Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
4 February 1988
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, AR Crafter
Match Result: Australia won by 22 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. David Boon | c & b David Capel | 33 | 63 | 86 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | run out | 87 | 122 | 182 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Dean Jones | c sub b John Emburey | 30 | 47 | 63 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Mike Veletta | c David Capel b John Emburey | 13 | 20 | 22 | - | - | |
| 5. Steve Waugh | run out | 27 | 25 | 30 | 2 | - | |
| *6. Allan Border | c Mike Gatting b Phil DeFreitas | 19 | 21 | 28 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Tony Dodemaide | not out | 7 | 7 | 9 | - | - | |
| 8. Peter Taylor | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| +9. Greg Dyer | |||||||
| 10. Simon Davis | |||||||
| 11. Mike Whitney |
| FOW | 1-70 (David Boon), 2-133 (Dean Jones), 3-169 (Mike Veletta), 4-184 (Geoff Marsh), 5-222 (Steve Waugh), 6-233 (Allan Border). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 5w, 7nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 48 ovs) 235 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Phil DeFreitas | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neal Radford | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 8 | 1 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Jarvis | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 10 | 0 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Chris Broad | c Greg Dyer b Steve Waugh | 25 | 43 | 65 | - | - | |
| 2. Tim Robinson | c Tony Dodemaide b Mike Whitney | 35 | 51 | 56 | 5 | - | |
| 3. Phil DeFreitas | run out | 21 | 27 | 41 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Bill Athey | c Allan Border b Simon Davis | 4 | 10 | 15 | - | - | |
| 5. Neil Fairbrother | st Greg Dyer b Peter Taylor | 22 | 38 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| *6. Mike Gatting | c Allan Border b Mike Whitney | 37 | 47 | 66 | 2 | - | |
| 7. David Capel | c Peter Taylor b Simon Davis | 18 | 28 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| 8. John Emburey | b Tony Dodemaide | 26 | 25 | 32 | - | - | |
| +9. Jack Richards | not out | 14 | 18 | 30 | - | - | |
| 10. Neal Radford | not out | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Paul Jarvis |
| FOW | 1-58 (Tim Robinson), 2-65 (Chris Broad), 3-82 (Bill Athey), 4-96 (Phil DeFreitas), 5-123 (Neil Fairbrother), 6-172 (David Capel), 7-175 (Mike Gatting), 8-213 (John Emburey). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 48 ovs) 213 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mike Whitney | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dodemaide | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Davis | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Mike Veletta, Steve Waugh, Allan Border, Tony Dodemaide, Peter Taylor, Greg Dyer, Simon Davis, Mike Whitney
England: Chris Broad, Tim Robinson, Phil DeFreitas, Bill Athey, Neil Fairbrother, Mike Gatting, David Capel, John Emburey, Jack Richards, Neal Radford, Paul Jarvis
