all over! fraction short and outside the off stump, Vettori looking to slice it away ends up hitting it straight to Ponting at backward point
Australia vs ICC World XI, 1st ODI at Melbourne, Oct 05 2005 - Match Result
RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Melbourne (Docklands), October 05, 2005, ICC World XI tour of Australia
Match centre
Scorecard summary
Australia • 255/8(50 overs)
58 (78)
4/33 (10)
45 (48)
2/41 (10)
ICC World XI • 162/10(41.3 overs)
64 (94)
3/43 (10)
38 (52)
2/13 (7)
Australia win by 93 runs
255 was never a good looking total against this packed World XI team but the bowlers did their job exceptionally well, everyone chipped it with wickets and in the end it was a fantastic victory for the Australians
McGrath and Lee did the damage early , Bracken and Watson followed up well and one after the other the World XI batsmen were dismissed cheaply.
Watson picked up three wickets, Lee and McGrath got two each, Symonds and Bracken chipped in with one each
now for the presentaion
Pollock - I though 255 was gettable, few soft dismissals turned it the other way, We got to put it together, haven't got too many days, I am looking forward to the next one.
Ponting - `we played quite different today, we got out and played good cricket, full credit to the boys - wicket looked good and we wanted to put in a big total, 255 was always going to be a hard target, the boys bowled beautifully
other than the few dropped catches i am happy with the way we played
For the latest bulletin on today's play, features and other stories please visit www.cricinfo.com
Do write in with any feedback at http://www.cricinfo.com/commentary.html
Watson (Man of the Match) - Everything seems to be going on pretty well, and i am happy with how things worked out '
Australia have started off well, this series is still wide open with two more matches left to be played.
That's all we have for you today - we hope you have enjoyed the coverage - thanks for being with us
Until next time this is Sajan Nair signing off
41.3
W
Lee to Vettori, OUT
Daniel Vettori c Ponting b Lee 15 (28b 0x4 0x6 34m) SR: 53.57
41.2
•
Lee to Vettori, no run
pitched up outside the off stump, Vettori finds the fielder at point
41.1
•
Lee to Vettori, no run
bowled from outside the wicket, defended back to the bowler
end of over 4111 runs
ICC: 162/9CRR: 3.95 • RRR: 10.44
Shoaib Akhtar10 (5b 1x4 1x6)
Daniel Vettori15 (25b)
Andrew Symonds 9-0-38-1
Lee is back
40.6
6
Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, SIX runs
this one goes all the way! swings across and gets it on the middle, ball sails over the midwicket fence, another good clean hit
40.5
4
Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, FOUR runs
shot! long-hop and Akhtar takes full toll, leans back and pulls it away into the gap between the fielders in the deep, excellent placement
40.4
•
Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
fuller and on the middle and leg stump line, punched down to the mid-off region
40.3
•
Symonds to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
quicker delivery outside the off stump, edged away to the gully region
40.2
1
Symonds to Vettori, 1 run
comes down the track and ends up with a thick inside edge
40.1
•
Symonds to Vettori, no run
played back
end of over 407 runs • 1 wicket
ICC: 151/9CRR: 3.77 • RRR: 10.50
Shoaib Akhtar0 (1b)
Daniel Vettori14 (23b)
Shane Watson 10-0-43-3
Australia need just one more wicket now
39.6
•
Watson to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, defended
39.5
1
Watson to Vettori, 1 run
short ball, pulled away to the deep midwicket region, just a single
39.4
•
Watson to Vettori, no run
defended watchfully
Shoaib Akhtar is the last man in
39.3
W
Watson to Flintoff, OUT
another nail goes in! good length delivery, Flintoff once again swings hard - this time he was eyeing the long-on fence but the shot is not timed well enough and the ball balloons up in the air, McGrath running in from the deep makes no mistake
Andrew Flintoff c McGrath b Watson 38 (52b 2x4 1x6 71m) SR: 73.07
39.2
•
Watson to Flintoff, no run
driven to covers
39.1
6
Watson to Flintoff, SIX runs
shot! good length delivery, Flintoff steps forward and lofts it away inside out, ball sails over the cover fence, there was a fielder in the deep but he had no chance
end of over 392 runs
ICC: 144/8CRR: 3.69 • RRR: 10.18
Daniel Vettori13 (21b)
Andrew Flintoff32 (48b 2x4)
Andrew Symonds 8-0-27-1
38.6
•
Symonds to Vettori, no run
comes down the track and ends up driving it back to the bowler
38.5
1
Symonds to Flintoff, 1 run
fuller and Flintoff drives it down to the long-on region
38.4
1
Symonds to Vettori, 1 run
played away to the fine leg region
38.3
•
Symonds to Vettori, no run
38.2
•
Symonds to Vettori, no run
Match details
| Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2005/06 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Australia led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | ODI no. 2282 |
| Match days | daynight (50-over match) |
| AUS Player Replacement | Substitute: in, out (2nd innings, 16 ov) |
| ICC Player Replacement | Substitute: in, out (1st innings, 43 ov) |
| ODI debut | |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
Match Coverage
Instant answers to T20 questions
ICC World XI Innings
<1 / 3>