Fifth Test match

Australia v England 1884-85

Played at MELBOURNE, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, March 21, 23, 24, 25, 1885

Fourth Test match

Australia v England 1884-85

The very close finish recorded in the previous match between Shaw's team and a picked eleven of Australia, caused an extraordinary amount of interest to be taken in this contest, and there could not have been less than 12,000 spectators on the

Third Test match

Australia v England 1884-85

The eleven which the Englishmen had to meet on this occasion included four members of Murdoch's team - Bannerman, Scott, Bonnor and Spofforth, - and of the remaining seven, five had appeared on English grounds as members of representative teams