England vs Australia Scorecard, 3rd Test, The Ashes 2021

3rd Test · The Ashes 2021 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 26 Dec 2021 to 28 Dec 2021

England 185 & 68

Australia 267

Australia won by an innings and 14 runs

Player of the match: SM Boland

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Match summary

England played Australia in the 3rd Test, The Ashes 2021 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, from 26 Dec 2021 to 28 Dec 2021. Australia won by an innings and 14 runs.

Australia won the toss and chose to field first. England made 185 in 65.1 overs, Australia made 267 in 87.5 overs, England made 68 in 27.4 overs.

Joe Root top-scored with 78 runs in the match; Scott Boland took 7/55 in the match; Scott Boland was named player of the match.

England Innings

185/10 (65.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
H Hameed c AT Carey b PJ Cummins	c AT Carey b PJ Cummins	0	10	0	0	0.00
Z Crawley c C Green b PJ Cummins	c C Green b PJ Cummins	12	25	0	0	48.00
DJ Malan c DA Warner b PJ Cummins	c DA Warner b PJ Cummins	14	66	1	0	21.21
JE Root c AT Carey b MA Starc	c AT Carey b MA Starc	50	82	4	0	60.98
BA Stokes c NM Lyon b C Green	c NM Lyon b C Green	25	60	2	1	41.67
JM Bairstow c C Green b MA Starc	c C Green b MA Starc	35	75	3	0	46.67
JC Buttler c SM Boland b NM Lyon	c SM Boland b NM Lyon	3	11	0	0	27.27
MA Wood lbw b SM Boland	lbw b SM Boland	6	15	0	0	40.00
OE Robinson c SM Boland b NM Lyon	c SM Boland b NM Lyon	22	26	3	0	84.62
MJ Leach c SPD Smith b NM Lyon	c SPD Smith b NM Lyon	13	18	0	1	72.22
JM Anderson not out	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 1)	5
Total	65.1 Ov (RR: 2.84)	185/10

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (H Hameed, 1.5 ov), 2-13 (Z Crawley, 7.2 ov), 3-61 (DJ Malan, 26.3 ov), 4-82 (JE Root, 32.6 ov), 5-115 (BA Stokes, 46.2 ov), 6-128 (JC Buttler, 51.2 ov), 7-141 (MA Wood, 55.5 ov), 8-159 (JM Bairstow, 58.4 ov), 9-176 (MJ Leach, 63.3 ov), 10-185 (OE Robinson, 65.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
MA Starc	15	3	54	2	3.60	70	6	0	1
PJ Cummins	15	2	36	3	2.40	70	0	0	0
SM Boland	13	2	48	1	3.69	55	7	0	0
C Green	8	4	7	1	0.88	43	0	0	0
NM Lyon	14.1	3	36	3	2.54	66	0	2	0

Australia Innings

267/10 (87.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MS Harris c JE Root b JM Anderson	c JE Root b JM Anderson	76	189	7	0	40.21
DA Warner c Z Crawley b JM Anderson	c Z Crawley b JM Anderson	38	42	5	0	90.48
NM Lyon c JC Buttler b OE Robinson	c JC Buttler b OE Robinson	10	22	2	0	45.45
M Labuschagne c JE Root b MA Wood	c JE Root b MA Wood	1	14	0	0	7.14
SPD Smith b JM Anderson	b JM Anderson	16	31	1	0	51.61
TM Head c JE Root b OE Robinson	c JE Root b OE Robinson	27	48	2	0	56.25
C Green lbw b MJ Leach	lbw b MJ Leach	17	63	2	0	26.98
AT Carey c JC Buttler b BA Stokes	c JC Buttler b BA Stokes	19	43	0	0	44.19
PJ Cummins c H Hameed b JM Anderson	c H Hameed b JM Anderson	21	32	2	0	65.63
MA Starc not out	not out	24	37	1	0	64.86
SM Boland c Z Crawley b MA Wood	c Z Crawley b MA Wood	6	11	0	0	54.55
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 1, nb 5)	12
Total	87.5 Ov (RR: 3.04)	267/10

Fall of wickets: 1-57 (DA Warner, 14.1 ov), 2-76 (NM Lyon, 19.4 ov), 3-84 (M Labuschagne, 24.3 ov), 4-110 (SPD Smith, 35.1 ov), 5-171 (TM Head, 55.4 ov), 6-180 (MS Harris, 61.1 ov), 7-207 (C Green, 72.5 ov), 8-219 (AT Carey, 75.3 ov), 9-253 (PJ Cummins, 84.2 ov), 10-267 (SM Boland, 87.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD	NB
JM Anderson	23	10	33	4	1.43	116	3	0	0
OE Robinson	19.2	4	64	2	3.31	89	7	0	4
MA Wood	19.5	2	71	2	3.58	84	6	0	0
BA Stokes	10.4	1	47	1	4.41	43	4	1	1
MJ Leach	15	0	46	1	3.07	58	2	0	0

England Innings

68/10 (27.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
H Hameed c AT Carey b SM Boland	c AT Carey b SM Boland	7	31	1	0	22.58
Z Crawley c AT Carey b MA Starc	c AT Carey b MA Starc	5	16	1	0	31.25
DJ Malan lbw b MA Starc	lbw b MA Starc	0	1	0	0	0.00
JE Root c DA Warner b SM Boland	c DA Warner b SM Boland	28	59	4	0	47.46
MJ Leach b SM Boland	b SM Boland	0	2	0	0	0.00
BA Stokes b MA Starc	b MA Starc	11	16	2	0	68.75
JM Bairstow lbw b SM Boland	lbw b SM Boland	5	18	0	0	27.78
JC Buttler not out	not out	5	14	1	0	35.71
MA Wood c & b SM Boland	c & b SM Boland	0	3	0	0	0.00
OE Robinson c M Labuschagne b SM Boland	c M Labuschagne b SM Boland	0	2	0	0	0.00
JM Anderson b C Green	b C Green	2	4	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 0)	5
Total	27.4 Ov (RR: 2.46)	68/10

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Z Crawley, 4.4 ov), 2-7 (DJ Malan, 4.5 ov), 3-22 (H Hameed, 10.3 ov), 4-22 (MJ Leach, 10.5 ov), 5-46 (BA Stokes, 16.5 ov), 6-60 (JM Bairstow, 22.5 ov), 7-61 (JE Root, 24.4 ov), 8-65 (MA Wood, 26.1 ov), 9-65 (OE Robinson, 26.3 ov), 10-68 (JM Anderson, 27.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
MA Starc	10	3	29	3	2.90	50	6
PJ Cummins	10	4	19	0	1.90	50	2
SM Boland	4	1	7	6	1.75	20	0
C Green	3.4	0	8	1	2.18	17	1

Frequently asked questions

Who won the England vs Australia match on 26 Dec 2021?

Australia won by an innings and 14 runs.

Who was player of the match in England vs Australia?

Scott Boland.

Who scored the most runs in England vs Australia?

Joe Root (England) with 78 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in England vs Australia?

Scott Boland, with 7/55.

Who won the toss in England vs Australia?

Australia, who chose to field first.

Where was England vs Australia played?

At Melbourne Cricket Ground.