | lbw · B Lee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| John Crawley | c JL Langer b JN Gillespie | 17 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 37.78 |
| Craig White | not out | 85 | 134 | 9 | 3 | 63.43 |
 James Foster | lbw · SR Waugh | 19 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Andrew Caddick | bowled · JN Gillespie | 17 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 56.67 |
| Steve Harmison | c AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Total · 537 legal balls | 270 | 89.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 27 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 16.0 | 41 | 1 | 2.56 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Gillespie | 16.3 | 25 | 4 | 1.52 | 0 | 1 |
 Stuart MacGill | 36.0 | 108 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 17.0 | 70 | 2 | 4.12 | 0 | 11 |
| Steve Waugh | 4.0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (MP Vaughan) · 2-73 (ME Trescothick) · 3-94 (MA Butcher) · 4-111 (RKJ Dawson) · 5-113 (RWT Key) · 6-118 (N Hussain) · 7-172 (JP Crawley) · 8-227 (JS Foster) · 9-264 (AR Caddick) · 10-270 (SJ Harmison)
England387/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Trescothick | lbw · SCG MacGill | 37 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 80.43 |
| Michael Vaughan | c ML Love b SCG MacGill | 145 | 218 | 19 | 3 | 66.51 |
| Mark Butcher | c ML Love b JN Gillespie | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20.69 |
| Nasser Hussain | caught and bowled · GD McGrath | 23 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 32.86 |
| Robert Key | c RT Ponting b JN Gillespie | 52 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 47.71 |
| John Crawley | bowled · B Lee | 33 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 31.43 |
| Craig White | c AC Gilchrist b SCG MacGill | 21 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 33.87 |
| James Foster | c ML Love b SCG MacGill | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Richard Dawson | not out | 15 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Andrew Caddick | c SR Waugh b SCG MacGill | 10 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Steve Harmison | bowled · JN Gillespie | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Total · 725 legal balls | 387 | 120.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 32 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 19.0 | 44 | 1 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 24.4 | 71 | 3 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGill | 48.1 | 152 | 5 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 27.0 | 87 | 1 | 3.22 | 2 | 6 |
| Steve Waugh | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (ME Trescothick) · 2-89 (MA Butcher) · 3-169 (N Hussain) · 4-236 (MP Vaughan) · 5-287 (RWT Key) · 6-342 (JP Crawley) · 7-342 (C White) · 8-356 (JS Foster) · 9-378 (AR Caddick) · 10-387 (SJ Harmison)
Australia107/5
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Langer | lbw · AR Caddick | 24 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Matthew Hayden | c AJ Tudor b AR Caddick | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ricky Ponting | c JS Foster b SJ Harmison | 30 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 85.71 |
| Damien Martyn | c JS Foster b SJ Harmison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Waugh | c MA Butcher b AR Caddick | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Martin Love | not out | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Adam Gilchrist | not out | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Total · 139 legal balls | 107 | 23.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 22 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Caddick | 12.0 | 51 | 3 | 4.25 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Harmison | 11.1 | 43 | 2 | 3.85 | 0 | 7 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (ML Hayden) · 2-58 (RT Ponting) · 3-58 (DR Martyn) · 4-83 (SR Waugh) · 5-90 (JL Langer)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.