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England v Australia @ Lord's, London
4 June 1981
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: WE Alley, HD Bird
Match Result: England won by 6 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. John Dyson | lbw b Bob Willis | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | run out | 22 | 29 | 34 | 2 | - |
| 3. Trevor Chappell | run out | 16 | 40 | 50 | - | - |
| *4. Kim Hughes | lbw b Robin Jackman | 12 | 26 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 5. Allan Border | not out | 73 | 115 | 163 | 6 | 1 |
| 6. Martin Kent | c Graham Gooch b Ian Botham | 28 | 71 | 72 | 2 | - |
| +7. Rod Marsh | b Ian Botham | 18 | 18 | 23 | 2 | - |
| 8. Ray Bright | b Bob Willis | 18 | 20 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | not out | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | - |
| 10. Dennis Lillee | ||||||
| 11. Rodney Hogg |
| FOW | 1-2 (John Dyson), 2-36 (Graeme Wood), 3-48 (Trevor Chappell), 4-60 (Kim Hughes), 5-134 (Martin Kent), 6-162 (Rod Marsh), 7-189 (Ray Bright). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 55 ovs) 210 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Willis | 11 | 0 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 11 | 1 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Hendrick | 11 | 2 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robin Jackman | 11 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | c Martin Kent b Dennis Lillee | 53 | 89 | 95 | 6 | 1 |
| 2. Geoff Boycott | not out | 75 | 135 | 199 | 3 | - |
| 3. Mike Gatting | lbw b Dennis Lillee | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. David Gower | c Martin Kent b Trevor Chappell | 47 | 50 | 65 | 7 | - |
| 5. Jim Love | c Ray Bright b Geoff Lawson | 15 | 26 | 27 | 1 | - |
| *6. Ian Botham | not out | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 7. Peter Willey | ||||||
| +8. Geoff Humpage | ||||||
| 9. Robin Jackman | ||||||
| 10. Bob Willis | ||||||
| 11. Mike Hendrick |
| FOW | 1-86 (Graham Gooch), 2-86 (Mike Gatting), 3-172 (David Gower), 4-199 (Jim Love). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 51.4 ovs) 212 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rodney Hogg | 11 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dennis Lillee | 11 | 3 | 23 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 9 | 0 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Chappell | 11 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ray Bright | 9.4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Geoff Boycott, Mike Gatting, David Gower, Jim Love, Ian Botham, Peter Willey, Geoff Humpage, Robin Jackman, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick