Men's Test · The Ashes · Match 4

Australia v England

26 Dec 2010 to 29 Dec 2010 · Melbourne Cricket Ground

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

Result

England won by an innings and 157 runs

Toss: England won the toss and chose to field.
Player of the match: IJL Trott

Innings totals
Innings	Score	Overs
Australia (1)	98	42.5
England (2)	513	159.1
Australia (3)	258/9	85.4

Replay ball by ball

Scorecard

Australia258/9 (85.4 ov)

Australia batting, innings 3
Batter	How out	R	B	4s	6s	SR
SR Watsonlbw b TT Bresnan	lbw b TT Bresnan	54	102	7	0	52.9
PJ Hughesrun out	run out	23	30	2	0	76.7
RT Pontingb TT Bresnan	b TT Bresnan	20	73	2	0	27.4
MJ Clarkecaught b GP Swann	caught b GP Swann	13	66	0	0	19.7
MEK Husseycaught b TT Bresnan	caught b TT Bresnan	0	7	0	0	0.0
SPD Smithb JM Anderson	b JM Anderson	38	67	6	0	56.7
BJ Haddin*not out	not out	55	93	4	1	59.1
MG Johnsonb CT Tremlett	b CT Tremlett	6	22	0	0	27.3
PM Siddlecaught b GP Swann	caught b GP Swann	40	50	5	1	80.0
BW Hilfenhauscaught b TT Bresnan	caught b TT Bresnan	0	4	0	0	0.0
Extras	9 (b 1, lb 6, w 2)
Total	258/9 (85.4 ov)

Did not bat: RJ Harris

Fall of wickets: 1-53 (PJ Hughes, 11.3 ov), 2-99 (SR Watson, 31.6 ov), 3-102 (RT Ponting, 35.4 ov), 4-104 (MEK Hussey, 37.5 ov), 5-134 (MJ Clarke, 52.5 ov), 6-158 (SPD Smith, 61.5 ov), 7-172 (MG Johnson, 67.5 ov), 8-258 (PM Siddle, 84.2 ov), 9-258 (BW Hilfenhaus, 85.4 ov)

England bowling, innings 3
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	Wd
JM Anderson	20	1	71	1	3.55	1
CT Tremlett	17	3	71	1	4.18	0
GP Swann	27	11	59	2	2.19	0
TT Bresnan	21.4	8	50	4	2.31	1

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.