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The 2005 Ashes series started on 21 July 2005. England and Australia will play five Tests, with the Ashes held by Australia from the last series, meaning they only have to draw the series to retain them. The series is currently tied at one apiece after two tests, as the two sides are currently in the third test at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Ongoing events • 2005 Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes • 2005 Maharashtra floods • 2005 Gujarat Flood • Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan • Fuel prices • Gomery Comm. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The Ashes urn The Ashes is a biennial Test cricket contest played between England and Australia. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity...

Matches

First Test: England v Australia (21-24 July)

Australia	190	&	384	Australia won by 239 runs
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England	155	&	180
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Day One

A special first day of cricket at Lord's included two batting collapses, first from Australia and then from England who got their go at batting just before tea. Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat, and after Steve Harmison had shaken up the opening batsmen early on, hitting the Australian batsmen with bouncers, in particular one that had Justin Langer on the elbow, a procession began. Matthew Hoggard was inaccurate, but the early swing under the cloud suited him, and the ball that he did get on line swung between bat and pad to smash into Matthew Hayden's off-stump. Australia still scored quickly, helped by aggressive field placings from England, but Harmison got the reward for short and pacy bowling when Ricky Ponting edged him to third slip for 9. Langer, who had looked immaculate all morning and taken on the bowlers, was next to depart, Michael Vaughan getting reward with his bowling changes as Andrew Flintoff lured Langer into an expansive pull to Harmison at square-leg. And when Simon Jones was brought on in the sixteenth over, he got an immediate reward, with Damien Martyn gone for 2. Another man went before lunch, Michael Clarke, and Australia had lost five wickets at lunch. The Mound Stand The Grand Stand For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin) is an Australian cricketer. ... Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Adam Gilchrist, Simon Katich and Shane Warne all played a part in getting Australia past 100, with their scores in the 20s, but Harmison - coming back for a second spell - wrapped them up with variations in length along with his ever-reliant pace. He finished with five for 43, allowing Glenn McGrath to be stranded on 10 not out, and McGrath was to take centre stage when England batted. They survived six overs until tea, scoring ten runs, but McGrath, who bowled his usual accurate line and length and got the odd ball to move, reaped massive rewards. Marcus Trescothick fell first ball after tea, edging to slip, and Andrew Strauss fell in similar fashion three balls later. Michael Vaughan and Ian Bell were shaken up, but survived six overs - before McGrath started the torture again. They were both bowled, as was Andrew Flintoff, and England had lost five wickets for 21 runs, five of their front line batsmen out in single figures. However, Kevin Pietersen and Geraint Jones gave England a glimmer of hope, pairing up for 58 before Brett Lee's reverse-swing with the old ball induced a strange backward edge to Adam Gilchrist. Ashley Giles hit two quick boundaries, but a short pacy ball from Lee undid him, and England were 92 for 7 overnight - needing 98 for the last three wickets to get level with the Australians. Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ... Andrew John Strauss (born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977) is an English cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, Warwickshire) is an English cricketer. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Geraint Jones (b. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ...

Day Two

Four overs into the morning, Ashley Giles returned what could arguably be said to be his most useful contribution of the match, having Brett Lee run out for 8. However, the always defensive Jason Gillespie proved too difficult to get out for England, Harmison menacing him with bouncers and yorkers but not managing it, and it was the quietly toiling Jones who finally got his reward with an away-swinger that crashed into Gillespie's off-stump - after having a number of catches dropped, one especially simple one by namesake Geraint. Glenn McGrath and Simon Katich continued with a partnership of 43, as England was set what would be a world record 420 to win. Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian cricketer (right arm fast bowler). ... Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Geraint Jones (b. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ...

They started positively, riding their luck and good favour with the umpires - a number of lbw appeals were turned down both before and after tea - as Strauss and Trescothick paired up for 80 for the first wicket before Strauss edged a classic pace-man's short-ball from Lee back into the bowler's waiting hands. Vaughan got nicely off the mark with a four with his second ball, however, suggesting that England would be playing positively to get the target - but Lee and Warne just kept pounding. Trescothick departed for 44, edging a straight ball from Warne to first slip - having taken him for ten in the previous over - and Bell was left hopelessly plumb to a ball that didn't turn. When Vaughan - who had failed to buy a run off the last 23 deliveries - was bowled comprehensively by Lee, there was nowhere to hide for the English, and not even an unbeaten 42 from Pietersen to see England to stumps could hide the inevitable - that England needed 301 for the last five wickets, with a world-class bowling attack at the other end. Andrew John Strauss (born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977) is an English cricketer. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, Warwickshire) is an English cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

