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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28 December 1986 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, RA French
Match Result: England won by an innings and 14 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Jack Richards b Ian Botham | 17 | 47 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 2. David Boon | c Ian Botham b Gladstone Small | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c David Gower b Gladstone Small | 59 | 136 | 154 | 6 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Jack Richards b Ian Botham | 15 | 0 | 43 | 2 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Ian Botham b Gladstone Small | 10 | 30 | 43 | - | - |
| 6. Greg Matthews | c Ian Botham b Gladstone Small | 14 | 50 | 76 | 1 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | c Jack Richards b Gladstone Small | 0 | 8 | 12 | - | - |
| +8. Timothy Zoehrer | b Ian Botham | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | c Jack Richards b Ian Botham | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | c Jack Richards b Ian Botham | 2 | 15 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | not out | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (David Boon), 2-44 (Geoff Marsh), 3-80 (Allan Border), 4-108 (Steve Waugh), 5-118 (Dean Jones), 6-118 (Peter Sleep), 7-129 (Timothy Zoehrer), 8-133 (Craig McDermott), 9-137 (Merv Hughes), 141 (Greg Matthews). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 54.4 ovs) 141 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gladstone Small | 22.4 | 7 | 48 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 11 | 1 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 16 | 4 | 41 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | c Timothy Zoehrer b Merv Hughes | 112 | 255 | 329 | 9 | - |
| 2. Bill Athey | lbw b Bruce Reid | 21 | 58 | 74 | 1 | - |
| *3. Mike Gatting | c Merv Hughes b Bruce Reid | 40 | 118 | 173 | 2 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | c Timothy Zoehrer b Bruce Reid | 43 | 92 | 140 | 5 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Greg Matthews b Peter Sleep | 7 | 17 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Timothy Zoehrer b Craig McDermott | 29 | 54 | 66 | 4 | - |
| +7. Jack Richards | c Geoff Marsh b Bruce Reid | 3 | 14 | 32 | - | - |
| 8. Phil DeFreitas | c Greg Matthews b Craig McDermott | 7 | 14 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 9. John Emburey | c & b Craig McDermott | 22 | 30 | 42 | 2 | - |
| 10. Phil Edmonds | lbw b Craig McDermott | 19 | 49 | 67 | 1 | - |
| 11. Gladstone Small | not out | 21 | 36 | 42 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-58 (Bill Athey), 2-163 (Mike Gatting), 3-198 (Chris Broad), 4-219 (David Gower), 5-251 (Allan Lamb), 6-273 (Ian Botham), 7-277 (Jack Richards), 8-289 (Phil DeFreitas), 9-319 (John Emburey), 349 (Phil Edmonds). |
| Extras | 6b, 7lb, 1w, 11nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 120.5 ovs) 349 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 26.5 | 4 | 83 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 30 | 3 | 94 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 28 | 5 | 78 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 8 | 4 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 28 | 4 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | run out ( > > ) | 60 | 142 | 214 | 11 | - |
| 2. David Boon | c Mike Gatting b Gladstone Small | 8 | 21 | 21 | - | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c Mike Gatting b Phil DeFreitas | 21 | 33 | 45 | 3 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c John Emburey b Gladstone Small | 34 | 0 | 85 | 4 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Phil Edmonds | 49 | 103 | 115 | 3 | - |
| 6. Greg Matthews | b John Emburey | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | run out ( > > ) | 6 | 25 | 25 | 1 | - |
| +8. Timothy Zoehrer | c Bill Athey b Phil Edmonds | 1 | 8 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Craig McDermott | b John Emburey | 1 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | c Gladstone Small b Phil Edmonds | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | not out | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (David Boon), 2-48 (Dean Jones), 3-113 (Allan Border), 4-153 (Geoff Marsh), 5-153 (Greg Matthews), 6-175 (Peter Sleep), 7-180 (Timothy Zoehrer), 8-185 (Steve Waugh), 9-189 (Craig McDermott), 194 (Merv Hughes). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.4 ovs) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Phil DeFreitas | 12 | 1 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gladstone Small | 15 | 3 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 19.4 | 5 | 45 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 20 | 5 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Peter Sleep, Timothy Zoehrer, Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid