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England v Australia @ Old Trafford, Manchester
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 July 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: G Sharp, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: JH Hampshire
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Australia won by 268 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Graham Thorpe b Dean Headley | 2 | 20 | 22 | - | - |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | c Alec Stewart b Dean Headley | 40 | 98 | 131 | 4 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | b Darren Gough | 8 | 13 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Alec Stewart b Mark Ealham | 12 | 27 | 37 | 2 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Darren Gough | 108 | 174 | 241 | 13 | - |
| 6. Michael Bevan | c Alec Stewart b Dean Headley | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 9 | 20 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Alec Stewart b Mark Ealham | 3 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | b Darren Gough | 31 | 84 | 103 | 1 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | c Alec Stewart b Dean Headley | 0 | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Mark Taylor), 2-22 (Greg Blewett), 3-42 (Mark Waugh), 4-85 (Matthew Elliott), 5-113 (Michael Bevan), 6-150 (Ian Healy), 7-160 (Shane Warne), 8-230 (Paul Reiffel), 9-235 (Steve Waugh), 235 (Jason Gillespie). |
| Extras | 8b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 77.3 ovs) 235 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 21 | 7 | 52 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Dean Headley | 27.3 | 4 | 72 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 14 | 2 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ealham | 11 | 2 | 34 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Robert Croft | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | st Ian Healy b Michael Bevan | 51 | 140 | 179 | 5 | - |
| *2. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 29 | 37 | - | - |
| +3. Alec Stewart | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 30 | 79 | 118 | 2 | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 13 | 29 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 3 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. John Crawley | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 4 | 26 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 7. Mark Ealham | not out | 24 | 97 | 134 | 3 | - |
| 8. Robert Croft | c Steve Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 7 | 23 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 9. Darren Gough | lbw b Shane Warne | 1 | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Andy Caddick | c Mark Waugh b Shane Warne | 15 | 57 | 73 | - | - |
| 11. Dean Headley | b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-8 (Mike Atherton), 2-74 (Alec Stewart), 3-94 (Mark Butcher), 4-101 (Graham Thorpe), 5-110 (Nasser Hussain), 6-111 (John Crawley), 7-122 (Robert Croft), 8-123 (Darren Gough), 9-161 (Andy Caddick), 162 (Dean Headley). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.4 ovs) 162 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 23.4 | 9 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shane Warne | 30 | 14 | 48 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 14 | 3 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 8 | 3 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Elliott | c Mark Butcher b Dean Headley | 11 | 40 | 58 | - | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Mark Butcher b Dean Headley | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Nasser Hussain b Robert Croft | 19 | 35 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Mark Ealham | 55 | 81 | 122 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Alec Stewart b Dean Headley | 116 | 271 | 383 | 10 | - |
| 6. Michael Bevan | c Mike Atherton b Dean Headley | 0 | 16 | 22 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Mark Butcher b Robert Croft | 47 | 78 | 103 | 5 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 53 | 78 | 102 | 4 | 1 |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | not out | 45 | 88 | 108 | 6 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | not out | 28 | 54 | 65 | 3 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-5 (Mark Taylor), 2-33 (Greg Blewett), 3-39 (Matthew Elliott), 4-131 (Mark Waugh), 5-132 (Michael Bevan), 6-210 (Ian Healy), 7-298 (Shane Warne), 8-333 (Steve Waugh). |
| Extras | 1b, 13lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 122 ovs) 395 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 20 | 3 | 62 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Dean Headley | 29 | 4 | 104 | 4 | (0w,3nb) |
| Robert Croft | 39 | 12 | 105 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ealham | 13 | 3 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 21 | 0 | 69 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Glenn McGrath b Jason Gillespie | 28 | 78 | 101 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mike Atherton | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 21 | 38 | 71 | 1 | 1 |
| +3. Alec Stewart | b Shane Warne | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 1 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 7 | 29 | 51 | - | - |
| 6. John Crawley | hit wicket b Glenn McGrath | 83 | 151 | 173 | 10 | - |
| 7. Mark Ealham | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 75 | 97 | - | - |
| 8. Robert Croft | c Paul Reiffel b Glenn McGrath | 7 | 13 | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Darren Gough | b Glenn McGrath | 6 | 18 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 10. Andy Caddick | c Jason Gillespie b Shane Warne | 17 | 19 | 23 | 3 | - |
| 11. Dean Headley | not out | 0 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-44 (Mike Atherton), 2-45 (Alec Stewart), 3-50 (Nasser Hussain), 4-55 (Mark Butcher), 5-84 (Graham Thorpe), 6-158 (Mark Ealham), 7-170 (Robert Croft), 8-177 (John Crawley), 9-188 (Darren Gough), 200 (Andy Caddick). |
| Extras | 14b, 4lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.4 ovs) 200 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 21 | 4 | 46 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 12 | 4 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 30.4 | 8 | 63 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 8 | 2 | 34 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Mark Butcher, Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, John Crawley, Mark Ealham, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Andy Caddick, Dean Headley