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Australia v England @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29 December 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (field)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, DJ Harper
Third Umpire: GTD Morrow
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: England won by 12 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mike Atherton | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| *2. Alec Stewart | b Stuart MacGill | 107 | 160 | 212 | 16 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Justin Langer b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| 4. Nasser Hussain | c Ian Healy b Matthew Nicholson | 19 | 56 | 83 | 2 | - |
| 5. Mark Ramprakash | c Glenn McGrath b Steve Waugh | 63 | 92 | 120 | 5 | - |
| 6. Graeme Hick | c Damien Fleming b Stuart MacGill | 39 | 67 | 84 | 3 | 1 |
| +7. Warren Hegg | c Ian Healy b Steve Waugh | 3 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Dean Headley | c Mark Taylor b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 49 | 52 | - | - |
| 9. Darren Gough | b Stuart MacGill | 11 | 14 | 21 | 2 | - |
| 10. Angus Fraser | not out | 0 | 2 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Mullally | lbw b Stuart MacGill | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Mike Atherton), 2-4 (Mark Butcher), 3-81 (Nasser Hussain), 4-200 (Alec Stewart), 5-202 (Mark Ramprakash), 6-206 (Warren Hegg), 7-244 (Dean Headley), 8-266 (Graeme Hick), 9-270 (Darren Gough), 270 (Alan Mullally). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76 ovs) 270 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 22 | 5 | 64 | 3 | (0w,5nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 19 | 3 | 71 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Matthew Nicholson | 10 | 0 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 19 | 2 | 61 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Graeme Hick b Darren Gough | 7 | 29 | 44 | - | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | lbw b Darren Gough | 1 | 14 | 18 | - | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Nasser Hussain b Darren Gough | 44 | 103 | 168 | 5 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | lbw b Angus Fraser | 36 | 67 | 93 | 3 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | not out | 122 | 198 | 315 | 13 | - |
| 6. Darren Lehmann | c Warren Hegg b Darren Gough | 13 | 23 | 28 | 2 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Dean Headley b Angus Fraser | 36 | 55 | 68 | 3 | - |
| 8. Damien Fleming | c Graeme Hick b Alan Mullally | 12 | 30 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 9. Matthew Nicholson | b Darren Gough | 5 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Stuart MacGill | c Warren Hegg b Alan Mullally | 43 | 63 | 98 | 3 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | b Alan Mullally | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Michael Slater), 2-26 (Mark Taylor), 3-98 (Mark Waugh), 4-127 (Justin Langer), 5-151 (Darren Lehmann), 6-209 (Ian Healy), 7-235 (Damien Fleming), 8-252 (Matthew Nicholson), 9-340 (Stuart MacGill), 340 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.3 ovs) 340 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 28 | 7 | 96 | 5 | (0w,4nb) |
| Dean Headley | 25 | 3 | 86 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 21.3 | 5 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ramprakash | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 22 | 0 | 78 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mike Atherton | b Damien Fleming | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | - |
| *2. Alec Stewart | c Michael Slater b Stuart MacGill | 52 | 98 | 120 | 4 | - |
| 3. Mark Butcher | c Michael Slater b Stuart MacGill | 14 | 45 | 67 | - | - |
| 4. Dean Headley | b Glenn McGrath | 1 | 15 | 22 | - | - |
| 5. Nasser Hussain | c Michael Slater b Matthew Nicholson | 50 | 131 | 157 | 6 | - |
| 6. Mark Ramprakash | b Matthew Nicholson | 14 | 43 | 66 | - | - |
| 7. Graeme Hick | b Damien Fleming | 60 | 82 | 123 | 8 | - |
| +8. Warren Hegg | c Stuart MacGill b Matthew Nicholson | 9 | 21 | 28 | 1 | - |
| 9. Darren Gough | c Michael Slater b Stuart MacGill | 4 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Angus Fraser | not out | 7 | 20 | 27 | - | - |
| 11. Alan Mullally | c & b Glenn McGrath | 16 | 15 | 21 | 3 | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Mike Atherton), 2-61 (Mark Butcher), 3-66 (Dean Headley), 4-78 (Alec Stewart), 5-127 (Mark Ramprakash), 6-178 (Nasser Hussain), 7-202 (Warren Hegg), 8-221 (Darren Gough), 9-221 (Graeme Hick), 244 (Alan Mullally). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 0w, 11nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.2 ovs) 244 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 20.2 | 5 | 56 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 17 | 4 | 45 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Matthew Nicholson | 15 | 4 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 27 | 3 | 81 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | lbw b Dean Headley | 18 | 23 | 26 | 3 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Dean Headley b Alan Mullally | 19 | 33 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Mark Ramprakash b Alan Mullally | 30 | 53 | 105 | 3 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Graeme Hick b Dean Headley | 43 | 81 | 116 | 2 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | not out | 30 | 49 | 108 | 2 | - |
| 6. Darren Lehmann | c Warren Hegg b Dean Headley | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Graeme Hick b Dean Headley | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Damien Fleming | lbw b Dean Headley | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. Matthew Nicholson | c Warren Hegg b Dean Headley | 9 | 29 | 41 | - | - |
| 10. Stuart MacGill | b Darren Gough | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | lbw b Darren Gough | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Michael Slater), 2-41 (Mark Taylor), 3-103 (Justin Langer), 4-130 (Mark Waugh), 5-140 (Darren Lehmann), 6-140 (Ian Healy), 7-140 (Damien Fleming), 8-161 (Matthew Nicholson), 9-162 (Stuart MacGill), 162 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.4 ovs) 162 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 15.4 | 2 | 54 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dean Headley | 17 | 5 | 60 | 6 | (0w,3nb) |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 4 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Angus Fraser | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Slater, Mark Taylor, Justin Langer, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Ian Healy, Damien Fleming, Matthew Nicholson, Stuart MacGill, Glenn McGrath