| The Ashes: 4th Test, 1986/87 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | England won by an innings and 14 runs | 26, 27, 28 December 1986 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 3rd Test, 1986/87 | Adelaide Oval | Match Drawn | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 December 1986 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1986/87 | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | Match Drawn | 28, 29, 30 November, 2, 3 December 1986 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 1st Test, 1986/87 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | England won by 7 wickets | 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 November 1986 (five-day match) |
| India v Australia: 3rd Test, 1986/87 | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | Match Drawn | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 October 1986 (five-day match) |
| India v Australia: 6th ODI, 1986/87 | Municipal Stadium, Rajkot | Australia won by 7 wickets | 7 October 1986 |
| India v Australia: 5th ODI, 1986/87 | Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | India won by 52 runs | 5 October 1986 |
| India v Australia: 4th ODI, 1986/87 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | India won by 3 wickets | 2 October 1986 |
| India v Australia: 2nd Test, 1986/87 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Match Drawn | 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 September 1986 (five-day match) |
| India v Australia: 3rd ODI, 1986/87 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan | No result | 24 September 1986 |
| India v Australia: 1st Test, 1986/87 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras | Match Tied | 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 September 1986 (five-day match) |
| India v Australia: 2nd ODI, 1986/87 | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar | Australia won by 3 wickets | 9 September 1986 |
| India v Australia: 1st ODI, 1986/87 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | India won by 7 wickets | 7 September 1986 |
| Austral-Asia Cup: 2nd Match, 1985/86 | Sharjah C.A. Stadium | Pakistan won by 8 wickets | 11 April 1986 |
| New Zealand v Australia: 4th ODI, 1985/86 | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia won by 44 runs | 29 March 1986 |
| New Zealand v Australia: 3rd ODI, 1985/86 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Australia won by 3 wickets | 26 March 1986 |
| New Zealand v Australia: 2nd ODI, 1985/86 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | New Zealand won by 53 runs | 22 March 1986 |
| New Zealand v Australia: 1st ODI, 1985/86 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | New Zealand won by 30 runs | 19 March 1986 |
| Trans-Tasman Trophy: 3rd Test, 1985/86 | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand won by 8 wickets | 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 March 1986 (five-day match) |
| Trans-Tasman Trophy: 2nd Test, 1985/86 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | Match Drawn | 28 February, 1, 2, 3, 4 March 1986 (five-day match) |
| Trans-Tasman Trophy: 1st Test, 1985/86 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match Drawn | 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 February 1986 (five-day match) |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 2nd Final, 1985/86 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia won by 7 wickets | 9 February 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 1st Final, 1985/86 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 11 runs | 5 February 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 14th Match, 1985/86 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | India won by 6 wickets | 31 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 13th Match, 1985/86 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 99 runs | 29 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 12th Match, 1985/86 | Adelaide Oval | New Zealand won by 206 runs | 27 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 11th Match, 1985/86 | Adelaide Oval | Australia won by 36 runs | 26 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 8th Match, 1985/86 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 100 runs | 21 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 7th Match, 1985/86 | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | Australia won by 4 wickets | 19 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 5th Match, 1985/86 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | India won by 8 wickets | 16 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 4th Match, 1985/86 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Australia won by 4 wickets | 14 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 3rd Match, 1985/86 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | Australia won by 4 wickets | 12 January 1986 |
| Benson & Hedges World Series Cup: 1st Match, 1985/86 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | No result | 9 January 1986 |
| Australia v India: 3rd Test, 1985/86 | Sydney Cricket Ground | Match Drawn | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 January 1986 (five-day match) |