Day Three

England's difficulties continued in the morning. Despite McGrath not getting nearly as much swing, Hoggard departed for an eight-ball duck, cutting a delivery from Shane Warne to Hayden in the slips. Throwing caution to the wind, Pietersen launched himself into his natural game, taking twenty-one runs off seven deliveries before finally being out caught by Damien Martyn, a splendid catch just metres off the ropes, as England looked to subside for 130. However, in yet another twist in this game, Simon Jones and Harmison fought back with some lucky accumulation, pairing up for 33 - the fifth-highest partnership of the game - to reduce Australia's lead to 35 runs. England also got a good start fielding, Pietersen having a flat throw at the stumps to run out Langer for 6, but Hayden and Ricky Ponting rebuilt well. In fact, the entire top order apart from Langer batted to high scores, but Michael Clarke needed an extra life to do it. Pietersen dropped him on 21, the score 140-odd for 3, and instead of England getting the vital breakthrough Clarke and Martyn ran away with it, hitting 155 in 34.3 overs. Flintoff was smashed to all corners, taken for 84 runs in nineteen overs, but England fought back late in the day - in a frantic last ten overs, started by an inside-edge from Clarke off Hoggard, Australia lost four wickets for 24 runs. However, Australia had gained a lead of 314 runs by the end of the third day, and still had Simon Katich there on 10. Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin) is an Australian cricketer. ... Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin) is an Australian cricketer. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Day Four

Rain frustrated both Australia and neutral fans on the morning of the fourth day, but after four hours the sun finally broke through and the covers were taken off. It only took ten overs for Australia to wrap up the English innings, McGrath taking four of the five wickets required and Warne the last - Giles, Hoggard, Harmison and Simon Jones all gone for ducks - as England could only add 24 runs, 22 of them from Pietersen who was left stranded on an unbeaten 64. [1] For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ...

Second Test: England v Australia (4-7 August)

England	407	&	182	England won by 2 runs
	ME Trescothick 90 SK Warne 4/116 Second Test: England v Australia (4-7 August) Match details The psychological battles before the match saw Australia planting many stories in the press about England already being in trouble. ... Large sized chicken tender of England/St Georges Cross/State flag of Guernsey, 1936-1985 File links The following pages link to this file: The Ashes Arsenal F.C. Cornwall Cambridgeshire Charlton Athletic F.C. City of London London Borough of Croydon Cheshire Chelsea F.C. Devon England Essex... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ...		A Flintoff 73 SK Warne 6/46 Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ...	Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: BF Bowden (NZ) and RE Koertzen (SA) Man of the Match: A Flintoff Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Brent Fraser Billy Bowden (born 11 April 1963) is a cricket umpire from New Zealand. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Look up South Africa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Government South Africa Government Online official government site Parliament of South Africa official site Statistics South Africa official government site News AllAfrica. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ...
Australia	308	&	279
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Day One

The psychological battles before the match saw Australia planting many stories in the press about England already being in trouble. England kept quieter, until just before the game stories appeared about how the Edgbaston game would be decided at the toss: whichever side won it would choose to bowl first and would win. England's mind games won dividends when Ricky Ponting did just that, as Michael Vaughan admitted that if he had won the toss, he'd have batted, and as the match progressed, it became clearer and clearer that the pitch would take plenty of turn near the end. A professional cricket match In the sport of cricket, bowling is the action of propelling the ball towards the batsman. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... A cricket pitch is the central strip of the playing area between the wickets. ...

England came back strongly after the 239-run drubbing they received at Lord's, smashing the Australian bowlers to all corners on the first day as, for the first time in their 493-Test history, Australia conceded more than 400 runs in a first day of Test cricket. The English mentality seemed to be to attack from the outset, and it was helped by the freak injury that Glenn McGrath sustained before the match. During a warm-up (playing rugby), the pace-man accidently stood on a cricket ball, tearing ankle ligaments. Australia had to field Michael Kasprowicz as replacement, and on a pitch where inaccurate bowling was immediately punished, McGrath's line and length would surely have been useful. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The Mound Stand The Grand Stand For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... It has been suggested that Test status be merged into this article or section. ... Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Rugby football, as a catch-all term, may refer to two related but separate team sports: rugby league and rugby union. ... Michael Kasprowicz (born 10 February 1972) is a Australian cricketer, more specifically a fast bowler. ...

