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Australia v England @ Sydney Cricket Ground
2, 3, 4, 5 January 1999 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, DB Hair
Third Umpire: SJA Taufel
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Australia won by 98 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Graeme Hick b Dean Headley | 2 | 8 | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | c Warren Hegg b Dean Headley | 18 | 35 | 63 | 2 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Mark Ramprakash b Alex Tudor | 26 | 39 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Warren Hegg b Dean Headley | 121 | 205 | 293 | 10 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Peter Such | 96 | 171 | 202 | 9 | - |
| 6. Darren Lehmann | c Nasser Hussain b Alex Tudor | 32 | 37 | 44 | 5 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Warren Hegg b Darren Gough | 14 | 28 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | not out | 2 | 7 | 14 | - | - |
| 9. Stuart MacGill | b Darren Gough | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Colin Miller | b Darren Gough | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Graeme Hick b Dean Headley | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Mark Taylor), 2-52 (Michael Slater), 3-52 (Justin Langer), 4-242 (Steve Waugh), 5-284 (Darren Lehmann), 6-319 (Mark Waugh), 7-321 (Ian Healy), 8-321 (Stuart MacGill), 9-321 (Colin Miller), 322 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87.3 ovs) 322 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Darren Gough | 17 | 4 | 61 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Headley | 19.3 | 3 | 62 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Alex Tudor | 12 | 1 | 64 | 2 | (0w,8nb) |
| Peter Such | 24 | 6 | 77 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Ramprakash | 15 | 0 | 56 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | lbw b Shane Warne | 36 | 70 | 90 | 4 | - |
| *2. Alec Stewart | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 17 | 28 | - | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | c Mark Waugh b Colin Miller | 42 | 126 | 174 | 4 | - |
| 4. Mark Ramprakash | c Stuart MacGill b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 42 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 5. Graeme Hick | c Shane Warne b Stuart MacGill | 23 | 38 | 54 | 3 | 1 |
| 6. John Crawley | c Mark Taylor b Stuart MacGill | 44 | 75 | 118 | 5 | - |
| +7. Warren Hegg | b Colin Miller | 15 | 50 | 53 | - | - |
| 8. Alex Tudor | b Stuart MacGill | 14 | 40 | 43 | 2 | - |
| 9. Dean Headley | c Glenn McGrath b Stuart MacGill | 8 | 20 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | lbw b Stuart MacGill | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Peter Such | not out | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Alec Stewart), 2-56 (Mark Butcher), 3-88 (Mark Ramprakash), 4-137 (Graeme Hick), 5-139 (Nasser Hussain), 6-171 (Warren Hegg), 7-204 (Alex Tudor), 8-213 (John Crawley), 9-213 (Darren Gough), 220 (Dean Headley). |
| Extras | 8b, 8lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.1 ovs) 220 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 7 | 35 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Colin Miller | 23 | 6 | 45 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 20.1 | 2 | 57 | 5 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 20 | 4 | 67 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | c Warren Hegg b Dean Headley | 123 | 189 | 271 | 11 | 3 |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Alec Stewart b Darren Gough | 2 | 25 | 30 | - | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | lbw b Dean Headley | 1 | 5 | 11 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Mark Ramprakash b Dean Headley | 24 | 60 | 79 | 4 | - |
| 5. Darren Lehmann | c John Crawley b Peter Such | 0 | 8 | 12 | - | - |
| +6. Ian Healy | c John Crawley b Peter Such | 5 | 26 | 36 | - | - |
| 7. Steve Waugh | b Dean Headley | 8 | 28 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Mark Ramprakash b Peter Such | 8 | 13 | 23 | - | - |
| 9. Stuart MacGill | c Mark Butcher b Peter Such | 6 | 24 | 46 | - | - |
| 10. Colin Miller | not out | 3 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Alec Stewart b Peter Such | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Mark Taylor), 2-25 (Justin Langer), 3-64 (Mark Waugh), 4-73 (Darren Lehmann), 5-91 (Ian Healy), 6-110 (Steve Waugh), 7-141 (Shane Warne), 8-180 (Michael Slater), 9-184 (Stuart MacGill), 184 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 3b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.5 ovs) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dean Headley | 19 | 7 | 40 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Darren Gough | 15 | 3 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Such | 25.5 | 5 | 81 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Tudor | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Butcher | st Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 27 | 47 | 60 | 3 | - |
| *2. Alec Stewart | st Ian Healy b Stuart MacGill | 42 | 55 | 83 | 4 | - |
| 3. Nasser Hussain | c & b Stuart MacGill | 53 | 129 | 170 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Ramprakash | c Mark Taylor b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 46 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 5. Graeme Hick | b Stuart MacGill | 7 | 25 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 6. John Crawley | lbw b Colin Miller | 5 | 16 | 21 | - | - |
| +7. Warren Hegg | c Ian Healy b Stuart MacGill | 3 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 8. Alex Tudor | b Stuart MacGill | 3 | 21 | 27 | - | - |
| 9. Dean Headley | c Ian Healy b Stuart MacGill | 16 | 24 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 10. Darren Gough | not out | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 11. Peter Such | c & b Stuart MacGill | 2 | 12 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-57 (Mark Butcher), 2-77 (Alec Stewart), 3-110 (Mark Ramprakash), 4-131 (Graeme Hick), 5-150 (John Crawley), 6-157 (Warren Hegg), 7-162 (Nasser Hussain), 8-175 (Alex Tudor), 9-180 (Dean Headley), 188 (Peter Such). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.1 ovs) 188 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Colin Miller | 17 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart MacGill | 20.1 | 4 | 50 | 7 | (1w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 19 | 3 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Slater, Mark Taylor, Justin Langer, Mark Waugh, Darren Lehmann, Ian Healy, Steve Waugh, Shane Warne, Stuart MacGill, Colin Miller, Glenn McGrath