| 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) |
| England v New Zealand: 3rd Test, 1986 | Kennington Oval, London | Match Drawn | 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 August 1986 (five-day match) |
| England v New Zealand: 2nd Test, 1986 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | New Zealand won by 8 wickets | 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 August 1986 (five-day match) |
| England v New Zealand: 1st Test, 1986 | Lord's, London | Match Drawn | 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 July 1986 (five-day match) |
| Texaco Trophy: 2nd ODI, 1986 | Old Trafford, Manchester | England won by 6 wickets | 18 July 1986 |
| Texaco Trophy: 1st ODI, 1986 | Headingley, Leeds | New Zealand won by 47 runs | 16 July 1986 |
| England v India: 3rd Test, 1986 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Match Drawn | 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 July 1986 (five-day match) |
| England v India: 2nd Test, 1986 | Headingley, Leeds | India won by 279 runs | 19, 20, 21, 23 June 1986 (five-day match) |
| England v India: 1st Test, 1986 | Lord's, London | India won by 5 wickets | 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 June 1986 (five-day match) |
| Texaco Trophy: 2nd ODI, 1986 | Old Trafford, Manchester | England won by 5 wickets | 26 May 1986 |
| Texaco Trophy: 1st ODI, 1986 | Kennington Oval, London | India won by 9 wickets | 24 May 1986 |
| The Wisden Trophy: 5th Test, 1985/86 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua | West Indies won by 240 runs | 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 April 1986 (five-day match) |
| The Wisden Trophy: 4th Test, 1985/86 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies won by 10 wickets | 3, 4, 5 April 1986 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v England: 4th ODI, 1985/86 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies won by 8 wickets | 31 March 1986 |
| The Wisden Trophy: 3rd Test, 1985/86 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies won by an innings and 30 runs | 21, 22, 23, 25 March 1986 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v England: 3rd ODI, 1985/86 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies won by 135 runs | 19 March 1986 |
| The Wisden Trophy: 2nd Test, 1985/86 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies won by 7 wickets | 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 March 1986 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v England: 2nd ODI, 1985/86 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | England won by 5 wickets | 4 March 1986 |
| The Wisden Trophy: 1st Test, 1985/86 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | West Indies won by 10 wickets | 21, 22, 23 February 1986 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v England: 1st ODI, 1985/86 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | West Indies won by 6 wickets | 18 February 1986 |
