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England v Australia @ Edgbaston, Birmingham
1 June 1985
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: DJ Constant, DR Shepherd
Match Result: Australia won by 4 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Graham Gooch | b Craig McDermott | 115 | 159 | 216 | 9 | 1 |
| 2. Tim Robinson | c & b Simon O'Donnell | 26 | 48 | 66 | 4 | - |
| *3. David Gower | c Wayne Phillips b Simon O'Donnell | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | b Jeff Thomson | 25 | 56 | 69 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ian Botham | c Dirk Wellham b Geoff Lawson | 29 | 36 | 46 | 2 | - |
| 6. Mike Gatting | c Geoff Lawson b Craig McDermott | 6 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| 7. Peter Willey | c Wayne Phillips b Geoff Lawson | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| +8. Paul Downton | not out | 16 | 9 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 9. Phil Edmonds | not out | 6 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Paul Allott | ||||||
| 11. Norman Cowans |
| FOW | 1-63 (Tim Robinson), 2-69 (David Gower), 3-134 (Allan Lamb), 4-193 (Ian Botham), 5-206 (Mike Gatting), 6-208 (Peter Willey), 7-216 (Graham Gooch). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 55 ovs) 231 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Geoff Lawson | 11 | 0 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 11 | 0 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon O'Donnell | 11 | 2 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeff Thomson | 11 | 0 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Kepler Wessels | c & b Peter Willey | 57 | 100 | 128 | 6 | - |
| 2. Graeme Wood | lbw b Norman Cowans | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 3. Dirk Wellham | lbw b Ian Botham | 7 | 19 | 18 | 1 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | not out | 85 | 123 | 194 | 5 | - |
| 5. David Boon | b Paul Allott | 13 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| +6. Wayne Phillips | c Mike Gatting b Norman Cowans | 14 | 16 | 16 | 2 | - |
| 7. Simon O'Donnell | b Ian Botham | 28 | 34 | 48 | 4 | - |
| 8. Greg Matthews | not out | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | ||||||
| 10. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 11. Jeff Thomson |
| FOW | 1-10 (Graeme Wood), 2-19 (Dirk Wellham), 3-116 (Kepler Wessels), 4-137 (David Boon), 5-157 (Wayne Phillips), 6-222 (Simon O'Donnell). |
| Extras | 0b, 13lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 54 ovs) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 10 | 2 | 38 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Cowans | 11 | 2 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Allott | 10 | 1 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Willey | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Gooch | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Graham Gooch, Tim Robinson, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Ian Botham, Mike Gatting, Peter Willey, Paul Downton, Phil Edmonds, Paul Allott, Norman Cowans