Instead, Marcus Trescothick made innumerable smashes off Brett Lee to the cover boundary. Andrew Strauss preferred Jason Gillespie for his runs, and their 112-run opening partnership was the highest by the English in the Ashes series so far this year - indeed, the second highest all series, only Damien Martyn and Michael Clarke's 155 at Lord's beating it. They continued on their fine form from Lord's, where they had made 80 in the second innings, and the jitters from the one-day series seemed to have vanished with McGrath. Admittedly, Trescothick was caught off a no-ball on 32, but few remembered that as he crafted his way to 90 - being second out shortly after lunch, with the score 164 for 2, after only 32.3 overs. Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Andrew John Strauss (born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977) is an English cricketer. ... Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian cricketer (right arm fast bowler). ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin) is an Australian cricketer. ... Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Mound Stand The Grand Stand For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

Despite the quick departures of Ian Bell, who continued his relatively poor Ashes series, and Michael Vaughan, who pulled a short Gillespie delivery to the hands of Lee, England pounded on. Kevin Pietersen, playing only his second Test match, hit ten fours and one six, and forged a 103-run partnership with Andrew Flintoff, which turned the match back to England's favour. Flintoff's 68 was scored quickly, including five sixes, and again Lee got the most stick - he was taken for 26 in the 18 balls he faced. Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian cricketer (right arm fast bowler). ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ...

Lee did get one wicket, though, and Australia could have been forgiven for thinking it was the most important. Pietersen pulled to Simon Katich for 71, off just 76 balls, and with the score on 342 for 7, England would have to get something extraordinary out of the tail to get past 400. But they did - Steve Harmison smacked two fours and a six in an entertaining, if brief, 17, and Simon Jones stuck around with Matthew Hoggard for a vital last-wicket partnership of 32, Jones making 19 not out. Shane Warne finally got the better of Hoggard, but England had made 407, in just under 80 overs. The Australian openers took to the field for the last half-hour of the day. However, heavy rain prevented another ball being bowled on the first day. Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ...

Day Two

However, the quick scoring and the first Test result led many people to believe that Australia would come back with a vengeance in the second Test. Instead, Steve Harmison bowled a maiden over first up to Justin Langer, and Matthew Hayden holed out to Matthew Hoggard for a golden duck - the first of Hayden's career. The dismissal was to set the tone of the innings. Although Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer hit runs just as quickly as the English had done, the umpire's finger went up twice more before lunch - Ricky Ponting swept to the opposing captain Vaughan for 61, and Damien Martyn was run-out taking a risky single for 20. Once again, Vaughan was in the action, hitting the stumps with a spectacular throw from mid-off. Langer and Michael Clarke continued after lunch in the same vein, but again, a couple of quick wickets - Clarke edging a quicker ball from Ashley Giles behind and Simon Katich falling in the same way to Andrew Flintoff swung it England's way. At 208 for 5, the Australians were struggling, but another good partnership between Langer and Gilchrist saw them to tea with no further loss. Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin) is an Australian cricketer. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ...

The pair looked to close England's lead, but again the English bowlers intervened - this time in the shape of the invisible man in England's attack, Simon Jones, who got plenty of reverse swing and used that to trap Langer with a yorker - gone for 82, which was to be Australia's highest score in the innings. Australia's tail - thought to be strengthened by the absence of McGrath, were all dismissed for single-figure scores, Andrew Flintoff taking the two last men lbw with the two last balls, although there was some argument about the first dismissal. Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... In cricket, a yorker is a delivery where the cricket ball bounces on the cricket pitch on or near the batsmans popping crease. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (lbw) is one of the ways in which a batsman can get be dismissed. ...

However, England got their 99-run lead - more than surprising in many people's eyes - and continued to hack away at the Australian bowlers before stumps. After Trescothick and Strauss had smashed boundaries at will against the seamers, Ponting brought on Warne, who broke through with his second ball of the match - a leg break that came into the left-hander's stumps and broke them completely, and Strauss was bowled for 6. Nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard survived four balls to end the day - England still leading by 124, with nine wickets in hand. Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ... Andrew John Strauss (born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 March 1977) is an English cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. ... In the sport of cricket, a nightwatchman is a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual during the last period of play, on days up to the last day of play. ... Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ...

Day Three

The third day was just as exhilarating to spectators as the first two - a total of seventeen wickets falling, as Shane Warne and Andrew Flintoff took centre stage in an enthralling contest. First up, however, it was Brett Lee, who shattered England with three quick wickets - Trescothick slashed at a wide delivery, skipper Vaughan disappointed yet again with the bat as he failed to cover his stumps to a straight one, and Hoggard naturally had to go eventually - edging to Hayden in the slips for 1. Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ...

England were shaken, with the score at 31 for 4, and with Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen at the crease. Pietersen, indeed, could consider himself lucky to survive, after a suggestion he had been caught first ball. He survived, and went on to make 20, only to be given out off a similar situation from Shane Warne. His 41-run partnership with Bell steadied things somewhat, and there were hopes among England fans that he would make his first significant score against the Aussies. Instead, he fell two overs after Pietersen, having given the tiniest of edges to Gilchrist for 21. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ...

So, with the score at 75 for 6, England once again needed a big partnership, this time from Flintoff and wicket-keeper Geraint Jones. The pair saw England to lunch, but Flintoff had suffered a shoulder injury and looked in obvious pain. In the first over after lunch, Jones gave an edge to Ponting - seven down. Giles batted responsibly, padding up to Warne, but eventually felt the need to play at one, which Hayden held with relative ease. Harmison came and went, facing one delivery, and it was all up to Simon Jones and Andrew Flintoff to see England to a challenging target. Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Geraint Jones (b. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ...

That they did. Jones kept his head, managing 12 off some streaky fours, while Flintoff smacked Lee everywhere - also taking runs off Kasprowicz in one particularly bad over that yielded 20 runs, including a couple of no-balls. At one point during Flintoff's innings, Ponting had 9 men on the boundary, something rarely seen in cricket. One six hit by Flintoff landed on-top of the stands. Flintoff ended with 73 - England's highest score by a distance - and even though he was bowled by Warne, it somehow seemed a fitting way to end the innings. Warne finished with stunning figures of six for 46 - but, as luck and the Australian batsmen would have it, his failure to get Flintoff out earlier would be crucial. Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Michael Kasprowicz (born 10 February 1972) is a Australian cricketer, more specifically a fast bowler. ...

Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer started positively, taking runs off the occasional bad balls that were served up by Harmison, Hoggard and Giles, and before anyone noticed, they had racked up 47 for no loss, and were well on the way to chasing 282. Then, Flintoff came in to bowl his first over. The ball was hurled down the pitch, and swung enough to deceive the Australian batsmen - Flintoff got Langer and Ponting out in the same over, and Australia were struggling again, the score on 48 for 2. Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Justin Langer (born 21 November 1970) is an Australian cricketer, more specificially a left-handed batsman. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

A few overs of relative calm followed, Hayden forging runs with Martyn but never looking too assured, and his dimissal, came in an over where Australia had actually looked on top. However, Simon Jones got the last laugh. Jones would later be reprimanded by the ICC for his celebrations. England kept muscling on, and despite never playing on top of their game they got four more wickets before the scheduled close of play. Giles got two of those, Katich and Gilchrist, and then an inswinging ball from Flintoff took care of Gillespie, who was trapped lbw. Damien Richard Martyn (born October 21, 1971 in Darwin) is an Australian cricketer. ... Simon Philip Jones (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is an Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... ICC may stand for: ICC Bank, Ireland Indianapolis Childrens Choir Integration Competency Center Inter-Cooperative Council at the University of Michigan Intercounty Connector International Chamber of Commerce International Color Consortium The International Control Commission, which oversaw the 1954 Geneva Accords ending the First Indochina War The International Convention Centre... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Simon Mathew Katich (born August 21, 1975 in Middle Swan, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Andrew Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ... Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian cricketer (right arm fast bowler). ...

An extra half-hour of play was allowed, as a result was nearing, but Warne and Clarke defied the English. Warne was lucky on more than one occasion, playing streaky shots that could easily have got him out, but he did smash Giles for 12 in one over. He was not out overnight - however, Steve Harmison, bowling his third spell of the day, ended it with a spectacular slow delivery that was not read correctly by Clarke - he was bowled, missing the ball completely, and England now only needed two wickets on the fourth day - Australia, however, needed 107 runs. Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Steve Harmison (born 23 October 1978, Ashington, Northumberland) is an England cricketer, and a leading Test match fast bowler. ... Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Day Four

On the fourth day, Australia defied all predictions with a 45-run partnership between Warne and Lee, before Warne was forced back onto his stumps by Flintoff to get dismissed hit wicket. Kasprowicz came in and supported Lee well, fending off aggressive bowling from Flintoff and Harmison. The pair had England on the back foot as their victory target neared closer and closer, edging virtually everything. With three to win, and three results possible, Harmison had Kasper caught behind, with replays showing that the ball hit Kasper's hand when it was off the bat. If the hand had been on the bat, it would have been a correct decision - as it stood, it was incorrect to give him out. However, that mattered little to most viewers, who recognised the difficult job of the umpire. England were thus victors - if in almost the most narrow way possible - and the series very much alive. [2] Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Hit wicket is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. ...

