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Australia v England @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
28, 29, 30 November 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: DJ Harper, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: TA Prue
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Australia won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Ian Healy b Damien Fleming | 0 | 10 | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 18 | 26 | - | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 6 | 24 | 28 | - | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | b Glenn McGrath | 38 | 29 | 58 | 4 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | c Mark Taylor b Damien Fleming | 26 | 60 | 97 | 1 | - |
| 6. John Crawley | c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 4 | 17 | 22 | - | - |
| 7. Graeme Hick | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Dominic Cork | c Mark Taylor b Damien Fleming | 2 | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 9. Alex Tudor | not out | 18 | 30 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | c Mark Waugh b Damien Fleming | 11 | 24 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Mullally | c Ian Healy b Damien Fleming | 0 | 9 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Mark Butcher), 2-4 (Mike Atherton), 3-19 (Nasser Hussain), 4-62 (Alec Stewart), 5-74 (John Crawley), 6-74 (Graeme Hick), 7-81 (Dominic Cork), 8-90 (Mark Ramprakash), 9-108 (Darren Gough), 112 (Alan Mullally). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 39 ovs, 180 mins) 112 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 16 | 4 | 37 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 14 | 3 | 46 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 7 | 0 | 23 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Colin Miller | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Alec Stewart b Dominic Cork | 61 | 144 | 187 | 6 | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | c Mark Butcher b Darren Gough | 34 | 70 | 102 | 6 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c John Crawley b Mark Ramprakash | 15 | 40 | 56 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Mark Butcher b Alex Tudor | 36 | 130 | 203 | 4 | - |
| 5. Jason Gillespie | c Alec Stewart b Alan Mullally | 11 | 71 | 86 | - | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | b Alex Tudor | 33 | 61 | 78 | 6 | - |
| 7. Ricky Ponting | c Alec Stewart b Alex Tudor | 11 | 18 | 32 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | lbw b Darren Gough | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 9. Damien Fleming | c Graeme Hick b Darren Gough | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Colin Miller | not out | 3 | 5 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Dominic Cork b Alex Tudor | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-81 (Michael Slater), 2-115 (Justin Langer), 3-138 (Mark Taylor), 4-165 (Jason Gillespie), 5-209 (Steve Waugh), 6-214 (Mark Waugh), 7-228 (Ian Healy), 8-228 (Damien Fleming), 9-239 (Ricky Ponting), 240 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.2 ovs, 389 mins) 240 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 25 | 9 | 43 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Dominic Cork | 21 | 5 | 49 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Alex Tudor | 20.2 | 5 | 89 | 4 | (0w,7nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 21 | 10 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ramprakash | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Ricky Ponting b Damien Fleming | 1 | 15 | 13 | - | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Mark Taylor b Damien Fleming | 35 | 56 | 82 | 6 | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Damien Fleming | 1 | 14 | 15 | - | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | c Mark Taylor b Damien Fleming | 0 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | not out | 47 | 184 | 270 | 5 | - |
| 6. John Crawley | c Justin Langer b Colin Miller | 15 | 45 | 63 | - | - |
| 7. Graeme Hick | c Ricky Ponting b Jason Gillespie | 68 | 73 | 99 | 8 | 2 |
| 8. Dominic Cork | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 16 | 31 | 47 | 1 | - |
| 9. Alex Tudor | c Ian Healy b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | lbw b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Mullally | b Jason Gillespie | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Mark Butcher), 2-11 (Nasser Hussain), 3-15 (Alec Stewart), 4-40 (Mike Atherton), 5-67 (John Crawley), 6-158 (Graeme Hick), 7-189 (Dominic Cork), 8-189 (Alex Tudor), 9-189 (Darren Gough), 191 (Alan Mullally). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 70.2 ovs, 309 mins) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 26 | 10 | 47 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 19 | 7 | 45 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 15.2 | 2 | 88 | 5 | (0w,6nb) |
| Colin Miller | 10 | 4 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | c & b Darren Gough | 17 | 38 | 40 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Graeme Hick b Alan Mullally | 3 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Mike Atherton b Alex Tudor | 7 | 21 | 40 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | not out | 17 | 37 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | not out | 15 | 29 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 6. Jason Gillespie | ||||||
| 7. Ricky Ponting | ||||||
| +8. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 9. Damien Fleming | ||||||
| 10. Colin Miller | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-16 (Mark Taylor), 2-24 (Michael Slater), 3-36 (Justin Langer). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 23 ovs, 101 mins) 64 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 9 | 5 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 9 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Tudor | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Slater, Mark Taylor, Justin Langer, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Jason Gillespie, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Damien Fleming, Colin Miller, Glenn McGrath