NatWest Series
See also: One Day Internationals in England in 2005#NatWest SeriesA number of surprises came in this year's NatWest Series, as Australia were unsettled and failed to win the ODI tournament they were expected to walk home with. The nadir came in the first match at Sophia Gardens, when Australia were unsettled by Bangladesh - at the time ranked eleventh and last in ICC's ODI Championship table. Australia had to wait till their third match to get a win, by which time England had already recorded three victories. Following that match, though, Australia won three of four matches, with the fourth match with England being rained off as a no-result. Thus, England and Australia went into the final, exactly as expected. However, despite England crumbling to 33 for 5 in chase of 197 to win, a rearguard action saw them come back to need three runs off the last ball to win. They got two leg byes and tied the match, and thus the trophy was shared.
NatWest Series 2005. Teams: England, Australia and Bangladesh. Match length: 50 overs a side. Winners: Trophy tied between England and Australia.
| Group Stage | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2249 | 16 Jun 2005 | ENG | Michael Vaughan | BAN | Habibul Bashar | The Oval | England by 10 wkts |
| ODI 2250 | 18 Jun 2005 | AUS | Ricky Ponting | BAN | Habibul Bashar | Sophia Gardens | Bangladesh by 5 wkts |
| ODI 2251 | 19 Jun 2005 | ENG | Michael Vaughan | AUS | Ricky Ponting | Bristol | England by 3 wkts |
| ODI 2252 | 21 Jun 2005 | ENG | Michael Vaughan | BAN | Habibul Bashar | Trent Bridge | England by 168 runs |
| ODI 2253 | 23 Jun 2005 | ENG | Marcus Trescothick | AUS | Ricky Ponting | Riverside Ground | Australia by 57 runs |
| ODI 2254 | 25 Jun 2005 | AUS | Ricky Ponting | BAN | Habibul Bashar | Old Trafford | Australia by 10 wkts |
| ODI 2255 | 26 Jun 2005 | ENG | Marcus Trescothick | BAN | Habibul Bashar | Headingley | England by 168 runs |
| ODI 2256 | 28 Jun 2005 | ENG | Michael Vaughan | AUS | Ricky Ponting | Edgbaston | NO RESULT |
| ODI 2257 | 30 Jun 2005 | AUS | Ricky Ponting | BAN | Habibul Bashar | St Lawrence Ground | Australia by 6 wkts |
| Final Group Stage Table | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | +1.38 | |
| Australia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | +0.89 | |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -2.01 | |
| Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain | Team 2 | Captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 2258 | 2 Jul 2005 | ENG | Michael Vaughan | AUS | Ricky Ponting | Lord's | TIED |
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