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Australia v New Zealand @ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
7, 8, 9, 10, 11 November 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: VK Ramaswamy, SG Randell
Third Umpire: PD Parker
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: Australia won by 186 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Bryan Young b Simon Doull | 112 | 258 | 313 | 10 | - |
| 2. Matthew Elliott | c Bryan Young b Chris Cairns | 18 | 33 | 42 | 2 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Daniel Vettori b Chris Cairns | 7 | 24 | 35 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Daniel Vettori b Chris Cairns | 3 | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | lbw b Chris Cairns | 2 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Blair Pocock b Simon Doull | 26 | 56 | 72 | 3 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | b Simon Doull | 68 | 146 | 212 | 5 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | c Adam Parore b Geoff Allott | 77 | 113 | 139 | 10 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Stephen Fleming b Daniel Vettori | 21 | 35 | 53 | 2 | - |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 13 | 30 | 37 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Stephen Fleming b Simon Doull | 6 | 20 | 26 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-27 (Matthew Elliott), 2-46 (Greg Blewett), 3-50 (Mark Waugh), 4-52 (Steve Waugh), 5-108 (Ricky Ponting), 6-225 (Mark Taylor), 7-294 (Ian Healy), 8-349 (Shane Warne), 9-359 (Paul Reiffel), 373 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 121 ovs, 480 mins) 373 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 30 | 6 | 70 | 4 | (1w,0nb) |
| Geoff Allott | 31 | 3 | 117 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 24 | 5 | 90 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 21 | 5 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Mark Taylor b Michael Kasprowicz | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 2. Blair Pocock | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 57 | 182 | 238 | 5 | - |
| 3. Nathan Astle | run out (Ricky Ponting > > ) | 12 | 31 | 54 | 1 | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 91 | 229 | 282 | 13 | - |
| 5. Daniel Vettori | c Steve Waugh b Greg Blewett | 14 | 41 | 59 | - | - |
| 6. Craig McMillan | lbw b Shane Warne | 54 | 104 | 141 | 8 | 1 |
| 7. Chris Cairns | b Glenn McGrath | 64 | 132 | 178 | 9 | - |
| +8. Adam Parore | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 12 | 32 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 9. Chris Harris | b Shane Warne | 13 | 30 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 10. Simon Doull | not out | 2 | 11 | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Geoff Allott | c Matthew Elliott b Glenn McGrath | 4 | 15 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Bryan Young), 2-36 (Nathan Astle), 3-134 (Blair Pocock), 4-173 (Daniel Vettori), 5-210 (Stephen Fleming), 6-279 (Craig McMillan), 7-317 (Adam Parore), 8-343 (Chris Harris), 9-343 (Chris Cairns), 349 (Geoff Allott). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 0w, 17nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 132.2 ovs, 540 mins) 349 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 32.2 | 6 | 96 | 2 | (0w,10nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 24 | 6 | 57 | 2 | (0w,6nb) |
| Shane Warne | 42 | 13 | 106 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 21 | 6 | 53 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Elliott | c Stephen Fleming b Daniel Vettori | 11 | 63 | 81 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Nathan Astle b Chris Cairns | 16 | 35 | 41 | 2 | - |
| +3. Ian Healy | c Stephen Fleming b Geoff Allott | 25 | 77 | 92 | 4 | - |
| 4. Greg Blewett | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 91 | 203 | 262 | 12 | - |
| 5. Mark Waugh | c Stephen Fleming b Daniel Vettori | 17 | 50 | 53 | 1 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 23 | 61 | 92 | 3 | - |
| 7. Ricky Ponting | not out | 73 | 85 | 119 | 7 | 2 |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | not out | 28 | 40 | 56 | 3 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-24 (Mark Taylor), 2-36 (Matthew Elliott), 3-72 (Ian Healy), 4-105 (Mark Waugh), 5-163 (Steve Waugh), 6-217 (Greg Blewett). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 100.5 ovs) 294 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 19 | 5 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Allott | 19.5 | 4 | 60 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 16 | 4 | 54 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 36 | 13 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Blair Pocock | c Mark Taylor b Paul Reiffel | 3 | 18 | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Bryan Young | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 45 | 77 | 119 | 3 | - |
| 3. Nathan Astle | c Greg Blewett b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 67 | 87 | - | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 18 | 29 | - | - |
| 5. Craig McMillan | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Chris Cairns | b Paul Reiffel | 21 | 64 | 87 | 3 | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | not out | 39 | 97 | 126 | 1 | - |
| 8. Chris Harris | b Shane Warne | 0 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Simon Doull | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 2 | 11 | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Geoff Allott | lbw b Shane Warne | 0 | 15 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Blair Pocock), 2-55 (Nathan Astle), 3-68 (Bryan Young), 4-68 (Craig McMillan), 5-69 (Stephen Fleming), 6-112 (Chris Cairns), 7-115 (Chris Harris), 8-117 (Daniel Vettori), 9-126 (Simon Doull), 132 (Geoff Allott). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62 ovs) 132 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 6 | 32 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 12 | 4 | 27 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Shane Warne | 25 | 6 | 54 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Matthew Elliott, Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, Greg Blewett, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath