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Australia v England @ Adelaide Oval
11, 12, 13, 14, 15 December 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, SJ Davis
Third Umpire: PM Angley
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Australia won by 205 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | c Alec Stewart b Dean Headley | 17 | 37 | 52 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Nasser Hussain b Peter Such | 59 | 124 | 186 | 5 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | not out | 179 | 350 | 491 | 13 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c & b Peter Such | 7 | 30 | 35 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Graeme Hick b Darren Gough | 59 | 109 | 148 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Graeme Hick b Darren Gough | 5 | 28 | 32 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Mark Ramprakash b Dean Headley | 13 | 27 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 8. Damien Fleming | lbw b Dean Headley | 12 | 23 | 29 | 2 | - |
| 9. Stuart MacGill | b Peter Such | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Colin Miller | lbw b Dean Headley | 11 | 9 | 14 | 2 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 10 | 27 | 47 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-28 (Michael Slater), 2-140 (Mark Taylor), 3-156 (Mark Waugh), 4-264 (Steve Waugh), 5-274 (Ricky Ponting), 6-311 (Ian Healy), 7-338 (Damien Fleming), 8-339 (Stuart MacGill), 9-354 (Colin Miller), 391 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 125.5 ovs, 545 mins) 391 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 29.5 | 4 | 103 | 3 | (0w,6nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 26 | 5 | 59 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Headley | 23 | 1 | 97 | 4 | (0w,6nb) |
| Peter Such | 38 | 8 | 99 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mark Ramprakash | 9 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | lbw b Colin Miller | 6 | 35 | 47 | - | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Mark Taylor b Stuart MacGill | 41 | 92 | 108 | 2 | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | not out | 89 | 204 | 263 | 8 | - |
| *+4. Alec Stewart | c Michael Slater b Colin Miller | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 61 | 120 | 134 | 6 | 2 |
| 6. John Crawley | b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 20 | 25 | 1 | - |
| 7. Graeme Hick | c Mark Taylor b Stuart MacGill | 8 | 16 | 18 | 2 | - |
| 8. Dean Headley | lbw b Stuart MacGill | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Darren Gough | c Ian Healy b Stuart MacGill | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - |
| 10. Alan Mullally | b Damien Fleming | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Peter Such | lbw b Damien Fleming | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Mark Butcher), 2-83 (Mike Atherton), 3-84 (Alec Stewart), 4-187 (Mark Ramprakash), 5-195 (John Crawley), 6-210 (Graeme Hick), 7-210 (Dean Headley), 8-226 (Darren Gough), 9-227 (Alan Mullally), 227 (Peter Such). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82.5 ovs, 311 mins) 227 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 18 | 4 | 48 | 2 | (1w,5nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 10.5 | 2 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Miller | 23 | 6 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 28 | 6 | 53 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | lbw b Peter Such | 29 | 71 | 89 | 3 | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | lbw b Darren Gough | 103 | 191 | 276 | 8 | 1 |
| 3. Justin Langer | c sub b Peter Such | 52 | 183 | 227 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | not out | 51 | 83 | 126 | 5 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | c Graeme Hick b Dean Headley | 7 | 22 | 21 | - | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | b Darren Gough | 10 | 30 | 42 | 1 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | not out | 7 | 13 | 20 | - | - |
| 8. Damien Fleming | ||||||
| 9. Stuart MacGill | ||||||
| 10. Colin Miller | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-54 (Mark Taylor), 2-188 (Michael Slater), 3-216 (Justin Langer), 4-230 (Steve Waugh), 5-268 (Ricky Ponting). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 98 ovs, 403 mins) 278 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 22 | 2 | 76 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 16 | 6 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Headley | 18 | 1 | 78 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Peter Such | 29 | 5 | 66 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Mark Ramprakash | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Hick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | c Ian Healy b Damien Fleming | 19 | 39 | 50 | - | - |
| 2. Mike Atherton | c Mark Waugh b Colin Miller | 5 | 43 | 57 | - | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | lbw b Colin Miller | 41 | 97 | 132 | 4 | - |
| 4. Mark Ramprakash | b Damien Fleming | 57 | 173 | 185 | 2 | - |
| 5. Dean Headley | c Mark Waugh b Colin Miller | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| *+6. Alec Stewart | not out | 63 | 122 | 148 | 6 | - |
| 7. John Crawley | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 13 | 53 | 68 | 1 | - |
| 8. Graeme Hick | c Ricky Ponting b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Darren Gough | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 9 | 9 | - | - |
| 10. Alan Mullally | c Ian Healy b Damien Fleming | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 11. Peter Such | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Mark Butcher), 2-31 (Mike Atherton), 3-120 (Nasser Hussain), 4-122 (Dean Headley), 5-163 (Mark Ramprakash), 6-221 (John Crawley), 7-221 (Graeme Hick), 8-231 (Darren Gough), 9-236 (Alan Mullally), 237 (Peter Such). |
| Extras | 7b, 9lb, 0w, 14nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89 ovs, 336 mins) 237 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 0 | 50 | 4 | (0w,11nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 21 | 3 | 56 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Colin Miller | 24 | 1 | 57 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 25 | 8 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Michael Slater, Justin Langer, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Damien Fleming, Stuart MacGill, Colin Miller, Glenn McGrath