Squads
England
Alastair Cook,Joe Root,Jonathan Trott,Kevin Pietersen,Ian Bell,Chris Woakes,Matt Prior,Stuart Broad,Graeme Swann,James Anderson and Simon Kerrigan
Australia
Chris Rogers,David Warner,Shane Watson,Michael Clarke,Steven Smith,Brad Haddin,James Faulkner,Mitchell Starc,Peter Siddle,Ryan Harris and Nathan Lyon
Test Debut
Australian All-Rounder James Faulkner make his Test Debut(replacing Usman Khawaja)
England's Simon Kerrigan and Chris Woakes make Test Debut(replacing Tim Bresnan and Jonny Bairstow)
Day One Wednesday Aug 21,2013
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first
Australia scored 307/4 at close of play on Day One
Fall of Wickets (Australia)
David Warner 06(in 11 Balls with 4x1)
Chris Rogers 23(in 100 Balls with 4x3)
Michael Clarke 07(in 39 Balls)
Shane Watson 176(in 247 Balls with 4x25 and 6x1)-3rd Test Ton
Steven Smith 66*(in 133 Balls with 4x9 and 6x1)
Peter Siddle 18*(in 15 Balls with 4x2)
Highlights of Day One
Shane Watson hit his first century in 25 Tests(3rd in Tests) to help Australia move to 307 for 4 at stumps.Shane Watson finally got out for 176 Runs,his highest Test Score.His previous Test Ton was -
126 v India, October 2010 in Mohali
Shane Watson(84)and Chris Rogers(22)scored 107 Runs for the 2nd wicket
Shane Watson(78)and Steven Smith(66)scored 145 Runs for the 4th wicket
Day Two Thursday Aug 22,2013
Groundsmen cover the wicket as rain delays play on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia at the Oval cricket ground in London.Rain had delayed the start of play until 2-30 p.m. local time
Peter Siddle 23(in 27 Balls with 4x2)
Brad Haddin 30(in 57 Balls with 4x5)
James Faulkner 23(in 21 Balls with 4x4)
Mitchell Starc 13(in 8 Balls with 4x1)
Ryan Harris 33(in 27 Balls with 4x1 and 6x2)
Steven Smith scored his maiden test century with a six, smashing Jonathan Trott back over his head for his first test century in 23 innings and remain unbeaten on 138*(in 241 Balls with 4x16 and 6x2)when Australia Declare @ 492/9 in 128.5 overswith Steven Smith 138* and Nathan Lyon 0* at the crease
Wicket Takers(England)
James Anderson 4-95(29.5 Overs)
Graeme Swann 2-95(33 Overs)
Jonathan Trott 1-12(3 Overs)-wicket of Brad Haddin
Chris Whoakes 1-96(24 Overs) - James Faulkner being the maiden Test Wicket
Stuart Broad 1-128(31 Overs)
England scored 32-0 in 17.3 Overs at stumps on Thursday Aug 22,2013, trailing Australia by 460 on day two of the fifth test at the Oval with Alastair Cook 17* and Joe Root 13* at the crease
Michael Clarke quieries Kumar Dharmasena as the players are taken off for bad light, England v Australia, 5th Investec Test, The Oval, 2nd day, August 22, 2013
Day Three Friday Aug 23,2013
Alastair Cook 25(in 88 Balls with 4x3)
Joe Root 68(in 184 Balls with 4x11)
Jonathan Trott 40(in 134 Balls with 4x2)
Kevin Pietersen 50(in 133 Balls with 4x4)
Ian Bell 29*
Chris Whoakes 15*
At close England were 247/4 in 116 Overs
Day Four Saturday Aug 24,2013
The fourth day of the final Investec Ashes Test was washed out without a ball bowled, all but assuring a 3-0 series win for England.
