Ashes cricket tour 2006/07 4th Test Melbourne

Australia win the match by an innings and 99 runs, Man of the match -S Warne.

Ashes cricket tour 2006/07 4th Test, Day 1
Australia trail by 111 runs with 8 wickets left, 1st innings

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First innings
England 159 (AJ Strauss 50, SK Warne 39/5 )
Australia 48/2 (JL Langer 27, Flintoff 20/2 )

Ashes cricket tour, 4th test match started on December 26, 2006 at Melbourne. This was the day for Australia specially Shane Warne who took 5 wickets for only 39 runs, 37th five-wicket haul. When Shane Warne took AJ Strauss's wicket, he becomes the first to take 700 wickets in Test Cricket. After this England innings collaps to only 159. Australia as usual started their innings comfortably. In the end Flintoff managed to out Justin Langer and the nightwatchman Lee, two in two balls. But it was the day for Shane Warne and hence Austrelia.

Ashes cricket tour 2006/07 4th Test, Day 2
Australia lead by 213 runs with 3 wickets left, 1st innings

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First innings
England 159 (AJ Strauss 50, SK Warne 39/5 )
Australia 372/7 (Hayden 153, Symonds 154* )

It was very good morning session for England when they put Australia in trouble with 84/5. But then Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds started playing very sensibaly, though England bowlers troubls Symonds in his start of innings. Then they made no any mistakes and put Australia into driving seat leading by comprehensive 213 runs.

Ashes cricket tour 2006/07 4th Test, Day 3
Australia win the match by an innings and 99 runs, Man of the match -S Warne.

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First innings
England 159 (AJ Strauss 50, SK Warne 39/5 )
Australia 419 (Hayden 153, Symonds 156, Mahmood 100/4 )
England 161 (Lee 47/4)

Australia put 419 on the board with Warne(40*) on the early of the day. England started their second innings facing a first innings deficit of 260. But no one could manage to stand at the crease and they just cant not pass first innings deficit and loose the match by an innings and 99 runs only in less than 3 days. Lee took 4 wickets for only 47 after Clark strikes initially.