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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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Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]] with an inside edge onto the stumps, taking the fifth wicket of the game at just the right time. [[Shane Watson]] accumulated well with Hussey, however, hitting six an over as Lewis was smashed about again, but Harmison got his revenge by completing his first five-wicket-haul in ODIs as Hussey was beaten by a slower ball - the first time Hussey had been dismissed in One-Day Internationals, for a batting average of 229. Then, [[Andrew Flintoff]] was brought back, getting a splendid yorker in for Wat(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]]