Match summary
Australia played England in the 4th Test, The Ashes 2013 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, from 26 Dec 2013 to 29 Dec 2013. Australia won by 8 wickets.
Australia won the toss and chose to field first. England made 255 in 100 overs, Australia made 204 in 82.2 overs, England made 179 in 61 overs, Australia made 231/2 in 51.5 overs.
Chris Rogers top-scored with 177 runs in the match; Mitchell Johnson took 8/88 in the match; Mitchell Johnson was named player of the match.
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook c MJ Clarke b PM Siddle |
c MJ Clarke b PM Siddle | 27 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 57.45 |
| MA Carberry b SR Watson |
b SR Watson | 38 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 36.89 |
| JE Root c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris |
c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris | 24 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 29.27 |
| KP Pietersen b MG Johnson |
b MG Johnson | 71 | 161 | 5 | 1 | 44.10 |
| IR Bell c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris |
c BJ Haddin b RJ Harris | 27 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 27.55 |
| BA Stokes c SR Watson b MG Johnson |
c SR Watson b MG Johnson | 14 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 60.87 |
| JM Bairstow b MG Johnson |
b MG Johnson | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 58.82 |
| TT Bresnan c GJ Bailey b MG Johnson |
c GJ Bailey b MG Johnson | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| SCJ Broad lbw b MG Johnson |
lbw b MG Johnson | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
| JM Anderson not out |
not out | 11 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 45.83 |
| MS Panesar b NM Lyon |
b NM Lyon | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Extras | (b 10, lb 7, w 1, nb 1) | 19 | ||||
| Total | 100 Ov (RR: 2.55) | 255/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-48 (AN Cook, 16.5 ov), 2-96 (MA Carberry, 33.6 ov), 3-106 (JE Root, 42.1 ov), 4-173 (IR Bell, 72.6 ov), 5-202 (BA Stokes, 80.3 ov), 6-216 (JM Bairstow, 84.4 ov), 7-230 (TT Bresnan, 90.1 ov), 8-231 (KP Pietersen, 90.5 ov), 9-242 (SCJ Broad, 94.2 ov), 10-255 (MS Panesar, 99.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harris | 24 | 8 | 47 | 2 | 1.96 | 122 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 24 | 4 | 63 | 5 | 2.63 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PM Siddle | 23 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 2.17 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NM Lyon | 22.2 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 3.00 | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 6.4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1.65 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJL Rogers c KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan |
c KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | 61 | 171 | 8 | 0 | 35.67 |
| DA Warner c JM Bairstow b JM Anderson |
c JM Bairstow b JM Anderson | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 64.29 |
| SR Watson c JM Bairstow b BA Stokes |
c JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| MJ Clarke b JM Anderson |
b JM Anderson | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| SPD Smith c IR Bell b SCJ Broad |
c IR Bell b SCJ Broad | 19 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 24.68 |
| GJ Bailey c JM Bairstow b JM Anderson |
c JM Bairstow b JM Anderson | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BJ Haddin c JM Bairstow b JM Anderson |
c JM Bairstow b JM Anderson | 65 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 95.59 |
| MG Johnson c JM Anderson b TT Bresnan |
c JM Anderson b TT Bresnan | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| RJ Harris c JE Root b SCJ Broad |
c JE Root b SCJ Broad | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| PM Siddle c TT Bresnan b SCJ Broad |
c TT Bresnan b SCJ Broad | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| NM Lyon not out |
not out | 18 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0) | 4 | ||||
| Total | 82.2 Ov (RR: 2.48) | 204/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (DA Warner, 6.3 ov), 2-36 (SR Watson, 11.2 ov), 3-62 (MJ Clarke, 25.2 ov), 4-110 (SPD Smith, 49.5 ov), 5-112 (CJL Rogers, 52.1 ov), 6-122 (GJ Bailey, 57.5 ov), 7-151 (MG Johnson, 66.2 ov), 8-162 (RJ Harris, 71.6 ov), 9-164 (PM Siddle, 73.3 ov), 10-204 (BJ Haddin, 82.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 20.2 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 3.30 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad | 20 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 2.25 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Stokes | 15 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 3.07 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TT Bresnan | 18 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1.33 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MS Panesar | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.00 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN Cook lbw b MG Johnson |
lbw b MG Johnson | 51 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 79.69 |
| MA Carberry lbw b PM Siddle |
lbw b PM Siddle | 12 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 14.81 |
| JE Root run out (MG Johnson) |
run out (MG Johnson) | 15 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| KP Pietersen c RJ Harris b NM Lyon |
c RJ Harris b NM Lyon | 49 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 54.44 |
| IR Bell c MG Johnson b NM Lyon |
c MG Johnson b NM Lyon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BA Stokes c SPD Smith b NM Lyon |
c SPD Smith b NM Lyon | 19 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 34.55 |
| JM Bairstow c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson |
c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 21 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 75.00 |
| TT Bresnan b NM Lyon |
b NM Lyon | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SCJ Broad c MJ Clarke b NM Lyon |
c MJ Clarke b NM Lyon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JM Anderson not out |
not out | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| MS Panesar lbw b MG Johnson |
lbw b MG Johnson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 6, w 0, nb 0) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 61 Ov (RR: 2.93) | 179/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-65 (AN Cook, 21.3 ov), 2-86 (MA Carberry, 27.5 ov), 3-86 (JE Root, 28.2 ov), 4-87 (IR Bell, 28.4 ov), 5-131 (BA Stokes, 44.5 ov), 6-173 (JM Bairstow, 54.3 ov), 7-174 (TT Bresnan, 57.2 ov), 8-174 (SCJ Broad, 57.5 ov), 9-179 (KP Pietersen, 59.4 ov), 10-179 (MS Panesar, 60.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Harris | 10 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.40 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 15 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 1.67 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NM Lyon | 17 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 2.94 | 80 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Siddle | 15 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 3.07 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJL Rogers c JM Bairstow b MS Panesar |
c JM Bairstow b MS Panesar | 116 | 155 | 13 | 0 | 74.84 |
| DA Warner c JM Bairstow b BA Stokes |
c JM Bairstow b BA Stokes | 25 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 53.19 |
| SR Watson not out |
not out | 83 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 92.22 |
| MJ Clarke not out |
not out | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 1) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51.5 Ov (RR: 4.46) | 231/2 | ||||
Did not bat: RJ Harris, SPD Smith, GJ Bailey, NM Lyon, BJ Haddin, PM Siddle, MG Johnson
Fall of wickets: 1-64 (DA Warner, 17.6 ov), 2-200 (CJL Rogers, 45.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM Anderson | 11 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2.36 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 5.80 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MS Panesar | 7.5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5.23 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Stokes | 12 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 4.17 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JE Root | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TT Bresnan | 7 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 6.86 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- 4th Test · The Ashes 2013
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Date
- 26 Dec 2013 to 29 Dec 2013
- Toss
- Australia, elected to field first
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets
- Player of the match
- MG Johnson
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2013/14
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Australia vs England match on 26 Dec 2013?
Australia won by 8 wickets.
Who was player of the match in Australia vs England?
Mitchell Johnson.
Who scored the most runs in Australia vs England?
Chris Rogers (Australia) with 177 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Australia vs England?
Mitchell Johnson, with 8/88.
Who won the toss in Australia vs England?
Australia, who chose to field first.
Where was Australia vs England played?
At Melbourne Cricket Ground.