Men's Test · England tour of Australia · Match 4

England v Australia

26 Dec 2006 to 28 Dec 2006 · Melbourne Cricket Ground

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Result

Australia won by an innings and 99 runs

Toss: England won the toss and chose to bat.
Player of the match: SK Warne

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
England (1)	159	74.2
Australia (2)	419	108.3
England (3)	161	65.5

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

England161 all out (65.5 ov)

England batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
AJ Strausscaught b B Lee	caught b B Lee	31	107	2	0	29.0
AN Cookb SR Clark	b SR Clark	20	46	1	0	43.5
IR Belllbw b GD McGrath	lbw b GD McGrath	2	11	0	0	18.2
KP Pietersenb SR Clark	b SR Clark	1	8	0	0	12.5
PD Collingwoodcaught b B Lee	caught b B Lee	16	38	0	0	42.1
A Flintofflbw b SR Clark	lbw b SR Clark	25	45	2	0	55.6
CMW Read*not out	not out	26	77	1	0	33.8
SI Mahmoodlbw b SK Warne	lbw b SK Warne	0	2	0	0	0.0
SJ Harmisonlbw b SK Warne	lbw b SK Warne	4	26	0	0	15.4
MS Panesarcaught b B Lee	caught b B Lee	14	19	2	0	73.7
MJ Hoggardb B Lee	b B Lee	5	20	0	0	25.0
Extras	17 (lb 12, w 1, nb 4)
Total	161 all out (65.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-41 (AN Cook, 14.5 ov), 2-48 (IR Bell, 19.2 ov), 3-49 (KP Pietersen, 20.5 ov), 4-75 (PD Collingwood, 31.4 ov), 5-90 (AJ Strauss, 37.5 ov), 6-108 (A Flintoff, 45.5 ov), 7-109 (SI Mahmood, 46.3 ov), 8-127 (SJ Harmison, 56.5 ov), 9-146 (MS Panesar, 61.2 ov), 10-161 (MJ Hoggard, 65.5 ov)

Australia bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd	Nb
B Lee	18.5	6	47	4	2.50	0	3
GD McGrath	12	2	26	1	2.17	1	0
SR Clark	16	6	30	3	1.88	0	1
SK Warne	19	3	46	2	2.42	0	0

Replays carry no fielders, so catches name only the bowler.

Win probability

Win probability is modelled only for ODIs and T20Is. Tests can be drawn, so a two-outcome model does not fit them.