Test # 1760
The Ashes, 2005, 3rd Test
England v Australia
Old Trafford, Manchester
11,12,13,14,15 August 2005 (5-day match)

Result: Match Drawn
Series: 5-Test series level 1-1

Toss: England
Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and SA Bucknor (WI)
TV Umpire: NJ Llong
Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL)
Man of the Match: RT Ponting

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 341/5 (Bell 59*, 89 overs)
  • Day 2: England 444, Australia 214/7 (Warne 45*, Gillespie 4*, 56 overs)
  • Day 3: Australia 264/7 (Warne 78*, Gillespie 7*, 70 overs)
  • Day 4: Australia 302, England 280/6d, Australia 24/0 (Langer 14*, Hayden 5*, 10 overs) 
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
ME Trescothick        c Gilchrist        b Warne               63 196 117  9 0
AJ Strauss                               b Lee                  6  43  28  0 0
*MP Vaughan           c McGrath          b Katich             166 281 215 20 1
IR Bell               c Gilchrist        b Lee                 59 205 155  8 0
KP Pietersen          c sub (BJ Hodge)   b Lee                 21  50  28  1 0
MJ Hoggard                               b Lee                  4  13  10  1 0
A Flintoff            c Langer           b Warne               46  93  67  7 0
+GO Jones                                b Gillespie           42  86  51  6 0
AF Giles              c Hayden           b Warne                0  11   6  0 0
SJ Harmison           not out                                  10  13  11  1 0
SP Jones                                 b Warne                0   7   4  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 5, w 3, nb 15)                  27
Total                 (all out, 113.2 overs, 503 mins)        444

FoW: 1-26 (Strauss, 9.2 ov), 2-163 (Trescothick, 41.5 ov),
     3-290 (Vaughan, 74.3 ov), 4-333 (Pietersen, 86.2 ov),
     5-341 (Hoggard, 88.6 ov), 6-346 (Bell, 92.1 ov),
     7-433 (Flintoff, 109.2 ov), 8-434 (GO Jones, 110.2 ov),
     9-438 (Giles, 111.4 ov), 10-444 (SP Jones, 113.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     25      6     86      0 (4nb)
Lee                         27      6    100      4 (5nb, 2w)
Gillespie                   19      2    114      1 (2nb, 1w)
Warne                       33.2    5     99      4 (2nb)
Katich                       9      1     36      1

Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             c Bell             b Giles               31  76  50  4 0
ML Hayden             lbw                b Giles               34 112  71  5 0
*RT Ponting           c Bell             b SP Jones             7  20  12  1 0
DR Martyn                                b Giles               20  71  41  2 0
SM Katich                                b Flintoff            17  39  28  1 0
+AC Gilchrist         c GO Jones         b SP Jones            30  74  49  4 0
SK Warne              c Giles            b SP Jones            90 183 122 11 1
MJ Clarke             c Flintoff         b SP Jones             7  19  18  0 0
JN Gillespie          lbw                b SP Jones            26 144 111  1 1
B Lee                 c Trescothick      b SP Jones             1  17  16  0 0
GD McGrath            not out                                   1  20   4  0 0
Extras                (b 8, lb 7, w 8, nb 15)                  38
Total                 (all out, 84.5 overs, 393 mins)         302

FoW: 1-58 (Langer, 15.5 ov), 2-73 (Ponting, 20.1 ov),
     3-86 (Hayden, 23.3 ov), 4-119 (Katich, 32.1 ov),
     5-133 (Martyn, 35.3 ov), 6-186 (Gilchrist, 48.1 ov),
     7-201 (Clarke, 52.3 ov), 8-287 (Warne, 76.2 ov),
     9-293 (Lee, 80.4 ov), 10-302 (Gillespie, 84.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Harmison                    10      0     47      0 (3nb)
Hoggard                      6      2     22      0
Flintoff                    20      1     65      1 (8nb)
SP Jones                    17.5    6     53      6 (1nb, 2w)
Giles                       31      4    100      3 (1w)

England 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
ME Trescothick                           b McGrath             41  71  56  6 0
AJ Strauss            c Martyn           b McGrath            106 246 158  9 2
*MP Vaughan           c sub (BJ Hodge)   b Lee                 14  45  37  2 0
IR Bell               c Katich           b McGrath             65 165 103  4 1
KP Pietersen          lbw                b McGrath              0   3   1  0 0
A Flintoff                               b McGrath              4  20  18  0 0
+GO Jones             not out                                  27  15  12  2 2
AF Giles              not out                                   0   4   0  0 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 3, w 1, nb 14)                  23
Total                 (6 wickets dec, 61.5 overs, 288 mins)   280

DNB: MJ Hoggard, SJ Harmison, SP Jones.

FoW: 1-64 (Trescothick, 15.3 ov), 2-97 (Vaughan, 25.4 ov),
     3-224 (Strauss, 53.3 ov), 4-225 (Pietersen, 53.5 ov),
     5-248 (Flintoff, 59.1 ov), 6-264 (Bell, 61.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
McGrath                     20.5    1    115      5 (6nb, 1w)
Lee                         12      0     60      1 (4nb)
Warne                       25      3     74      0
Gillespie                    4      0     23      0 (4nb)

Australia 2nd innings (target: 423 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
JL Langer             c GO Jones         b Hoggard             14  42  41  3 0
ML Hayden                                b Flintoff            36 123  91  5 1
*RT Ponting           c GO Jones         b Harmison           156 411 275 16 1
DR Martyn             lbw                b Harmison            19  53  36  3 0
SM Katich             c Giles            b Flintoff            12  30  23  2 0
+AC Gilchrist         c Bell             b Flintoff             4  36  30  0 0
MJ Clarke                                b SP Jones            39  73  63  7 0
JN Gillespie          lbw                b Hoggard              0   8   5  0 0
SK Warne              c GO Jones         b Flintoff            34  99  69  5 0
B Lee                 not out                                  18  44  25  4 0
GD McGrath            not out                                   5  17   9  1 0
Extras                (b 5, lb 8, w 1, nb 20)                  34
Total                 (9 wickets, 108 overs, 474 mins)        371

FoW: 1-25 (Langer, 11.1 ov), 2-96 (Hayden, 29.4 ov),
     3-129 (Martyn, 42.5 ov), 4-165 (Katich, 49.3 ov),
     5-182 (Gilchrist, 57.4 ov), 6-263 (Clarke, 75.2 ov),
     7-264 (Gillespie, 76.5 ov), 8-340 (Warne, 98.2 ov),
     9-354 (Ponting, 103.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Harmison                    22      4     67      2 (4nb, 1w)
Hoggard                     13      0     49      2 (6nb)
Giles                       26      4     93      0
Vaughan                      5      0     21      0
Flintoff                    25      6     71      4 (9nb)
SP Jones                    17      3     57      1
    • 4th Umpire - JH Evans

      Day 1

    • England 50 in 15.1 overs
    • England 100 in 26.4 overs
    • Trescothick 50 in 90 balls, 7x4
    • Vaughan 50 in 61 balls, 6x4
    • England 150 in 37.4 overs
    • England 200 in 54.5 overs
    • Vaughan 100 in 206 mins off 163 balls, 11x4
    • England 250 in 68.6 overs
    • Vaughan 150 in 202 balls, 18x4, 1x6
    • England 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (70th over - SK Warne's 19th over, called by umpire Bowden)
    • England 300 in 78.1 overs
    • Bell 50 in 135 balls, 6x4

      Day 2

    • England 350 in 92.6 overs
    • England 400 in 104.6 overs
    • Australia 50 in 12.5 overs
    • Australia 100 in 28.1 overs
    • Australia 150 in 42.1 overs
    • Australia 200 in 53.4 overs

      Day 3

    • Start delayed due to rain, play started at 15:00 GMT
    • Warne 50 in 70 balls, 6x4 1x6
    • Australia 250 in 66.4 overs

      Day 4

    • Australia 1st innings: 1x7 ball over (77th over - SP Jones's 14th over, called by umpire Steve Bucknor)
    • Australia 300 in 84.2 overs
    • Score at Lunch: England 26/0 in 8 overs (Strauss 11*, Trescothick 12*)
    • England 50 in 12.2 overs
    • England 100 in 26.2 overs
    • Strauss 50 in 89 balls, 5x4, 1x6
    • Score at Tea: England 128/2 in 35 overs (Strauss 57*, Bell 8*)
    • England 150 in 41.5 overs
    • England 200 in 48.3 overs
    • Strauss 100 in 238 mins off 154 balls, 9x4, 2x6
    • Bell 50 in 81 balls, 3x4, 1x6
    • England 250 in 59.2 overs

      Day 5

    • Australia 50 in 17.6 overs
    • Australia 100 in 31.1 overs
    • Ponting 50 in 103 balls, 4x4, 1x6
    • Australia 150 in 46.5 overs
    • Australia 200 in 60.6 overs
    • RT Ponting 100 in 249 mins off 169 balls, 10x4, 1x6
    • Australia 250 in 71.3 overs
    • Ponting 150 in 246 balls, 380 mts, 15x4, 1x6



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