2007 Cricket World Cup: England vs Australia

April 8, 2007

Australia beat England by seven wickets in the Super 8 phase in the World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda.

Toss:  England won, and elected to bat first.

Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Vaughan, 3.2 ov), 2-24 (Strauss, 6.0 ov), 3-164 (Bell, 29.3 ov), 4-167 (Collingwood, 30.3 ov), 5-179 (Flintoff, 35.3 ov), 6-230 (Bopara, 46.2 ov), 7-240 (Pietersen, 48.4 ov), 8-240 (Mahmood, 49.0 ov), 9-246 (Nixon, 49.2 ov), 10-247 (Anderson, 49.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Gilchrist, 11.0 ov), 2-89 (Hayden, 19.1 ov), 3-201 (Ponting, 40.1 ov)

England: I R Bell, M P Vaughan (capt), A J Strauss, K P Pietersen, A Flintoff, P D Collingwood, R S Bopara, P A Nixon (wkt), S I Mahmood, J M Anderson, M S Panesar Australia: A C Gilchrist (wkt), M L Hayden, R T Ponting (capt), M J Clarke, A Symonds, M E K Hussey, B J Hodge, G B Hogg, N W Bracken, S W Tait, G D McGrath

Player of the match: S W Tait (Australia)

Umpires: B F Bowden (New Zealand) and R E Koertzen (South Africa) TV umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan) Match referee: M J Procter (South Africa) Reserve umpire: N Malcolm (West Indies)