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England v Australia @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
7, 8, 9, 10 August 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: CJ Mitchley, DR Shepherd
Third Umpire: AA Jones
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: Australia won by 264 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Elliott | c Alec Stewart b Dean Headley | 69 | 117 | 158 | 10 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | b Andy Caddick | 76 | 155 | 219 | 12 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Alec Stewart b Ben Hollioake | 50 | 115 | 142 | 7 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | lbw b Andy Caddick | 68 | 124 | 174 | 7 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Devon Malcolm | 75 | 102 | 170 | 13 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | b Dean Headley | 9 | 15 | 15 | 1 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Adam Hollioake b Devon Malcolm | 16 | 18 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Graham Thorpe b Devon Malcolm | 0 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | c Graham Thorpe b Dean Headley | 26 | 45 | 62 | 4 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | not out | 18 | 34 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | b Dean Headley | 1 | 6 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-117 (Matthew Elliott), 2-160 (Mark Taylor), 3-225 (Greg Blewett), 4-311 (Mark Waugh), 5-325 (Ricky Ponting), 6-355 (Ian Healy), 7-363 (Shane Warne), 8-386 (Steve Waugh), 9-419 (Paul Reiffel), 427 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 4b, 10lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121.5 ovs) 427 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 25 | 5 | 100 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Dean Headley | 30.5 | 7 | 87 | 4 | (0w,3nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 30 | 4 | 102 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Ben Hollioake | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Robert Croft | 19 | 7 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Hollioake | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 27 | 75 | 111 | 3 | - |
| +2. Alec Stewart | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 87 | 107 | 136 | 14 | - |
| 3. John Crawley | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 18 | 44 | 63 | 2 | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | b Shane Warne | 2 | 22 | 27 | - | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | c Greg Blewett b Shane Warne | 53 | 118 | 154 | 6 | - |
| 6. Adam Hollioake | c Mark Taylor b Paul Reiffel | 45 | 94 | 139 | 6 | 1 |
| 7. Ben Hollioake | c Mark Waugh b Paul Reiffel | 28 | 39 | 57 | 5 | - |
| 8. Robert Croft | c Greg Blewett b Glenn McGrath | 18 | 34 | 40 | 2 | 1 |
| 9. Andy Caddick | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 6 | 17 | - | - |
| 10. Dean Headley | not out | 10 | 17 | 24 | 2 | - |
| 11. Devon Malcolm | b Glenn McGrath | 12 | 12 | 20 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-106 (Mike Atherton), 2-129 (Alec Stewart), 3-135 (Nasser Hussain), 4-141 (John Crawley), 5-243 (Adam Hollioake), 6-243 (Graham Thorpe), 7-272 (Robert Croft), 8-290 (Ben Hollioake), 9-290 (Andy Caddick), 313 (Devon Malcolm). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.5 ovs) 313 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 29.5 | 9 | 71 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 21 | 2 | 101 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 11 | 3 | 47 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 32 | 8 | 86 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Nasser Hussain b Ben Hollioake | 45 | 100 | 135 | 7 | - |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | c John Crawley b Andy Caddick | 37 | 40 | 64 | 7 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Alec Stewart b Andy Caddick | 60 | 94 | 128 | 7 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | lbw b Dean Headley | 7 | 22 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Adam Hollioake b Andy Caddick | 14 | 25 | 59 | 2 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Alec Stewart b Adam Hollioake | 45 | 131 | 168 | 4 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Alec Stewart b Adam Hollioake | 63 | 78 | 104 | 9 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Graham Thorpe b Robert Croft | 20 | 36 | 48 | - | 1 |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | c Ben Hollioake b Robert Croft | 22 | 37 | 56 | 3 | - |
| 10. Jason Gillespie | c Graham Thorpe b Dean Headley | 4 | 19 | 19 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-51 (Matthew Elliott), 2-105 (Mark Taylor), 3-134 (Mark Waugh), 4-156 (Greg Blewett), 5-171 (Steve Waugh), 6-276 (Ian Healy), 7-292 (Ricky Ponting), 8-314 (Shane Warne), 9-326 (Jason Gillespie), 336 (Paul Reiffel). |
| Extras | 1b, 11lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.5 ovs) 336 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Devon Malcolm | 16 | 4 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Headley | 19 | 3 | 56 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Robert Croft | 26.5 | 6 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andy Caddick | 20 | 2 | 85 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Ben Hollioake | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Adam Hollioake | 12 | 2 | 31 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 8 | 32 | 37 | 1 | - |
| +2. Alec Stewart | c Steve Waugh b Paul Reiffel | 16 | 22 | 39 | 3 | - |
| 3. John Crawley | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 33 | 41 | 66 | 4 | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | b Jason Gillespie | 21 | 37 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 5. Graham Thorpe | not out | 82 | 92 | 127 | 13 | - |
| 6. Adam Hollioake | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 2 | 7 | 17 | - | - |
| 7. Ben Hollioake | lbw b Shane Warne | 2 | 25 | 31 | - | - |
| 8. Robert Croft | c Glenn McGrath b Shane Warne | 6 | 6 | 8 | - | 1 |
| 9. Andy Caddick | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 10 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Dean Headley | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 26 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 11. Devon Malcolm | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Mike Atherton), 2-25 (Alec Stewart), 3-78 (Nasser Hussain), 4-99 (John Crawley), 5-121 (Adam Hollioake), 6-144 (Ben Hollioake), 7-150 (Robert Croft), 8-166 (Andy Caddick), 9-186 (Dean Headley), 186 (Devon Malcolm). |
| Extras | 6b, 2lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.5 ovs) 186 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 13.5 | 4 | 36 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 11 | 3 | 34 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 8 | 0 | 65 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 16 | 4 | 43 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
England:
Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart, John Crawley, Nasser Hussain, Graham Thorpe, Adam Hollioake, Ben Hollioake, Robert Croft, Andy Caddick, Dean Headley, Devon Malcolm