Ashes 2013:England Vs Australia 3rd Test at Old Trafford,Manchester Aug 1-5,2013
Old Trafford's Ashes Records
Ashes Tests: 28 (England won seven, Australia won seven, with 14 draws)
Highest Ashes total: 656-8 declared by Australia in 1964. The match finished as a high-scoring draw, with England making 611 in reply. Seamer Tom Cartwright bowled 77 overs (for only 118 runs) in Australia's first innings. Not to be outdone, Australia spinner Tom Veivers sent down a mammoth 95.1 overs when England batted
Highest individual Ashes score: 311 by Australia captain Bobby Simpson in that drawn fourth Test in 1964. Simpson added 201 for the first wicket with Bill Lawry before Lawry was run out for 106.
Most Ashes runs: 416 by another former Australia skipper, Allan Border, who played there in 1981, 1985, 1989 and 1993. He hit centuries on his first two visits, including a gritty unbeaten 146 to ensure a draw in 1985
Best Ashes bowling (innings): 10-53 by England's Jim Laker in 1956 (see below) - which remain the best Test bowling figures of all time( India leg-spinner Anil Kumble, who took 10-74 against Pakistan in 1999, is the only other man to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings)
4th Test -England Vs Australia July 26-31,1956 at Old Trafford
Scorecard
England 459 (Rev DS Sheppard 113, PE Richardson 104)
Australia 84 (Jim Laker 9-37) and 205 (CC McDonald 89, Jim Laker 10-53)
England won by an innings and 170 runs
Squads
England
Alastair Cook(C),James Anderson,Jonny Bairstow,Ian Bell,Tim Bresnan,Stuart Broad,Kevin Pietersen,Matt Prior(WK)Joe Root,Graeme Swann and Jonathan Trott
Australia
Michael Clarke(C),Brad Haddin(WK),Ryan Harris,Usman Khawaja,Nathan Lyon,Chris Rogers,Peter Siddle,Mitchel Starc,Steven Smith,David Warner and Shane Watson
Day One Thursday Aug 1,2013
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first
Australia scored 303/3 in 90 Overs
Shane Watson 19(in 49 Balls with 4x2)
Chris Rogers 84(in 114 Balls with 4x14)-2nd Test Match Fifty
Usman Khawaja 01(in 19 Balls)
Michael Clarke 125*(in 208 Balls with 4x17)-24th Test Match Century
Steven Smith 70(in 150 Balls with 4x7)
Highlights of Day One
- Micheal Clarke & Steven Smith scored an unbeaten 174 Runs for the 4th wicket
- Michael Clarke has now scored 24 Test hundreds — one fewer than his England counterpart Alastair Cook. Ten of them have come since he was appointed Australia’s full-time captain in August 2011, but this was his first when batting at No 4
Day Two Friday Aug 2,2013
Steven Smith 89(in 196 Balls with 4x8)
David Warner 05(in 10 Balls with 4x1)
Michael Clarke 187(in 314 Balls with 4x23)
Peter Siddle 01(in 6 Balls)
Brad Haddin 65*(in 99 Balls with 4x6)
Mitchell Starc 66*(in 71 Balls with 4x9)
Australia Declared at 527/7 in 146 Overs
Wicket Takers(England)
Graeme Swann 5-159(43 Overs)
Stuart Broad 1-108(33 overs)
Tim Bresnan 1-114(32 Overs)
Highlights of Australia's 1st Innings
- Michael Clarke scored his highest score outside Australia
- Michael Clarke(118) & Steven Smith(89) scored 214 Runs for the 4th wicket
- Brad Haddin(29)& Mitchell Starc(66) scored 97* Runs for the 8th wicket
- Stuart Broad picked up his 200th Test wicket when he removed Michael Clarke, England v Australia, 3rd Investec Test, Old Trafford, 2nd day, August 2, 2013
England scored 52/2 in 30 Overs
Alastair Cook 30*(in 99 Balls with 4x5)
Joe Root 08(in 57 Balls with 4x1)
Tim Bresnan 01(in 15 Balls)
Jonathan Trott 02*(in 10 Balls)
Peter Siddle took both the wickets(5-1-7-2)