England's two run victory is the narrowest result in Ashes cricket history (there have been two tests won by a margin of only three runs). It is also the second narrowest run victory in all test cricket history. (other narrow victories given here)

Third Test: England v Australia (11-15 August)

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Day One

With the series square after England's close win in the second match at Edgbaston in Birmingham, the stakes of the third test at Old Trafford in Manchester have risen significantly. The day began with England winning the toss, and choosing to bat first, thus giving Shane Warne a chance to become the first man to take 600 Test wickets in England's first innings, and he did so against Marcus Trescothick who mistimed a sweep shot and was caught behind by Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, earning Warne a standing ovation from the Old Trafford crowd. Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Shane Keith Warne (born September 13, 1969 in Victoria, Australia), is an Australian cricketer. ... This article is about the cricket term. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and County cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (Gilly) (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ...

After naming an unchanged line-up, England were immediately faced by the pairing of Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee. There were doubts about whether these could play before the match started, due to injuries sustained earlier, but they both passed fitness tests. English wickets fell slowly, with many a missed opportunity for Australia helping the English run up their first innings total. This was also helped by a fruitful partnership between Trescothick and Michael Vaughan, whose combined total was 229 before being dismissed after lunch. Vaughan became the first man in the series to get a century. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Brett Lee (born November 8, 1976 in Wollongong, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

The frustrated Australians faced a fearless English side who challenged them at every turn, and recovered nicely even after the dismissals of Trescothick (who will now unquestionably be known as Warne's 600th victim) and Vaughan, who couldn't resist smacking a full toss from Katich straight to McGrath at the boundary. Vaughan was dismissed after 166 runs, by far the highest total in the series so far. The Aussies also were faced with a sudden-changed-form Ian Bell, who had struggled in the first two tests. Picking up where Vaughan left off after tea, Bell, Kevin Pietersen and nightwatchman Matthew Hoggard closed out the day for the English. Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is a cricketer; an attacking right-handed batsman who plays for England and Hampshire. ... Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ...

Day Two

Bell did not add to his overnight score, being given out caught behind in controversial circumstances, as replays indicated he did not make contact with the ball. Following a brief rain interval England then lost two more wickets just before lunch, Flintoff after scoring a quick-fire 46 and Geraint Jones for 42. After lunch Australia quickly dispatched the remaining two wickets for just a further 10 runs, bowling England out for a score of 444. Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. ...

Australia started their innings tentatively with Matthew Hoggard dropping a low catch Matthew Hayden off his own bowling. Just before tea Australia lost their first wicket with Hayden out caught at short leg from Giles first over. After tea Australia lost another couple of wickets, Ricky Ponting caught for 7 and Hayden given out lbw for 34. Gilchrist put on 30 before edging the first ball of Simon Jones spell to Geraint Jones. Matthew James Hoggard (born 31 December 1976, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ... Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29th October, 1971) is an Australian and Queensland cricketer. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

This brought in Michael Clarke who had been recuperating at the team hotel after damaging his back on the first day. Due to this injury, Clarke needed Hayden to act as a runner. Warne made inroads with the bat, just like at Edgbaston four days previously, but Clarke only managed to add 7 runs before being deceived by a slower ball from Simon Jones. Warne and Jason Gillespie saw the day out with Warne finishing on 45 not out. Michael Clarke may refer to: Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael Clarke (musician) Michael Clarke Duncan, U.S. actor This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England, UK. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. ... Jason Neil Gillespie (born April 19, 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian cricketer (right arm fast bowler). ... Not out is a term used on cricket scorecards to signify that a batsman has not been dismissed when the innings is finished. ...

The day finished with Australia on 210-7, 234 behind and needing another 35 runs to avoid a follow-on, should England choose to enforce it. This would be an indignity that the Australians have not faced at the Ashes since 1987. Nevertheless, England finish the day in the drivers' seat, with an innings yet to play. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

Day Three

As of 10:30 AM BST (GMT +1), the match has been rain delayed. Australia picked up four more runs when the umpires corrected a mistake made on day 2 where umpire Bucknor forgot to signal four byes when he was warning Simon Jones after Jones bowled a full toss above waist height.

Upcoming Matches

Fourth Test: England v Australia, 25 August—29 August 2005; Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
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