Result
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Australia vs England
England
247
(49.5/50 ov)
Australia
248/3
(47.2/50 ov)
England won the toss and elected to batting
Player of the Match
England
Batting
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bell c Michael Hussey b Glenn McGrath | 77 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 85.56 |
| Michael Vaughan b Shaun Tait | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Andrew Strauss b Shaun Tait | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Kevin Pietersen c Michael Clarke b Nathan Bracken | 104 | 122 | 6 | 1 | 85.25 |
| Paul Collingwood c Adam Gilchrist b Shaun Tait | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Andrew Flintoff c Adam Gilchrist b Brad Hogg | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Ravi Bopara c Michael Hussey b Nathan Bracken | 21 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Paul Nixon c Brad Hodge b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Sajid Mahmood c Brad Hodge b Nathan Bracken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Monty Panesar not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Anderson b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bracken | 10.0 | 33 | 3 | 3.30 |
| Shaun Tait | 10.0 | 41 | 3 | 4.10 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9.5 | 62 | 3 | 6.31 |
| Michael Clarke | 4.0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Brad Hogg | 10.0 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 |
| Andrew Symonds | 6.0 | 40 | 0 | 6.67 |
Australia
Batting
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist c Paul Collingwood b Andrew Flintoff | 27 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 72.97 |
| Matthew Hayden b Paul Collingwood | 41 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 82.00 |
| Ricky Ponting c Paul Collingwood | 86 | 106 | 11 | 0 | 81.13 |
| Michael Clarke not out | 55 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 87.30 |
| Andrew Symonds not out | 28 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 100.00 |
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 10.0 | 49 | 0 | 4.90 |
| Sajid Mahmood | 9.2 | 60 | 0 | 6.43 |
| Andrew Flintoff | 10.0 | 35 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Monty Panesar | 9.0 | 48 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Paul Collingwood | 9.0 | 50 | 1 | 5.56 |
Venue
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
Innings
- England — 1st Innings 247 (49.5)
- Australia — 2nd Innings 248-3 (47.2)
Awards
Player of the match: Shaun Tait