Australia v South Africa @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 December 2005 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, B Doctrove
Third Umpire: DJ Harper
Match Referee: BC Broad
Match Result: Match Drawn
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Justin Langer | c Graeme Smith b Makhaya Ntini | 37 | 89 | 136 | 6 | - | |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Jacques Rudolph b Makhaya Ntini | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| *3. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Shaun Pollock | 71 | 107 | 155 | 12 | - | |
| 4. Brad Hodge | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 41 | 96 | 121 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Mike Hussey | c Charl Langeveldt b Makhaya Ntini | 23 | 51 | 84 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Andrew Symonds | b Andre Nel | 13 | 29 | 48 | 2 | - | |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Herschelle Gibbs b Makhaya Ntini | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Shane Warne | lbw b Charl Langeveldt | 24 | 30 | 51 | 3 | - | |
| 9. Brett Lee | not out | 19 | 29 | 48 | 4 | - | |
| 10. Nathan Bracken | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Mark Boucher b Andre Nel | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Matthew Hayden), 2-111 (Justin Langer), 3-117 (Ricky Ponting), 4-180 (Mike Hussey), 5-185 (Brad Hodge), 6-199 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-210 (Andrew Symonds), 8-243 (Shane Warne), 9-258 (Nathan Bracken), 258 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.2 ovs, 348 mins) 258 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 19 | 6 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 19 | 3 | 64 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charl Langeveldt | 17 | 1 | 100 | 1 | (0w,6nb) |
| Andre Nel | 17.2 | 3 | 29 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Justin Kemp | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. AB de Villiers | b Shane Warne | 68 | 109 | 166 | 10 | - | |
| *2. Graeme Smith | c Ricky Ponting b Nathan Bracken | 34 | 65 | 91 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | b Brett Lee | 21 | 43 | 58 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Jacques Rudolph | c Justin Langer b Brett Lee | 8 | 28 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | lbw b Shane Warne | 28 | 79 | 102 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Justin Kemp | c Brad Hodge b Glenn McGrath | 7 | 29 | 44 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Mark Boucher | c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne | 62 | 77 | 115 | 7 | - | |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | b Brett Lee | 34 | 35 | 52 | 6 | - | |
| 9. Andre Nel | not out | 4 | 20 | 38 | - | - | |
| 10. Charl Langeveldt | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Makhaya Ntini | c Brad Hodge b Brett Lee | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-83 (Graeme Smith), 2-127 (Herschelle Gibbs), 3-135 (AB de Villiers), 4-145 (Jacques Rudolph), 5-167 (Justin Kemp), 6-187 (Ashwell Prince), 7-264 (Shaun Pollock), 8-282 (Mark Boucher), 9-283 (Charl Langeveldt), 296 (Makhaya Ntini). |
| Extras | 4b, 2lb, 0w, 12nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 81.2 ovs, 364 mins) 296 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 18 | 3 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Lee | 22.2 | 1 | 93 | 5 | (0w,8nb) |
| Nathan Bracken | 12 | 3 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 29 | 4 | 92 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Justin Langer | b Shaun Pollock | 47 | 114 | 180 | 8 | - | |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Mark Boucher b Charl Langeveldt | 20 | 33 | 43 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Brett Lee | lbw b Charl Langeveldt | 32 | 53 | 62 | 4 | - | |
| *4. Ricky Ponting | c Mark Boucher b Makhaya Ntini | 53 | 106 | 161 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Brad Hodge | not out | 203 | 332 | 469 | 22 | - | |
| 6. Mike Hussey | c Mark Boucher b Shaun Pollock | 58 | 121 | 172 | 8 | - | |
| 7. Andrew Symonds | c Herschelle Gibbs b Charl Langeveldt | 25 | 49 | 79 | 4 | - | |
| +8. Adam Gilchrist | c Jacques Rudolph b Andre Nel | 44 | 58 | 68 | 4 | - | |
| 9. Shane Warne | lbw b Justin Kemp | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Nathan Bracken | not out | 14 | 24 | 46 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-37 (Matthew Hayden), 2-86 (Brett Lee), 3-129 (Justin Langer), 4-184 (Ricky Ponting), 5-316 (Mike Hussey), 6-377 (Andrew Symonds), 7-444 (Adam Gilchrist), 8-451 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 1w, 17nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 146.4 ovs, 651 mins) 528 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shaun Pollock | 36 | 6 | 98 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Makhaya Ntini | 34 | 8 | 113 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charl Langeveldt | 31 | 3 | 117 | 3 | (0w,8nb) |
| Andre Nel | 28 | 2 | 104 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jacques Rudolph | 6.4 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Justin Kemp | 11 | 0 | 58 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Graeme Smith | lbw b Nathan Bracken | 30 | 65 | 100 | 4 | - | |
| 2. AB de Villiers | c Brad Hodge b Shane Warne | 12 | 57 | 76 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Herschelle Gibbs | c Shane Warne b Brett Lee | 33 | 104 | 129 | 5 | - | |
| 4. Jacques Rudolph | not out | 102 | 283 | 431 | 13 | - | |
| 5. Ashwell Prince | lbw b Shane Warne | 8 | 45 | 55 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Justin Kemp | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 55 | 166 | 213 | 9 | - | |
| +7. Mark Boucher | not out | 13 | 39 | 52 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Shaun Pollock | |||||||
| 9. Andre Nel | |||||||
| 10. Charl Langeveldt | |||||||
| 11. Makhaya Ntini |
| FOW | 1-35 (AB de Villiers), 2-55 (Graeme Smith), 3-109 (Herschelle Gibbs), 4-138 (Ashwell Prince), 5-250 (Justin Kemp). |
| Extras | 18b, 13lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 34 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 126 ovs, 533 mins) 287 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 24 | 11 | 39 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 31 | 9 | 83 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shane Warne | 47 | 21 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Bracken | 19 | 5 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brad Hodge | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
Glenn McGrath, Nathan Bracken, Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, Brad Hodge, Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer
South Africa:
Makhaya Ntini, Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel, Shaun Pollock, Mark Boucher, Justin Kemp, Ashwell Prince, Jacques Rudolph, Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers
