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''See also: [[2005 English cricket season]]''

The period of the '''2005 English cricket season from 15 to 30 June''' started with another surprise - Australia were beaten in their final NatWest Series warm-up match by Somerset, or more specifically Graeme Smith and [[Sanath Jayasuriya]], who put on 197 for Somerset's first wicket.

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Australia dug themselves out of the hole, however, [[Michael 
Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] and [[Michael Hussey]] slowly accumulating to increase the rate. [[English cricket team|England]] clearly lacked a fifth-bowler, opting instead for [[Vikram Solanki]] to bat down the order, so they used a combination of [[Michael Vaughan]], Solanki and Collingwood to get through their ten required overs. That let Australia off the hook, with Clarke and Hussey adding 105, before [[Jonathan Lewis]] - who had been taken to the cleaners earlier on - dug out [[Michael Clarke]] with an inside edge onto t(contracted; show full)

== Reference ==
* {{mnb|cricinfo|1}} [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/211416.html Ten biggest one-day upsets, by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan, published 18 June 2005]
* {{mnb|telegraph|2}} [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050710/asp/look/story_4965846.asp Eye on England - The Telegraph, Kolkata, published 10 July 2005]

{{2005 English cricket season chronology}}

[[Category:2005 English cricket season|06-15]]