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ReplayCommonwealth Bank Series · Match 1 · ODI
12 Jan 2007 · Melbourne Cricket Ground · England won the toss and chose to bat.
A real match, replayed ball by ball from its Cricsheet record. Nothing here is simulated.
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GD McGrath0-0-0-0
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Model of the match state only (score, balls, wickets)
▲ England ahead · the axis is England's chance of winning
| Innings | Over | Score | England | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0 | Start | 48% | 52% |
257projected · 80% range 178–335
Par 263 · projection 6 below par
Venue par at Melbourne Cricket Ground, from 36 completed first innings. Par is the first-innings total that gives the side batting first an even chance.
AJ Strauss facing GD McGrath
Right-arm fast-medium · Powerplay (1-10)
Career figures as of 2 Nov 2026, so they include matches after this one (12 Jan 2007).
England0/0 (0 ov) · in progress
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Strauss*batting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| MP Vaughan*batting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| Extras | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0/0 (0 ov) | |||||
Yet to bat: IR Bell, KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood, A Flintoff, PA Nixon, JWM Dalrymple, J Lewis, MS Panesar, JM Anderson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.
Runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
No overs bowled yet.
Top strength (▲) and weakness (▼) from each player's career in this format, as of 2 Nov 2026, against comparable players.
Strength: Bangladesh: average 91.6 · 98th percentile · 462 balls
Weakness: Off break: average 18.8 · below the 1st percentile · 560 balls
Strength: Chasing: average 36.1 · 94th percentile · 1,133 balls
Weakness: At home: average 22.3 · 7th percentile · 654 balls
Strength: New at the crease (first 15 balls): balls per dismissal 73.4 · 91st percentile · 2,054 balls
Weakness: Once set (40+ balls): balls per dismissal 38.5 · 7th percentile · 2,427 balls
Strength: South Africa: average 84.3 · 99th percentile · 499 balls
Weakness: At home: average 28.8 · 1st percentile · 1,324 balls
Strength: Right-arm medium: strike rate 86.5 · 89th percentile · 579 balls
Weakness: Left-handed batters: average 52.5 · 14th percentile · 1,345 balls
Strength: England: average 17.5 · 96th percentile · 1,513 balls
Weakness: Off break: strike rate 72.7 · 4th percentile · 450 balls
Strength: Chasing: average 36.2 · 99th percentile · 218 balls
Weakness: Pace: average 14.9 · 6th percentile · 220 balls
Strength: Middle (11-40): average 33.6 · 98th percentile · 468 balls
Weakness: Middle (11-40): strike rate 57.5 · 11th percentile · 468 balls
Strength: Right-handed batters: average 20.4 · 82nd percentile · 424 balls
Weakness: Away from home: average 32.7 · 15th percentile · 284 balls
Strength: Right-handed batters: average 33.1 · 95th percentile · 784 balls
Weakness: Left-handed batters: average 59.7 · 11th percentile · 524 balls
Strength: South Africa: average 23.0 · 94th percentile · 825 balls
Weakness: Death (41-50): economy 7.6 · 1st percentile · 1,493 balls
Strength: Sri Lanka: average 57.5 · 91st percentile · 903 balls
Weakness: England: average 31.1 · 15th percentile · 501 balls
Strength: Powerplay (1-10): average 74.8 · 97th percentile · 2,372 balls
Weakness: Middle (11-40): average 36.5 · 1st percentile · 2,380 balls
Strength: South Africa: average 54.3 · 89th percentile · 1,281 balls
Weakness: Pakistan: average 26.4 · 1st percentile · 477 balls
Strength: Left-arm fast-medium: strike rate 89.8 · 96th percentile · 569 balls
Weakness: Right-arm fast: average 21.8 · below the 1st percentile · 509 balls
Strength: Middle (11-40): average 73.7 · 98th percentile · 4,287 balls
Weakness: Death (41-50): average 30.2 · 1st percentile · 1,428 balls
Strength: Away from home: average 64.6 · 100th percentile · 2,540 balls
Weakness: At home: average 30.8 · below the 1st percentile · 1,414 balls
Strength: New at the crease (first 15 balls): balls per dismissal 83 · 98th percentile · 996 balls
Weakness: Once set (40+ balls): balls per dismissal 29.6 · 4th percentile · 621 balls
Strength: Death (41-50): strike rate 17.2 · 92nd percentile · 875 balls
Weakness: Death (41-50): economy 6.7 · 4th percentile · 875 balls
Strength: Australia: average 26.6 · 73rd percentile · 1,098 balls
Weakness: South Africa: average 58.2 · 10th percentile · 378 balls
Strength: Left-handed batters: average 18.8 · 99th percentile · 2,053 balls
Weakness: Right-handed batters: average 29.9 · 6th percentile · 5,134 balls
Strength: Left-handed batters: average 15.4 · 98th percentile · 972 balls
Weakness: Right-handed batters: average 24.4 · 9th percentile · 2,241 balls