Match summary
England played Australia in the 2nd Test, The Ashes 2013 at Lord's, London, from 18 Jul 2013 to 21 Jul 2013. England won by 347 runs.
England won the toss and chose to bat first. England made 361 in 100.1 overs, Australia made 128 in 53.3 overs, England made 349/7 declared in 114.1 overs, Australia made 235 in 90.3 overs.
Joe Root top-scored with 186 runs in the match; Graeme Swann took 9/122 in the match; Joe Root was named player of the match.
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook lbw b SR Watson |
lbw b SR Watson | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 85.71 |
| JE Root lbw b RJ Harris |
lbw b RJ Harris | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| IJL Trott c UT Khawaja b RJ Harris |
c UT Khawaja b RJ Harris | 58 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 66.67 |
| KP Pietersen c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris |
c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| IR Bell c MJ Clarke b SPD Smith |
c MJ Clarke b SPD Smith | 109 | 211 | 16 | 0 | 51.66 |
| JM Bairstow c & b SPD Smith |
c & b SPD Smith | 67 | 146 | 7 | 0 | 45.89 |
| MJ Prior c BJ Haddin b SPD Smith |
c BJ Haddin b SPD Smith | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| TT Bresnan c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris |
c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 24.14 |
| JM Anderson c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris |
c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris | 12 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 41.38 |
| SCJ Broad c BJ Haddin b JL Pattinson |
c BJ Haddin b JL Pattinson | 33 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 113.79 |
| GP Swann not out |
not out | 28 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 11, w 4, nb 6) | 21 | ||||
| Total | 100.1 Ov (RR: 3.60) | 361/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (AN Cook, 4.2 ov), 2-26 (JE Root, 5.2 ov), 3-28 (KP Pietersen, 5.6 ov), 4-127 (IJL Trott, 33.5 ov), 5-271 (IR Bell, 76.6 ov), 6-274 (JM Bairstow, 80.1 ov), 7-283 (MJ Prior, 84.3 ov), 8-289 (TT Bresnan, 89.1 ov), 9-313 (JM Anderson, 93.3 ov), 10-361 (SCJ Broad, 100.1 ov)
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson lbw b TT Bresnan |
lbw b TT Bresnan | 30 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 71.43 |
| CJL Rogers lbw b GP Swann |
lbw b GP Swann | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| UT Khawaja c KP Pietersen b GP Swann |
c KP Pietersen b GP Swann | 14 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| PJ Hughes c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan |
c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| MJ Clarke lbw b SCJ Broad |
lbw b SCJ Broad | 28 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 68.29 |
| SPD Smith c IR Bell b GP Swann |
c IR Bell b GP Swann | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| BJ Haddin c IJL Trott b GP Swann |
c IJL Trott b GP Swann | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 16.67 |
| AC Agar run out (MJ Prior, JM Anderson) |
run out (MJ Prior, JM Anderson) | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| PM Siddle c GP Swann b JM Anderson |
c GP Swann b JM Anderson | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| JL Pattinson not out |
not out | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| RJ Harris c KP Pietersen b GP Swann |
c KP Pietersen b GP Swann | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 2, nb 0) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 53.3 Ov (RR: 2.39) | 128/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (SR Watson, 12.4 ov), 2-50 (CJL Rogers, 15.2 ov), 3-53 (PJ Hughes, 18.6 ov), 4-69 (UT Khawaja, 23.5 ov), 5-86 (SPD Smith, 29.5 ov), 6-91 (MJ Clarke, 30.6 ov), 7-96 (AC Agar, 38.6 ov), 8-104 (PM Siddle, 44.4 ov), 9-104 (BJ Haddin, 45.4 ov), 10-128 (RJ Harris, 53.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 14 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1.79 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad | 11 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 2.36 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TT Bresnan | 7 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 4.00 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Swann | 21.3 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2.05 | 102 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook b PM Siddle |
b PM Siddle | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| JE Root c SPD Smith b RJ Harris |
c SPD Smith b RJ Harris | 180 | 338 | 18 | 2 | 53.25 |
| IJL Trott b PM Siddle |
b PM Siddle | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| KP Pietersen c CJL Rogers b PM Siddle |
c CJL Rogers b PM Siddle | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| TT Bresnan c CJL Rogers b JL Pattinson |
c CJL Rogers b JL Pattinson | 38 | 137 | 4 | 0 | 27.74 |
| IR Bell c CJL Rogers b SPD Smith |
c CJL Rogers b SPD Smith | 74 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 71.84 |
| JM Bairstow c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris |
c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris | 20 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 37.04 |
| MJ Prior not out |
not out | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Extras | (b 15, lb 8, w 0, nb 0) | 23 | ||||
| Total | 114.1 Ov (RR: 3.06) | 349/7 | ||||
Did not bat: GP Swann, JM Anderson, SCJ Broad
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (AN Cook, 10.2 ov), 2-22 (IJL Trott, 12.2 ov), 3-30 (KP Pietersen, 14.5 ov), 4-129 (TT Bresnan, 61.3 ov), 5-282 (IR Bell, 98.2 ov), 6-344 (JM Bairstow, 112.4 ov), 7-349 (JE Root, 114.1 ov)
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Watson lbw b JM Anderson |
lbw b JM Anderson | 20 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 86.96 |
| CJL Rogers b GP Swann |
b GP Swann | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20.69 |
| UT Khawaja c JM Anderson b JE Root |
c JM Anderson b JE Root | 54 | 133 | 7 | 0 | 40.60 |
| PJ Hughes lbw b GP Swann |
lbw b GP Swann | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| MJ Clarke c AN Cook b JE Root |
c AN Cook b JE Root | 51 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 60.00 |
| SPD Smith c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan |
c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| BJ Haddin lbw b GP Swann |
lbw b GP Swann | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 21.88 |
| AC Agar c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan |
c MJ Prior b TT Bresnan | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 123.08 |
| PM Siddle b JM Anderson |
b JM Anderson | 18 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 29.03 |
| JL Pattinson lbw b GP Swann |
lbw b GP Swann | 35 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 38.46 |
| RJ Harris not out |
not out | 16 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 90.3 Ov (RR: 2.60) | 235/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (SR Watson, 6.4 ov), 2-32 (CJL Rogers, 9.5 ov), 3-36 (PJ Hughes, 15.3 ov), 4-134 (MJ Clarke, 47.2 ov), 5-135 (UT Khawaja, 49.6 ov), 6-136 (SPD Smith, 50.5 ov), 7-154 (AC Agar, 54.5 ov), 8-162 (BJ Haddin, 61.6 ov), 9-192 (PM Siddle, 76.1 ov), 10-235 (JL Pattinson, 90.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 18 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 3.06 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad | 21 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 2.57 | 99 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Swann | 30.3 | 5 | 78 | 4 | 2.56 | 139 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TT Bresnan | 14 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 2.14 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JE Root | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1.29 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- 2nd Test · The Ashes 2013
- Venue
- Lord's, London
- Date
- 18 Jul 2013 to 21 Jul 2013
- Toss
- England, elected to bat first
- Result
- England won by 347 runs
- Player of the match
- JE Root
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2013
Frequently asked questions
Who won the England vs Australia match on 18 Jul 2013?
England won by 347 runs.
Who was player of the match in England vs Australia?
Joe Root.
Who scored the most runs in England vs Australia?
Joe Root (England) with 186 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in England vs Australia?
Graeme Swann, with 9/122.
Who won the toss in England vs Australia?
England, who chose to bat first.
Where was England vs Australia played?
At Lord's, London.