Australia vs England Scorecard, 4th Test, England tour of Australia 2002

4th Test · England tour of Australia 2002 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · 26 Dec 2002 to 30 Dec 2002

Australia 551/6d & 107/5

England 270 & 387

Australia won by 5 wickets

Player of the match: JL Langer

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Match summary

Australia played England in the 4th Test, England tour of Australia 2002 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, from 26 Dec 2002 to 30 Dec 2002. Australia won by 5 wickets.

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Australia made 551/6 declared in 146.1 overs, England made 270 in 89.3 overs, England made 387 in 120.5 overs, Australia made 107/5 in 23.1 overs.

Justin Langer top-scored with 274 runs in the match; Jason Gillespie took 7/96 in the match; Justin Langer was named player of the match.

Australia Innings

551/6d (146.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
JL Langer c AR Caddick b RKJ Dawson	c AR Caddick b RKJ Dawson	250	407	30	1	61.43
ML Hayden c JP Crawley b AR Caddick	c JP Crawley b AR Caddick	102	149	10	3	68.46
RT Ponting b C White	b C White	21	32	3	0	65.63
DR Martyn c ME Trescothick b C White	c ME Trescothick b C White	17	30	3	0	56.67
SR Waugh c JS Foster b C White	c JS Foster b C White	77	117	15	0	65.81
ML Love not out	not out	62	141	4	0	43.97
AC Gilchrist b RKJ Dawson	b RKJ Dawson	1	6	0	0	16.67
Extras	(b 0, lb 11, w 5, nb 5)	21
Total	146.1 Ov (RR: 3.77)	551/6

Did not bat: SCG MacGill, JN Gillespie, B Lee, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets: 1-195 (ML Hayden, 44.2 ov), 2-235 (RT Ponting, 53.5 ov), 3-265 (DR Martyn, 63.6 ov), 4-394 (SR Waugh, 103.3 ov), 5-545 (JL Langer, 143.5 ov), 6-551 (AC Gilchrist, 145.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
AR Caddick	36	6	126	1	3.50	164	16	0	1	3
SJ Harmison	36	7	108	0	3.00	169	14	1	0	1
C White	33	5	133	3	4.03	140	14	2	0	1
RKJ Dawson	28.1	1	121	2	4.30	108	14	1	0	0
MA Butcher	13	2	52	0	4.00	57	7	0	4	0

England Innings

270/10 (89.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick c AC Gilchrist b B Lee	c AC Gilchrist b B Lee	37	75	6	1	49.33
MP Vaughan b GD McGrath	b GD McGrath	11	17	2	0	64.71
MA Butcher lbw b JN Gillespie	lbw b JN Gillespie	25	78	3	0	32.05
N Hussain c ML Hayden b SCG MacGill	c ML Hayden b SCG MacGill	24	58	3	0	41.38
RKJ Dawson c ML Love b SCG MacGill	c ML Love b SCG MacGill	6	18	1	0	33.33
RWT Key lbw b B Lee	lbw b B Lee	0	2	0	0	0.00
JP Crawley c JL Langer b JN Gillespie	c JL Langer b JN Gillespie	17	45	2	0	37.78
C White not out	not out	85	134	9	3	63.43
JS Foster lbw b SR Waugh	lbw b SR Waugh	19	76	0	0	25.00
AR Caddick b JN Gillespie	b JN Gillespie	17	30	1	1	56.67
SJ Harmison c AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie	c AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie	2	14	0	0	14.29
Extras	(b 3, lb 10, w 0, nb 14)	27
Total	89.3 Ov (RR: 3.02)	270/10

Fall of wickets: 1-13 (MP Vaughan, 6.2 ov), 2-73 (ME Trescothick, 22.4 ov), 3-94 (MA Butcher, 32.1 ov), 4-111 (RKJ Dawson, 37.6 ov), 5-113 (RWT Key, 38.4 ov), 6-118 (N Hussain, 41.6 ov), 7-172 (JP Crawley, 54.2 ov), 8-227 (JS Foster, 76.5 ov), 9-264 (AR Caddick, 85.5 ov), 10-270 (SJ Harmison, 89.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
GD McGrath	16	5	41	1	2.56	81	6	0	2
JN Gillespie	16.3	7	25	4	1.52	87	3	0	1
SCG MacGill	36	10	108	2	3.00	168	6	5	0
B Lee	17	4	70	2	4.12	82	11	0	7
SR Waugh	4	0	13	1	3.25	17	1	0	0

