England v Australia 5th Test
Australia tour of England - 1985 (1985) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 15 August 1985 · England won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by an innings and 118 runs · Man of the Match: Richard Ellison
England won by an innings and 118 runs. David Gower top-scored with 215 for England. Man of the Match: Richard Ellison.
Australia, 326 (10 wkts)
| Graeme Wood | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 19 | 45 |
| Andrew Hilditch | caught (Paul Downton) | 39 | 71 |
| Kepler Wessels | caught (Paul Downton) | 83 | 205 |
| Allan Border | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 45 | 111 |
| Greg Ritchie | caught (Ian Botham) | 8 | 22 |
| Wayne Phillips | caught (Tim Robinson) | 15 | 42 |
| Simon O'Donnell | caught (Paul Downton) | 1 | 3 |
| Geoff Lawson | run out | 53 | 93 |
| Craig McDermott | caught (David Gower) | 35 | 51 |
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 28 | 43 |
| Bob Holland | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 0 | 4 |
Ian Botham 27.00-1-108-1Les Taylor 26.00-5-78-1Richard Ellison 31.50-9-77-6Phil Edmonds 20.00-4-47-1John Emburey 9.00-2-21-0
England, 546 (5 wkts)
| Graham Gooch | caught (Wayne Phillips) | 19 | 28 |
| Tim Robinson | bowled | 148 | 294 |
| David Gower | caught (Allan Border) | 215 | 314 |
| Mike Gatting | not out | 100 | 127 |
| Allan Lamb | caught (Graeme Wood) | 46 | 62 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Jeff Thomson) | 18 | 7 |
| Paul Downton | not out | 0 | 0 |
| John Emburey | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Ellison | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Les Taylor | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Geoff Lawson 37.00-1-135-2Craig McDermott 31.00-2-155-2Jeff Thomson 19.00-1-101-1Bob Holland 25.00-4-95-0Simon O'Donnell 16.00-3-69-0Allan Border 6.00-1-13-0
Australia, 137 (10 wkts)
| Andrew Hilditch | caught (Richard Ellison) | 10 | 14 |
| Graeme Wood | caught (Tim Robinson) | 10 | 51 |
| Kepler Wessels | caught (Paul Downton) | 10 | 36 |
| Bob Holland | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 2 | 17 |
| Greg Ritchie | caught (Allan Lamb) | 20 | 102 |
| Wayne Phillips | caught (David Gower) | 59 | 90 |
| Simon O'Donnell | bowled | 11 | 39 |
| Geoff Lawson | caught (David Gower) | 3 | 8 |
| Craig McDermott | caught (Phil Edmonds) | 8 | 22 |
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 4 | 5 |
Ian Botham 14.10-2-52-3Les Taylor 13.00-4-27-0Richard Ellison 9.00-3-27-4Phil Edmonds 15.00-9-13-2John Emburey 13.00-5-19-1
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