Day Five Sunday Aug 25,2013
Fall of Wickets(England)
Chris Whoakes 25(in 70 Balls with 4x5)
Ian Bell 45(in 143 Balls with 4x5)
Stuart Broad 09(in 16 Balls with 4x1)
Matt Prior 47(in 57 Balls with 4x8)
James Anderson 04(in 10 Balls with 4x1)
Graeme Swann 34(in 24 Balls with 4x5 and 6x1)
Simmon Kerrigan 01*(in 12 Balls)
England were 377/10 in 144.4 Overs
Wicket Takers(Australia)
James Faulkner 4-51(19.4 Overs)
Mitchell Starc 3-92(33 Overs)
Ryan Harris 2-64(28 Overs)
Nathan Lyon 1-59(28 Overs)
Australia 2ndInnings 111/6 Declared in 23 Overs setting England a Target of 227 Runs to win the match
Fall of Wickets(Australia)
David Warner 12(in 28 Balls with 4x2)
Shane Watson 26(in 32 Balls with 4x2 and 6x1)
Brad Haddin 00(in 1 Ball)
James Faulkner 22(in 22 Balls with 6x1)
Steven Smith 07(in 12 Balls)
Ryan Harris 01(in 2 Balls)
Michael Clarke 28*(in 28 Balls with 4x3)
Mitchell Starc 13*(in 13 Balls with 4x2)
Wicket Takers(England)
Stuart Broad 4-43(10 Overs)
James Anderson 1-27(6 Overs)
Graeme Swann 1-39(7 Overs)
England 2nd Innings 206/5 in 40 Overs When Bad Light Stopped Play
Fall of Wickets(England)
Joe Root 11(in 17 Balls with 4x2)
Alastair Cook 34(in 53 Balls with 4x4)
Kevin Pietersen 62(in 55 Balls with 4x10)
Jonathan Trott 59(in 89 Balls with 4x6)
Ian Bell 17* (in 17 Balls with 4x1)
Chris Whoakes 17(in 13 Balls with 4x1)
Matt Prior 00*(yet to face a ball)
Match Result -Match Drawn
Player of the Match- Shane Watson(Australia)
Series Result- England won the 5-match series 3-0
Player of the Series - Ian Bell(England)
Highlights of the 2013 The Ashes
Test Match
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Venue
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Date
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England Score
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Australia Score
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Result
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First Test
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TrentBridge
Nottingham
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July 10-14
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215 and 375
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280 and 296
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England won by 14 Runs
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Second Test
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Lord’s
London
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July 18-21
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361 and 349/7d
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128 and 235
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England won by 347 Runs
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Third Test
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Old Trafford
Manchester
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Aug 1-5
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368 and 37/3
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527/7d and 172/7d
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Match Drawn
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Fourth Test
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Chester-le-street
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Aug 9-12
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238 and 330
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270 and 224
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England won by 74 Runs
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Fifth Test
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Kennington Oval,London
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Aug 21-25
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377 and 206/5
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492/9d and 111/6d
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Match Drawn
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- With this, England have won 31 Ashes series and have drawn level with Australia. Playing at home, both
- England and Australia have now won 17 Ashes series
- This was the 3rd consecutive Ashes series win for England at home
- The last time England won three consecutive series at home was between 1977 and 1985. England won the series 3-0 in 1977, 3-1 in 1981, and 3-1 in 1985
Highlights of the 5th Test Match at Kennington Oval Aug 21-25,2013
- A total of 447 runs were scored on the 5thday(Aug 25,2013) of the 5th Test Match at the kennington Oval which is the most scored in the fifth day ever in an Ashes Test
- Kevin Pietersen's half-century off 36 balls in England's fourth-innings chase was the fastest fifty by an England batsman in the Ashes( Matt Prior, who held this record previously with a 37-ball half-century at Lord's in 2009)
- Brad Haddin's catch off Ryan Harris to dismiss Joe Root* was his 29th of this series. With that catch he broke Rod Marsh's record for the highest number of catches taken by a wicketkeeper in a Test series and also the highest number of dismissals collected by a wicketkeeper in a Test series
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