Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> KP Pietersen made his debut in Test Matches
--> ML Hayden (2) passed 21000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 5
--> RT Ponting (2) passed 7000 runs in Test Matches when he reached 41
--> DR Martyn (2) passed 4000 runs in Test Matches when he reached 51
--> DR Martyn (2) passed 14000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 32
--> KP Pietersen (2) passed 6000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 7
--> SP Jones reached 200 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed MJ Clarke, his 2nd wicket in the Australia first innings
--> GD McGrath reached 500 wickets in Test Matches when he dismissed ME Trescothick, his 1st wicket in the England first innings
--> B Lee reached 300 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed MP Vaughan, his 2nd wicket in the England second innings
Day 1 Lunch: Australia 97/5 (Katich 7*, Gilchrist 8*; 23 overs) Tea: England 10/0 (Trescothick 4*, Strauss 2*; 6 overs) Day 2 Lunch: Australia 47/1 (Hayden 32*, Ponting 7*; 12 overs) Tea: Australia 140/3 (Clarke 22*, Martyn 24*; 39 overs) Day 3 Lunch: Australia 372/9 (Katich 66*, McGrath 10*; 97 overs) Tea: England 65/0 (Trescothick 31, Strauss 32*; 22 overs) Day 4 No play before 15.45 local time