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The 2005 Ashes summary

September 12, 2005 23:42 IST
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Score summaries of Test matches in the 2005 Ashes series between England and Australia.

First Test
July 21-25:
Lord's, London
Australia beat England by 239 runs
Scores: Australia 190 (Harmison 5-43) and 384 (M.Clarke 91, D.Martyn) v England 155 (Pietersen 57; McGrath 5-53) and 180 (McGrath 4-29, Warne 4-64).

Second Test
Aug 4-8:
Edgbaston, Birmingham
England beat Australia by two runs
Scores: England 407 (Trescothick 90, Pietersen 71, Flintoff 68; Warne 4-116) and 182 (Flintoff 73; Warne 6-46, Lee 4-82) v Australia 308 (Langer 82, Ponting 61) and 279 (Flintoff 4-79)

Third Test
Aug 11-15:
Old Trafford, Manchester
Match drawn
Scores: England 444 (Vaughan 166, Trescothick 63, Bell 59; Warne 4-99, Lee 4-100) and 280-6 declared (Strauss 106, Bell 65; McGrath 5-115) v Australia 302 (Warne 90; S.Jones 6-53) and 371 (Ponting 156; Flintoff 4-71)

Fourth Test
Aug 25-29:
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
England beat Australia by three wickets
Scores: England 477 (Flintoff 102, G.Jones 85, Trescothick 65, Vaughan 58; Warne 4-102) and 129-7 (Warne 4-31) v Australia 218 (S.Jones 5-44) and 387 (following on) (Langer 61, Katich 59, Clarke 56)

Fifth Test
Sept 8-12:
The Oval, London
Match drawn
England 373 (A.Strauss 129, A.Flintoff 72; S.Warne 6-122) and 335 (Pietersen 158, Giles 59; S.Warne 6-124) v Australia 367 (M.Hayden 138, J.Langer 105; A.Flintoff 5-78, M.Hoggard 4-97) & 4-0.

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