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Australia v England @ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
14, 15, 16, 18, 19 November 1986 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, MW Johnson
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | c Timothy Zoehrer b Bruce Reid | 8 | 35 | 33 | - | - |
| 2. Bill Athey | c Timothy Zoehrer b Chris Matthews | 76 | 189 | 290 | 7 | - |
| *3. Mike Gatting | b Merv Hughes | 61 | 118 | 148 | 11 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | lbw b Merv Hughes | 40 | 80 | 92 | 7 | - |
| 5. David Gower | c Greg Ritchie b Chris Matthews | 51 | 91 | 148 | 6 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | c Merv Hughes b Steve Waugh | 138 | 174 | 249 | 13 | 4 |
| +7. Jack Richards | b Chris Matthews | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 8. John Emburey | c Steve Waugh b Merv Hughes | 8 | 30 | 43 | 1 | - |
| 9. Phil DeFreitas | c Chris Matthews b Steve Waugh | 40 | 71 | 73 | 6 | - |
| 10. Phil Edmonds | not out | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 11. Graham Dilley | c David Boon b Steve Waugh | 0 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Chris Broad), 2-116 (Mike Gatting), 3-198 (Allan Lamb), 4-198 (Bill Athey), 5-316 (David Gower), 6-324 (Jack Richards), 7-351 (John Emburey), 8-443 (Ian Botham), 9-451 (Phil DeFreitas), 456 (Graham Dilley). |
| Extras | 3b, 19lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 134 ovs) 456 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bruce Reid | 31 | 4 | 86 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 36 | 7 | 134 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Matthews | 35 | 10 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 21 | 3 | 76 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 11 | 2 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | c Jack Richards b Graham Dilley | 56 | 161 | 205 | 8 | - |
| 2. David Boon | c Chris Broad b Phil DeFreitas | 10 | 32 | 46 | 2 | - |
| +3. Timothy Zoehrer | lbw b Graham Dilley | 38 | 86 | 91 | 5 | - |
| 4. Dean Jones | lbw b Phil DeFreitas | 8 | 32 | 41 | - | - |
| *5. Allan Border | c Phil DeFreitas b Phil Edmonds | 7 | 0 | 67 | - | - |
| 6. Greg Ritchie | c Phil Edmonds b Graham Dilley | 41 | 115 | 120 | 4 | 1 |
| 7. Greg Matthews | not out | 56 | 115 | 169 | 5 | - |
| 8. Steve Waugh | c Jack Richards b Graham Dilley | 0 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Chris Matthews | c Mike Gatting b Ian Botham | 11 | 34 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | b Ian Botham | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | c Jack Richards b Graham Dilley | 3 | 7 | 22 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (David Boon), 2-97 (Timothy Zoehrer), 3-114 (Dean Jones), 4-126 (Geoff Marsh), 5-159 (Allan Border), 6-198 (Greg Ritchie), 7-204 (Steve Waugh), 8-239 (Chris Matthews), 9-239 (Merv Hughes), 248 (Bruce Reid). |
| Extras | 2b, 8lb, 2w, 6nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.4 ovs) 248 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Phil DeFreitas | 16 | 5 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 25.4 | 7 | 68 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 34 | 11 | 66 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Botham | 16 | 1 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | b Phil DeFreitas | 110 | 311 | 392 | 12 | - |
| 2. David Boon | lbw b Ian Botham | 14 | 22 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | st Jack Richards b John Emburey | 18 | 24 | 29 | 2 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Allan Lamb b John Emburey | 23 | 0 | 70 | 2 | - |
| 5. Greg Ritchie | lbw b Phil DeFreitas | 45 | 164 | 176 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. Greg Matthews | c & b Graham Dilley | 13 | 26 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 7. Steve Waugh | b John Emburey | 28 | 41 | 52 | 3 | - |
| +8. Timothy Zoehrer | not out | 16 | 26 | 30 | 3 | - |
| 9. Chris Matthews | lbw b John Emburey | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Merv Hughes | b Phil DeFreitas | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 11. Bruce Reid | c Chris Broad b John Emburey | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (David Boon), 2-44 (Dean Jones), 3-92 (Allan Border), 4-205 (Greg Ritchie), 5-224 (Greg Matthews), 6-262 (Geoff Marsh), 7-266 (Steve Waugh), 8-266 (Chris Matthews), 9-275 (Merv Hughes), 282 (Bruce Reid). |
| Extras | 5b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 116.5 ovs) 282 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ian Botham | 12 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graham Dilley | 19 | 6 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 42.5 | 14 | 80 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil DeFreitas | 17 | 2 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Phil Edmonds | 24 | 8 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mike Gatting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | not out | 35 | 82 | 87 | 6 | - |
| 2. Bill Athey | c Steve Waugh b Merv Hughes | 1 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| *3. Mike Gatting | c Greg Matthews b Merv Hughes | 12 | 15 | 16 | 3 | - |
| 4. Allan Lamb | lbw b Bruce Reid | 9 | 23 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. David Gower | not out | 15 | 28 | 33 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ian Botham | ||||||
| +7. Jack Richards | ||||||
| 8. John Emburey | ||||||
| 9. Phil DeFreitas | ||||||
| 10. Phil Edmonds | ||||||
| 11. Graham Dilley |
| FOW | 1-6 (Bill Athey), 2-25 (Mike Gatting), 3-40 (Allan Lamb). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 22.3 ovs) 77 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Matthews | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 5.3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Reid | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Matthews | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Greg Ritchie, Greg Matthews, Steve Waugh, Timothy Zoehrer, Chris Matthews, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid