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Australia v South Africa, 2005/2006, 2nd test
Melbourne (MCG), 26/12/2005 - 30/12/2005

Toss: Australia
Umpires: Asad Rauf, SA Bucknor
Result: Australia won by 184 runs

Australia
PA Jaques             c Rudolph          b Pollock                2
ML Hayden             c Smith            b Pollock               65
*RT Ponting           c Gibbs            b Nel                  117
BJ Hodge              c Smith            b Pollock                7
MEK Hussey                               b Ntini                122
A Symonds             c Boucher          b Nel                    0
+AC Gilchrist         c Gibbs            b Nel                    2
SK Warne              c Boje             b Nel                    9
B Lee                 lbw                b Ntini                  4
SCG MacGill                              b Ntini                  4
GD McGrath            not out                                    11
Extras                b 2, lb 4, w 2, nb 4                       12
Total                 all out                                   355

Fall Of Wickets
1-2 (Jaques)                  2-154 (Hayden)                
3-176 (Hodge)                 4-207 (Ponting)               
5-207 (Symonds)               6-213 (Gilchrist)             
7-227 (Warne)                 8-239 (Lee)                   
9-248 (MacGill)               10-355 (Hussey)               

Bowling
Pollock             26      5    67     3
Ntini               22.3    3    70     3
Kallis              21.5    4    69     0
Nel                 31      6    84     4
Boje                18.1    3    59     0

South Africa
AB de Villiers        lbw                b McGrath               61
*GC Smith             lbw                b Lee                   22
HH Gibbs                                 b Symonds               94
JH Kallis                                b Lee                   23
AG Prince             c Ponting          b Warne                  6
JA Rudolph                               b Lee                   13
+MV Boucher           lbw                b Symonds               23
SM Pollock            lbw                b Symonds                9
N Boje                                   b Warne                 12
A Nel                 c Hussey           b MacGill               14
M Ntini               not out                                    10
Extras                b 2, lb 7, w 0, nb 15                      24
Total                 all out                                   311

Fall Of Wickets
1-36 (Smith)                  2-122 (de Villiers)           
3-184 (Kallis)                4-192 (Prince)                
5-214 (Rudolph)               6-260 (Boucher)               
7-265 (Gibbs)                 8-281 (Pollock)               
9-291 (Boje)                  10-311 (Nel)                  

Bowling
McGrath             27     13    57     1
Lee                 28      5    92     3
Symonds             20      6    50     3
Warne               21      7    62     2
MacGill             15      3    41     1

Australia
ML Hayden             c Boucher          b Kallis               137
PA Jaques             lbw                b Nel                   28
*RT Ponting           lbw                b Pollock               11
BJ Hodge              c Boucher          b Nel                   24
MEK Hussey            c Kallis           b Smith                 31
A Symonds             c Nel              b Kallis                72
+AC Gilchrist         c Prince           b Kallis                 0
SK Warne              not out                                     0
Extras                b 6, lb 3, w 0, nb 9                       18
Total                 for 7 wickets                             321

Fall Of Wickets
1-53 (Jaques)                 2-82 (Ponting)                
3-131 (Hodge)                 4-193 (Hussey)                
5-317 (Hayden)                6-321 (Symonds)               
7-321 (Gilchrist)             

Bowling
Pollock             23      5    60     1
Ntini                8      2    17     0
Kallis              11      0    58     3
Nel                 20      3    71     2
Boje                14      0    65     0
Smith                7      0    41     1

South Africa
*GC Smith             c Gilchrist        b McGrath               25
AB de Villiers        st Gilchrist       b Warne                  8
HH Gibbs                                 b Warne                  9
JH Kallis             c Gilchrist        b Symonds                9
AG Prince             c Hayden           b Warne                 26
JA Rudolph                               b Symonds                4
+MV Boucher           c Ponting          b Warne                  5
SM Pollock            not out                                    67
N Boje                                   b McGrath               13
A Nel                 c Gilchrist        b McGrath                2
M Ntini                                  b MacGill                2
Extras                b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 4                       11
Total                 all out                                   181

Fall Of Wickets
1-39 (de Villiers)            2-45 (Smith)                  
3-58 (Gibbs)                  4-64 (Kallis)                 
5-72 (Rudolph)                6-82 (Boucher)                
7-130 (Prince)                8-166 (Boje)                  
9-178 (Nel)                   10-181 (Ntini)                

Bowling
McGrath             15      3    44     3
Lee                 11      4    23     0
Warne               28      7    74     4
Symonds              4      2     6     2
MacGill             16      7    28     1