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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1990 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: AR Crafter, PJ McConnell
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | lbw b Terry Alderman | 20 | 33 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c David Boon b Bruce Reid | 0 | 11 | 15 | - | - |
| 3. Wayne Larkins | c Ian Healy b Bruce Reid | 64 | 145 | 218 | 5 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | c Ian Healy b Merv Hughes | 30 | 86 | 121 | 3 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c & b Bruce Reid | 100 | 170 | 254 | 8 | - |
| 6. Alec Stewart | c Ian Healy b Bruce Reid | 79 | 211 | 279 | 4 | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | c Ian Healy b Merv Hughes | 15 | 55 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 8. Phil DeFreitas | c Ian Healy b Bruce Reid | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Angus Fraser | c Dean Jones b Terry Alderman | 24 | 55 | 69 | 3 | - |
| 10. Devon Malcolm | c Mark Taylor b Bruce Reid | 6 | 19 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | not out | 0 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Mike Atherton), 2-30 (Graham Gooch), 3-109 (Robin Smith), 4-152 (Wayne Larkins), 5-274 (David Gower), 6-303 (Jack Russell), 7-307 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-324 (Alec Stewart), 9-344 (Devon Malcolm), 352 (Angus Fraser). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 131.4 ovs, 561 mins) 352 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 30.4 | 7 | 86 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 39 | 8 | 97 | 6 | (0w,1nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 29 | 7 | 83 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 27 | 8 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Jack Russell b Phil DeFreitas | 36 | 62 | 85 | 5 | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Jack Russell b Phil DeFreitas | 61 | 177 | 256 | 4 | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Jack Russell b Devon Malcolm | 28 | 82 | 119 | 1 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Jack Russell b Angus Fraser | 62 | 0 | 239 | 5 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | c Jack Russell b Angus Fraser | 44 | 57 | 86 | 6 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | b Angus Fraser | 19 | 47 | 61 | 2 | - |
| 7. Greg Matthews | lbw b Angus Fraser | 12 | 54 | 79 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Jack Russell b Angus Fraser | 5 | 10 | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Merv Hughes | lbw b Devon Malcolm | 4 | 15 | 46 | - | - |
| 10. Terry Alderman | b Angus Fraser | 0 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | not out | 3 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-63 (Geoff Marsh), 2-133 (David Boon), 3-149 (Mark Taylor), 4-224 (Dean Jones), 5-264 (Steve Waugh), 6-281 (Allan Border), 7-289 (Ian Healy), 8-298 (Greg Matthews), 9-302 (Terry Alderman), 306 (Merv Hughes). |
| Extras | 4b, 12lb, 0w, 16nb, 0pen) 32 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 112.5 ovs, 514 mins) 306 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 25.5 | 4 | 74 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 39 | 10 | 82 | 6 | (0w,9nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 21 | 5 | 62 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 25 | 5 | 69 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Atherton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | c Terry Alderman b Bruce Reid | 58 | 116 | 147 | 9 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Bruce Reid | 4 | 20 | 26 | - | - |
| 3. Wayne Larkins | c Ian Healy b Bruce Reid | 54 | 171 | 232 | 6 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | c Mark Taylor b Bruce Reid | 8 | 15 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Allan Border b Greg Matthews | 0 | 6 | 11 | - | - |
| 6. Alec Stewart | c Geoff Marsh b Bruce Reid | 8 | 60 | 70 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | c Dean Jones b Greg Matthews | 1 | 33 | 46 | - | - |
| 8. Phil DeFreitas | lbw b Bruce Reid | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Angus Fraser | c Mark Taylor b Bruce Reid | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Devon Malcolm | lbw b Greg Matthews | 1 | 14 | 21 | - | - |
| 11. Phil Tufnell | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Mike Atherton), 2-103 (Graham Gooch), 3-115 (Robin Smith), 4-122 (David Gower), 5-147 (Alec Stewart), 6-148 (Wayne Larkins), 7-148 (Phil DeFreitas), 8-148 (Angus Fraser), 9-150 (Jack Russell), 150 (Devon Malcolm). |
| Extras | 7b, 3lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73 ovs, 294 mins) 150 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 22 | 12 | 51 | 7 | (0w,1nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 9 | 4 | 26 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 25 | 9 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | not out | 79 | 257 | 363 | 7 | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Mike Atherton b Devon Malcolm | 5 | 24 | 34 | 1 | - |
| +3. Ian Healy | c Mike Atherton b Angus Fraser | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 4. David Boon | not out | 94 | 234 | 321 | 8 | - |
| *5. Allan Border | ||||||
| 6. Dean Jones | ||||||
| 7. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| 8. Greg Matthews | ||||||
| 9. Merv Hughes | ||||||
| 10. Terry Alderman | ||||||
| 11. Bruce Reid |
| FOW | 1-9 (Mark Taylor), 2-10 (Ian Healy). |
| Extras | 4b, 12lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 86 ovs) 197 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 23 | 7 | 52 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 20 | 4 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 24 | 12 | 36 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 16 | 3 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Atherton | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, David Boon, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Merv Hughes, Terry Alderman, Bruce Reid