England v Australia @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
5, 6, 7, 8 June 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, P Willey
Third Umpire: JW Holder
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: England won by 9 wickets
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Mark Butcher b Devon Malcolm | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | b Darren Gough | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Nasser Hussain b Darren Gough | 7 | 15 | 35 | - | - | |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Darren Gough | 5 | 25 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 12 | 20 | 31 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Michael Bevan | c Mark Ealham b Devon Malcolm | 8 | 21 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 8. Jason Gillespie | lbw b Andy Caddick | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Devon Malcolm b Andy Caddick | 47 | 46 | 62 | 8 | - | |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | c Mark Butcher b Andy Caddick | 17 | 28 | 42 | 3 | - | |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Matthew Elliott), 2-15 (Mark Taylor), 3-26 (Mark Waugh), 4-28 (Greg Blewett), 5-48 (Steve Waugh), 6-48 (Ian Healy), 7-48 (Michael Bevan), 8-54 (Jason Gillespie), 9-110 (Michael Kasprowicz), 118 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 31.5 ovs) 118 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 10 | 1 | 43 | 3 | (2w,3nb) |
| Devon Malcolm | 10 | 2 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 11.5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 4 | 10 | - | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | c Matthew Elliott b Jason Gillespie | 18 | 33 | 52 | 3 | - | |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 207 | 337 | 437 | 38 | - | |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | c Michael Bevan b Glenn McGrath | 138 | 245 | 290 | 19 | - | |
| 6. John Crawley | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 1 | 14 | 19 | - | - | |
| 7. Mark Ealham | not out | 53 | 131 | 171 | 7 | - | |
| 8. Robert Croft | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 24 | 56 | 70 | 4 | - | |
| 9. Darren Gough | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | - | |
| 10. Andy Caddick | lbw b Michael Bevan | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | - | |
| 11. Devon Malcolm |
| FOW | 1-8 (Mike Atherton), 2-16 (Mark Butcher), 3-50 (Alec Stewart), 4-338 (Graham Thorpe), 5-345 (John Crawley), 6-416 (Nasser Hussain), 7-460 (Robert Croft), 8-463 (Darren Gough), 9-478 (Andy Caddick). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 1w, 15nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 138.4 ovs) 478 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 32 | 8 | 107 | 2 | (0w,7nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 39 | 8 | 113 | 4 | (1w,6nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 35 | 8 | 110 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 10.4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 12 | 2 | 45 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Matthew Elliott | b Robert Croft | 66 | 113 | 145 | 12 | - | |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c & b Robert Croft | 129 | 296 | 396 | 11 | 1 | |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Mark Butcher b Robert Croft | 125 | 228 | 300 | 19 | 1 | |
| 4. Steve Waugh | lbw b Darren Gough | 33 | 100 | 135 | 3 | - | |
| 5. Michael Bevan | c Nasser Hussain b Darren Gough | 24 | 41 | 45 | 4 | - | |
| 6. Mark Waugh | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 1 | 7 | 8 | - | - | |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Mike Atherton b Mark Ealham | 30 | 48 | 66 | 5 | - | |
| 8. Shane Warne | c & b Mark Ealham | 32 | 34 | 51 | 5 | - | |
| 9. Michael Kasprowicz | c Mark Butcher b Mark Ealham | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | run out (John Crawley > Darren Gough > ) | 0 | 6 | 11 | - | - | |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-133 (Matthew Elliott), 2-327 (Mark Taylor), 3-354 (Greg Blewett), 4-393 (Michael Bevan), 5-399 (Mark Waugh), 6-431 (Steve Waugh), 7-465 (Ian Healy), 8-465 (Michael Kasprowicz), 9-477 (Jason Gillespie), 477 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 18b, 12lb, 2w, 5nb, 0pen) 37 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 144.4 ovs) 477 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 35 | 7 | 123 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Devon Malcolm | 21 | 6 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robert Croft | 43 | 10 | 125 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 30 | 6 | 87 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Mark Ealham | 15.4 | 3 | 60 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mark Butcher | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 14 | 10 | 15 | 2 | - | |
| *2. Mike Atherton | not out | 57 | 65 | 87 | 9 | - | |
| +3. Alec Stewart | not out | 40 | 54 | 71 | 7 | - | |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | |||||||
| 5. Graham Thorpe | |||||||
| 6. John Crawley | |||||||
| 7. Mark Ealham | |||||||
| 8. Robert Croft | |||||||
| 9. Darren Gough | |||||||
| 10. Andy Caddick | |||||||
| 11. Devon Malcolm |
| FOW | 1-29 (Mark Butcher). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 21.3 ovs) 119 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 1 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 7.3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England:
Mark Butcher, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, John Crawley, Mark Ealham, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Devon Malcolm
Australia:
Matthew Elliott, Mark Taylor, Greg Blewett, Steve Waugh, Michael Bevan, Mark Waugh, Ian Healy, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath
