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TESTSydney Cricket GroundSat, 10 Jan - Thu, 15 Jan 1987

AUS

Australia

514/10 (20.00) & 251/10 (117)

VS

England

388/3 (20.00) & 264/10 (114)

ENG

Australia won by 55 runs

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AUS vs ENG — 5th Test

Match No: 5th Test
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1987
Teams: Australia vs England
Series: The Ashes (England in Australia)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss: Australia, elected to bat first
Umpires: Peter McConnellSteve Randell
Result: Australia won by 55 runs
Season: 1986/87

Australia

Australia innings

514/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 343 144.5 Ov (RR: 2.36)	343 (343)
Dean Jones	184 (184)
Allan Border (c)	34 (34)

BOWLING

Gladstone Small	5/75
Phil Edmonds	3/79
Graham Dilley	2/67

England

England innings

388/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 275 94 Ov (RR: 2.92)	275 (275)
David Gower	72 (72)
John Emburey	69 (69)

BOWLING

Peter Taylor	6/78
Bruce Reid	2/74
Merv Hughes	2/58

Australia

Australia innings

251/10 (117)

BATTING

Total 251 117 Ov (RR: 2.14)	251 (251)
Steve Waugh	73 (73)
Allan Border (c)	49 (49)

BOWLING

John Emburey	7/78
Phil Edmonds	2/79
Graham Dilley	1/48

England

England innings

264/10 (114)

BATTING

Total 264 114 Ov (RR: 2.31)	264 (264)
Mike Gatting (c)	96 (96)
Jack Richards (WK)	38 (38)

BOWLING

Peter Sleep	5/72
Peter Taylor	2/76
Allan Border	1/25

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