England vs Australia : Australia won the fourth one dayer and take unassailabe 4-0 lead
England vs Australia : Fourth One day International at Lord’s : 12.09.09 : Australia won by 07 wickets : Australia lead the seven match one day series 4-0.
Bret Lee’s five for 49 in this game provide the 313th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in one day games. Bret Lee’s figures also provide the 56th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickts in one day games.
B Lee’s five for 49 in this game provide the ninth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in one day games. He now stands third in the list of bowlers who have captured most five wicket hauls in one day games. Waqar Younis of Pakistan and M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka with 13 and 10 five wicket hauls respectively are ahead of B Lee in terms of five wicket hauls.
B Lee’s five of 49 in this game represent the ninth occasion of a bowler capturing five wickets at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. The nine occasions are listed below
| No | Bowler | W | R | Team | Vs | Opp | Date |
| 1 | GJ Gilmour | 5 | 48 | Aus | Vs | Win | 21.06.75 |
| 2 | J Garner | 5 | 38 | Win | Vs | Eng | 23.06.79 |
| 3 | D Gough | 5 | 44 | Eng | Vs | Aus | 25.05.97 |
| 4 | M Muralitharan | 5 | 34 | Srl | Vs | Eng | 20.09.98 |
| 5 | DL Vettori | 5 | 30 | NZl | Vs | Win | 10.07.04 |
| 6 | MS Kasprowicz | 5 | 47 | Aus | Vs | Pak | 04.09.04 |
| 7 | B Lee | 5 | 41 | Aus | Vs | Eng | 10.07.05 |
| 8 | FH Edwards | 5 | 45 | Win | Vs | Eng | 01.07.07 |
| 9 | B Lee | 5 | 49 | Aus | Vs | Eng | 12.09.09 |
B Lee with his 5 for 49 in this game earned the distinction of becoming the only bowler in the history of one day game to capture five wickets on two occasions at Lord’s. His performance read thus
| No | Bowler | W | R | Team | Vs | Opp | Date |
| 1 | B Lee | 5 | 41 | Aus | Vs | Eng | 10.07.05 |
| 2 | B Lee | 5 | 49 | Aus | Vs | Eng | 12.09.09 |
B Lee’s nine five wicket hauls are listed below. He has three five wicket hauls against England, four against India and one each against South Africa and New Zealand
| No | W | R | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 5 | 27 | Ind | Adelaide | 26.01.00 |
| 2 | 5 | 30 | Eng | Melbourne | 25.01.03 |
| 3 | 5 | 42 | NZl | P Elizabeth | 11.03.03 |
| 4 | 5 | 41 | Eng | Lord’s | 10.07.05 |
| 5 | 5 | 22 | RSA | Melo’ne- Dock | 20.01.06 |
| 6 | 5 | 38 | Ind | Kuala Lumpur | 22.09.06 |
| 7 | 5 | 27 | Ind | Brisbane | 03.02.09 |
| 8 | 5 | 58 | Ind | Sydney | 24.02.08 |
| 9 | 5 | 49 | Eng | Lord’s | 12.09.09 |
B Lee’s five for 49 in this game provide the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets against England. The complete list read thus
| No | Bowlers | W | R | Ground | Date |
| 1 | GJ Gilmour | 6 | 14 | Leeds | 18.06.75 |
| 2 | GS Chappell | 5 | 20 | Birmingham | 04.06.77 |
| 3 | GJ Cosier | 5 | 18 | Birmingham | 04.06.77 |
| 4 | B Lee | 5 | 30 | Melbourne | 25.01.03 |
| 5 | AJ Bichel | 7 | 20 | P Elizabeth | 02.03.03 |
| 6 | B Lee | 5 | 41 | Lord’s | 10.07.05 |
| 7 | B Lee | 5 | 49 | Lord’s | 12.09.09 |
B Lee’s five for 49 in this game represent his third five wicket haul against England. With his five for 49 in this game, B Lee earns the record for most five wicket haul against England. Other bowlers to have captured five or more wickets against England on two occasions are – J Garner of West Indies and Harbhajan Singh of India.
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 105th occasion of an England batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 13th occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against Australia. It also represents the second fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against Australia.
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 83rd occasion of a England captain registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the eighth fifty by AJ Strauss as captain in a one day game against various oppositions.
AJ Strauss became the fifth England captain to register eight or more fifties against various oppositions. The other four are – N Hussain {13}, MP Vaughan {11}, MA Atherton {10} and GA Gooch {08}.
AJ Strauss’s fifty {63} in this game provide the 39th occasion of an England captain-cum-opening batsman registering a fifty in a one day game against various oppositions. It also represents the eight fifty by AJ Strauss as captain-cum-opening batsman in a one day game against various oppositions.
AJ Strauss became the third England captain-cum-opening batsman to register seven or more fifties. The other two are – MA Atherton {09} and GA Gooch {08).
AJ Strauss became the sixth captain to register a fifty at Lord’s when he made 63 in this game. Others are MA Atherton of England – 127 vs West Indies on 28.05.95, AJ Stewert of England – 88 vs Sri Lanka on 14.05.99. JM Brearley of England – 64 vs West Indies on 23.06.79, AJ Strauss of England – 63 vs Australia on 12.09.09, DI Gower of England – 61 vs Australia on 29.05.89 and MA Taylor of Australia – 57 vs England on 23.05.99
AJ Strauss with his 63 in this game became the second England captain to register a fifty against Australia at Lord’s. DI Gower of England who had scored 61 on 29.05.89 was the other England captain. Thus AJ Strauss’s 63 represent the highest individual score by an England captain against Australia at Lord’s.
TD Paines’ 51 and MJ Clarke’s 62 not out in this game provide the 123rd and 124th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against England. It was the first fifty for TD Paine and fourth fifty for MJ Clarke against Australia.
TD Paine with his 51 in this game registered his maiden one day fifty. It also represents the 39th occasion of an Australian opening batsman registering a fifty against England.
TD Paine became the sixth Australian opening batsman to register a fifty against England at Lord’s. The complete list read thus
| No | Batsmen |
Runs |
Opp | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Stackpole |
52 |
Eng | Lord’s | 26.08.72 |
| 2 | GM Wood |
*114 |
Eng | Lord’s | 03.06.85 |
| 3 | GR Marsh |
*111 |
Eng | Lord’s | 29.05.89 |
| 4 | MA Taylor |
57 |
Eng | Lord’s | 23.05.93 |
| 5 | ME Waugh |
95 |
Eng | Lord’s | 25.05.97 |
| 6 | TD Paine |
51 |
Eng | Lord’s | 12.09.09 |
TD Paine earns the distinction of becoming the first Australian wicket keeper opening batsman to register a fifty against England at Lord’s with his 51 in this game. He also became the first Australain wicket keeper to score a fifty at Lord’s.
TD Paine’s 59 in this game represent the third fifty by an Australian wicket keeper at Lord’s against various oppositions. Others are – AC Gilchirst – 54 vs Pakistan on 20.06.99 and AC Gilchrist – 76* vs Pakistan on 23.06.01.
AJ Strauss’s 63 in this game provide the ninth occasion of a captain registering a fifty at Lord’s. All the nine occasions are listed below
| No | Captains |
Runs |
Team | Vs | Opp | Date |
| 1 | JM Brearley |
64 |
Eng | Vs | Win | 23.06.79 |
| 2 | DI Gower |
61 |
Eng | Vs | Aus | 29.05.89 |
| 3 | MA Taylor |
57 |
Aus | Vs | Eng | 23.05.93 |
| 4 | MA Atherton |
127 |
Eng | Vs | Win | 28.05.95 |
| 5 | AJ Stewart |
88 |
Eng | Vs | Srl | 14.05.99 |
| 6 | SC Ganguly |
60 |
Ind | Vs | Eng | 13.07.02 |
| 7 | SP Fleming |
67 |
NZl | Vs | Win | 10.07.04 |
| 8 | SC Ganguly |
90 |
Ind | Vs | Eng | 05.09.04 |
| 9 | AJ Strauss |
63 |
Eng | Vs | Aus | 12.09.09 |
TD Paine’s 51 in this game represent the 15th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman registering a fifty at Lord’s in a one day game. TD Paine’s knock also represent the ninth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman registering a fifty at Lord’s.
England’s loss in this game represents its 19th loss against various teams at Lord’s in a one day game. This loss also represents England’s sixth loss against Australia at Lord’s. The complete list read thus
| No | Team | Result | Margin | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Eng | lost | 005 wkts | Aus | Lord’s | 26.08.72 |
| 2 | Eng | lost | 006 wkts | Aus | Lord’s | 29.05.89 |
| 3 | Eng | lost | 019 runs | Aus | Lord’s | 23.05.93 |
| 4 | Eng | lost | 007 wkts | Aus | Lord’s | 10.07.05 |
| 5 | Eng | lost | 039 runs | Aus | Lord’s | 06.09.09 |
| 6 | Eng | lost | 007 wkts | Aus | Lord’s | 12.09.09 |