Australia v England 5th Test
England tour of Australia - 1986 (1986/87) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 10 January 1987 · Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by 55 runs · Man of the Match: Peter Taylor
Australia won by 55 runs. Dean Jones top-scored with 184* for Australia. Man of the Match: Peter Taylor.
Australia, 317 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Marsh | caught (Mike Gatting) | 24 | 57 |
| Greg Ritchie | lbw | 6 | 12 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 184 | 421 |
| Allan Border | caught (Ian Botham) | 34 | 112 |
| Dirk Wellham | caught (Jack Richards) | 17 | 49 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Jack Richards) | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Sleep | caught (Jack Richards) | 9 | 15 |
| Tim Zoehrer | caught (Mike Gatting) | 12 | 38 |
| Peter Taylor | caught (John Emburey) | 11 | 64 |
| Merv Hughes | caught (Ian Botham) | 16 | 108 |
| Bruce Reid | bowled | 4 | 3 |
Graham Dilley 23.50-5-67-2Gladstone Small 33.00-11-75-5Ian Botham 23.00-10-42-0John Emburey 30.00-4-62-0Phil Edmonds 34.00-5-79-3Mike Gatting 1.00-0-2-0
England, 259 (10 wkts)
| Chris Broad | lbw | 6 | 19 |
| Bill Athey | caught (Tim Zoehrer) | 5 | 7 |
| Mike Gatting | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Allan Lamb | caught (Tim Zoehrer) | 24 | 60 |
| David Gower | caught (Dirk Wellham) | 72 | 144 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Geoff Marsh) | 16 | 13 |
| Jack Richards | caught (Dirk Wellham) | 46 | 136 |
| John Emburey | bowled | 69 | 168 |
| Phil Edmonds | caught (Geoff Marsh) | 3 | 14 |
| Gladstone Small | bowled | 14 | 31 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 4 | 4 |
Merv Hughes 16.00-3-58-2Bruce Reid 25.00-7-74-2Steve Waugh 6.00-4-6-0Peter Taylor 26.00-7-78-6Peter Sleep 21.00-6-47-0
Australia, 239 (10 wkts)
| Geoff Marsh | caught (John Emburey) | 14 | 39 |
| Greg Ritchie | caught (Ian Botham) | 13 | 46 |
| Dean Jones | caught (Jack Richards) | 30 | 109 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 49 | 95 |
| Dirk Wellham | caught (Allan Lamb) | 1 | 17 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Bill Athey) | 73 | 172 |
| Peter Sleep | caught (Allan Lamb) | 10 | 25 |
| Tim Zoehrer | lbw | 1 | 14 |
| Peter Taylor | caught (Allan Lamb) | 42 | 154 |
| Merv Hughes | bowled | 5 | 27 |
| Bruce Reid | not out | 1 | 5 |
Graham Dilley 15.00-4-48-1Gladstone Small 8.00-2-17-0Phil Edmonds 43.00-16-79-2John Emburey 46.00-15-78-7Ian Botham 3.00-0-17-0Mike Gatting 2.00-2-0-0
England, 246 (10 wkts)
| Chris Broad | caught (Peter Sleep) | 17 | 31 |
| Bill Athey | bowled | 31 | 134 |
| David Gower | caught (Geoff Marsh) | 37 | 92 |
| Allan Lamb | caught (Steve Waugh) | 3 | 25 |
| Mike Gatting | caught (Steve Waugh) | 96 | 161 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Dirk Wellham) | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Richards | bowled | 38 | 166 |
| John Emburey | bowled | 22 | 56 |
| Phil Edmonds | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Gladstone Small | caught (Allan Border) | 0 | 19 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 2 | 2 |
Merv Hughes 12.00-3-32-0Bruce Reid 19.00-8-32-1Peter Sleep 35.00-14-72-5Peter Taylor 29.00-10-76-2Allan Border 13.00-6-25-1Steve Waugh 6.00-2-13-1
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