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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 January 1991 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: AR Crafter, PJ McConnell
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Wayne Larkins b Devon Malcolm | 13 | 41 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Jack Russell b Devon Malcolm | 11 | 47 | 79 | 2 | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Mike Atherton b Graham Gooch | 97 | 174 | 201 | 17 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | b Eddie Hemmings | 78 | 0 | 251 | 10 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | st Jack Russell b Gladstone Small | 60 | 120 | 200 | 7 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Alec Stewart b Devon Malcolm | 48 | 61 | 66 | 8 | - |
| 7. Greg Matthews | c Eddie Hemmings b Phil Tufnell | 128 | 175 | 242 | 17 | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Gladstone Small b Eddie Hemmings | 35 | 61 | 93 | 2 | - |
| 9. Carl Rackemann | b Eddie Hemmings | 1 | 8 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Terry Alderman | not out | 26 | 73 | 86 | 1 | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | c Robin Smith b Devon Malcolm | 0 | 7 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 5b, 8lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 157 ovs, 657 mins) 518 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 45 | 12 | 128 | 4 | (0w,7nb) |
| Gladstone Small | 31 | 5 | 103 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 32 | 7 | 105 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 30 | 6 | 95 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 14 | 3 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Atherton | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | c Ian Healy b Bruce Reid | 59 | 127 | 148 | 5 | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c David Boon b Greg Matthews | 105 | 349 | 451 | 8 | - |
| 3. Wayne Larkins | run out (Allan Border > > ) | 11 | 33 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 4. Robin Smith | c Ian Healy b Bruce Reid | 18 | 50 | 67 | 3 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Geoff Marsh b Bruce Reid | 123 | 236 | 312 | 15 | - |
| 6. Alec Stewart | lbw b Terry Alderman | 91 | 146 | 157 | 12 | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | not out | 30 | 64 | 90 | 3 | - |
| 8. Gladstone Small | lbw b Terry Alderman | 10 | 21 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 9. Eddie Hemmings | b Terry Alderman | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Phil Tufnell | not out | 5 | 15 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 11. Devon Malcolm |
| FOW | 1-95 (Graham Gooch), 2-116 (Wayne Larkins), 3-156 (Robin Smith), 4-295 (Mike Atherton), 5-394 (David Gower), 6-426 (Alec Stewart), 7-444 (Gladstone Small), 8-444 (Eddie Hemmings). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 172.1 ovs, 665 mins) 469 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 20.1 | 4 | 62 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 35.1 | 9 | 79 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Carl Rackemann | 25.5 | 5 | 89 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 58 | 16 | 145 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Allan Border | 19 | 5 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 14 | 3 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Taylor | lbw b Eddie Hemmings | 19 | 31 | 39 | 2 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Alec Stewart b Devon Malcolm | 4 | 13 | 26 | - | - |
| +3. Ian Healy | c Robin Smith b Phil Tufnell | 69 | 160 | 165 | 6 | - |
| 4. David Boon | c Graham Gooch b Phil Tufnell | 29 | 72 | 73 | 3 | - |
| *5. Allan Border | c Graham Gooch b Phil Tufnell | 20 | 0 | 34 | 3 | - |
| 6. Dean Jones | c & b Phil Tufnell | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 7. Steve Waugh | c Jack Russell b Eddie Hemmings | 14 | 28 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 8. Greg Matthews | b Eddie Hemmings | 19 | 56 | 72 | - | - |
| 9. Carl Rackemann | b Devon Malcolm | 9 | 102 | 107 | - | - |
| 10. Terry Alderman | c David Gower b Phil Tufnell | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | not out | 5 | 32 | 28 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Geoff Marsh), 2-29 (Mark Taylor), 3-81 (David Boon), 4-129 (Allan Border), 5-129 (Dean Jones), 6-166 (Steve Waugh), 7-166 (Ian Healy), 8-189 (Greg Matthews), 9-192 (Terry Alderman), 205 (Carl Rackemann). |
| Extras | 0b, 16lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89 ovs, 300 mins) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 6 | 1 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gladstone Small | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 41 | 9 | 94 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Tufnell | 37 | 18 | 61 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Atherton | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Graham Gooch | c Allan Border b Greg Matthews | 54 | 42 | 68 | 7 | - |
| 2. David Gower | c Mark Taylor b Greg Matthews | 36 | 38 | 53 | 3 | - |
| 3. Wayne Larkins | lbw b Allan Border | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Alec Stewart | run out (Terry Alderman > Greg Matthews > ) | 7 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 5. Robin Smith | not out | 10 | 27 | 31 | 1 | - |
| 6. Mike Atherton | not out | 3 | 32 | 28 | - | - |
| +7. Jack Russell | ||||||
| 8. Gladstone Small | ||||||
| 9. Eddie Hemmings | ||||||
| 10. Phil Tufnell | ||||||
| 11. Devon Malcolm |
| FOW | 1-84 (David Gower), 2-84 (Wayne Larkins), 3-100 (Graham Gooch), 4-100 (Alec Stewart). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 25 ovs) 113 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Carl Rackemann | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 9 | 2 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 9 | 1 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Geoff Marsh, Ian Healy, David Boon, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, Greg Matthews, Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman, Bruce Reid