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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
29, 30, 31 January, 1, 2 February 1988 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: AR Crafter, PJ McConnell
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chris Broad | b Steve Waugh | 139 | 361 | 434 | 13 | - |
| 2. Martyn Moxon | b Peter Sleep | 40 | 119 | 154 | 3 | - |
| 3. Tim Robinson | c Mike Veletta b Tony Dodemaide | 43 | 121 | 142 | 4 | - |
| *4. Mike Gatting | c Greg Dyer b Steve Waugh | 13 | 53 | 109 | 1 | - |
| 5. Bill Athey | c & b Peter Taylor | 37 | 81 | 109 | 4 | - |
| 6. David Capel | c Peter Sleep b Peter Taylor | 21 | 78 | 99 | 2 | - |
| 7. John Emburey | st Greg Dyer b Peter Sleep | 23 | 59 | 71 | 4 | - |
| +8. Bruce French | st Greg Dyer b Peter Taylor | 47 | 94 | 116 | 3 | - |
| 9. Neil Foster | c Allan Border b Peter Taylor | 19 | 24 | 32 | 3 | - |
| 10. Eddie Hemmings | not out | 8 | 38 | 49 | - | - |
| 11. Graham Dilley | b Steve Waugh | 13 | 15 | 20 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-93 (Martyn Moxon), 2-192 (Tim Robinson), 3-245 (Mike Gatting), 4-262 (Chris Broad), 5-313 (Bill Athey), 6-314 (David Capel), 7-346 (John Emburey), 8-387 (Neil Foster), 9-410 (Bruce French), 425 (Graham Dilley). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 1w, 8nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 172.5 ovs) 425 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 35 | 8 | 65 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dodemaide | 36 | 10 | 98 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 34 | 10 | 84 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 22.5 | 5 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 45 | 8 | 114 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | c Bruce French b Neil Foster | 12 | 49 | 55 | 2 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Bruce French b David Capel | 5 | 49 | 77 | - | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c John Emburey b Eddie Hemmings | 56 | 125 | 162 | 4 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Chris Broad b David Capel | 2 | 0 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. Mike Veletta | c John Emburey b Eddie Hemmings | 22 | 46 | 65 | 1 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Bruce French b Graham Dilley | 27 | 85 | 90 | 2 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | c Bill Athey b Neil Foster | 41 | 114 | 150 | 2 | - |
| +8. Greg Dyer | lbw b Graham Dilley | 0 | 7 | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Peter Taylor | c Bruce French b Eddie Hemmings | 20 | 49 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 10. Tony Dodemaide | not out | 12 | 42 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 11. Craig McDermott | c Neil Foster b Graham Dilley | 1 | 3 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (David Boon), 2-25 (Geoff Marsh), 3-34 (Allan Border), 4-82 (Mike Veletta), 5-116 (Dean Jones), 6-147 (Steve Waugh), 7-153 (Greg Dyer), 8-183 (Peter Taylor), 9-209 (Peter Sleep), 214 (Craig McDermott). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.1 ovs) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 19.1 | 4 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Foster | 19 | 6 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 30 | 10 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 22 | 3 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | not out | 184 | 431 | 492 | 14 | - |
| 2. Geoff Marsh | c Bill Athey b John Emburey | 56 | 215 | 258 | 4 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | c Martyn Moxon b David Capel | 24 | 67 | 93 | 4 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | not out | 48 | 0 | 138 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mike Veletta | ||||||
| 6. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| 7. Peter Sleep | ||||||
| +8. Greg Dyer | ||||||
| 9. Peter Taylor | ||||||
| 10. Tony Dodemaide | ||||||
| 11. Craig McDermott |
| FOW | 1-162 (Geoff Marsh), 2-218 (Dean Jones). |
| Extras | 3b, 7lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 135 ovs) 328 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graham Dilley | 13 | 1 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neil Foster | 15 | 6 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Emburey | 38 | 5 | 98 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Capel | 17 | 4 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Hemmings | 52 | 15 | 107 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
David Boon, Geoff Marsh, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Mike Veletta, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Greg Dyer, Peter Taylor, Tony Dodemaide, Craig McDermott