Second one day game : England vs Australia at Cardiff on 24.06.10 : England won by four wickets and lead the five match series 2-0

SR Watson’s 57 in this game represent the 42^nd occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty against England in one day games. It was SR Watson’s second fifty against England, the first being his 136* at Centurion on 02.10.09, This knock also represents his 16^th one day half century and 20^th fifty

SR Watson completed 500 runs against England during the course of his knock of 57 in this game and his run aggregate stood at 506 at the end of this game. He became the 15^th Australian batsman to total 500 runs against England in one day games. The complete list read thus – RT Ponting {1488}, AR Border {1302}, AC Gilchrist {1087}, DM Jones {955}, DR Martyn {913}, ME Waugh {834}, GR Marsh {716}, ML Hayden {715}, MJ Clarke {673}, SR Waugh {666}, GS Chappell {657}, DC Boon {602}, MG Bevan {572}, MEK Hussey {541} and SR Watson {506}

RT Ponting was playing his 200^th innings as captain batting at number three. He scored 13 in this game. His aggregate is 7979 and required 21 more runs for 8000 to become the first captain to total 8000 runs batting at number three in one day games.

CL White scored 86 not out in this game which represents the 10^th one day half century and 12^th fifty. This knock represents his third fifty against England. The other two fifties are – 105 at Southampton on 09.09.09 and 53 at The Oval on 04.09.09. His knock provide the 134^th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring a fifty against England in one day games.

SJC Broad captured his 100^th one day wicket when he took his first wicket in this match – that of TD Paine caught by wicket keeper C Kieswetter for 16, He took four more wickets in this game to take his total tally of wickets to 103. He became the seventh England bowler to total 100 plus wickets in one day games. Others are – D Gough {234}, A Flintoff {168}, JM Anderson {166}, IT Botham {145}, PAJ de Freitas {145} and PD Collingwood {102}

SJC Broad took 4 for 44 in this game providing the 25^th occasion of a bowler capturing 4 for 44 in an innings in one day games. He is the fourth England bowler to achieve such figures. Other three are – DL Underwood vs West Indies at Sydney on 28.11.79, PJ Martin vs West Indies at The Oval on 26.05.95 and D Gough vs New Zealand at Christchurch on 13.02.02

SJ Broad is the third bowler to capture 4 for 44 against Australia in one day games. Others are – GB Troup of Australia at Auckland on 13.02.82 and DW Steyn of South Africa at Port Elizabeth on 13.04.09.

AJ Struss’s 51 in this game provide the 87^th occasion of an England captain scoring a fifty in one day games. It was his tenth fifty while leading England. He became the fourth England captain to score ten or more fifties. The other three are – N Hussain {13}, MP Vaughan {11} and MA Atherton {10}

AJ Strauss’s 51 in this game represent his ninth half century while leading England. N Hussain {12} and MP Vaughan {11} are the other two England captains who have scored more half centuries than AJ Strauss

AJ Strauss completed 3000 one day runs when he was on 43 during the course of his knock of 51 in this game. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 3008. He became the eleventh England batsman to total 3000 plus runs in one day games. Others are – PD Collingwood {4693}, AJ Stewart {4677}, ME Trescothick {4335}, GA Gooch {4290}, AJ Lamb {4010}, GA Hick {3846}, NV Knight {3637}, A Flintoff {3293}, KP Pietersen {3281} and DI Gower {3170}

AJ Strauss’s 51 in this game represent’s his fifth half century against Australia – 52 at Birmingham on 21.09.04, 56 at Jaipur on 21.10.06, 63 at Southampton on 09.09.09, 63 at Lord’s on 12.09.09 and 51 at Cardiff on 24.06.10. He became the third England batsman to score five or more half centuries against Australia. Others are – GA Gooch {09} and G Boycott {05}.

At the end of this game AJ Strauss has an aggregate of 514 runs against Australia on home soil. He became the second England batsman to earn such a distinction, the other batsman being GA Gooch who has totaled 866 runs on home soil against Australia.

PD Collingwood was playing his 163^rd one day innings, one more than AJ Stewart’s 162 innings which was the record for an England batsman. PD Collingwood celebrated this record with yet another record as he became the highest one day run getter for England. At the end of this game his aggregate stood at 4693. He wrested the record from AJ Stewert who had a total of 4677

KP Pietersen completed 1000 runs on home soil when he was on 21 during his knock of 33 in this game. He became the 116^th batsman and also the eleventh England batsman to achieve the feat of 1000 runs on home soil. The other ten England batsmen are – ME Trescothick {2423}, GA Gooch {1867}, AJ Stewart {1816}, PD Collingwood {1554}, AJ Strauss {1551}, A Flintoff {1469}, AJ Lamb {1433}, DI Gower {1387}, IR Bell {1194} and GA Hick {1179}

England’s win in this game provides its 40^th win over Australia in one day games. This win also represents England’s 257^th win against various oppositions in one day games.