Commonwealth Bank Series 2006/07
Completed
Australia
246/2
(45.2 ov)
VS
England
242/8
(50.0 ov)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Match 1 · ODI · 12 Jan 2007
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c ML Hayden b NW Bracken | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
c ML Hayden b NW Bracken | 26 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
c A Symonds b SR Clark | 82 | 91 | 4 | 3 |
c MG Johnson b GD McGrath | 43 | 70 | 2 | 0 |
not out | 47 | 38 | 5 | 0 |
lbw b MG Johnson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
c AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
c RT Ponting b NW Bracken | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 3, nb 1, b 1, lb 1)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GD McGrath (1wd) | 10.0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 9.0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
SR Clark (2wd, 1nb) | 10.0 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
| 10.0 | 2 | 34 | 2 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c PA Nixon b JWM Dalrymple | 60 | 61 | 7 | 1 |
c PA Nixon b MS Panesar | 28 | 42 | 4 | 0 |
not out | 82 | 96 | 8 | 0 |
not out | 57 | 74 | 4 | 0 |
Extras 19 (wd 15, nb 1, b 1, lb 2) · Target 243
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A Flintoff (11wd) | 6.0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
J Lewis (2wd, 1nb) | 8.2 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
JM Anderson (1wd) | 7.0 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
MS Panesar (1wd) | 10.0 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| 10.0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
RT Ponting · Australia | 98 |
KP Pietersen · England | 92 |
MG Johnson · Australia | 82 |
AC Gilchrist · Australia | 77 |
NW Bracken · Australia | 75 |
MJ Clarke · Australia | 61 |
A Flintoff · England | 52 |
GD McGrath · Australia | 50 |
ML Hayden · Australia | 48 |
PD Collingwood · England | 45 |
JWM Dalrymple · England | 39 |
MS Panesar · England | 37 |
MP Vaughan · England | 30 |
SR Clark · Australia | 25 |
J Lewis · England | 21 |
IR Bell · England | 17 |
PA Nixon · England | 16 |
AJ Strauss · England | 13 |
MEK Hussey · Australia | 8 |
A Symonds · Australia | 8 |
CL White · Australia | 0 |
JM Anderson · England | 0 |
Australia won by 8 wickets
Toss: England, chose to batPlayer of the match: AC GilchristVenue: Melbourne Cricket GroundSeries: Commonwealth Bank Series 2006/07
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