England Innings

387/10 (120.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
ME Trescothick lbw b SCG MacGill	lbw b SCG MacGill	37	46	5	1	80.43
MP Vaughan c ML Love b SCG MacGill	c ML Love b SCG MacGill	145	218	19	3	66.51
MA Butcher c ML Love b JN Gillespie	c ML Love b JN Gillespie	6	29	0	0	20.69
N Hussain c & b GD McGrath	c & b GD McGrath	23	70	3	0	32.86
RWT Key c RT Ponting b JN Gillespie	c RT Ponting b JN Gillespie	52	109	7	0	47.71
JP Crawley b B Lee	b B Lee	33	105	3	0	31.43
C White c AC Gilchrist b SCG MacGill	c AC Gilchrist b SCG MacGill	21	62	3	0	33.87
JS Foster c ML Love b SCG MacGill	c ML Love b SCG MacGill	6	13	1	0	46.15
RKJ Dawson not out	not out	15	45	2	0	33.33
AR Caddick c SR Waugh b SCG MacGill	c SR Waugh b SCG MacGill	10	19	1	0	52.63
SJ Harmison b JN Gillespie	b JN Gillespie	7	15	1	0	46.67
Extras	(b 3, lb 21, w 2, nb 6)	32
Total	120.5 Ov (RR: 3.20)	387/10

Fall of wickets: 1-67 (ME Trescothick, 15.6 ov), 2-89 (MA Butcher, 24.6 ov), 3-169 (N Hussain, 48.5 ov), 4-236 (MP Vaughan, 69.4 ov), 5-287 (RWT Key, 81.1 ov), 6-342 (JP Crawley, 104.5 ov), 7-342 (C White, 105.3 ov), 8-356 (JS Foster, 109.5 ov), 9-378 (AR Caddick, 117.5 ov), 10-387 (SJ Harmison, 120.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
GD McGrath	19	5	44	1	2.32	94	6	0	0	0
JN Gillespie	24.4	6	71	3	2.88	116	7	1	0	0
SCG MacGill	48.1	10	152	5	3.16	225	20	3	0	0
B Lee	27	4	87	1	3.22	125	11	0	2	6
SR Waugh	2	0	9	0	4.50	7	1	0	0	0

Australia Innings

107/5 (23.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
JL Langer lbw b AR Caddick	lbw b AR Caddick	24	56	1	0	42.86
ML Hayden c AJ Tudor b AR Caddick	c AJ Tudor b AR Caddick	1	2	0	0	50.00
RT Ponting c JS Foster b SJ Harmison	c JS Foster b SJ Harmison	30	35	3	1	85.71
DR Martyn c JS Foster b SJ Harmison	c JS Foster b SJ Harmison	0	3	0	0	0.00
SR Waugh c MA Butcher b AR Caddick	c MA Butcher b AR Caddick	14	25	2	0	56.00
ML Love not out	not out	6	14	0	0	42.86
AC Gilchrist not out	not out	10	13	2	0	76.92
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, w 0, nb 9)	22
Total	23.1 Ov (RR: 4.62)	107/5

Did not bat: SCG MacGill, JN Gillespie, B Lee, GD McGrath

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (ML Hayden, 2.1 ov), 2-58 (RT Ponting, 11.2 ov), 3-58 (DR Martyn, 11.5 ov), 4-83 (SR Waugh, 18.1 ov), 5-90 (JL Langer, 18.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
AR Caddick	12	1	51	3	4.25	53	5	1	0	2
SJ Harmison	11.1	1	43	2	3.85	50	3	0	0	7

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Australia vs England match on 26 Dec 2002?

Australia won by 5 wickets.

Who was player of the match in Australia vs England?

Justin Langer.

Who scored the most runs in Australia vs England?

Justin Langer (Australia) with 274 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Australia vs England?

Jason Gillespie, with 7/96.

Who won the toss in Australia vs England?

Australia, who chose to bat first.

Where was Australia vs England played?

At Melbourne Cricket Ground.