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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
17 February 1985
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: AR Crafter, RC Isherwood
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graeme Fowler | c & b Craig McDermott | 26 | 48 | 69 | 2 | - |
| +2. Paul Downton | c Rod McCurdy b Craig McDermott | 27 | 64 | 81 | 2 | - |
| *3. David Gower | c Terry Alderman b Rod McCurdy | 6 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | c Robbie Kerr b Geoff Lawson | 53 | 53 | 77 | 3 | - |
| 5. Mike Gatting | c Terry Alderman b Simon O'Donnell | 34 | 54 | 76 | - | - |
| 6. Chris Cowdrey | lbw b Craig McDermott | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 7. Vic Marks | b Geoff Lawson | 24 | 38 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 8. Phil Edmonds | b Geoff Lawson | 20 | 22 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 9. Richard Ellison | not out | 2 | 4 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Jonathan Agnew | not out | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Norman Cowans |
| FOW | 1-61 (Graeme Fowler), 2-66 (Paul Downton), 3-76 (David Gower), 4-159 (Allan Lamb), 5-159 (Mike Gatting), 6-166 (Chris Cowdrey), 7-200 (Phil Edmonds), 8-211 (Vic Marks). |
| Extras | 3b, 12lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 49 ovs) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 3 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Terry Alderman | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 39 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rod McCurdy | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | c Mike Gatting b Richard Ellison | 39 | 50 | 56 | 5 | - |
| 2. Robbie Kerr | not out | 87 | 126 | 193 | 5 | - |
| 3. Kim Hughes | run out | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Norman Cowans b Vic Marks | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | not out | 78 | 94 | 124 | 8 | - |
| +6. Wayne Phillips | ||||||
| 7. Simon O'Donnell | ||||||
| 8. Geoff Lawson | ||||||
| 9. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 10. Rod McCurdy | ||||||
| 11. Terry Alderman |
| FOW | 1-57 (Kepler Wessels), 2-57 (Kim Hughes), 3-58 (Allan Border). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 45.2 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Norman Cowans | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Ellison | 10 | 4 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jonathan Agnew | 8 | 0 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vic Marks | 7.2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Kepler Wessels, Robbie Kerr, Kim Hughes, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Wayne Phillips, Simon O'Donnell, Geoff Lawson, Craig McDermott, Rod McCurdy, Terry Alderman